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UN provides food aid to Philippines flood survivors

Stranded residents are evacuated with their belongings after heavy rains caused by typhoon Ketsana in Pasig, east of the Philippine capital of Manila on September 28, 2009. The Philippine government said it could not cope with massive flooding that has displaced nearly half a million people, amid fears the death toll could soar well past the official tally of 86. The September 26 disaster saw tropical storm Ketsana drop the heaviest rain in more than 40 years on Manila and neighbouring areas of Luzon island, with the nine-hour deluge leaving some areas of Metro Manila, a sprawling city of 12 million people, under six metres (20 feet) of water. Photo courtesy AFP.
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 Manila (AFP) Sept 29, 2009
 The UN's World Food Programme said Tuesday it will provide vital rations to about 180,000 people in the Philippines that were displaced by the worst flooding in Manila in more than 40 years.

"We are deeply saddened by the magnitude of the human suffering caused by this natural calamity and we assure the Philippines Government and its people of our support for a swift and coordinated recovery effort," the agency's country representative Stephen Anderson said in a statement.

The UN will provide more than 740 tonnes of rice to flood victims in the worst-affected areas, while coordinating with the government to assess the city's other, most immediate needs, he added.

Tropical storm Ketsana unleashed 20-feet (six-metre) floods in eastern Manila and nearby areas on Saturday, killing at least 140 people and displacing nearly half a million people by the official count.

The UN agency said at least 145,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in evacuation centres or host communities.

Since 2006, the programme has been feeding thousands of families displaced by a Muslim separatist insurgency in the country's south.

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Philippines asks world for help as flood toll hits 140
 Manila (AFP) Sept 28, 2009
 Overwhelmed Philippine authorities appealed for international aid Monday as the death toll from once-in-a-lifetime floods soared to 140 and weary survivors sheltered in squalid conditions. Two days after the horror storm sent torrents of water through the nation's capital Manila and surrounding provinces, the government conceded it was unable to deal with the disaster on its own and needed ... read more






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