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People wading through flood water from Typhoon Ondoy in the Phillipines capital Manila

Lack of drainage systems exacerbated impact of deadly typhoon in the Philippines – UN

30 September 2009
Poor drainage systems and garbage disposal problems aggravated the impact of a typhoon that struck the Philippines at the weekend and killed hundreds of people, the United Nations disaster prevention agency says as it stressed the need for governments to make greater investments before other catastrophes strike.
Ryan Leyva, 25, ponders the future with his children at an evacuation centre in the Philippines

UN speeds assistance to Filipino children hit by tropical storm as death count climbs

29 September 2009
As the rising death toll from the tropical storm that struck the Philippines over the weekend climbs to 240 people, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced it has rushed emergency relief supplies to the value of $143,000 to the affected children and their families.