Philippines Declares ‘State of Calamity’ as Typhoon Approaches
By Aaron Sheldrick and Francisco Alcuaz Jr.
BloombergOct. 2 (Bloomberg) — The Philippines declared a national “state of calamity” as Typhoon Parma headed for Luzon, where recovery efforts continue six days after Tropical Storm Ketsana devastated Manila and its surroundings, leaving 293 people dead.
Authorities began moving people from provinces north and southeast of Manila into shelters, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in an interview on ABS-CBN television. The nationwide state of calamity gives the government the power to peg the price of basic goods.
Parma’s eye was 254 kilometers (158 miles) northeast of the city of Daet on Luzon at 2 p.m. Manila time today, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center said. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall after 8 a.m. tomorrow.
Time for everyone in the Philippines to brace for Typhoon Parma. It will be a huge mess on top of all the heavy rain from Typhoon Ketsana. The Pacific has not been a great place with earthquakes, tsuamis, and typhoons. Keep you posted.
