Regina Balosca Sculley Saves 27 Typhoon Victims

Regina Balosca Sculley decided not to wait for any help from the International Red Cross or the Philippino government when she failed to hear from family members following the recent typhoon destruction around Tacloban. She enlisted the aid of 7 friends who joined her in a 12-passenger van for what turned out to be a 600 mile mission of mercy that wound up saving 27 people whose lives and property had been ravaged by the recent typhoon activity. Husband Michael, who is a retired U.S. military officer, calls his wife’s heroic efforts “like a movie”.

Sculley and friends journeyed through a sea of devastation and risked their lives to finally arrive at her hometown, located more than 25 miles south of hardest-hit Tacloban. Sculley went looking for her family’s house and was elated to discover that her mother had survived.

“I’m so happy and relieved of course that my family are finally safe,” she said, “I can’t depend on the government.”

“Most of the houses there are gone,” she said. “When they saw my van … people are begging for food.”

Three of her nieces, a nephew and three aunts of advanced age were transported back to safety. Prior to leaving the area, Sculley and her friends distributed fresh water, rice, medicine and some non-perishable nourishment to those left behind. She also managed to provide more than a dozen extended family members with money to purchase bus tickets so they could leave the devastated area.

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‘Like a movie’: Woman drives 600 miles to rescue 27 people from typhoon-torn village
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