The Department of Social Welfare hopes to be able to airlift to Batanes on Sunday relief for Ivatans displaced by typhoon “Ferdie,” which scored a direct hit on the country’s northernmost province recently.
“Upon confirmation by the Philippine Air Force and weather permitting, relief aid for families affected by typhoon Ferdie will be airlifted via C130 tomorrow to Batanes,”the agency said in a statement Saturday.
The DSWD said that 2,710 families or 10,344 persons from Regions I and II were displaced by Ferdie (international name: Meranti). Of these, 20 families or 151 persons remain in three evacuation centers in Basco, Batanes, while 2,651 families or 10,063 persons have temporarily sought shelter with relatives and friends.
It said the shipment of 20,000 pieces of ready-to-eat Brown Rice Bars, 800 Family Food Packs, 5,000 Malong or blankets, 5,000 bottles of water, and three generator sets have been ready at Villamor Airbase since September 14.
Pending the arrival of the shipment, it said the DSWD-Field Office II has provided initial assistance to affected families in Basco, Ivana and Uyugan in Batanes.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/132526/dswd-hopes-to-airlift-relief-to-batanes-once-weather-improves-sunday
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