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Typhoon Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, caused catastrophic damage throughout much of the islands of Leyte, where cities and towns were largely destroyed. [62] By April 17, 2016, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed 6,300 fatalities across the country, 5,902 of those taking place in the ...
May 2–3, 2009: Tropical Storm Kujira (Dante) causes agricultural damage in most of the Bicol Region. May 7, 2009: Typhoon Chan-hom (Emong) makes landfall over Pangasinan. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 were raised over much of the Ilocos Region and the western portion of Central Luzon, where gusty winds were recorded.
Costliest Philippine typhoons Rank Storm Season Damage Ref. PHP USD; 1 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013 ₱95.5 billion $2.2 billion [1]2 Odette (Rai) 2021 ₱51.8 billion
Typhoon Haiyan, called typhoon "Yolanda" in the Philippines, caused catastrophic damage throughout much of the islands of Leyte, where cities and towns were largely destroyed. [89] As of April 17, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed 6,300 fatalities across the country, 5,877 of those taking place in ...
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]
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
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Agriculture damage was estimated at ₱273 million (US$6.31 million), [268] [nb 2] occurring just before the start of the harvest. [267] Across the island, the typhoon damaged 37,523 houses, including 3,897 that were destroyed, [268] forcing 65,648 people to evacuate to storm shelters. Overall, Krosa killed four people in the Philippines, and ...