As Hurricane Joaquin just passed through, our attention has been focused on the Carolinas and the recovery of those states. However, the Philippines have had their own bout of unlucky weather recently. Typhoon Koppu hit land in the Philippines Sunday morning, unleashing life-threatening rainfall. Flooding and downpours have caused at least 12 to be killed from Koppu, and many more injured or forced to leave their homes. Falling trees, landslides, and drowning either in flooded cities or by being pulled out to see, the Philippines has seen some rather heartbreaking results from this Typhoon.
Currently, the winds from Koppu has lessened, but the rains are still expected to be heavy and ongoing until tomorrow, which could easily cause more flooding and mudslides as over 65,000 villagers have fled their homes for higher ground.
http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/typhoon-koppu-lando-philippines-impacts
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