Grief and Heroism as Survivors Struggle in the Philippines

Typhoon | Sept 22, 2013

Image by Wexner Center

Typhoon

Sept 22, 2013

Wexner Center for the Arts

Photos by Rachael Barbash

The Ohio State University

Grief and Heroism as Survivors Struggle in the Philippines

TACLOBAN, the Philippines — Jomar Pascual stirred a steel pot full of instant noodles carefully in a typhoon-damaged former kindergarten building. He had already cooked rice. His three younger brothers and a younger sister, suddenly orphans like him, …
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Durango resident aids typhoon victims

As the medical officer, Burns assisted surgeons and various physicians in treating wounded typhoon victims in makeshift clinics. Putting aside his knowledge of Western medicine – or lack thereof at times – he assisted in various unfamiliar procedures, …
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Taiwanese group gives P17M to typhoon victims in Ormoc

ORMOC CITY — Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan chose to give cash that was directly handed over to beneficiaries by their volunteers after knowing that most of the assistance given to the typhoon victims in this city was “in kind.” Brother Alfredo Li of …
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Grief and Heroism as Survivors Struggle in the Philippines