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Typhoon Haiyan: Local Filipino community desperate for news about survivors
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Nov 12, 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan: Local Filipino community desperate for news about survivors
In The Philippines, communications are still down, days after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the island nation. KPCC's Leslie Berestein-Rojas says families there, and abroad, are becoming desperate for news about loved ones.
Virgie Lyons, a shop owner in Eagle Rock, has been scouring Filipino newspapers and YouTube for word about her relatives in the Philippines. She said she got a call from her brother on Sunday night.
Virgie Lyons, a shop owner in Eagle Rock, has been scouring Filipino newspapers and YouTube for word about her relatives in the Philippines. She said she got a call from her brother on Sunday night.
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In The Philippines, communications are still down, days after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the island nation. KPCC's Leslie Berestein-Rojas says families there, and abroad, are becoming desperate for news about loved ones.

In The Philippines, communications are still down, days after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the island nation. KPCC's Leslie Berestein-Rojas says families there, and abroad, are becoming desperate for news about loved ones.