Philippines Typhoon Hit Mirinae

Metro-reality.com, Quezon: For the fourth time in the last month, the typhoon hit the Philippines. This time, Mirinae typhoon with winds up to 150 miles per hour struck the province of Quezon, Philippines, Friday (30/10) at midnight, and cause damage.

Heavy rain and wind also hit the Philippine capital, Manila, Saturday (31/10) in the morning. Gusts of wind made the trees falling and the number of electricity poles collapsed. As a result, the supply of electricity in Manila and surrounding disconnected.

Six people have killed and four others were missing due to floods in the province of Laguna, which triggered Mirinae cyclone. In the City of Santa Cruz, Laguna, a citizen must climb to the roof of the house for shelter from the floods.

The disaster has also knocked down a bridge in the province of Batangas. While in the province of Cavite, there tornadoes and high waves that destroyed dozens of homes.

The arrival of the typhoon made a number of flights at Manila International Airport has canceled. Thousands of ferry passengers have been displace by the termination of ship traffic.

The Philippine government would not take the risk, and 115 thousand people to evacuate from the nine provinces, the east and south of Manila, and the main island of the Philippines, Luzon, which includes the movement of the typhoon track.

Saturday afternoon, the typhoon weakened to Mirinae reported tropical storm and continued to move toward Vietnam.