Typhoon Rai death toll nears 400 as diseases spread - DW

Philippine authorities now say at least 388 people have been killed by Typhoon Rai, which hit the country nearly two weeks ago. VisitthenewDWwebsite Takealookatthebetaversionofdw.com.We'renotdoneyet!Youropinioncanhelpusmakeitbetter. Gotothenewdw.com Weusecookiestoimproveourserviceforyou.Youcanfindmoreinformationinourdataprotectiondeclaration. 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Hundredsofthousandshavebeenlefthomelessbythetyphoon TheofficialdeathtollfromTyphoonRai,whichhitpartsofthePhilippinesinmid-December,was raisedfrom375to388onMonday,withoutbreaksofdiseasecompoundingtheproblemsfacedbyaffectedresidents.ThecivildefenseofficeinManilasaid60peoplewerestillmissingfollowingthestorm,oneofthemostdestructivetohitthecountryinrecentyears.Some482,000housesweredamagedordestroyedbywindsorflooding,leavinghundredsofthousandshomeless.Some300,000peoplearereportedtobestayinginevacuationcenters andanother200,000havefoundaccommodationwithrelativesorfriends,officialssaid.Inall,thetyphoonisestimatedtohavecaused$410million(€362million) worthofdamagetohomes,infrastructureandagriculture.Some4millionpeoplewereaffectedwhenTyphoonRaihitinmid-DecemberThePhilippinesgetshitbyanaverageof20cycloneseachyear.ThemostdeadlyonrecordwasSuperTyphoonHaiyan,which struckthecountryin2013andleft7,300peopledeadormissing.Whatdoweknowaboutdiseaseoutbreaks?Amidthedevastation,severaloutbreaksofdiseasehavebeenreported. Eighty peoplehave takenillwithacutegastroenteritisinthesouthernprovinceofDinagatIslands,while54peoplearebeingtreatedfordiarrheainhospitalontheneighboringislandofSiargao,saidHealthUndersecretaryMariaRosarioVergeire.Shesaid 16diarrheacaseshadbeenreportedfromthecentralcityofCebu. Theillnessesarebelievedtohavespreadthroughcontaminatedwater,Vergeiresaid.Watchvideo02:08PhilippinesstrugglesinaftermathofSuperTyphoonRaiWhatisthecoronavirussituation?Vergeirealsosaid thetyphoonhadspoiledmorethan4,000dosesofCOVID-19vaccinesanddamaged141hospitalsandclinics,only30ofwhichhaveresumedfulloperations.ThePhilippineswashitbyamassivesurgeincoronavirusinfectionsinSeptember,butthesituationhadbeeneasinggreatlybeforeTyphoonRaihitonDecember16and17. Philippines:TyphoonRai—inpicturesEmergencyaiddesperatelyneededLocalauthoritieshavemadeurgentcallsforemergencyaidtobesenttoareasaffectedbyTyphoonRai.ThegovernorofBoholprovincepleadedontheradioforthegovernmenttosendprovisionsamidgrowinghungerandfearsoflooting. Philippines:TyphoonRai—inpicturesSurigaoCitydevastatedTyphoonRaiwaspackingwindsof195kilometers(121miles)perhour.Truckswereflungontheirsides,treeswereuprootedandpowerlinesweredamaged.Effortsareunderwaytorestorepowerandcellreception. Philippines:TyphoonRai—inpicturesResidentssiftthroughdestroyedhomesManyofthetyphoon'svictimswerekilledwhenstructurescollapsedandwhentreesfell.Manywerealsocaughtupinflashfloods.Withmanymorepeoplestillmissing,thedeathtollislikelytocontinuerising. Philippines:TyphoonRai—inpicturesEmergencycrewsworktorestorepowerTyphoonRaidamagedcriticalinfrastructureinmanyareas.Residentshavebeenbattlingtogetmoneyfrombanks,andlonglinesforfoodandfuelhavebeenreported.Thegovernmenthasnotmadeanyappealforinternationalassistance. Philippines:TyphoonRai—inpicturesWaitingforwaterResidentsinaffectedareashavebeenliningupforfreshwaterandotheressentials.Thereareconcernsthatifbasicneedsarenotmet,peoplewillbeginresortingtolooting.Author:KieranBurketj/dj(AFP,EFE) Audiosandvideosonthetopic Philippines:TyphoonRaileavesdevastationinitswake   Date 27.12.2021 RelatedSubjects Coronavirus Keywords TyphoonRai, cyclone, coronavirus Sendusyourfeedback. Print Printthispage Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/44r9h Advertisement DWNewsonFacebook 11.07.2017 Follow@dwnewsonTwitter 11.07.2017 ©2022DeutscheWelle| PrivacyPolicy| Legalnotice| Contact |Mobileversion