Thomson Reuters blog, based on an IOM study. A recent study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Easter Samar, where Haiyan made its first landfall, found that the area was unprepared for future typhoons, with more than 90 percent of designated evacuation centres, such as schools, churches, and community centres destroyed or badly damaged. Its a situation where the substantial population has no recourse in the case of a typhoon. They would potentially have to ride it out outside, Brad Mellicker, IOMs head of office in Samar Province, told Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 09:06:00 +0000
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