Typhoon Nida strikes the Phillippines

[Professur]

Leather rubbers? Youch. You yanks are tough.

 

[Inkara1]

And don't you forget it.

 

[Sharky]

Gahhh. Sorry, it was keep your rubbers on at all times. Brits call gumboots rubbers. My bad. Carry on.

Shrimp boots!

 

[Dave]

damn. missed that somehow. maybe thats why we havent heard from Diana's family in awhile.

 

[Dave]

President Gloria Arroyo declared the heavily-hit eastern Bicol region and the islands of Masbate and Samar under a state of calamity, which would give them faster access to emergency funds.

that, apparently, is in the area where Diana's family lives. i hope everyone is ok.

 

[Sharky]

I searched all of the news outlets, and they all are carrying the same press release I posted here . . .

The level of news coverage is pathetic considering the severity of the storm.

 

[Sharky]

This is a text-only press release from yesterday . . . still not many details.

http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/040518nida/index_txt.html

Latest: the typhoon is about to hammer Japan.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1112854.htm