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In Albay, a total of 2,200 locals perished in what is considered to be the most lethal eruption in Mayon's history; estimates by PHIVOLCS list the casualties at about 1,200, however. The eruption is believed to have contributed to the accumulation of atmospheric ash, [ citation needed ] capped by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora in ...
June 29–30, 1964: Typhoon Winnie (Dading) passes over Southern Luzon and Metro Manila, with Manila experiencing the worst typhoon since 1882.Approximately 500,000 people were rendered homeless in the Manila area and in the central provinces of Luzon following the razing of thousands of homes; [2] 10 people were killed by flooding in the capital. [3]
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.
November 11, 2020: Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since 2009. 98 people were killed and damages of ₱20.3 billion (US$421 million), the sixth costliest Philippine typhoon on record. December 18–19, 2020: Tropical Depression Vicky caused flooding and several landslides over southern Philippines. Only nine ...
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Typhoon Ike, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nitang, was the second deadliest tropical cyclone in the 20th century in the Philippines. Ike originated from an area of disturbed weather southeast of Guam on August 21, 1984, and five days later, developed into a tropical depression. Following an increase in organization, the depression ...
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The 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods (informally known in Tagalog as Hagupít ng Habagat, "wrath of the monsoon" and Bagsík ng Habagat, "fierceness of the monsoon", from habagat, the Filipino term for the southwest monsoon), was an eight-day period of torrential rain and thunderstorms in Luzon in the Philippines from August 1 to August 8, 2012.