Tropical Depression 27W - Serious Threat to Southern Philippines - 16 Dec 11
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Tropical Depression 27W - Serious Threat to Southern Philippines - 16 Dec 11
The rapidly developing disturbance (LPA 95W) which was spotted over the Western Marshall Islands has rapidly strengthened into Tropical Depression27W(UNNAMED)...may pose a serious threat to Southern Philippines (Visayas, Mindanao & Palawan) this weekend. Rainbands expected to reach Western Micronesia on Wednesday & Thursday.
Projected Landfall Area (PLA): Surigao Provinces on Friday Afternoon.
Residents and visitors along Western Micronesia, Palau & Southern Philippines should closely monitor the progress of 27W (UNNAMED).
I get email warnings from Puerto Galera Yacht Club - which then links to a bunch of sites. You can sign up for the email list from that site. They're pretty good at sending out stuff as soon as it is likely to effect the P.I.
Sendong slightly intensified as it approached Davao Oriental in Mindanao.
Sendong was estimated at 180 km east of Hinatuan City in Surigao del Sur, packing maximum winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
Sendong was moving west at 26 kph and may bring 10 to 25 mm per hour of rain within its 400-km diameter.
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"Equality of opportunity or equality of outcome?
One is consistent with a free people and the other requires a police state. Pick one." ~Cool Hardware52
I, alone, am responsible for my health and safety, my actions and inactions.
"If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?" ~Sydney J. Harris
640 was confirmed dead (as of yesterday), many of them children. Over 900 still missing. Some villages are still inaccessible, so these figures may increase as rescuers get into the more remote locations.
It seems that a large storm surge, coupled with high tides causes tsunami-like water encroachment across coastal areas - coupled with intensive rainfall leading to flash flooding from the landward side (lots of speculation now about how de-forestation and mining may have led to that unexpected flash flooding).
The Philippines gets a lot of typhoons each year (~20 per annum), so without specific direction/evacuation orders from the government the people did what they normally do, hunker down at home to wait it out. Sadly, in this instance, evacuation should have been organized.
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