On November 12th, Senator Booker met with leaders of the Filipino community in New Jersey about areas of the Phillipines affected by Typhoon Yolanda.
Experts estimate that 9.7 million people have been affected by the storm and 23,000 houses damaged or destroyed.
Those seeking more information should contact the Center for International Disaster Information at http://www.cidi.org and 202-821-1999. Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be found at http://www.reliefweb.int.