Fire Works

01 January 2010 – Philippines — evacuees affected by the recent typhoon Ketsana and Parma welcome the new year in evacuation camps in brgy. Dos, Calamba, Laguna, outskirt of Manila. Due to damages brought about by the typhoons, over 1000 families are still displaced and live in crowded evacuation centers. The longer they stay, the worse the conditions get. The families have little or no access to clean water supply and proper sanitation, and some have already developed ailments, most common are skin and respiratory diseases. The national government have given the settlers only up to December 31 to relocate, after which, the evacuation centers will be dismantled. But the evacuees said they cannot go back to their original abode, which are either still underwater, or have been declared as danger zones. (Buck Pago/AKP-images)