James Reynolds: Storm-chaser says Philippines typhoon 'off the scale'
Posted by hanna on 11/11/2013, 2:34 pm
By Emily Ford (AFP) - 6 hours ago

Hong Kong - For professional storm-chaser James Reynolds, whose day job involves capturing typhoons, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at heart-stoppingly close range, intense danger goes with the territory.

But the soft-spoken cameraman, who has spent the past eight years filming Asia's deadliest natural disasters including the aftermath of Japan's 2011 quake-tsunami catastrophe, says Super Typhoon Haiyan was the most terrifying event he has witnessed.

"I've chased nothing like this before. This was just totally off the scale both in terms of the violence of the storm and then the human tragedy, the consequences of such a powerful natural event hitting a city of 200,000 people," Reynolds told AFP.

"Scientists are saying it's a candidate for one of the strongest storms to ever hit land. From a personal point of view, this was the most calamitous event I've witnessed," said the 30-year-old who has faced more than 35 typhoons at first hand.

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James Reynolds: Storm-chaser says Philippines typhoon 'off the scale' - hanna, 11/11/2013, 2:34 pm
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