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Mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 235 Stundenkilometer fegt “Nock-Ten” durch das Land.(Foto: dpa)

Dienstag, 27. Dezember 2016

Auf den Philippinen richtet Taifun “Nock-Ten” schwere Verwüstungen an: Tausende Einwohner müssen ihre Häuser verlassen und in Sicherheit gebracht werden. Dabei kommen mindestens sechs Menschen ums Leben, viele weitere werden noch vermisst.

Durch den Taifun “Nock-Ten” sind auf den Philippinen mindestens sechs Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Einer von ihnen starb beim Untergang einer Fähre in der Provinz Batangas südlich von Manila, wie die Küstenwache mitteilte. 18 Menschen wurden nach dem Unglück noch vermisst. Fünf weitere Menschen starben bei Überschwemmungen oder wurden durch herabfallende Gegenstände erschlagen.

Zahlreiche Provinzen sind noch ohne Strom. Bereits am Montag hatten die Behörden mitgeteilt, dass fast 430.000 Menschen aus ihren Häusern in Sicherheit gebracht worden seien. 330 Inlands- und Auslandsflüge wurden demnach gestrichen.

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Zahlreiche Häuser seien durch den Sturm weggerissen worden, sagte eine Sprecherin des Rats für Katastrophenmanagement. Auch Schulen und Krankenhäuser seien beschädigt worden.

“Nock-Ten” war am Sonntag im Osten der Philippinen mit Windgeschwindigkeiten von bis zu 235 Stundenkilometern auf Land getroffen. Die Behörden hatten zunächst befürchtet, dass der Taifun auch über die Hauptstadt Manila hinweg fegen würde. Dort leben rund 13 Millionen Menschen. Die Metropole wurde jedoch verschont. “Nock-Ten” verlor an Kraft und zog weiter über das Südchinesische Meer.

Quelle: n-tv.de

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Der Beitrag "Nock-Ten" wütet auf den Philippinen: Sechs Menschen sterben durch Taifun erschien zuerst auf Nachrichten von Heute.

The 111 meter long, 2900 dwt ro-ro ferry Shuttle Roro 5 ran aground at Mabini, Batangas, Philippines. The ferry was seeking sheltered waters when Typhoon Nina (Nock-Ten)  struck the area. As the storm intensified, the rough seas were too much for the Shuttle Roro 5.  The crew decided to abandon ship rather stay on board the vessel. All 25 passengers and crew abandoned ship and were later rescued.  The ferry was blown by the storm until it rested just off the shoreline. Reports state the hull of the ferry sustained damage, but no survey of the hull has been completed. No reports of injuries or pollution released.

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Philippine National Police remove fallen trees Wednesday, July 27, 2011 which were toppled at the onslaught of a slow-moving storm Nock-ten in Legazpi city, Albay province in northeastern Philippines. Nock-ten unleashed massive floods and landslides Tuesday in northeastern Philippines killing at least 14 people with 9 more missing and several towns isolated, officials said Wednesday. The storm is expected to make a landfall Wednesday in Quezon province, south of Manila. (AP Photo)

MANILA, Philippines—At least 25 people have died, mostly in the Bicol region, including a family of five whose house was buried in a landslide in Camarines Norte, as Tropical Storm “Juaning” continued to slam into Luzon Wednesday, the Office of Civil Defense in Region V (Bicol) said.

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Executive Director Benito Ramos, however, told the INQUIRER.net on Wednesday evening that the death toll had climbed to 27, while 28 persons remained missing.

OCD Region V Director Rafaelito Alejandro said the victims died from drowning, electrocution, being hit by fallen trees and being buried in a landslide.

Alejandro said that of the 20 fatalities in Bicol as of posting time, nine were from Albay, five from Camarines Norte, four from Catanduanes and two from Camarines Sur.

According to Alejandro, nine persons were reported missing while 31 people were injured as of Wednesday afternoon.

Three persons were reported missing in Albay; two in Perez, Quezon; two in Catanduanes; one in Lucena City; and one in Camarines Norte.

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Juaning (Nock-ten) has been very brutal. 

Rest in peace for those whose lives have been taken. I pray that the missing would later turn up alive.

The death toll from Tropical Storm Juaning climbed to 15 as nine others remained missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday.

The NDRRMC identified the latest fatality as Cristy de Mesa, 13, of Barangay Sto. Nino, Mulanay, Quezon who drowned.

The NDRRMC reported earlier in the day that the seven other casualties were from Albay, two in Catanduanes, two in Cavite and one each from Camarines Sur, Marinduque and Iloilo.

Meanwhile, three persons were reported missing in Albay, two from Perez, Quezon, two in Catanduanes and one each in Lucena City and 1 in Camarines Norte.

Meanwhile, 31 others were injured although they have yet to be identified.

The NDRRMC also estimated the number of affected population at 129,576 families or 645,137 persons. Most of the affected population were from Camarines Sur and Albay. Flooding incidents were monitored in several villages in Daraga, Polangui, Ligao City, Oas and Legaspi City all in Albay, Nabua,  Baao, Bato, Buhi, Pasacao, Pamplona, Iriga City and Naga City all in Camarines Sur.

I had to get to the office. I have a lot of things I need to get done... a couple of articles, some pictures and other files to send, etc, etc...

What amazed me was a street cleaner on my way to a waiting shed earlier. Unmindful of the fact that there was a storm hanging over Metro Manila, and classes (as well as work in some government offices) have been suspended, she continued sweeping the gutters and sidewalks she was assigned to.

I don't know if it was dedication or foolishness which kept her sweeping in a weather condition such as what we now have. But considering that street cleaners only receive a gross pay of anywhere between 3,500 Pesos to 5,000 Pesos a month (roughly around $87-$125/month), her pay would not be enough if she gets sick and sent to a hospital.

It was still admirable though that she trudged on. Her dedication far exceeds those who work in the air conditioned offices of government, get paid three or four times her salary, and yet pray that their department heads would declare a suspension of work today.

One person drowned while thousands fled their flooded homes as a tropical storm hit the Philippines, causing heavy rains and rough seas that disrupted aviation and shipping, officials said on Tuesday.

Tropical storm Nock-ten also left two fishermen missing while six others were rescued at sea as it approached the main island of Luzon, said government civil defence administrator Benito Ramos.

Classes were called off in Manila and surrounding provinces and at least a dozen local flights were cancelled as the storm, packing 80 kilometres (50 miles) per hour winds, brushed past Bicol, Luzon's southeast tip, unleashing floods there.

"This storm is dangerous, especially for low-lying and flood-prone areas. The winds are not that powerful but the rains are very strong and they will cause our rivers to overflow," Ramos told AFP.