Summary
Massive rains from Tropical Storm Ketsana have caused severe flooding. As of 10/1, the death toll is 277, and hundreds of thousands of residents have lost their homes.
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This Fund will work with project partners to supply displaced residents with food, shelter, and other basic necessities in the wake of the storm. Manila and its close-in provinces have borne the brunt of the massive storm, and the number of those affected and in need of assistance is still being assessed.
Provide food, water, emergency medical supplies and housing to residents displaced and affected by Tropical Storm Ketsana, which caused massive flooding and loss of life in the Philippines.
Total Funding Received to Date: $11,142
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $38,857
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Help residents of the Philippines recover from the severe effects of Tropical Storm Ketsana.
"We are concentrating on massive relief operations. The system is overwhelmed, local government units are overwhelmed."
- Anthony Golez, National Disaster Co-ordinating Council
Manmeet Mehta
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United States
202.232.5784
http://www.globalgiving.com
This project is located in
Philippines
and can also be found under
Disaster Recovery.
For more information about Philippines, read the Human Development Report on Philippines or the Wikipedia entry for Philippines.
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 28, 2009
By Bill Brower - GlobalGiving Staff, October 02, 2009 11:16 AM
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