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Severe Tropical Storm Conson, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Jolina, was a strong tropical cyclone that impacted the central Philippines and Vietnam during the early September 2021. Being the thirteenth named storm of the said event, Conson originated as a low-pressure area first monitored approximately 500 km (310 mi) west of Guam .
Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Maring [1] was a very large and deadly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and southeast China. Part of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season , Kompasu originated from an area of low pressure east of the Philippines on 6 October 2021.
The deadliest tropical cyclone was Typhoon Rai, which caused 410 fatalities in the Philippines and 1 in Vietnam, while the costliest was Hurricane Ida, which caused an estimated $75.25 billion USD in damage after striking Louisiana and the Northeastern United States. Like last year, 2021 had an above average amount of tropical cyclones globally.
At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather.
In the Philippines, one person was reported dead with four others reported missing. [31] Agricultural damages stood at ₱79.4 million while infrastructural damages stood at ₱23.6 million, for a total of ₱103 million (US$3.29 million). [32] Aon estimates that total losses in the Philippines reached at least $10 million (2021 USD). [33]
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Damage from Typhoon Rai in the Philippines on December 17, 2021. By the evening of December 15, Typhoon Rai underwent unexpected rapid intensification, doubling its wind speeds from a 120 km/h (75 mph) to 260 km/h (160 mph)—Category 5-equivalent winds—by December 16, effectively making it a super typhoon. Rai then began an eyewall ...
January 4 – President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11510, institutionalizing the alternative learning system (ALS). [2] [3]January 18 – The Department of National Defense announces its unilateral termination of its 1989 accord with the University of the Philippines which took effect three days earlier over claims that the New People's Army is recruiting members in the universities' campuses.