Overall Green alert Flood for Philippines
in Philippines

Event summary

Flood Philippines can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100820
Death: 0
Displaced: 24492
Countries: Philippines
From - To 10 Apr - 28 Apr

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Typhoon Surigae, Philippines, April 2021National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMC) in the Philippines reported on 19 April flooding in 22 barangays in the Eastern Samar after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Surigae (local name Bising). Roads were blocked in Eastern Samar and a bridge in Biliran. Power cuts occurred in Cebu, Leyte, Southern Leyte and Eastern Samar. A total of 68,490 people were pre-emptively evacuated in Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions, mostly in Albay and Catanduances. Philippines news agency reported 12,259 people were evacuated in Northern Samar and 6,314 in Eastern Samar as a result of flooding in the two provinces as of 20 April. Two fatalities were reported (1 in Saint Bernard in Southern Leyte, another in Catmon, Cebu) both as a result of falling trees.Tue 20 Apr 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Typhoon Surigae - Apr 2021Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:36:00 +0200.

As of 1600 HRS 20 Apr 2021, Typhoon Surigae (local name: Bising), continues to maintain its strength as it moves slowly North-Northwestward East of Aurora Province, Philippines. At 1600 HRS today, the centre of the eye was located based on
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Typhoon Bising agri, infra losses in Bicol reach P167 millionThu, 22 Apr 2021 00:58:00 +0200.

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — Typhoon Bising (international name: Surigae) has left Bicol with at least P167 million worth of damage to crops, fisheries, and public infrastructure after the heavy rain it dumped on the region early this
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Heavy rain at Ulu Pandan on Saturday highest recorded in April since 1 ... Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:29:00 +0200.

SINGAPORE - The downpour that drenched Ulu Pandan last Saturday (Apr 17) was the highest daily rainfall for April recorded island-wide since 1980, the National Environment Agency (NEA) noted on Wednesday (April 21). Rainfall of 170.6mm was
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Viet Nam: Flash flood claims three lives in northern mountainous areaMon, 19 Apr 2021 10:18:00 +0200.

LÀO CAI At least three people were killed in a flash flood that swept through Văn Bàn District, in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, over the weekend. The bodies of two people were recovered on Saturday evening, while one remain
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),