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Typhoon Ruby, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Unsang, was the strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in 18 years. The tenth typhoon of the 1988 Pacific typhoon season, Ruby formed from an area of low pressure situated east of the Philippines on October 20. The storm steadily intensified as it moved west, and then west-northwest.
The 1988 Pacific typhoon season was the first of seven consecutive years of above average activity in the Western Pacific. The season produced the total of 31 named storms, though it only featured 11 typhoons and 1 super typhoon.
Typhoon Warren, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Huaning, [1] struck the Philippines and China during July 1988. An area of disturbed weather developed within the vicinity of the Caroline Islands during the second week of July. A tropical depression developed southeast of Guam on July 12, and on the next day, intensified into a tropical ...
October 23–24, 1988: Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) strike the country as a moderately strong typhoon. At the time, it was the strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in 18 years. At least 110,000 people were left homeless, while nearly 3 million people were affected.
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
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 ...
October 18 – The Interior Bases Agreement between the Philippines and U.S was signed. [13] October 22 – Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos and his wife are charged in the United States regarding illegal money transfer. [14] October 23–24 – Typhoon Unsang struck into Luzon resulted in a widespread flooding and landslides. The storm and flood ...
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