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Overlapping Tropical Cyclones: From Trami (Kristine) to Man-yi (Pepito)
Highlights
- The Philippines experienced a particularly devastating typhoon season in 2024, with multiple powerful storms successively making landfall between September to November 2024, including Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine) and Super Typhoon Man-Yi (Pepito), wreaking havoc across the country. The cumulative impact of these typhoons, along with several others earlier in the season, has overwhelmed already fragile systems, leaving millions of Filipinos vulnerable and struggling to recover,
- Tropical Storm Trami (local name: Kristine) made landfall on October 24, triggering widespread flooding and landslides that displaced nearly a million people with almost 8.8 million people affected, particularly in Region 5 (Bicol).
- This was followed by Typhoon Kong-Rey (Leon), Typhoon Yinxing (Marce), Super Typhoon Usagi (Ofel) and then Super Typhoon Man-Yi (Pepito) which made landfall in Catanduanes, Region 5, on November 17, 2024, resulting in catastrophic damage, including landslides, severe flooding, and storm surges.
- According to OCHA, as of 27 November 2024:
- Over 214,167 individuals remain displaced across six regions.
- 174 fatalities and 148 injuries have been reported.
- 255,466 homes have been damaged.
- UNFPA focuses its response on life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) response interventions, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Department of Social Welfare and Development through:
- Providing Inter-Agency Reproductive Health (IARH) kits, dignity kits, and adolescent kits in coordination with the Department of Health and Implementing Partners (IPs).
- Strengthening SRH and GBV Sub-Cluster Coordination.
- Conducting community-based information sessions on SRH services availability and GBV prevention and mitigation measures.
- Set up and operationalize temporary Women Friendly Spaces in 2 municipalities in Catanduanes.