US Navy Carrier Arrives In Philippines, More Help On The Way -- Stars and Stripes
SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The George Washington carrier strike group arrived in the vicinity of the Leyte Gulf on Thursday, signaling the start of full-scale typhoon relief operations in the Philippines by the U.S. military, Navy officials said.
The focus was on assessing and filling immediate needs, which included drinking water, medical supplies and road-clearing equipment for the country’s devastated midsection. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall, killed thousands and leveled a number of island communities with a massive surge of seawater on Nov. 8.
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