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Pages in category "2023 disasters in the Philippines" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
It has erupted 16 times since 1885 and is considered as the 4th most active volcano in the Philippines after Mayon, Taal, and Kanlaon. There are evacuation procedures in place for parts of the peninsula, the farms nearest the volcano are evacuated, and many of the village schools are closed if it is considered possible that a more destructive ...
"Pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) Tool". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Provides key information on all countries in the world. "World's Worst Natural Disasters" Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said that they expected tsunami waves to be as high as 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in the Philippines, 0.3–1 m (0.98–3.28 ft) in Palau, and less than 0.3 m (0.98 ft) in American Samoa, China, South Korea, a majority of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. [16]
In December 2022, a series of floods began to severely affect the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, and some parts of the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The floods were caused by intense rain, which poured down on the central and southern parts of the country. [4] [5] [6] [7]
A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.
July 23–27, 2023: Typhoon Doksuri (Egay) hit North Philippines and damages $280 million and killed 56 people on Philippines. August 21–31, 2023: Typhoon Saola (Goring) makes a close pass to Luzon as a powerful Super Typhoon, bringing gusty winds and torrential rainfall. Damages were up to ₱2.49 billion (US$43.9 million), with two ...
17 March 2018 – 2018 Philippines Piper PA-23 crash. A Piper PA-23 Apache crashed into a residential area in Plaridel, Bulacan, killing all five people (three passengers and two pilots) on board and five others on the ground. [26] [27] 1 September 2019 – 2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash.