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- A landslide struck Barangay Guinsaugon in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte on February 17, 2006. Continuous rains in the two weeks preceding the landslide saturated the ground and triggered the disaster. 154 people were killed, while 968 remain missing.
- Typhoon Unding, Tropical Storm Violeta, Tropical Depression Winnie and Typhoon Yoyong (November 14-December 3, 2004) devastated Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and the Cordillera Region with landslides and floods. Tropical Depression Winnie, in particular, brought about major landslides in General Nakar, Real, and Infanta, Quezon.
- Continuous rains caused landslides in Southern Leyte and Surigao in December 2003. 207 people were killed in the disaster; of this number, 154 died following three successive landslides in Liloan, San Ricardo and San Francisco, Southern Leyte.
- Around 200 people died in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Nanang (November 6-10, 2001). Most of the casualties came from Camiguin province.
- Typhoon Edeng (July 3-8, 2000) triggered the landslide at the Payatas dumpsite (Payatas Tragedy) in Quezon City on July 10, 2000. More than 200 people were killed in the incident.
- Typhoon Ising (July 28-August 1, 1999) led to a landslide in Cherry Hills, Antipolo, Rizal (Cherry Hills Tragedy) in August 1999. 54 people were killed in the incident.
- M/V Princess of the Orient sank in the vicinity of Fortune Island off Batangas, on September 18, 1998, at the height of Typhoon Gading. 70 were killed in the ship's sinking.
- Tropical Storm Uring (November 2-6, 1991) led to the Ormoc Tragedy on November 4, 1991. Almost all barangays in Ormoc City, Leyte were washed out; more than 5,000 people were killed in the disaster.
| Most destructive tropical cyclone in terms of number of persons killed (deadliest typhoons) Period: 1990-2008 | ||
TYPHOON | DATE | DEAD |
Uring | 1991 Nov 2-6 | 5,101 |
successive typhoons Unding, | 2004 Nov 14 - Dec 3 | 1,068 |
Rosing (Angela) | 1995 Oct 31 - Nov 3 | 936 |
Reming (Durian) | 2006 Nov 26 - Dec 1 | 754 |
Ruping (Mike) | 1990 Nov 10-14 | 748 |
Kadiang | 1993 Sep 30 - Oct 7 | 576 |
Frank | 2008 June 16-22 | 557 |
Winnie | 2004 Nov 28-30 | 407 |
Monang (Lola) | 1993 Dec 2-7 | 363 |
Loleng | 1998 Oct 15-25 | 303 |
Pepang | 1995 Oct 26-30 | 265 |
Nanang | 2001 Nov 6-10 | 236 |
Feria | 2001 Jul 2-7 | 188 |
Mameng | 1995 Sep 27 - Oct 1 | 116 |
| Most destructive tropical cyclone in terms of number of persons affected (deadliest typhoons) Period: 1990-2008 | ||
TYPHOON | DATE | DEAD |
Ruping | 1990 Nov 10-14 | 5,498,290 |
Frank | 2008 June 18-22 | 4,776,778 |
Rosing | 1995 Oct 31 - Nov 3 | 4,583,615 |
Kadiang | 1993 Sep 30 - Oct 7 | 4,160,677 |
Loleng | 1998 Oct 15-25 | 3,901,673 |
successive typhoons Unding, | 2004 Nov 14- Dec 3 | 3,643,770 |
Florita, Gloria, Hambalos, | 2002 Jun 28 - Jul 14 | 3,278,341 |
Reming | 2000 Oct 26 - Nov 1 | 2,455,942 |
Marce | 2004 Aug 20-24 | 2,000,419 |
Goring | 1993 Jun 25-27 | 1,912,830 |
Feria | 2001 Jul 2-7 | 1,903,113 |
| Most destructive tropical cyclone in terms of number of cost of damages (deadliest typhoons) Period: 1990-2008 | ||
TYPHOON | DATE | DAMAGES |
Frank | 2008 June 18-22 | 13.525 |
Ruping (Mike) | 1990 Nov 10-14 | 10.846 |
Rosing (Angela) | 1995 Oct 30 - Nov 4 | 10.829 |
Kadiang | 1993 Sep 30 - Oct 4 | 8.752 |
successive typhoons Unding, | 2004 Nov 14- Dec 3 | 7.452 |
Loleng | 1998 Oct 15-25 | 6.787 |
Milenyo | 2006 Sept 25-29 | 6.610 |
Unsang | 1998 Oct 21-26 | 5.636 |
Iliang | 1998 Oct 11-14 | 5.375 |
Reming (Durian) | 2006 Nov 26-Dec 1 | 5.086 |
Cosme | 2008 May 14-20 | 4.712 |
Reming (Xangxane) | 2006 Nov 26-Dec 1 | 3.944 |
Emang and Gading | 1998 Sep 15-20 | 3.794 |
Feria | 2001 Jul 2-7 | 3.586 |
Harurot | 2003 July 19-23 | 3.240 |
Nanang | 2001 Nov 6-10 | 3.200 |
Mameng | 1995 Sept 27 - Oct 1 | 3.170 |
Trining | 1991 Oct 16-31 | 3.072 |
Yoyong | 2004 Nov 29-Dec 4 | 2.036 |
Signal #4 Tropical Cyclones | |||||||
TYPHOON | DATE | SIGNAL RAISED OVER | DEAD* | INJURED* | MISSING* | PERSONS AFFECTED* | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY* |
ST Harurot | July 19-21, 2003 | Cagayan, Isabela, Northern Aurora | 64 | 154 | 2 | 1,795,601 | P3.234 B |
T Iliang | October 11-14, 1998 | Northern Aurora, Quirino and Isabela | 46 | 63 | 29 | 1,344,556 | P5.375 B |
T Loleng | October 15-25, 1998 | Catanduanes | 303 | 751 | 29 | 3,901,673 | P6.787 B |
*stats for all areas affected by the typhoon (including the areas where signal no. 4 was raised)
Source: GMA News Research
