Hurricane / Cyclone / Typhoon Philippines
2013 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
One of the strongest landfalling tropical cyclones ever recorded; catastrophic storm surge in Tacloban.
Background from Wikipedia
Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that is among the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, during early November 2013. It is one of the deadliest typhoons on record in the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people in the region of Visayas alone. It was the most intense and deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2013.
From the Wikipedia article “Typhoon Haiyan”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
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Impact figures
| Fatalities | 6,300 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $2,200,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 16,000,000 |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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