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LEYTE, Philippines – For at least half a year, thousands of Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors in Leyte have lived in cramped bunkhouses, each as small as 4 ping-pong tables.
Palo Archbishop John Du said the bunkhouses “are not humane,” according to a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
What does it mean to live in a bunkhouse unit?
Rappler’s Franz Lopez shoots and edits this video from Palo, Leyte, to give viewers a one-and-a-half minute tour of a bunkhouse unit in Palo, Leyte.
The tour is made from the eyes of Luzviminda Secuya, a 60-year-old resident of a bunkhouse in Palo. Secuya lives in a bunkhouse along with 6 other family members, including a baby who will turn one on November 23.
“We just have to make do with this. We can’t do anything,” Secuya told Rappler in Filipino.
“It’s good enough we have a place to sleep in,” she added. “It’s good enough we have a house. Even without cash assistance, what’s important is that we’re alive.” – Rappler.com
For Rappler’s full coverage of the 1st anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), go to this page.
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