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Philippines: USAID/OFDA East Asia and Pacific Newsletter July-August 2012

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Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, United States of America

Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA)
East Asia and Pacific Region, Regional Office for Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

DISASTER RESPONSE

Assisting Flood-Affected Communities in the Philippines

In early August, heavy monsoon rains intensified by two strong typhoons led to flooding and at least 100 deaths across the Philippines, including in the metropolitan Manila area, as well as Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions, affecting more than 3.4 million people and displacing 400,000 others by mid-August. The Government of the Philippines evacuated thousands of people from low-lying and other flood-prone areas to relief centers throughout the country.


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