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Typhoon Fengshen batters Philippines -22 June 08 At least 59 people have been killed in flashflooding caused by Typhoon Fengshen. 17 people are confirmed dead in the wake of the storm. In the central Philippines, rescue crews are battling to reach a capsized ferry with more than 700 people on board. Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher reports. Tags: philippines storn fengshen al jazeera aljazeera hannah belcher |
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Typhoon Fengshen pounds Philippines MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a ferry that capsized during a deadly typhoon in the Philippines a day earlier, but found no immediate signs of the more than 740 passengers and crew. Coast guard frogmen who managed to get to the stricken ship got no response when they rapped on the hull with metal instruments, then had to give up for the night due to the strong waves. "They haven't seen anyone. They're scouring the area. They're studying the direction of the waves to determine where survivors may have drifted," coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Arman Balilo said. Rescuers hoped to get inside on Monday, likely with U.S. assistance requested by the Philippine Red Cross. Typhoon Fengshen has killed at least 137 people across the sprawling archipelago, setting off landslides and floods, and knocking out electricity. So far, 10 people from the ferry are known to have made it to land. Six bodies, including those of a man and woman who had bound themselves together, have washed ashore, along with children's slippers and life jackets. Officials were checking reports that a large number of survivors might have reached one nearby island and that a life raft was spotted off another, coast guard spokesman Cmdr. Antonio Cuasito said. "We can only pray that there are many survivors so we can reduce the number of casualties," he said. About two dozen relatives went to the Manila office of ferry owner Sulpicio Lines. Some wept as they waited for news. "I'm very worried. I need to know what happened to my family," said Felino Farionin, his voice cracking. His wife, son and four in-laws were on the ferry, which was going from Manila to Cebu. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo talked to officials in a teleconference aired live on nationwide radio Sunday, scolding coast guard officials for allowing the ferry to leave Manila late Friday despite the bad weather. Reynato Lanoria, a janitor on the ship, estimated about 100 people could have survived, "but the others were trapped inside." "I think they are all dead by now," he told DZMM radio after making it to shore by jumping in the water and reaching a life raft. Lanoria said he was on the top deck when a crew member ordered people to put on life vests around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. About 30 minutes later, the ship began tilting so fast that elderly people and children fell on the rain-slickened deck. Passenger Jesus Gica also worried that many people were trapped below when the ship listed. "There were many of us who jumped overboard, but we were separated because of the big waves," he said. "The others were also able to board the life rafts, but it was useless because the strong winds flipped them over." The ferry initially ran aground a few miles off central Sibuyan island Saturday, then capsized, said Mayor Nanette Tansingco of Sibuyan's San Fernando. With the upturned ferry visible from her town, she appealed for food, medicine and embalming fluid. The nearly 24,000-ton ferry — with 626 passengers and 121 crew members on board — was "dead in the water" after its engine failed around noon Saturday, coast guard chief Vice Adm. Wilfredo Tamayo said. The storm stymied attempts to reach the ship and kept aircraft at bay on Saturday before shifting course Sunday to the northwest and battered Manila at dawn. Major streets were flooded, and numerous traffic lights were out. In the central province of Iloilo, Gov. Neil Tupaz said 59 people drowned, with another 40 missing. "Almost all the towns are covered by water. It's like an ocean," Tupaz said. Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday he was praying for the victims of the ferry disaster, particularly the large number of children aboard. The Philippines is predominantly Catholic. The typhoon-prone Philippines was the site of the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster when the ferry MV Dona Paz sank in 1987, killing more than 4,341 people. Tags: Typhoon frank fengshen princess of the stars sulpicio lines cebu sea tragedy philippines |
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Typhoon Fengshen strikes The Philippines is being battered by winds and raging water. CNN's Isha Sesay speaks with Douglas Bakshian in Manila Tags: Typhoon Fengshen Phillipines CNN |
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"FENGSHEN" hit Iloilo City & Province badly on June 21, 2008 Typhoon Frank with an international code name "FENGSHEN" hit Iloilo City and Province badly on June 21, 2008 resulting to a total blackout, flash flood and death. Tags: catastrophe flood calamity disaster |
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Iloilo City Philippines after Typhoon Frank (Fengshen) Playing Brett Dennen's song Ain't No Reason.... Scenes from the Typhoon Frank after 3 days in Iloilo City EDITED version full video. Tags: iloilo typhoon Frank Fengshen City Philippines Flood |
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Tropical storm Fengshen drenches Central China Tropical storm Fengshen drenches Central China WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 06-28-2008 09:54 Tropical storm Fengshen is hammering Central China with heavy rainfall, triggering mudslides and cutting transportation links and power supplies. This is what Fengshen did to the village of Datang in Hunan province. Heavy rain has caused mudslides and cut off road access and power supplies, forcing about 500 people to be evacuated from along the river. Li Zhiping, Official Datang Town, said, "We have sealed off damaged roads. No cars or people are allowed to pass. Local residents have also been evacuated from dangerous areas and staff are patrolling the river, reminding the public to stay away." The storm also triggered a landslide in neighboring Jiangxi province. Workers needed nearly 10 hours to repair this section of the railway. Liao Wenjun, railway staff Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, said, "We used nearly 100 wood piles and 1500 sandbags to fix the collapsed part. We've worked since yesterday evening and have had no rest at all. And now the threat has been removed. " Fengshen has destroyed houses and crops in its path. Heavy rain and flood alerts continue in its wake. In Guangdong, the tropical storm has killed nine people. And the total direct economic losses have been estimated at about 1.2 billion yuan. Forecasters say the wet weather will linger over the next two days in many parts of Southern China and warn the region needs more preparation for possible flooding. Tags: China |
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Web users broadcast Typhoon Fengshen On the WEB: Videos and pictures of Typhoon Fengshen hitting the Philippines have been widely broadcast on the internet - Huang Qi in prison again - Feng-gui.com -- Viralvideochart.com Tags: France 24 web news typhoon fengshen philippines photos videos internet huang qi prison |
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Frank (Intl name: Fengshen) in Metro Manila A short clip of Fengshen lashing our area of Paranaque. Tags: fengshen frank philippines paranaque typhoon |
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Frank (Intl name: Fengshen) in Metro Manila part 2 A short clip of typhoon "Frank" lashing our neighborhood. Tags: fengshen frank philippines paranaque typhoon |
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Les philippins témoins du typhon Fengshen Sur le NET: De nombreuses vidéos et photos amateurs en ligne pour témoigner des ravages du typhon Fengshen au Philippines - Huang Qi de nouveau en prison - Feng-gui.com -- Viralvideochart.com Tags: France 24 sur le net typhon Fengshen Philippines témoignages témoins vidéos photos Huang qi prison |