Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhea in areas wrecked by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon in December 2021, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.
Fallen electric pylons block a road while a sign asking for food (L), is displayed along a road in Surigao City, the Philippines. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Three weeks after Typhoon Rai struck southern and central islands, destroying thousands of homes and killing more than 400 people, relief work continues to deliver supplies to affected residents. At least nine people have died from diarrhoea in the islands of Dinagat and Siargao, the Philippine health department's regional office said. A total of 895 cases had been recorded there since the typhoon struck, mostly among those left homeless, said department spokesman Ernesto Pareja, adding that the government and aid agencies rushed to build emergency water treatment facilities The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned of a "mounting health crisis" in typhoon-hit areas as it scaled up its disaster response. The typhoon left millions without access to clean drinking water, hospitals and health faci
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.