Tropical Storm Zack - Oct 1995

According to UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Manila, Philippines, Tropical Storm 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. The hardest hit areas were the provinces of Iloilo, Cebu, negros occidental and negros oriental. A total of 88 people dead and 24 injured has been reported so far, and 6,700 families, or 37,196 persons, have been affected. In Cebu province 584 houses have been totally destroyed and 2,942 partially damaged. The damage to crops and infrastructure amount to PHP 22.489 m (approximately USD 870,000). In negros oriental province the damage to crops (mainly sugar crops) roads and bridges amount to PHP 49.0 m(approximately USD 1,9 m). (UN DHA, 31 Oct 1995)

Typhoon Zack hit the central coast of Vietnam on 1 November. UNDP/Dha Resident Representative in Hanoi and Ministry of Water Resources report that the storm affected the provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Quang Nam - Danang, Quang Tri and Quang Binh. Death toll stands at 16 with 51 injured. Extensive damage to health and educational infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, embankments, transport, power and communications network. In Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai provinces, losses are estimated at VND 233.5 billion (USD 21.2 million). Over 4,600 houses, 7 hospitals and 385 schoolrooms destroyed or damaged. The agricultural sector is severely affected with damage to over 27,500 hectares of rice, sugarcane and other crops, loss of livestock and 10,500 palm trees, 20,000 mature fruit trees, 100% of bananas and papayas being destroyed. (UN DHA, 6 Nov 1995)