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Posted by feww on November 4, 2009
Tropical Cyclone Mirinae Left a Trail of Death and Destruction Behind in Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia
At Least 117 dead, hundreds injured, thousands of homes destroyed or damaged, thousands of hectares of rice and other croplands ruined.
Typhoon Mirinae killed at least 25 people in Philippines, with several others reported missing, after making landfall on October 30, 2009. The storm damaged about 15,000 structures, mostly houses, affecting about 100,000.
Mirinae temporarily lost its sting and weakened to a tropical depression as it passed over Luzon.
On November 2, 2009 it made another land fall in Vietnam’s central coastal areas as a tropical storm. It triggered severe flooding killing at least 90 people with 11 others reported as missing, and at least 60 injured, according to the officials.
More than 80,000 people were evacuated.
“Most of the victims were because of serious floods that hit the provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Gia Lai in particular,” an official said.
Some 338 mm (13 inches) of rain fell in Vietnam’s central regions, according to the country’s national disaster committee, destroying or damaging about 2,600 homes and up to 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of farmland.
“Rain is not very heavy now but several areas in our province are seriously flooded,” an official said.
Mirinae left two people dead in Cambodia.
In September, TS Ketsana, one of Vietnam’s worst disasters in recent years, left about 165 people dead with hundreds more injured. It unleashed severe floods, inundated many thousands of homes and damaged thousands of hectares of ready to harvest rice paddies and croplands.
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Posted by feww on November 2, 2009
Tropical Depression Tino Moving Towards N. Luzon
At 12:00 UTC, today, Tropical Depression “TINO” was near 17.3°N, 123.9°E, or about 200 km East of Tuguegarao City, moving West at 11 km/h.
- Maximum sustained winds: 60 kp/h
- Significant Wave heights: Up to 7.5 meter (23 feet)
“Strong to gale force winds is expected to affect the seaboards of northern and central Luzon,” Philippines DOST PAGASA said.
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Tropical Depression TINO [local name] Moving ENE toward northern Luzon. MTSAT IR1. Still Image on 2 November 2009, timed at 12:30UTC. Dost Pagasa. Click image to enlarge and update.
Philippines Cyclones Since August 2009
- 30 Oct: Typhoon Mirinae Struck Quezon, leaving up to 20 dead or missing.
- 3 Oct: Typhoon Parma’s triggered floods and landslides killing more than 200.
- 26 Sept: Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped more water on Manila and neighboring provinces than ever recorded, killing up to 400, and leaving a quarter of a million people homeless.
- 7 Aug: Typhoon Morakot swept northern Luzon, killing more than 10 people.
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Posted by feww on November 1, 2009
Tropical Storm MIRINAE – UPDATE 02 November 2009 at 15:UTC
On 02 November 2009 at 15:00 UTC Tropical Storm MIRINAE was located near 12.5N, 108.0E, or approximately 290 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. The strom has been tracking westward (260 degrees) at a forward speed of about 22km/h during the past six hours, having made landfall shortly after 06:00 UTC. “The Low level circulation center (LLCC) is expected to dissolve over land within the next 12 hours. Remnant vorticity may track towards the Gulf of Thailand,” JTWC said, but the LLCC is not expected to redevelop.
- Maximum Sustained Winds: 85 km/h
- Maximum Wind Gusts: 102 km/h
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Philippines After Mirinae
Philippines Govt sent naval boats to Santa Cruz where roads were heavily flooded. Even after the floodwater receded after rain had eased, it was still reported as “chest-high” in some areas. Photo: AP. Image may be subject to copyright.
Initial Impact of Mirinae on the Philippines
- Mirinae was the fourth storm in a month to pummel the Philippines.
- It made landfall on the eastern coastal province of Quezon, buffeting the area with winds of 150 km/h and gusts of up to 190 km/h.
- The typhoon struck Quezon about 24:00 UTC, Friday, moving west, south of Manila as it weakened overland into a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, and headed in the direction of Vietnam.
- Heavy rain and strong winds caused more damage to the already storm stricken areas in the region.
- Typhoon Mirinae took a similar path to storm Ketsana, whose heavy rains inundated Manila in September causing the worst floods in living memory.
- The worst storm-related floods in living memory have left hundreds dead , with up to a quarter of a million homeless.
- Up to 20 people have been killed or were reported as missing, including 7 confirmed deaths, as of posting. A man was drowned and his small baby washed away in Pililla township in Rizal province, east of Manila, as they tried to cross an overflowing creek, reports said.
- Six more people were killed in Laguna province, south of the capital, and up to a dozen people are reported missing.
- In the town of Santa Cruz the roads were flooded, residents waded through a chest high mix of muddy floodwater and sewage after Mirinae dumped heavy rains in the area. govt sent in naval boats to help with rescue operation.
- “The waters were really high. It was like a flashflood. It was waist deep in our area but in other areas it went as high as the rooftops,” a local official was quoted as saying.
- Up to 120,000 people were evacuated in areas south of Manila. Residents in other areas were told to prepare essential supplies for 3 days, and stay put.
- Some 180 flights were canceled, dozens of ferries grounded, many schools closed.
- Areas south of the capital were worst hit by heavy rain and strong winds, which caused significant damage.
Philippines Cyclones Since August 2009
- 30 Oct: Typhoon Mirinae Struck Quezon, leaving up to 20 dead or missing.
- 3 Oct: Typhoon Parma’s triggered floods and landslides killing more than 200.
- 26 Sept: Tropical Storm Ketsana dumped more water on Manila and neighboring provinces than ever recorded, killing up to 400, and leaving a quarter of a million people homeless.
- 7 Aug: Typhoon Morakot swept northern Luzon, killing more than 10 people.
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Posted by feww on October 31, 2009
Typhoon Mirinae, the fourth in a month to strike the Philippines, pummels the island of Luzon
Typhoon MIRINAE – Update on 31 Oct 2009 – Time: 03:00UTC
- Position: 14.0N 119.5E
- Location: 105 km (55 nm) southwest of Manila, Philippines
- Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h (50 kt)
- Maximum Wind Gusts : 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Movement and speed: Tracking westward [255º] at 28 km/h (15 kt) – gaining speed
- Maximum Significant Wave Height: 4 m (13 feet)
FEWW Comment: Mirinae could strengthen into a typhoon [Probability = 0.35] again, before making its next landfall in Vietnam
Tropical Cyclone Mirinae [SANTI] MTSAT IR1. Still Image. Click image to enlarge and update.
Typhoon Mirinae, now weakened to a tropical storm force, struck the main island of Luzon, Philippines early Saturday morning (17:00 UTC Friday), making landfall in the eastern Quezon province, he Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA )reported.
The powerful typhoon “crashed into the Philippine capital Saturday with pounding rain and strong winds, causing a massive power outage, downing trees and bringing fresh floods to areas still partially submerged from a recent deadly storm,” AP reported.
Residents living in Manila Bay look out from their house that was damaged by Typhoon Mirinae in Bacoor town, south of Manila, October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de Castro. Image may be subject to copyright.
“The Philippine network said knee-deep floodwaters were reported in the village of Salapan and brownouts were reported in parts of Luzon, including metro Manila. Power was out in Quezon province, where the typhoon made landfall, as well as parts of Bicol, Pasig City and Rizal province,” UPI reported.
Up to 150,000 residents in low-lying areas were evacuated to shelters before the typhoon arrived, the National Disasters Coordinating Council reported. Some 180 flights from Manila were canceled and many ferries were grounded, with more than 10,000 passengers stranded.
Rains caused by Mirinae have worsened the flood-stricken parts of the capital, Manila and surrounding regions caused by earlier storms, which left nearly 1,000 people dead. Up to a quarter of million people remain homeless, including more than 100,000 crammed into temporary shelters run by the disasters relief agency.
“The government disasters relief agency reported that at least 15 villages and districts in Metro Manila are submerged — some in waist-deep floodwaters,” Xinhua reported.
This natural-color image of the storm was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite at 1:00 p.m. local time October 30 (05:00UTC). The eye of the storm was a large mass of roiling clouds located less than a hundred kilometers northeast of Cataduanes Island in the Philippines. NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey, NASA Earth Observatory. Edited by FEWW.
Typhoon MIRINAE – Update on 31 Oct 2009 – Time: 03:00UTC
- Position: 14.0N 119.5E
- Location: 105 km (55 nm) southwest of Manila, Philippines
- Maximum Sustained Winds: 95 km/h (50 kt)
- Maximum Wind Gusts : 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Movement and speed: Tracking westward [255º] at 28 km/h (15 kt) – gaining speed
- Maximum Significant Wave Height: 4 m (13 feet)
TC MIRINAE 5-day track forecast. Source: JTWC.
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Posted by feww on October 1, 2009
Images of the Day: The Front One is Super Typhoon Parma
Philippines President has declared a nationwide “state of calamity” and ordered mass evacuations of six provinces in northern Luzon, where typhoon Parma is forecast to make a landfall early afternoon Saturday.
‘Typhoon Parma is forecast to strike the Philippines as a super typhoon at about 12:00 GMT on 3 October. Data supplied by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 17.2 N, 123.2 E. Parma is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 268 km/h (166 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher.’ Reuters said.
About 300 people were killed in the Philippines worst floods in living memory caused by tropical storm Ketsana on September 26, which swamped about half a million homes in the Manila and nearby regions. Typhoon Parma is expected to expand the destruction.
MTSAT Visible Satellite Image of soon to be Super Typhoon Parma followed by Typhoon Melor – still image dated and timed at October 1, 2009 at 05:30UTC – Click on image to enlarge the hourly updated image. Image: NOAA
MTSAT Rainbow Enhancement Satellite Image of soon to be Super Typhoon Parma followed by Typhoon Melor – still image dated and timed at October 1, 2009 at 05:30UTC – Click on image to enlarge the hourly updated image. Image: NOAA
72-hour Forecast Track – Source: JMA. Image may be subject to copyright. Click on Image to update.
No. of typhoons in 2009 (so far) = 18
Annual Average (1951 – 2008) = 19.1
Will Manila Collapse?
The probability of Manila collapsing will be discussed in the future posts.
Keyword: “Manila Collapsing.”
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Posted by feww on September 29, 2009
TRMM Image: Heavy Rains in Philippines
Tropical Storm Ketsana dropped a month’s worth of rain on the Philippine capital of Manila in just a few hours on September 26, 2009. Streets resembled rivers, covered by water that was chest high and still rising. Soon, death tolls climbed from dozens to over 200, with more casualties expected and search and rescue efforts continued. More than 330,000 were believed to be affected. The flooding was the worst in living memory, prompting the officials to declare a “state of calamity” in Manila and 25 provinces affected by the storm.
The estimates, acquired by multiple satellites, are calibrated with rainfall measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite in the Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis. The highest rainfall amounts—more than 600 millimeters (23.6 inches)—appear in blue. The lightest amounts appear in pale green. Gray shading indicates island topography of the Philippines.
NASA image by Jesse Allen, using near-real-time data provided courtesy of TRMM Science Data and Information System at Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott. [Edited by FEWW]
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Posted by feww on September 28, 2009
The Wrath of Ketsana
The wrath of Ketsana in the Philippines may not have ended.
Torrential rainfall caused by TS Ketsana, which resulted in epic flooding throughout western Luzon, may lead to yet another deadly hazard: Earthquakes.
Millions of tons of floodwater, massive landslides and unprecedented volumes of mud avalanches flowing in western Luzon could lead to regional ‘climate-triggered’ earthquakes measuring about 4.5 Mw.
Ketsana, strengthened to typhoon force, is heading toward Vietnam
Typhoon Ketsana – Rainbow Enhancement satellite image – still image. To update and enlarged, click on the image. Source: NOAA/NHC/NWS
A handout photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows aerial view of flooded areas in Marikina City in northeastern Manila, Philippines, 27 September 2009. Up to 200 people have been killed with many reported missing as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in Luzon, Philippines, dumping record rainfall (549 mm reported in one area) on the capital that caused the worst flooding in living memory. Thousands of people spent the night on the roofs of their submerged houses in Manila and surrounding provinces. The government weather bureau said the rainfall recorded in Manila was the city capital’s ‘greatest’ amount of rain since 1967. EPA/REY BRUNA/PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE/HO [Caption Monsters & Critics, edited by FEWW.] More Photos Posted Here!
The weather prospects don’t look too good for Vietnam, and China’s Hainan Island. Both areas seem to have an uneasy week ahead of them. However, the worst of Ketsana may yet strike Thailand and Myanmar.
Image from NASA TRMM – Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
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Posted by feww on September 26, 2009
New Round of Floods Claim More Lives
Philippines Government Declares “State of Calamity” in Manila and nearby provinces, after Storm causes widespread flooding
At least 14 people are dead or missing as a typhoon with 100km winds makes landfall causing widespread flooding in the main Island of Luzon, Philippines. The storm was named both ‘Ondoy’ and tropical storm ‘Ketsana.’
Commuters wade through waist-deep floodwaters following heavy rains brought about by tropical storm Ketsana (locally known as Ondoy) Saturday Sept. 26, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. At least five people have been killed after nearly a month’s worth of rain fell in just six hours Saturday, triggering the worst flooding in the Philippine capital in 42 years, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez). Image may be subject to copyright.
Although more than 20 typhoons and storms formed in the Pacific Ocean hit the Philippines every year, causing floods throughout the country, the latest round of deluge in the capital, which resulted from storm-driven heavy rains, were said to be the worst in living memory.
A father and child were killed when a wall collapsed on them in Manila, while four other children were reportedly drowned in flooding elsewhere in the city.
About 2,000 people were forced to take refuge in evacuation centers, as rising waters threatened their homes, according to civil defense officials.
A local weather forecasters was quoted as saying that about a month’s worth of rain fell on the capital in just 6 hours. Many areas of the capital were flooded, with the water levels reaching the rooftops of single-storey buildings.
About 13.4 inches (34.1 centimeters) of rain fell on metropolitan Manila in just six hours, close to the 15.4-inch (39.2-centimeter) average for the entire month of September. The previous record was 13.2 inches (33.4 centimeters) recorded during a 24-hour period in June 1967, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said. —AP
In Cainta, located in the Rizal province, many residents had to climb onto rooftops to escape floodwater. According to the local mayor: “The whole town is almost 100 percent underwater.”
Civil defense officials and weather forecaster said they were completely surprised: “We knew there would be rain but not like this,” one forecaster said.
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