Typhoon ulysses 20206/23/2023 on Wednesday, then went on to its second landfall over Burdeos, Quezon, at 11:20 p.m., then on to its third and final one in General Nakar, Quezon, at 1:40 a.m. Its first landfall was in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon, at 10:30 p.m. "Ulysses" made three landfalls before traversing Central Luzon. It maintained its maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph but a slight intensification is likely while it is over the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) estimated the location of Ulysses at 140 km west of Iba, Zambales, at around 1 p.m. They were identified as Glenn Isaac, 39, Lorna Aguilar, 32, of Mercedes town Samson Salgado, 54, Marvin Rojas, 31, of Basud town Rommel Madi, 45, Hilario Vibal, 45, Pio Paracale, 34, of Daet town and Olive Paul Dichoso, 11, of Vinzons town. Most of them suffered cuts and bruises after being hit by flying debris or fallen trees. Pinagtigasan in Vinzons town.Įight persons in Camarines Norte suffered from various injuries due to typhoon Ulysses, according to Yucot. They were identified as Noel Macayo, of Barangay 2 in Mercedes town and Jessy Boy Alvarez, 33, Roland Alvarez, 48, and Bobby Roderick Masaya, 19, all residents of Brgy. Bagasbas in Daet town.Īnother fatality was reported in Atok, Benguet, a farmer who died after bamboo trees struck his shanty due to strong winds.įour persons were reported missing during the onslaught of “Ulysses” in Camarines Norte. Cabanela was reported to have been found dead on the roof of his house in Purok 1, Brgy. Gabon in Talisay town at the height of the typhoon. Mangubat reportedly slipped and fell head first on the ground from his house in Purok 1, Brgy. Two people were killed while four others went missing after typhoon "Ulysses" unleashed heavy rains and destructive winds in Bicol Region, an initial report from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed Thursday.Ĭlaudio Yucot, regional director of OCD-Bicol, identified the fatalities as Avelino Cabanela, 68, and Salva Mangubat, 70, both of Camarines Norte. (Photo by Handout / Office of Philippine Senator Bong Go / AFP / MANILA BULETIN) Go to this link now to DONATE.This handout photo taken on November 12, 2020, and received from the office of Philippine Senator Bong Go shows an aerial view of flooding during an aerial survey with President Rodrigo Duterte around Manila after Typhoon Vamco hit the capital city. With any amount you donate, it will benefit thousands of families in the region. These measures are done with the help of the staff of Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), humanitarian agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), church-based organizations, and private individuals. We aim to provide the basic necessities (food, medicine, clothing, among others) most needed immediately after the devastation and short-term measures to support recovery and rehabilitation. Several areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila, reported that they experienced power outages prior to the typhoon making landfall.Įmergency hotlines in some locations became unavailable because most emergency numbers provided by national agencies and local governments were landline phone numbers, which were difficult to call from mobile phones, and became totally inaccessible once telephone lines in the localities were brought down by the storm. PAGASA’s own phone lines went down due to technical problems on the morning of November 12, going back up a few hours later.Įven after the typhoon had passed, widespread flooding from the typhoon’s rains and from nearly overflowed dams wreaked havoc on the country days after its landfall. Despite causing heavy floods, according to the PAGASA, Vamco released less rain that Typhoon Ketsana, another typhoon in 2009 which caused similar floods.įeed the Hungry, a 501(c)3 organization, provides immediate assistance to victims of calamities or natural disasters like typhoons that leave vast areas flooded. Flood waters were reported to reach the roofs of some houses in Bagamanoc. Heavy rains caused by the typhoon overflowed rivers, causing severe flooding in Marikina.Įven before the typhoon’s landfall, Catanduanes had already experienced heavy rains, causing floods and rockslides in the province. Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck during the COVID-19 pandemic, and caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Ketsana or Ondoy in 2009. The typhoon brought heavy rains in Central Luzon, and the nearby provinces, including Metro Manila, the national capital.
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