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PEOPLE AFFECTED - 12 M
PEOPLE TARGETED - 400,000
FUNDING REQUIREMENT - CHF 20M
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the crisis
On 16 December 2021, Super Typhoon Rai made its first landfall, causing widespread destruction. The Visayas and Mindanao Islands were the most affected by this powerful storm, enduring torrential rains, violent winds, floods, and storm surges. With maximum sustained winds reaching 195 km/h near its centre and gusts up to 260 km/h, Rai displayed its sheer power. As it moved westward and northwestward, its central pressure of 985 hPa heightened the storm's intensity. Rai became the fifteenth tropical storm to hit the country in 2021.
The tropical cyclone brought strong winds and heavy rain as it crossed the Philippine archipelago. Its impact was felt in other parts of Visayas, Mindanao, and Southern Luzon, leading to widespread evacuations and displacements of the affected population, as well as causing severe damage to homes, infrastructure, livelihoods, water systems, and health facilities in the affected provinces. Typhoon Rai made a total of nine landfalls. Provinces from five regions hardest hit by the typhoon, included Palawan, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Southern Leyte, Leyte, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao Del Norte.
As of 21 February 2022, reports indicated that 2,991,586 families (10,607,625 people) were affected in 10,264 barangays in Regions V, VI, VII, VIII. IX, X, XI, MIMAROPA and Caraga. Furthermore, 31,607 families were displaced in evacuation centres, with 20,918 families (79,627 people) seeking temporary shelter in 810 evacuation areas, and 10,689 families (35,411 people) staying with relatives or friends. The disaster resulted in 405 deaths, 52 reported missing and 1,371 injured. Approximately 2,108,858 houses were affected, with 404,653 destroyed and 1,704,205 partially damaged. The damage to crops, livestock, poultry, fisheries, and agricultural facilities was estimated at PHP 17.8 billion, while infrastructure damage was estimated at PHP 30 billion. In a later update on 14 October 2022, the number of displaced families decreased, with 194 families or 812 persons seeking shelter in 16 evacuation centres in Regions VII, VIII, MIMAROPA, and Caraga, and 119 families or 381 persons temporarily staying with relatives or friends in Region VIII.