Many of us will be fortunate enough to celebrate this holiday season with our close friends and family members. Children will receive Christmas presents, many will gather for a huge feast of turkey, dressing and desserts, while some of us will ring in the new year with champagne and resolutions we’ll try to keep.
This year, for the people of MacArthur Leyte, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations will not come. As the world is already aware, on Nov. 8th 2013, super-typhoon Haiyan barreled through the Phillipines, affecting the island of Leyte, where the town of MacArthur was one of many that were affected by its’ destructive wrath. Many homes and livelihoods are disrupted to the point where everything that once existed is either completely gone, or reduced to rubble. Not only are private residences affected, but infrastructure and municipal services (including postal and emergency response agencies) are also crippled. Schools…
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