Storm kills 12 in Philippine north; heads for Japan

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Monday May 19, 2008
Storm kills 12 in Philippine north, heads for Japan
MANILA (Reuters) - A tropical storm swirled out to sea off the northern Philippines on Monday after killing 12 people, destroying homes and flooding rice paddies, weather and disaster officials said.

Halong, a tropical storm with winds of 95 km per hour at its centre, lost strength as it made landfall on Luzon's northwestern region on Sunday, and was headed to southern Japan by early Tuesday.

Josephine Pascual looks at her son who was pinned down by a tree after Typhoon Halong hit the provinces of Pangasinan, north of Manila May 18, 2008. (REUTERS/Stringer)

The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported 12 people had died, about half of them pinned down by fallen trees or hit by flying debris in the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union and Zambales.

About 35,000 people were affected by the storm, most of them marooned by floods and landslides. Wide areas remained without electricity as strong winds toppled electric posts and tripped power lines.

"It would take at least a month to restore 100 percent power in my province," said Amado Espino, the governor of Pangasinan, one of two provinces hardest hit by Halong.

Espino said about 158 million pesos ($3.7 million) worth of crops such as rice and vegetables were destroyed by floods and hundreds of houses made of light material were damaged by strong winds.

In nearby Zambales province, troops were sent to help evacuate hundreds of people from coastal villages after huge waves swept away dozens of houses.

Landslides and floods are common in the Philippines, which is lashed by about 20 typhoons each year.
In late 2006, 1,200 people were killed, including hundreds swept to the sea, when flash floods rampaged through low-lying areas in Legaspi City in the east.



wooo lepas satu satu.. yang ni typhoon kat filipiina... hari tu taufan kat myanmar...   ni typhoon nak hit japan.. memang akan teruk la nanti kalu strong hit... tak silap aku pernah baca..  beribu2 dah mati kat japan bila typhoon hit pulau honshu dulu..   aku harap tak teruk ler disaster ni...

disaster after disaster.. seram aku     

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12 korban Ribut Halong

MANILA: Ribut tropika Halong mula beralih ke laut di utara Filipina semalam selepas angin kencang yang dibawanya menyebabkan sekurang-kurangnya 12 orang terkorban dan berpuluh-luluh kediaman musnah serta membanjiri kawasan penanaman padi.

Ribut itu dengan angin selaju 95 km sejam mula reda ketika ia mendarat di wilayah Luzon kelmarin dan dijangka menuju ke selatan Jepun awal hari ini.

Majlis Koordinasi Bencana Kebangsaan (NDCC) melaporkan bahawa sekurang-kurangnya 12 orang maut dengan separuh daripada mereka dihempap pokok tumbang atau terkena serpihan yang terbang dalam kejadian di Pangasinan, La Union dan Zambales.

Sekurang-kurangnya 35,000 orang terjejas akibat ribut itu kebanyakan mereka disebabkan banjir dan tanah runtuh. Kebanyakan kawasan masih terputus bekalan elektrik berikutan angin kuat yang menumbangkan tiang elektrik dan talian kuasa.

揑a mengambil masa sekurang-kurangnya sebulan mengembalikan semula kuasa 100 peratus di wilayah kami,

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Korban Taufan Halong meningkat 37 orang
UTUSAN MALAYSIA

MANILA 21 Mei - Angka korban Taufan Tropika Halong pada Rabu lalu meningkat kepada 37 orang, ketika pihak berkuasa masih bertungkus-lumus mengagihkan bekalan air bersih dan memulihkan bekalan elektrik di kawasan terjejas.

Kebanyakan mangsa maut akibat ditimpa runtuhan bangunan atau terkena bumbung zink yang diterbangkan ribut berkenaan yang melanda wilayah Pangasinan, barat daya Filipina.

Majlis Penyelaras Bencana Kebangsaan (NDCC) berkata, di samping itu, 16 lagi cedera dan seorang masih hilang.

Taufan Halong dengan angin selaju 120 kilometer sejam dan mengakibatkan hujan lebat serta banjir besar, telah meninggalkan Filipina kelmarin.

Kira-kira sejuta penduduk terjejas dalam bencana tersebut tetapi 1,300 orang masih berada di pusat pemindahan.

Setiausaha Pelajaran, Jesli Lapuz pula berkata, bencana itu turut menyebabkan 74 sekolah rosak termasuk 43 di wilayah Pangasinan.