Official: Super Typhoon Death Toll Could Reach 10,000

By Eric Leister, Meteorologist

November 9,2013; 8:55PM,EST

 

 

 

In the wake of once-Super Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda), the death toll is estimated to rise to 10,000 across the Philippines.
A senior regional police official and a city administrator in the typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city in the central Philippines say the death toll there could reach 10,000 people as reported by the Associated Press.
Tacloban was "ground-zero" for Haiyan's devastation, stated AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Wanenchak.
CNN reports that no building in Tacloban appeared to have escaped damage from Haiyan.
There is more bad news for the Philippines as a tropical disturbance, perhaps becoming a tropical storm, will reach the nation during the middle of next week.
A house is engulfed by the storm surge brought about by powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit Legazpi city, Albay province Friday Nov.8, 2013. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)
This tropical system will target some of the areas hit hardest by Haiyan with another round of heavy rainfall, impacting recovery efforts and those who will be homeless following deadly typhoon Haiyan.
Friday morning, local time, an observation site in Guiuan, Philippines, measured the sustained winds at 96 mph, before the site was disabled. South of landfall point, Surigao City recorded over 10 inches of rainfall, much of which fell in under 12 hours.
Roxas City had sustained winds over 70 mph for several hours as Haiyan passed south of city Friday afternoon, local time.
This satellite image of Haiyan, courtesy of NOAA, was taken Saturday morning, local time.
At its peak, the winds of Haiyan were equivalent to peak winds of the infamous Typhoon Tip, which was known for having the lowest sea-level pressure ever observed on Earth and its massive size.
The strength of Haiyan is now equal to that of a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic, according to the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center.
Residents clear the road after a tree was toppled by strong winds and damaged a van at the onslaught of powerful typhoon Haiyan that hit the island province of Cebu, Philippines Friday Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos)

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Haiyan has already topped Utor as the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, and could end up the strongest cyclone ever at landfall after further analysis of the typhoon becomes available.
"Three other cyclones [Nari, Utor and Krosa] have crossed the Philippines at typhoon strength so far this year. All three tracked across Luzon, while Haiyan crossed through the central Philippines," stated AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Wanenchak.
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Widespread torrential rain and destructive winds accompanied Haiyan through the central Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction and triggering life-threatening flash floods.

72-Hour Rain Totals as of 06z(1 a.m. EST / 2 p.m. PHT)

City	Rainfall Amount
Surigao City	11.10 inches
Maasin City	7.10 inches
Tayabas City	6.86 inches
Alabat	6.42 inches
Puerto Princesa	5.54 inches
Tanay	4.74 inches
Roxas City	4.57 inches

Unfortunately areas that were devastated by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake less than a month ago, were directly in the path of Haiyan on Friday.
Debris litter the road by the coastal village in Legazpi city following a storm surge brought about by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Albay province Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)
After slamming the Philippines, Haiyan will remain a dangerous typhoon as tracks to the west-northwest this weekend.

The eventual track of Haiyan will bring the storm toward Vietnam by Saturday night and Sunday with continued impacts on Monday.
Rainfall from former Typhoon Krosa and Tropical Storm 30W have already soaked Vietnam in the past week.
Thus, any additional heavy rainfall from Haiyan early next week will quickly lead to flooding and mudslide threats.
The heaviest rainfall, 75-150 mm (3-6 inches) is expected across northern Vietnam and southern China.
AccuWeather.com Meteorologists Alan Reppert, Kristina Pydynowski, Mike Doll, Dave Samuhel and Courtney Spamer contributed to this story.