颱風侵襲菲律賓超過200人死亡

Philippine officials say the death toll from Typhoon Bopha, the most powerful storm to hit the country this year, has risen above 200, with dozens still missing.

Rescuers scrambled Wednesday to reach areas devastated by the storm, which is still packing winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour as it moves across the south-central Philippines.

Many those confirmed killed were in the hard-hit mining southern province of Compostela Valley. Dozens more were killed by flash floods in Davao Oriental province, which lies along the coast.

The military used helicopters to rush aid and heavy equipment to many areas that are isolated due to power outages, lack of communications, and destroyed roads and bridges.

Bopha made landfall Tuesday with winds of up to 210 kilometers per hour. Forecasters say the now weakening storm is headed for popular resort areas in the western Philippines before it heads for the South China Sea on Thursday.菲律賓官員說，“寶霞”颱風造成的死亡人數已經超過200人，目前還有數十人下落不明。“寶霞”是今年侵襲菲律賓的最猛烈的風暴。

救援人員星期三趕往災區，那裏的風力仍達每小時160公里，目前“寶霞”正在向菲律賓中南地區移動。

在已經證實的死者中，很多是在災情嚴重的康波斯特拉谷省遇難。東達沃省有數十人死於洪水，該省位於沿海地帶。

菲律賓軍方動用直升機爲很多地區運送救援物資和重設備，那些地區由於斷電而與外界失去聯繫，目前沒有通訊聯絡，道路和橋樑都被毀壞。

“寶霞”星期二造成滑坡，風速達每小時210公里。氣象預報說，這場颱風正在減弱，目前向菲律賓西部度假勝地移動，星期四將移向南中國海。