The Philippines, a country that's already been struggling to get back on its feet because of COVID-19, has been hit by a catastrophic super typhoon. Back on December. 16, 2022, the draft hitting landfall and went on a rampage for 4 days, leaving 334 cities and municipalities in a state of cataclysm.

As of Saturday, more than 4 million individuals were either displaced or injured, with 407 dead and 88 yet missing, co-ordinate to the Philippines' National Disaster Adventure Reduction and Management Council.

A day after the typhoon hit the country, play-to-earn gaming group Yield Order Games (YGG) organized a donation drive to help the victims get relief and rebuild.

The response was overwhelmingly positive. Gamers paused and saved to accept a moment to contribute. Leading the relief efforts, YGG Philippines country manager Luis Buenaventura told Cointelegraph that with the help of the customs, donations reached $i.4 million.

"Within the kickoff hour, we had exceeded $100K, and inside the commencement 24-hour interval, we were at $300K. It's now been three weeks, and donations continue to come up in. As of yesterday, we've raised over $ane.4 million purely from community crypto donations," said Buenaventura.

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According to Buenaventura, the team will devote the funds to relief efforts, with groups on the ground going into affected areas to distribute food, drinking water, medicine, solar lights and power generators, too as rebuilding.

The rebuilding initiative consists of a straight cash aid program where the squad sends fiat directly to affected households.

Buenaventura said that they were able to reach 1,600 households and have enough resources to cover at least some other three,000. "Although that may audio like a lot, initial estimates point that over 55,000 homes were destroyed by the typhoon, so we notwithstanding have a long way to go," he added.