So much for vacationing during the long weekend! Typhoon Mina, with sustained winds at 150kph and “gustiness” at over 185 kph, may stay until Thursday. My cousin bound for the United States on Delta at 6.20 am today found her flight canceled. Delta has billeted their passengers at Manila Hotel until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile 15 local flights were canceled due to the typhoon.
While we are ever grateful to the Lord Almighty for sparing Metro Manila from the typhoon, our hearts reach out to those who have been severely affected by the typhoon due to the weak infrastructure in their provinces and the unfortunate circumstance of being in the path of the typhoon. Condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones due to Typhoon Mina/Nanmadol.
Maybe our government has its reasons but I really do not understand why year after year, while it is the same areas that are hit by these typhoons – Cagayan, Bicol – the infrastructure in these areas remain ill-fitted and the residents remain ill-prepared for typhoons. Mina’s path is said to be similar to last year’s Typhoon Juan.
2 bridges in Baggao, Cagayan and the Tawi Bridge in Penablanca, Cagayan have collapsed. Authorities cannot tell the extent of the damage on the bridges because as yet the bridges have become submerged in water.
Yet Benito Ramos, Executive Director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said that as early as yesterday, residents had been prepared for the typhoon and evacuation efforts had started.
It’s a classic case of regret.
I wonder where the president is and what he’s doing about all this at this point in time. He better not be on vacation …
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