01. March 2022
Disaster surprised them in their sleep – 77,000 persons affected
Caused by the torrential rainfalls during typhoon Washi, an up to 10 metre high flood wave hit the region surrounding the Philippine town of Cagayan de Oro, as well as Iligan and other small villages in the south of Mindanao Island late in the evening of December 17. Another 39 communities in eight major towns are also affected by the devastation and destruction.