Switzerland provides P32.6 million to aid Odette-affected communities

Switzerland has provided CHF600,000 or P32.6 million in relief assistance to support recovery efforts in the communities affected by Typhoon Odette last week.

In a statement, the Swiss Embassy said that the funds were turned over to the Philippine Red Cross.

“Switzerland stands in solidarity with the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Odette. Switzerland has contributed 600'000 CHF (32.6 Million PHP) to the Philippine Red Cross over the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Emergency Appeal,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the reported death toll due to Typhoon Odette has climbed to 177, with 275 injured and 38 still missing.

The agency, however, noted that only 11 of the deaths have been confirmed including those reported in Palawan, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared a state of calamity over regions hit by Typhoon Odette last week. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA News