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have you seen pictures of the storm on the news? I was reminded of the old Godzilla movies, when he rose out of the water and it made a huge wake that was like a tidal wave, and you know how they miniaturized everything, well that was what it looked like, the way the waves were dwarfing the houses.
Perhaps it was due to the camera angle or type of film used, but it really was surreal looking.
If that is where Spear is at, lets all say a prayer for him and keep a good thought.
And I wouldn’t expect to hear from him for a while judging from the short bit of footage that I saw, it looked like they would be a long time setting up power again.
add to that; that I am not too worried about Spear, I have a feeling he could figure his way out of just about anything. As long as he wasn’t at ground zero, he’s okay. But like I said, it might be a while before we hear from him.
It’s pretty bad:
At least 53 people have been killed in Taiwan and 10 are missing after Typhoon Xangsane swept across the island.
The winds and rains… were probably among the strongest in three decades and the casualties are the worst in recent years
Taiwanese Prime Minister Chang Chun-hsiung
Reports say 23 sailors are also feared dead after their freighter broke up off the northern coast.Prime Minister Chang Chun-hsiung said the winds and rains were probably the strongest for 30 years.
The storms are also thought to have been a possible factor in the crash of a Singapore airline on Tuesday that killed at least 81 people.
At its strongest, Typhoon Xangsane blew winds of up more than 110km/h across a radius of 250km.
The heavy rains brought by the typhoon set off rock and mudslides in mountainous regions, burying dozens of people, and caused widespread powercuts.
Officials put initial agricultural losses at around T$2bn ($62.5m).
The heaviest fatalities were in the northern county of Keelung, where 14 elderly people died after becoming trapped by rising flood waters at their nursing home.
“They were elderly and could not move very quickly,” an interior ministry official said.
Other fatalities in Keelung included 15 Taoists who drowned at their worship site in the basement of a building.
Around 50 people have also been injured.
Those still missing include a family of five whose house was washed away in a flood.
Spear is in Thailand but his family is Taiwanese so he watches everything there very, very closely.
Thanks for your best wishes
Fergie, I’d need to know which part of Taiwan your brother is in – but in general Taiwan is well-prepared for typhoons (which means big winds – aka hurricane) – as long as he is not living on or near a mountain, or on a coast, he should be safe and sound.
Oh, Thailand!
I always get those two mixed up, pardon my ignorance.
My brother is in the Northern area of Taiwan. Taipei, I think.
He’s doing fine – I’ve received a few emails in the last two days. Actually, he’s more concerned about the curfew the school is trying to impose on the teachers than the typhoon, now.
:p
I get those two mixed up also.
Quote:he’s more concerned about the curfew the school is trying to impose on the teachersWhich school is this? LOL…
Taipei is safe for sure. Even a massive earthquake only took down like one building which was old and substandard. The worst that can happen in Taipei is that signs and other flimsy structures get blown about. That’s why people are told to stay indoors, hence a possible request for curfew.
It’s an elementary school, and I dont’ know the name! To be precise, he is in Keelung (Chilong). He’s teaching english to a grade 2 class.
The curfew came about due to an incident involving a teacher who is no longer there. (I don’t know the details about that, either) They are having a little discussion with the school about the curfew now. lol
Yikes.
Keelung is one of the most exposed areas… that’s not far from where the landslide occurred.
On the other hand, I have an aunt there and she’s never been affected by typhoons and such, so I guess it depends on exactly where you are – if in the city of Keelung, not so bad, if in the county, not so sure.
As for the incident… LOL… I guess it has nothing to do with the typhoon.
