A Taiwanese nonprofit organization is working to provide clean drinking water to students on the Philippine island of Siargao, in the wake of a deadly typhoon that damaged infrastructure in parts of the country last year.
The Taiwan Fund for Children and Families, which has a branch in the Philippines, inaugurated a solar-powered water pumping station in Siargao only days before Typhoon Rai ripped through the southern Philippines on Dec. 16 last year, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
Official data showed that 405 people were killed, 1,147 injured and 82 remained missing, while 500,000 were displaced and a total of
Manila, Feb. 6 (CNA) A Taiwanese non-profit organization is working to provide clean drinking water to students on the Philippine island of Siargao, in the wake of a deadly typhoon that damaged the infrastructure in parts of the country last year.