Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Typhoon slams into Philippines, thousands stranded
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Ele 3Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(TheStar.com.my) from Philippines.
MANILA - Typhoon Xangsane struck the central Philippines on Wednesday, leaving nearly 2,500 ferry passengers stranded as gusts of up to 150 km per hour kept boats in harbour.
Disaster officials warned of flash floods and landslides as Xangsane hit central Samar province and headed northwest. Schools were suspended and a handful of flights were grounded.
Residents living near the slope of Mayon volcano in central Albay province were warned not to venture within an 8-km danger zone around its crater for fear high winds would sweep mud and rocks down the sides of the mountain.
Mayon, a popular tourist destination, has been spewing lava, mud, huge rocks and noxious gas since July but the government lowered the alert level around the volcano earlier this...
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Ele 3Posted by Beewitch Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(TheStar.com.my) from Philippines.
MANILA - Typhoon Xangsane struck the central Philippines on Wednesday, leaving nearly 2,500 ferry passengers stranded as gusts of up to 150 km per hour kept boats in harbour.
Disaster officials warned of flash floods and landslides as Xangsane hit central Samar province and headed northwest. Schools were suspended and a handful of flights were grounded.
Residents living near the slope of Mayon volcano in central Albay province were warned not to venture within an 8-km danger zone around its crater for fear high winds would sweep mud and rocks down the sides of the mountain.
Mayon, a popular tourist destination, has been spewing lava, mud, huge rocks and noxious gas since July but the government lowered the alert level around the volcano earlier this...
Read More...
