How You Can Help the Philippine Typhoon Victims

By Joan S. Dentler and Sarah Studley

Up to 10,000 people are feared dead in the central Philippines following what officials are calling one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. 

According to the Huffington Post, Typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70-80 percent of structures in its path on Friday in a region 325 miles south of Manila. Huge waves swept away coastal villages and devastated on of the main cities in the region. The typhoon, which weakened after its initial impact in the Philippines, is expected to blow into Vietnam on Sunday.

Nearly 480,000 people were displaced and 4.5 million affected by the typhoon in 36 provinces, the national disaster agency said, as relief agencies called for food, water, medicines and tarpaulins for the homeless, the Huffington Post reports.

Here are a few ways to provide aid in the area:

• Donate through The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
• Donate through the Croton Rotary Philippine Relief Fund
• On Sunday, Nov. 17, the Dominican Sisters of Hope will be hosting a  4 p.m. candlelight vigil for the typhoon victims at the Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center in Ossining. There, tax-deductible donations will be collected and passed on to Dominican Sisters International.

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