Response to Typhoon in Philippines shows lessons learned from a year ago

By Austin Ramzy

One year after Typhoon Haiyan, residents of the east coast cities in Philippines being aware of their vulnerability, decided that prudence was the best course and evacuated their houses more that a day before Typhoon Hagupit made landfall, reports Austin Ramzy for the New York Times.

"Preparedness have helped to reduce casualties, Jukes Nunez, an Albay special operations officer, said that nearly a day after Hagupit hit, Albay had yet to record a storm-related death or serious injury. “Disaster preparedness, we want to make it part of daily life, just like brushing your teeth”.