Storm Washi 2011

Storm Washi 2011

Date: 16 December 2011 Category: 1 (Tropical Cyclone) More than 1,300 people perished and many more went missing as a result of the flash floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Washi in December 2011. Almost 50,000 people were displaced in the aftermath of the...
Typhoon Ketsana 2009

Typhoon Ketsana 2009

Date: 26 September 2009 Category: 2 (Tropical Cyclone)   Typhoon Ketsana was the second most devastating tropical cyclone in the 2009 Pacific typhoon season. Known as Ondoy in the Philippines, the typhoon dropped  455mm of rain in just 24 hours – the highest...