These statistics should shock us into rethinking how we live.
As of 6am on Monday, Dec 9, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reports that the fatalities of Typhoon Yolanda are now at 5,924.
Some 1,779 persons are still missing. Injured individuals are at 27,022. The number of damaged houses is at 1,177,194.
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