Typhoon Gaemi Takes At Least Eight Lives in the Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi in the SouthEast Asia, July 23, 2024 Photo: @ForceThirteen

July 23, 2024 Hour: 5:05 pm

The Philippines is one of the countries most affected by the effects of climate change with an annual incidence of about twenty typhoons.

At least 8 people died and more than 800,000 were affected in the Philippines after typhoon Gaemi struck.

According to the latest report of the Philippine National Council for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (NDRRMC)most of the deaths occurred in the southern region of Mindanao.

Gaemi evolved this Monday from a tropical storm to a typhoon with winds of 150 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 185 kilometers per hour.

The Philippine meteorological agency Pagasa reported that Gaemi left heavy rainfall and flooding, which has affected dozens of roads and bridges in several regions of the nation.

After struggling for the past 24 hours, Very Strong Typhoon #Gaemi is now intensifying, with an eye now popping out on IR satellite. This storm will likely continue to strengthen as it brushes past the Philippines and just south of Okinawa, Japan on it's way to Taiwan. pic.twitter.com/2yTPxo3b08
— Zach Covey (@ZachCoveyTV) July 23, 2024

Gaemi passed very close to the Philippines and is now heading for Taiwan, which has issued a maritime and terrestrial alert.

Gaemi, the first typhoon of the season to affect Taiwan, is expected to land on the northwest coast early this Wednesday afternoon with strong winds and torrential rains.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MDN) spokesman, Major General Sun Li-fang, said that the Han Kuang exercises were suspended due to adverse weather conditions.

Sun said the army will make «flexible adjustments based on weather conditions in our exercise missions».