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Philippines: Typhoon Gaemi kills 20, tanker sinks
Philippines: Typhoon Gaemi kills 20
(Franceinfo)
For two days, Typhoon Gaemi has been hitting the Philippines in Southeast Asia. So far, 20 people have died and there has been significant material damage.
A bus half submerged by the floods 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.
