Volunteers in the Philippines are working around the clock to pack relief goods to extremely devastated areas, such as Tacloban City and surrounds. If you are planning to send items or goods to the Philippines, it is worth noting the seven must-have items in an emergency aid kit. Check the list below.
1.) DO NOT PACK NOODLES, RICE OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS WATER. There is no water and electricity so it is impossible to cook this kind of food. Stick to bread, canned goods that are ready-to-eat and can be opened WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A CAN OPENER.
2.) PACK MEDICINE - most especially basic medicine (biogesic, bioflu, robitussin etc). Also if possible, include medicine for surface wounds as many have been wounded because of the debris and fallen rooftops.
3.) PACK AT LEAST ONE BOTTLE OF WATER. People are raging for water (some have even become violent just for water). There is no source of water at all in any part of Tacloban.
4.) PACK CANDLES AND MATCHES - there will be no electricity for a minimum of two months so all people will need these.
5.) PACK FLASHLIGHTS and SPARE BATTERIES
6) ENCOURAGE YOUR RESPECTIVE GROUP/ORGANISATION TO DONATE BODYBAGS. Bodies are lying around the roads within the city and some of the places have already been filled up with bodies.
7) PACK BASIC CLOTHING ITEMS AND BLANKETS
Repost from Jude Bacalso with edits by Mirella Borromeo Gallego