TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES — Last December, Typhoon Haiyan's destructive winds devastated the Philippines. Parts of the archipelago nation are still recovering. Among those hardest hit were farmers, nearly ...
LUCENA CITY—With thousands of felled coconut trees in typhoon-devastated farms in Eastern Samar, a group of rescuers who just came from the area is looking for skilled coconut lumber workers to cut ...
LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Coconut lumber traders here have been having brisk business from storm victims who want their houses immediately repaired after the wrecking done by Typhoon “Glenda” ...
Authorities in the Philippines are racing to clear 15 million destroyed coconut trees felled by Typhoon Haiyan before they rot. Photograph taken on Jan. 29 by Thin Lei Win TACLOBAN (Thomson Reuters ...
MERCEDES, the Philippines, March 31 (UNHCR) - From above, they look like giant matchsticks dropped from the sky. Closer up, it emerges that the rolling hills surrounding Mercedes town are dotted with ...