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(Updated 10:50 a.m., Dec. 12) - After an international mobilization on a historic scale, only three countries are still represented in relief operations for victims of Typhoon Yolanda as the foreign presence in the disaster zone scales down one month after the storm struck, an official of the Philippine Air Force said Monday.
The Philippine Information Agency's Central Visayas unit quoted PAF Major General Romeo Poquiz as saying only Japan, Italy and Australia have government personnel in the Samar-Leyte region assisting scores of homeless, injured, and traumatized people, many of whom lost loved ones.
However, NGOs and humanitarian agencies are still on the ground, while several governments have already committed continued support in reconstruction. Volunteers continue to stream in from communities around the country with relief goods and specialized skills.
Soliman has earlier said that her agency will continue its relief operations at least until early next year, as reconstruction gets underway. One expert likens the job to "rebuilding a country," as some towns were flattened and local governments were decimated by loss of life and destruction of service facilities.
Last November, driven by media coverage of one of the most powerful storms in recorded history, the international community mobilized on a historic scale to help survivors of Yolanda, which left nearly 6,000 dead after battering the Philippines on November 8. Many more are still missing.
The region's superpowers showed up in force, with Japan sending 1,000 troops and a destroyer in one of its military's largest peacetime deployments.
The United States brought in an aircraft carrier and an impressive array of military hardware, including the attention-grabbing Osprey, a versatile flying machine for ferrying goods and people in almost any terrain. China sent a modern naval hospital ship with 400 beds that could do 40 surgeries a day.
Dozens of other countries sent teams, some with dogs to sniff out bodies from the rubble, dead or alive.
Less than a week after the typhoon hit, foreign aid had already reached P3.8 billion.
Celebrities around the world pitched in, along with ordinary people, including children who sold lemonade and homemade goodies to raise money. Movie star Paul Walker was killed in a car crash just after leaving a charity event for Yolanda victims. — JDS/HS/KG, GMA News
The Philippine Information Agency's Central Visayas unit quoted PAF Major General Romeo Poquiz as saying only Japan, Italy and Australia have government personnel in the Samar-Leyte region assisting scores of homeless, injured, and traumatized people, many of whom lost loved ones.
However, NGOs and humanitarian agencies are still on the ground, while several governments have already committed continued support in reconstruction. Volunteers continue to stream in from communities around the country with relief goods and specialized skills.
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, however, Social Welfare and Development Sec. Dinky Soliman corrected the initial information in this article given by Poquiz.
At a press briefing, Soliman said five countries are still on the ground providing aid to survivors of Yolanda, along with foreign agencies.
These countries are Japan, Australia, Italy, Canada, and the US.
These countries are Japan, Australia, Italy, Canada, and the US.
Soliman has earlier said that her agency will continue its relief operations at least until early next year, as reconstruction gets underway. One expert likens the job to "rebuilding a country," as some towns were flattened and local governments were decimated by loss of life and destruction of service facilities.
Last November, driven by media coverage of one of the most powerful storms in recorded history, the international community mobilized on a historic scale to help survivors of Yolanda, which left nearly 6,000 dead after battering the Philippines on November 8. Many more are still missing.
The region's superpowers showed up in force, with Japan sending 1,000 troops and a destroyer in one of its military's largest peacetime deployments.
The United States brought in an aircraft carrier and an impressive array of military hardware, including the attention-grabbing Osprey, a versatile flying machine for ferrying goods and people in almost any terrain. China sent a modern naval hospital ship with 400 beds that could do 40 surgeries a day.
Dozens of other countries sent teams, some with dogs to sniff out bodies from the rubble, dead or alive.
Less than a week after the typhoon hit, foreign aid had already reached P3.8 billion.
Celebrities around the world pitched in, along with ordinary people, including children who sold lemonade and homemade goodies to raise money. Movie star Paul Walker was killed in a car crash just after leaving a charity event for Yolanda victims. — JDS/HS/KG, GMA News
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