Super typhoon weakens after slamming Philippines; 7 dead

A man looks as floodwaters inundate an area as Typhoon Goni hit Daraga, Albay province, central Philippines, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- A powerful super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds Sunday, killing at least seven people and causing volcanic mudflows to bury houses before weakening as it blew toward Manila, where the capital's main airport was shut down, officials said.

"The child was found 15 kilometres away," Bichara told DZMM radio, adding that the child was swept away by mudflows and floodwaters. The Philippine weather agency reinforced those concerns, saying that within 12 hours after the typhoon blasted into shore, people would experience "catastrophic, violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall."

"We should be nearby to be able to repair any damage to our house quickly, otherwise it will fall apart and be blown away. We have no other house," Joco said by phone. She suddenly yelled as she spoke, saying that a part of the tin roof of her neighbour's house was nearly ripped off by a frightening gust.

Jalad, the disaster-response official, said nearly a million people were preemptively moved into emergency shelters. In a Manila gymnasium that was turned into an emergency shelter, displaced residents worried about COVID-19 outbreaks. The Philippines has had more than 383,000 cases of the virus, the second-most in Southeast Asia behind Indonesia.

Prayers

These people must have been overlooked. Philippines don't mess around. They either refused to leave, or were never located for the evacs. That number could've been a lot higher.

Let me guess this is Trumps fault? Global warming

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