The extremely powerful typhoon No. 22 (local name: Odette), which devastated the south-central Philippines from 16th to 18th of December last year, caused considerable damage to the country.
The number of dead rose to 405 as of December 31, 530,000 houses were destroyed, and approximately 500,000 people have had to take refuge. Also, in the disaster areas, transportation and telecommunications are disrupted, which has made it difficult to secure food and water.
The Company, as part of support for affected areas, especially for disaster victims in Cebu Island and Bohol Island where particularly severely damaged, provided emergency shipping by loading emergency relief goods such as food, water and fuel onto two of our own vessels from the nation’s capital, Manila around the year-end.
The Company and CCT, our overseas subsidiary, have participated in various projects in the Philippines for about 50 years, which has strengthened our ties with the country. We would like to express our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the disaster, and sincerely look toward the earliest recovery of the affected areas.
Barge loaded with emergency relief goods
Unloading at Bohol Island
The water route of support vessel
Unloading at Cebu Island