GMA NEWS: SEPT. 25, 2013 US government gives PHL P43M for monsoon victims in Central Luzon The United States government gave P43 million ($100,000) to the Philippine government for relief efforts in Zambales and Bataan, the provinces hardest hit by the monsoon rains this week. "On behalf of the US Government and the American people, we extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to those who have lost their loved ones, homes and livelihoods. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected," US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. said in a statement released by the US Embassy in Manila. The aid will cover relief items, hygiene kits and water purification supplies for up to 10,000 affected people, the statement said. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the death toll in Luzon and the Visayas rose to 27 as of Wednesday morning. Most of the dead came from two landslides in Subic believed to have been triggered by the heavy rain. — Marc Jayson Cayabyab/BM, GMA News
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:18:41 +0000
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