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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 $1.02 billion [2] 3 Pablo (Bopha) 2012 ₱43.2 billion $1.06 billion [3] 4 Glenda (Rammasun) 2014 ₱38.6 billion $771 million [4] 5 Ompong (Mangkhut) 2018 ₱33.9 billion $627 million ...
Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall as a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon on Catanduanes in the Philippines, and in Vietnam as a tropical storm. It is the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record by 1-minute maximum sustained winds.
The World Health Organization has spearheaded initiatives among help workers, especially from the Department of Health (Philippines), in extending Psychological First Aid to people in typhoon-affected areas. WHO Representative in the country Dr Julie Hall foresees long-lasting effects from the typhoon. She calls for increased preparedness to ...
Saipan International Airport sustained significant damage; terminals flooded and navigation aids were rendered inoperable. [25] The majority of homes on Tinian were severely damaged or destroyed. Some concrete structures sustained significant damage, with a few completely destroyed, and residents reported that those buildings shook during the ...
Damage losses from the typhoon amounted to ₱1.58 billion (US$36.4 million), the majority resulting from agricultural damage. [ 18 ] August 16–19, 2013: Tropical Storm Trami (Maring) enhances the southwestern monsoon which brought torrential rainfall and extreme flooding over Metro Manila , and much of the northern part of the country.
Since 1963, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has assigned local names to a tropical cyclone should it move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N-25°N, even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.
The typhoon caused some light damage to buildings, particularly on the south side of the island. The combination of winds and sea salt caused damage to the island's tomato, okra, cucumber, and soy bean crops. [55] December 17, 1997: Typhoon Paka destroyed around 1,500 buildings on the island, [56] of which 1,160 were single-family homes. [57]
Typhoon Angela, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rosing, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in November 1995, and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 1995. Typhoon Angela was the third storm in a row that struck the Philippines, following Yvette and Zack.