Sturm Wipha: over 80,000 homeless and six fatalities in the Philippines

Sturm Wipha: over 80,000 homeless and six fatalities in the Philippines

In the Philippines, there is still a critical situation after the typhoon "Wipha", also known as "crising" in the local markets, has now caused massive flooding in the region. Here, numerous affected people had to wade cloudy water through breast depths. In some areas, the water level even reached the roofs of the houses. According to Kleine Zeitung have become homeless, many of them are accommodated in evacuation centers.

The first foothills of "Wipha" already brought heavy rain a week ago, and the storm increased significantly last weekend. The current situation in the Philippines is already described as dramatic, especially in the most affected regions such as Cagayan Valley and Bicol. These areas are particularly susceptible to such natural disasters.

a region susceptible to storms

The geographical location of the Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean makes the country a destination for around 20 typhoon annually. The warm waters of the Philippine Lake offer an ideal source of energy for the formation of tropical hurricanes. In the current year, the Philippines are already affected by several heavy storms, including "Yagi", which demanded an estimated 24 human life last year and left damage of $ 3.3 billion (2.83 billion euros). This storm has been one of the strongest vertebral storms in the region for years and led to many injured and serious damage to property in Vietnam, where over 170 people were injured and the power supply for more than three million people was interrupted, such as Deutschlandfunk reported.

The “Wipha” damage balance could continue to tighten in the coming days, since the storm could now head to Vietnam and to meet land in the afternoon. As a precaution, two smaller airports in the north were closed in Vietnam, port and train connections were stopped, while almost 350,000 soldiers were willing to alert. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proclaimed alarm level for the affected coastal provinces to counter the impending danger.

The extent of the destruction

Taifune such as "Yagi" and "Wipha" are not only a threat to the population, but also devastate agriculture. Around 100,000 hectares of arable land, on which important products such as rice and vegetables are grown, have already been destroyed. This could lead to significant delivery bottlenecks, which will also affect food prices.