Bad Weather in Asia

ralphrepo · Jul 18, 2008

Another Bad Weather story...

Taiwan hit by Typhoon Kalmaegi

At least six people were killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hit Taiwan, bringing flooding and landslides. A baby girl and her brother were killed, but their mother survived, after a landslide hit their home in Kaohsiung county, said AP news agency. Another four more people are feared to have drowned, and six people are missing, reports said. The storm packed winds of up to 90 km/h (56mph), but has now lost power and has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It has now turned away from Taiwan, and is forecast to brush the south China coast and veer towards the Korean peninsula. Kalmaegi delivered up to 112cm (44in) of rain in a 24-hour period, officials said, according to AP. In Tainan county, water supplies were cut off because of the heavy rain. Rescuers have been using ladders to help people stuck in their homes and trapped drivers. Kalmaegi means "seagull" in Korean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbP9...illa:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=Taiwan
A man rescued from the flood water

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7513441.stm
Published: 2008/07/18 14:09:26 GMT
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Is it just me, or does there seem to be a lot of natural calamity in Asia this year? -mellow

Ralph

Supra · Jul 18, 2008

aw sad, this sucks!

ProjectD · Jul 19, 2008

oh wth?

Akki · Jul 20, 2008

well asia is so big so probability wise.... lol im just kidding..... that is quite odd... the world is angry =\

ralphrepo · Jul 21, 2008

Continued storm woes in Taiwan:

Taiwan storm death toll increases

The number of people killed in flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi has climbed to at least 18, Taiwanese officials have said. At least another six remain missing, disaster relief officials said. The storm lashed central and southern Taiwan with high winds and heavy rain on Thursday and Friday before weakening and moving on to southern China. The local media have raised questions about an apparent lack of preparedness on the part of Taiwan's authorities. Chinese state media reported that the government had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from coastal provinces ahead of the storm's arrival in China.

The first typhoon to hit Taiwan this year, Kalmaegi initially packed winds of up to 90 km/h (56mph), but quickly lost power and was downgraded to a tropical storm. In Tainan county, water supplies were cut off because of the heavy rain. Kalmaegi means "seagull" in Korean.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7516023.stm
Published: 2008/07/20 10:44:43 GMT
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The bad news just never seems to stop

Ralph

mr_evolution · Jul 21, 2008

So much bad weather in the Asia Region these few months

Aoes · Jul 21, 2008

as bad as this sounds... guys... this is just bad luck... but it's not unusual... Eastern Asia sits on the Pacific Rim... which means two things... earthquakes... and typhoons... this year is still a whole lot better than 2006's typhoon season so far... and we're all ready half way through the season of the heavy stuff... so just keep them fingers crossed and hope for the best the rest of the way...

Bad Weather in Asia

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