Good morning. It's 10 o'clock. I'm Daniel Liu and it's time
for Easy EZ
News
on ICRT.
International relief is being airlifted into the Philippines
in the aftermath
of
Typhoon Haiyan which has caused widespread devastation and killed more than ten thousand
people.
Relief
workers are struggling to reach some of the more remote areas affected by the
typhoon.
Pope
Francis is urging people around the world to send aid to the Philippines,
and U-S President Barack Obama has issued a statement saying he's deeply saddened by the loss of life and extensive damage caused by
the storm.
Our
Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says U-S aid is now on its way.
Meanwhile...
Northern
coastal areas of Vietnam and parts of southern China are bracing for
the
landfall of Typhoon Haiyan.
Some
600-thousand people have been evacuated from at-risk regions in Vietnam.
China
issued a typhoon alert for Hainan island, Guangdong and Guangxi after
Haiyan's
path changed.
The
latest forecast suggests the typhoon will make landfall south of Hanoi
this
morning.
The
typhoon will have decreased markedly in strength from the Category Five
storm
that swept through the Philippines. Haiyan is expected to hit as a
Category
One typhoon.
There
is a possibility of heavy rainfall and widespread flooding, including
in
Hanoi itself.
Sustained
wind speeds are currently forecast to be in the region of 120 to
140 km
per hour.
Looking at the weather across Taiwan ...
We can
expect ....
Mostly
cloudy skies and occasional rain in the north - w/ a high of 23 in
Taipei.
And
.... partly cloudy skies in the center and south - w/ a high of 27 in
Taichong
and a high of 29 in the Gaoxiong area.
Current Temperatures ....
Taipei -- 22
Taichung
-- 26
Gaoxiong
-- 28
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the rest of your morning! I'm Daniel Liu.