Philippines: Earthquake and Typhoons

The Philippine province of Cebu was still reeling from the devastation of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, when it was struck by a powerful Tyhpoon Kalmaegi (known locally as Tino) along with eight other nearby provinces. Since that time, Super Typhoon Fungwong (local name Uwan), also passed over the country, leaving a trail of devastation.  This revised emergency appeal expands the earlier Cebu Earthquake emergency operation from a single-province, earthquake-focused response to a multiple-province, multi-hazard intervention addressing the combined impacts of the earthquake, the recent storms, and typhoons still expected in this season. The scale-up prioritises integrated assistance – shelter and livelihoods, health, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene – to address rapidly rising needs among displaced populations and hardest-hit communities. Reflecting this significant scale-up, the overall funding requirement has increased from CHF 8 million to CHF 18 million. The target number of families to be assisted has also expanded from 14,588 to 56,981.  

Volunteers from the Philippines Red Cross checking providing psychological first aid to patients at the Cebu  Provincial Hospital following the 2 October earthquake.

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