The Super Typhoon Man-Yi unleashed rains that triggered storms and landslides in the Philippines. Photo: Reuters
Super typhoon Man-Yi killed at least eight people in the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, causing fierce winds and heavy rains that triggered landslides and storms, authorities said.
Man-Yi, the sixth storm to hit the country in a span of one month, made landfall in the eastern province of Catanduanes on Saturday but weakened as it moved across the main Luzon island and was later downgraded to a typhoon as it exited the landmass on Monday.
According to the report, a family of seven, including an eight-year-old girl, died after a landslide in a northern provincial town in Nueva Vizcaya buried their home, the disaster office in the area said.
In Daet town in Camarines Norte province, a 72-year-old man was killed in a vehicular accident caused by hanging cables due to the storm's strong winds, the provincial disaster office said.
"One casualty is one casualty too many. So, that is unfortunate," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told reporters, referring to the death in Camarines Norte. "We will now carry on with the rescue of those isolated areas and the continuing relief for those who have been displaced."
On average, about 20 tropical storms strike the Philippines each year, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, flooding, and landslides.
Man-Yi is approaching Vietnam with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometres per hour (68.35 mph) and gustiness of up to 135 kph.
In rice-producing Nueva Ecija province in northern Luzon, farmlands and villages were flooded, worrying farmers such as Danilo Dagdagan due to the impact on crops and livelihood.
"The floodwater from the typhoon and the surrounding provinces gushed here because the elevation of the land here is lower," Dagdagan told Reuters inside the living room of his flooded home. "It makes our lives difficult; it's hard for us, especially for those without sufficient food."
International aid has poured in to assist the Philippines in its relief operations, including from the U.S.
Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he has authorised U.S. forces to provide direct support to respond to the super typhoon. "We've also secured another million dollars in urgent humanitarian aid, and that will help surge aid to the Philippine people."
超強颱風「曼宜」攻擊菲律賓 造成至少8人死亡
超強颱風「曼宜」週末在菲律賓群島造成至少八人死亡。 當局表示，狂風和強降雨引發山崩和風暴潮。
曼伊是一個月內襲擊該國的第六場風暴，週六在東部省份卡坦端內斯登陸，但在穿過呂宋島時強度減弱，隨後在離開菲律賓時降級為颱風。
報道稱，新比斯開省北部省份城鎮發生山體滑坡，掩埋了他們的家，該地區災難辦公室稱，一家七口人死亡，其中包括一名八歲女孩。
北甘馬粦省Daet鎮災害辦公室稱，暴風雨強風導致電纜懸掛，引發車禍，造成一名72歲男子死亡。
總統小費迪南德·馬科斯在談到北甘馬粦省的死亡事件時對記者說：“一人傷亡就太多了。所以，這是不幸的。” “我們現在將繼續對這些偏遠地區進行救援，並繼續為流離失所者提供救濟。”
平均每年約有20場熱帶風暴襲擊菲律賓，帶來暴雨、強風、洪水和山崩。
曼宜正在接近越南，最大持續風速為每小時 110 公里（68.35 英里），陣風高達每小時 135 公里。
在呂宋島北部產稻米的新怡詩夏省，農田和村莊被洪水淹沒，達尼洛·達格達甘等農民擔心農作物和生計受到影響。
達格達根在他被洪水淹沒的家中的客廳裡告訴路透社：“颱風和周邊省份的洪水湧入這裡，因為這裡的土地海拔較低。” “這讓我們的生活變得困難，尤其是對於那些沒有足夠食物的人來說。”
國際援助紛紛湧入，協助菲律賓進行救援行動，其中包括來自美國的援助。
來訪的美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀表示，他已授權美軍提供直接支援，以應對超強颱風。 “我們還獲得了另外一百萬美元的緊急人道主義援助，這將有助於增加對菲律賓人民的援助。”
Source: Reuters
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