Philippines welcomes new storms

Another tropical storm is about to land in the Philippines when at least one million people in this country still have to live in flooding due to the consequences of Typhoon Nesat.

The tropical storm called Nalgae is moving toward the large island of Luzon in the Philippines, where 48 million people live, AFP reported. Heavy rains caused by Nalgae storms will exacerbate the situation in the Philippines when the people of the country have not yet overcome the consequences of the storm Nesat.

Predict the direction of movement of storm Nalgae. (Graphics: Navy.mil)

The Philippine government has raised the warning level of storms in 15 regions north of Luzon when Nalgae storms get stronger. At 10 am local time, the storm center Nalgae is about 640 km east of the northernmost province of Cagayan, with an average wind speed of about 140 km / hour, when it can peak up to 170 km / hours. Storm is moving fast with a speed of about 22 km / hour.

The Philippines weather forecaster said the Nalgae storm will land in the next few days, and the landing point may be Cagayan province. This tropical storm is most likely not to enter the Manila metropolitan area.

In addition to typhoon Nalgae, a tropical depression is forming in the east of the Philippines and is named locally Ramon. The tropical depression has a similar direction to Nalgae and is able to land in the next few days, ABS CBN News said.

In the meantime, the consequences after the Nesat storm continue to be counted. At least 43 people were killed while 30 others were missing in the Philippines during Hurricane Nesat. Large areas of Luzon Island are still heavily flooded, even some villages are submerged in the same level as a two-story house.

Faced with the risk of longer and more serious flooding caused by Typhoon Nalgae, the director of the Philippine National Natural Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Benito Ramos warned people to find high areas to asylum. Long soaked soil is also at risk of causing landslides or flash floods.

People at flood areas in Calumpit, Bulacan,
north of the capital Manila is evacuating on September 28. (Photo: AFP)

There are about 160,000 people living in government evacuation camps after floods after Hurricane Nesat, while at least one million people across Luzon island are affected by flooding. Many of these people are still in flooded areas, instead of poorly equipped and crowded evacuation centers.

Dondon Meneses, a 23-year-old duck egg seller, lives in the agricultural town of Candaba in central Luzon, saying he has never seen such rains in Typhoon Nesat."We suffer from floods almost every year, but this year is the worst , " Meneses said as he stood in the water up to his waist. People like Meneses don't want to evacuate even if they want to get out of the floodplain without having to spend a lot of money.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ramos, the head of the National Natural Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, expressed disappointment when many people refused to leave the danger zone. He warned that their lives were under threat due to the effects of Nesat and the effects that Nalgae storm could cause.

The Philippines is the country with the most annual storms and super typhoons in the Western Pacific region. About 20 major storms hit the island nation each year, killing hundreds of people, causing huge economic losses.