Residents scramble to receive relief. OBI partners delivered more than 3,000 emergency meals to typhoon victims.

QUANG NAM, Vietnam - As the relief boat approached the shoreline, desperate residents scrambled frantically to get in position—with arms outstretched and bare feet sinking deeper into the muddy banks.

“The people almost fought at the bank to get the food. So at times, it was intense,” said Tony, an OB partner assisting with relief efforts.

An estimated 3 million people in Vietnam have been impacted by the same devastating Typhoon Ondoy that first struck the Philippines, flooding more than 80 percent of the capital Manila as well as surrounding areas.

A Vietnamese man paddles through his community on a make-shift raft.

Relief teams have delivered more than 3,000 emergency meals to Vietnamese families who are living in flooded areas accessible only by boat.

Workers are also preparing to purchase large quantities of tin in order to repair some of the hundreds of homes damaged by the storms.

In the Philippines, OBI teams are still providing emergency relief to victims, having helped more than 138,000 residents to date.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
You can help by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts. With your support, we can continue to provide emergency relief and recovery. Please make an on-line donation today.

 

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