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At least seven people died, including people older than 68 and 70. And there were still 10 more to go after typhoon “Huam Kau”, which is the name of a river in southern Vietnam. Hit the Philippines on Wednesday night. About 200,000 people have been evacuated from the area. While this powerful typhoon The collapse in many areas. This is the same area that has recently been hit by the strongest typhoon in the world. Or super typhoon “Kony” collapsed 10 years ago, killing 25 people.
Typhoon “Hu M Kau” has the same power as a Category 2 hurricane and makes landfall for the first time at 11:00 pm local time. Near Patnaungan, Quezon Province, which later moved west Second landing in Luzon, the great island of the Philippines. Flood And high waves hit the shore, or the storm, 2-3 meters high, hits the shore Authorities warned that heavy rains could lead to landslides. Which agrees with the official warning when the roads were blocked by landslides in Luzon. In a video clip taken by local officials In the province of Quirino It shows people walking in mud up to their knees on a muddy road. Staff posted on Facebook to see that Many roads were impossible to pass after flooding and landslides.
Dozens of rescuers are rushing to evacuate people trapped in flooded areas on the outskirts of Manila. On Thursday After Typhoon “Waim Kau” blew and caused a strong wind and heavy rain. Flood of Manila And many provinces of the mainland of Luzon At least 7 people have died.
Typhoon “Wa M Kau”, the eighth storm to hit the Philippines in the last two months. And it is the 21st child of this year people have to climb on the roof of the house To wait for help from the staff Thousands of houses are submerged in water.
About 200,000 people were evacuated from the area before the “Wa M Kau” moved ashore Wednesday night. At a wind speed of 155 kilometers per hour AND the wind speed in the center at 255 kilometers per hour But weakened as it moved across the continent
However, there are almost 3 million households in and around Manila. There was no electricity from this typhoon. People have to take valuables and pets with them. Walk through the water up to your waist
President Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines. Investigating the floods in Manila due to the poisoning of the typhoon “Wa Mu Kau”, thousands of houses were seen submerged in the low areas. Making people climb to the roof of the house
The Philippines is located in an area known as the “Ring of Fire” of the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Be it a volcanic eruption or frequent earthquakes. This includes an average of 20 typhoons per year, which cause flooding and landslides. The Philippines lost 463 billion pesos due to natural disasters during 2010-2019 (about 2.98 billion baht).
The Philippines frequently faces typhoons and tropical storms between June and December. This resulted in hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages. Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 was one of the worst disasters in the country. That killed more than 7,000 people in the center of the country
