The tropical cyclone "Kai Tak" was named after the oldest, the most dangerous airport in the world in Hong Kong, located in the Victoria Strait on a streaking strip near residential blocks and hills. And the cyclone does its best to justify its name.

To begin with, the cyclone "visited" Thailand and blew air to +15 ° C, which is completely untypical for December. In the north of the country in the mountains at night from 18 to 19 December, the air temperature dropped to negative values. If we consider that in the land of eternal summer there is no heating in buildings, then one can understand how uncomfortable it was for residents and holidaymakers in this earthly paradise. In addition, the typhoon brought torrential rains. On the beaches of Koh Samui, emergency services posted red flags - bathing is prohibited. Rains with a storm can cause floods.

And the typhoon "Kai Tak" moved to the Philippines. On the island of Samar, more than 800 mm of precipitation fell, which is catastrophic in the difficult terrain. This typhoon has a very small movement speed. Therefore, the over-saturated land of mountain slopes has moved. To heavy rains, storm winds and floods, powerful landslides. Of the dangerous places were evacuated about 100 thousand people. However, this did not save the victims. It is known about 200 dead and dozens of missing persons. The island of Mindao, where the communication is not working, suffered more than others from the elements, and there is no electricity. In the provinces of this island and lived most of the cyclone victims. The difficult situation on the island of Biliran. More than 600 evacuation centers are open in the Philippines. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation sent a third consignment of humanitarian aid from the port of Vladivostok to the victims.

Typhoon "Kai Tak" became the 26th in this season, hit on Asia. For the Philippines, these phenomena are not unusual. But the "Kai Tak" in destructive power can surpass the super-typhoon "Chaima", which struck the islands in 2016. Then in the town of Tuguario there was not a single whole house left. A year ago, on Christmas Island "visited" typhoon "Non-ten", killing four people, without electricity left five provinces.

Next on the path of a tropical storm may be Vietnam.