Typhoon with 230 mph wind gusts and is making landfall

[Darth Biscuit]

Dude that sucks... Is she near the landfall zone?

[h0llywood]

Very close. She's in a city called Iloilo. But I would imagine that being there within a few hundred miles of the damn eye the skies must be black for the next few days. I have not been able to get in touch with her through phone so I guess I'll trust that my 60 year old mother will check her Facebook

[PhillyB]

damn dude. keep us updated

[Crixtala]

positive thoughts going out for your mom h0llywood

[h0llywood]

:-( Still haven't heard from her. Reading that this might be the greatest typhoon ever recorded.

 

Videos out there are ridiculous.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6HJabM3w0Q

[h0llywood]

Finally heard from my mom who was able to flee the middle islands and go north to the capital. She said she barely made it before travel routes closed. She says it's still utter chaos even where she is. She is being told that there are over 2k deaths so far but I'm sure it will be more than that as the bodies are recovered.

Vietnam is next and I have a feeling there will be twice as many casualties there.

[h0llywood]

I just realized that the first thing I did while ending my conversation with my mom was post on the huddle and it's only 5:25 am

[Darth Biscuit]

Glad she's ok man. I'm sure its utter chaos over there now...

[Captain Morgan]

I just realized that the first thing I did while ending my conversation with my mom was post on the huddle and it's only 5:25 am

 

 

 

 

glad she's safe...they're trying to get communications back, so we're gonna start hearing some bad news.

[thefuzz]

That's terrible.

 

I have been through 4 hurricanes, and stayed "on island" for them.  Sustained 80 mph winds are nuts, I can't imagine that what they are dealing with.

 

Utter chaos.

[Captain Morgan]

That's terrible.

 

I have been through 4 hurricanes, and stayed "on island" for them.  Sustained 80 mph winds are nuts, I can't imagine that what they are dealing with.

 

Utter chaos.

 

 

Indeed.  I was in Myrtle Beach during Hugo, and the highest winds here were in the 80's, except for some gusts that got a little higher, but even that was nuts....all the pine trees bending to the point you just knew they were going to break, but most somehow survived.

[Squirrel]

Glad your mom is ok.

 

 

 

 

Looks like the death toll could be over 10,000. 

[h0llywood]

Looking at the photos and videos make me sad. The worst thing is that there is another tropical storm passing through the same area by mid week bringing more rain and misery to the region, hampering assistance efforts.

[Darth Biscuit]

From the pics I've seen on TV, it looks exactly like I expected.  Total devastation.

 

It will take years for them to recover.