Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Situation Report, November 14, 2013
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Highlights
Our regional report contains updates from around the impact zone as of November 14. Of note today are needs in Coron, Guiuan and the island of Batbatan.
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Note: researching Batbatan Guintacan, Guintarcan, Kinkarkan Bantayan Island: Local spelling and culture lists varying names for Guintacan, which has lead to some confusion when researching needs.
- GoMapper: Lists “Guintarcan is a place with a very small population in the province of Samar,”
- Wikipedia: Lists “ Guintacan is an island of the province of Cebu in the Philippines”
- The needs below is for the islet located between Daanbantayan and Bantayan Island and we advise caution for all those researching and listing needs.
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In Palawan - Coron, Manlalambay and Panlaitan have updated urgent needs identified (see province report below for more on Coron).
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In Eastern Samar - Guiuan: Nov 14 Reports needing food, water, anti-tetanus meds, formaldehyde for dead. Medicines: ORS, Antibiotics, Pain relievers, Surgical Sutures, Betadine and more. Looting, security understaffed. See province section below.
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In CEBU Province the Island of Batbatan also known as Kinatacan/Guintacan/Guinatacan also needs HELP. This islet located between Daanbantayan and Bantayan Island specifically at the tip of Madridejos. What is needed: rice, water, ready to eat food, tarps, candles, matches, lamparilla & kerosine, etc. See province section below for more detail.