I rarely talk weather in my blogs, but this is one event that defies my imagination. A Category 5 typhoon, the biggest and most powerful ever to strike the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific, bore down on the Philippines last night packing sustained winds of over 190 mph with gusts to 235 mph. Super Typhoon Haiyan made morning landfall at Guiuan, a small city in Samar province in the eastern Philippines. Thousands of people evacuated villages in the central Philippines as Haiyan took aim at the region, which was devastated by an earthquake last month.
There are few man-made structures which can withstand such winds. Massive devastation is sure to occur. Forecasters said the storm surge could reach up to 23 feet. Over 98 million people live there. By the time you read this, the storm should be on the way to Viet Nam.
I can't think, in my memory, of any year during which the Philippines has been so mistreated by Mother Nature. Such an event makes even the ObamaCare website debacle look puny. My heart and prayers go out to those who live there.
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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