Typhoon (Durian) in WPAC - landfall in Philippines

#101 Postby **Typhoon Hunter** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:36 am

Amazing pictures on http://www.rambocam.com. Received another message from Geoff and he's safe after a seriously insane afternoon!

Frank2 · #102 Postby **Frank2** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:25 am

Very sobering photos, which represent just a tiny part of the world's troubles...

Frank

P.S. Geoff needs to adjust his date - it's December 1 over there...

Chacor · #103 Postby **Chacor** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:05 am

Nah... still November 30 for another 55 minutes. Which means 55 minutes till the official end of the Hurricane Season (counting our time)

Frank2 · #104 Postby **Frank2** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:36 pm

Right, but, Geoff had November 31 on his web site...

#105 Postby **CrazyC83** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:58 pm

Chacor wrote:Nah... still November 30 for another 55 minutes. Which means 55 minutes till the official end of the Hurricane Season (counting our time)

Typhoon season runs year round though...

HurricaneBill · #106 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:36 pm

Saw a news report of 19 dead and more than 100 missing in Legazpi City.

#107 Postby **Typhoon Hunter** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:10 pm

Yeah, but Chacor was talking about the Hurricane season which is ending now.

#108 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:55 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15959573/

100 dead is the latest sad news comming from that area.

HurricaneBill · #109 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:43 pm

The rain from Durian mixed with volcanic ash from Mount Mayon and produced mudslides that engulfed 8 villages. It was reported that in some areas the mud was up to the roofs of homes.

#110 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:45 pm

Technically, those slides are called Lahars. The loosely consolidated and hot ash from recent eruptive activity is easily loosened during a heavy rain and Mayon's slopes are perfect for accelerating the lahar flow down the mountain. Lahars from Pinatubo killed more people and caused more destruction than the actual eruption did. They still get occasional Lahars from Pinatubo even now.

Steve

#111 Postby **Andrew92** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:02 pm

Blessed that we were in the U.S. this year, everybody pray for the people in the Phillipines. They have had ENOUGH over there with Cimaron, let alone Chebi and now Durian.

Might as well be their Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.

-Andrew92

Chacor · #112 Postby **Chacor** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:44 am

Chebi only killed 1 and Cimaron 19. Durian is much, much worse though. Xangsane, and now this.

Coredesat · #113 Postby **Coredesat** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:58 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 197478.stm

Death toll is up to 146. :cry:

HurricaneBill · #114 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:50 am

Actually, the Philippines were hit by 5 full-fledged typhoons this year.

1. Typhoon Chanchu
2. Typhoon Xangsane
3. Typhoon Cimaron
4. Typhoon Chebi
5. Typhoon Durian

Hopefully, this is it for the rest of the year. However, the Philippines have gotten hit in the past by December typhoons.

The last to landfall in December was Super Typhoon Nanmadol in 2004. However, Nanmadol had formed in late November.

The last typhoon to form in December and strike the Philippines was Typhoon Faith in mid-December 1998.

#115 Postby **Typhoon Hunter** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:31 am

Been in contact again with Geoff who is still in Naga city. He'll be going to Albay province tomorrow to check out reports that up to 300 people have been killed due to lahars. I hope these reports are unsubstantiated because that would be truly tragic! :cry:

Aquawind · #116 Postby **Aquawind** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:44 am

Make that near 400 dead.. ugh

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/01/p ... index.html

MANILA, Philippines (CNN) -- Red Cross officials in Manila reported at least 388 people were killed when Typhoon Durian slammed into the Philippines Friday, triggering volcanic mudslides and flooding.

In addition, at least 75 people are trapped or missing.

"Rescue teams have been sent out by boat but many areas are inaccessible," Gwendolyn Pang, executive assistant to the Red Cross director in Manila said.

Many provinces have lost power, making communication practically impossible and some of the areas are in "neck-deep" water.

According to the Red Cross, rescue boats are ushering people to shelters and are also being used to survey the damage.

Pang said Reming is the fourth devastating typhoon to strike the Philippines in the past four months.

A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.

#117 Postby **Typhoon Hunter** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:51 am

That's very sad news. Will post any more updates I get from Geoff here.

Jim Cantore · #118 Postby **Jim Cantore** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:30 pm

Look at the CDO! :eek:

It won't help it, it's got tough times ahead it looks.

HurricaneBill · #119 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:34 pm

Latest I heard was 468 dead, at least 112 missing.

This makes Super Typhoon Durian the deadliest typhoon to strike the Philippines since Super Typhoon Angela in 1995. Angela left 1252 dead/missing in the Philippines and also claimed 20 lives in Vietnam.

Coredesat · #120 Postby **Coredesat** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:44 pm

At this point Durian, with 468 deaths, is the second deadliest typhoon (and tropical cyclone) of 2006, behind Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (637 reported deaths).

Here's the source for the 468: http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2006120281251.html

:cry:

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