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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Carmela Fonbuena in Manila

‘Shock of our lives’: Philippines reels as five major storms strike in three weeks

Flooded houses and rice fields in Buguey town, Cagayan province
Flooded houses and rice fields in Buguey town, Cagayan province. The Philippines was hit by Typhoon Usagi on Thursday and another major storm is on the way. Photograph: John Dimain/AFP/Getty Images

Typhoon Yinxing tore off a quarter of Diana Moraleda’s tiled roof in the town of Appari in northern Philippines last week. The gaping hole was still there when Typhoon Toraji brought rains over the weekend and when Typhoon Usagi made landfall late on Thursday.

“It’s difficult because many houses were devastated by [Yinxing]. The carpenters themselves are still fixing their own homes. It’s hard to find workers,” Moraleda said.

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