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Core (Eye & Eyewall) Track: Southmost tip of Virac Point, Catanduanes; Tabaco and Tiwi in Albay; Mt. At that very moment Cebu-bound inter-island ferry, M/V Princess Of The Stars laden with 800 persons was also entering Sibuyan Sea, heeding to earlier warnings to seek shelter in Romblon. (see figures 5 & 6), By 5 PM of June 20, FRANK maintained strength as it traversed Samar. "the moon and some stars went out during the calm moment with continuous flashing of lightning somewhere along the area surrounding the eye.". Fig. By midday, it struck Iloilo City, bearing more devastation to houses and buildings, and then towards Antique shortly after lunch spawning raging floods in the province's major rivers. PhP 10.846B damage Iriga, Iriga City, Baao, Bula and Pasacao in Camarines Sur; (Bondoc Peninsula) Pugos Pt., San Narciso and Mulanay, Quezon; Sta. 240 kph It left most of Albay and southern Catanduanes helpless and dying. Typhoon Ulysses made a landfall last Thursday evening. 120 kph (PAGASA estimate at Cagayan) Track of RUPING  Surigao City; southern tip of Southern Leyte and Panaon Island; Northern Bohol; Carcar, Aloguinsan and Barili in Southern Cebu; between Guihulngan and Vallehermoso in Northern Negros Oriental; Central Negros Occidental specifically La Castellana and La Carlota City; Guimaras; Southwestern Iloilo specifically Tigbauan and Igbaras; San Jose de Buenavista, Antique; Northern Cuyo Islands; Coron Is., Palawan. At Baguio, the famous Burnham Park Lagoon overflowed and flooded adjacent areas. On November 1, 2020, the world strongest Typhoon Goni hit the eastern part of Philippines. It regained strength as she crossed the Visayan Sea by the middle of the day heading full-force to the islands off Carles in Iloilo Province. Track of  Super Typhoon REMING. As the typhoon exited it slowed down and remained quasi-stationary for 2 days at the Spratly Islands dumping heavy rains at Northern Palawan. SENING held the record as strongest typhoon in the Philippines for 36 years (1970-2006) clocking 275 kph. Back to Typhoon2000.com: Information Page. It was a large and powerful howler as it approached Surigao del Norte in the early afternoon of November 12. over water – typhoon's estimated strongest winds were recorded while typhoon was still at sea but is closely approaching land.. It regained strength as she crossed the Visayan Sea by the middle of the day heading full-force to the islands off Carles in Iloilo Province (see figures 22 & 23). Fig. Many died from flying debris caused by the tremendous winds while others drowned from flashfloods and storm surges. The unpredictable behavior of FRANK traversed seven islands, directly affecting 16 provinces and spawned floods as far as Central and Western Mindanao. 220 kph Days after Tropical Storm ONDOY (Ketsana) soaked Central Luzon and Metro Manila, PEPENG was a growing tropical storm at Philippine Sea moving towards Bicol and Eastern Luzon. ROSING was quite slow-moving and erratic as it approached the country early morning of October 30 prompting authorities to alert a wide area of the Visayas up to Northern Luzon. This usual looking typhoon forming in the Pacific slowly during the 28th of November would become the country's worst typhoon since records have been written. Siargao and Nonoc Is., Surigao del Norte incl. Also, one contributing factor for PEPENG to slow down was due to the fact that, it had entered an area of weak steering environment. SISANG was a powerful howler that made landfall at the Northern tip of Sorsogon by the evening of November 25 and spawned a large storm surge that ravaged Legazpi City. Iloilo Province was hard-hit with its capital submerged in 15-foot raging floodwaters killing hundreds. Crossing Ragay Gulf, the howler destroyed poverty-stricken fishing towns of Southern Quezon and then on to flatten more houses and vegetation at Marinduque. The typhoon still dumped more rains and threw its tempest by early morning of December 11 at Northern Palawan. "The winds ripped-off roofs and tops of coconut trees. Despite the quick strike, Catanduanes was heavily devastated. The typhoon's westward track continued towards the coastline of Aklan. By October 7 PEPENG made a turnaround to the southwest making a third landfall at Thumb Peak in Isabela. As the depression was moving into a high level of vertical wind shear, it did not develop any further and late on January 5 a… The typhoon then crossed Leyte Gulf and bore down forests and towns of Leyte sending large floods and landslides. This summary is based on news, weather reports and storm logs, NDCC publications, historical archives and personal accounts. Retired Philippine typhoon names‎ (25 P) Pages in category "Typhoons in the Philippines" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 240 total. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) already named the typhoons that will hit in the Philippines in 2012. Truly a wrath of nature's violent fury. At that very moment Cebu-bound inter-island ferry, M/V Princess Of The Stars laden with 800 persons was also entering Sibuyan Sea, heeding to earlier warnings to seek shelter in Romblon. By 5 PM of June 20, FRANK maintained strength as it traversed Samar. She heralded the famous 1970 "triplet" super typhoons that came one after each other in a span of days and weeks only, devastating populated areas of the country (see figures 15 & 16). ROSING was one of the strongest typhoons in the Philippines to hit land with gusts reaching up to 260 kph as it approached the Bicol Region at late evening of All Saint's Day (see figures 3 & 4). 7. In September, category-five Typhoon Odette (Usagi), with winds gusting of up to 240 kph (149 mph), battered the northern island of Batanes before causing damage in southern China. As SISANG further weakened, it recurved back to the country threatening Ilocos Region but later dissipated. Thousands of houses in the rural areas of the province were leveled and destroyed by its ferocious winds. 5,101 deaths (unofficial estimate up to 8,000 +) Heavy damage was already inflicted in Surigao before RUPING made landfall at Dinagat Island at midnight and headed for Southern Leyte by early morning of November 13 devastating Maasin and its neighbors. : Maydolong, Eastern Samar; Tacloban City and Ormoc City, Leyte; Northern Cebu, Northern Negros Occidental specifically Escalante, Murcia, Bacolod City, Bago City and Pulupandan; Southern tip of Guimaras; just south of Cuyo Is. October 15-24, 1998 At the foot of Mayon Volcano, whole families, villages and barangays were buried in volcanic debris giving up most of the fatalities. Santiago, Isabela province, the Philippines (CNN) Super Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, bringing ferocious gale-force winds and pounding rains, as … This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. At the foot of Mayon Volcano, whole families, villages and barangays were buried in volcanic debris giving up most of the fatalities. It then entered Jintotolo Channel rampaging over fishing vessels fleeing the typhoon westward from the Visayan Sea. It then recurved creating a loop and finally exited to South China Sea. Thousands of houses in the rural areas of the province were leveled and destroyed by its ferocious winds. NITANG made landfall at the island of Nonoc and coastline of Surigao del Norte at about 2 AM of September 2 (see figures 7 & 8) and ravaged Surigao City with its strongest winds for the rest of dawn leaving the city totally devastated. At about 7 AM, a storm surge slammed the entire Northwestern coastline of Negros Occidental from Bago up to Saravia with Bacolod City as the hardest hit. Around 8 PM, FRANK slowly jogged westward sweeping the southern tip of Masbate. PEPENG was hovering over the Mountain Province in the morning of October 8. The weakening typhoon ravaged southern shores of Batangas and destroyed more of northern Mindoro after hitting Calapan City. Still with typhoon strength, it ravaged Cuyo Islands and Coron, Palawan and exited to the South China Sea by midday of September 4. Northern tip of Catanduanes; Siruma and Quinabucasan Point, Northern coastal areas of Camarines Sur; Daet and the rest of the Northern coast of Camarines Norte; Mauban, Quezon; Santa Cruz and the southern shore towns of Laguna Lake, Laguna; southern portions of National Capital Region including Cavite City; Southern tip of Bataan specifically Mariveles incl. But in less than 24 hours it strengthened to an even large, solid rotating mass of pure fury. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 240 total. August 31-September 4, 1984 RUPING affected 1,010,004 families or total affected persons of 5,498,290. 5. The large eye passed directly over Legazpi City and unleashed horrible damage to Albay with mudslides that thundered down Mayon Volcano and tremendous surges that swept the seacoast clean of houses, ports and sea vessels. Forecasters plotted again that FRANK will move north to Bicol and exit the country but FRANK defied the forecast hitting the smaller islands of Samar. PhP 10.846B damage. URING was a weak tropical storm that moved quickly through Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Negros. With power and communication lines down, it took a day for Filipinos to see the full-picture of REMING's aftermath. Track of  Typhoon FRANK. Rescue and relief efforts were delayed due to damaged roads and bridges, and the focus of rescuers on trapped people in the capsized ferry. REMING, fueled by the warm Philippine Sea along the Bicol Region, increased to winds of unimaginable strength and spraying heavy rain as far as Northern Visayas up to the rest of Luzon. REMING came ashore the town of Tiwi in Albay. Scores died from flying debris, collapsing homes, falling trees and electric posts, and floods. Naga City which was under the Northern Eyewall, was battered heavily by the winds with some low-lying areas under partial floodwaters. RUPING affected 1,010,004 families or total affected persons of 5,498,290. Large neon signs and billboards in the metropolitan were twisted, broken and totally destroyed scattering hazardous debris in the streets downtown. 748 deaths It then entered Jintotolo Channel rampaging over fishing vessels fleeing the typhoon westward from the Visayan Sea. Iloilo and Aklan province were the most devastated provinces with floods never seen before in history of the region. Benedicto, Murcia and Bacolod City in Negros Occidental; Northern Guimaras; Iloilo City and the Southwestern Iloilo Prov. Typhoon Titang’s strong winds and heavy rains left 631 people dead and 284 missing when it hit Western Visayas and Maguindanao in November 1970. It has taken 20,000 lives and is the strongest recorded in the country. The last two have been the strongest, Typhoon Rolly, which made a landfall in Bicol Region (south of Manila) and the last one Ulysses made landfall in central and northern Luzon. By the early evening of November 13, it was at the vicinity of Linapacan Strait, Palawan flattening more houses before exiting to South China Sea. Live aerial video footages showed horrifying scenes of brown muddy water swallowing entire towns and its people while a large shopping mall in Rosales, Pangasinan was engulfed in floodwaters with hundreds of shoppers trapped on its rooftop. But the ferry's crew had no idea that they are sailing in collision against FRANK's eyewall. Due to the overwhelming number of dead bodies everywhere, there was a shortage of coffins, so authorities opted to collect the dead through dump trucks and buried in mass graves. Individual tracks are courtesy of Unisys.com. "It was eerie," she said. Track of  Typhoon NITANG. It had cloud bonds of 600 kilometers in diameter and made six landfall activities in the following areas: The anemometer at PAGASA's weather station at Virac conked out after registering a 320 kph gust. Aerial surveys of Camarines Sur, Albay and Catanduanes showed complete devastation. The Philippines endured the world's strongest storm of 2012, when Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) left about 2,000 people dead or missing on Mindanao island in December. The passage of the eye in Cebu during dusk until late evening of Nov. 12 was quite unnoticed for everybody was still recuperating form the passage of the eyewall of the leading side. FRANK brushed its eyewall at the coast of Kalibo destroying much of its coastal area and flooding the town with muddy water. Considered as one of the strongest tropical cyclones in world history, Typhoon Yolanda devastated Eastern Visayas, particularly the provinces of Tacloban, Leyte in November 2013. SISANG was a powerful howler that made landfall at the Northern tip of Sorsogon by the evening of November 25 and spawned a large storm surge that ravaged Legazpi City. For another 24 hours the rains continued. FRANK then raced rapidly northward raking Marinduque and Quezon Province. It slightly weakened but still slammed Tacloban City with a full fury of devastating winds wrecking buildings and houses and snapping trees and electric posts. Then simultaneously, large rivers of Panay (Aklan, Capiz, Antique and Iloilo) started breaching and tons of mud and debris-laden floodwaters scourged densely populated towns. In the middle of the day, FRANK further intensified and enlarged with its southern half dumping record-breaking rainfall all-over Panay. Naga City which was under the Northern Eyewall, was battered heavily by the winds with some low-lying areas under partial floodwaters. in Northern Iloilo at about noontime and plummeled its howling winds and powerful waves that battered the Northern coast of Capiz, wiping out coastal barangays, twisting metal trusses and galvanized iron roofs flattening houses in other coastal municipalities up to the capital, Roxas City. The places indicated in the core track are the areas directly passed over by the center of a tropical storm or the "eye" of the typhoon and its eyewall - a heavy convective mass of clouds surrounding the center/eye of a tropical cyclone. But FRANK still moved west catching them unaware and their boats were tossed and destroyed drowning more than a hundred of its crew. 938 deaths (unofficial estimate up to 1,501)PhP 13.321B damage. With the howling winds full of deadly debris, the raging lahars that thundered down the volcano's slopes gave people no time, or choice to escape. ROSING was one of the strongest typhoons in the Philippines to hit land with gusts reaching up to 260 kph as it approached the Bicol Region at late evening of All Saint's Day (see figures 3 & 4). Crossing Ragay Gulf, the howler destroyed poverty-stricken fishing towns of Southern Quezon and then on to flatten more houses and vegetation at Marinduque. with additional information by David Michael V. Padua of Typhoon2000.com. Weakened by the landfall to 150 kph, FRANK continued ravaging Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac spawning floods before exiting via Cape Bolinao in Pangasinan. >> Back to Typhoon2000.com: Information Page, THE TWELVE WORST TYPHOONS OF THE PHILIPPINES. Super Typhoon Rolly has an international name of Goni hit the country this November with powerful and destructive winds and heavy rainfall. 1,492-3,000 +)PhP 4.1B damage. The storm further weakened as it exited to the South China Sea at early evening. Ships and other seacrafts docked at Roxas City’s Culasi Port were destroyed and sunk while the port itself sustained insurmountable damage. Typhoon Goni, with 215 kph (133 miles) sustained winds and gusts of up to 265 kph (164 mph), will bring violent winds and strong rains, state weather and disaster officials said. Days after Tropical Storm ONDOY (Ketsana) soaked Central Luzon and Metro Manila, PEPENG was a growing tropical storm at Philippine Sea moving towards Bicol and Eastern Luzon. No matter how it is called or how it is characterized, I’m confident that you don’t want a typhoon if you’re planning to go on a vacation to the Philippines. Core (Eye & Eyewall) Track: Maydolong, Eastern Samar; Tacloban City and Ormoc City, Leyte; Northern Cebu, Northern Negros Occidental specifically Escalante, Murcia, Bacolod City, Bago City and Pulupandan; Southern tip of Guimaras; just south of Cuyo Is. But above Mayon Volcano, torrential rains continued and the saturated volcanic debris finally gave way. The super typhoon had gusts of as strong as 315 km/h. With this, high winds and heavy rains continued for 48 hours at the specified area, flooding the Bicol River Basin (from October 21 until the early morning hours of the 23rd). At 2 AM June 21, the typhoon started intensifying from 150 kph to 170 kph wind gusts and massive rainclouds of its southern eyewall started enveloping Bantayan Island, Northern Negros and Panay. In just a few hours the powerful howler neared Catanduanes inflicting damage on coastal towns of Northern Samar and Sorsogon due to raging sea waves. Hundreds of marine vessels around the Visayas were destroyed. (see figures 9 & 10) Typhoon Yolanda is one of the strongest tropical cyclones that hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013. Iriga, Iriga City, Baao, Bula and Pasacao in Camarines Sur; (Bondoc Peninsula) Pugos Pt., San Narciso and Mulanay, Quezon; Sta. At least 20 people died and tens of thousands were left homeless after Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon this 2020, wreaked havoc the eastern part of the Philippines on Sunday. NITANG weakened as it crossed southwestern Iloilo, through its mountains and to Antique's capital by early evening spawning floods and landslides. FRANK was very destructive in many ways including forecasting blunders of monitoring agencies. The super typhoon known locally as Rolly slammed the south of Luzon with sustained wind speeds of up to 215 kph (133 miles) and gusts of up to 265 kph (164 mph). Typhoon LOLENG was a roaring howler by late Oct. 19 at the Philippine Sea heading for Bicol Region. 320 kph Tropical Storm “URING” (Thelma)  Iloilo Province was hard-hit with its capital submerged in 15-foot raging floodwaters killing hundreds. After 24 hours, it intensified into a typhoon and grew in size shifting west-northwest, making landfall at Llorente, Eastern Samar around 1:30 PM destroying coconut groves and homes. It was silent for an hour so others thought that the typhoon was over. By the morning of the next day, Bicol was already feeling SENING's fury as it seemed to target Virac. Schools, government structures, hospitals, banks and many important buildings were destroyed. SENING held the record as strongest typhoon in the Philippines for 36 years (1970-2006) clocking 275 kph. The missing surpassed the official death toll and was presumed to be dead beneath tons of mud and rocks. The list covered those typhoons based on modern meteorological records which is why Haiphong that hit the country in year 1881 is not in the list. Mercedes and Guiuan, Eastern Samar; Abuyog and Mac Arthur, Leyte; Cebu City and Toledo City in Cebu; San Carlos City, Murcia and Bago City in Negros Occidental; Southern tip of Guimaras, San Joaquin, Iloilo; Anini-y, Antique; Cuyo Islands and Northern Palawan. Llorente, Eastern Samar; Zumarraga, Samar; Maripipi Is. Satellite Images courtesy of Karl Hoarau, NPMOC/Joint Typhoon Warning Center (taken from the 1970, 1984, 1991 and 1993 ATCRs), NOAA, & Digital-Typhoon.org. By mid-morning of that day, it started to wreak havoc in Laguna then later Metro Manila as far as Cavite and Bulacan destroying glass windows and panels of high-rise buildings, skyscrapers and other infrastructures. Core (Eye & Eyewall) Track: Siargao and Nonoc Is., Surigao del Norte incl. ", Typhoon “FRANK” (Fengshen)   New Entry! Virac Point, Catanduanes; Sagñay and Naga City in Camarines Sur; inner portion of Ragay Gulf, Calauag, Lopez Bay coastline, Atimonan and Lucban in Quezon; towns at the southern and southwestern shore of Laguna Lake in Laguna; Cavite; southern outskirts of National Capital Region; Mariveles and Lima in Bataan. Cebuanos started to pick up the pieces and debris while some tucked them to sleep, only to be ravaged again by the other side of the eyewall around late evening until dawn. 895 deaths Super Typhoon “REMING” (Durian) It's possible that the wind estimates for the storm may have been inflated during aircraft reconnaissance flyovers. The typhoon's westward track continued towards the coastline of Aklan. It left most of Albay and southern Catanduanes helpless and dying. It ravaged further the forests and towns of Northern Negros Occidental. November 10-14, 1990 But FRANK still moved west catching them unaware and their boats were tossed and destroyed drowning more than a hundred of its crew. The anemometer at PAGASA's weather station at Virac conked out after registering a 320 kph gust. Surigao City; southern tip of Southern Leyte and Panaon Island; Northern Bohol; Carcar, Aloguinsan and Barili in Southern Cebu; between Guihulngan and Vallehermoso in Northern Negros Oriental; Central Negros Occidental specifically La Castellana and La Carlota City; Guimaras; Southwestern Iloilo specifically Tigbauan and Igbaras; San Jose de Buenavista, Antique; Northern Cuyo Islands; Coron Is., Palawan. Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon of 2020, laid to waste many areas of the Philippines. Super typhoon Goni slams the Philippines 01:40 At least 10 people died and three others were missing after Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest … By October 3, PEPENG decelerated to a regular-strength typhoon still moving northwest to Northern Luzon. At the foot of Mayon Volcano, whole families, villages and barangays were buried in volcanic debris giving up most of the fatalities. Hundreds of marine vessels around the Visayas were destroyed. In just a few hours the powerful howler neared Catanduanes inflicting damage on coastal towns of Northern Samar and Sorsogon due to raging sea waves. A section of a historic bridge across Bago River was swept by raging torrents. Core (Eye & Eyewall) Track: Dinagat Island; Southern Leyte; Mactan Island, Cebu City and the rest of Central Cebu Island; San Carlos City, D.S. In 2013, Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons recorded, struck the Southeast Asian nation and killed more than 6,300 people. Summary written by Dominic Alojado, MD. By the morning of November 2, ROSING's path changed sharply from northwest to a westward track and threatened to hit Catanduanes but its eye just skirted along the island's northern coast, that evening and moved to target Northern Camarines Norte. Threatening Daet, it moved again slightly west and made landfall by dawn of November 3 at Siruma, Camarines Sur which lies at the mouth of San Miguel Bay. Not long, by noontime REMING's gusts went past 280 kph and ticking towards 300 kph! Thick storm clouds of PEPENG sent rain over triggering floods over Cagayan Valley as the Cagayan River overflowed. Iriga, Iriga City, Baao, Bula and Pasacao in Camarines Sur; (Bondoc Peninsula) Pugos Pt., San Narciso and Mulanay, Quezon; Sta. Rains never ceased and dams all over Northern Luzon were in danger of breaching over. 1,492-3,000 +)PhP 4.1B damage This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). It then crossed Burias Island at dawn of November 26 and then wrecked Marinduque later that morning and then, creating havoc to Calapan and Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro destroying more houses and buildings including historic churches and basilicas in the densely populated province of Batangas. RUPING was the country's most devastating typhoons inflicting more damage than any other typhoon had done since 1947 (see figures 11 & 12). It bludgeoned the heart of Negros Island and the cities of Bacolod and Dumaguete. It seemed that those large tree branches and galvanized iron sheets targeted fleeing people killing them outright. 220 kph A little over a month after Nitang ravaged the Visayas and Northern Mindanao, UNDANG entered the country as a very strong typhoon and reached almost “super typhoon” status ravaging Southern parts of Samar Island by early morning of November 5. In each year, ten cyclones are usually expected to be typhoons, with five having the potential to be destructive ones. Fig. The name of the first typhoon begins with letter A. Scanned Satellite Photo of NITANG. Everywhere, houses were literally blown off to pieces and then, the abrupt calm of the passing eye. The weakening typhoon ravaged southern shores of Batangas and destroyed more of northern Mindoro after hitting Calapan City. REMING then exited towards the South China Sea by dawn of December 1. After 24 hours, it intensified into a typhoon and grew in size shifting west-northwest, making landfall at Llorente, Eastern Samar around 1:30 PM destroying coconut groves and homes. FRANK then raced rapidly northward raking Marinduque and Quezon Province. Core (Eye & Eyewall) Track: Dinagat Island; Southern Leyte; Mactan Island, Cebu City and the rest of Central Cebu Island; San Carlos City, D.S. Typhoon Nancy has held onto the number-one rank for strongest tropical cyclone (based on winds) for five decades and counting but its placement at the top isn't without controversy. The eye was calm and sunny with birds flying around when it came over, but not far away, a wall of dark clouds could be seen coupled by continuous howling of the winds. These typhoons affected the Philippines. RUPING was the country's most devastating typhoons inflicting more damage than any other typhoon had done since 1947. Naga City which was under the Northern Eyewall, was battered heavily by the winds with some low-lying areas under partial floodwaters. Heavy damage was already inflicted in Surigao before RUPING made landfall at Dinagat Island at midnight and headed for Southern Leyte by early morning of November 13 devastating Maasin and its neighbors. Naval in Biliran Is., coast of Esperanza, Masbate; Gigante Islands in Carles, Northern Iloilo; coastline of Roxas City, Sapi-an Bay and the rest of Capiz seacoast; Batan and the rest of Aklan; Sebaste, Northern Antique; Coron and Culion Islands of the Calamian Group. Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & … It then approached Negros early afternoon. It struck Carles and towns in Northern Iloilo at about noontime and plummeled its howling winds and powerful waves that battered the Northern coast of Capiz, wiping out coastal barangays, twisting metal trusses and galvanized iron roofs flattening houses in other coastal municipalities up to the capital, Roxas City. By the early hours of November 29 this angry typhoon reached deadly gusts of 240 - 260 kph as it roared towards Northern Samar and Catanduanes. Super Typhoon “RUPING” (Mike) By late in the afternoon of that day RUPING went off at the sea and maintained its strength as it moved towards Mactan-Cebu area. As a tropical storm in June 19 at the Philippine Sea east of Surigao, FRANK slowly drifted towards the southern tip of Samar. With peak winds of up to 195 mph, Goni is the strongest storm the world has seen in four years, rivaling Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines in 2013. Super Typhoon Goni, this year's strongest storm, devastates the Philippines Super Typhoon Goni slammed into provinces south of Manila Sunday with … Almost lunchtime of November 6, the storm crossed Northern Palawan through Roxas. Two days after its birth, it rapidly intensified to a supertyphoon, but its strength was short-lived when it entered the unusually dry air over eastern Bicol. It then exited to the South China Sea by the evening. In the middle of the day, FRANK further intensified and enlarged with its southern half dumping record-breaking rainfall all-over Panay. Areas already devastated by Super Typhoon ILIANG (Zeb) two days earlier were also affected adding more to the toll of death and devastation. (see figures 9 & 10). At that same time a powerful Typhoon named MELOR was cruising about a thousand miles to the east of Batanes, moving towards the sea south of Japan. As Samar and the rest of the Visayas were bracing for the typhoon by the early afternoon of October 12, SENING started moving northwesterly sparing the Visayas and now threatening the Catanduanes and the Bicol peninsula. Around 2PM of October 3 PEPENG made landfall at Calanasan Pt., Cagayan lashing the coastline with storm surges and rain was relentless all over Cagayan Valley and the Cordilleras. The missing surpassed the official death toll and was presumed to be dead beneath tons of mud and rocks. 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