By The SUN
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| The country's surfing capital, Siargao, bore the full brunt of Odette |
The Hong Kong government has approved the release of HK$540,000
(Php3.5 million) from its Disaster Relief Fund to Amity Foundation for
providing relief to victims of typhoon Odette (international name Rai) in the
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According to a statement released on the HK government website, the grant will be used used to provide drinking water, rice, dried fish, canned food, beans, sugar and cooking oil to around 9,000 victims to address their imminent need.
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“The grant was approved under the fast-track mechanism set up on the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee to facilitate relief agencies kick-starting first-phase emergency relief work,” said the statement.
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Amity Foundation will submit an evaluation report and an audited account of how the grant was used after the relief operation, said the statement.
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Odette, classified as a super typhoon when it made nine
landfalls in central and southern
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It is described as the third costliest in Philippine history as it damaged US$794.72 million worth of properties, infrastructures and crops.
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