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Re: Bitcointalk Charity and its funds
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cheezcarls
on 17/12/2021, 16:32:21 UTC
⭐ Merited by The Pharmacist (3) ,Ratimov (2)
A little off-topic though, not part of the liquidation or audit process/discussion.

The Philippines now is hit by a super Typhoon Rai or Odette, I think if there's still funds remaining, they can use it to help the victims.

Super Typhoon Rai slams into the Philippines as tens of thousands evacuate

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(CNN)Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, slammed into the eastern coast of the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, bringing torrential rain and the threat of widespread flooding across the archipelago.

The storm intensified rapidly as it approached the coast, strengthening from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm in just 24 hours.
By the time it made landfall on Siargao Island, a popular tourist and surfing destination on the central east coast, the storm had reached sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour) with gusts over 300 kilometers per hour (185 miles per hour).

This is a super Typhoon as strong as Typhoon Haiyan which destroys Leyte last 2013, so Filipinos really need help.

Speaking of the Typhoon Odette, I was one of the greatly affected. The super typhoon directly hit my city causing extreme damages. As early as 9 PM Philippines time, the entire city has gone blackout. Now around 11 PM onward, we've felt the extreme strong winds and rains (and caused one of my glass tiles to fell down and break) and other stuff stored at the back we're being blown away like crazy.

This is currently outside of my home. The tree fell just a few feet away from our property. The most important thing is that my family and I are safe as we just stayed home and hang on for dear life. Luckily that our roof wasn't blown away unlike the others. Electricity has also restored here in the area, but there are majority of other areas whose electricity aren't restored yet as it's announcement that they're working on it and estimate completion would be 2-3 days.



Earlier my cousin called me if he can stay in our home for the meantime because his home has no electricity and his room's roof was completely rip apart by the super typhoon. My friend from the other city in the province also reached me out for help as his home was completely destroyed. I just donated to him via online payment because they're running out of food and supplies. As for my other relatives and friends, they have said that their roof was gone, experiencing flash floods, etc. Others who are in the province are still asking help to be rescued, their homes are completely gone, etc.

Probably one of the worst typhoons that I have experienced in my life. At least my family and I have survived.