Written by Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student Mangkhut typhoon battered the Philippines and Hong Kong Mangkhut, the super typhoon formed in the Western Pacific, recently ravaged the northern Philippines. The mid-September typhoon, which according to statistics reported on CNN News is the most powerful storm in the world this year, first consumed the northern Philippines on its path to southern China, killing approximately 127 people and counting with winds that reached over 240 kilometres per hour. Almost three million people were affected by its direct hit, and another 11 million have been affected by the subsequent flooding. Its strength was…
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SFU President Andrew Petter was recently in Asia visiting the university’s partner schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore, looking at ways to bridge more connections with the institutions. “By strengthening our ties in Asia, we will provide our…
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