Rapid Response Team from the United States Marines Corps disembarking relief goods at Villamor Airbase |
11 November 2013
The Philippines throught its Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has received offers of help from 22 countries for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of typhoon Yolanda, one of the strongest storm to hit the Philippines to date.
Secretary Albert F. del Rosario said the offers of assistance are in the form of:
deployment of search-and-rescue teams and medical personnel;
provision of relief goods, such as food, water, tents, and blankets,among others;
provision of medical supplies and vaccine;
deployment of ships and aircrafts; and
cash donations
The countries that have made offers of assistance include:
Australia – financial aid
Belgium – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Canada – financial aid; in-kind donations
Denmark – financial aid
Finland – in-kind donations
Germany – in-kind donations, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Hungary – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Indonesia – in-kind donations
Israel – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Japan – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Malaysia – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel, supplies
The Netherlands – financial aid
New Zealand – financial aid
Norway – financial aid
Russia – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Singapore – financial aid
Spain – in-kind donations
Sweden – financial aid
Turkey – in-kind donations, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
United Arab Emirates – financial aid
United Kingdom – financial aid
United States of America – financial aid, deployment of ships and aircrafts, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Secretary Albert F. del Rosario said the offers of assistance are in the form of:
deployment of search-and-rescue teams and medical personnel;
provision of relief goods, such as food, water, tents, and blankets,among others;
provision of medical supplies and vaccine;
deployment of ships and aircrafts; and
cash donations
The countries that have made offers of assistance include:
Australia – financial aid
Belgium – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Canada – financial aid; in-kind donations
Denmark – financial aid
Finland – in-kind donations
Germany – in-kind donations, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Hungary – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Indonesia – in-kind donations
Israel – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Japan – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Malaysia – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel, supplies
The Netherlands – financial aid
New Zealand – financial aid
Norway – financial aid
Russia – medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
Singapore – financial aid
Spain – in-kind donations
Sweden – financial aid
Turkey – in-kind donations, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
United Arab Emirates – financial aid
United Kingdom – financial aid
United States of America – financial aid, deployment of ships and aircrafts, medics/ rapid response team (RRT)/ search & rescue/personnel
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