Mama Helen recalls the June '08 Typhoon: Part 2
Mama Helen, clearly looking tired and thin during our recent talk about the June 2008 Typhoon and its aftermath, with Cris translating off camera.
Santa Fe, Philippines: Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/30s f/2.8 at 14mm iso100
After Mama Helen's house collapsed during the storm, they quickly ran to their cousins house to seek shelter, but that house also collapsed - so they literally had no where to go.
After the storm died down, they went back to the rubble of their house and sifted through anything they could salvage, including a small bag of rice.
During the first week post Typhoon, there was no food to be had anywhere - The Parents gave the rice to their 10 children who were sleeping in the local school gym, and Helen & David survived solely on coconuts and coconut milk for almost two weeks.
Kevin Weir came with us the day we met with the Family, and brought along a big 25kg. sack of clean rice; riding it all the way from the local rice vendor to Mama Helen's house, on his motorbike.
Thanks for reading today,
PJAMES
Santa Fe, Philippines: Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/30s f/2.8 at 14mm iso100
After Mama Helen's house collapsed during the storm, they quickly ran to their cousins house to seek shelter, but that house also collapsed - so they literally had no where to go.
After the storm died down, they went back to the rubble of their house and sifted through anything they could salvage, including a small bag of rice.
During the first week post Typhoon, there was no food to be had anywhere - The Parents gave the rice to their 10 children who were sleeping in the local school gym, and Helen & David survived solely on coconuts and coconut milk for almost two weeks.
Kevin Weir came with us the day we met with the Family, and brought along a big 25kg. sack of clean rice; riding it all the way from the local rice vendor to Mama Helen's house, on his motorbike.
Thanks for reading today,
PJAMES
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