Typhoon Megi will most likely strike again

CAUAYAN, Philippines - Typhoon Megi swirled through the Philippines Tuesday killing ten people. Although Typhoon Megi had winds of around 140 miles per hour, the area was luckily very sparse in population sparing a lot of lives. However, Megi continues to roar on and will most likely hit the southern portion of China sometime on Thursday. Scientists are even predicting that Megi may hit Vietnam at some point which would more than likely cause a lot of damage. Monday night, Vietnam was hit by large flooding, heavy rains and is still in the midst of a disaster.

Fortunately for the Philippines, damage was seen, but the people were prepared having had significant warnings to protect themselves. This case relates very well to the video we just watched in class covering the 2004 tsunami because in that case, a vast majority of the people were completely thrown for a loop without any warning and without knowing the severity of the tsunami.

Meteorologists will continue to issue warnings and track Typhoon Megi, in hopes that people especially in Vietnam can prepare themselves for the worst.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2010-10-17-typhoon-philippines_N.htm

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