MOSCOW, Oct 31 More than 400 thousand people in the largest Philippine Typhoon Nalgae (locally known as Paeng), which has killed 96 people, has left Luzon without electricity, the Inquirer website reported on Monday.
The typhoon caused power outages for 4 million Philippine residents, according to the typhoon. The supply of electricity to a number of districts, including Manila, has not yet been restored.
In particular, according to the Inquirer, the thermal power plant of the Quezon Power company was stopped, and another thermal power plant in Pagbilao was partially disabled. In total, in the Philippines, the typhoon affected the work of 96 energy cooperatives in 56 provinces, 10 of them are completely out of operation. the Bangsamoro region most affected by the typhoon. At the same time, 69 people were injured, 63 are listed as missing.
Although the typhoon is expected to leave the Philippines by the end of Monday, 28 domestic flights were canceled in the country, more than 43,000 were affected at Manila airport. human. Aircraft flights have been canceled to various destinations in the Philippines from Manila and other localities.
The current typhoon, according to Philippine forecasters, has affected life in 14 provinces and districts of the country. With gusts, the wind speed in the center of the typhoon is 115 kilometers per hour. Due to heavy rains, the risk of floods and landslides remains, which have become the main cause of death.