Monday, September 17, 2018

Typhoon in Asia causing destruction

With sustained winds of 127 mph and gusts of 158 mph, Typhoon Mangkhut is leaving a waste of mast destruction is Asia.  After  leaving 64 dead in the Philippines ,with dozens more unaccounted for in a landslide, the Typhoon has set its eyes for Hong Kong and southern China today. More than 2.4 million people have been evacuated in the Guangdong province as of Sunday along with fishing boats called back to port and canceled flights in and our of the city.  Many predict this will be the strongest storm to hit Hong Kong in nearly two decades when Typhoon York hit the city in 1999.

-Anna Speer

Source: Dallas Morning News

1 comment:

  1. It is in times like these where the people need to come together to lend a hand to those affeted. There are currently lots of websites where you can donatd to the victims of this tragedy, people might think that their donaions wont make a difference but every penny helps.

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