Extracted from the Disaster Aid Australia's November Newsletter
In a 17 day period between October 23rd and the 8th November the Philippines was hit by 3 Typhoons and 2 Tropical Storms. Typhoon Goni which hit on October 27th was the most severe of 2020 with winds of 225km/hr! It has caused the most damage since Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
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With Disaster Aid Australia's Disaster Aid Response Teams (DARTS) unable to travel due to the COVID Pandemic, our Philippine partner sprang into action and travelled to the worst hit area of Becol on Luzon Island. Working with local Rotary Clubs they visited Barangay Bataayan, one of the worst affected communities. 64 homes were totally destroyed (see Photos), while another 242 were damaged.
Balay Mindanaw had brought tents for temporary shelter, and the DAA Board have agreed to provide $36,000 for replacement of damaged houses. The recovery will be managed by Balay Mindanaw, working with the local community leaders. Yet again their principle of “ We refuse to be Victims! We are a resource”, will help those worst affected recover.
Rotary Clubs in Luzon are also working with Balay Mindanaw to install 4 DAA Skyhydrants from their emergency store, which will provide safe drinking water to thousands of locals.
If you would like to help DAA’s disaster response to this and other disasters in our region you can make a tax deductible donation (see: www.disasteraidaustralia.org.au/donate/ )