PH capital brought to standstill in floods: All work in NCR, 9 provinces suspended

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[balipseyev]

lipay nang china ani, baha ray mopilde nato

Mas grabe ang baha sa China run.... Ni landfall na sa ilaha si Haikui, 150kph ang windspeed...

Nearly 2 million evacuated as Typhoon Haikui hits China

(Reuters) - Typhoon Haikui struck China on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 110 km per hour (68 mph), prompting officials to evacuate nearly 2 million people and grounding hundreds of flights to and from Shanghai and other cities.
More than 1.5 million people in the eastern province of Zhejiang and 252,000 residents of outlying parts of Shanghai were evacuated after Haikui landed early in the morning, causing flooding and stranding hundreds of people, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
More than 500 domestic and international flights to and from Shanghai's two airports, Hongqiao and Pudong, have been cancelled as of 10:30 a.m. (0230 GMT), the Shanghai Airport Authority said on its microblogging account.
China's top three carriers - Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines Co Ltd - have also cancelled all flights to and from Hangzhou and Ningbo, both south of Shanghai, until noon, they said.
No ships had been allowed in or out of Shanghai's ports, the world's busiest by container volume, since Tuesday night, an official at the Shanghai Water Authority said.
Another key port in Ningbo, in Zhejiang province, has also been shut.
Some trains to and from Shanghai, the country's commercial hub, have also been cancelled. The city's financial markets remained open, however.
By late evening, the centre of the typhoon is expected to have moved northwest although wet and windy conditions are likely to persist, according to Tropical Risk Storm's website www.tropicalstormrisk.com/.
Haikui forced nearly 270,000 people in the Philippines to flee their homes, prompting authorities to close schools, financial markets and offices.

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[Code Talker]

tua c dick gordon in action with the amphibious rescue trucks sa Philippine Red Cross helping. We love Dick!(no pun intended) Go Gordon!

[Sand Man]

Naa na sad laing bagyo... Hopefully, it doesn't make landfall.

[DEMONOCIETY]

ewwwww kuyaw ang naay samad nga nag langoy2x sa ihi sa ilaga

[monroy]

The best solution is to move the capital outside of Manila. Because Manila is the capital, all the money goes there, and all that money attracts people from the provinces which leads to overcrowding. Moving the capital out of Manila will move some of the money to other parts of the country and disperse the population.

For an example of moving capitals, see Brasilia, Brazil. They moved the capital from overcrowded Rio de Janiero to a purpose built city Brasilia.

[kidynamite]

The best solution is to move the capital outside of Manila. Because Manila is the capital, all the money goes there, and all that money attracts people from the provinces which leads to overcrowding. Moving the capital out of Manila will move some of the money to other parts of the country and disperse the population.

For an example of moving capitals, see Brasilia, Brazil. They moved the capital from overcrowded Rio de Janiero to a purpose built city Brasilia.

d ni mahitabo pre kay mawad-an income mga buaya sa manila... ahahah mag gira sa ang pilippinas cguro usa na mahitabo..

[bad_juju]

wla man jud ni nila mabuhati ug pamaagi oi...dugay na gud ni na problema....wla man gud tarong city planning gud...tsk..tsk..tsk..

maau unta ang mga official sa Cebu ky nkahuna2x na dli maparehas sa manila oi....

wa pud na mag huna2x ang mga city officials sa cebu, ga sige rag away..

[Renz8]

Hulat ra ng mga official sa Cebu ug duna na mahitabo simbako una mo react in the meantime mag away sa sila kai hapit na bya election.......