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Typhoon Pedring (international name Nesat), which struck the Philippines Tuesday morning, has now killed at least 48 people and left 30 others missing.
It has either displaced or directly affected more than 1.3 million people, according to civil defense officials.
The typhoon also damaged properties, including farmlands, amounting to more than P4 billion, according to latest estimates from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Click, zoom, and scroll through on the interactive Google map to survey the damage left behind by the typhoon.
The darker the red, the more people that the typhoon directly affected.
Data source: NDRRMC as of 6pm, September 30, 2011. Data visualization via Google Fusion Tables.
Typhoon Juan/Megi just off Luzon as of October 19, 1pm Philippine time. (US NOAA satellite image)
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“Fishermen are advised not to venture out over the eastern and northern coasts of Luzon.”
“We urge the families of these fishermen who went out to sea last week to text their relatives to come back… we aim for zero casualties.”
“We also urge farmers in Isabela (province) to harvest their crops now.”
Uh-oh
Yes, there is a typhoon heading straight for the Philippines’ Luzon island this weekend.
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Philippines wind projects get funds
MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan will fund feasibility studies on wind power projects of Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corp., a renewable power company, that could mitigate energy shortfalls in Southeast Asian nation.The Philippines, which is currently unable to meet national energy demand, plans to double the installed generating capacity from renewable energy to 5,300 MW by 2030. It has only one wind power facility, the Northwind Bangui Bay plant in northern Luzon.
The Manila-based ADB said the grant of up to $630,000 was for three potential wind farm projects on Luzon island in the northern Philippines. Alternergy’s projects could generate up to 150 megawatts if technically and financially viable, it said. [Reuters/ABS-CBN News]
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