Emergency: Typhoon Rai
Urgent appeal
Donate today to provide shelter for families affected by Super Typhoon Rai in the Philippines.
Image: BOBBIE ALOTA/AFP via Getty Images
ShelterBox is responding in the Philippines after Super Typhoon Rai (known locally as Typhoon Odette) caused widespread devastation.
Typhoon Rai was the most severe storm to hit the country last year. With gusts of up to 240kmph, the storm was equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
More than half a million people are still without anywhere to live, and it’s still raining – making recovery efforts event harder.
Damaged communication lines and fuel shortages are making travel extremely challenging. But despite these challenges, we’ve helped more than 5,000 people so far, providing shelter kits, tarpaulins and other essential items.
We’re working closely with local partners; the international response coordination teams; the Philippines Navy; and Rotary contacts to make sure we respond where the need is greatest. We hope to be able to help over 8,000 more families.
But we can’t do it without your support. Please donate today to help families rebuild after Typhoon Rai.
Your donation will provide shelter and other essential items for families affected by this terrible disaster. Any additional funds raised over what is needed will go towards our wider work, providing shelter to families who need it after disaster.
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Single MonthlySingle donation of
£15
Could provide three tough, treated mosquito nets that protect against insect-borne diseases
Single donation of
£30
Could provide a cooking set that helps families have a hot meal together
Single donation of
£94
Could provide two water filtration kits that make contaminated water drinkable
Single donation of
£385
Could provide a bespoke all-purpose tent, large enough for a whole family
Shelter and recovery
Providing items that save lives and rebuild homes
When disasters destroy homes, shelter is essential. Your donation will provide the tools and materials to create quality shelters, and rebuild lives.
Any additional funds raised over what is needed for the Typhoon Rai appeal will go towards our wider work, providing shelter to families who need it after disaster.
Monthly donation of
£5
Essentials after disasters
Monthly donation of
£10
Driving change for vulnerable families
Monthly donation of
£20
Security and shelter all year round
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Providing vital shelter 365 days of the year
Natural disasters and conflicts never take days off, and neither do we.
By supporting us with a regular gift you are helping us to reach the most vulnerable families in need of shelter. Not just the lives devastated by high-profile disasters, but those that never hit the headlines.
Protection from life-threatening diseases
Helping families spend quality time together
Safe, clean drinking water
Safety from the elements and privacy for families
Going the extra mile to reach remote communities
Providing a safe place to call home
Transforming lives by igniting hope
Typhoon Rai's Path
Super Typhoon Rai has caused devastation in areas with high levels of poverty.
3.8 million people who were in the direct path of the storm are already living below the poverty line.
In the day before landfall, Typhoon Rai rapidly strengthened from a Category 1 to a Category 5-equivalent storm. It made landfall in Siargo and travelled westwards across the Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Palawan.
Between 16-17 December, it made landfall nine times across seven provinces in The Philippines.
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Please don’t wait. Families affected by Typhoon Rai urgently need shelter. Give the most important gift you can this Christmas.
Above image from previous response to Typhoon Goni in the Philippines