Super Typhoon Yolanda Moves Towards Vietnam
Manila, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The devastating super typhoon Yolanda, or Haiyan, lost strength today and is moving toward Vietnam, leaving behind in Philippines more than 1000 dead according to the national Red Cross, a trail of destruction and nearly one million evacuated in 37 provinces.
According to the Philippine Bureau of Meteorological Forecasts the natural organism reduced its speed of 215 kilometers per hour to 175 in its passage through western Philippines and is predicted to move from 40 to 35 kilometers, while going deep into the seas of southern China.
The Board of Risk Reduction Disaster gradually collects identifying fatal victims, either because of floods and electric shock without been able to provide a complete balance yet, reported The Manila Times newspaper.
Residents in low-lying and mountain areas were warned against foreseeable sea entries dangerous levels and landslides, after Yolanda, within a diameter of 400-600 kilometers, unleashed rains of 10-20 millimeters per hour.
Maritime transportation continues hold up as well as the school classes were suspended in the areas affected by the typhoon number 13 and so far the most violent of the season in this region.
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