Super Typhoon Haiyan: Thousands Flee as Monster Storm Nears Philippines by Jim Gomez on 2013-11-07 11:00:15.0 MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines on Thursday before one of the years strongest typhoons strikes the region, including a province devastated by an earthquake last month. Typhoon Haiyan has sustained winds of 134 miles per hour and ferocious gusts of 155 mph and could strengthen over the Pacific Ocean before slamming the eastern province of Samar early Friday, government forecasters said. This is the third super typhoon (maximum sustained winds of at least 150 mph) in less than three weeks, said Michael Lowry, hurricane specialist at The Weather Channel. Already, three typhoons have struck the Philippines this year. Last December, Super Typhoon Bopha raked the southernmost Philippine island of Mindanao, causing over 1,000 deaths, mostly from flash flooding and landslides, and becoming the costliest storm to ever impact the Philippines.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:18:27 +0000
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