It appears drowning and collapsed buildings are the likely factors contributing to the most deaths in the area. The city of 200,000 people has been completely devastated. Hundreds of bodies have already been recovered. The typhoon came through with winds that reached 147 miles per hour and saw wind gusts of 170 miles per hour. The storm could be considered comparable to a Category 4 hurricane and even close to reaching a Category 5. Thankfully, the storm has slowed some and as the it reaches Vietnam today, winds have died down some. It is important that precautions are still taken in these other areas to protect the citizens of mainland Asia that will be affected by the storm.
Currently, the Philippine Government is attempting to restore communications, power, and water in order to aid the victims and rescuers in the area. The United States and other countries from around the world are stepping up to provide disaster relief aid because of the devastation from this unbelievable storm. News reports have called this typhoon "one of the most powerful storms in the history of mankind." However you want to look at it, there are going to be thousands of people dead, hundreds of thousands affected, and communities simply reduced to rubble. Continued updates on the continuation of the storm and the relief efforts in the Philippines will be forthcoming...
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