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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The storm hit as tens of millions of Filipinos are hunkered down at home.
At least 12 people are still listed as missing.
With communications down, it’s not yet possible to assess the full extent of the damage.
Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain.
The storm has weakened but was still packing gusts of wind up to 216 km/h.
Simon Easterby reports there has been ‘a real edge’ to Ireland’s training this week.
World Rugby is intent on the fixture taking place this weekend.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
The typhoon swept a tanker into a bridge and partially flooded an airport.
Typhoon Jebi is expected to make landfall on the country’s main island on Tuesday
Gusts have already been measured as being at over 250 km/h.
The national weather service has warned of potentially deadly two-metre waves along the coast, as well as landslides and flash floods from heavy rains.
More than 15,400 people have been evacuated from 14 counties and cities.
At least eight people have been reported missing.
Dozens of people were trapped in buildings.
Torrential rain and high wind of up to 147 miles per hour battered the island.
Typhoon Chan-hom has made landfall.
The evacuation has been stepped up by authorities.
“Everyone here is gripped with fear.”
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have posted photos of Typhoon Neoguri
Officials said Neoguri would bring torrential rain and warned of the risk of flooding and landslides, after the storm.
There are warnings of landslides and massive damage from the huge storm.
300 people were taken from a ferry in the Philippines, with the help of Irish aid volunteers.
Eight weeks on from Typhoon Haiyan, Irish dive-school owner David Joyce says holidaymakers shouldn’t be deterred from booking a trip to the Philippines…
Aid agencies say transportation of second hand goods can sometimes mean essential supplies don’t make it to where they’re needed.
The aid is being sent by GOAL on a special Aer Lingus flight to the stricken country.
In Tacloban, babies continue to arrive and are the most vulnerable to the region’s problems.
An Irish scuba resort owner on a tiny Filipino island is raising funds that go directly to stricken communities in the area, which he says has been ‘flattened’.
CEO of GOAL, Barry Andrews said the international effort to respond to the Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines is completely inadequate.
The UN says at least 4,460 people died after the super typhoon but the government says the figure is 2,360.
The NGO is calling for an increase to the €1 million already committed.
The country has already sent aid worth €1.5 million to the island…but is it enough?
The UN estimates more than 11.3 million people have been affected with 673,000 made homeless, since Haiyan smashed into the nation’s central islands on Friday.
A large crowd of hungry survivors carried away more than 100,000 bags of rice.
As a Filipino, I know we’re a resilient nation – but this time the devastation is so great that people are truly desperate. This sort of disaster is simply unprecedented, writes Dr Natasha Reyes.
Evacuation flights from the devastated city are scarce, meaning that tensions are rising.
The declaration allows the government to impose price controls and quickly release emergency funds with looting now a problem.
Charities are warning that the death toll – currently estimated to be around 10,000 – is likely to rise.
200 tarpaulins, 85 family tents, 10,000 blankets and other basic food and hygiene necessities are also being sent.
Plan Ireland has launched an emergency appeal, commenting that reports have underestimated the numbers of people who will need help to repair their homes and get their lives back on track.
Several hundred people have been confirmed dead in the Philippines, but that could rise dramatically as more cities report in.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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