Posted on 12/06/2014 3:19:41 PM PST by moose07
Typhoon Hagupit has made landfall in the town of Dolores in the eastern Philippines, the country's weather agency says.
The storm knocked out electricity and felled trees in the area, though no casualties have been reported.
Over half a million have fled coastal villages in the past few days ahead of the storm's arrival.
The typhoon is on course for the city of Tacloban, where thousands were killed by Typhoon Haiyan a year ago.
It has weakened slightly but gusts are still peaking at 195km/h (120mph).
Thousands of passengers were left stranded after Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled more than 150 flights to the central and southern Philippines on Friday and Saturday, and sea travel services were suspended.
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In a bad place, again, well south of where typhoons normally hit. The real problem here is its going where people aren’t used to them.
find a hole . . .
Prayers for the folks there.
Hugapit..... really
Yes,
It did get a double take. :)
At least they’re fleeing low-lying areas. I checked the wind velocity on this, 120 mph. Definitely unpleasant and damaging, especially with sustained winds for possibly hours and those winds reversing direction as it passes, but I just don’t see it as being so monstrous that the typically huge death tolls make sense. Are the buildings there that unsound, are there no solid structures? Hillsides unstable? I’d think with all the heavily publicized hurricanes and the precautions taken that they’d be aware of what to do. It’s not as if this is a dirt poor, third world country we’re talking about.
We lived in Manila for 5 years in two era’s. I think they get something like 10 or more typhoons that hit the islands somewhere every year. We had several in Manila while we were there, but nothing this bad. Most of the rural housing just isn’t up to the job of fighting these winds.
AlexW still live in Cebo?
Yep, to stroke, whip or lash at.
Since Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, many of those are still living in tents. Too much of the foreign aid and charity monies were diverted from actually affecting the people's living conditions. Even those who rebuilt houses, did so with bamboo and nipa (palm leaves) because they could not afford more.
So much attention was paid to Tacloban, but the entire middle of Leyte was devastated. Tens of thousands were made homeless, without clean water, and sanitation was set back to the middle ages. Rice fields were destroyed and most of the other crops, like coconuts and bananas were destroyed, to await replanting and growing seasons. Without income, many have been without incomes, living on anything that their families and friends can share.
But, this is a land of resilience. Yes, it happens again and again, but you will still get a smile and a nod when you meet the poorest or the richest! Life continues, because the alternative isn't even considered!!!
Typical views after Yolanda...
As bad as that looks, it’s better than Pass Christian after Katrina.
Folks and I visited in 1958 and again in ‘59. Storms were commonplace.
Glad I don’t live there...
Are you sure? I've been reading that these super typhoons are a recent phenomenom on the weather channel and other news outlets. Surely you must be mistaken.
These people deserve our prayers at a minimum.
I, too, can confirm your post: I have relatives (through my wife) in the area slammed by Yolanda. Hagupit appears to not have that sort of incredible intensity, or a monster storm surge, but much of the construction throughout the Philippines IS poor. Flooding and mudslides are quite likely, especially as this storm slowed down a lot as it began to cross the archipelago.
Truth be told, the Philippines IS a poor, 3rd world country. Gov’t corruption at all levels has damaged it badly over the years.
BTW, great link / storm coverage / discussion here:
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=116977&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=780
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