Manila is reeling after a super typhoon. We must prepare fast-growing megacities for worsening disasters
- Written by: Emily Nabong, PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
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...
