With storm signals being raised over parts of Luzon, UNICEF has now prepositioned supplies in both the Metro Manila area and Northern Luzon in preparation for Typhoon Mirinae’s (local name Santi) landfall – the fourth typhoon in five weeks.
The agency has hygiene kits, safe water kits and also family supplies such as sleeping mats and blankets, cooking pots, water containers and tarpaulin, packed and ready for dispatch to damaged and affected areas.
A month after the onslaught of tropical storm Ketsana, UNICEF remains in emergency mode delivering supplies and services for affected children. It expects its emergency response to last a further three months as children’s needs remain critical.
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