Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ batters Philippines

Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA) has reported.

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Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ batters Philippines

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