13 minutes agoAt least 25 people dead from the typhoon that hit the Philippines
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The Philippines has begun to make the human and economic balance of the typhoon éangkhüh, which passed through the main island with fatal consequences on Saturday. At least 25 people are dead so far, while blocked roads and the collapse of several lines of communication mean that the real impact on rural areas still does not [...]
At least 25 people are dead so far, while blocked roads and the collapse of several lines of communication mean that the real impact on rural areas is still not precisely known.
Major crop damage appears to have been caused in the province known for agricultural products, Cagayan.
The storm, which crashed almost 900 miles [900 km] long with heavy rainfall and violent winds, is already heading to southern regions of China. A considerable danger is also posed to Hong Kong, where residents have been warned to keep their guard.
In the Philippines, the typhoon first touched the land in Baggao, northeast of Luzon Island, on Saturday 1:40 p.m. with the locale, and left after about 20 hours. Although initially considered the most powerful storm in 2018, ʹMangkhhu lost much of his power to reach the earth.
A total of 5 million people were in his trajector and over 100,000 people found refuge in temporary safe centers.
According to Francis Tolentinos, a presidential spokesman and co-ordinator for disaster responses, said almost all the dead were caused by the landslide in the Cordellera and Nueva Vizcaya regions.
The Philippines was constantly hit by typhoons during their season, but the power of éangkhüh brought to the memory of the nation's deadliest storm, the Superphafune Heaiyan, which killed over 7,000 people in 2013.
