13.11.2013
JCB donates equipment to Philippines disaster
British equipment manufacturer JCB is to donate $500,000 of equipment and generators to assist in the aftermath of the Filipino typhoon disaster.
The company is sending three backhoe loaders to help in the clear up operations following Typhoon Haiyan which has left up to 2,500 people dead. In addition more than 120 electrical generators will be provided.
The generators are already being used to power community buildings, including hospitals and local authority premises. The backhoes will be deployed in clear up operations in the province of Tacloban City.
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A JCB backhoe pictured at work in Tamil Nadu after the Tsunami of 2004
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