Typhoon's trail of destruction
- 13 years ago
Residents in parts of the Philippines began clearing up the day after Typhoon Nesat's departure.
By Wednesday, the number of dead was being put at 18.
Another 35 people were still missing.
Residents in this part of Manila whose homes were flooded when the sea wall broke are salvaging what they can.
SOUNDBITE: Marites Goyala, resident of Baseco Compound in Tondo district, saying (Filipino):
"Our house was hit by a huge wave and the garbage that came with it. The waves could not move in that direction because the ship was blocking them, so they were coming this way and hitting our house. The waves kept crashing, our house collapsed and it got buried in trash. So that's what happened. Now we have nowhere to sleep."
Some of those whose homes have been wrecked are hoping for government help to get back on their feet.
For the time being they've taken refuge in temporary shelters.
Red Cross volunteers carrying out medical checks say there's a lot of sickness among the residents, many of them children.
SOUNDBITE: Rowi Jimano, Red Cross volunteer, saying (Filipino):
"Those who left the evacuation centre are waiting for aid from the government because some of them are suffering from illnesses. Some have fevers, and many are still sick."
Initial estimates put the repair bill at around 2.3 million dollars.
Philippine weather forecasters are warning of another storm developing in the Pacific Ocean that could pick up strength, and become a typhoon by the time it arrives.
Paul Chapman, Reuters
By Wednesday, the number of dead was being put at 18.
Another 35 people were still missing.
Residents in this part of Manila whose homes were flooded when the sea wall broke are salvaging what they can.
SOUNDBITE: Marites Goyala, resident of Baseco Compound in Tondo district, saying (Filipino):
"Our house was hit by a huge wave and the garbage that came with it. The waves could not move in that direction because the ship was blocking them, so they were coming this way and hitting our house. The waves kept crashing, our house collapsed and it got buried in trash. So that's what happened. Now we have nowhere to sleep."
Some of those whose homes have been wrecked are hoping for government help to get back on their feet.
For the time being they've taken refuge in temporary shelters.
Red Cross volunteers carrying out medical checks say there's a lot of sickness among the residents, many of them children.
SOUNDBITE: Rowi Jimano, Red Cross volunteer, saying (Filipino):
"Those who left the evacuation centre are waiting for aid from the government because some of them are suffering from illnesses. Some have fevers, and many are still sick."
Initial estimates put the repair bill at around 2.3 million dollars.
Philippine weather forecasters are warning of another storm developing in the Pacific Ocean that could pick up strength, and become a typhoon by the time it arrives.
Paul Chapman, Reuters