Medicines and bedding mats for Typhoon Ondoy (“Ketsana”) victims...

Last Thursday, 8 October, our relief mission continued as we revisited the families in Montalban who were left homeless in the wake of Typhoon Ondoy (“Ketsana”). As the slight drizzle turned into a steady rain, we walked across mud covered trails to reach whatever was left of the houses damaged by the floods near the river. At the nearby evacuation site, empty shells of unoccupied structures without electricity and water supply served as temporary homes to forty families.

We distributed 300 packs of basic first aid items (band aid, iodine, cough tablets and cotton buds), 100 antifungal cream for skin infections and 300 mats as bedding. Many were overjoyed to receive the little gifts. Even more flashed brilliant smiles of gratitude in spite of the obvious mammoth task of rebuilding houses.

In one house, our intrepid community members lent their muscles to shovel off forty centimetres deep of mud that literally covered every inch of floor space. Underneath the mud, they uncovered bags of clothes soaked in 2 weeks of flood water, a solidified mattress and piles of other pieces of furniture now no longer usable.

We are continuing with the relief efforts in Montalban for the flood victims. Many families are still in need of more basic medication like Paracetamol and anti-diarrhoea medication. School-going children whose clothes and books were washed off in the floods need these items to continue studying.

We are still accepting and appealing for more support and donations. If you are interested to partner us in the relief efforts, please go to

http://icpephilippines.blogspot.com/2009/10/donations-for-relief-typhoon-ondoy.html

for more information on how you can channel your support.
Do also feel free to write to us at : philippines@icpe.org for more updates and information.