Tuesday, 20 December 2011Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi expressed sympathy with the victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines, IRNA reported.
In a message to his Philippines counterpart, Salehi expressed regret over the incident and condoled the nation and government over the recent calamity in that country.
Salehi hoped that the government and nation of Philippines will overcome the catastrophic situation with tolerance and patience.
On Monday authorities began to hold mass burials for the dead in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, where coffins had run out and funeral parlours were overwhelmed with the mounting death toll. The stench of decay also began to envelop the disaster zones.
The Philippine Navy said it would be transporting 500 coffins donated by officials in the northern province of Pampanga, while the Health Department has dispatched hundreds of body bags. The government and relief agencies also rushed bottled water, food and medicines to help more than 330,000 displaced by the floods.
Nearly 43,000 of the displaced population are staying in cramped evacuation centres that lack facilities, while some have been forced to beg for food on the streets.
Washi slammed into the southern Philippines on Friday, dumping more than one month's worth of rains in less than 12 hours that caused rivers to overflow. Water from denuded mountains also cascaded down to the cities.
The rampaging floods hit as resident slept, sweeping away houses, vehicles and trees. Entire villages were turned into a wasteland of thick mud, logs, mangled steel and iron sheeting, and other debris.
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