Teams traveled by boat to bring relief to flooded communities that had not yet received aid.

PANGASINAN, Philippines - For the first time since Typhoon Pepeng hit, families living in flooded barangays or communities of the Philippines are finally getting some much-needed relief.

Navigating flooded streets in a bright red, rubber boat, Operation Blessing teams traveled to three of the hardest-hit communities to bring medical relief, emergency aid and trauma counseling to families.

For Josielyn, a resident of Barangay Malabago and mother of 8, the relief was an answer to her prayers.

“The water almost reached up to the second level of our house. We thought we would never survive,” she said.

“Operation Blessing has been a great help to us here. It is very rare that people would come here and give help without asking anything in return. I thank God so much for answering our prayers,” she added.

In 3 days, Operation Blessing and partners brought emergency relief to nearly 550 families in the hardest-hit areas.

The OBI team was joined by medical doctors from German non-profit Humedica as well as received support and assistance from members of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police.

After 3 days of ongoing disaster relief operations, teams were able to help nearly 550 families throughout the communities of Pandayan, Malabago and San Vicente.

In response to both Typhoon Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng, Operation Blessing and partners have helped more than 167,324 victims to date with medical services or relief goods distributions.

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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