By The SUN
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| Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) caused extensive flooding across Luzon in mid-November |
The Hong Kong government has approved the disbursements of
four grants totaling $9.7 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to help typhoon
victims in the
A statement released in the government information website
today, Jan 25, said the money will go to four charities that undertake typhoon
relief operations in the
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These are Oxfam Hong Kong, which will get $2.614 million; Plan International Hong Kong, $1.951 million; Hong Kong Red Cross, $1.825 million; and Save the Children Hong Kong, $3.31 million.
The money will be used to provide hygiene kits, household kits and education kits, as well as water purification items and shelter materials for about 57,750 victims.
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No particular typhoon was mentioned, but the statement said
the one for which the grant was released had affected around 3.3 million people
in the
The county was hit by two massive typhoons in November last year, including Super Typhoon Goni, which swept through Metro Manila and the Bicol Region in the first week of the month, and was quickly followed by Atsani.
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But the more disastrous one was Vamco, which caused the
worst flooding in the country for years, mostly throughout the main island of
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| Hardest hit by Super Typhoon Goni was the Bicol Region |
The typhoon grant was extended on the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee.
“The Committee hoped that the grants would facilitate the provision of timely relief to the victims and help them restore their normal living,” said the statement.
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Earlier, another relief package worth about $500,000 was given to agencies helping typhoon victims in the
“As the targeted localities of relief agencies or the types of relief items to be distributed are different, there will be no overlapping of resources,” added the statement.
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The relief agencies through which the donations will be coursed will be asked to submit evaluation reports and audited accounts on where the money went, after their relief projects have been completed.
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