TYPHOON IN

PHILIPPINES

What are typhoons ?

A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the northwest Pacific basin.

Identical phenomena in the eastern north Pacific are called hurricanes, with tropical cyclones moving into the western Pacific re-designated as typhoons.

PHILIPPINES – Typhoon NesatSeptember 2011 MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Nesat, packing winds of up to 100 mph,

made landfall before dawn Tuesday in northeastern Luzon, the Philippines’

largest island, leaving a trail of flooding and devastation in its wake. The violent

storm later lost strength and moved out to sea, heading toward southern China.

Forecasters sounded alarms over a new storm headed for the Philippines

Wednesday, even as workers repaired seawalls demolished by a typhoon that

killed at least 43 people, 35 people missing and left scores stranded in swamped

communities.

Residents wade through chest-deep floodwaters after massive flooding north of

Manila. The heavy rains from typhoon Nesat that battered the northeastern

Philippines earlier this week filled up dams and prompted officials to release

water overnight

September 27, 2011 – Manila Bay

Sept. 27, 2011 -Youths along Manila Bay brace for a storm surge at the height of Typhoon Pedring.

Sept. 27, 2011 - Waves from Typhoon Nesat inundate a seawall on Roxas Boulevard in Manila.

Sept. 27, 2011- Debris litter the scenic Roxas boulevard near a seawall in Manila.

Sept. 27, 2011 - Makati, Philippines

Rescuers retrieve the body of one of the four victims when a concrete wall collapsed due to Typhoon Nesat in suburban Valenzuela City, northern Manila, Philippines, Sept. 27, 2011.

A resident carries his son while crossing on waist deep floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, that hit the Tanza town of Malabon city, north of Manila, Sept. 27, 2011.

Residents are evacuated to safety at the height of typhoon Nesat Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011 in Manila, Philippines.

A mother arrives at an evacuation center with her baby after being rescued by police at the height of typhoon Nesat Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011 in Manila, Philippines

People walk along a flooded street in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011 as Typhoon Nesat hits the country.

A man hangs on to what remains of a house that was built on stilts as he tries to recover belongings after Typhoon Nesat wiped out most of his neighbors' homes along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011

Residents recover belongings after powerful Typhoon Nesat wiped out most of the homes near the bay along a coastal village in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011.

Residents rummage through what is left of their shanties Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011, a day after powerful Typhoon Nesat battered Manila and northeastern Philippines.

Manila, Philippines -A statue is half-submerged at the swollen Marikina river east of Manila.

Phlippines — Residents north of Manila navigate floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat.

Manila, Philippines — Residents evacuate a flooded area by boat in San Mateo, Rizal, east of Manila. Typhoon Nesat brought Manila to a near-standstill.

Manila, Philippines — Typhoon Nesat uprooted trees, caused power outages and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.

Manila, Philippines — Typhoon Nesat also downed electric posts as it lashed the Philippines with deadly force.

September 30, 2011 – Chaotic traffic scene in Candaba, Pampanga

Rescuers help residents in Candaba, Pampanga

Sept 30, 2011 - Residents wade through the floodwaters as they evacuate to safer grounds following massive flooding in Calumpit, Bulacan.

September 30, 2011 - Calumpit, Bulacan

October 1, 2011 - Calumpit, Bulacan

Area flooded in Calumpit, Bulacan

October 1, 2011 - North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) appears like a bridge from this aerial view as floodwater covers large tracts of land around the freeway.

October 2, 2011 - Philippine Marines drive through floodwaters to help in rescue efforts as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday in Calumpit, Bulacan.

October 2, 2011 - Residents wade through floodwaters as flooding continues for the fourth day Sunday in Calumpit, Bulacan.

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Vansh SethiVIII - A

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