The people in the Philippines were "lucky" this time. Even though typhoon Megi did destroy infrastructure and crops to a worth of around 30 million dollars, and thousands of houses were damaged, "only" 20 people died. Usually typhoons kill hundreds of people when they hit these areas. The difference this time is said to be the great preparations made by the government and the Red Cross, putting lots of resources in and evacuating thousands of people and giving them shelter in safe places.
Time to hold our breath and pray for the best as the typhoon heads for China right now. It looks like it is going to miss Hong Kong, so that's great news. If worst comes to worse and she then heads for Vietnam, we're all gonna have to step up. With the terrible floods killing lots of people there already, Vietnam is in no shape to make preparations of the kind that was made in the Philippines...
I feel small, don't you?
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