Not a good week here in Phils

Got back last week from Oz on a perfect holiday (and some family, work, other matters) into a supertyphoon here in the Philipines. Things here are a little crazy and very sad. This beautiful country continues to be plagued by seemingly endless bad things.

Typhoon Parma, churned toward the country just a week after tropical storm Ketsana triggered the worst flooding in 40 years in and around Manila, leaving 300+ people dead.

This woman cries beside the coffin of her son who died during the flooding Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 in suburban Quezon City, Manila.

Parma was packing gusts of up to 220 kilometres per hour on Friday. Great if your a kitesurfer. Very bad if you live and work in the lowlands here.

There is a relief centre setup here - www.savethechildren.org/emergencies/asia/philippines-floods/philippines-floodslp.html

Storm Ketsana dumped more than 16 inches of rain in 12 hours on Saturday, Sept. 26, and caused the worst flooding in four decades across a large swath of the main island, Luzon. Read the latest press release.

I live here so know what’s going on and working with the relief team. Give a hand.  These guys need it.

View the article here online.wsj.com/article/SB125446989922958965.html and the pics of damage and heartache here - online.wsj.com/article/SB125446989922958965.html#articleTabs%3Dslideshow

Simon

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