Skip to main menuSkip to secondary menuSkip to content Jehovah’s Witnesses BIBLE TEACHINGSPUBLICATIONSNEWSROOMABOUT USFEBRUARY 17, 2014 | PHILIPPINES Update: After Super Typhoon Haiyan, Jehovah’s Witnesses Mobilize Relief Effort MANILA, Philippines—In response to the massive devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan, Jehovah’s Witnesses have organized an ongoing global relief effort for the Philippines.The branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Manila formed five disaster relief committees to expedite assistance to victims. More than 190 tons of supplies have been sent to the central Philippines. Witnesses from at least ten countries offered to assist with the relief effort. Volunteers are helping to rebuild and repair over 2,000 homes or provide medical support.As many as 225 people are still living in tents set up by the Witnesses at a relocation site near Calbayog City, Samar. An estimated 15 to 20 percent of those seeking refuge at the site are non-Witnesses.In the aftermath of what has proved to be one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall, the death toll has risen to 6,201 and 1,785 people are still missing. Some 28,000 people were injured and over 1 million homes were damaged. The Philippines branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Manila now confirms that 33 Witnesses have died and 10 are missing and presumed dead.Mark Sanderson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, visits disaster victims.Beginning on December 7, 2013, Mark Sanderson, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, visited five provinces in the affected region over the course of seven days. He states: “The tragic results of Typhoon Haiyan are still deeply affecting many in the Philippines; yet we are prepared to continue providing the needed supplies, manpower, and comfort to help the victims recover.”Media Contact(s):International: J. R. Brown, Office of Public Information, tel. +1 718 560 5000Philippines: Dean Jacek, tel. +63 2 411 6090E-MAIL LINKPRINT Related Articles Super Typhoon Haiyan Pummels Central PhilippinesSITE LANGUAGE Ajië Acholi Afrikaans Akha Assamese Ateso Aymara Azərbaycan Azərbaycan (кирилҹә) Baoulé Batak (Karo) Batak (Pakpak) Batak (Simalungun) Batak (Toba) Bicol Bislama Boos do Kadazan Boros Dusun bosanski cakchiquel català Cebuano Chavacano Chichewa Chin (Hakha) Chitonga Chiyao Chokwe Chol Chuuk Cibemba Cilenje Cinamwanga Cinyanja Cisoli Cymraeg Dangme Dansk Deutsch Dholuo Drehu eesti Efịk English español Euskara Ewe Faka-Niue Faka-Tokelau Faka’uvea Frafra Français Føroyskt Fɔngbe Ga Gaeilge Galego Garifuna guarani Guerze guna Gungbe Gĩkũyũ Hausa Herero Hiligaynon Hiri Motu Hmoob hrvatski huave huo̧ttö̧ja̧ Ibaloi Iban Ibanag Ifugao Igbo Ikinyarwanda Ikirundi Iloko Inakeanon Indonesia IsiNdebele IsiXhosa IsiZulu Isoko italiano Itsekiri Ivatan Jawa Jiwaka Kalaallisut Kalanga Kalenjin Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) kekchí Khasi Kikamba Kikaonde Kikongo Kikongo (Rép. dém. du congo) Kiluba Kimbundu Kinaray-a Kisiei Kisonge Kiswahili Kiswahili (Rép. dém. du Congo) Kreol Morisien Kreol Seselwa Kreyòl ayisyen Krio Kuanua K’urdî Kurmancî (Kavkazûs) Lamba Latviešu Laˇhuˍ hkawˇ Lhukonzo Lietuvių kalba Lingala Luganda Lugbara Lunda Luvale Luvenda magyar Malagasy Malay Malti mam Mambwe-Lungu Mangareva Maninkakan (Eastern) mapudungun Maranaw Marquesian (Hiva Oa) Marquesian (Nuku Hiva) Marshallese maya mayangna mayo (yoremnok´ki) mazahua mazateco de Huautla Mbunda Melpa Mende miskito mixe mixteco de guerrero (tu̱ʼun saví) Mixteco de Huajuapan Moore Motu Nama Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ndonga Nederlands Nengone Ngangela ngäbere Nias Norsk Nyaneka Nzema náhuatl de guerrero náhuatl de la huasteca náhuatl del centro náhuatl del norte de puebla Okanisitongo Oromoo Oshikwanyama Otomí (Valle del Mezquital) o‘zbekcha (lotincha) Palauan Pangasinan Papiamentu (Kòrsou) pemon pe pilagá Plautdietsch polski Ponapean Português Pular purépecha Quechua (Ancash) quechua (ayacucho) Quechua (Bolivia) quechua (Cusco) quichua quichua (santiago del estero) quiché rapa nui Reo Rarotonga Romane (Makedonija) Romanes Kalderash Română Rukwangali Rumanyo Rungus Runyankore Rutoro Saamakatöngö Samoan Sango Sarnami Sepedi Sesotho Setswana shipibo-conibo Shona shqip Sidaamu Afoo Silozi SiSwati slovenčina slovenščina Solomon Islands Pidgin Somali Sranantongo srpski (latinica) Sunda suomi Susu Svenska Tagalog Tahiti Talian Tandroy Tankarana Taqbaylit tarahumara Tausug Tetun Thimbukushu Thok Nath Tiv Tlapaneco Toaripi toba tojolabal Tok Pisin Tongan totonaco tseltal Tshiluba tsotsil Twi tének Türkçe Uighur (Cyrillic) Umbundu Urhobo Uruund valencià Vezo Việt Nam võro Waima Waray-Waray Wayuunaiki wichi Wolayttattuwaa Xitsonga Xârâcùù yaqui Yorùbá yukpa Zande zapoteco de Guevea zapoteco del istmo
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