Weather of Arabia - At least 75 people were killed in the Philippines as a result of Hurricane Ray, the most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year, according to what the authorities announced on Sunday.
Hurricane Ray hit the famous tourist island of Siargao on Thursday (December 16), and it was a super typhoon, with winds reaching more than 195 kilometers per hour.
During the storm, "everyone was flying like it was the end of the world," said Ravi Ribdos, owner of a travel company to the island.
More than 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and tourist resorts since Thursday, due to Hurricane Ray, which led to power and communications cuts in many areas after destroying communication towers, bringing down electricity poles, uprooting trees and demolishing homes.
Here are videos of super-strong Typhoon Ray before and after it hit the Philippines:
1. A video clip showing the recovery of bats for the approach of the hurricane, which is hundreds of kilometers away:
Bats sensing the approaching supertyphoon hundreds of kilometers away. #OdettePH #Rai #Typhoon pic.twitter.com/5BpsSVAVLW
— RD Monville (@rhettrovirus) December 16, 2021
2. High waves and terrifying sounds accompanied the passage of the hurricane:
BREAKING: Typhoon #OdettePH (international name: Rai) intensifies further, slams into Surigao City in the southern part of the Philippines. @cnnphilippines
Surigao City Public Information Office pic.twitter.com/88H8JDz6F4
— Rex Remitio (@RexRemitio) December 16, 2021
3. The force of the winds that accompanied the devastating hurricane:
My heart and prayers go out to all people in southern Phillipines that hit by Typhoon Rai (Odette).
3 of our #XSquad crew and their family were part of those victims that currently have to embrace severe damages caused by the typhoon
Let's continue to pray for all victims pic.twitter.com/wZqcFnAliD— Mel P (@MelP81970224) December 16, 2021
4. Typhoon "Ray" hits the central and eastern Philippines:
Typhoon Rai hit central and eastern regions of the Philippines on Thursday, causing 9 foot waves and wind speeds between 106 mph and 136 mph. pic.twitter.com/WxV83hVbxV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 17, 2021
5. Hurricane force and aspect of rescue operations:
Super #TyphoonRai has hit the #Philippines . Nearly 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. pic.twitter.com/vHgsbpiwnU
— Auron (@auron83591234) December 17, 2021
The Philippines annually hits about twenty typhoons that sow destruction in homes and destroy crops and infrastructure in areas already suffering from poverty. The super-strong typhoon "Hayan" was the most deadly typhoon in the Philippines with the death or loss of 7,300 people in 2013.
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