When Typhoon Goni made landfall in the disaster-plagued nation on Sunday morning, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, it ranked as the most powerful storm to hit the Southeast Asian nation in years. Manila, the low-lying, crowded capital, looked to be squarely in the typhoon’s path. But by day’s end, Goni, known locally as Rolly, appeared to have largely bypassed the capital, with no fatalities reported there. At least 16 people were confirmed to have died from the typhoon in the Bicol region southeast of the capital, according to the regional Office of Civil Defense, with three people reported missing. “But we are one with the people of the Bicol region, who bore the brunt of the storm.”

Source: International New York Times November 01, 2020 17:10 UTC