Last week, a strong typhoon left a trail of destruction across the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Super Typhoon Gaemi began as a tropical storm but intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental fears after it sank an oil tanker in Manila Bay.
The Philippines was hard hit. More than 470 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours in some regions. The intense storm affected more than 3.3 million Filipinos and forced more than 1 million to leave their homes.
Why was it so bad? President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had a clear view, saying: “This is what the effects of climate change are”.
