Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsHigh water markclipped by: macrofindclippers remarks: A man try tries to reach his flooded home in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana in Hoi An, Vietnam  High-water mark A man tries to enter his flooded home in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana in Hoi An, Vietnam, on Wednesday. (Hoang Dinh Nam, AFP) Typhoon Ketsana blasts Cambodiaclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: In the Philippines, the government said it now believed 246 people had died after the storm struck on Saturday, a figure that is expected to rise as mud is cleared from the worst affected areas. Almost two million people were affected by the flooding in Manila, the worst to hit the city in 40 years. At one point, 80% of the city was submerged. Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. Officials say more than 40cm (16in) of rain fell on Manila within 12 hours, exceeding the average for the whole month of September. Meanwhile forecasters said a new storm forming in the Pacific Ocean was likely to enter Philippine waters on Thursday and make landfall later on the northern island of Luzon.  The powerful typhoon that has hit the Philippines and Vietnam with deadly force is now battering Cambodia. When Typhoon Ketsana hit Vietnam, more than 30 people were killed and almost 200,000 people fled their homes; severe flooding remains in central provinces. In the Philippines, where the typhoon hit over the weekend, at least 246 people are known to have died. In Vietnam, Ketsana hit with torrential rains and winds of more than 150km/h before it headed inland towards northern Cambodia and southern Laos. "At least nine people were crushed last night when their house fell down," said Chea Cheat, chief of the Red Cross office in Kampong Thom province He added that at least 78 houses in his province were destroyed and that heavy rain and rising floods were continuing. The biggest floods in decades now threaten Vietnams central provinces, correspondents said Vietnamese state media reported that at least 33 people had died from floods and landslides 170,000 people were evacuated Tags: disasters Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy)clipped by: JohnWaterman About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as "Ondoy") made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday - the most in 42 years. A months worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere. Ketsana later crossed over to Vietnam and Cambodia, where it is still active. Over 360 people are known to have been killed, and damage estimates are reaching $100 million. Unfortunately, another tropical storm may be headed toward the southern Philippines on Wednesday but is still 1,000 km (600 mi) off the coast. Here is a selection of photographs from the affected areas over the past week.           A rescue worker carries the body of a child that drowned  A resident looks at a body left lying in the mud by the floodwaters                         Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de |
2009/10/01
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