Power outages could last weeks in some parts of Houston after storms caused extensive damage, county official says
HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages could last weeks in some parts of Houston after storms caused extensive damage, county official says.
HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages could last weeks in some parts of Houston after storms caused extensive damage, county official says.
Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage.
More than 290,000 people in China have been forced to flee their homes
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.The MT Terra Nova was heading for the central city of Iloilo when it capsized in Manila Bay, nearly seven kilometres (4.3 miles) off Limay municipality in Bataan province, near the capital, in the early hours. The vessel went down as heavy rains fuelled by Typhoon Gaemi and the seasonal monsoon have lashed Manila and surrounding regions in recent days. An oil spill stretching several kilometres has been detected in the busy waterway. "We are racing against time and we will try to do our best to contain it immediately and stop the fuel from leaking," Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said at a briefing.He warned that if all the oil in the tanker were to leak, it would be the biggest spill in Philippine history."There is a big danger that Manila will be affected, even the shoreline of Manila, if the fuel will leak, because it is within Manila Bay," Balilo said.Thousands of fishermen and tour operators are dependent on the waters for their livelihoods.Transport Secretary Jaime Bautista said 16 of the 17 crew members had been rescued from the stricken vessel. A search was underway for the missing crew member, but Bautista said strong winds and high waves were hampering response efforts. Four of the crew were receiving medical treatment.A photo released by the coast guard showed the MT Terra Nova almost entirely submerged in rough seas. - Investigation ordered -An oil slick stretching about 3.7 kilometres was being carried by a "strong current" in an easterly, north-easterly direction, the coast guard said in a report. Coast guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gavan said he ordered a probe into the incident.Marine environmental protection personnel have been mobilised to help contain the slick."It will definitely affect the marine environment," Balilo said, describing the amount of oil on the ship as "enormous".One of the worst oil spills in the Philippines was in February 2023, when a tanker carrying 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil sank off the central island of Mindoro.Diesel fuel and thick oil from that vessel contaminated the waters and beaches along the coast of Oriental Mindoro province, devastating the fishing and tourism industries. The oil dispersed over hundreds of kilometres of waters famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world.Thousands of fishermen were ordered to stay ashore, and swimming was banned.In 2006, a tanker sank off the central island of Guimaras spilling tens of thousands of gallons of oil that destroyed a marine reserve, ruined local fishing grounds and covered stretches of coastline in black sludge.pam/amj/fox
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Manila street vendor Zenaida Cuerda said Thursday she is "back to zero" after floodwaters washed away the food she sells for a living and swept through her house.We're now back to zero.
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STORY: Streets were quiet in Taiwan on Thursday after a powerful and deadly typhoon swept the island, killing at least two people and sinking a freighter offshore, whose crew are still missing.Typhoon Gaemi was the strongest cyclone to hit Taiwan in eight years.The weather authority says the storm made landfall around midnight on the northeastern coast of Yilan, packing gusts of up to 141 miles per hour before weakening.The storm cut power to around half a million households in Taiwan, though the local power utility said most of it had been restored by midday Thursday.The government said on top of the two people killed in the storm, more than 260 were counted as injured.Gaemi dumped rain across the island - with eyewitness video showing floods in the southern city of Kaohsiung.Fire officials also said a Tanzania-flagged freighter with nine Myanmar nationals on board had sunk off the city's coast.Authorities said they were searching for the crew, who have not responded to communications.Separately, Philippine officials said they are investigating whether a sinking of a marine tanker in rough seas off their own coast on Thursday was related to the storm.Gaemi did not make landfall in the Philippines, but flooded the capital Manila and nearby towns the day before, with hundreds of homes still without power.Officials said at least 14 people there had died.Meanwhile Gaemi is now barreling toward mainland China, where forecasters there say they expect a less intense storm, but heavy rain in many areas.State media reports authorities gave warnings for coastal provinces Fujian and Zhejiang, suspended train services, and relocated some 150,000 people.
Typhoon Gaemi swept towards southern China on Thursday after killing at least two people in Taiwan, with nine sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in stormy weather.Relentless rain fuelled by Gaemi, which did not pass through the Philippines, killed at least 20 people over the past two weeks in Manila and its surrounding provinces, authorities said Thursday.
STORY: :: Residents in Manila return to their devastated homes after Typhoon Gaemi caused more intense monsoon rains:: July 25, 2024:: Manila, Philippines:: “I was scared yesterday because the water kept rising and a lot of people decided to evacuate to the school because most people have low-lying houses.”The typhoon did not make landfall in the Philippines but has intensified seasonal monsoon rains, causing landslides and flooding over the past few days.Residents in the riverside city of Marikina in Metro Manila returned to their homes caked in mud after the river overflowed from yesterday’s floods.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told the disaster relief agencies to provide assistance and prepare supplies for isolated communities during a briefing on Wednesday (July 24), and the mayors of 16 cities in the Greater Manila region have asked for emergency funding, officials said.
An incredible scene unfolded below a woman’s balcony in Metro Manila on July 24, as the strong current of the Marikina River caused a succession of barges and boats to smash into each other and a bridge over the typhoon-swollen waterway.Alexandria Rellosa, who recorded the dramatic scene, told Storyful that she heard people shouting and decided to check outside.“The water level immediately got high and the current was so much stronger than the usual,” Rellosa told Storyful. “The barges hit the bridge and then hit each other. I saw the crewmen trying to go to the roofs and jump off. There were also small boats that were parked under the bridge which were hit.”According to 24 Oras, some 20 people were eventually rescued from the incident.The Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council said it had received reports of 14 deaths related to Typhoon Gaemi, known locally as Carina. Credit: Alexandria Rellosa via Storyful
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A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. The force was also assessing whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — that could reach the bustling capital. The tanker Terra Nova left Bataan province en route to the central province of Iloilo with about 1.4 million liters (370,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil stored in watertight tanks when it got lashed by huge waves and took on water.
The death toll from the sinking of a fishing vessel off the Falkland Islands on Monday is believed to have risen to 13 people after a search for survivors was halted amid stormy weather, the boat's Norwegian owner told Reuters on Thursday. A total of 27 crew members had been aboard the Argos Georgia, a Saint Helena-flagged vessel, of whom 14 were rescued and nine were found dead, Ervik Havfiske Holding said. The remaining four members of the crew are still missing and were presumed dead when the Falkland Islands' government halted the search for survivors late on Wednesday, CEO Stig Ervik said.
The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday and the number could soar up to 500."The death toll is expected to rise to up to 500 people," it added.
Two ships have sunk, one of which was carrying millions of litres of oil, after a typhoon swept through Taiwan and Philippines leaving 25 dead and hundreds injured. China has raised the alert status of its coastline in preparation for Typhoon Gaemi to strike, with the storm's centre now approaching Fujian province. It was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it struck overnight with gusts of up to 141mph (227kph) killing three people, although it is now weakening.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed seven people in northern Vietnam and swept away homes, disaster officials and state media said Thursday.In mid-July, a landslide triggered by heavy rains killed 11 people travelling in a van in northern Ha Giang province.
A typhoon moving into China on Thursday unleashed severe flooding this week, killing more than a 20 people in the Philippines and Taiwan. According to Reuters, the typhoon, named Gaemi by Japan's Meteorological Agency and Carina by the Philippines weather service, was the strongest to hit Taiwan in eight years. Rain from the typhoon in Taiwan was extreme, with feet of rain falling in the mountains. As of Thursday evening, 66.16 inches of rain (5.51 feet) had fallen in the last three days at Duon
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