As predicted Typhoon Helen is gaining strength as it moves upward towards northern Luzon. It is moving at a speed of 85 kph from 65kph this morning. The Philippine government has raised storm signal number 2 to 17 areas which are directly in contact to its path.
Since the soil is saturated from previous storms and heavy rain falls, local government of the said areas are worried on landslides. Landslides have claim a handful of lives since the break of the storm Gener. Landslide prone areas have been identified and are showing imminent signs. People residing the place have been vacated while others refuse to move out for the reason that evacuation centers are crowded.
Typhoon Helen is getting stronger as it surges the topography of the country, absorbing everything in its path without remorse and with no signs of stopping.
Private sectors, N.G.O.'s, local & national governments as well as business establishments are working hand in hand to help the thousands of inhabitants who have vacated their premises, giving food, clothing and medicines that could in a way alleviate the burden that the storm has brought.
Showing posts with label tropical depression. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Tropical depression Helen to become super typhoon
Another terror lurks in the Philippines area of responsibility particularly in Manila, its capital. Just recently, the country was hit by typhoon Gener living the topography of the country an unfinished jigsaw puzzle, two weeks later heavy monsoon rains showered the metropolis and the country side,
depicting and giving life to the movie water world, literally flooding half of Manila, living thousands homeless, and almost hundred dead.
No tropical depression was spotted but tremendous and continuous rains in a span of four days transformed Manila and its neighboring cities a city of canals.
Once again the inhabitants of the capital city are terrified and petrified by a new tropical depression that could become a super typhoon. The tropical depression was spotted hovering in the premises of the country and was named Helen(international name: Kai-Tak). It is moving at a speed of 65kph and heading north towards Luzon.
Tropical depression Helen could worsen the scenario, The saturated soil from the previous storm and monsoon rains could not absord water, making the whole city under water. Water dams are also saturated which could contribute to more flooding for the government has no other options but to realease water once it reaches the critical level.
depicting and giving life to the movie water world, literally flooding half of Manila, living thousands homeless, and almost hundred dead.
No tropical depression was spotted but tremendous and continuous rains in a span of four days transformed Manila and its neighboring cities a city of canals.
Once again the inhabitants of the capital city are terrified and petrified by a new tropical depression that could become a super typhoon. The tropical depression was spotted hovering in the premises of the country and was named Helen(international name: Kai-Tak). It is moving at a speed of 65kph and heading north towards Luzon.
Tropical depression Helen could worsen the scenario, The saturated soil from the previous storm and monsoon rains could not absord water, making the whole city under water. Water dams are also saturated which could contribute to more flooding for the government has no other options but to realease water once it reaches the critical level.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Manila submerge by flood
Philippines is a tropical country and is situated near the equator. It has been bombarded by countless typhoons in the past two months and the recent one was "TYPHOON GENER", living debris of damaged properties, crops and thousands homeless.
Gener has left the premises of the country and went up to the southern part living the soil wet and saturated. No tropical depression has been spotted within the Philippines area of responsibility but heavy rains kept on pouring for the past four days now due to southwest monsoon.
Flood water easily build up for it has nowhere to go for the soil was saturated during the previous typhoon. Manila, the capital city of the Philippines was literally submerge making it a "water world".
Classes from all levels were cancelled, business establishments were closed, city streets are turned to lakes and countless missing and could be dead by now, damaged to properties because of the flood could reach to billions of peso.
We are lucky here in Davao City for we are just experiencing scattered rain showers. Let us help our brethren in any way we can by giving canned goods, used clothes etc. to ease their burden from the devastation that the southwest monsoon has left them.
Gener has left the premises of the country and went up to the southern part living the soil wet and saturated. No tropical depression has been spotted within the Philippines area of responsibility but heavy rains kept on pouring for the past four days now due to southwest monsoon.
Flood water easily build up for it has nowhere to go for the soil was saturated during the previous typhoon. Manila, the capital city of the Philippines was literally submerge making it a "water world".
Classes from all levels were cancelled, business establishments were closed, city streets are turned to lakes and countless missing and could be dead by now, damaged to properties because of the flood could reach to billions of peso.
We are lucky here in Davao City for we are just experiencing scattered rain showers. Let us help our brethren in any way we can by giving canned goods, used clothes etc. to ease their burden from the devastation that the southwest monsoon has left them.
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