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Title The Philippines: Responding to a triple crisis 28 Dec 2020 © OCHA Philippines/Martin San Diego In the Philippines, a country with an average of 25 typhoons per year, 21 active volcanos and regular earthquake threats, addressing natural hazards requires a whole-of-society approach. In many parts of the country, the ground is saturated with water, so even minimal rainfall causes flooding. In Catanduanes, the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, a family whose livelihood depends on copra – dried coconut meat used to make oils – is struggling to make ends meet. Not only...

Stories. hey, folks, puerto rico is an island. it's surrounded by water, like big water. that's the president having to explain to the media. right, what an island is because they don't seem to get that the logistics are different. abby: the way he worded it, it makes total sense. it's interesting, i have noticed whenever there is something positive to talk about like when the president son the ground in houston and florida, hugging people, embracing them and making them feel comforted like the government is going to be there. you don't see those positive stories ever in the mainstream media. ...

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