According to the latest at December 12nd, there are more than 250,000 people homeless, 477 were killed and about 380 people are still missing.
The rescue and search the missing people, building temporary shelter for homeless people are happening very quickly. Schools, sports center and office buildings was temporarily be mobilized to retreat storm.
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The desolation of storm in Philipines (Source: Karlos Manlupig / AFP - Getty Images ) |
Philippines president Benigno Aquino has instruct the offices send supplies, basic necessities such as food, medicines to the people who at the eastern coast of Mindanao, where have three town with about 150,000 people are isolated due to landslides and traffic had destroyed.
Meanwhile, the international community was quick to express solidarity with the people and the government of the Philipines. The United states, Japan and Singapore said that they sent emegency aid and rescue team to Mindanao.
Red cros and Red Crescent International has offered $ 4.9 million and warning the people need help would be increase in next day.
The Philippine government also asked the International Migration Organization based in Switzerland to support the emegency mobi home to support the victims of the disaster.
The Bopha storm was hit the eastern coast of Mindano in the morning in December 4th, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, leaving more than 87,000 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters.
This is the 6th storm and is the largest storm hit the Philippines this year. Annually, Phillipines have to endure about 20 storms. In december 2011, the Washi storm had landfall in Mindanao and killed more than 1,200 people and hundreds of people homeless./.