Philippine Typhoon Survivors Say Food Is Running Out

People affected by the typhoon Rai gather during a distribution of relief goods, in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines, on Dec. 20, 2021. Erwin Mascarinas/Greenpeace/Handout via Reuters

MANILA, Philippines—Officials and residents of areas in the Philippines that bore the brunt of Typhoon Rai pleaded for food, water, and shelter on Dec. 21 as damaged roads, flooding, and severed power and communication lines hampered relief efforts.

Rai, the strongest typhoon to hit the archipelago this year, struck on Dec. 16, killing nearly 400 people and affecting 1.8 million, displacing 630,000 of them, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.