Effects of Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines
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By the time Typhoon Ketsana (International designation: 0916, JTWC
designation: 17W, PAGASA
name: Ondoy) made landfall on the Philippines
, the metropolitan area of Manila
along with twenty-five provinces
experienced the worst flooding throughout the centuries. Almost 80% of the city was submerged. Major roads and thoroughfares in Manila were impassable because of huge flood currents and clogged cars and air flights were cancelled because of the heavy rains which lasted for a continuous six hours.
on September 24, 2009 which was estimated to be 330 km northeast of Virac
, Catanduanes
with a maintaining speed of 55 km/h at its center.
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
designation: 17W, PAGASA
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...
name: Ondoy) made landfall on the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, the metropolitan area of Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
along with twenty-five provinces
Provinces of the Philippines
The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...
experienced the worst flooding throughout the centuries. Almost 80% of the city was submerged. Major roads and thoroughfares in Manila were impassable because of huge flood currents and clogged cars and air flights were cancelled because of the heavy rains which lasted for a continuous six hours.
Preparations
Typhoon Ketsana was spotted by PAGASAPhilippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...
on September 24, 2009 which was estimated to be 330 km northeast of Virac
Virac, Catanduanes
Virac is a 1st class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of the province and the third largest town with a land area of 188 km2...
, Catanduanes
Catanduanes
Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Virac and the province lies to the east of Camarines Sur across Maqueda Channel. As of 2007, the population of the province is 232,757 people.-Etymology:"Isla de Cobos" was Catanduanes' first...
with a maintaining speed of 55 km/h at its center.
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| Region | Deaths | ||||||||||
| CAR Cordillera Administrative Region The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera... |
4 | ||||||||||
| Region III Central Luzon Central Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience... |
56 | ||||||||||
| NCR | 241 | ||||||||||
| Region IV-A CALABARZON CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional center is Calamba City in Laguna... |
160 | ||||||||||
| ARMM | 3 | ||||||||||
| Total | 464 | ||||||||||
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| Agriculture | PhP Philippine peso The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used... 6,766,046,143.00 ($143,805,444.06) |
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| Infrastructure | PhP Philippine peso The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used... 4,391,462,577.60 ($93,336,080.29) |
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| Total damagesTotal damages figure includes agriculture, infrastructure, casualties, etc. damages. | PhP Philippine peso The peso is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos . Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used... 11,157,508,720.60 ($237,141,524.35) |
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