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      Philippines Typhoon: IRC responds to Hagupit    



December 6, 2014 by
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                  Typhoon Hagupit, detail of satellite image from December 3, 2014.                                      Photo: NRL Marine Meterology Division, licensed under public domain via Wikimedia Commons                           



Published Dec. 3. Last updated Dec. 9.Typhoon Hagupit (known locally as Typhoon Ruby) made landfall in the Philippines on Saturday after at least one million people were evacuated from their homes. The International Rescue Committee prepared for the worst, positioning resources in the region for emergency relief and providing technical support to our local partners. We rolled out emergency teams across the country to assess damage and provide necessary relief.Many areas of the archipelago nation are still struggling to recover a year after one of the strongest storms in recorded history, Typhoon Haiyan, disrupted the lives of more than 14 million people. The IRC deployed its emergency response team immediately after the storm subsided. Working closely with aid agencies from the Philippines, we launched disaster relief and long-term recovery efforts, helping hard-hit communities rebuild.To HelpGive now to support our emergency response to Typhoon Hagupit and other disasters and crises in the region.Get Philippines typhoon news: [&amp;amp;lt;a href="//storify.com/theIRC/typhoon-haiyan-emergency-relief" target="_blank"&amp;amp;gt;View the story "Philippines Typhoon - #Haiyan: A year of recovery" on Storify&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;]&amp;amp;lt;h1&amp;amp;gt;Philippines Typhoon - #Hagupit #Haiyan, the International Rescue Committe&amp;amp;lt;/h1&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;In the devastating wake of Typhoon #Haiyan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and our partners in the Philippines focused on urgent water, sanitation, hygiene and health needs. One year on, hear how we are helping communities recover and rebuild.&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Storified by &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://storify.com/theIRC"&amp;amp;gt;International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;middot; Wed, Dec 03 2014 17:49:04
&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2 id="8b9d68"&amp;amp;gt;Watching Typhoon Hagupit&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec 3 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;The Philippine government on Wednesday sent food and medical supplies to central provinces on the path of a category 3 typhoon, with many of them still reeling from devastation brought by super typhoon Haiyan late last year.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;i&amp;amp;gt;Reuters&amp;amp;lt;/i&amp;amp;gt; report: &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-philippines-typhoon-hagupit-idUSKCN0JH0NG20141203"&amp;amp;gt;Philippines starts evacuating residents ahead of typhoon Hagupit&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; (Dec. 3)&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC is closely monitoring Typhoon #Hagupit as it approaches the Philippines. http://t.co/7mg6kaC2sZIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2 id="8b9247"&amp;amp;gt;Typoon #Haiyan: A year of recovery&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;“We owe IRC so much because they brought our livelihood back to us” Back on the water a year after Typhoon Haiyan: http://t.co/EaVIosIM0UIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;A safe space for storms... and for healing. Daycare centers in the Philippines after Typhoon #Haiyan: http://t.co/w6tFh5dsKFIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Before &amp;amp;amp;amp; After: Typhoon #Haiyan, one year later: http://t.co/sX3SBaAm2I http://t.co/i5BqMcKrvMIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;On November 8th, 2013, one year ago today, Typhoon #Haiyan hit the #Philippines. In these photos, a… http://t.co/N7b9mJK7CnIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Tomorrow is the 1-year anniversary of Typhoon #Haiyan, a super typhoon that cut a devastating path… http://t.co/wtaxQVx7PJIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 7, 2014 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;Tomorrow will be the 1-year anniversary of &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/typhoon-haiyan-crisis-philippines"&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; hitting the Philippines. This video is the first part of our &amp;amp;amp;quot;Portraits of Recovery&amp;amp;amp;quot; multimedia series, taking a look at the tremendous progress that has been made over the past year in the communities the IRC helped rebuild. Learn more at Rescue.org/TyphoonHaiyan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: Fishing villages recovertheirc&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Tomorrow is the 1-year anniversary of Typhoon #Haiyan, a super typhoon that cut a devastating path… http://t.co/wtaxQVx7PJIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;PHOTO ESSAY: 1 year after Typhoon #Haiyan, portraits of recovery: http://t.co/J8EkTdoEzD http://t.co/jqCYoZioVHIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Photos from my recent trip back to the #Philippines one year after #TyphoonHaiyan https://t.co/FZhUqPL6Vi @theIRCTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Philmarie Torabilias &amp;amp;amp;amp; classmates work on model of a sturdy home at a disaster resistant daycare centre #Philippines http://t.co/CkXxCz0B7WIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Portraits of recovery: one year after Typhoon Haiyan [PHOTO ESSAY]The IRC's Tyler Jump returns to the Philippines one year later to witness the tremendous progress that has been made in the communities the IRC helped rebuild.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2 id="3df646"&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon #Haiyan: Six months on&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Philippines: 6 months ontheirc&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;From 2013: Typhoon #Haiyan survivor receives supplies during an IRC #Philippines distribution. http://t.co/TzuCgYgzgZ http://t.co/NTpGXsBYqtIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Thanks so much to our partners @GoodwillNyNj for raising $10,000 to support our response in the #Philippines! http://t.co/im1qG2mFxbIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;As of this weekend, IRC will have dist. 6500 @WakaWakaLight solar lamps to #Haiyan survivors: http://t.co/WkvESKncOh http://t.co/hKohGSDVhoIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;When emergencies strike IRC is on the ground within 72 hrs. Help us continue this work in 2014 http://t.co/PFC0CCt26M http://t.co/ku6imm4w59Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC Emergency Team member Aisha Bain on the resilience of Filipinos rebuilding in the wake of #Haiyan https://t.co/QLBjSUkFFgDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;PHOTOS: Helping homeowners in the Philippines rebuild after Typhoon Haiyan via @theIRC: https://t.co/lYRBjSIIVvDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Great photos of IRC's innovative program using vouchers to support community rebuilding, local economy after #Haiyan: http://t.co/gVMKYJH2k3Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Photos: Helping homeowners in the Philippines rebuild after Typhoon HaiyanThe International Rescue Committe and our partner Philippines Business for Social Progress (PBSP) are providing vouchers to help 600 resi...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Thx to @EarnestEats for donating $1 for every online order made thru 12/31 to support IRC's Typhoon #Haiyan response! http://t.co/wGhrnyFVVIIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;As part of our continuing #Haiyan Response, theFacebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC #Haiyan response continues w psychosocial support for children, distributions, innovative program 2 rebuild homes http://t.co/K8neQYKJSrIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;1month after #Haiyan, @theIRC is still there: innovative shelter program set to benefit 600 households w/ @PBSPorg&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;gt;http://t.co/fxTYtlEOTNIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Rebuilding begins&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec. 18, 2013 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;With the rainy season set to begin at the end of January, rebuilding is a priority in the Philippines. More than a million homes were damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: rebuilding beginsMore than a month after Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines, recovery work continues across the archipelago. The IRC is helping t...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;6wks since #Haiyan 4m ppl still displaced. #Philippines Gov &amp;amp;amp;amp;aid orgs have made great progress but ppl need more help to rebuild their livesValerie Amos&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC's Heidi Lehmann quoted in @nytimes piece on efforts to protect women &amp;amp;amp;amp; girls after emergencies like #Haiyan:  http://t.co/bMSsyk1ULVIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Meeting Urgent Needs&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec. 11, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; in a recent International Rescue Committee &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/typhoon-haiyan-latest-updates-emergency-relief-help-philippines"&amp;amp;gt;briefing from the field&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, IRC director of emergency preparedness and response Bob Kitchen described the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s approach to assisting survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, focusing on the hard-hit islands of Panay and Cebu, which have seen little aid. He said: &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;We ... make sure that we prioritize our programs based on the voices of those that we&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;re there to serve and then we swing into action: starting to procure goods, deliver goods, rebuilding homes and communities.&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;...[the survivors] know what it&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s going to take to get back on their feet and they just need a little bit of help to get there. And that&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s the message we&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;ve heard, and that&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s how we&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;ve tailored our programs.&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;i&amp;amp;gt;The IRC is helping to meet some of the most urgent needs of thousands of families, distributing clean water and jerry cans for water storage. We are also focusing on providing solar lamps (called &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.solarforphilippines.org/en/#.Uqi9Q9JDvSh"&amp;amp;gt;Waka Waka lights&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;) and emergency shelter kits made up of rope and plastic sheeting and bamboo. We&amp;amp;amp;apos;re also developing livelihood programs that will help families and communities to recover and rebuild. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/i&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Solar for Philippines&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec. 9, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;Following earlier relief efforts in Syria and also with the #SolarforSyria campaign, WakaWaka is working again with the International Rescue Committee to provide solar powered devices that enable survivors of #TyphoonHaiyan to see after dark and to charge their phones to connect with family members and loved ones elsewhere:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#SolarForPhilippines why solar energy helps Filipino families survive and rebuild their lives: http://t.co/n3ITru5asvWakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;di... your family a socially responsible solar charger and give one to Haiyan survivors: http://t.co/LFiNIfgGak  #xmasWakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec. 6, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; The International Rescue Committee is delivering emergency aid and setting up programs and services to help people in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines recover and rebuild. Hear from Virgie del la Cruz, whose house was destroyed in the typhoon, as well as from IRC staff who are on the ground implementing relief and recovery programs:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;New video tells story of Virgie del la Cruz, who lost almost everything in #Haiyan, and how the IRC is responding: http://t.co/pInFt6PttjIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Dec. 5, 2013 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;Today&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;the International Rescue Committee hosted a phone briefing with updates on our emergency responses in the Philippines and Syria. Speakers included Bob Kitchen, the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Sanj Srikanthan, IRC emergency field director:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Crises in Syria and the Philippines: Listen to the IRC's update from the fieldOn Dec. 5, the International Rescue Committee hosted a phone briefing with updates from IRC staff experts on our emergency responses in t...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;When disasters strike, the IRC is there. Please help us respond to #humanitarian crises. Your gift matched today: http://t.co/wUZHdKjLs0Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Get your family a socially responsible solar charger and give one to Haiyan survivors: http://t.co/LFiNIfgGak #xmas http://t.co/dJoqGwaZw8WakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC's @TylerJump gives update on #Haiyan response and survivors' inspiring resilience on @HuffPostImpact http://t.co/yud6QWI0WVIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC Distributions in the Philippines continue. #TyphoonHaiyan http://t.co/Ugs8Kp1uYfTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;We're #thankful for our supporters who allow us to help people stay safe, healthy &amp;amp;amp;amp; hopeful in the midst of conflict or natural disaster.Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC Thanksgiving day distributions in the Philippines. http://t.co/12nFW7ELLhTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#Haiyan Update: This week IRC dist. 5k jerry cans to collect clean water &amp;amp;amp;amp; 5k emergency kits w/ essentials for women http://t.co/TjanZVkRrwIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Coming up on #AMR @DMiliband of @theIRC talks #syria polio and Philippians #Haiyan aid on @msnbc 1pETAndrea Mitchell&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;“We have the will, we have the drive, but we need help to rebuild.”- Typhoon #Haiyan survivor. Update from the field: http://t.co/GwhA7q7zsMIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;With focus on larger coastal cities, many families in small villages remain in dire need after #TyphoonHaiyan: https://t.co/jG83LeiojYDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Help @theIRC &amp;amp;amp;amp; partners @WakaWakaLight bring light &amp;amp;amp;amp; power back to #Haiyan survivors&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;gt; http://t.co/RMr3k6xmxd #SolarforPhilippinesDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Small villages after Typhoon Haiyan: &amp;amp;amp;quot;We need help to rebuild&amp;amp;amp;quot;With so much focus on the devastation in larger coastal cities, many Filipino families in small villages remain in dire need after Typhoo...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#SolarforPhilippines is now live on a dedicated site @ http://t.co/YRzreHnTEs! http://t.co/mVwWHy94ACWakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;di... @WakaWakaLight thanks for your support and for helping to spread the word!Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Help bring light &amp;amp;amp;amp; power back to #Haiyan survivors with @theIRC and @WakaWakaLight: http://t.co/SgOU978bCf #SolarforPhilippines Pls RT!Russell Simmons&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 25, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; An update from the International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/tylerjump"&amp;amp;gt;@TylerJump&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, with the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response team in the Philippines:&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;We spent the weekend in Bantayan, an island badly hit by the storm in Northern Cebu. The island is the largest egg-producing region in all of the Philippines, and many of the chicken farms were destroyed by the storm.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;Crowds of people greeted us as we arrived in one of the coastal villages on Bantayan... Houses throughout the village were flattened by the storm and livelihoods have been severely disrupted. At this point any little bit that aid organizations bring is a welcome comfort. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;More aid is getting to more people, but it still doesn&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;t seem to be enough. It&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;s going to take a lot more to get these communities back on track.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;And again, resiliency seems to be the story. According to [IRC senior environmental health coordinator] Bibi Lamond:&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;#x201C;The priority needs have been shelter and food. People were asking for money ... to buy fishing boats and rebuild their homes... They&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;re in absolute dire straits, and they want to work. [But] there wasn&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;t one focus group or interview that we did where people didn&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;t find something to laugh about.&amp;amp;amp;#x201D; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Devastation on the coast of Panay after #Haiyan #yolanda. http://t.co/F84wlQSNDpTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC and our partner in the Philippines @PBSPorg speaking with a survivor of #Haiyan #Yolanda http://t.co/3LI5y0TBOHTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;In profile, IRC's Melody Munz speaks about her work &amp;amp;amp;amp; how IRC's emergency response to #Haiyan and elsewhere is unique http://t.co/gum5YjdSiiIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 22, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;I&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;ve always sought out new experiences and been interested in how people cope with their problems,&amp;amp;amp;quot; says Melody Munz, an IRC first responder in the Philippines. Learn what motivated Melody to became an aid worker and what she says is unique about the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s contribution to the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Profile in courageAn IRC first responder in the Philippines talks about the difficulties and satisfactions of bringing emergency aid to people in extreme n...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 22, 2013 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;An update from the International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/tylerjump"&amp;amp;gt;@TylerJump&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, with the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response team on Panay Island in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan wreaked enormous damage on Panay and the larger Western Visayas region, but little aid has been getting through:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Rescue&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;Still in Northern Panay, we traveled to the coast again today &amp;amp;amp;#x2026; I feel like we see new and worse damage every day, but within it new structures are starting to be built everywhere, some surprisingly quickly. We visited a badly damaged rice milling factory. They were protecting their reserves of rice with tarps from the rain as the entire roof was gone. The mill was damaged in the storm and no longer working. Even with their struggles, they were preparing and distributing rice rations in the parking lot, complete with seasoning.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;The needs remain: food, shelter reconstruction, and livelihoods. Everyone is telling us how badly they want to get back to work.&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Excellent @UNOCHA map on #TyphoonHaiyan. 4.4
people displaced, many 
desperate for food, 
water, shelter &amp;amp;amp;amp;
sanitation http://t.co/7PdHXoE31RPaul Donohoe&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;To help support our Tropicaloe parter @theIRC's #Haiyan response, text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10! Terms: http://t.co/8ZwcWafX8MSujaJuice&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;d... from IRC's #Haiyan emergency response team. They are seeing people in great need who are eager to rebuild. http://t.co/JN0SaHheuXIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;NFI items - not your average lingo but crucial in emergencies like #Haiyan #Syria. @theirc's Bob Kitchen @ozy http://t.co/gHlgpkw20aIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Great resilience, urgent needs in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan [Photos]The Philippines' Western Visayas suffered a direct hit from Typhoon Haiyan, but relief efforts have been slow or absent. In the wake of t...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Rescue&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@WakaWakaLight @ThunderclapIt just signed up!Intl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC Will you help spread the word about #SolarforPhilippines? Please support us on @ThunderclapIt here: http://t.co/94iYDnSpa4!WakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#TheIRC's emergency response team is on the ground in the #Philippines assessing needs and focusing our #Typhoon #Haiyan response. Priorities are clean #water, #healthcare, supplies to rebuild and stay safe Rescue.org/TyphoonInternational Rescue Committee&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;To help support the IRC's #Haiyan response, text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10. Terms: http://t.co/u7lq8MZUJEIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Melody Munz, part of IRC emergency response team is helping assess needs, focus IRC's response to #Typhoon #Haiyan http://t.co/zULTs8KVirIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: The IRC responds in the Philippinestheirc&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Storm survivors need &amp;amp;amp;quot;anything that can help us go back to our normal lives&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 20. 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; An update from the International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/tylerjump"&amp;amp;gt;@TylerJump&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, with the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response team on Panay Island in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan wreaked enormous damage on Panay and the larger western Visayas region, but little aid has been getting through:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;This week our team has been traveling to some of the most difficult to access and underserved communities. We were often the first to visit. We traveled north along the coast in Panay, Pontevedra, Pres Roxas, Pilar and Carles municipalities. Other IRC teams visited more municipalities along the east coast of the island.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;The amount of damage [to homes and businesses] is very high. Numbers are still above 90% affected. From our own assessments, we regularly saw upwards of 50% destroyed plus 40% damaged in many locations.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;We met a man in Panay whose home was completely destroyed. His family of 8 is sharing a much smaller makeshift shelter set up directly behind where his house once stood. They&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;ve stopped working completely to focus on rebuilding their home, which they&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;d started doing already, and are relying completely on goods that are coming in. When asked what they needed most they replied, &amp;amp;amp;#x201C;anything that can help us go back to our normal lives.&amp;amp;amp;#x201D; Many of the families we met said similar things. The focus really seems to be on getting things rebuilt and getting back to normalcy.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;In another community on the coast, a woman told us they&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;d lost a number of boats in the storm which left fishermen without any means of income. The lack of boats also affected the women who work on the shore helping the fishermen bring their catch in, the women in the market who sell the fish, and of course the end consumers. No boats not only meant no fish, it meant no income in the normal production chain. The woman said, &amp;amp;amp;#x201C;we need to get our livelihoods back so we can buy food.&amp;amp;amp;#x201D; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;This was a common theme in our conversations. People asking for help getting back to work. &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Issues facing Philippines don't end after disaster response finishes. 4million homeless. Health services, food, water, livelihoods needed.Sanj Srikanthan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Focus on areas where little aid is getting through&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt; Nov. 19. 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;Today&amp;amp;amp;apos;s update from IRC director of emergency preparedness and response, Bob Kitchen:&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;What is clear from everything we are seeing on the ground is that access to uncontaminated water is a top priority. Safe drinking water difficult to come by. Using water filtration systems, the IRC is focused on getting clean water to people in some of the most isolated areas in the western Visayas region &amp;amp;amp;#x2013; provinces like Aklan and Antique where some 600,000 people have been displaced but very little aid is getting through.&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/blog/typhoon-haiyan-inside-irc-emergency-response-%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8philippines"&amp;amp;gt;Read more.&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: Inside the IRC's emergency responseThe IRC is focusing on urgent water, sanitation, hygiene and health needs in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, along with pr...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;i&amp;amp;gt;To help:&amp;amp;lt;/i&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Donate now to support families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines | International Rescue Committee (IRC)On the ground in some of the world's most troubled places, the IRC helps people at their moment of greatest need - providing shelter, med...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 19. 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; An update from the International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/tylerjump"&amp;amp;gt;@TylerJump&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, with the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response team on Panay Island, in the hard hit western Visayas region of the Philippines:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;roxas Philippines - Google MapsFind local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;[On Monday] we drove with our local partners, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.pbsp.org.ph/"&amp;amp;gt;Philippine Business for Social Progress&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, from Iloilo north to Roxas, where the UN has set up aid coordination headquarters for the island. On the way, the damage became progressively more severe. While the main road had essentially been cleared, power lines still crisscrossed often (we even saw children playing on the downed lines a few times), tin roofs were peeled back from their structures and trees had collapsed everywhere, often splitting homes and other buildings in two.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;Many schools and markets along the main road seemed to be open and functioning, but we also heard reports of schools still closed as a result of damage and people living in them. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;In Roxas we heard from local officials that the provincial government response funds have nearly been exhausted. They&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;re relying heavily on outside organizations to continue to provide relief. The needs remain: food, medicine, water, shelter and most importantly the restoration of electricity, water supply systems and communications.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;Even less attention has been given to communities inland, where we&amp;amp;amp;#x2019;ve heard reports of damage equally as bad, and where access is potentially even more difficult. Some of these areas are only accessible by foot and can take hours to hike to. Trips in have become significantly more challenging with storm debris.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@DMiliband spoke with @MaxFosterCNN about prioritizing aid needs in #typhoon #Haiyan response: http://t.co/z8Eqa0H7YTIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Watch @theIRC's Sharon Waxman on @cspanwj IRC relief focuses on West Visayas-Lots of damage, not much service http://t.co/xDygZWtOs2 #HaiyanIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan International Relief EffortsSharon Waxman talked about the work the International Rescue Committee was doing to provide aid to the Philippines which was struck by Ty...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Will be on @CNNConnect later today to discuss the refugee crisis in Lebanon and the latest from the PhilippinesDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Huge needs in Tacloban but don't forget places like Iloilo City, Philippines. No navy aid, no water majority of homes made of wood destroyedSanj Srikanthan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Iloilo City - Google MapsFind local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC responds on Panay Island in Iloilo City where Typhoon Haiyan continued on after hitting Tacloban. http://t.co/E8YO59iqRQSanj Srikanthan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Stats on needs of those affected by #TyphoonHaiyan, map of aid hubs, survival tips &amp;amp;amp;amp; totals of government donations http://t.co/rlJxS6HTsePaul Donohoe&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;8 maps that explain why Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines so hard http://t.co/s2OaKX3JXJWashington Post&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Headed to Panay Island in the Western Visayas of #Philippines to continue @theIRC 's response to #TyphoonHaiyanTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Next, Sharon Waxman of @theIRC discusses what aid her group is supplying to the Philippines &amp;amp;amp;amp; the role of the U.S. during int'l crises.Washington Journal&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;We've teamed up w @TheIRC to send emergency aid 2 the millions in need in the Philippines. Donate now! http://t.co/38UKn0F5XE #HelpforHaiyanTakePart&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10. TyphoonFacebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Childbirth, infections, chronic diseases among the urgent health needs in #Haiyan-affected areas
http://t.co/MI8DJMAZxGEmmanuel d'Harcourt&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#FF: A few of many IRC partners helping spread the word on #Haiyan @InterActionOrg @charitydotorg @Threads4Thought @ClintonGlobal @StorifyIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;En route to cover @theIRC 's response to Typhoon #Haiyan in the Philippines.Tyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;We just updated the list of #CGI commitment-makers providing Typhoon #Haiyan relief: http://t.co/ZMuzjoQfniCGI&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp... our @clintonglobal commitment makers in supporting Typhoon #Haiyan relief efforts: http://t.co/zypjVwBf96Clinton Foundation&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Behind the scenes with @theIRC: Anatomy of an emergency response https://t.co/c64BkKIbRkPeter Biro&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;We are fighting against the clock&amp;amp;amp;quot; to protect Typhoon #Haiyan survivors: @theIRC emergencies director Bob Kitchen https://www.rescue.org/4uZmKate Sands Adams&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Help bring power &amp;amp;amp;amp; light to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan http://t.co/YnDDEzwrf3 #BuyOneGiveOne #SolarforPhilippines http://t.co/M98pEnUUKKWakaWaka&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;di... #Mali &amp;amp;amp;amp; #Syria to #Haiyan IRC delivers fast, lifesaving aid to people fleeing violent conflict/ natural disaster http://bit.ly/HW3SxCIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;In the face of overwhelming need in Philippines, happy to see @DFID_UK is one of the largest donors giving $32m. http://t.co/OPC7zn1pbnSanj Srikanthan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Behind the scenes: How the IRC responds to emergencies - Typhoon Haiyan and beyond:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Anatomy of an emergency responseSince its founding in 1933, the International Rescue Committee has responded to nearly every major global humanitarian crisis. Today we a...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Did you know... The Philippines, Bangladesh andFacebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;NASA's Space-Based Map Pinpoints Typhoon Haiyan's Destruction http://mashable.com/2013/11/14/nasa-haiyan-map/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfOHF... via @mashableTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Totally agree! '#TyphoonHaiyan: Needs of Women&amp;amp;amp;amp;Girls Must Not be Lost in the Rubble'. By @nadhimzahawi &amp;amp;amp;amp; @AnasSarwar  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/522312/20131114/typhoon-haiwan-rights-... Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Number affected by #Haiyan, increased to 11.8 mil &amp;amp;amp;amp; the number of dead rose dramatically to 4,460 via @UNOCHA Donate: http://bit.ly/17ssb1mInterAction&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;... @NYT map puts the pieces together on #Haiyan, integrating maps, photos &amp;amp;amp;amp; info: http://wrc.ms/1a4nr0LWomen's Refugee Comm&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Before and after photos show exactly why the Philippines needs your help after Haiyan http://huff.to/1bvoTK2HuffPost Green&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;sharing: best way to support  #haiyan is by donating dollars: http://bit.ly/1bxpwTi Support @theIRC's response here: http://bit.ly/HVIBnFLucy Carrigan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;'The essence of being human is that you help others'. @DMiliband's full @BBCNewsnight interview:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03hn7py/Newsnight_13_11_2013/ (at 11 min 45sec).IRCukNews&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;We know there is an increased threat of violence against women [in the Philippines]&amp;amp;amp;quot; @DMiliband tells #Newsnight http://bbc.in/1gJL5nEBBC Newsnight&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Latest on challenges and needs after #Haiyan&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC Planning Relief Efforts in the Philippines - The Takeaway http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/planning-relief-efforts-philippines/Tyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;@theIRC Director of Emergency Response Bob Kitchen on cleanup efforts in Philippines  http://t.co/cRc6e6ELfq via @CTVNewsTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;What's actually needed in the Philippines? The director of emergencies for @theIRC tells us here: http://bit.ly/1856mU6The Takeaway&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Philippines begins to get international aid but still faces massive challengesTACLOBAN, Philippines-For days, this busy trading town in the central Philippines was paralyzed by the impact of one of the most powerful...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 13, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;quot;Organizations such as the International Rescue Committee have learned a great deal from responding to past catastrophes, from the earthquake in Haiti and floods in Pakistan in 2010 to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;Where state resilience and infrastructure are weak, the immediate concern, beyond first aid for those harmed in the first wave of destruction, is recovering, maintaining and reconstructing basic water and sanitation services. A cholera outbreak is always a threat, and other diseases such as typhoid are often the first killers to emerge.&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- Bob Kitchen, IRC director of emergency preparedness and response, in an &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/13/opinion/kitchen-philippines-aid/index.html"&amp;amp;gt;opinion piece published on CNN.com today&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;. &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Why Typhoon #Haiyan aid is taking so long to get to people – and why the worst may still be around the corner http://cnn.it/1apgWF1CNN International&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;MT @Reuters Before and After Pictures: Typhoon #Haiyan Aftermath http://www.reuters.com/interactives/typhoon-haiyan-aftermath … http://twitter.com/Reuters/status/400688474728062977/photo/1Jordan Helton&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: How Technology Is Changing Disaster Response http://ti.me/1cnNPRQ via @techlandTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC's Emergencies Director, Bob Kitchen, on the challenges of responding to Typhoon Haiyan: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/13/opinion/kitchen-philippines-aid/index.html... via @CNNOpinionDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Want to help survivors of #Haiyan? Experienced NGOs are responding: http://bit.ly/17ssb1m. Here's #WhatsNeededMost: http://bit.ly/1aplTOfInterAction&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;... people have been displaced because of typhoon #Haiyan, says @theIRC's director of emergencies, Bob Kitchen. #PhilippinesThe Takeaway&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Good discussion with Jeremy ahead of @bbcNewsnight on the importance of not letting our hearts harden to suffering caused by #typhoonhaiyanDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;In focus: how the IRC responds to emergencies&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;When conflict erupts or natural disaster strikes the International Rescue Committee delivers rapid, lifesaving aid. Read more about our emergency response team:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;International Rescue Committee Emergency ResponseWhen conflict erupts or natural disaster strikes, the International Rescue Committee delivers rapid, lifesaving aid.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;On the ground &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov 12, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; Here&amp;amp;amp;apos;s the very latest on the situation on the ground and the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts from Bob Kitchen, who heads up the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/our-work/emergency-response"&amp;amp;gt;emergency preparedness and response unit&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;:&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- IRC emergency teams that include experts in &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/blog/typhoon-haiyan-survivors-most-urgent-need-clean-water"&amp;amp;gt;water, sanitation and health&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, hope to reach some of the hardest hit areas, including Tacloban and Cebu, by Friday. An IRC emergency protection expert will join them later this week to help set up programs to assist vulnerable women and children. Also, a cash for work program will be put in place as soon as is feasible to help provide storm survivors with a source of income.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- The main destruction appears to have been concentrated in Tacloban, though six regions of the country have been affected. There is concern that because many communities in the archipelago have been cut off, officials do not yet know the scale or impact of the typhoon in more outlying areas.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- Since November 8, many Tacloban residents have spent recent nights without shelter, sleeping under trees or the ruins of buildings badly damaged by Haiyan. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- The storm also destroyed basic water and sanitation infrastructure, which has contributed to a growing public health risk. Local doctors have said they are desperate for basic medical supplies, so they can treat the wounded. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- IRC contacts in Tacloban report to us that nearly all of the hospitals in the vicinity have been either destroyed or are shut because of a lack of staff and available medicine. Among those hospitals working, power supplies have been cut to help mitigate the risk of electrocution.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;- Looting is rife in Tacloban and other typhoon-affected areas. UNHCR (&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/refugees"&amp;amp;gt;@Refugees&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;) expressed concern that women and children will be at particular risk from looters and acts of criminality&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;The devastation has displaced hundreds of ...Facebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Transportation will be biggest challenge in delivering aid because of destroyed roads, says IRC's Bob Kitchen #Haiyan http://t.co/DrdFCxLaewIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;“If we can’t get to the communities affected because the road systems are down, we’re going to have to up our game.” http://t.co/DrdFCxLaewIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Survivors&amp;amp;amp;apos; most urgent needs&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan survivors' most urgent need: clean waterThe situation in the Philippines is becoming increasingly desperate in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, with food and water supplies running l...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon #Haiyan survivors' most urgent need: clean water - update from @theIRC emergency relief team: https://www.rescue.org/4LxYDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: Latest updates, survivors' needs and donation info from @theIRC http://www.rescue.org/typhoon-haiyan-latest-updates-emergency-relief-hel... you&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;We are awed by the generous response to our Typhoon Haiyan relief appeal by so many individuals and companies who support the IRC. We&amp;amp;amp;apos;re spotlighting just a few of them here, with a very great thanks to all: &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Marsh &amp;amp;amp;amp; McLennan donating $50K &amp;amp;amp;amp; matching employee $$$ to @theIRC! I've proudly donated. http://ow.ly/qLcir #Typhoon #HaiyanRay Goldberg&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;So #thankful that @Adobe doubled my donation to @theIRC for disaster relief. Proud to be a part of the #Adobe family!Diego Jimenez&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Donating to @theIRC because I know they're on the ground responding to #Haiyan.  Thank you @charitynav for the heads up.v. margaret&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;If ur looking to help, @theIRC responds to devastating Typhoon #Haiyan. Text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10. Terms:&amp;amp;nbsp;http://mgive.org/tRashida Jones&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;You can &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.rescue.org/donate/typhoon-haiyan"&amp;amp;gt;donate here&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; to help the IRC provide a strong humanitarian response in the Philippines.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Clean water&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Rescue&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 12, 2013 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;People are having a hard time finding uncontaminated water,&amp;amp;amp;quot; says IRC emergency response director Bob Kitchen, stressing that the IRC is particularly concerned about the health risks posed to survivors staying in camps and shelters where disease can spread quickly. Delivering &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/blog/typhoon-haiyan-survivors-most-urgent-need-clean-water"&amp;amp;gt;clean water and safe sanitation and providing health care&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; are the first areas the IRC is focusing on in our response. &amp;amp;amp;quot;With so many people living at close quarters,&amp;amp;amp;quot; Bob says, &amp;amp;amp;quot;we are fighting against the clock.&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;You can make a gift to support our Typhoon Haiyan emergency response &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.rescue.org/donate/typhoon-haiyan"&amp;amp;gt;here&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; or text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;The IRC responds to devastating Typhoon #Haiyan. Text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10. Terms: http://mgive.org/tIntl Rescue Comm IRC&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;U.N. Appeals for $301 Million for Typhoon Response in the Philippines http://nyti.ms/1gFYA7BTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Over 800,000 people displaced by #Haiyan #YolandaPH. Survivors URGENTLY need aid. Airlift, emergency team en route  http://rfg.ee/qJLBhUN Refugee Agency&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;US followers: @theIRC responds to devastating Typhoon #Haiyan. Text REBUILD to 25383 to donate $10. Terms: http://mgive.org/tDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC's emergency team is focused on providing water, sanitation &amp;amp;amp;amp; #health services in the #Philippines: http://cgilink.org/thrcgiCGI&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&... Sandy av wind speed: 100mph.Typhoon Haiyan winds: 198mph. At least 1200 known fatalities, Over 600,000 homeless, over 10m in need.Sanj Srikanthan&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Maps of the storm surge and destruction from Typhoon Haiyan: http://nyti.ms/HPohE7 #Philippines by @nytgraphicsNew York Times World&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;The devastation has displaced hundreds of ...Facebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Emergency response priorities&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov, 12, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;quot;The devastation has displaced hundreds of thousands and left many in dire need of food, medical assistance and shelter. The storm has destroyed basic water and sanitation infrastructure, ensuing a significant public health risk. The IRC emergency team first will focus on immediate needs to save lives, including health care, clean water and sanitation.&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;For more information from the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s Emergency Response team and how to help, visit: &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://bit.ly/19eD2Gw"&amp;amp;gt;http://bit.ly/19eD2Gw&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Rescue&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Thanks and how to help&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Thank you&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; to all of the generous individuals and organizations who have already supported the International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;amp;apos;s &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/blog/typhoon-haiyan-disaster-astonishing-scale-enormous-challenges"&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan emergency response&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; in the Philippines. &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;The IRC is consistently awarded high marks by charity watchdog groups and respected publications for the &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/about/financial-information"&amp;amp;gt;efficient use of our financial support and the effectiveness of our work&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;.&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;We&amp;amp;amp;apos;re grateful to see our Typhoon Haiyan response listed in so many &amp;amp;amp;quot;How to Help&amp;amp;amp;quot; round-ups, including:&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/typhoon-haiyan-how-to-help/"&amp;amp;gt;ABC News&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/nurses-union-mobilizes-after-typhoon-strikes-philippines"&amp;amp;gt;AlterNet&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PHILIPPINES_TYPHOON_AID_GLANCE?SITE=AP&amp;amp;amp;amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;amp;amp;amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;amp;amp;amp;CTIME=2013-11-11-12-44-47"&amp;amp;gt;Associated Press&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57611684/typhoon-haiyan-typhoon-yolanda-recovery-how-you-can-help/"&amp;amp;gt;CBS News&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/philippines-aid-typhoon-haiyan-supplies-relief-charity"&amp;amp;gt;Channel 4&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/world/iyw-how-to-help-typhoon-haiyan/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"&amp;amp;gt;CNN&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/10/how-can-help-victims-philippines-typhoon/"&amp;amp;gt;FOX News&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort"&amp;amp;gt;The Guardian&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.lamag.com/citythink/citythinkblog/2013/11/11/typhoon-haiyan-how-you-can-help"&amp;amp;gt;Los Angeles Magazine,&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/09/21386694-how-to-help-organizations-offering-relief-to-typhoon-haiyan-survivors?lite"&amp;amp;gt;NBC News&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2013/11/57102/typhoon-haiyan-disaster-aid-donation"&amp;amp;gt;Refinery 29&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/11/us-philipinnes-typhoon-relief-idUSBRE9AA0XH20131111"&amp;amp;gt;Reuters&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/11/10/how-you-can-help-typhoon-haiyan-philippines"&amp;amp;gt;TakePart&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://world.time.com/2013/11/10/how-to-help-typhoon-victims/"&amp;amp;gt;TIME&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/09/haiyan-how-you-can-help/3484467/"&amp;amp;gt;USA Today&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;, &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/how-to-help-donate-to-victims-of-super-typhoon-haiyan-195111618.html"&amp;amp;gt;Yahoo News&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;To donate, please visit &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://www.escue.org/donate/typhoon-haiyan"&amp;amp;gt;Rescue.org/donate/typhoon-haiyan&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;Thank you!&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Donate now to support families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines | International Rescue Committee (IRC)On the ground in some of the world's most troubled places, the IRC helps people at their moment of greatest need - providing shelter, med...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;This is a situation we haven't seen since the tsunami in 2004: whole towns wiped out.&amp;amp;amp;quot; Bob Kitchen @theIRC #Haiyan http://www.rescue.org/4AL4Kate Sands Adams&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;U.N. Appeals for $301 Million for Typhoon Response in the Philippines http://nyti.ms/1eHJazbNew York Times World&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@NetHope_org is working w/ partners to coordinate #tech &amp;amp;amp;amp; telecoms services for Typhoon #Haiyan relief efforts: http://cgilink.org/thrcgiCGI&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&... to the @UN, 600K residents across the #Philippines are in need of food, water &amp;amp;amp;amp; medicine. How you can help: http://cgilink.org/thrcgiCGI&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&... the race to save lives and RT. Here's the list of trusted aid groups and how you can help. #CashIsBest #Haiyan http://ow.ly/qHOPwInterAction&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div... out our #TyphoonHaiyan liveblog - updated with OCHA's appeal and humanitarian action plan http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Super-typhoon-Haiyan-wreaks-havoc-in-Phil... @UNOCHAAlertNet&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Philippines #TyphoonHaiyan Donate now via @BigGive &amp;amp;amp;amp; your contribution will be matched http://bit.ly/1gFnNPM Pls RTIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Clean water &amp;amp;amp;amp; sanitation needs are huge  in wake of #Haiyan to prevent diseaseDominique Tuohy&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;'Families straining filthy water through t-shirts to try to get rid of dirt' says BBC radio 4 correspondent from #tacloban #haiyanDominique Tuohy&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Rescue efforts&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov 11, 2013 - &amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;IRC emergency response director Bob Kitchen spoke with ABC News today about the aid effort the IRC is mobilizing in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan: &amp;amp;amp;quot;This is a situation we haven&amp;amp;amp;apos;t seen since the tsunami in 2004: whole towns wiped out.&amp;amp;amp;quot; Watch video:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Cleanup efforts in PhilippinesBob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee discusses rescue efforts and the need to get sanitation systems up and running.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#Haiyan is a humanitarian catastrophe. @theIRC is on the ground in the Philippines to help. What you need to know: https://www.rescue.org/4srUDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;A disaster. @theIRC responding MT @paulwsj 173 families officially listed as survivors in Tacloban. Pop: 220,000. http://on.wsj.com/1aNZ6OJHeidi Blobaum&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IMAGE: in conflict and natural disasters girls and women are at higher risk of rape and violence @theIRC #keephersafe http://t.co/9aDZdrc5XfDFID&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&am... numbers from Typhoon Haiyan / How you can help: http://abcn.ws/1iYFk1Z http://twitter.com/ABC/status/400003468817338369/photo/1ABC News&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Hear from IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response director&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Bob Kitchen is leading the IRC&amp;amp;amp;apos;s emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan. You can hear an interview with him 38 minutes into this BBC Radio 4 stream:&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;BBC Radio 4 - PM, 11/11/2013Coverage and analysis of the day's news.&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC's @bobkitchen &amp;amp;amp;quot;It's very easy for people to lose hope in a desperate situation &amp;amp;amp;amp; we are here to stop that&amp;amp;amp;quot; #TyphoonHaiyanIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC will look to use cash for work programmes to help rebuilding in #Philippines &amp;amp;amp;amp; provide people with source of income #TyphoonHaiyanIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;As well as homes &amp;amp;amp;amp; infrastructure people's incomes have also been wiped out. IRC will help restore livelihoods #Philippines #TyphoonHayianIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC emergency team will focus on immediate needs to save lives: water and sanitation and health #TyphoonHaiyanIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;IRC Emergency Field Director @bobkitchen: Decimated water &amp;amp;amp;amp; sanitation systems mean huge public health risk #TyphoonHaiyan (1 of series)Intnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;#TyphoonHayian has decimated infrastructure in #Philippines. Water systems are broken says IRC's Emergency Field Director @bobkitchenIntnl Rescue Comm UK&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Aerial photos &amp;amp;amp;amp; videos of the damage in the Philippines after #Haiyan http://nyti.ms/17qKu7aNew York Times World&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Today: Survivors of Typhoon #Haiyan tell their stories and talk about what's needed in the days ahead.PRI's The World&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;“Climate change...may destroy all my dreams”~15yo Philippino girl, in prescient 2011 report http://wrc.ms/1bko9DW #HaiyanWomen's Refugee Comm&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;See range of efforts by trusted aid groups for Super Typhoon #Haiyan #Yolanda &amp;amp;amp;amp; how you can help http://ow.ly/qHOPw @InterActionOrgInterAction&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Aid agencies: share your insights on our #TyphoonHaiyan liveblog. Tweet or DM us, or comment directly via liveblog http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Super-typhoon-Haiyan-wreaks-havoc-in-Phil... photos from Tacloban in the Philippines where at least 10,000 people may have died: http://nyti.ms/17qAF9p #HaiyanNew York Times World&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines declares state of calamity http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24901993 &amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;gt; @theIRC is responding. Donate here: https://www.rescue.org/donate/typhoon-haiyanDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Google Sets Up Person Finder and Relief Map for Typhoon Haiyan http://mashable.com/2013/11/11/google-tools-typhoon-yolanda/#:eyJzIjoidC... via @mashableTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Philippines rep fights tears in eloquent plea for intl climate action. Even more tragic now http://wrc.ms/1bklV7D #HaiyanWomen's Refugee Comm&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC's @DMiliband &amp;amp;amp;quot;this is now a humanitarian catastrophe that needs a global coordinated response.&amp;amp;amp;quot; #haiyan http://bit.ly/19W32uMIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC emergency response team deployed to #Philippines #Haiyan.  http://bit.ly/19W32uMIRC Press&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC responds to devastating Typhoon #Haiyan. Learn more &amp;amp;amp;amp; donate: http://www.rescue.org/4ASbDavid Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h2&amp;amp;gt;Urgent response&amp;amp;lt;/h2&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov. 10, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; The IRC has &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rescue.org/blog/typhoon-haiyan-irc-responds-devastating-natural-disaster"&amp;amp;gt;dispatched an emergency team to the Philippines&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; to launch an urgent response to the humanitarian catastrophe wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan. The super storm struck the country on Saturday, wrecking homes, flooding villages and leaving millions in need of immediate assistance. (Reuters photo)&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;The IRC has dispatched an emergency team to theFacebook&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Donate now to support families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines | International Rescue Committee (IRC)On the ground in some of the world's most troubled places, the IRC helps people at their moment of greatest need - providing shelter, med...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot;No electricity. No food. No water. Houses and buildings leveled. Medical supplies running out.&amp;amp;amp;quot; #Haiyan  http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/10/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-haiyan/inde... Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;MT @BenJourno: Staggering pictures of destruction in #Tacloban: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24887718 &amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;gt; @theIRC responding: http://www.rescue.org/press-releases/international-rescue-committee-depl... Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Estimated 9.5 million affected by Typhoon #Haiyan @theIRC deploys to Philippines in response: https://www.rescue.org/4AoJTyler Jump&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Video: &amp;amp;amp;quot;80% of buildings destroyed&amp;amp;amp;quot; in Tacloban as Typhoon #Haiyan hits Philippines http://t.co/tKUNHJZHQx &amp;amp;amp;amp; http://t.co/WThUOMBU4YBBC News (World)&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;.@theIRC is deploying to the Philippines &amp;amp;amp;amp; launching an immediate fundraising appeal in response to Typhoon Haiyan: http://www.rescue.org/press-releases/international-rescue-committee-depl... Miliband&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan recovery in Philippines: How you can help http://cbsn.ws/1bjl9I3CBS News&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov 10, 2013 - International Rescue Committee press release on Typhoon #Haiyan emergency response:&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;International Rescue Committee deploys to Philippines in response to Typhoon HaiyanIn the face of a rising death toll and widespread humanitarian catastrophe the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has dispatched an eme...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;Nov 10, 2013 -&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;i&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;CBS News:&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/i&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt; Typhoon Haiyan/Typhoon Yolanda recovery:&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; How you can help: &amp;amp;amp;quot;The &amp;amp;lt;b&amp;amp;gt;International Rescue Committee&amp;amp;lt;/b&amp;amp;gt; (IRC) responds to the world&amp;amp;amp;apos;s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. They are sending teams to assist in the Philippines.&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Typhoon Haiyan recovery: How you can helpTyphoon Haiyan (also known as Typhoon Yolanda) devastated the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, and is currently barreling its way towards Vie...&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;Children and families affected by super typhoon #Haiyan need our help. Trusted InterAction aid groups are responding. http://ow.ly/qFHuKInterAction&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div... thoughts &amp;amp;amp;amp; prayers are with the people of the #Philippines... Super #Typhoon #Haiyan http://t.co/gLLPtQ8QWq http://t.co/3pKwZMxFX8NOAA&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; 



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