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Special seksyon for the Country of Philippines => Special Section for the Country of Philippines => Topic started by: 3000 on 16 July 2014 à 14:07:13
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Seventeen dead, thousands evacuated as Typhoon Rammasun / Glenda passes Philippines capital Manila
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A typhoon killed at least 17 people as it churned across the Philippines and hit the capital, prompting the evacuation of almost 150,000 people and shutting financial markets, government offices and schools.
The eye of Typhoon Rammasun, known locally as Glenda, has passed to the south of Manila after cutting a path through eastern islands, toppling trees and power lines and causing electrocutions and blackouts.
It brought storm surges to Manila Bay and prompted disaster officials to evacuate slum-dwellers on the capital's outskirts.
Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, said there was minimal damage in the capital but staff were trying to rescue people trapped by fallen debris in Batangas City to the south where two people were electrocuted.
"We have not received reports of major flooding in Metro Manila because the typhoon did not bring rain, but the winds were strong," he said.
Emergency officials say many of those who died were hit by falling trees or under collapsing houses.
A 25-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by a falling electricity pole as Rammasun hit the east coast on Tuesday, the Philippine disaster agency said.
A pregnant woman was killed when a house °wall° collapsed in Lucena City in Quezon province south of the capital.
Nearly 150,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in low-lying and coastal areas.
More than 60 international and domestic flights have been cancelled over the past two days.
Trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange and Philippine Dealing System, used for foreign exchange trading, were suspended after government offices were ordered shut.
Typhoon Rammasun made landfall late on Tuesday over Rapu-Rapu island in the eastern province of Albay.
Rammasun is the storm which has come the closest to Manila in about four years and storm surges were also likely in Manila Bay.
The province of Leyte which was devastated by super typhoon Haiyan in November has not been spared--several areas have been flooded and Haiyan survivors living in tents have been evacuated to safety.
Rhea Catada, who works for Oxfam in Tacloban, which suffered the brunt of Haiyan, said thousands of people in tents and coastal villages had been evacuated to higher ground.
"They are scared because their experiences during Haiyan last year are still fresh," she said. "Now they are evacuating voluntarily and leaving behind their belongings."
Tropical Storm Risk, which monitors cyclones, downgraded Rammasun to a category-one storm on Wednesday as it headed northwest into the South China Sea.
Haiyan was category five, the highest on the scale. A category-one storm has maximum sustained winds of 153 kilometres per hour.
But it predicts Rammasun will gain in strength to a category-three storm within a couple of days, picking up energy from the warm sea as it heads for the Chinese island of Hainan.
Rammasun effects in Legazpi City, Philippines
Photo: A resident stands near waves in Legazpi City, southeast of Manila, on July 15, 2014 as authorities warned of approaching Typhoon Rammasun (AFP: Charism Sayat )
Landslides and storm surges
At least forty other provinces and cities have been placed under a storm alert.
Gwendolyn Pang from Philippines Red Cross has told Radio Australia power cuts in the aftermath of the storm are making it difficult to assess the initial damage so far.
"We were told that in some area about 25 per cent of the houses in coastal areas have been damaged," she said.
"For now getting to many of the areas is a challenge because of the debris that you can see on the roads.
"Many people were evacuated early on, so in terms of loss of life we have not received many significant reports at the moment."
Disaster officials said at least 300,000 people had fled from their homes in Albay province alone, and almost 6,000 ferry passengers were stranded in ports after the coast guard suspended voyages.
A state of calamity has been declared in the eastern provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte, and Albay Governor Joey Salceda continues to call for extreme caution.
"Don't cross rivers-major cause of casualty, don't sail to sea."
The province ordered the evacuation of low-lying and coastal areas, as well as villages at risk of landslides.
"The wind is very strong, we are really being battered," Joey Salceda, governor of coconut- and rice-growing Albay province said, adding he expected high economic losses rather than casualties.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-16/an-thousands-evacauted-as-typhoon-rammasun-closes-in-on-manila/5600234 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-16/an-thousands-evacauted-as-typhoon-rammasun-closes-in-on-manila/5600234)
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/15/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-rammasun/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/15/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-rammasun/)
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its over now .,
its time for recovery .,
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:mad: :mad: :mad:.........GRRRR...Until now, we dont have electricity and water..OMG this place... :g52: :DEAD: :g52g:..