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The UK has pledged to donate £ 1 million (P62.6 million) to provide food and clean water to thousands of victims of Typhoon ‘Rolly’ (international name: Goni) in the Philippines and victims of the floods in Vietnam.
Rolly, a Category 5 typhoon, devastated the eastern parts of the Philippines, leaving at least 20 dead and tens of thousands homeless, and damaging billions of pesos in crops, before leaving the South China Sea for Vietnam.
Vietnam was recovering from heavy flooding when it was hit by Typhoon “Quinta” (international name: Molave), which had previously wreaked havoc in the Philippines and later by Goni.
The aid will be divided between 80,000 Filipinos and 160,000 Vietnamese, Nigel Adams, minister for Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), said in a statement.
The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) will distribute it to local Red Cross partners, he said.
“Today’s £ 1 million UK aid package will help deliver life-saving food, clean water and safe shelter to those who need it most and help both the Philippines and Vietnam to recover from such destructive natural disasters,” he said. Adams.
The International Federation has also launched an emergency appeal for the Philippines and Vietnam to expand the Red Cross response to the two countries.
USA, Australian assistance
The United States and Australia have also mobilized humanitarian aid to help the Philippines recover from Goni.
U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires John Law said his government was working with the Philippine World Food Program and the Philippine International Organization for Migration to deliver emergency relief and shelter supplies to Bicol, the region most affected by Goni.
Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson said Australia had provided emergency shelter, hygiene and sleeping kits to 1,000 vulnerable families in Bicol through the Philippine Red Cross.
Catanduanes, CamSur
Meanwhile, aid has begun to arrive in Catanduanes, an island province of 260,000 that was isolated for days after Rolly shut down its power and communication lines.
Initial reports showed that at least 5,469 families were left homeless in the province in the wake of the super typhoon. The typhoon also damaged another 7,520 houses.
In a post on social media, Governor Joseph “Boboy” Cua said that the Regional Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (RDRRMC) based in the city of Legazpi was ready to deliver a pile of medicines, hygiene kits and drums from the Department of Health.
The Civil Defense Office and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) were also bringing 350 polyethylene tarps and more than 1,200 food packages for the nearly 20,000 families on the island displaced by the typhoon.
In Bicol, some 23,473 families have lost their homes. DSWD said 3,666 houses were destroyed by the typhoon in Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate provinces.
Meanwhile, Don Culvera, incident commander for Camarines Norte province, said the typhoon displaced 32,902 families, or 127,336 people, whose homes were damaged or destroyed. But as of Wednesday, power was restored to most of Camarines Norte.
In the province of Camarines Sur, 43 municipalities do not have a telecommunications signal.
Appeal of the Dominicans
Meanwhile, the Dominican Province of the Philippines and the Dominican Family for Justice, Peace and Creation Care requested donations for the victims of the typhoon, such as mineral water, masks, mineral water containers, toiletries, preserves, clothing new, blankets. , medications, laundry detergent, mats, flashlights and candles.
Cash donations can be deposited into the BPI account of the Dominican Province of the Philippines Inc .: 0211-0409-39. —With reports from Mar Arguelles, Ma. April Mier-Manjares and Jodee Agoncillo
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