200 people died of typhoons in the Philippines

A woman is watching what remains in the house after Typhoon Durian flooded in Quezon Province ( Photo: Reuters, VNE)

 

Near the volcano Mayon in Albay province, 320km from Manila, a series of villages were buried in tons of mud, mud and flash floods causing 388 deaths, 130 injuries and 96 deaths. . However, local officials said 198 people died and 260 people were missing. In addition, many people who are unable to evacuate are at risk of facing death when strong winds and heavy rain swept away many houses. The Red Cross affirms its identity throughout the Philippines, and the number of people killed could be much higher.

The rescue workers are still struggling with the strong wind to save those in distress. Because the phone line was broken, many people whose homes had been roofed had to ask for help via mobile phone messages.

In the Central region, wind power can only be level 8

Last night (December 1), the location of the center of Typhoon Durian (typhoon No. 9) was about 13.7 degrees north latitude, 118.5 degrees east longitude, on the east coast of the East Sea. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is about 148km / hour (level 13), shocking 183km / hour (level 15), the storm is moving in the west with a speed of 15km / hour.

Yesterday morning, after entering the East Sea, Durian storm weakened quite quickly, from level 17 only level 13 (148km / hour). International meteorological agencies predict that today the storm will weaken to level 12 and continue to move in the west, until 19g the storm will be 390km south of the Hoang Sa archipelago. By 19g on 3-12, the wind only had about 101km / hour (level 10), and would move slightly to the south, about 340km east of Binh Dinh - Khanh Hoa coast. By the end of the 4-12 days, the storm could land in our central region and the wind would only be 65km / hour (level 8).

Due to the impact of storms, the area in the east and the middle of the East Sea has strong winds of level 9, level 10, the area near the center of storms level 11, level 12, jerks on level 12, waves of 8-10m high. The sea was fierce. In addition, due to the influence of the intensified cold air, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the waters off the Central Coast and the northern part of the East Sea, there is a strong north-east wind of level 7, 8, shocking at level 8. Strong sea level.

31 boats are operating in dangerous areas

People stand watching and clean up fallen trees in Quezon.(Photo: AP, VNE)

Yesterday morning (December 1), Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung worked with the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control (PCLB), requesting the Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee to ensure safety for boats and ships. operating in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa areas, especially 31 boats operating in dangerous areas (coordinates about 15.8 degrees north latitude and 114.2 degrees east longitude). In the afternoon of the same day, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control - The National Committee for Search and Rescue continues to have a request for the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa provinces and the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control and Prevention and Rescue of the two provinces with all measures lost to request that 13 fishing vessels of two provinces in the area between the Paracel Islands and Truong Sa islands have no information to actively seek shelter from storms.

In the afternoon of December 1, Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Truong Ngoc Nhi said that the whole province had 36 boats (of which, Ly Son island district had 28 ships and Binh Son had 8 ships) still in offshore areas of Central Vietnam. Sa. Of these, the ship of Vo Tam fisherman in Binh Hai commune, Binh Son district bearing the number QNg99017 has not yet been contacted, and the ship has the number QNg-96139 of Bui Nam fishermen in An Hai commune, district. Ly Son island, while running away from the storm, is about 12 nautical miles away from Bom Bay island - Hoang Sa. The Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control contacted the 3rd Naval Command in order to rescue the ship.

As of evening 1-12, Da Nang city has brought more than 400 vehicles mainly baskets, boats and small capacity boats under 20CV in the horizontal beaches of Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts to safety. More than 400 boats of Da Nang have not yet landed, but all have kept in touch with border posts. In Thua Thien - Hue, there are still two ships (13 laborers) in the province who are catching offshore but have not been able to contact. Quang Nam still has 27 ships with about 169 workers who have not landed, the border guards and local functional agencies have called for offshore boats to rush to shore and organize signal fireworks. The authorities of Phu Yen province cooperated with the fishermen's family to contact 170 boats with 1,105 workers operating offshore, mainly from Khanh Hoa onwards, instructing boats to stay away from dangerous areas. , find shelter.

PV Group - Youth CTV

Durian storm with strong winds of 194km / h, shocking 225km / h and heavy rain devastated eastern Philippines. According to the local Red Cross, within a day, the storm claimed the lives of nearly 400 people and left dozens of others missing.