Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Philippines:

EDC Sends Typhoon Relief to Ormoc (ABS CBN News)

All EDC employees in Leyte are alive and accounted for.


Bacman Geothermal Production Field (Courtesy EDC)
More than 130 tons of relief goods and generator sets were sent by geothermal energy company Energy Development Corp. to Ormoc, as part of efforts to help survivors of typhoon "Yolanda."

A marine landing craft hired by EDC, which contained the relief goods, arrived in Ormoc on Thursday evening.

The craft contains 500 sacks of rice, 30,000 liters of water, 3 units of 250 KVA generator sets, 800 units of solar flashlights cum phone chargers, medicines, and 40 solar street lamps.

Meanwhile, EDC employees from the Bacman Geothermal Production Field (BGPF) continue to be part of the “search and extraction” team to locate and relocate our affected employees and their relatives as well as other residents who need help.

Those rescued were transported to Bicol via land travel. All EDC employees in Leyte are alive and accounted for.

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