Luke 21:25,26 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
The U.S. military is joining forces from around the world in rushing to the Philippines to help in search and rescue after the strongest storm in recorded history destroyed entire towns.
Two U.S. C-130 planes with water, generators and U.S. Marines flew to the city of Tacloban where officials say Super Typhoon Haiyan killed at least 10,000 people. The Marines will help in search and rescue along with working to help restore communications throughout the region.
The Philippine National Red Cross said their efforts to help those who lost everything in the storm is being hampered by attacks from looters. The group says an entire shipment of food and relief supplies was hijacked from a port city where the items were on the way to rescuers.
The government says it is considering a state of emergency and martial law in the region because of the looting and other civil disruptions that threat the local government’s ability to help those in need.
Authorities say at least 2 million people have lost or damaged homes as a result of the storm. The storm surges from the Super Typhoon were so strong that large ships such as oil transports were washed into the middle of coastal towns.
While over 800,000 people were evacuated before the storm’s arrival, the thousands were killed because shelters like schools, churches and government buildings could not withstand the high wind and storm surges.
