Doing storms better

THERE was no assuring a region that had suffered 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan. After all, a year since there was no sense that any government was in control of their recovery and rehabilitation, their hunger and need and want.

Faced with Typhoon Hagupit, the fears could only be far bigger than just being hit by the storm. The fear of storm surges, or no relief goods, of violence on the streets, of no one in control, of unsafe evacuation centers, of being separated from family, could only be part of one’s gut reaction.