"Super typhoon" bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity on Friday as a "super typhoon" bore down a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.

Typhoon Parma, about 150 km (100 miles) east of Luzon, was gaining strength as it churned west-northwest toward the mainland, bringing heavy rain.

It was expected to make landfall in or near the northeastern province of Isabela on Saturday. The area is mountainous and not heavily populated, but Parma was likely to lash Luzon with rain over the next two days, making life worse in flood-hit regions.

"We're concerned about the effects of more rain on the relief work in flooded areas because the water level could rise again," Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in a briefing aired live on national television


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[parasearchers]

1. Crap my fiancee lives in Bacalod city

was wondering why I hadnt heard anything from her.

[FreakinDJ]

4. She'll be fine - Typhoons are the norm there

My wife's house went through a Cat 3 Typhoo when I was there. She slept through the whole thing and the house was completely unharmed. There are only 2 types of houses in the Philippines "Those that are Typhoon proof - and those that ain't been there that long"

[parasearchers]

5. hope so, she'd had just done a hunger strike on behalf of

the Green Alert Negros, trying to save a rainforset. She was in the news, Racquel Del Los Santos as their spokeperson

[Odin2005]

2. Oh no!

:(

[xchrom]

3. very worrisome. nt

[mainer]

6. Anyone heard anything new? Any blogs from the areas?

My son is traveling in northern Luzon and I haven't heard from him in 36 hours. I know the power's down and all, but I"m worried sick.