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Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines - Updates

Government must allot funds for livelihoods recovery and food security of Typhoon Pablo’s affected communities
12 December 2012
We call on the government to allot resources for food security and livelihoods recovery of the people particularly in Davao Oriental and Compostella Valley.
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Installing 5,000 liters water bladders at New Bataan. Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfa

Oxfam and partners begin Philippines emergency response
10 December 2012
Oxfam and its humanitarian partners in the Philippines, the Humanitarian Response Consortium, or HRC, have begun an emergency response targeting communities hardest-hit by Typhoon Bopha (known locally as Pablo) on the southern island of Mindanao.
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Damaged housing in Kidawa village, Laak Municipality, Compostela Valley province

Typhoon Pablo moves west of the Philippines; Impact less severe than expected
5 December 2012
Despite being tagged as a super typhoon, the damages and destruction caused by typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) was not as severe compared to last year’s tropical storm Sendong which affected similar areas.
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