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  maandag 18 oktober 2010 @ 16:26:57 #101
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Op maandag 18 oktober 2010 16:20 schreef aloa het volgende:
Volgens mij kwam Nargis toch nog vrij onverwacht, terwijl men MEGI al lang vantevoren aan kon zien komen. Ik vraag me af of er ooit een mens is geevacueerd toen in Birma.
Klopt, die was eerst uitgedoofd om daarna weer vrolijk overnieuw te intensiveren, binnen anderhalve dag kwam er ineens een cat.4 naar Birma toe:

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On May 1, after turning nearly due eastward, Cyclone Nargis began rapidly intensifying, due to greatly improved outflow in association with an approaching upper-level trough.[29] Strengthening continued as it developed a well-defined eye with a diameter of 19 km (12 mi), and early on May 2 the JTWC estimated the cyclone reached peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) as it approached the coast of Burma, making it a Category 4 storm.[30] At the same time, the IMD assessed Nargis as attaining peak winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).[31] Around 1200 UTC on May 2, Cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division of Burma at peak strength.
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be nice or go away
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Super Typhoon Megi hit northern Luzon Island in the Philippines near 3:30 UTC this morning as a Category 5 Super Typhoon with sustained winds of 165 mph and a central pressure of 914 mb, as rated by the Navy Research Lab in Monterey. Megi is the strongest Category 5 tropical cyclone to make landfall in the world since August 21 2007, when Hurricane Dean hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with sustained winds of 175 mph and central pressure of 905 mb. We were fortunate to get precise measurements of Megi's intensity yesterday morning thanks to the Hurricane Hunters, who were investigating the typhoon in support of the Interaction of Typhoon and Ocean Project (ITOP), which is studying how the ocean responds to typhoon growth and movement in the Western Pacific Ocean. A C-130 hurricane hunter aircraft penetrated into Megi at 10,000 feet, and found an extraordinarily intense storm. At 9:05am EDT on Sunday (13:09 UTC), the aircraft recorded a central pressure in Megi of 890 mb. This is a phenomenally low pressure, ranking Megi (unofficially) as the 16th strongest tropical cyclone in world history. Only two Atlantic hurricane have been more intense than Megi--Wilma (2005) at 882 mb, and Gilbert (1988) at 888 mb. As they penetrated Megi's eyewall, the Hurricane Hunters performed the standard practice of maintaining a constant "pressure altitude"--the altitude one would expect to find a 700 mb pressure at in an atmosphere at standard conditions. In order to maintain a constant pressure altitude of 10,000 feet, the aircraft was forced to descend 3,000 feet in altitude as it entered Megi's eye. The aircraft entered the eye at 7,000 feet, so the pressure in Megi's eye was what one would normally find at an altitude 3,000 feet higher in the atmosphere. The aircraft recorded a remarkable increase in temperature of 12°C (22°F) as it crossed from the eyewall into the warm eye of Megi. A 12°C rise in eye temperature is extraordinarily rare in a tropical cyclone. Equally noteworthy were Megi's winds. The Hurricane Hunters measured winds at flight level of 220 mph, which normally translates to a surface wind speed of 198 mph, using the standard 10% reduction. The SFMR surface wind measurement instrument recorded surface winds of 186 mph in regions where heavy rain was not contaminating the measurement, but found surface winds of 199 mph in one region of heavy rain. Now, this measurement is considered contaminated by rain, but at very high wind speeds, the contamination effect is less important than at lower hurricane wind speeds, and it is possible than Megi's surface winds reached sustained speeds of 200 mph. However, data from a dropsonde in the eyewall at the time supported giving Megi just 180 mph sustained winds. This is still a ridiculously strong wind, equivalent to a violent EF-4 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
  Moderator maandag 18 oktober 2010 @ 18:31:46 #103
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Het is nu een categorie2, maar zal weer in kracht toenemen.
Windveld van 177 km/uur met windstoten tot 209 km/uur
  Moderator maandag 18 oktober 2010 @ 18:43:39 #105
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  Moderator maandag 18 oktober 2010 @ 19:00:03 #106
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'Megi' biggest typhoon in 20 years

The Philippines has declared a state of calamity in a northern province after super typhoon Megi made landfall, killing at least one man, cutting off power and communications, evacuating thousands and forcing flight cancellations.

Megi, the 10th and strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, reached Isabela province on Monday morning (local time) and by early evening was heading west-south-west across the north of the main island of Luzon with winds of 180 kilometres per hour (kph) near the centre, forecasters said.

The Red Cross says Megi is the biggest typhoon to hit the Phillippines in decades, and that its impact could be devastating.

"It's a very, very big typhoon that's hitting our country, biggest in the last 20 years," Philippine National Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon said.

"It could inundate coastal areas, river banks and it might cause landslides.

"Right now everybody is hunkered down, so communication is kind of difficult at the moment. We're getting all our volunteers to text us or call us in case the situation turns sour."

Tropical Storm Risk said Megi, known locally as Juan, was a category 5 super typhoon, the highest rating, with winds of more than 250 kph when it hit mountains in north-east Luzon.

"The governor of Isabela declared a state of calamity, so there could be massive damage and destruction there," Benito Ramos, executive director of the national disaster agency, said.

"Power has been cut and crops about to be harvested could have been destroyed. We have no actual report because we're waiting for the weather to clear up to make an assessment."

Initial reports were of one death and a small number of casualties, although the National Telecommunications Commission said up to 90 per cent of communications in Isabela and Cagayan provinces may have been knocked out.

Television footage showed uprooted trees on roads and metal and thatched roofing blown off houses.

Weather forecasters say the typhoon is carrying 50 millimetres per hour of rain - similar to the volume of rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Ketsana, which struck the northern Philippines last year and caused massive devastation and deaths.

Officials say Megi could damage or destroy up to 60 per cent of the crucial rice crop in the Cagayan Valley on the main island of Luzon.

After clearing the Philippines, Megi will head out into the South China Sea.
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 09:30:38 #108
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Tien doden op de Filipijnen
Op de Filipijnen zijn door de orkaan Megi zeker tien mensen omgekomen. Vooral in het noorden van het land richtte de orkaan verwoestingen aan.

Duizenden mensen vluchtten, de elektriciteit viel op veel plaatsen uit, en telefoon- en internetverbindingen werden verbroken.
China

Megi bereikte windsnelheden van 225 km per uur en was de zwaarste orkaan in jaren in het gebied. Bij het verlaten van het land nam Megi in kracht af.

De orkaan is nu op weg naar Vietnam en China, waar door noodweer de laatste dagen al 40 doden vielen. Over zee wordt Megi weer krachtiger. In China zijn uit voorzorg 140.000 mensen geëvacueerd.
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 09:32:30 #109
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Typhoon Juan remains stationary
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday bared that typhoon Juan (Megi) as of 12:00 p.m. remains almost stationary at 190 kms. west northwest of Dagupan City (16.8°N, 118.6°E).

Aldczar D. Aurelio, PAGASA weather division junior forecaster, told a press briefing that "Juan" has 175 kph winds near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph and is expected to move quasi-stationary at a speed of 7 kph for the next 12 hours going west northwest.

Aurelio said this is due to the presence of a high pressure area in the north. It is expected to be at 380 km. west northwest of Dagupan City by Wednesday morning and by Thursday morning it would be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 560 km. west northwest of Dagupan City.

Roberto S. Sawi, OIC of the Weather Division, explained that although the typhoon moves almost stationary, there is no possibility that it would turn around, although it would go down proceeding towards Vietnam carrying its gained strength.

Sawi further clarified that the installing of this weather disturbance is controlled by another weather system like the high pressure area.

Meanwhile, rains will continue to pour throughout Luzon especially in the western parts of Northern and Central Luzon.
Dat is volgens mij ook anders dan verwacht. Gisteravond spraken ze er op CNN nog over dat Megi zich snel zou verplaatsen. Volgens dit bericht blijft hij 'hangen'. Komt misschien doordat hogedruk gebied boven zuidchina/vietnam
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 09:36:07 #110
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Situation in Isabela is heartbreaking
ISABELA, Philippines – Many residents of Ilagan town in Isabela returned to their homes to inspect the damage brought about by the devastating super typhoon “Juan” (international name: Megi) that hit the province.

“The weather is much fairer compared to yesterday. A lot of people have actually come out to rebuild their houses, collect their roofs, items or furnitures basically scattered all over the streets,” ABS-CBN News correspondent Jeff Canoy reported for ANC's Dateline Philippines Tuesday noon.

Canoy described the scene as “heartbreaking” as the typhoon destroyed houses and damaged buildings and other infrastructures.

“Everyone's waiting for development from the local government. Everyone's waiting for help,” Canoy reported.

He said a couple of families lived on the streets after their houses were destroyed by strong rains and winds.

“There are lines of people trying to get some drinking water, some people are asking for food and others are waiting for relief goods to arrive,” Canoy reported.

As of posting, communication lines and power were still down in the town of Ilagan.

“The local government is looking into the extent of the damage of super typhoon Juan. But information has been scarce since they are having a problem with phone signals and phone lines. There is also no electricity here in Isabela,” said Canoy.

A separate report by radio dzMM reporter Dennis Datu said strong winds and rain destroyed an estimated 70-80% of infrastructure in the town.

The report said two residents including a 50-year-old woman from Santa Victoria village and a 70-year-old man in Bliss village, died of heart attack at the height of the storm.

Ilagan Mayor Jay Diaz said some 22,000 families comprising more than 100,000 residents were severely affected by the storm. He said members of the local social welfare and development office have started giving out relief goods to the victims.

The dzMM report said Juan, considered the world's strongest typhoon this year, destroyed various establishments including the Ilagan City Hall, several barangay halls and schools and a local Coca-Cola plant.

A Chowking fastfood outlet was also damaged during the storm, with Chowking staff narrating that they had to go into hiding during the worst of the storm.

Weather in Ilagan, Isabela has now cleared up but residents are appealing for food, clothes and water from the local government, the report said.

Many are homeless

Isabela Governor Faustino Dy III reported to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) that a tidal wave in the town of Maconacon killed 3 people and injured 10.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said Isabela is still the most badly hit province in northern Luzon.

Among the most damaged municipalities in Isabela were:

1) Palanan, where 2,582 families (11,601 individuals) or 80% of the population were affected; 310 houses and a National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse were damaged;

2) Tumauini, where 70% of houses were blown down, including schools; all Gawad Kalinga (GK) houses were damaged;

3) Divilican, where 6 families were affected; and,

4) Maconacon, which was hit by a tidal wave.

The runway at the province's airport was also damaged and is accessible only to helicopters.

Based on Governor Dy's report to the NDRRMC, they are currently in need of a medical team.

Radio DZMM also reported that the provincial hospital was badly damaged by the typhoon.
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 10:28:42 #111
8781 crew  Frutsel
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Megi gaat zoals het er nu uit ziet recht op Hong Kong af :O

  dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 11:19:00 #113
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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 10:48 schreef Co_OL het volgende:
Megi gaat zoals het er nu uit ziet recht op Hong Kong af :O

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Ik ben benieuwd. Nu ben ik al een aantal keren in Hong Kong geweest, en ook tijdens de komst van Typhoons (wel veel lichtere natuurlijk), maar eigenlijk merkte je er vrij weinig van wanneer je niet aan de kust bent. Er staan toch een aantal hoge bergen enzo, waar ie normaal gesproken niet in volle kracht overheen komt.

Als je aan de kust bent, dan merk je het uiteraard wel.

Hopelijk is dit niet een nieuwe 'Wanda' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mitchazenia/Typhoon_Wanda_(1962)

edit: op de een of andere manier pakt ie de link niet, omdat het laatste stukje niet als onderdeel van de link wordt gezien... maar typhoon Wanda was destijds dus een gigantische typhoon die ontzettend veel schade en slachtoffers heeft gemaakt in Hong Kong.
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 11:57:57 #114
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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 10:48 schreef Co_OL het volgende:
Megi gaat zoals het er nu uit ziet recht op Hong Kong af :O

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idd :{
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GFS stuurt 'm gewoon weer richting Taiwan.

  dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 13:01:53 #116
217128 Gummibeer79
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Heb bij Wunderground.com beide tracks in 1 overzicht gezien.
Heel benieuwd wat dat grote hogedrukgebied uiteindelijk met de koers van Megi gaat doen
Ik ben een eckte rapnegert
  Moderator dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 @ 13:11:18 #117
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Wel een prachtige foto zo vlak voor de landfall
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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 10:28 schreef Frutsel het volgende:

Zo idioot om te zien dit... Die bus is van GV Florida Transport, heb er deze zomer ook nog in rondgereden in dat gebied. Komt ineens heel dichtbij als er zo'n herkenningspunt in de foto staat.
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Megi neemt weer aardig in kracht toe. Windveld van 185 km/uur en windstoten tot 233 km/uur. En hij gaat nog meer in kracht toenemen. Het is nu een categorie 3 en gaat waarschijnlijk richting China.
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De watertemperaturen

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Typhoon Megi, world's strongest tropical cyclone so far in 2010, will now take aim at southern China as it leaves northern Philippines in its wake.
Megi will pose a major threat to life and property wherever its path crosses the south China coast late this week.

As of Tuesday morning, EDT, Megi has shifted westward of Luzon Island to the open South China Sea, where it has reorganized as a strong typhoon. The eye was located more than 250 miles northwest of Manila.
Highest sustained winds about Megi were reckoned to be 115 mph, or that of a Category 3 hurricane. Megi was drifting towards the west-northwest at about 5 mph.
The very warm sea surface and atmospheric setting will favor further strengthening by Megi over the open South China Sea during the next day or two.



Approach to the south China coast, even Hong Kong, is forecast by AccuWeather.com for Friday into Friday night, EDT.
In the aftermath of Megi, at least 10 were dead in northern Philippines, where Megi on Monday tore a path across the northern part of the main island of Luzon. Highest sustained winds with this severe storm were at least 140 mph at the time of its landfall in northeastern Luzon.



Accuweather
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ehhh, mijn lieve kleine zusje gaat morgen vliegen naar australie, jawel, via hong kong.... :{ nergens info te vinden over vluchten, gesloten vlliegvelden oid }:| . weet iemand hier miss iets? tipje? wante ligt behoorlijk in de stormroute lijkt mij....
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Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 22:31 schreef ayuayu het volgende:
ehhh, mijn lieve kleine zusje gaat morgen vliegen naar australie, jawel, via hong kong.... :{ nergens info te vinden over vluchten, gesloten vlliegvelden oid }:| . weet iemand hier miss iets? tipje? wante ligt behoorlijk in de stormroute lijkt mij....
Morgen heeft Hong Kong nog geen overlast door de orkaan. Pas over 2/3 dagen.
De koers is inmiddels ook weer bijgesteld. Niet meer een voltreffer voor Hong Kong

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jaa dat 2/3 dagen had ik al gezien maar donderdagavond is haar vlucht vanaf hong kong pas... ivm met lange tussen stop enzo he... dus zitten dan aardig in de buurt dacht ik zo :{w . te dicht voor een lieve kleine zusje iig :Y
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Nou megi wordt nu weer ontzettend snel sterk.
Het zou zelfs weer een cat.5 kunnen worden.... :o
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Op woensdag 20 oktober 2010 00:37 schreef SoldMayor het volgende:
Nou megi wordt nu weer ontzettend snel sterk.
Het zou zelfs weer een cat.5 kunnen worden.... :o
Mwah... 't Is nu een categorie 4 en TSR houdt het op 't moment op een categorie 3 zodra 'ie aan land komt:

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Ja maar zoals ik al zei op dit moment ontwikkeld hij zich weer idioot snel. Er zijn wel weer gemiddelde gemeten zonet van 137.4 knots. En TRS wordt maar om de 5 uur geupdated ofzo...
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Op woensdag 20 oktober 2010 00:44 schreef SoldMayor het volgende:
Er zijn wel weer gemiddelde gemeten zonet van 137.4 knots.
Hm, da's wel weer pittig ja... Waar had jij die info vandaan?
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Op woensdag 20 oktober 2010 00:51 schreef Omniej het volgende:

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Hm, da's wel weer pittig ja... Waar had jij die info vandaan?
ik kijk soms ook een beetje mee via een ander forum: www.storm2k.org :)
  woensdag 20 oktober 2010 @ 12:02:19 #130
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ANALYSIS & FORECAST OUTLOOK (up to 48 hours)*

MEGI has maintained its organization, with a banding eye at the center...and continues to have a very large circulation (>890 km) covering the whole extent of the South China Sea. The typhoon is expected to continue moving northward slowly towards Southeastern-Southern China Area within the next two days. MEGI is forecast to intensify to near-Super Typhoon strength sometime tomorrow and will start to decay as it approaches the shores of Eastern Guangdong, just to the east of Hong Kong on Friday [8AM OCT 21: 18.8N 117.1E @ 230kph...8AM OCT 22: 21.3N 117.1E @ 195kph].

Maximum Sustained Winds (1-min. avg) remain near 215 km/hr (115 knots) with higher gusts. MEGI is a Category 4 Typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson Tropical Cyclone Scale. Additional strengthening can still be expected tomorrow. Typhoon Force Winds (118 km/hr or more) extend outward up to 120 kilometers (65 nautical miles) from the center...and Tropical Storm Force Winds (62-117 km/hr) extend outward up to 350 kilometers (190 nautical miles). MEGI remains a very large-sized tropical cyclone, measuring about 1,000 kilometers (540 nautical miles) across.

Er ligt trouwens nog iets klaar:
The strong Tropical Disturbance 95W (LPA/1006 MB) continues to move closer to Saipan. It was located near lat 16.0N lon 147.1E...or about 175 km ENE of Saipan, CNMI...with 1-min maximum sustained winds of 35 kph near the center...moving West @ 22 kph towards Northern Marianas. The 24 to 48-Hr. Tropical Cyclone Formation Potential on this system is at 60%. Nu trouwens al 80%....

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/mtsat/flt/t1/flash-rgb.html



[ Bericht 11% gewijzigd door Frutsel op 21-10-2010 15:41:59 ]
Ik ben een eckte rapnegert
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19 doden

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Death toll from Super Typhoon Megi in the Philippines remarkably low
The power is still out and communications are down over the majority of the northern portion of the Philippines' Luzon Island blasted by Typhoon Megi yesterday, so the full extent of the destruction wrought by the great storm is still unclear. However, the death toll from the great storm stands at only 19, reflecting the superior effort Philippines officials made to evacuate low-lying areas and get people out of locations prone to flash flooding and mudslides. Previous major typhoons to strike the Philippines have nearly always killed hundreds, and sometime thousands, so the preparation and evacuation efforts for Megi likely saved hundreds of lives. Megi hit Luzon on Monday morning at 3:30 UTC as a Category 5 super typhoon with sustained winds of 165 mph and a central pressure of 914 mb. Severe damage was done to Isabela Province in northern Luzon, and media reports indicate that 200,000 people are homeless.
  Moderator donderdag 21 oktober 2010 @ 11:35:52 #132
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140000 Chinezen op de vlucht voor Megi
In het zuiden van China hebben 140.000 mensen hun huizen verlaten in afwachting van de mogelijke passage van de tyfoon Megi. Op de Filipijnen maakte Megi 19 doden, in Thailand zeker 10. In Vietnam lieten 46 mensen het leven.

Volgens meteorologen kan Megi in het zuiden van China de zwaarste tyfoon in 20 jaar worden. Wetenschappers houden de komende dagen in de provincie Guangdong rekening met tot zeven meter hoge golven. In sommige regio's is het treinverkeer alvast stilgelegd.

Zuidoost-Azië is het een en het ander gewoon op het vlak van tyfoons, maar Megi is toch een buitenbeentje. Op de Filipijnen, waar er elk jaar ongeveer 20 wervelstormen hun opwachting maken, was Megi met windsnelheden tot 260 kilometer per uur de heftigste tyfoon in vier jaar.
  Moderator donderdag 21 oktober 2010 @ 11:43:09 #133
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  Moderator donderdag 21 oktober 2010 @ 15:39:15 #134
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On October 20 at 1:30 a.m. EDT NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Typhoon Megi as it filled up a large part of the South China Sea. The image revealed an eye filled with high clouds and a very large system.
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Op donderdag 21 oktober 2010 11:43 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
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En wij Nederlanders maar zeuren dat we het zo slecht hebben met al onze luxe |:(
  donderdag 21 oktober 2010 @ 16:07:46 #136
54884 Yi-Long
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Op donderdag 21 oktober 2010 15:49 schreef Co_OL het volgende:

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En wij Nederlanders maar zeuren dat we het zo slecht hebben met al onze luxe |:(
Ik werd vanmorgen wakker van het onweer. Is ook niet leuk.
En eergisteren was ik buiten en regende het.
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'Juan' Leaves 26 Dead

MANILA, Philippines — Four days after super typhoon “Juan” pummeled Northern Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the death toll from the strongest cyclone to hit the country has climbed to 26 with 34 injured, while damage to infrastructure and agriculture is now pegged at P7.6 billion.

But Agriculture Undersecretary Joel Rudinas said damage to agriculture alone is now P8.49 billion.

Based on this estimate, total typhoon damage as of Friday may top P9 billion.

Hier het hele artikel.
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Ondertussen is het in de regio aardig druk geworden qua tyfoons. :')



Maar Juan/Megi is gelukkig voor China flink afgezwakt:

  vrijdag 22 oktober 2010 @ 16:15:32 #139
54884 Yi-Long
Snorloze Zeiksnor
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Hij komt nu helemaal niet meer in HK aan geloof ik...
  Moderator vrijdag 22 oktober 2010 @ 22:11:21 #140
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1s.gif Op dinsdag 19 oktober 2010 12:40 schreef aloa het volgende:
GFS stuurt 'm gewoon weer richting Taiwan.

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GFS kreeg toch weer aardig gelijk met de richting van Megi :)

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400 toeristen vast op Taiwanese bergpas
Taiwanese autoriteiten hebben vandaag verschillende helikopters ingezet om 400 toeristen, die gestrand zijn op een bergpas, te redden. De toeristen kwamen vast te zitten na een grondverschuiving veroorzaakt door de tyfoon Megi.

De toeristen, onder wie 230 Chinezen op twaalf bussen, zitten sinds afgelopen donderdag vast op de Suhua-snelweg in het oosten van Taiwan. Verschillende delen van de snelweg werden bedolven onder vallende rotsblokken. Van één van de bussen, met negentien Chinese toeristen aan boord, is voorlopig geen spoor.

"We proberen al urenlang om contact te krijgen, maar voorlopig zonder resultaat", zegt Wu Chao-ping, de manager van het reisbureau van de groep. "Het Chinese reisbureau in kwestie werd gevraagd om contact op te nemen met de familieleden van de inzittenden, zodat zij kunnen proberen om de passagiers op hun gsm te bellen."

Slechte weersomstandigheden en hevige regenval als gevolg van de tyfoon maken de reddingsoperaties extra moeilijk. "We moeten dringend eten, kleren en regenjassen overbrengen naar de gestrande toeristen. Indien nodig, zal het leger gespecialiseerde troepen sturen", zo zegt president Ma Ying-jeou
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