Philippines: Typhoon Vamco Operation Update Report, DREF Operation n° MDRPH042
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Description of the disaster
Typhoon Vamco (locally known as Ulysses) with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 255 kilometers per hour. The typhoon made its first landfall in Patnanungan, Quezon south of the capital Manila at 10:30 pm local time on 11 November 2020, while the second landfall occurred in Burdeos, Quezon at 11:20 pm on the same day. On the following day, typhoon Vamco made its third landfall in General Nakar, Quezon at 1:30 am.
Destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfall were experienced over central and southern portions of Aurora, the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, and Rizal.
Philippines: Floods and Typhoons 2020 (Typhoon Goni) Operation Update Report n° 3, DREF Operation n° MDRPH041
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Typhoon Goni which is locally known as Rolly, made landfall on 1 November 2020 as a super typhoon (Category 5) over Catanduanes with maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 280 kilometers per hour. It’s the Philippines’ nineteenth named storm for the year 2020.
At its peak strength on landfall on Catanduanes and Albay, Super Typhoon Goni caused widespread damage to high-risk structures and almost total damage to structures made of light materials in the highly exposed coastal areas. Many roof failures were observed in houses and industrial buildings. Electrical power distribution and communication services were severely disrupted. Water systems were severely damaged. Agriculture and livelihoods were severely affected. In one area on the slopes of Mayon Volcano, there was a lahar flow that caused the ne