Residents of Jaro in Leyte still waiting for aid

Days after the government claimed that aid has reached all areas hit by super typhoon Yolanda, the people in Jaro, Leyte are still waiting for relief goods to be brought to them, a television report said Monday.

 

“In behalf of the people of Jaro, kami po ay humihingi ng tulong. Food because our place is parang medyo isolated. We need food for our children. 'Yun lang po ang main concern namin,” PO1 Sarah Mores said in an interview with GMA News.

 

The report said 90 percent of the municipality was devastated due to the onslaught of Yolanda.

 

Electric and telecommunications posts were toppled by the strong winds brought by one of the world's strongest typhoons ever recorded.

 

Without electricity, without cellphone signal and with stored food diminishing, the people feel that they are cut off from the world.

 

“(Kailangan namin ng) pagkain dahil konti na rin lang ang aming bigas. Hindi na nangalahati ng sako. Marami kaming pinapakaing tiyan. At saka flashlight, radio siguro, para makarinig kami kung ano ang nangyayari kasi parang cut off kami masyado sa world,” said Ising Caseria, OND, principal of Notre Dame of Jaro.

Carigara

 

Meanwhile, in Carigara, also in Leyte, residents line up for hours just to get relief goods for their families, the same television report said.

 

Over the weekend, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said that all areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda have been given aid.

 

But on Friday, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas admitted that some municipalities in Leyte and Eastern Samar had yet to receive aid.

 

Out of 40 municipalities of Leyte, 30 towns have so far been reached by relief goods, while in Eastern Samar, only eight out of the 24 municipalities have been reached, Roxas said in a press briefing.

 

The DILG Secretary explained that the distribution of relief goods in these towns had been difficult because prepositioned food brigades stationed in the areas were also washed out by the super typhoon. —Amita O. Legaspi/KG, GMA News