The death toll from Typhoon ‘Rai’ through the Philippines has reached the 300 mark, while the number of victims already stands at 1.8 million, according to the latest balance offered this Monday by the authorities of the Asian country.
The Philippine Police have detailed that to date they have been confirmed 319 deceased, while 239 people have been injured and 56 have been reported missing, while the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has placed the total number of affected at 1,805,005.
Thus, the Agency’s Center for Disaster Response, Operations Supervision and Information has indicated that more than 450,000 families have been affected by the passage of the typhoon, which hit the central Philippines, according to the newspaper ‘The Philippines Star’.
Power supply and internet problems
The families reside in the regions of Bicol, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, Mimaropa and the Zamboanga Peninsula, with about 500,000 displaced in 2,481 evacuation centers and more than 193,000 people sheltered temporarily by family or friends.
The DSWD has also stressed that in the affected areas power supply and internet access problems are occurring, for which it has recognized “a challenge in collecting data on the affected population” and other related issues.
Helps: rice and water
For his part, the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, Has promised “a convoy of rice and water” for the survivors while trying to get the government to release funds that it expects to amount to 4 billion Philippine pesos (around 71.2 million euros).
The president has highlighted that 2,000 million pesos (about 35.6 million euros) They will go to local authorities in the areas affected by the ‘Rai’ pass, while the other 2,000 million pesos will be destined to help the survivors.
Duterte has recognized that the Government has “enormous debts” due to the costs of the response to the coronavirus pandemic and has advanced that we will have to wait for the 2022 Budgets “to have money to spend”, as reported by the Philippine television network ABS-CBN.
The typhoon hit the Philippines from Thursday to Saturday with winds of 195 kilometers per hour. Now the Police have been deployed to ensure security especially in supermarkets, where long lines are forming to purchase supplies.
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