This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Officials confirm that another 70 Canada soldiers are now stationed in the Philippines to counter the drastic affects in aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, while more help is expected to join on Friday evening. These soldiers mainly constitute of medics who will form mobile first aid teams and provide initial medical care to typhoon survivors. The latest group of soldiers departed from CFB Trenton on Thursday evening, aboard a CC-150 Polaris aircraft, includes the Disaster Assistance Response Team, or DART, which is on its way to the Pilar region of Panay Island.
According to Philippine authorities, Iloilo is among the two major cities on the island of Panay, which were directly struck by Typhoon Haiyan. Records show that more than 530,000 people living in the Iloilo region were affected by the storm. Canadian authorities have vowed to concentrate their help to this area, along with Capiz province. Additionally, there is another plan to extend efforts in the city of Roxas, i.e. a coastal community almost 100 kilometres north of Iloilo, where Canadians are in the process of setting up a base camp.
In a statement issued via teleconference on Friday, Lt.-Col. Walter Taylor explained that “while we’re building our own camp and establishing ourselves, I’m very pleased to say that tomorrow, our time, we’ll be pushing the first mobile medical team out to one of the evacuation centres where our NGO partners have identified a significant requirement for medical attention.” Reports confirm that an additional group of soldiers are anticipated to leave again with a water purification unit on Friday.
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