Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, was an extremely powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that made landfall in the Philippines as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
Goni approaching the Philippines at peak intensity on October 31
Typhoon Goni near its initial peak intensity over the Philippine Sea on October 30, showing a very clear pinhole eye.
President Rodrigo Duterte portrait
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Typhoon Goni
…technique T-numbers of 8.0, the highest on the scale. On this basis, the JTWC estimated 1-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h (195 mph), tying with Haiyan in 2013, Meranti in 2016 and Surigae in 2021 as the highest reliably estimated in the Eastern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the JMA estimated a central…
An aerial view of Guiuan, the town where the typhoon made its first landfall
Destruction in Basey, Samar after the typhoon passed over the town
Devastated coconut trees in Guiuan
The remains of a home destroyed by the storm in Tacloban