Singapore residents lend a hand to Covid-19 relief efforts in home countries
Food distribution in Sri Lanka (top) and a patient being treated at the Indian Red Cross Society Bel-Air Hospital in Maharashtra, India (above). Over $1 million was raised through a fund launched by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association on April 26. The Singapore Red Cross also raised $24,000 for communities in South Asia and South-east Asia after a July 6 donation call. PHOTOS: SINGAPORE RED CROSS
Food distribution in Sri Lanka (top) and a patient being treated at the Indian Red Cross Society Bel-Air Hospital in Maharashtra, India (above). Over $1 million was raised through a fund launched by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association on April 26. The Singapore Red Cross also raised $24,000 for communities in South Asia and South-east Asia after a July 6 donation c
Singapore residents lend a hand to Covid-19 relief efforts in home countries
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Philippines: Floods and Typhoons 2020 (Typhoon Vamco) Operation Update Report n° 4, DREF Operation n° MDRPH041
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Typhoon Vamco, locally known as Ulysses, made landfall on 11 November 2020 in Patnanungan, Quezon, south of the capital Manila. Maximum sustained winds recorded were 155 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 255 kilometers per hour. It was the Philippines’ 21st named storm for the year 2020 and a fifth storm to hit the country in a three-week period.
Heavy rains brought by Typhoon Vamco caused severe flooding and landslides. Local authorities reported the floods as the worst in 45 years. Typhoon Vamco caused widespread damage to houses, in addition to massive displacement of people to evacuation centers or in makeshift shelters in roadside camps. The floods were up to five meters deep in places, causing significant damage to agriculture, shelter and infrastructure. Electrical power and communication services were severely disrupted