The Philippines gets around 30 typhoons every year. A typhoon is usually a storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall.
But sometimes, the storm doesn’t even have to be a typhoon to cause a lot of damage. If the storm that brings in a lot of rain lasts several days, it can cause flooding and landslides.
That’s what happened this past week in the Davao region in the Philippines.
If you’re unfamiliar with where it is, it’s in the southern region of the Philippines. A lot of people live and work there because that’s where a lot of the metropolitan areas of the south are located, like Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, etc.
As of the latest news reports, around 45,000 families have been affected. Several major roads and bridges are impassable due to floods or landslides. The local government there has declared suspension of classes and work.
I have a large percentage of my team in Davao. They’re all okay. Most were unaffected except for flooding on the roads. Some had problems with their internet connection. They’re all safe.
They said that there was so much rain and it was so cold (which is really unusual in the Philippines), there would be fog in the morning. Here’s a photo Julia sent when she took a picture of the airport field outside her house.
If you have OFS in that region, you might want to check on them.
John