Water Missions International, FedEx, Pentair Provide Safe Drinking Water for Typhoon Haiyan Victims
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Non Profit
Water Missions International has mobilized treatment equipment and staff members as phase one of relief efforts to provide safe drinking water to victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Two disaster response water treatment systems sponsored by FedEx, 20 safe water treatment systems funded by The Pentair Foundation and 10 potable water chlorinators will be able to provide safe drinking water for the daily needs of 160,000 people in communities surrounding Cebu, Philippines, one of the most impacted areas.
"Safe drinking water is the number one need in the aftermath of a disaster. Deadly waterborne diseases spread rampantly in contaminated and untreated water and can be fatal in a matter of hours," said George Greene IV, PE, president and chief operating officer at Water Missions International.
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