The Impact of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda on Bohol Quake Assistance (BQA)

The impact of super typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda was not as severe in Bohol as in the provinces of Leyte and Samar, but nonetheless it has affected the operations of the Bohol Local Development Foundation (BLDF), the NGO which has been supporting the victims of last month’s earthquake: 

 

·    Four municipalities (Inabanga, Getafe, Talibon and Bien Unido) in Northern Bohol were severely 

    damaged. There are now more homeless people in these areas because of Typhoon Haiyan.

 

·    From a target of 150 houses in a six-month period, we have to double or even triple our         

   target to be able to cope with families who have their houses destroyed by the super typhoon.

 

·  The super typhoon destroyed completely the geothermal power source in Leyte which is the 

  same source for Bohol. It will take months before the Leyte facility will be fully operational. 

  Meanwhile, water and power supply is adversely affected in Bohol which will impact negatively 

  on existing plans for rehabilitation. 

 

·  The super typhoon caused massive landslides in Antequera and Cortes which will affect the 

  time frame for implementing existing plan to move families from tents and other makeshift 

  structure.

 

·  The landslides further reduce the possibility of moving families to their former location. We 

  need to spend time and look for resources to be able to procure land suitable for relocating 

  families in safer location. 

 

Nestor M Pestelos

BLDF President