On Friday, October 9, a vast area northwest of Manila was hit again by Typhoon Parma , causing new flooding and landslides.
More than 2,265,000 people are now affected by this storm, with 193 deaths confirmed and just over 100,000 people staying in 281 evacuation centers, according to the United Nations.
An additional 4,125,230 people were already affected by the first Typhoon Ketsana, which slammed the Manila and its greater metropolitan area on Saturday, September 26. More than 240,000 people are currently staying in 471 evacuation centers, the U.N. reports.
CRS is coordinating with Caritas Philippines to determine how we can best assist these new flood-affected families. Already CRS has provided Caritas Philippines with $250,000 in private funding to provide emergency food to 30,000 people in the greater Manila area after the first storm and kits of household essentials to 5,000 families most affected by the typhoons.
- Debbie DeVoe, CRS regional information officer, reporting from the Philippines
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Stranded commuters cross a temporary foot trail after a road was cut off by landslides caused by Typhoon Parma in Tuba Benguet in northern Philippines October 12, 2009. The Philippines turned ...
