Tropical storm "Trami". / Tropensturm "Trami".

in #philippines2 months ago (edited)

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I have already presented the beautiful side of my new place of residence, Tagaytay, several times - this time you can get to know the other side of the coin of living in a tropical country bordering the Pacific:
Fortunately, the fact that we live near an active volcano that emits vapors containing sulphur dioxide (SO2) from time to time has hardly had a negative effect on our well-being so far. Far more unpleasant are the typhoons that sweep across the country every now and then.

The last tropical storm "Trami" (known as "Kristine" in the Philippines), which dominated the weather in my region in particular from October 23 to 25, was especially powerful.

The wind chased around the building at such a crazy speed that its howling sometimes sounded like the whistle of a soccer referee.
What's more, it was pouring down in torrents (it dropped about as much water in 24 hours as it usually does within two months), so that the water temporarily piled up in front of our apartment complex, even though Tagaytay is relatively high up.
Living on the third floor proved to be quite advantageous, and fortunately most of the water quickly seeped back into the sewage system.

Although it wasn't really dangerous (for us), we still felt the enormous might of the storm very intensely. Flagpoles were ripped out of the ground and branches were torn from trees in the surrounding area. We had to make it through a whole day without electricity, and at one point water was dripping through the ceiling (the roof has since been completely resealed).

In low-lying regions, however, there was severe damage and flooding. In the capital Manila, people had to flee from the floods onto the roofs of their houses, some of them staying there for two nights until rescue teams finally arrived. Tragically, more than 80 people fell victim to the storm.

(Photos to follow below.)



Deutsch


Ich habe meinen neuen Wohnort, Tagaytay, ja bereits mehrfach von seiner schönen Seite präsentiert - diesmal dürft ihr die andere Seite der Medaille, in einem tropischen, an den Pazifik angrenzenden Land zu leben, kennenlernen:
Dass wir in der Nähe eines aktiven, von Zeit zu Zeit schwefeldioxid(SO2)haltige Dämpfe ausstoßenden Vulkans leben, wirkte sich bisher glücklicherweise kaum negativ auf unser Wohlbefinden aus. Weitaus unangenehmer sind da schon die immer mal wieder über das Land fegenden Taifune.

Der letzte, in meiner Region insbesondere vom 23. bis 25. Oktober das Wettergeschehen beherrschende Tropensturm "Trami" (auf den Philippinen unter dem Namen "Kristine" bekannt) war besonders heftig.

Der Wind jagte mit einer so irren Geschwindigkeit ums Gebäude, dass sich sein Heulen teilweise wie die Trillerpfeife eines Fußballschiedsrichters anhörte.
Darüber hinaus schüttete es in Strömen (es regnete innert 24 Stunden ungefähr so viel Wasser herab, wie sonst in zwei Monaten), sodass sich das Wasser vorübergehend vor unserer Wohnanlage staute, obwohl Tagaytay relativ hoch gelegen ist.
In der dritten Etage zu wohnen, erwies sich als durchaus vorteilhaft, und glücklicherweise versickerte ein Großteil des Wassers recht schnell wieder in der Kanalisation.

Obwohl es (für uns) nicht wirklich gefährlich war, bekamen wir doch die gewaltige Kraft des Sturms sehr deutlich zu spüren. In der Umgebung wurden Fahnenmasten aus dem Boden und Äste von Bäumen gerissen. Einen ganzen Tag lang mussten wir ohne Strom auskommen, und an einer Stelle tropfte Wasser durch die Decke (das Dach wurde mittlerweile komplett neu abgedichtet).

In tiefer gelegenen Regionen kam es dagegen zu schweren Schäden und Überschwemmungen. In der Hauptstadt Manila mussten sich Menschen vor den Fluten auf die Dächer ihrer Häuser retten und dort zum Teil zwei Nächte ausharren, bis endlich Rettungsteams eintrafen. Tragischerweise fielen insgesamt über 80 Menschen dem Unwetter zum Opfer.


This rather large 'puddle' in front of the entrance to the building was an unmistakable signal to me not to even think about a walk in the storm! :-) Diese doch recht große 'Pfütze' vor dem Eingang des Gebäudes signalisierte mir ganz unmissverständlich, an einen 'Sturmspaziergang' erst gar nicht zu denken! :-)

Certainly not exactly pleasant, but very valuable work was done by these men who fished the washed away garbage cans and their contents out of the water. Sicherlich nicht gerade angenehme, aber sehr wertvolle Arbeit leisteten diese weggeschwemmte Mülltonnen und ihre Inhalte aus dem Wasser fischenden Männer.

Is it just my imagination or have I actually already seen my daughter looking happier than in this picture? :) Bilde ich es mir nur ein oder habe ich meine Tochter tatsächlich schon glücklicher schauen sehen als auf diesem Foto? :)

The palm tree bends in the wind. Unfortunately, whenever the storm was at its most raging, I didn't dare open a window to capture the spectacle in picture form. Die Palme biegt sich im Wind. Leider wagte ich es immer dann, wenn der Sturm am gewaltigsten tobte, nicht, ein Fenster zu öffnen, um das Schauspiel in Bildform festzuhalten.

Finally, in a somewhat less intense phase, I recorded a video: Schließlich nahm ich in einer etwas weniger heftigen Phase doch noch ein Video auf:

What a relief when the storm finally receded and I was able to admire the typical blue and white Tagaytay sky again in the days that followed. Was für eine Erleichterung, als sich der Sturm endlich zurückgezogen hatte und ich in den darauf folgenden Tagen wieder den typisch blau-weißen Tagaytay-Himmel bewundern durfte.

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Oh! That was a bad storm. You’re so lucky to be in high ground. It isn’t save to walk in rain storm. You’ll soon get used to this kind of situation and the shut down of the electricity.
I am thinking of getting a medium size unit of backup power station, which could last me a few hours. I already had the backup water system in case the water pump didn’t work because of no electricity.

I am used to heavy rain storm but it would be nice to experience these only once a year! The usual moderate rainfall would be sufficient to refresh all the trees.

Hope the little girl could get used to the rainstorm and not be too anxious about the noises! I do respect those trees for bring able to bend down very low!

I am thinking of getting a medium size unit of backup power station, which could last me a few hours.

Yes, yes, very good idea ...

Hope the little girl could get used to the rainstorm and not be too anxious about the noises!

Thank you! Fortunately, she is not too anxious.

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Wonderful pictures, and great video (love the sound effects). I don't live in a tropical paradise and yet I have to put up with such storms. Not this year, but in past years. One year a friend evacuated to our house because he lived in a low-lying area. We were all sitting around the kitchen table and there was a loud swoosh! The weeping willow tree on the side of the house had fallen, knocked out our air conditioner, fell into the dining room and the bedroom upstairs, near where the baby was sleeping.

Another year we lost the roof to the house, or most of it anyway.

Power outages of up to a week are not extraordinary.

When we bought our current house (11/2023) we checked out all the flood zones on the map because flooding is so common here. This house is 193 feet above sea level, and not in any known flood zone. Still, hurricane's are dreaded and add quite a bit onto the cost of our home insurance policies.

At least you get a tropical paradise with your storm :)

Your daughter does look a little less happy than usual.

I see that what you have already experienced reached completely other dimension than what happened to us ...

Glücklich kann sich der schätzen, der vorher, während und auch noch nach einem solchen Naturereignis auf den Auslöser drücken kann. So werden sich auch die Gesichtszüge deiner Prinzessin schnell wieder entspannen.
Aber Menschen während eines Taifuns hinauszuschicken, um Mülltonnen zu fischen, da setzt dann doch bei mir das Kopfschütteln ein. Können die Teile nicht vorab gesichert werden?

Können die Teile nicht vorab gesichert werden?

In einer idealen Welt? Ja!

Allerdings bin ich in einem Land wie den Philippinen, wo mir vieles gut gefällt, aber das Umweltbewusstsein der meisten Menschen nicht besonders ausgeprägt ist, schon froh, dass überhaupt jemand daran dachte, den Müll aufzusammeln, bevor er die Kanalisation vollends verstopfen konnte.
Das war sicher eine sehr unangenehme (und leider wahrscheinlich auch nicht gerade gut bezahlte) Arbeit, allerdings - wie man vielleicht auch im Bild erkennen kann - während einer Phase, in der der Sturm sich vorübergehend etwas abgeschwächt hatte und sie so zumindest keine Gefahr für Leib und Leben darstellte.

The first time I heard about this storm in the Philippines from the news, I was very anxious to learn what your family was doing during this hard time and looked forward to your post describing the situation..... And here is your post!

Sorry to know that you faced a powerful storm and it's lucky that you stay on the 3rd floor and you all are safe now, my friend.

And it's great to see the huge white clouds with the blue sky again....

P.s. I can imagine how happy your little princess was when she saw the rain and the flood, as it’s the same feeling as me. When I was a child, I enjoyed playing in the flood in the front yard of my house for hours… Haha! ;D

Children might not really think that far ahead about consequences of such extreme weather as long as they have never experienced any traumatic events at such days. Our neighbourhood is a rather safe zone and comparably well maintanined so that they don't feel insecure that much.
However it's ofcourse especially boring days for them because the school was closed for the whole week and they have to stay indoor without anything interesting could be done.
Especially when the electricity connection was broken and we didn't have power for 2 days, that made it unbearable for them cos they can't even watch TV, no internet either ..hence the school didn't even give them any assignment to do as usual when the school is closed.
I guess it's because they understood too that it's simply impossible for many of the pupils to learn cos there's probably no electricity in some areas.
Repair is impossible to be done in such weather afterall.
I'm mostly worried of my food in the freezer LOL.
But well...we shouldn't complain that much considering many people in this country suffered more than us.
That's quite an experience indeed...and now we learned to at least buy a generator to charge our phone and emergency lamps :-D.

Oh! That's a really terrible situation. I overlooked that you had no electricity for 2 days.... Hope you are all doing fine now. 😍

p.s. During my childhood, I hated to go to school and was really happy whenever there were floods and my school had to close for a long time.... Sorry, but that's me! Haha! 😀

During my childhood, I hated to go to school ...

Same here! :)

Really! So, we are true friends! Haha!... ;D

And it's great to see the huge white clouds with the blue sky again....

Oh yes, and I really can't stop making pictures of these fantastic clouds, hehe:

Ah! "You really can't stop making pictures of these fantastic clouds".....So, I can't stop watching them as well..... Your photos of these fantastic clouds never disappoint me! ;))

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Heftig! Gottseidank seid Ihr relativ glimpflich davongekommen!

Ja, das war ein sehr unangenehmes, zugleich jedoch auch irgendwie faszinierendes Erlebnis, wobei ich leider nicht wirklich viele meiner Eindrücke in Form von Fotos oder guten Videos festzuhalten vermochte (aber ich konnte es mir teilweise einfach nicht erlauben, ein Fenster zu öffnen).

Für manch anderen bedeutete dieser Sturm allerdings eine existentielle Bedrohung.

It looks like it is drowned in rain.It's good that the storm stopped short. But the pictures of the last sky were very beautiful

It's great to hear that you and your family are safe from Typhoon Kristine sir.😊

I actually love the area you live in it. It’s not bad and about the storm, I’m just glad that you weren’t affected
Stay safe!

I actually love the area you live in it.

I also. I am happy I found that place!

Ja, diese tropischen Hurricans/Taifune oder wie sie auch heißen sind eine ganz andere Hausnummer als das was wir in Deutschland kennen. Vor allem dieser gigantische Regen der dabei ist. Wenn man dann auch noch in einer Bretterbude wohnt (wie zB. auch die meisten Amis), dann kann es schnell haarig werden. Wasser ist wohl eine der größten Naturgewalten, wie man ja gerade auch in Spanien gesehen hat.

Das sieht schon sehr heftig aus, eine richtige überflutung. Sicher nicht angenehm soetwas.

Nein, wirklich nicht angenehm, zumal wir während eines Abends (und der dann folgenden Nacht) ohne Strom dasaßen und somit auch außer Kerzen, einer Taschenlampe und den Mobiltelefonen keine Lichtquelle hatten.

Wir haben jetzt extra nochmal neue Powerbanks und Solarlampen mit kleinem Speicher gekauft und planen den Erwerb eines ebenfalls solarunterstützten Ministromgenerators, um besser vorbereitet zu sein, falls das noch einmal passieren sollte.

when i read those stories, i always think how scary must it be being in that situations...and when you are in your house you risk every time to see it destroyed and lose everything

The storm stopped short, thankfully. After that the view of the sky was very beautiful.

Stay Safe @jaki01 and your family. I hope those people who experienced and affected by the typhoon can recover.

Thank you! :)