Mitteilung des Auswaertigen Amts in Berlin

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Landsleute,

der tropische Wirbelsturm Haiyan hat verheerende Schäden in den Philippinen verursacht. Die Hauptstadt Manila,in der die Hälfte aller Deutschen lebt, ist zum Glück ganz verschont geblieben.

Der Botschaft liegen z.Z. keine Informationen vor, dass in den vom Taifun betroffenen Gebieten deutsche Staatsangehörige unter den Opfern sind.

Humanitäre Hilfe, auch aus Deutschland, läuft an.

Anfragen zum Verbleib philippinischer Staatsangehöriger können an die Hotline des NDRRMC gerichtet werden( +63 2 911 1406 oder +63 2 912 2665).

Bitte unterrichten Sie die Botschaft umgehend, wenn Sie Informationen über deutsche Staatsangehörige haben, die in Not geraten sind.
Ihnen und Ihren Familien alles Gute

Reinhold Armbrecht

Philippinische Gemeinde Berlin trauert

 

So 10.11.2013 | 19:30 | Abendschau

Nach dem verheerenden Taifun "Haiyan" hat sich auf den Philippinen ein Bild des Grauens gezeigt. Behörden und Polizei befürchteten, dass allein in der Provinz Leyte etwa 10.000 Menschen in den Tod gerissen wurden. Auch in der philippinischen Gemeinde Berlins in Westend trauert man um die vielen Opfer.

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  Ausführliche Informationen und aktuelle Lageberichte zur Situation in den betroffenen Katastrophengebieten

Unterdessen lief die internationale Hilfe an. Auch zwei Tage nach der Katastrophe gelang es vielen Helfern jedoch noch nicht, in die am schwersten betroffenen Gebiete vorzudringen.

Der Wirbelsturm zerstörte einen Großteil der Infrastruktur, viele Orte waren von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Am Samstagabend war das philippinische Rote Kreuz noch von 1.200 Todesopfern ausgegangen. Nach Angaben der Regierung sind insgesamt mehr als vier Millionen Menschen von der Naturkatastrophe betroffen.

Aus Deutschland ist ein Team des Technischen Hilfswerkes in das betroffene Gebiet unterwegs, und die Bundesregierung hat eine Soforthilfe von 500.000 Euro zugesagt.

Beitrag von Georg Berger & Christoph Dohne

Stand vom 10.11.2013

Eingesandt von Gerhard Mueller, Berlin

Typhoon "Yolanda" ...

Philippines Braces for Incoming Super Typhoon

MANILA -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) asked cities and provinces expected to feel the wrath of a brewing super typhoon to prepare.

Placed on red alert were Metro Manila and the regions of Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Northern Mindanao, said NDRRMC spokesperson Major Rey Balido.

Under this status, disaster units are advised to take pre-emptive evacuation of residents and for local government units to prepare shelters and preposition relief goods.

Regions placed on red alert by NDRRMC due to super typhoon Yolanda.

The storm, with international name "Haiyan," is set to be called "Yolanda" once it enters the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday. State weather forecasters said it will cut through Visayas on Friday before exiting through Mindoro on Sunday.

Haiyan could carry winds of up to 241 kilometers per hour by Friday night before weakening a bit to 213 kph by Saturday or after crossing the country.

Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) classifies a super typhoon if center winds reach 241 kph or above.

"Rain and increasing wind will reach the central Philippines Friday afternoon and conditions will deteriorate from east to west Friday night into early Saturday as the powerful typhoon crosses the islands," said meteorologist Eric Leister of accuweather.com.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said it will likely raise public storm signal number 4 in areas to be visited by Haiyan, a Chinese term for petrel or a kind of seabird.

The condition is characterized by "very strong winds" of more than 185 kph that may be expected in at least 12 hours.

The winds may bring extensive damage to coconut plantation, houses and buildings, uproot many large trees and cut power lines.

"Emerging into the South China Sea later Saturday, Haiyan will remain a dangerous cyclone as it continues to move to the west-northwest. The eventual track of Haiyan will bring the storm toward Vietnam by late Sunday into Monday," said Leister.
Haiyan will be the 24th storm to enter the country this year. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)

Rain, rain, rain

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical depression "Vinta," the fifth cyclone of the country this month and the 22nd for the year, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Tuesday.

"Vinta" was spotted 1,150 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes as of 4 a.m., moving west northwest at 20 kilometers per hour, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Perez said in a state news report that so far, Vinta is not affecting the country and no public storm warning signal has been raised. However, the cyclone can still intensify while it is at sea.

Perez said that if "Vinta" sustains its current direction and speed, it may make landfall over Northern and Central Luzon by Wednesday or Thursday.

PAGASA said Vinta's forecast location by Wednesday morning was 600 km east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes by Wednesday morning, 300 km East of Baler, Aurora by Thursday morning and by Friday morning at 180 km west of Baguio City.

Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Metro Manila will continue to experience cloudy skies and isolated rain showers especially in the evening and afternoon due to the northeast monsoon.

Do you believe in Rody Duterte? (Part II)

By Jesus "Jess" Dureza, President/Chair Philippine Press Institute

MISHANDLING ----Mayor Rody Duterte had a mouthful about recent events, And he was not mincing words. For example, his readout of the Zamboanga incident was quite to the point. In so many words, he was critical at the way "those officials" mishandled the situation, starting mistakenly tagging MNLF's Nur Misuari as a "spent force". Admitting that Nur Misuari was his friend and with whom he could talk any time, he marveled at how the authorities just got it all wrong. For how could armed men, crossing over in several waves from the nearby island provinces with ammunition and combatants be unnoticed by Zamboanga and then to wake up one morning already in deep shit? "Simple! Utter failure of intelligence!" he boomed.

(Photo: "Yours truly" Klaus Doring & Mayor Rody Duterte)

DON'T MESS UP ----  He had his own thoughts on how he dealt with his own in Davao - something Zamboangagenos ought to have learned from. "I am a mayor of all - Muslims, Christians, rebels or criminals. MNLF or MILF or NPA's. I respect them for what they stand for and I hope they respect mine. I talk to them, I even go see them. But they understand me when I say" You don't just mess up with my city or you are dead!"

MNLF IN DAVAO ---- I recall how Nur Misuari also marshalled several months before the Zamboanga incident his forces in Davao City in a peaceful rally at Sonny Dizon's horse tracks at the Crocodile Park area in Matina, all with MNLF flags hoisted and paraded. After Nur Misuari in his usual fiery and kilometric speech anleashed his angst, they peacefully dispersed and went home. Only a massive traffic jam at the diversion road saw the worst of it.

(TO BE CONTINUED!)