Typhoon Gloria - Jul 1996

Typhoon Gloria, the sixth major storm to hit the Philippines (in 1996), affected the Northern Luzon provinces causing flashfloods and landslides. The typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the centre and gustiness up to 150 kph, is expected to move northwest towards Batanes in the direction of southern Taiwan. The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) of the Philippines provided a consolidated report on the impact of the typhoon as of 26 July, 0500 hrs. A total of 7,152 families (36,815 persons) were affected in ten provinces (Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur). Twenty persons were killed and six reported missing in the National Capital Region, Cordillera Autonomous Region, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Batangas. In the Mt. Pinatubo area, two foot and five foot high lahar flows were reported in the Sacobia and Pasig-Potrero rivers. Authorities have issued a full lahar alert in Pampanga and the rest of Central Luzon. (UN DHA, 26 Jul 1996)

Gloria skirted past the northern Philippines [...] leaving at least 55 people dead or missing. It then moved on to ravage Taiwan on 26 July where two people died, one person was reported missing and six were injured. Gloria also caused considerable damage to agricultural produce in Taiwan and economic loss was estimated at NT$ 580 million. Heading towards the coast of Fujian, Gloria made landfall near Xiamen on the morning of 27 July and dissipated over land. (Govt. China-Hong Kong, 31 Mar 1997)