Typhoon Bopha, named Pablo by PAGASA, was a compact but powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the strongest on record to ever affect the Philippine island of Mindanao, making landfall
Typhoon Bopha approaching the Philippines at peak intensity on December 3
Bopha on December 1, the previous day before its initial peak intensity
Typhoon Bopha near Palawan on December 5
Bopha at its secondary peak intensity in the South China Sea
Severe Tropical Storm Washi, locally named Sendong, was a late-season tropical cyclone that caused around 1,200 to 2,500 deaths and catastrophic damage in the Philippines in late 2011. Washi made land
Typhoon Bopha
…Council (NDRRMC) advised the citizens of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro to prepare for the impact of the storm, as they really did not want a repeat of Severe Tropical Storm Washi, which had hit when people were asleep and, therefore, had caused a large number of deaths. On December 2, the NDRRMC put parts of the central and…
Severe Tropical Storm Washi approaching Mindanao on December 16
Tropical Storm Washi in the Sulu Sea on December 17
Satellite estimated rainfall from Severe Tropical Storm Washi over the Philippines. The areas in red indicate where more than 400 mm (16 in) of rain may have fallen.
Cagayan de Oro following the aftermath of Tropical Storm Washi