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Philippine mayor requests helicopters for quake-hit inaccessible villages

A mayor in the Philippines is appealing for helicopter assistance to deliver food and aid to ten villages that have become inaccessible following a recent earthquake. The earthquake has displaced over 45,000 people, with many remaining in emergency shelters due to trauma and aftershocks. The disaster has also resulted in significant damage to homes and infrastructure, with landslides being a major obstacle to relief efforts. AI

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Philippine mayor requests helicopters for quake-hit inaccessible villages

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Filipino mayor begs for helicopters to fly food to ‘very hungry’ quake survivors

    The mayor of a southern Philippine town that was devastated by a powerful earthquake pleaded on Thursday for helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in several landslide-isolated villages. The 7.8 magnitude offshore quake, one of the strongest to hit the archipelago in …