Disaster in the Philippines

Published December 10, 2012

Hungry and homeless typhoon survivors appealed for help on December 8 as the ravaged southern Philippines mourned its more than 500 dead and desperate people in one hard-hit town looted shops in search of food. Search and rescue operations following a typhoon that killed over 500 people in the southern Philippines have been hampered in part because many residents of this ravaged farming community are too stunned to assist recovery efforts, an official said Saturday.—Photos by Agencies

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