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388+ Killed by Typhoon

At least 388 were killed when typhoon Durlian slammed into the banks of the Philippians on Friday. The impact triggered volcanic mudslides and flooding. At least 75 people are still trapped or missing. Rescue workers were sent out in boats rescuing victims from rooftops. "It happened very rapidly and many people did not expect this because they haven't experienced mud flows in those areas before," a red cross official said. To me it seems that these people were not educated for severe weather survival the way they should be. Just because a Typhoon is not expected does not mean it cant happen. I think there should be more efforts to educate people what to do under these circumstances, and there should be better forms of warning them set up.

posted by Anonymous @ 12/01/2006 11:28:00 AM