I was very worried when I found out that a typhoon was going to hit the Mindanao island. My family lives on that island and I know first hand how devastating typhoons can be. I grew up there and have been through a lot of scary times when typhoons would hit our village.
Typhoon Sendong was a category 2 in my province. It hit the southern Philippines on Friday night while most of the victims were asleep. The worst of the devastation and death came from the raging floodwater that resulted from the heavy rain in the mountainous areas around Cagayan. The typhoon left nearly 1000 people dead and there are nearly 1000 still missing. I feel sorry for all the victims. Most of the fatalities are from Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities which were the most severely hit by the flash floods.
