Members Safe after Storm in Philippines
Contributed By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News associate editor
All missionaries and members are safe after Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) struck the Philippines December 6.
The Red Cross reported 25 deaths and nearly 500 injuries as a result of the storm, which destroyed 16,500 houses and damaged another 33,100 in northern Visayas and Luzon.
A million people—including the Church’s missionaries—were evacuated from the areas. Most missionaries have returned to their assigned areas, according to a Church welfare report.
During the storm, 78 Church facilities were used as evacuation centers, sheltering more than 10,000 members and others.
