00:00Environmental groups in COP29, or the United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan,
00:06call for climate justice in the form of financing in light of the six storms that hit the Philippines
00:11in just four weeks.
00:13Storms and typhoons this time of year are not unusual for the Philippines.
00:17On average, the country experiences 20 tropical cyclones every year.
00:21But Joel Pagulayan of non-government organization Oxfam Pilipinas says it becomes uncommon when
00:26six consecutive storms with, quote, equally catastrophic impacts happen within a short
00:31period of time.
00:33Groups count from severe tropical storm Christine, which caused massive flooding in the Bicol
00:37region, up to super typhoon Pepito, which battered Catanduanes and Aurora in eastern
00:42Luzon.
00:43In between Christine and Pepito were four other tropical cyclones, Leon, Marseille,
00:48Nica and Ofel.
00:49The government recorded at least 150 dead due to Christine and Leon.
00:53More than a million were affected due to the combined effects of tropical cyclones
00:57Nica, Ofel and Pepito.
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