Supertyphoon Man-yi hits the Philippines: “It’s like the storm took an axe to the trees”
Rooftops have been ripped from houses and community centers. Segments of metal sheeting are wrapped around trees that are now empty of leaves and bran...
Natural disasters
Philippines
The Philippines: Doctors Without Borders launches intervention on islands affected by Typhoon Rai
Manila 17 January, 2022 – Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency teams will start providing medical and humanitarian assis...
Natural disasters
Philippines
Typhoon Rai (Odette) assessment in the Philippines
On 15 December 2021, typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette) formed, category 5, and after first landfall weakened to categories 4 & 3.
Natural disasters
Philippines
MSF responds after typhoons Goni and Ulysses cause widespread destruction in the Philippines
On 1 November, one of the strongest typhoons in 2020 struck the Philippines. Goni, or Rolly as it’s known in the Philippines, caused widespread damage...
