International online news (reporter Hu Xing): one of the
strongest typhoons this year, "Bopha" swept across the Philippines on
December 4, so far rescue workers have found 475 bodies of the victims,
in addition to the hundreds of people missing. With the update of the statistics, the death toll may rise further.
After two days time, according to the latest
announcement of the Philippine weather bureau has weakened into a
tropical storm Bopha before maximum sustained winds of 115 kilometers
per hour swept across the western Philippines island of Palawan Island,
brought on by Typhoon gust speed of 145 kilometers per hour. Currently, it is the speed of 13 kilometers per hour westward. Expected
"Bopha" on Friday morning, which is the 7th left the Philippines, line
650 kilometers to the west of the capital Manila. Rescue workers in the Philippines have found 475 bodies of the victims, and hundreds of other missing persons. Among them, the east coast of Mindanao deaths up to up to 258 people. New Bataan and nearby areas, 191 people were killed. Dozens of people were killed in other parts of Mindanao. Philippine
officials said, and rescue workers are arriving previously been hardest
hit by landslides and floods cut off contact with the outside world,
may find more bodies of the victims.
To the Philippines, Typhoon Bopha also brought huge economic losses, the loss of the vast majority of the infrastructure. The bad weather brought by typhoon cause the Philippines many domestic flights were grounded, many ports ceased operations. Roads
and bridges were damaged, many of the areas affected by the typhoon
contact with the outside world interrupts, power outages, communication
paralysis. The military search and rescue squad flew by helicopter to enter these areas. The
worst-hit Mindanao, Compostela Valley Governor Arthur Youyi doping mud
water waves the impact of the mountain, down to endanger victims used as
shelters, schools, City Hall and clinics. Peak reservoir lost control, plenty of water down the hill villages. Crops and infrastructure was seriously damaged. Also the adjoining East Davao Province, 100 people were killed, and The typhoon also change the appearance of the city. Flooding rivers inundated large areas of inland areas. The
most affected areas external roads and bridges are damaged, authorities
helicopters for military search and rescue team sent to the disaster
area. Local officials said the typhoon severely damaged
three small towns in the province, most of the roof of the building were
blown away or damaged.
After the typhoon weather improved quickly, but everywhere only tree down the house collapsed, devastated. The
governor of Compostela Valley, Mindanao, said that the mountain
agricultural reservoirs large amount of water in a crash down the super
typhoon, is believed to be the worst affected. The province
has a lot of infrastructure, and 70-80% of crops were destroyed, mostly
used as the export of bananas, and caused an estimated 40 billion pesos
equivalent to the loss of 600 million yuan.
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