Flood Relief in Manila
Friday, October 02, 2009 (03:02:13)

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Four typhoons hit Luzon, in the Philippines in 33 days, with a death toll of more then 1100; thousands of hectares of land flooded and rendered unusable for agriculture for the next two months at the best. Thousands of houses were washed away and up to half a million people affected with hundreds of thousands of people needing to be relocated to safer places. Currently more than a hundred thousand are still in evacuation centres in the affected areas.

Ever since the first typhoon on September 26 AMURT & AMURTEL Relief Teams has been working round the clock to extend help and comfort the affected people.

Summary of service rendered from September 26-November 2, 2009:

- Served hot meals to approximately 55.000 people.
- Distributed approximately 12.000 litres of drinking water.
- Offered relief items such as slippers, clothes, dry food, towels, toiletry etc. to 1877 families.
- Offered Medical Service to 333 people
- Ongoing “Healing Art” with 87 children.

AMURT & AMURTEL volunteers responded within hours by serving hot meals The operation continues we appeal for donations. You can donate on-line here.

Contact us for direct bank details.