Typhoon Mirinae Wreaks Havoc in Philippines
For the fourth time this month, the Philippines were hit with yet another Typhoon. The deadly storm left 14 people dead and four missing. The National Disaster Coordinating Council stated that Typhoon Mirinae wreaked havoc in over 7000 islands within the same month. The deaths and injuries totaled over 50 people. The causualties have yet to be measured. One man was found dead and his one-year-old baby was missing after they were washed away while trying to cross an overflowing creek in a rural area on the outskirts of Manila, the nation’s capital. Another man was missing from a Manila slum district after his hut was washed awa. One person was rescued after a bridge in Batangas City, just south of Manila, was destroyed by a swollen river, taking at least one car with it.
“The wind and the rain and the floods have still caused quite a considerable amount of damage, certainly in the southeastern portion of the city, which is where we were,” said Reynolds, a local civilian from Manila. “We saw many shanty-type houses that had been washed away and residents frantically try to get hold of their household material.“
Thank God nothing like this has happpened in New York City, and hopefully, it never will. After the fourth typhoon, you would think that people would get the hint that the Phillipines isn’t a safe place to live. It is in fact, one of the most scariest and dangerous places to be. Bridges were being destroyed, cars were being swallowed like hair down a sink. As you see in the video above, the water is up to their knees (in some places up to their necks). I really feel sorry for these people. I think it is time for them to pack their bags and move away from this island, because they might not be so lucky on the fifth Typhoon.
Another thing–Don’t these people have enough technology to let them know when a storm is coming ahead of time? They should have also known how many inches (or feet in this case) of rain that the typhoon was bringing and at what time. I am sure all of these things are predictable ahead of time. Is it because they do not have the funds to allocate such technologies? If that is the case, I think after four typhoons, some of these technological advanced countries should step in and give these people some type of equipment because I really don’t think they could survive another Typhoon and for some reason they are not leaving so PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THESE PEOPLE!
