Philippines begins cleanup after Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves dozens dead • FRANCE 24 English

river swelled and with it wiped away nearly everything. As these Filipinos return to what was once their homes, there is little to do but take stock and salvage what they can from the mud that cakes nearly everything. We’ve lost everything. We don’t have a home. We need help. We have no place to sleep, no food, nothing. We only have torn clothes. We just need food, rice, anything to eat, but we have nothing with the toll rising residents of the Philippines Cebu Province, home to more than 2.4 million people, described how typhoon Kagi brought unprecedented rainfall, which led to flash floods and landslides that engulfed entire communities. The flood waters quickly rushed in. We were not able to bring anything with us. This was the first time that this has happened to us. I’ve been living here for almost 16 years and it was the first time I’ve experienced such flooding. it. The Philippines is regularly hit by typhoons and storms with around 20 a year. This in addition to a dozen active volcanoes as well as earthquakes, a major one hit just over a month ago. But officials and residents are reeling in the aftermath of Typhoon Kagi. Cebu’s provincial governor called it unprecedented and devastating, and it has sparked anger among many Filipinos who say public officials have mismanaged funds in phantom flood safety projects.

Residents of the central Philippines on November 5 began scraping mud from streets and homes that survived after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 85 and left dozens missing as it tore through the region. The devastating aftermath sparked anger among many Filipinos who say public officials have mismanaged funds in phantom flood safety projects.
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