U.N. begins distributing food to tens of thousands of homeless flood victims . The United Nations says it is providing food, water and shelter for more than 200,000 people in the Philippines after a devastating typhoon that killed at least 1,000 people. People walk in the flooded streets of Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso , last week . Waterborne diseases like cholera are a concern , U.N. official says . `` It is always the poor and vulnerable who suffer the most from floods , '' official says .
U.N. begins distributing food to tens of thousands of homeless flood victims . The United Nations says it is providing food, water and shelter for more than 200,000 people in the Philippines after a devastating typhoon that killed at least 1,000 people. Waterborne diseases like cholera are a concern , U.N. official says . `` It is always the poor and vulnerable who suffer the most from floods , '' official says .