Typhoon Parma has been plaguing the Philippines with landslides and flooding. With 186 killed, 93 injured, and 40 still missing this can be considered as quite a disaster. There has been 36 inches of rain already and it is on top up the remnants of another earlier typhoon. (typhoon Ketsana) Flooding has affected 32 towns and 2 cities, and some 35,000 people have been forced to go to evacuation centers. Because of the severe flooding many rescue trucks can't reach houses that are in the more flooded areas of the country.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/10/10/philippines.floods/index.html
It is pretty sad that this is going on in a place like the Philippines because it is a third world country and is troubled by a lot of problems already. It is a tragedy because of the amount of damage it has done and there have been almost 200 deaths which is really sad. But, it always seems like there is a really bad tropical storm almost every year in the part of the world. I would say that there is no bias in the story because it is just reporting about the weather and how much damage it has done so far. Some things I'm still wondering is what is going on now and what kind of air and relief is being provided by other countries.
alright back to finishing up my essay :]!
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Wow, thats really sad. Reading this blog made me feel really fortunate and it also has opened my eyes to a lot of things I take for granted. It was really well written and I am also happy I was able to read about another country that most people look past.
ReplyDeleteIt’s sad how natural disasters can ruin people’s lives. This article helps show that we should all be more grateful for what we have because even though we all have our struggles there is someone always worse off then you.
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