President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino declared a “state of national calamity” in the Philippines yesterday after one of the world’s worst typhoons.
The declaration will aid relief operations and help restore order in devastated communities amid escalating looting.
Rescuers have encountered such high levels of destruction as they reach isolated areas that aid agencies are comparing the impact of typhoon Haiyan to that of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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