Typhoon Vamco
Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful Category 4-equivalent typhoon that caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Ketsana in 2009.
Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
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Category 4 (Saffir–Simpson scale) | |
Formed | November 8, 2020 |
Dissipated | November 15, 2020 |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 950 mbar (hPa); 28.05 inHg |
Fatalities | 102 deaths, 10 missing |
Damage | $437.4 million (USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam |
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season |
The twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Vamco started as a tropical depression northwest of Palau, where it slowly continued its northwest track until it made landfall in Quezon.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the Philippines reported 69 validated deaths, with another 12 missing, caused by the typhoon.[1][2][3]
Typhoon Vamco Media
Typhoon Vamco approaching the Philippines on November 11.
Flooding along the Angat River in Calumpit.
Satellite image of Northern Luzon after the onslaught of Typhoon Vamco, with noticeable flooding in the Cagayan Valley region.
References
- ↑ Cabrera, Romina. "Ulysses death toll hits 69; 1.7 million affected". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ News, Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN (2020-11-14). "Typhoon Ulysses deaths climb to 67: disaster council". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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has generic name (help) - ↑ "Typhoon Ulysses death toll rises to 37 – NDRRMC". cnn. Retrieved 2020-11-14.