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Philippines -Typhoon Angela Information Report No.4

DHAGVA 95/0521
DHA/UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR AND NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL (NDCC) REPORT:

IMPACT

1. CONFIRMED CASUALTIES AS OF 5:00 PM, 13 NOVEMBER 1995: 722 DEAD, 160 MISSING AND 2,369 INJURED. A TOTAL OF 331,205 FAMILIES OR 1,597,219 PERSONS AFFECTED. 24,892 FAMILIES OR 137,854 PERSONS ARE STILL EVACUATED IN 718 EVACUATION CENTRES.

2. DAMAGE TO HOUSING: 147,999 DESTROYED, 388,033 PARTIALLY DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO CROPS IS ESTIMATED AT PHP 3,393.773 MILLION (USD 131 MILLION) AND DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATED AT PHP 2,917.179 MILLION (USD 113 MILLION).

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Philippines -Typhoon Angela Information Report No.3

DHAGVA - 95/0511
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL (NDCC) REPORT:

IMPACT

1. CONFIRMED CASUALTIES AS OF 5:00 AM, 6 NOVEMBER 1995: 490 DEAD, 190 MISSING AND 2,801 INJURED. A TOTAL OF 226,717 FAMILIES OR 1,152,397 PERSONS AFFECTED, WITH 120,704 FAMILIES OR 636,645 PERSONS EVACUATED IN 1,058 EVACUATION CENTRES.

2. DAMAGE TO HOUSING: 47,435 DESTROYED, 49,226 PARTIALLY DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO CROPS ESTIMATED AT PHP 1,072.319 MILLION (USD 41.4 MILLION) AND DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE ESTIMATED AT PHP 1,105.835 MILLION (USD 42.7

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Philippines -Typhoon Angela Information Report No.2

DHA-GENEVA 95/0508
UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL REPORTS:

1. ON 3 NOVEMBER TYPHOON ANGELA (MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 205 KM PER HOUR AND GUSTS OF UP TO 250 KM PER HOUR) AFFECTED 25 PROVINCES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION IN LUZON, 13 CITIES AND 149 MUNICIPALITIES.

2. CASUALTIES CONFIRMED: 62 DEAD, 10 MISSING AND 23 INJURED. A TOTAL OF 75,641 FAMILIES OR ALMOST 450,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED.

3. DAMAGE TO HOUSING: 25,244 DESTROYED, 12,551 PARTIALLY DAMAGED.

4. UP TO 90 PER CENT OF POWER NETWORK

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Philippines -Typhoon Angela Information Report No.1

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0507
THIS MESSAGE IS NOT AN OFFICIAL HURRICANE WARNING OR ALERT FOR ANY COUNTRY.

1. THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER,GUAM, REPORTS THAT AS OF 1500 UTC TYPHOON ANGELA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 123.9 EAST, MOVING WEST TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 155 KNOTS/HR. TYPHOON ANGELA HAS MAINTAINED ITS INTENSITY BUT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WHEN IT MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE LUZON POPULATED REGION, NAMELY THE CAPITAL MANILA, SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING (LOCAL TIME), 3 NOVEMBER 1995.

2. ACCORDING TO

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Philippines - Tropical Storm Zack Information Report No.1

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0504
1. ACCORDING TO UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES, TROPICAL ZACK (LOCAL CODE NAME PEPANG) WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105 KPH AND GUSTINESS UP TO 135 KPH, BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAINS TO THE CENTRAL PHILIPPINES, NAMELY THE VISAYAS REGION, ON 28 AND 29 OCTOBER 1995, TRIGGERING WIDESPREAD FLOODING, KNOCKING OUT POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SINKING TWO INTER.-ISLANDS FERRIES.

2. THE HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE THE PROVINCES OF ILOILO, CEBU, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND NEGROS ORIENTAL. A TOTAL OF 88 PEOPLE DEAD AND 24

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Philippines - Tropical Storm Sybil Information Report No.2

DHAGVA - 95/0460
SITUATION

1. OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENT AND NGOS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF LAHAR MUDFLOWS CONTINUE. NO NEW LAHAR MUDFLOWS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED AS NO HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED SINCE TROPICAL STORM SYBIL (LOCAL CODE NAME MAMENG) IN EARLY OCTOBER.

IMPACT

2. 22,200 FAMILIES OR 106,000 PERSONS ARE ACCOMMODATED IN 302 EVACUATION CENTRES.

3. SOME PARTS OF PAMPANGA PROVINCE REMAIN FLOODED AFFECTING 76,000 FAMILIES.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

4. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NGOS, IS STILL

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Philippines - Tropical Storm Sybil Information Report No.1

95/0438
GENERAL SITUATION

1. ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1995 TROPICAL STORM 'SYBIL' HIT THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY WITH 95 KMS PER HOUR NEAR THE CENTER AND GUSTS UP TO 120 KMS PER HOUR. THE STORM'S RAINFALL AND WINDS AFFECTED A WIDE AREA OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO FROM THE NORTHERN TIP OF MINDANAO ISLAND THROUGH MOST OF THE VISAYAS ISLANDS AND PARTS OF LUZON, INCLUDING MANILA AND CENTRAL LUZON PROVINCES. THE STORM AFFECTED 32 PROVINCES INCLUDING PAMPANGA, PANGASINAN, BULACAN, LAGUNA, MARINDUQUE, QUEZON, BATANGAS, CAVITE, ALBAY,

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Philippines - Floods Information Report No.5

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0428
1. QUICK RESPONSE TEAM OF PHILIPPINES INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY (PHIVOLCS) UNDERTOOK AERIAL SURVEY; OBSERVATIONS OF CRATER WALL AND LAKE WATER COLOUR; AND SEISMOMETER SURVEY.

2. NO MAJOR SIGNS OF VOLCANIC REACTIVATION HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. LACK OF SUCH SIGNS INDICATE THAT PARKER VOLCANO HAS NOT ENTERED ERUPTIVE PHASE. PHIVOLCS CONTINUES TO MONITOR SITUATION.

5. THIS IS THE LAST INFORMATION REPORT ON THIS DISASTER UNLESS UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR.

TELEPHONE NO. +41-22-917-1234
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY: TELEPHONE NO. +41-22-917-2010

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Philippines - Floods Information Report No.4

DHA-GENEVA 95/0412
SITUATION

1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR ISSUED CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLASHFLOOD WHICH HIT AREAS NEAR PARKER VOLCANO IN MINDANAO ISLAND.

2. ON 6 SEPTEMBER, FLASHFLOOD INUNDATED 7 MUNICIPALITIES IN SOUTH COTABATO PROVINCE AND 4 IN SULTAN KUDARAT PROVINCE. POPULATION AFFECTED IN TWO PROVINCES ARE: IN SOUTH COTABATO - 15,563 PERSONS OR 3,052 FAMILIES, AND IN SULTAN KUDARAT - 8,915 PERSONS OR 2,172 FAMILIES. REPORTED CASUALTIES INCLUDE 48 DEAD, 7 INJURED AND 382 MISSING.

3. IN SOUTH COTABATO PROVINCE, ESTIMATED

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Philippines - Floods Information Report No.3

DHA-GENEVA 95/0407
SITUATION

1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR ISSUED PARTIAL REPORT ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY TORRENTIAL RAINS BROUGHT BY TYPHOON HELMING (INTERNATIONAL CODE NAME NINA).

2. IN PAMPANGA PROVINCE, 90 BARANGAYS (POLITICAL SUBDIVISION UNDER TOWN) IN 11 TOWNS WERE FLOODED. NO NEW LAHAR FLOWS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT ALERT LEVEL 1 REMAINS IN EFFECT. IN SAN MIGUEL TOWN IN BULACAN PROVINCE, 5 BARANGAYS WERE SUBMERGED IN A FLASHFLOOD FROM 1 TO 3 FEET DEEP. 931 FAMILIES WERE AFFECTED. IN HERMOSA TOWN IN BATAAN PROVINCE, 5 BARANGAYS WERE FLOODED.

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Philippines - Floods Information Report No.2

Ref: DHAGVa- 95/0401
1. UPDATED REPORT ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSED BY TYPHOON GENING (INTERNATIONAL CODE NAME KENT) INDICATES THAT NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED IN REGIONS I, II, III, IV, V AND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (METRO MANILA) TOTALLED 195,886 OR 39,358 FAMILIES. CASUALTIES TOTALLED 6.

2. IN ILOCOS NORTE PROVINCE, DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE INCREASED TO ABOUT USD 351,000 (P 8.916 MILLION).

3. IN BATANES PROVINCE, DAMAGE TO CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRIVATE PROPERTIES AMOUNTED TO ABOUT USD 3,078,000 (P 78.187 MILLION).

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Philippines - Floods Information Report No.1

DHA-GENEVA 95/0399
SITUATION

1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR ISSUED CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON DAMAGE CAUSED BY TORRENTIAL RAINS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LUZON INCLUDING METRO MANILA AREA, BROUGHT BY TYPHOON GENING (INTERNATIONAL CODE NAME KENT).

2. NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED IN REGIONS I, III, IV, V AND NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (METRO MANILA) TOTALLED 178,803 OR 36,008 FAMILIES. CASUALTIES TOTALLED 4.

3. IN PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE MOUNTS TO ABOUT USD 252,000 (P 6,407 MILLION). PROVINCE OF BATANES WAS DEVASTATED, BUT CONFIRMED DETAILS ARE

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Philippines - Earthquake Information Report No. 1

DHA-GENEVA 95/0160
1. FIVE SUCCESSIVE EARTHQUAKES SHOOK THE CENTRAL PHILIPPINES ON FRIDAY MORNING AS OF 8 AM LOCAL TIME OR GMAT 00:09:55 FURTHER AFTERSHOCKS ARE EXPECTED.

2. THE FIRST OF THREE EARTHQUAKES HAD A EPICENTRE 12.0 NORTH 125.6 EAST 12.1 AND THE THIRD NORTH 125.5 EAST WITH A NORMAL DEPTH OF 33 AT SAMAR ISLAND PART OF EASTERN SAMAR NEAR THE TOWN OF DOLORES. THE ISLAND IS 355 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF MANILA AND 65 MILES EST OF CALBAYOG IN SAMAR. THE MAGNITUDE REPORTED BY THE USGS IN GOLDEN COLORADO REACHED 7.3 ON THE RICHTER SCALE.

3. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ON SLIGHT