The official death toll from super typhoon "Yolanda" (international name Haiyan) is now at 6,201, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
In its latest update today, January 14, the NDRRMC said 11 more were confirmed dead in the worst-hit city of Tacloban in Leyte.
Majority of the fatalities were from Eastern Visayas at 5,803 (5,308 in Leyte; 265 in Eastern Samar; 224 in Samar; and 6 in Biliran).
In Tacloban, 2,542 bodies remain unidentified. The NDRRMC said 1,785 people remain missing while 28,626 others were injured when Yolanda struck the country last November 8, 2013.
Tuesday 14 January 2014
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/01/14/14/yolanda-death-toll-rises-6201
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