Typhoon Mawar
Island paralyzed after super typhoon: "Like the movie Twister"
Large parts of the western Pacific island of Guam were without power and water for two days after Typhoon Mawar moved in, AP reports.
The typhoon's strength was on Thursday at 241 km per hour and is said to have overturned cars and destroyed buildings and houses. Trees are said to have blown over power lines which have caused major power outages. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.
"We look out our door and what was once a jungle looks like toothpicks — it looks like a scene from the movie 'Twister,'" said Landon Aydlett, who works as a meteorologist on Guam.
Typhoon Mawar on Guam. Grace Garces Bordallo / AP
The "super typhoon" on its way to the Philippines
Super typhoon Mawar completely destroyed homes and infrastructure on the island of Guam this week and is now reported to be headed for the Philippines, The Independent reports.
In its latest update, the Philippine National Weather Service said Mawar has "intensified" as it moves westward over the Philippine Sea. During yesterday, the authorities upgraded the cyclone to a "super typhoon".
The typhoon must have reached such a high strength that it surpasses all typhoons recorded this year and during 2022.
The climate threatPlastic pollution
Vu Thi Thinh picks plastic out of the sea: I feel tired
In
Vietnam, there is a fight against plastics in the sea in Ha-Long Bay,
and one of those working to pick up the trash from the water is Vu Thi
Thinh, reports AFP. With the help of a small wooden boat, she has worked as a garbage picker for nearly ten years.
- I feel very tired because I pick up rubbish in the bay all day without much rest, she says.
The
problem of plastic pollution in the area has escalated recently due to
an initiative aimed at replacing fishermen's styrofoam buoys with more
environmentally friendly alternatives. But the project did not turn out well, and led to fishermen throwing their leftover plastic gear into the water.
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