Sunday, 3 December 2006

Typhoon Durian

Remember this typhoon? A few days ago, it rampaged across the Philippines. Mudslides are now known to have killed up to a thousand, if not more. All the water and strong winds dislodged unstable earthmasses on Mount Mayon in the east of the country, and 2 to 5 villages are thought to be buried underneath the mud.

Durian, which is actually a stinking fruit, is not done with southeast Asia. It is currently making for southeastern Vietnam, to be more precise: the resort of Nha Trang and coastlines to its south.

Please relay this warning, as the typhoon may yet pack winds of 80 mph, and as with all tropical systems, carry huge amounts of rainfall.

2 comments:

  1. I feel so sorry for the people in it's path. Most of the structures they live in, are not suitable to withstand these storms.  Linda in Washington state

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  2. It`s dreadful isn`t it, if I remember rightly this happened not too long ago.  Those poor people and their famillies.

    Sandra xx

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