New | Bieber makes surprise visit to Philippine typhoon survivors
Star sings carols to children and even plays a round of basketball with people of storm-hit Tacloban
Pop megastar Justin Bieber sang to young survivors of the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon on Tuesday after he flew into the disaster zone to boost an international relief effort.
Bieber flew unannounced to the central city of Tacloban just over a month after it was devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan and sang Christmas carols to children at a local school amid tight security, witnesses said.
“He sang Holy Night for the children,” said Kate Donovan, a spokeswoman for Unicef, one of three aid agencies expected to benefit from Bieber’s charity work.
Photos posted on social media showed young fans with mobile phones snapping away at the Canadian teen, who has more than 46 million followers on Twitter.
Bieber arrived on a special flight, Immigration officer Jerome Ollet said. Pictures on social media showed fans snapping photos of the star at Manila’s airport.
Prior to visiting the Philippines, Bieber had posted a message on fundraising website Prizeo.com urging his millions of fans to donate to the victims of the typhoon, the strongest to ever hit land.