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Video: Philippines Typhoon Ketsana six months on
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Philippines: Typhoon Ketsana six months on
Six months after Typhoon Ketsana hit Metro Manila, over 5,000 families are still living in evacuation centres like this one.
Vietnam: Phuong prepares for more frequent, more severe storms
The lack of resources to protect themselves and reliance on their natural environment for a source of income, make Vietnam’s rural poor especially vulnerable to typhoons and other natural disasters that occur several times a year.
Cambodia: Samneth, "I never wish to see a flood again"
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Cambodia: Typhoon Ketsana six months on
“I never wish to see a flood again,” says Samneth, whose family lost their income to Typhoon Ketsana. However disaster preparedness measures by the community, local authorities and organisations like World Vision helped save lives.
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Philippines: Cramped evacuation centre still 'home' to many
Since losing their house when Typhoon Ketsana submerged 80% of Metro Manila and nearby areas last September, Leslie, 11, and her family are among 5,000 families still living in evacuation centres and struggling to make ends meet.
