As our Kalmaegi response scaled up, Typhoon Uwan slammed into the northern provinces of the Philippines on November 14. The storm made landfall along the Aurora region coastline, tearing through coastal municipalities and causing widespread damage to homes and essential infrastructure.
WCK teams quickly reached the hardest-hit areas across Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Dinayawan, and Baler. Many homes—built from wood and corrugated metal sheets—were destroyed by the storm. Although residents evacuated ahead of Uwan, they returned to find their communities severely impacted, with electricity and water systems still down in many places.
WCK is responding on many fronts in the Philippines
In recent months, communities across the Philippines have been hit by one crisis after another—from the destructive earthquake in Cebu to the powerful storms that followed, including Typhoon Kalmaegi that struck earthquake-impacted communities and Typhoon Uwan that devastated Aurora Province. Since September, World Central Kitchen has launched three emergency food responses, one for each of these crises, standing alongside families as they navigate overlapping disasters and long paths to recovery.
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