Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (13 April to 19 April 2021)
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PALAU/PHILIPPINES
On 16 April, Typhoon Surigae (locally known as Bising) passed the northern part of Palau with wind speeds of up to 120 km/h which resulted in damaged houses and agricultural damage on Kayangel island. The National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) and the Palau Red Cross Society are currently conducting assessments.
Over the weekend, Typhoon Surigae passed near the eastern seaboard of the Philippines and rapidly intensified from Category 2 to Category 5 in less than 36 hours. Local officials preemptively evacuated about 68,400 residents in the provinces of Catanduanes and Albay, both of which were heavily affected by Super Typhoon Goni in October 2020. Typhoon Surigae was last estimated at 475 km east of Infanta, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h and gustiness of up to 215 km/h. Surigae is not expected to make landfall as it continues to move northward,