Help for Victims of Typhoon Haiyan Arrived
At Villamor airbase in Manila on Tuesday , the U.S. Marines ( the U.S. ) is busy filling military C - 130 aircraft with a cargo of rice , bottled water , and canned goods to be sent to Tacloban . Most of them are people who collected donations through major Philippine television stations .
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Philippine military transport water to victims of Haiyan in Villamor Air Base , Manila , November 11. Click to view other photos .
Typhoon Haiyan who arrived in the Philippines on Friday has destroyed dozens of logistics network in the province . Refugees in Tacloban - one of the areas worst affected - is increasingly dependent on relief goods were transported by military aircraft , ships , or trucks .
C - 130 plane from Manila was also carrying several Filipino soldiers . Since Sunday , the central government has stepped up security around Tacloban after widespread looting in the city pascatopan .
About 80 U.S. Marines arrived in the Philippines from Okinawa , Japan , to provide additional support . Captain Cassandra Gesecki on Tuesday , said he and his team are ready to " do whatever is required " in an effort to ease the burden on the victim .
This rescue effort seems to be working . A number of hurricane victims who were transported by C - 130 aircraft owned by the Air Force of the Philippines Tacloban , Tuesday , brought to Villamor to be examined health condition .
Many survivors bear witness to the heavy damage in Tacloban , one of the busiest business center in the central Philippines . Winnie Villamarga , 32 , said he and his relatives had survived the storm as mutually joined to one another by rope .
" The storm was very severe , the worst I've ever seen , but we often have storms here [ Tacloban ] , " said Villamarga , one hand clutching his twin nephews to stay calm . " There's nothing left of our house , just a few poles alone . "
Most victims who participated in the flight is now living with relatives in Manila or in its suburbs . Villamarga said he would stay with his sister in Paranaque . Seen the relief on his face due to living in a place that provide certainty .
" The plane came just in time , " he said . " We have prepared the food but was exhausted yesterday , and we started to worry about our future . "
Philippine rescuers bodies and international humanitarian organizations are faced with huge logistical difficulties to deliver aid to the victims Haiyan . Now started sticking recriminations over whether the government has enough Tacloban city prepare before the storm .(WSJ)
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