Disasters in the Philippines in 2002-2005
- 3. Super Typhoon Imbudo
aka Harurot
TYPE OF HAZARD: Hydrometeorological Hazards - Typhoon
INCLUSIVE DATE/S: July 19 - 21, 2003
PLACE/LOCATION: Regions I, II, III, IV, VI and CAR
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES: 64 dead, 154 injured, 2 missing
YEAR/MONTH RECOVERED: No records
OTHER INFO/S: - A powerful typhoon that struck not only the
Philippines but also southern China
- The government ultimately spent about 24 million Philippine pesos
($435,000 USD)
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- 5. TYPE OF HAZARD: Hydrometeorological Hazards - Cyclone
INCLUSIVE DATE/S: November 27 - 29, 2004
PLACE/LOCATION: Regions II, III, IV, V
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES: 842 dead, 33 injured, 751 missing
YEAR/MONTH RECOVERED: No record
OTHER INFO/S: - The name ”Winnie" was later retired and the name
was replaced with ”Warren”
- Damage from the depression was estimated at 678.7 million
Philippine pesos ($14.6 million USD)
Tropical Depression Winnie
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- 7. TYPE OF HAZARD: Human-Induced Hazard - Technological Hazard
INCLUSIVE DATE/S: March 9, 2005
PLACE/LOCATION: Mabini, Bohol Island
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES: 27 dead, 100 sickened
YEAR/MONTH RECOVERED: No record
OTHER INFO/S: – “The sweetened cassava roots was prepared in an
environment that was highly toxic and contaminated with chemical
poisons and bacteria” (Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit)
- One of the two vendors outside the school was among 103 patients
who were admitted to four hospitals. Authorities have not ruled out
criminal charges.
Food Poisoning at San Jose
Elementary School
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