In a statement, the community executive announced humanitarian support of 1.5 million euros that will be used mainly to help people who have lost their homes and who remain displaced.
Quoted in the statement, the Commissioner responsible for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, lamented "the catastrophe" that struck the country and promised that the European Union will be "on the front line" of supporting countries affected by natural disasters exacerbated by climate change.
The emergency support comes in addition to around 4.5 million euros that the EU has already sent to the Philippines this year.
At least 87 people died in the Philippines after the passage of tropical storm Trami, the France-Presse news agency reported today based on official local data.
The previous balance showed 60 deaths.
Rescue teams continued to try to help residents trapped in inaccessible areas due to the floods, which have already left half a million people homeless, mainly in the north of the country, Philippine authorities revealed last Saturday.
"The calls for help keep coming," said Andre Dizon, police chief of the Bicol region, 400 kilometers south of Manila.
Many people remained trapped on the roofs and upper floors of houses, at a time when food and drinking water are becoming increasingly scarce, as some areas remain completely submerged and difficult to access, they said.
"We have to rescue them as quickly as possible. We are receiving information that the children are already getting sick," Dizon added.
The Philippines is regularly hit by storms and typhoons, which cause damage and dozens of deaths every year.
But experts said storms in the Asia-Pacific region were forming closer to the coast, intensifying more quickly and lasting longer on land due to climate change.
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