UNICEF and its partners are in the room to assess the wishes of young people and families caught in the wake of Tropical Storm Nalgae, which swept through the Philippines on 29 October and caused flooding and landslides. More than a hundred people have died and at least 863,000 have been displaced in various domains. More than 3 million people live in the domain affected by the storm.
Nalgae, known locally as Tropical Storm Paeng, is the newest of more than 20 storms to hit the Philippines in the 2022 Pacific typhoon season.
The typhoon’s extensive formula “made five landings in total and resulted in a huge band of rain that completely spread over the Philippines and triggered massive flash floods and landslides, which devastated communities,” Niko Weiland, head of communications for UNICEF Philippines, told the BBC. “The locals were used to flooding in those spaces, for example, the risk of tsunamis or anything, but they were not prepared for the avalanche of water coming down from the mountains. “
UNICEF is deeply involved with the young people and families threatened by the typhoon and has reaffirmed its commitment to contribute to a government-led response.
In the video below, UNICEF Education Officer Rosa May de Guzman Maitem reports on the stage in Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, where major landslides and floods washed away nearly two hundred houses and displaced thousands of residents and children.
“Children’s rights are threatened by each and every typhoon flooding their communities,” said UNICEF Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov. schools and hospitals. Communities in the Philippines are simply not enough. “
UNICEF has previously placed emergency materials for families to meet the wishes of other affected people for water, sanitation, hygiene, medical supplies, nutrition, education and child protection.
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