Philippines
evacuates coastal areas as approaching typhoon strengthens
MANILA Wed Nov 6,
2013 2:42am EST
(Reuters) - The
Philippines evacuated coastal areas and put emergency workers on alert on
Wednesday as a storm expected to grow into a super typhoon headed towards
central islands still recovering from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit last
month.
Typhoon
Haiyan, with gusts of up to 185 kph (115 mph), was moving over the sea at 30
kph (18 mph) and may make landfall at mid-day on Friday in the central islands
of Samar and Leyte, said Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo.
"We
are advising the people to secure their homes because we are expecting a
powerful typhoon, a super typhoon," Montejo said.
"It's
still in the Pacific but it has gained speed and may enter our area of
responsibility by tomorrow (Thursday)."
Officials
in the central Cebu, Bohol and Albay areas have closed schools, prepared
emergency shelters and food and put emergency workers on alert.
"We're
aiming for zero casualties so we sent advisories to local disaster agencies to
start evacuating people from coastal and low-lying areas as well as those in
landslide-prone areas," said Flor Gaviola, a regional disaster official.
Thousands
of people on Bohol island are still in shelters after their homes were
destroyed in an October 15 earthquake that killed more than 200 people.
About
20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year.
Typhoon
Bopha, the strongest storm to hit last year, flattened three coastal towns on
the southern island of Mindanao, killing 1,100 people, and destroyed crops,
property and infrastructure worth $1.04 billion.
(Reporting By Manuel Mogato; Editing by Robert Birsel)
(Reporting By Manuel Mogato; Editing by Robert Birsel)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-philippines-typhoon-idUSBRE9A508H20131106
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-not given
WHEN-Wednesday
WHAT-The Philippines evacuated coastal areas and put emergency workers on alert
WHY- A storm expected to grow into a super typhoon headed towards central islands
WHERE-Philippines
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1.evacuate:疏散
2.coastal:沿海
3.strengthen:增强
4.magnitude:震級
5.casualties:傷亡
6.flattened:夷為平地
7.property:財產
8.infrastructure:基礎設施
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-not given
WHEN-Wednesday
WHAT-The Philippines evacuated coastal areas and put emergency workers on alert
WHY- A storm expected to grow into a super typhoon headed towards central islands
WHERE-Philippines
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1.evacuate:疏散
2.coastal:沿海
3.strengthen:增强
4.magnitude:震級
5.casualties:傷亡
6.flattened:夷為平地
7.property:財產
8.infrastructure:基礎設施
This typhoon was terrible and horrible. Seeing from this report, although we can' t prevent the disaster, we can prepare a bag which is full of food, water, batteries, and so on. All we can do is prepare for it!
回覆刪除There were many natural disasters happened in Philippines every year. Since we couldn't stop it, all we could do is well-prepared so as to make the casualties' numbers decrease. Typhoon Haiyan, although it was expecting a powerful typhoon, I believe the Philippines government had done it best to get ready for it. And I hope that the typhoon won't bring too much damage to the central islands.
回覆刪除After seeing this article,I felt really sad.And it also reminds me that how strong and destructive a typhoon can be.There are also many typhoons coming to Taiwan every year,and sometimes cause enormous damage.We can't stop a typhoon coming ,but we can reduce the destruction by well prepared.
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