Deadly floods in Philippines trigger Catholic response

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Manila, Philippines, Dec 20, 2011 / 12:46 am (CNA).- Catholic organizations are helping organize aid for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in the Philippines after it caused flash floods that have killed hundreds of people and left thousands homeless.

“Thousands are in the evacuation centers, many are women and children—hungry, chilling, crying,” the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines of the Northern Mindanao Region said on its website.

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It is really good and nice to see that Catholic organizations are providing assistance to the victims of this typhoon that hit the Philippines and left hundreds of people dead and left thousands of people homeless. I wonder if there are other organizations like the Red Cross also helping?

 

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Yes they are, their local arm the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its Chairman former senator Richard J. Gordon, who has been closely monitoring the situation, said emergency response units (ERU) in Cagayan de Oro Red Cross chapter and other nearby chapters along with their respective Red Cross 143 volunteers, immediately rushed to the flooded areas and conducted search and rescue and assisted affected families to evacuate.

Hopefully the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) grants the Php122.7 million asked by the PRC to assist survivors of Tropical Storm Sendong