Sources: The Huffington Post
Pope Francis celebrates mass at Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)-hit city of Tacloban with an audience of half-a-million people. 2015-01-17
The Philippines commemorates the anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which destroyed much of the city of Tacloban. 2014-11-7
Typhoon Haiyan victims are visited by former footballer David Beckham who seeks to raise awareness about their plight. 2014-02-13
Flooding in Vietnam has killed at least 28 people with nine more missing and nearly 80,000 displaced. 2013-11-17
The United Nations tallies the death toll to around 4,400. The Red Cross estimates that around 20,000 are still missing, many of whom are feared dead. This is contrary to a previous estimate by Benigno Aquino III, who put the death toll to a low 2,000. 2013-11-15
The Philippines faces a health crisis in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan with the official death toll at 1,774 and expected to rise quickly. 2013-11-12
An international aid effort is underway to help the Philippines cope with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. 2013-11-11
Philippines: A Philippines police official estimates that 10,000 people have died in the central province of Leyte. 2013-11-10
Philippines: The Red Cross says that 10,000 people are confirmed dead. It reported that at least 1,000 had been killed in Tacloban and 200 in Samar province. 2013-11-9
Vietnam: The government mobilizes over 453,000 soldiers and militia members, and thousands of means of transport to cope with Typhoon Haiyan that is forecast to hit central region early Sunday. Roughly 20,000 people are evacuated from Da Nang. 2013-11-9