Typhoon Update

[XTO]

it's a direct hit in m. manila. here in qc mukhang mahirap umuwi

buhos na ulan di gaya kaninang pagpasok more on hangin at ambon

lang. swerte ang mga hindi nakapasok, nag announce na ang

mgnt na they could file / use their leave for their today's absence.

ingat na lang sa mga falling hair este debris when we go home.

[j_avonni]

it's a direct hit in m. manila. here in qc mukhang mahirap umuwi

buhos na ulan di gaya kaninang pagpasok more on hangin at ambon

lang. swerte ang mga hindi nakapasok, nag announce na ang

mgnt na they could file / use their leave for their today's absence.

ingat na lang sa mga falling hair este debris when we go home.

It might be FLYING HAIR.

Dito sa amin nagpauwi na rin. Pero only a few dared to go home. Yung iba bumalik dahil walang masakyan.

[radiazone]

bat wala bagyo sa amin.... bat sa inyo lng

[CZintrclr]

dito sa street namin sa binondo grabe talga ang hangin dahil maliit lang itong street tapos in between 2 buildings kaya yung hangin talagang ang lakas lakas. Sa sobraang lakas yung mga street lights basag lahat, yung ibang windows although closed basag. may mga nasugatan nung nabasag ang window dahil after nabasag nag break pa into smaller pieces. yung sidecar as in literally tumaob at dinala ng hangin hanggang sa kanto. syete paano kaya ako uuwi!!!!!!!!!

[XTO]

It might be FLYING HAIR.

yeah, stand corrected. flying hair nga pala :rain:

[wrcastro_ph]

Dito pa din ako sa Makati until now.. kakatakot lumabas eh..kanina nga lumangoy na sasakyan ko sa Buendia... palipas muna ko ng konti... yung building namin ay yumayanig sa lakas ng bagyo.

[m2's kumander]

yun drive way sa enterprise makati nag collapse na..tapos yun skylight ng rob gale...nasira na..ayun umuulan sa loob ng mall!

[KCboy]

dito sa binondo, yung ginagawang building, nagliparan na ang yero, bad trip la pa kuryente, buti may generator but how can the meralco people restore power kung ganitong kalakas ang hangin.

[j_avonni]

At 1:40 pm, humina na ang hangin. We must be in the eye of the typhoon. Let's all brace for the second round.

[j_avonni]

BREAKING NEWS - From Bangkokpost.com

Typhoon hits Philippines, 7 dead

Manila (dpa) - At least seven people were killed as Typhoon Xangsane whipped the Philippines Thursday, triggering widespread flooding, massive power outages and disruptions in public transportation, officials said.

More than 7,000 people were stranded in ports around the country after the Coast Guard banned all sea travel while all domestic and international flights were cancelled because of heavy rains and strong winds caused by Xangsane.

School classes at all levels and government work were cancelled in the affected areas, including Manila and nearby northern provinces. Most private offices also sent their employees home early.

The weather bureau said Thursday that Xangsane weakened after it made landfall overnight in the eastern region of Bicol but was still packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 140 kilometres per hour.

The storm was moving north-west at 19 kilometres per hour and was expected to cut through Manila and the northern provinces within the day.

Three people were killed in Quezon province, east of Manila, after they were pinned by fallen trees, according to the social welfare office.

In the central province of Antique, where about 100 residents have been trapped in their homes in a flooded village since Wednesday, at least three people, including a 12-year-old boy, were also killed.

"We have so far confirmed that one died from drowning and another from hypothermia," Antique Vice Governor Rhodora Cadiao said. "The third fatality is an electric lineman who was killed while trying to repair an electric line."

In the suburban city of Quezon in metropolitan Manila, a housewife was electrocuted when she touched a live wire while attempting to save the roof of her shanty house, which winds ripped off.

Anthony Golez, spokesman for the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), urged the public to stay home.

"We will experience more difficult times as we go to the afternoon," he said.

In Manila, many areas were flooded while the capital's overhead commuter train system was shut down as a precautionary measure. Most communities were also without electricity.

The NDCC said power was also cut off in many areas in the eastern and central Philippines while communication lines were bogged down because of Xangsane's onslaught. Some roads were cut off by toppled trees and landslides.