Liamson Times: Eastern Visayas

== LGUs in Eastern Visayas ramp up flooding recovery plans ==
Sheila Sta. Maria | 10:35 AM | November 12, 2014
In February this year, the series of natural disasters known as The Ruling caused mass death and destruction all over the country. The events are most known for the massive earthquakes, but these also led to tsunamis and floods especially in areas such as Eastern Visayas.
The local government units are ramping up efforts and have partnered with non-profits and volunteer-led organizations to build small communities to house victims.
"National relief operations have been mostly concentrated in Luzon," says activist Pepe Cañete. "We have had to organize donation drives, evacuation efforts, and medical care ourselves."
Despite the lack of funding and aid from national government, the efforts of the LGUs and volunteers in the affected areas have seen tremendous effects already.
"There are still plenty of municipalities that are deemed unsafe, but we have been able to provide housing and basic utilities for a big chunk of the victims."
Since the incident, around 500 families in the area have been housed, with more communities still being built.
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