Pafupifupi anthu 31 afa pomwe mphepo yamkuntho idawononga dziko la Philippines

Mphepo yamkuntho yotchedwa Tropical Storm Rai, yotchedwa Odette kwanuko, yomwe idasonkhana ku Philippines koyambirira kwa sabata ino idakula mwachangu, ndipo pofika Lachisanu idadziwika ngati chimphepo chamkuntho, komanso mkuntho wagulu lachisanu.

Mphepo yamkunthoyo inachititsa “chiwonongeko chotheratu,” pamene inang’amba mapiriwo Philippines, kuthamangitsa anthu oposa 300,000 ndi kupha osachepera 31.

Ndi mphepo yofikira makilomita 121 pa ola, mphepo yamkuntho Rai inagwetsa madenga ndi kuzula mitengo, kuchititsa chiwonongeko chofala m’njira yake ndikusiya nyumba ndi minda ya mpunga itamizidwa.

Pafupifupi anthu 31 anaphedwa Philippines' bungwe loona za ngozi lidatero Loweruka. Ambiri mwa anthu omwe anamwalira chifukwa cha kugwa kwamitengo kapena kumira. Akuluakulu ati chiwerengero cha anthu omwe anamwalira chinali choyambirira ndipo chikhoza kukwera, chifukwa zidziwitso zambiri zochokera kumagawo azigawo sizikubwera.

Mphepo yamkunthoyo idasakaza madera akummwera ndi chapakati pachilumbachi, ndikugundanso malo otchuka okaona alendo, kuphatikiza Siargao ndi Cebu. Anthu opitilira 300,000 adathawa nyumba zawo komanso malo omwe ali m'mphepete mwa nyanja. Ndege zambiri zidayimitsidwa, ndikusiya anthu pafupifupi 4,000 ali pachiwopsezo.

Mkulu wina wa ku Dinagat Islands ananena kuti “zonse zinawonongeka,” kuphatikizapo malo othaŵirako anthu, ndipo okhalamo alibe kothaŵira. Purezidenti Rodrigo Duterte adalengeza kuti adzayendera madera ovuta kwambiri Loweruka, ponena kuti alibe nkhawa kwambiri ndi kuwonongeka kwa nyumba, koma "mantha ngati anthu ambiri amwalira."

Atachoka ku Philippines Loweruka, olosera amati Rai adzatuluka ku South China Sea ndikupita ku Vietnam.