A message from Chancellor Wrighton: On behalf of Washington University, I want to offer our thoughts, prayers and support for all those in the Philippines who have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan. While it does not appear that we have any students or scholars currently in the area, we know that many here in St. Louis have friends and family members who have been touched by this devastating storm, and our concern goes out especially to them.

Listening to the media accounts of the storm, it appears that the best way to help at this moment is to make contributions to international relief efforts being undertaken by organizations like the Red Cross and others. More information on how to help and where to donate can be found in this article from the CNN website.

I hope you will join me in supporting these important efforts. As we have seen so many times in the past, the Washington University community is filled with caring, generous people, and for that I am grateful.

Mark S. Wrighton
Chancellor

Residents walk on a road littered with debris after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10, 2013. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines province of Leyte, a senior police official said on Sunday, with coastal towns and the regional capital devastated by huge waves. Super typhoon Haiyan destroyed about 70 to 80 percent of the area in its path as it tore through the province on Friday, said chief superintendent Elmer Soria, a regional police director.

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