The fifth major storm in three weeks is approaching the Philippines, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United Nations request for emergency funds to help the government ease the plight of hard-hit villagers.
A resident reinforces his roof in Santa Ana, Cagayan Province, northern Philippines as they anticipate Typhoon Usagi to hit their area Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. A resident reinforces his roof in Santa Ana, Cagayan Province, northern Philippines as they anticipate Typhoon Usagi to hit their area Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. A resident reinforces the roof of their house in Santa Ana, Cagayan Province, northern Philippines as they anticipate Typhoon Usagi to hit their area Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
Another storm was brewing in the Pacific and may hit the northern Philippines this weekend, according to forecasters. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration has spent more than 1 billion pesos for food and other aid for hundreds of thousands of storm victims, Welfare Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said.
The U.N. Humanitarian Country Team in the Philippines said it was raising $32.9 million to help the government provide assistance to about 210,000 people in critical need of aid and protection, especially women, children and people with disabilities, in the next three months.
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