The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Wednesday that it has deployed volunteers to the Philippines to help rebuild the suddenly beleaguered nation. Widespread devastation wrought by the controversial split decision awarded to Timothy Bradley over national hero Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night in Las Vegas has left the country in ruins and in “desperate need of humanitarian aid,” Red Cross officials declared. According to multiple reports, two have died and hundreds have been hospitalized for shock and post traumatic stress disorder throughout the Philippines in the wake of the disaster. Aid workers claim these numbers should be considered “conservative estimates” and would be much higher if not for “thousands” of undiagnosed cases throughout the nation. “This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Red Cross volunteer Sandy Mandelberg said. “The aftershock of this catastrophe will resonate for months, if not longer.” Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, ur...
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June 14, 2012
