Blogging for Typhoon Frank Victim

Above is an image from Wikipedia of the pathway that traces Typhoon Frank. You can see where it first hit land which is the Island of Samar. This is the island that our World Sisters United Director Lita Verdiflor is from. Her family house was entirely destroyed. We are seeking help to rebuild their Nipa Hut. Only 250 dollars is needed to completely rehouse this family. We are working hard to get pictures of the destroyed house we don't have access to cameras, and internet infrastructure is down. The family is presently staying with a kind neighbor. But can only do this for so long. We are desparately seeking donations to help this cause. Please check our other blogs to see how micro-giving can really help a person out in a tremendous way. We have raised over a thousand dollars through this site and 100% of the money (after paypal fees) has gone to the victim.

These typhoons and tropical storms in Asia barely hit the news here in the USA but they are huge events that displace hundreds of thousands of people. Frank made the news because of the tragic ferry that sank where over 700 were lost. As you can read below this Typhoon was on the scale of Katrina with its distruction and loss of lives.

Wikipedia on Typhoon Frank:

On June 20, Fengshen made landfall in Samar, in the central Philippines, traveling northwest.[76] Early on June 22, it made a direct hit on Metro Manila, thus causing power outages in the area[77]. At least 155 people have been killed by the typhoon as it drops torrential rain causing flooding and mudslides.[78] In Iloilo province, 59 are reported killed and 40 missing.[79]In Iloilo City, 30 thousand people were forced onto rooftops when a nearby reservoir burst.[80] In the Bicol Region, more than 200 thousand people sought temporary shelter from the typhoon

Below is pictured a satallite view of Typhoon Frank as it engulfs the Philippines islands June 2o.
to read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Fengshen_.28Frank.29

Please send a dollar to help Lita's family, victims of Typhoon Frank!

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