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Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Xangsane was submitted by Laos and means elephant.
A total of 465 people have died from the typhoon. October 30, 2009: Typhoon Mirinae (Santi) brings gusty winds with PAGASA issuing a Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 over in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, Mindoro and the Bicol Region. November 23, 2009: Tropical Depression Urduja brings rainfall over Mindanao, causing many delays in travel.
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.
The main capital region Metro Manila is also likely to be affected with heavy to intense rains as early as Sunday. ... In October, Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey triggered floods and ...
The country's capital Manila, where about 15 million people live, is not forecast to be in the typhoon's path. Earlier on Sunday, dozens of flights were cancelled due to the incoming storm ...
Tropical Depression Milenyo (2002) (18W) – crossed Luzon as a weak system, killing 35 and causing damage worth ₱171.6 million (US3.330 million). [1] Typhoon Xangsane (2006) (T0615, 18W, Milenyo) – struck Luzon as a powerful typhoon, killing at least 188 and causing US$153 million in damage; [2] later similarly affected Vietnam and Thailand.
A super typhoon ripped through Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a million people to emergency shelters, as rare back-to-back storms cause ...
October 29: The PAGASA weather bureau raised public storm signal number 4 as Typhoon Paeng (international name: Cimaron) approaches northern Luzon. ( ABS-CBN News ) October 25 : The Supreme Court , voting 8-7, junks the petition of the Sigaw ng Bayan (Shout of the People) group for a people's initiative in the constitution .