American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom

Philippines

• Just days after a massive typhoon flooded Manila, another brought extreme winds to a rural fishing village in the north over the weekend, affecting at least 152,000 people
• According to government officials (as of Oct. 6), 17 people have died
• Philippine National Red Cross volunteers are providing shelter for 50,100 people in 232 evacuation centers

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