MANILA, Philippines (September 28, 2009) – Early reports from Children International, a U.S.-based
humanitarian organization which supports poor children throughout the Philippines, indicate heavy rains have left much of Manila under water and have forced thousands of sponsored families from their homes.
Children International’s President and CEO Jim Cook said, “We are very concerned about the children and families whose meager belongings have been washed away by Ketsana. Children International will be providing emergency support to our sponsored children and their families whose lives were already challenged by extreme poverty.”
The National Disaster Coordinating Council in the Philippines reports 140 people have died in flash floods resulting from more than 13 inches of rain received in a six-hour time frame on Saturday. The flooding is reported to be the worst in over 40 years. |
More than 13 inches of rain fell, leaving people stranded and in need of rescue. |
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Children International provides medical and educational support to over 72,400 poor children and their families throughout the Philippines.
For more information, visit Emergency Alert.
About Children International:
Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International’s programs benefit more than 325,000 sponsored children and their families in 11 countries around the world including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Zambia, Honduras, India, the Philippines and the United States. For more information about Children International, visit http://www.children.org. |
| Flash flooding left families homeless and destroyed their few belongings. |
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