International relief efforts to help the Philippines overcome the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan are building momentum. Foreign governments and international aid organisations have pledged tens of millions of dollars in emergency funds and supplies and several countries are sending warships. Valerie Amos, UN humanitarian chief, released $25m on Tuesday from the UNs emergency relief fund to supply emergency shelter materials and household items, and provide emergency food assistance, health services, safe water supplies and sanitation facilities across the Philippines. Amos told Al Jazeera shes not happy with the international response to the crisis. I dont feel that theyre moving fast enough, she said. Officials figures put the total number of people killed by the storm which hit the Philippines central islands on Friday at 1,744.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:08:47 +0000
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