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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.
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]
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
Typhoon Rammasun, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda, was one of the only four Category 5 super typhoons on record in the South China Sea, with the other ones being Pamela in 1954, Rai in 2021 and Yagi in 2024. Rammasun had destructive impacts across the Philippines, South China, and Vietnam in July 2014.
Super Typhoon Man-yi is the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than two weeks, resulting in at least eight deaths as landslides and storm surges were triggered by intense winds and rains.
China, also affected by Typhoon Haiyan, donated US$200,000 to the Philippine relief effort. [33] China provided a donation of US$1.4 million worth of relief supplies. [34] China also sent its naval hospital ship Peace Ark. [35] Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung expressed his deepest sympathies for the typhoon victims. [36]
New satellite image shows Typhoon Mawar close to Philippines 07:30 , Stuti Mishra A satellite image released by Nasa shows the typhoon inching close to the Philippines as the country braces for ...
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as "Yolanda", passed over the Gigantes group, along with the rest of Panay, on November 8, 2013, [7] damaging houses and boats. Unofficial reports stated more than 90 percent of the houses on Gigantes were destroyed. [8] The typhoon also tore the roof off of Lantangan Elementary School in Gigantes Sur.