Follow Philippines Immigration and focus on Philippines News highlights: Super Typhoon "Haiyan" has been ravaging the Philippines for days, with Tacloban in the hard-hit Leyte province suffering heavy losses, potentially resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. However, the birth of a baby girl has finally lifted people's spirits.
For the Philippines, this is rare good news. According to Philippine government officials, tens of thousands may have already died in the disaster brought by Typhoon "Haiyan," and thousands more have watched their homes leveled by the storm.
Officials stated that the birth of this little girl is almost a miracle. When the storm arrived, her mother took shelter and clung to a pillar to survive. Afterward, she reached a safer airport area, where she was delivered by a military doctor.
"Haiyan" made landfall in Eastern Samar province in the central Philippines early on the 8th, with maximum sustained winds reaching 314 kilometers per hour, making it the strongest typhoon globally this year. As of 7:00 PM local time on the 10th, Typhoon "Haiyan" had caused at least 229 deaths in the country, affected 41 provinces, and impacted nearly 9.5 million people. The police chief of the hard-hit Leyte province estimated that the typhoon has already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in the area.
