The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded Wednesday that the new shelters to be built in the "Yolanda" (international name: Haiyan) affected provinces should be 40 meters away from the shoreline on high tide.

According to DSWD Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, as they begin providing materials to rebuild the houses of identified affected residents, the new shelters that will be built should follow the recommendation that it should be 40-meters away from the shoreline on high tide.

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