One person has died as officials struggle to provide adequate Covid-safe emergency shelter for nearly 15,000 residents
Thousands of residents have fled flooded communities and swollen rivers in the Philippine capital, Manila, and outlying provinces after days of torrential monsoon rains that left at least one villager dead.
Officials say they are struggling to open more emergency shelters in order to allow social distancing among the displaced residents and prevent evacuation camps from turning into epicentres of Covid-19 infections. In the hard-hit city of Marikina in the capital region, nearly 15,000 residents were evacuated to safety overnight as waters rose alarmingly in a major river.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/25/philippines-floods-manila-evacuation-torrential-rain
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