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The cyclone devastated the coast of the Philippines. Image: keystone
Typhoon “Goni” devastated the Philippines and left hundreds of thousands homeless
Typhoon “Goni” killed at least 10 people in the Philippines and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents from their homes. As the meteorological service announced this Sunday, the hurricane, known as the “super” typhoon, hit land with gusts of wind of up to 295 kilometers per hour at night in the province of Catanduanes, in the east of the island state.
Then it weakened a bit. The storm covered roofs, toppled trees and electricity pylons, and flooded streets and towns.
The strongest cyclone to date in 2020
The weather service warned of “catastrophically violent” winds, heavy rains and storm surge. “Goni”, also known as “Rolly” in the Philippines, is considered the strongest hurricane of the year to date. It is also the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian island nation since “Haiyan” in November 2013.
At that time, more than 6,300 people died and more than four million people lost their homes. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg expressed her concern. In his thoughts, he was with everyone affected by the typhoon, he wrote on Twitter Sunday.
“Goni” was particularly enraged in Albay province on the main island of Luzon, where nine of the victims were in mourning. Three of them drowned when a river overflowed and a dam burst, said local government leader Al Bichara. Also, a person died when a tree fell. “This is possibly the strongest storm I have seen in my life,” Bichara told reporters.
Muddy bodies of water flooded some villages and residents had to escape to the roofs of their houses. In many places the power went out. In Albay, the typhoon itself damaged some of the emergency shelters, Bichara said. Another death was reported in Catanduanes province.
The children will be evacuated on a motorized tricycle in Sagnay on November 1, 2020. Image: keystone
The next storm is already on the horizon
Initially, it was expected that the typhoon could also reach the capital region of Manila. But the storm had changed its course somewhat, so this danger has been avoided, the weather service said. The international airport was closed as a precaution until Monday. Some shopping centers also closed. In total, more than 421,000 people fled the storm, Civil Defense said.
Last week, Typhoon “Molave” killed 23 people in the Philippines and nearly 800,000 residents had to flee their homes. And the next storm was already underway, the meteorological service warned: Typhoon “Atsani” was approaching the north of the country with wind gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour. (sda / dpa)
