Following a Field Tour by OIC Delegation to Take Stock of the Conditions of Affected People in Mindanao, OIC Declares Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as the Cities Most Affected by Washi.

Date: 27/12/2011

The OIC delegation, currently on a visit to the Philippines, considered Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as the two cities most affected by Washi storm which hit the South of the country. On Tuesday 27 December 2011, the delegation visited the southern city of Cagayan de Oro to take stock of the conditions of its inhabitants in the aftermath of the storm which caused massive floods claiming the lives of hundreds of people, leaving nearly one million others homeless, and inflicting huge destruction on the region. The delegation interacted with affected people and met with the local authorities and with UN representatives visiting Mindanao region. The delegation which arrived at the capital of the Philippines, Manila, on 25 December 2011 met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines to whom it conveyed the condolences and sympathy of the OIC Secretary General, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, to the Government and people of the Philippines at the tragic losses and the humanitarian disaster caused by Washi typhoon. In the meantime, the delegation, composed of two representatives of the OIC General Secretariat and the Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), conducted direct contacts with officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Council for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction and with the Mayor and Governor of Mindanao, as well as with other relevant officials.

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