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Hundreds of people died after Super Typhoon Rai hit the Philipppines' south-eastern islands on the 16 and 17 December 2021 with winds of about 195km/h (120mph). At the time, rescue teams described scenes of "complete carnage", with hundreds of thousands buildings torn down and communications shut off.

Jermaine Bayas, Oxfam's Regional Humanitarian Manager for Asia, describes how the extend of destruction. 蜜芽传媒s, power lines and water supplies were brought down, and the livelihoods of fishermen and farmers have also been ruined. He says almost a million homes - 900,000 - have been destroyed and that many people are still relying on humanitarian aid and help from the government. Many people are still housed in the evacuation camps, while others have returned to attempt to rebuild their homes or been housed by relief agencies.

"Livelihoods have been lost. Fishermen and farmers are now left with nothing. It will take a long time for them to recover."

Photo: People look out from a window at an evacuation centre following Typhoon Rai, in Surigao del Norte, Philippines December 2021 Credit: Reuters

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