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Philippines: Typhoon Gaemi kills 20, tanker sinks
In the Philippines, in Southeast Asia, Typhoon Gaemi has been raging for two days. The human toll is at least 20 dead in the country, and the damage could have caused an oil spill.
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In the Philippines, in Southeast Asia, Typhoon Gaemi has been raging for two days. The human toll is at least 20 dead in the country, and the damage could have caused an oil spill.
A bus half submerged by the waves, and residents struggling to keep their heads above water. For the past 48 hours, theand typhoon Gaemi is hitting Southeast Asia hard. At least 20 people have lost their lives in the Philippines. Rescue boats are trying to bring people to safety. “The damage is considerable, the water reached the second floor of our house” explains a woman.
Huge barges being tossed about collide with each other before crashing into a bridge. Miraculously, the structure held up. But the greatest concern is off the Philippine coast, near Limay, where an oil tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of oil capsized in the middle of a storm. Rescuers managed to save the crew members, but one man died. The boat itself sank. The authorities fear an oil spill and have deployed floating barriers. However, the oil slick has already reached 4 kilometres long. An investigation is to determine whether Typhoon Gaemi is the cause of the sinking.
