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Emergency relief for typhoon-hit Philippines

Plan has delivered the first batch of relief goods to communities hit by Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines.

The typhoon swept across the country last weekend causing devastation. More than 2,400,000 people are believed to have been affected by landslides, flash floods and storm surges which have destroyed houses, crops and killed more than 500 people. A further 260 people are missing.

Make a donation

Plan is appealing for funds to provide immediate relief to more than 400,000 children and families in the Masbate area who are in desperate need of food, shelter and safe water.

Please make a donation via Plan's fundraising organisations to support our work to help the victims of Typhoon Fengshen.

Sanitation threat

A total of 623 evacuation camps have been established throughout the country for the people affected.

Systems designed to support the needs of children in emergencies are overwhelmed by the scale of the impact of this disaster and water and sanitation has been identified as a major need - with many public facilities destroyed and people forced from their homes.

Plan action

Plan is already distributing emergency food supplies together with medicine, hygiene kits, mosquito nets and clothing to affected communities.

Plan has also joined the network of international non-governmental organisations in the Philippines (PINGON) in conducting damage assessments in the Panay Islands covering the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, and Guimaras.