Sunday, October 4, 2009

3 Dead as Typhoon Parma Hits Philippines

Local residents make their way through floodwaters in Taytay township, Rizal province east of Manila, Philippines, 03 Oct 2009

By VOA News
03 October 2009

Officials in the Philippines say at least three people have been killed by a powerful typhoon that hit the northern province of Cagayan with wind and heavy rain.
Typhoon Parma, known locally as Pepeng, with gusts of about 200 kilometers per hour, made landfall Saturday, tearing roofs off buildings, toppling trees and cutting power lines.
Flooding in Manila was averted when the storm veered to the north, sparing millions of people. A deadly storm just a week ago caused the worst flooding in the capital city in decades.
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