Philippine Red Cross Continues Operations in Typhoon Nina Affected Areas

Days after Typhoon Nina battered Catanduanes and its nearby provinces, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues its presence in the affected areas by extending assistance through clearing operations and provision of hot meals to stranded passengers in various terminals.

In the immediate aftermath of the typhoon, Red Cross teams were among the first on the ground to monitor and immediately respond to the battered situation in the affected provinces.

PRC Operation Center reports that Nina affected 335 barangays in 73 cities and municipalities. A total of 41,994 families or roughly 200,000 individuals were affected by the typhoon, which caused damages to some 400 houses.

Nina left a trail of destruction that includes 430 totally damaged houses and 1,205 partially damaged houses, 3 damaged health facilities, temporarily displaced thousands of families and left 3 people dead. Aside from damaged houses, much of people’s livelihoods were affected, interrupted water, electricity and communication lines were down.

In response, PRC provided hot meals to 2,122 individuals (Catanduanes- 406, Masbate- 119, Samar- 275, Pablo- 367, Batangas- 955), 1,084 food items to 1,084 families in Sorsogon, assisted people due to health conditions, mobilized 94 people (59 volunteers and 35 staff) to assess and rescue people.

“Red Cross was able to provide rescue, assessment, welfare assistance, debris clearing, provision of hot meals to various terminals and ports and first aid management in Nina affected areas. We also mobilized drones in 3 provinces to see the whole damage done by the typhoon. With the help of our volunteers on the ground, assessment and rescue were swiftly done and assistance will be delivered to the affected families and communities,” said PRC Chairman Richard Gordon.

“The Red Cross needs all the help we can get to help the vulnerable families in the affected areas recover from the ordeal and devastation they experienced from Typhoon Nina. There are still more that needs to be done and we are just starting with our operations to provide assistance that the affected families need for them to fully recover and get back on their own feet,” Gordon emphasized.

The PRC is appealing for support to fund its recovery programs for Nina affected families and communities. Interested parties maydeposit their cash donations to the following PRC savings accounts:

BANCO DE ORO

Branch: Port Area, Manila

Peso: 00453-0190938

Dollar: 10-453-0039482

Swift Code: BNOR PH MM

METROBANK

Branch: Port Area, Manila

Peso: 151-7-15152434-2

Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2

Swift Code: MBTC PH MM

The Red Cross is also accepting donations in kind like sleeping mats, blankets, mosquito nets, hygiene kits, rice, ready-to-eat easy-to-open canned goods and noodles.

PRC’s national headquarters, located at 37 EDSA corner Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong, is accepting in-kind donations.

For more information on how to donate, interested parties may contact the PRC Fund Generation Department at 790-2300 loc. 807/826or you may also visit www.redcross.org.ph/getinvolved/donate-now.

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