Philippine Typhoon Extremely serious

[Lou Barron]

Hope that Tony and Partner are ok

[Glenn Baker]

We can only hope our tony is alright, I got to know him through him owning a cockle boat at Leigh -on-sea plus we both habitated the Peter boat Hotel at Leigh in the Good old days. Vernon thank you so much for you efforts in trying to contact him. my very best to you, although i have heard that the Toll on this storm which is the worst in known history has claimed many people. Glenn

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Glen
Well lets hope and pray that its only because of loss of communications that we haven't as yet heard from our Shipmate Tony.
Did you perhaps know of his address there Glen,as there is a Hotline here that one can Phone and ask about Friends and Relatives!??
Will just have to watch the news in the hope that we may hear something Who knows!
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

Bad news on the radio this morning, a caller had just been reunited with his wife who was from Cebu. According to him it is one of the worst hit areas, so I just hope Tony and his good lady Annie are safe. There is apparently no communication lines open to that part of the Philipines.

I see in the news UK is sending $10 million in assistance whilst the EU is only sending $4.5 million.

[Ivan Cloherty]

If I remember correctly Tony was in or near Cebu, and news reports from an Englishman currently in that area indicate that Cebu and islands nearby escaped the worst severity of the storm, although still sustained severe damage and it may be some time before normal communications are resumed and they are all (residents and tourists) out in the streets searching for food and water and helping each other. So we can live in hopes that Tony and family are okay.

[John Pruden]

I know tony has not been in the best of health in the last few months and I have not heard anything from him but he is a tuff old boot and I hope all is well for him.jp

[John Pruden]

this is a must for every country in the world to send aid and lots of it not to lands who have nuclear weapons sending rockets to mars or diamonds oil and all other things these people need the basics food water shelter and I think we have all seen the power of nature we can and should help?jp

[happy daze john in oz]

I agree John, it is time the world began to look to the people and not just the wealth and baubles they all so covert now. Without the people the earth has nothing, but then maybe it would be better off thta way. These people need all the help they can get, it will take agenertaion for them to get back to nay form of normal.
On nes tonight they showed the Cebu harbour, or what is left of it, but there are still some buildings standing in the town centre so maybe Tony will be OK, hope so.

[Keith Tindell]

I have just been looking at a film clip on the BBC website, this was a Brit just arrived in Cebu as the storm struck, he took shelter in a concrete building which began to break up. The estimate in the clip put the damage at 80-90% in Cebu. We just have to pray and hope Tony and partner have made it through, there is still huge problems with food , water and safety, as looting is getting desperate. It proves how helpless we are as humans in this type of situation, KT

[John Pruden]

storm surge has pushed the coastline in by a mile in places many thousands feared lost.jp