Typhoon Rai devastates the Philippines’ remote Dinagat Islands | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

The death toll in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to at least 375 after the storm left a trail of destruction in central and southern provinces late last week. Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan is the first journalist to reach the remote Dinagat islands, one of the country’s hardest-hit provinces.

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[friendme]

0:43 thats my house with the blue roof

[gabrielmorales]

Philippines heartbreaking deadly flood 😢😢😔💔😔😢💔😭😭💔💔💔😭

[officialpbmatalksbygeraldi]

Being the first Governor of the Province of Dinagat Islands (2018), I would like to thank you, Ma'am Jamela for visiting Dinagat Islands. Its a big help for us Dinagatnons that the situation there will be exposed.. God Bless you and your team 🙏🏻

[MrJifford]

I salute this media personnel even the farthest province of Dinagat islands she traveled just to get the news and informed the people around the world that this place really needed help, thank you for exposing the situation of the people and the national gov. slow action, its obvious that the gov.never allocated budget before disaster hit the province even they predicted the center of the storm will hit this place, it should be plan ahead but if u have weak and lazy leader help is very slow, people must think twice this coming election not to vote incompetent leader

[pandecocojam]

Thank you for the information but the report sounds so much like oratory. It's also incorrect that the residents have not seen a government official in San Jose - maybe what she meant was a national government official. Local government officials in Dinagat are working non stop. The reporter wouldn't have been able to go to San Jose on her own without LGU coordination. By December 18, national government officials have visited Dinagat to speak with the governor and local officials. They wouldn't have been able to personally go to all the barangays. What the reporter got correct was that local officials are doing all they can with the resources they have. To the international community who saw this report, the most important message is Dinagat Islands needs help and the local officials can be trusted to facilitate the help to everyone in the island because EVERYONE, including government workers were severely affected - devastated would be more fitting.

[fkarim]

Is such country iron sheet roof is very dangerous.

[ysrai]

I don't get why ppl saying god will help

[franciscoverra]

A day after, Phillipines coast guards, ship foods and drinking waters n that area.. That s a false allegations that u are d first 2 comeand d government don't give food assistance.

[adulfmuffin]

China will be to the rescue don’t worry

[mblued]

God Help those people 🙏🏼 Its the Local Government should be first helping them where are they ? If they cant handle it anymore try should ask for the Natiinal government help.

[mahadzirabdkarim]

FahasbunAllah wanikmalwakil..
heavy flooding in Malaysia

[ramelyndianhulotba]

Hello po, Ako po si Ramelyn Dian Hulotba, taga dinagat islands po ako isa po ako sa naapektohan sa bagyong Odette At sana po ay matulongan nyo po kami. We need your help, everyone one need food, clothes and water to drink..

[miranaluna]

There have been news about the mayor in Surigao City who have been suspended due to lack of action. Where are they when they are needed most by the people who elected them? What the heck is the purpose why they ran for those respective positions where they should serve the people wholeheartedly? Perhaps these days it maybe is just about the money issues why they're after positions in a government.
Shame on them!

[ck-bsms]

i know the government act very slow in relief operations but is not just one area got hit by the typhoon... if you can see in other video, the government is doing everything they can... the president went straight to the place got hit by the typhoon and giving out some relief goods...
now is election time in the philippines, is time for them to act fast but sad to say one of the presidential candidate, act very slow they just asking for donation now...that should done by earlier days before the typhoon hits the philippines... while the other presidential candidate, use this as a challenge to help those who affected... why they don't just act fast, they don't need that challenge...while some of them it seems they don't care....

[Catch-dg]

Political and nature desaters have kept this country on its knees.

[yes...]

Lindus be like:- "Filipinas wele Hindus befole they convelted to Chlistianity"