Filipino Mother Salvages Scrap to Feed Family After Typhoon Kalmaegi
ReutersDecember 5, 20252 min16,711 views
14 connectionsΒ·16 entities in this videoβAftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi
- π Liza Becus returned to her home in Talisay City, Cebu province, after Typhoon Kalmaegi, finding only the floor remaining of her house.
- π She described everything as destroyed and washed away, leaving her and her seven children with no belongings, including uniforms and bags.
- πΈ Personal items like a TV and washing machine, which were paid off over weeks and months, are now gone.
Salvaging for Survival
- π οΈ Becus is salvaging what she can from the scattered metal and iron sheets to sell, aiming to buy rice for her family to eat.
- π She built a makeshift shack from salvaged iron sheets to provide shelter and dug out clothes to clean for daily wear.
Wider Impact and Response
- π Residents in Cebu City also began cleaning up, with floods leaving vehicles piled up and homes deep in mud.
- β οΈ Local resident Marlin Enriquez expressed surprise at the flood's height, forcing people to scramble onto roofs for safety.
- π Typhoon Kalmaegi, which barreled through central Philippines, killed at least 114 people and displaced thousands.
- π This devastation follows a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in northern Cebu just over a month prior, which killed dozens.
- π’ Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of national calamity, enabling wider access to emergency funds and faster aid delivery.
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Typhoon KalmaegiPhilippinesTalisay CityCebu ProvinceNatural DisastersDisaster RecoveryDisaster ReliefSalvagingPovertyFood SecurityState of National Calamity
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