Landslides have trapped Korean and Canadian mountaineers whose guide could not be rescued. Landslides have closed highways and have caused traffic jams ten kilometers long. Three French tourists and their two Filipino guides have been killed due to landslides on Mount Pinatubo. Five miners remain missing after a landslide destroyed their living quarters. Typhoon Morakot (Kiko) over Taiwan August 7, 2009. Electricity is down in some areas of the Philippines resulting in a collapse in contact as radios and cellphones have not been re-charged. The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) has reported that over 28,629 people have been affected and of these 10\% have been evacuated. A capsized fishing boat off the coast of the province of Hainan has initiated search and rescue efforts for nine missing fishermen. School classes have been suspended, boats called into port, and businesses closed in China's Fujian Province. The provincial government used cell phone text messages to contact 8.4 million warning its residents of Morakot's approach to mainland China. Typhoons occur in the South China Sea every year between May and September.
Landslides have trapped and Canadian mountaineers whose guide could not be rescued. Landslides have closed highways and have caused traffic jams ten kilometers long. Three French tourists and their two Filipino guides have been killed due to landslides on Mount Pinatubo. Five miners remain missing after a landslide destroyed their living quarters. Typhoon Morakot (Kiko) over Taiwan August 7, 2009. Electricity is down in some areas of the Philippines resulting in a collapse in contact as radios and cellphones have not been re-charged. The (NDCC) has reported that over 28,629 people have been affected and of these 10\% have been evacuated. A capsized fishing boat off the coast of the province of has initiated search and rescue efforts for nine missing fishermen. School classes have been suspended, boats called into port, and businesses closed in China's Province. The provincial government used cell phone text messages to contact 8.4 million warning its residents of Morakot's approach to mainland China. Typhoons occur in the every year between May and September.
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