Cheers broke out Monday in the typhoon-devastated
airport of the city of Tacloban in the Philippines when 21-year old Emily
Ortega gave birth to a baby girl. It was a rare piece of good news for the
seaside city where officials fear at least 10,000 were killed, and where tens
of thousands of residents saw their homes flattened by ferocious winds and a
massive storm surge from Typhoon Haiyan.
Bea Joy Sagales appeared in
good health. Her birth drew applause from others in the airport and military
medics who assisted in her delivery. Her birth was near miraculous — her mother
was in an evacuation center when the storm surge hit and flooded the city. The
mother had to swim and cling to a post to survive before she found safety at
the airport. Her husband in Manila was unaware of what has happened.
The typhoon made landfall
Friday, barreling through six central Philippine islands, wiping away buildings
and leveling seaside homes with winds of 147 miles per hour and gusts of 170
mph.
Culled from The Associated Press.
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