Citizens of the Philippines continue to wait in the darkness for the arrival of Typhoon Bopha that is rumored to be worse than a storm that occurred in 2011 that had more than 1,200 deaths. Millions of people are in Bopha's path, in areas unprepared and remote. The typhoon is becoming a super storm with sustained winds of about 150 miles per hour, which is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. Sendong, the storm in 2011, had half that wind speed and that is why people are fearing the worst. Flash floods, landslides, homes getting blasted by high winds, uprooted trees, and power outages are expected. The storm is supposed to make landfall around 8 A.M. Tuesday. (7 P.M. Monday our time)
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/03/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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