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Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second-most devastating tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, causing $1.15 billion in damages and 665 fatalities, only behind Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 956 deaths and damages worth $6.2 billion. Ketsana was the sixteenth tropical storm ...
Tracks of all storms affecting the Philippines in 2009. The effects of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season in the Philippines were considered some of the worst in decades. . Throughout the year, series of typhoons impacted the country, with the worst damage occurring during September and October from Typhoons Ketsana (Ondoy) and Parma
The name Ondoy was assigned by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to three tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name was retired from future use in the Philippine Area of Responsibility following the 2009 Pacific typhoon season , and replaced with " Odette " beginning in 2013.
Ketsana shortly before being upgraded to a typhoon on September 28. Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy, was the second most devastating tropical cyclone in the 2009 Pacific typhoon season with a damage of $1.09 billion and 747 fatalities, only behind Morakot earlier in the season, which caused 789 deaths and damages worth $6.2 billion.
Since 1963, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has assigned local names to a tropical cyclone should it move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N-25°N, even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.
" (We Can Do It!) is a charity single made to benefit the victims of the Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) and Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) in 2009 that killed more than half a million people all over the country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Marikina is also prone to various natural disasters, including the major floodings during the onslaught of Typhoon Unsang in 1988, Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, Tropical Storm Falcon and Typhoon Pedring in 2011, seasonal southwest monsoon in 2012 and 2016, and Typhoon Ulysses in 2020. Primarily, flooding within Marikina is caused by the increase of ...
September 25–26, 2009: Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) passes through Luzon, where torrential rainfall led to record flood levels to as high as 20 feet (6.1 m) in rural areas and in Metro Manila. 671 people have died from the storm with damages toppling up to ₱11 billion (US$237 million).