Coloma, who cited latest data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), said that of the total number, 3,042 families have been assisted by Oplan Hatid, an effort that gives free transportation for survivors from the Villamor Airbase to as far away as Baguio City.
“The rest of the families are staying in a tent city set up in Pasay, public health centers in Manila and NGOs and LGUs who adopted them,” Coloma added in Filipino.
When Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through Visayas, it destroyed billions worth of infrastructure, damaged an estimated 1.1 million houses and displaced 3.43 million people, according to government estimates as of November 25. (Read: UNCHR, IOM provide emergency shelter for Haiyan survivors)
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