Philippines: poor Christian communities hit hard
According to the UN, more than 11 million people are believed to have been affected by one of the most powerful storms on record which raged across the central Philippines on November 8, leaving a trail of almost total devastation in its wake. The area is inhabited mostly by Christians who are extremely poor.
Barnabas Fund
As EN went to press, the death toll stood at more than 2,200 and 673,000 displaced. Survivors are in desperate need of water, food and emergency shelter.
