“Nearly 6 million children in Southeast Asia have been affected by Typhoon Yagi”, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says.
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The UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide added, “access to education, clean water to children in Viet Nam, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand is under serious risk.”
According to unicef.org:
“The most vulnerable children and families are facing the most devastating consequences of the destruction left behind by Typhoon Yagi,” said June Kunugi, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific. “The immediate priority must be to restore the essential services that children and families so critically depend on, including clean water, education, and healthcare. The surge in extreme weather events in Southeast Asia, exacerbated by climate change, is a sad reminder that when disasters hit, vulnerable children often pay the highest price.”
UNICEF said: “Nearly 6 million children in Southeast Asia have been affected by Typhoon Yagi, across Viet Nam, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.
Their access to education, clean water and essential services is under serious risk.”
