Photo: Tyler Jump/IRC
The IRC is focusing our response to Typhoon Haiyan on areas that have received very little relief -- working to meet urgent needs for water and sanitation, shelter and livelihoods, while protecting those most vulnerable in the wake of the disaster.
On Friday, Nov. 8, the most powerful storm ever recorded made landfall in the Philippines. By Sunday, as the scale and severity of the disaster became apparent, an International Rescue Committee emergency response team was en route to the archipelago to swiftly identify survivors’ urgent needs and provide humanitarian assistance.