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On November 6, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigned the storm the local name Yolanda as it approached the Philippine Area of Responsibility. [12] Geographical images of Typhoon Haiyan (superimposed) and Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico for size and cloud top temperature comparison
The Yolanda Shipwreck Memorial Park [1] or the Anibong Memorial Park, [2] colloquially known as the Yolanda Shrine, [3] is a memorial created from portions of MV Eva Jocelyn, a cargo ship which got beached at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte in Eastern Visayas.
Costliest Philippine typhoons Rank Storm Season Damage Ref. PHP USD; 1 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013 ₱95.5 billion $2.2 billion [1]2 Odette (Rai) 2021 ₱51.8 billion
Deadliest Philippine typhoons Rank Storm Season Fatalities Ref. 1 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013: 6,300 [1]2 Uring (Thelma) 1991: 5,101–8,000 [2]3 Pablo (Bopha)
Jolanda (also called Yolanda) was a Cypriot cargo ship built in 1964 in Gijón, Spain by SA Juliana Constructora. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was grounded on a reef at Ras Muhammad on 1 April 1980. [ 3 ] From 1981 to 1985, the wreck was a popular dive site, but it was lost when it fell off the reef during a storm in March 1987.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
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02:40 UTC — PAGASA reports that Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has made landfall on Bantayan island. [131] 04:00 UTC — PAGASA reports that Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has made landfall on Panay island near Conception, Iloilo. [131] 0600 UTC — The CMA reports that Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) has weakened into a severe typhoon. [128]