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Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujan have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm.

It comes after widespread flooding and landslides across Taiwan and the Philippines, killing at least 21 people.

The Philippines says it is "racing against time" to contain an oil spill after a tanker carrying 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel capsized and sank off of the country's coast.The ship was one of two which sank in the region on Thursday, with the second going down just off Taiwan's south-western coast.
China activated its highest-tier disaster warning as the storm made its way to its shores on Thursday evening local time.

Train services have been suspended in Fujan, while authorities in northern China have warned heavy rains could trigger landslides and flooding.
Meanwhile, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters says there is a "high risk" of natural disasters.China is experiencing a summer of extremely changeable weather, with heavy downpours in the east and south and scorching heatwaves in the north.

A clean-up operation is currently taking place in Taiwan following the typhoon - the largest to have struck the island in eight years but only the first of this year's storm season.Taiwan’s meteorological office said several areas of the island received more than 1000mm of rainfall between Wednesday night and Thursday lunchtime, while the southern city of Kaohsuing recorded 1350mm of rain.It left large areas of the city under more than a metre of flood water and three people were killed.

A search and rescue operation is underway to find the remaining six Burmese sailors who were reported missing after their Tanzania-flagged cargo ship Fu Shun went down off the northern coast of Taiwan.
Three crew have been rescued so far, but high winds and choppy seas are hampering rescue efforts, officials have said.
Five other cargo ships have been run aground close to the island.

Despite avoiding a direct hit by the storm, Typhoon Gaemi had intensified seasonal monsoon rains by the time it hit the Philippines, causing widespread flooding in Manila.

The storm caused the MT Terra Nova, a tanker that was heading to the Philippine city of Iloilo, to sink with 17 crew on board.The Philippine coast guard said it found the body of one missing crew member, and 16 others were rescued.

A huge operation is now underway to manage an oil spill which could be the worst in the country's history if not properly contained.
The coast guard has detected an oil slick stretching to about four kilometres, describing it as "enormous".
Rear iral Armando Balilo said the spill would "definitely affect the marine environment".
Manila Bay, where the tanker capsized, hosts busy shipping lanes and its shores are home to shopping malls, casino resorts and fishing communities.
Experts said that under ordinary circumstances officials would immediately deploy booms, or temporary floating barriers, to limit how far the spill can spread - but the bad weather has delayed these efforts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gz7ky2weo

I wonder what basis they use in naming natural disasters😄

Coming very soon to Lagos Island

Asia and natural disasters

Nigeria is blessed not to have these Natural Disasters.
Though our own Natural Disaster is Bad Governance which can be worse.

Ok

That is disastrous

In this life there are 10000000 ways to die

This is one of them

Hope the typhoon did not reach my China girlfriend parents house o in Oshita?
Let me quickly call Teehan

We Nigerian 🇳🇬🇳🇬 just get lucky 🤞🤞🤞🍀 this kind disaster no the happen this area ..... All this our bloody politicians which are self centered.... Don't even care about the masses..... Worst of it Nigeria 🇳🇬 don't have accurate data analysis

Alhamdulillah in all situation we find ourselves in. Here, we are battling man-made disasters due to human greed.

Hmmm

Afonjah:
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Nawa

Africa is blessed with good weather.

Extreme weather conditions and natural disasters are not common.

Our problem is bad leadership plus equally terrible followers.

May God help them

GanagiBitrus:

Nigeria is blessed not to have these Natural Disasters. Though Bad Governance can be worse.

Bad governance, corruption are the problems of Nigeria. Nigeria supposed be best country in Africa.

dominique:
Asia and natural disasters

Like bread and butter

We are enjoying a very comfortable zone and that's why we are not so much challenged to be up and doing.

What a great time to be a Chinese.

GanagiBitrus:
Nigeria is blessed not to have these Natural Disasters.
Our own Natural Disastet is Bad Governance which can be worse.

Bad government is as a result of bad citizens. Your govt is a relection of you and your fellow citizens.
Stop crying about bad govt when 99 percent of your population is bad. Where will thr good govt comes from?
Dem go drop from sky?
Talk about good citizenry that will lead yo good govt.

Is that your best prayer??🤷🥱..so pathetic

Afonjah:
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Today's slaves are no longer in chains, they are only busy defending their oppressors. 🤔

I how my Geography teacher (blessed memory) used to tell us how he would never live in most parts of Asia due to them being "disaster-prone".

He talked extensively about the "Pacific Ring of Fire", and how Asia as a continent is a huge magnet for weather-based natural disasters.


This universe sef...!

Afonjah:
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Nha only you and ya famz we go observe one minute silence for

obedience4:
I wonder what basis they use in naming natural disasters😄

bro what them use in naming them is the name of the person that is in charge of that department the year that it happened.like AS BETTER EDU is in charge of our disarster now it will be call edu name.

GanagiBitrus:
Nigeria is blessed not to have these Natural Disasters.
Though our own Natural Disaster is Bad Governance which can be worse.

....Southern Nigeria you mean....😎

Nigeria, a beautiful landscape flowing with milk and honey. Here would have been paradise on earth if we and our leaders were a honest and corrupt-free bunch.

Quite sad that our natural disaster is Bad Leadership and eternal widespread corruption.

I base in Abuja ooo haven't been to Lagos before neither me planning to go their ....... But comments is the most stupid comment ever ... How you go the pray evil 🙈 for them ......and you no say Tinibu government is full of falsehoods 🚶🚶🚶

Afonjah:
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obedience4:
I wonder what basis they use in naming natural disasters😄

By natural phenomenon or geological landmarks. And are always in alphabetical arrangements.

Tjra:
Africa is blessed with good weather.

Extreme weather conditions and natural disasters are not common.

Our problem is bad leadership plus equally terrible followers.

No matter what,the truth will always come out...
Here you are, speaking the truth without you knowing and you are the same person who attack those who speak the truth about bad governance on here,day and night. I'm sure you will "konk" ya head and bite ya finger for this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣