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#178901 - 08/09/09 01:37 PM A million flee a typhoon in China
TeacherRO Offline
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Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
Mass evac of a million people...

NYT story

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#178906 - 08/09/09 02:46 PM Re: A million flee a typhoon in China [Re: TeacherRO]
benjammin Offline
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Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
Yeah, 8 feet of rain in a day in Taiwanese highlands. Looks like the storm blew most of its wad on the island. Looking at the subtropic currents, it looks like a lot more moisture may be on the way. Meanwhile, Hawaii dodges a bullet...
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#178973 - 08/10/09 01:57 PM Re: A million flee a typhoon in China [Re: benjammin]
el_diabl0 Offline
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Registered: 12/31/06
Posts: 301
Loc: NE Ohio
A million people on the move is just rush hour in the 'burbs for China.
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#179004 - 08/10/09 06:42 PM Re: A million flee a typhoon in China [Re: el_diabl0]
scafool Offline
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Registered: 12/18/08
Posts: 1534
Loc: Muskoka
I was watching some reports about it on the broadcast news.
I was surprised by how few people are reported dead.
Over 1.5 million are without power at the last report.
Almost as many people without water too.
I think that after it has died down a bit it might be interesting to look at again, from an urban preparedness perspective
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