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Korea to give $2 million in aid to typhoon-hit Philippines

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This photo provided by Greenpeace shows damaged homes due to Typhoon Rai along a coastal village in Surigao City, southern Philippines, Dec. 21. The Korean government said Wednesday it will provide the Philippines with $2 million worth of humanitarian aid. AP-Yonhap

South Korea said Wednesday it will provide the Philippines with $2 million worth of humanitarian aid, as the country has suffered major typhoon damage.

The powerful Typhoon Rai struck the southern and central parts of the Southeast Asian country last week, resulting in at least 375 deaths while leaving around 440,000 displaced.

"We hope that the aid will help the Philippines' efforts to recover from the damage and that its people will return to their daily lives at an early date," the foreign ministry said in a statement. (Yonhap)