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Every Little Bit Counts
By Ant Speak | October 1, 2009
Typhoon “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) hit Manila 26 September. A month’s worth of rain fell in just six hours, surpassing Hurricane Katrina. Ondoy inundated 80% of the city, giving us our worst flood in forty years. Hundreds are dead, tens of thousands are displaced, and many are still stranded and missing in unabating floodwaters.
In the early hours people from all over the city began to mobilize, and in an unparalleled show of bayanihan, the whole city has come together. Rescue and relief efforts still continue.
How can you help? Please check out these links*:
- Where and how to donate, here and abroad: http://tinyurl.com/y9unaf8
- Report a problem area/where help required: http://tinyurl.com/y8hut83
- Report a missing/found person whenever you hear of one: http://tinyurl.com/yambmq4
- Consult/update/contribute to the Sahana Disaster Management Forum: http://ping.fm/5Lyvt
- Help focus efforts by volunteering for Sahana Disaster Management Team: http://ping.fm/e0XLJ
*from Manuel L Quezon III’s twitter feed.
For live updates, please follow Manuel L Quezon III (@mlq3) and Rock Ed’s Gang Badoy (@gangbadoy) on Twitter.
It’s never too late to help!
