that's purely for entertainment only. It doesn't apply to me or whatsoever.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
A super-strength typhoon that brought flooding to parts of the Philippines tore into Taiwan on Friday, forcing the cancellation of flights and sending coastal residents rushing to secure their homes. Waves swelled, winds picked up and rain battered the north of the island as Typhoon Sepat made landfall, a disaster-relief official and local media said. Two counties ordered class and work stoppages effective on Friday afternoon, TV stations reported. "There's already a huge wind, and waves hitting the coast pose a danger," said Fei Yu, a resident of coastal Taitung county. "Most people living here are making preparations at home to ride out the storm." In the southern city of Kaohsiung, 16 domestic flights and one international flight were cancelled. All flights from Taipei's domestic airport were due to stop in the evening. The Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, near Taipei, also cancelled southbound flights to avoid the storm. Sepat will probably smack into the cities of Kaohsiung and Taichung, both with populations of more than one million, early on Saturday and then pummel the Chinese coast, according to Tropical Storm Risk. The eye of the category-five typhoon was 320km off the coast of Taiwan by 5am GMT, packing sustained winds of 184km/h and gusts up to 227km/h. China's south-eastern province of Fujian was bracing for the typhoon to make landfall on Saturday evening or Sunday morning, the official Xinhua news agency said. Rains exacerbated by Typhoon Sepat continued to soak Manila and surrounding provinces on Friday after the cyclone brought the Philippine capital to a near standstill two days earlier with major roads near Manila under water up to 1,5m deep in places. My thoughts:Now,after reading this,i think that we are very lucky to stay in Singapore cos there is no natural disasters here.And we do not have to live in danger!People living in taiwan are really unfortunate. |
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