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Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, [1] was a deadly and extremely destructive super typhoon, which was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Rai was a powerful rare tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in December 2021.
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was a tropical cyclone which affected Taiwan, the Philippines, China, and Hong Kong in September 2013. Usagi ( ウサギ , " Rabbit ") , which refers to the constellation Lepus in Japanese , was the fourth typhoon and the nineteenth tropical storm in the basin.
December 16–17, 2021: Typhoon Rai (Odette) strikes the Caraga Region and causes catastrophic damage before continuing across southern Visayas and moving through Palawan. The typhoon killed 410 people and left more than ₱51.8 billion (US$1.02 billion) in damage.
Typhoon Rai (2021) (T2122, 28W, Odette), a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that caused severe and widespread damage in the Southern Philippines. Odette was retired from use in the Philippine area of responsibility following the 2021 Pacific typhoon season and will be replaced with Opong in 2025.
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]
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 $1.02 billion [2] 3 Pablo (Bopha) 2012 ₱43.2 billion $1.06 billion [3] 4 Glenda (Rammasun) 2014 ₱38.6 billion $771 million [4] 5 Ompong (Mangkhut) 2018 ₱33.9 billion $627 million ...
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
October 18–19, 1989: Typhoon Elsie (Tasing) batters Luzon as one of the most intense typhoons to hit the country. Only 47 people died from the typhoon. November 21–22, 1989: Typhoon Hunt (Unsing) traverses Central Luzon. 11 people died from the typhoon, and about 1,500 people were left homeless. [15]