World leaders US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis have agreed to pledge aid for the victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda local) along with 22 other grand leaders of foreign countries.
Obama stated to the press that, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the
millions of people affected by this devastating storm.” He added, “America is
already providing significant humanitarian assistance and we stand ready to
further assist the Philippines government’s relief and recovery efforts.”
The Vatican’s Pope Francis also
showed how affected he was as he has urged Catholics to provide help to the
victims as he also said that he was deeply saddened. “Sadly, there are many,
many victims and the damage is huge,” the Pope also said on Sunday. Before his
statements, he also tweeted his sympathy to Philippines and the victim on the
social networking site, Twitter.
The US Government has been a
very important part in relief efforts for the Philippines as supplies like
hygiene materials, and emergency shelter has been flowing in to help the affect
families.
The USAID is also showing
their support as they are distributing 55 metric tons of emergency food which
will be able to feed 20,000 children and 15,000 adults for up to five days.
Also, around 90 US Marines and sailors have arrived in the Philippines
to assist in distributing and peace, they are also a part of a promised first
batch of U.S. military assistance
where aircrafts for search and rescue operations are also included.
More and more help from foreign countries are arriving and bringing
everyone a heart-warming relief to our fellow Filipinos. Don’t forget to say
thank you and post your thoughts and comments below!
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