Thousands of people in the Philippines are still facing days of severe rains after Typhoon Lando hit there Sunday morning local time. The Weather Channel calls it "a slow motion disaster."
At least 23 people died and several more are missing. The heavy rain from the storm could lead to more dangerous flooding and mudslides.
"This is our first time to experience this kind of typhoon that wrecks homes," Beny Lozano, whose house was destroyed by Lando said.
Beny, together with her husband and nine children survived the disaster but don't know how they will get back on their feet.
CBN International Disaster Relief is on the scene to provide help families like theirs. Relief workers know disaster-causing typhoons are not new to Filipinos but are still overwhelming.
"Our team would be ready to feed people in the evacuation centers, give food packs for families ready for three days. Purified water would be given to them," Dr. Kim April Pascual, from Operation Blessing Philippines, said.
The OB medical team is traveling Wednesday morning to provide much needed medical aid.
"We can go in and look at the people and how their health is doing so we can help prevent an epidemic to arise," she explained. "In these towns, we want to be more strategic, not just relief, but we want to help them rebuild their lives by giving them livelihood programs."
OB deployed teams for visual inspection, assessment and response in the province of Aurora. It is one area hardest hit by typhoon Lando.
Reports from staff and volunteers on the ground show that the destruction is indeed big and overwhelming.
Other cities in great need include Baler, Casiguran, Dilasag, and Dinalungan, Dinapigue and Isabela.
OB relief workers are also feeding victims at an evacuation site in Casiguran and is setting up mobile water stations in Aurora. They has conducted feeding operations to families in one evacuation site in Casiguran. They will also set up mobile water stations for the affected families in Aurora. They also are distributing relief goods, family food packs and clothing.
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