Philippines battered by tropical storm Koppu, at least 39 reported killed

Koppu was the 12th storm in this year that has battered the Philippines, one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. It has let at least 39 persons dead mostly from drowning, landslides, fallen trees and collapsed walls.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 22 October 2015.

The tropical Storm Koppu barreled ashore as a powerful typhoon and forced more than 100,000 villagers to rush for safety into emergency shelters. The storm destroyed the rice fields that were ready for harvest. According to the weather bureau, the slow-moving storm was over the Balintang Channel in the country's northern tip with winds of 55 kilometers (34 miles) per hour near its center.
It may be recalled that in 2013, Typhoon Haiyan had leveled entire towns in the central Philippines and left behind more than 7,300 people either dead or missing.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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