Pray for these people please

[Durwood RIP]

Unbelievable is what it is as a typhoon completely destroys parts of the Philippines. Take a look at the slide show of pics. Why does this stuff happen to the poorest of people? And they say another storm is gonna hit again this week.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Phili...oViewer=/090928/ids_photos_wl/r3856197962.jpg

 

[muleman]

That is an unbelievable amount of rain in that short of time. Makes our floods look small scale. Lot of folks washed away in the path of the rivers.

 

[Durwood RIP]

That is an unbelievable amount of rain in that short of time. Makes our floods look small scale. Lot of folks washed away in the path of the rivers.

17" in a 12 hour period....wow

 

[Doc]

Yep, I saw a news clip on this. I spent a good biit of time over there. I can only imagine the devastation. And Manila was one of the hardest hit locations and it is one of their biggest cities. What a mess it's got to be. What a shame.

I had to go look up the stats on Manila .......11 million people in Manila!!! And 80 inches of rainfall per year. WOW!

more stats:

Manila


Location

National Capital Region, Luzon Island (southwest), Philippines.
Dialling code

63.
Population

11 million.
Time zone

GMT + 8.
Electricity

220 volts AC, 60Hz. 110 volts is available in most hotels. Flat and round two- and three-pin plugs are in use.
Average January temperatures

25°C (77°F).
Average July temperatures

28°C (82.5°F).
Annual rainfall

2,030mm (80 inches).

 

[Erik]

17" in a 12 hour period....wow

about 4 years back we got 14" in 5.5 hours, so I have an idea of what they went through - fortunately, I live in a rural area, so the water had places to go and we didn't get a repeat -- but it's amazing what kind of damage "just a little rain" can do!