DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal



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On the 8th of November, Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines.

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It was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded on land.

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Sea water engulfed towns along the coast,

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leaving a scene of total devastation.

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But the cost in human terms is the most shocking.

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Many thousands have died,

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and up to ten million have been affected by this catastrophic storm.

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These people desperately need your help.

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That's why the Disasters Emergency Committee, or DEC -

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an umbrella organisation that unites 14 UK humanitarian aid agencies -

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has launched an emergency appeal.

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And to help the vast numbers of people affected,

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they need your donation.

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In the city of Tacloban,

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the destruction is on the scale of a tsunami.

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Now we're so very hungry and thirsty.

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We don't have water any more, we don't have food.

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Survivors are sleeping outside amid the wreckage.

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And with so many dead in the rubble,

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there is the increasing threat of the spread of infection -

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with young children and elderly people most at risk.

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This is a dreadful situation,

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and the Philippines is a nation of scattered islands

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with communities who are hard to reach.

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A huge effort is required to get aid to the people who need it.

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The priorities are clean water, food and shelter.

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£25 will buy water purification tablets

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for ten families for a month.

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£50 will feed a family for two weeks.

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£100 will provide a family with an emergency shelter and bedding.

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This is a humanitarian crisis, so the DEC needs us to act now.

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Please help.

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You can give online at dec.org.uk

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or you can call 0370 60 60 900.

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To donate £5, text HELP to 70000.

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Texts cost £5,

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and the whole £5 goes to the DEC Philippines Typhoon Appeal.

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You must be 16 or over, and please ask the bilzl payer's permission.

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For full information, go to dec.org.uk.

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Thank you.

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