Concepcion Tumanda picks through the mud-caked wreckage of her home on a Philippine island devastated by Typhoon Rai that left hundreds dead across the country and survivors pleading for food and water. Rai slammed into the popular tourist destination of Bohol province on December 16, dumping torrential rain, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and smashing fishing boats.
Concepcion Tumanda picks through the mud-caked wreckage of her home on a Philippine island devastated by Typhoon Rai that left hundreds dead across the country and survivors pleading for food and water
Rai slammed into the popular tourist destination of Bohol last Thursday, dumping torrential rain, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and smashing fishing boats.
"We need food, especially rice, and water," said Giselle Toledo, whose house was swept away by floodwaters. "We were not able to save anything. We don't know where to start our lives again."
LOBOC, Philippines: Concepcion Tumanda picks through the mud-caked wreckage of her home on a Philippine island devastated by Typhoon Rai that left hundreds dead across the country and survivors pleading for food and water.