Flash Floods in Philippines - 100s Are Dead, 100s Still Missing
Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Sunday, December 18, 2011 Under: Floods
Evacuation efforts underway.
HuffingtonPost.com (excerpts): The death toll continues to rise as Philippines residents attempt to recover from the of tropical storm Washi (known as Sendong in the Philippines) that wreaked damage and devastation, as it passed over the islands Friday night. More than 400 residents have been pronounced dead and hundreds are missing after flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains swept through the area about 2:30 a.m. Officials say most people died from drowning, Bloomberg reports. The government deployed about 20,000 soldiers to help with recovery efforts in cities on the north coast of the island of Mindanao, according to AFP. Thousands of residents have been displaced by the storm. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered the country's condolences to those affected by the storm. "The government stands ready to assist Philippine authorities as they respond to this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected," she said in a statement.
Commentary: Speaking of the last days, the prophet Isaiah said, "Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, will cast down to earth with the hand" Isaiah 28:2. "You will be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, with earthquake, a great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire" Isaiah 29:6. The world has experienced record-breaking storms over the last two years, some unlike in recorded history. These are signs of the last days, the "birth pains" or "travail" (1 Thessalonians 5:3), that the Word of God tells us will happen before the return of the Lord. Nahum, speaking of the last days, said, "The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked; the Lord has His way in the whirlwind, in the storm and in the clouds, and the clouds are the dust of His feet" Nahum 1:3. The Lord brings storm and calamity sometimes to awaken people spiritually to the much greater tribulation ahead, if they don't turn to the Lord with their whole hearts now. The warnings are being issued by the Lord. God will protect His people in the Philippines, but He is calling the wicked to repentance. Many people still do not want to hear this type of message and they are actually hostile toward it, but it comes from the Word of God and it's true just the same. Every soul will face the judgment of God once we leave this body; now is the time to get right with God; tomorrow could be too late. If you don't know the Lord, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website. God bless you.
HuffingtonPost.com (excerpts): The death toll continues to rise as Philippines residents attempt to recover from the of tropical storm Washi (known as Sendong in the Philippines) that wreaked damage and devastation, as it passed over the islands Friday night. More than 400 residents have been pronounced dead and hundreds are missing after flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rains swept through the area about 2:30 a.m. Officials say most people died from drowning, Bloomberg reports. The government deployed about 20,000 soldiers to help with recovery efforts in cities on the north coast of the island of Mindanao, according to AFP. Thousands of residents have been displaced by the storm. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered the country's condolences to those affected by the storm. "The government stands ready to assist Philippine authorities as they respond to this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected," she said in a statement.
Commentary: Speaking of the last days, the prophet Isaiah said, "Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, will cast down to earth with the hand" Isaiah 28:2. "You will be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, with earthquake, a great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire" Isaiah 29:6. The world has experienced record-breaking storms over the last two years, some unlike in recorded history. These are signs of the last days, the "birth pains" or "travail" (1 Thessalonians 5:3), that the Word of God tells us will happen before the return of the Lord. Nahum, speaking of the last days, said, "The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked; the Lord has His way in the whirlwind, in the storm and in the clouds, and the clouds are the dust of His feet" Nahum 1:3. The Lord brings storm and calamity sometimes to awaken people spiritually to the much greater tribulation ahead, if they don't turn to the Lord with their whole hearts now. The warnings are being issued by the Lord. God will protect His people in the Philippines, but He is calling the wicked to repentance. Many people still do not want to hear this type of message and they are actually hostile toward it, but it comes from the Word of God and it's true just the same. Every soul will face the judgment of God once we leave this body; now is the time to get right with God; tomorrow could be too late. If you don't know the Lord, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website. God bless you.
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