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The Philippines is the most typhoon-prone country on earth, with an average of 20 storms entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility each year. TAPH tracks over 1,400 historical storms to make that data visible, comparable, and hard to ignore.

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Sendong(2011)
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MetricSendong-
Year2011-
Intl. NameWASHI-
Max CategoryCat 0
Peak Wind93 km/h-
Casualties1,268no recorded casualties
Damage₱5.3 Billionno reported damages
Affected RegionsMindanao, Visayas-
Affected Provinces80
PAGASA Signals50
Notable Impacts80

PAGASA Signal Details

Sendong

Misamis OrientalTCWS #2
Lanao del NorteTCWS #2
BukidnonTCWS #1
Lanao del SurTCWS #1
Zamboanga del NorteTCWS #1

Notable Impacts

Sendong

  • Night-time flash floods devastated Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City
  • Rivers rose from 2 meters to 10 meters in under 3 hours
  • Most of the casualties occurred while people were sleeping
  • Over 51,000 houses damaged or destroyed
  • Nearly 1.1 million people affected across 16 provinces
  • Category: only Tropical Storm (Cat 0) despite devastating human toll
  • Exposed vulnerability of informal settlements along riverbanks
  • Led to strict no-build zone enforcement along waterways in CDO and Iligan