Typhoon Rai
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Typhoon Rai, locally named Odette, was the second-costliest tropical cyclone in the Philippines after it struck the country in December 2021. The typhoon also killed 409 people in the Philippines, wit
Rai at peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on December 16
Typhoon Rai at its secondary peak intensity over the South China Sea on December 18
Surigao City is also toured by the Philippine Coast Guard, and heavy devastation was seen.
Damage in Punta Engano, Lapu Lapu City. Visible damage to concrete structures, beached ships and downed electric lines.
Typhoon Haiyan
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Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that is among the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon maki
Typhoon Rai
…million), including ₱29.8 billion (US$596 million) of infrastructural damage. This made Rai the second-costliest typhoon in the Philippines, after Haiyan in 2013. Rai also affected Vietnam, where it killed one person. As a result of the extensive damage and high death toll that brought in the Philippines…
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