Residents queueing up to receive free drinking water at a village in General Luna town, Siargao island, on Dec 23, 2021. - AFP
MANILA, Jan 7, 2022 (AFP): Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked by a typhoon last month, with aid officials warning of a health crisis as millions struggle to secure clean water and food.
Three weeks after Typhoon Rai struck southern and central islands, destroying thousands of homes and killing more than 400 people, relief work continues to deliver supplies to stranded residents left homeless by the storm.
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