![]() ![]() Jerome Balinton, humanitarian manager of the organization, said the risk of disease spreading at these facilities is of “great concern.” More than 16,000 families in hard-hit Caraga are estimated to be sheltering in cramped evacuation centers, it added. Jay Labra/APĪt least 4.1 million children have been affected by the typhoon, according to Save the Children. Residents stand in front of damaged homes following Typhoon Rai in Talisay, Cebu province, central Philippines on December 18, 2021. Police were seen removing broken branches from the roads. In nearby Surigao City, one of the worst-hit areas, survivors were seen pleading on the roads for food and water, surrounded by uprooted trees and electricity poles. Communities were destroyed and hundreds of thousands left homeless by the storm. Many preemptive evacuations and storm preparations began earlier in the week as the country began seeing heavy rain, but millions were still left vulnerable.Īs Rai traveled west, it ripped down homes, trees and power cables in its path, bringing with it heavy rain, widespread flooding and landslides. It had initially packed winds of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour – equivalent to a Category 5 storm. Rai, the 15th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made landfall on Siargao Island on Thursday, a popular tourist and surfing destination in the Caraga region of northeast Mindanao. Residents stand next to a destroyed market building in General Luna town, Siargao island, Surigao del Norte province, a day after Typhoon Rai devastated the island. ![]()
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