OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Philippines - Typhoon Lingling (Nanang)
15 November 2001


Situation

1.  Typhoon Lingling, which hit the Philippines on 6-7 November and then
Viet Nam on 12 November, dissipated on Tuesday, November 13.

2.  As of 12 November 2001, the extent of the damage in the Philippines is
as follows (source:  Office of Civil Defense-National Disaster
Coordinating Council):

- Death toll: 184
- Injured: 147
- Missing: 106
- Affected population: 1.06 million
- Affected provinces: 13
- Worst affected area: Mahinog Municipality in the Province of Camiguin
- Population evacuated: 183,435
- Houses destroyed: 1,119
- Houses damaged: 2,811
- Estimated cost of damage in USD: 22.7 million


National and International Response

3.  According to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Manila, the
Central Government, through the Department of Social Welfare and
Development, has provided PHP 7 million (USD 136,000) to the most affected
provinces to assist the relief efforts of the provincial and municipal
authorities.  The Central Government has also informed that it plans to
carry out rehabilitation activities in the agriculture sector.

4.  USAID has offered USD 100,000 towards the Philippines National Red
Cross (PNRC)  for the procurement of relief items for the most affected
population.  In addition, the US Department of Defense has provided a
C-130 aircraft with which to deliver these items.

5.  The Government of Japan has provided PHP 2 million (USD 39,000) for
the purchase of relief commodities.

6.  PNRC is assessing the damage and needs in the areas hardest hit by the
typhoon.  The PNRC is shipping relief supplies from Manila to the affected
areas in support of the local relief efforts.  By 13 November, the PNRC
had already provided relief to 10,000 people.

7.  No appeal for international assistance has been received by OCHA to
date.

8.  OCHA is in contact with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in
Manila, which is monitoring the situation.

9.  This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int


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