Flood in Philippines
Typhoon Vamco has bought severe flooding to the towns and villages in Cagayan Valley, northeastern Philippines. At least 42 people have been killed as large swathes of land were submerged.
Rescue teams have deployed to evacuate thousands of people as the cumulative affect of successive storms has caused numerous landslides and damaged hundreds of homes. 14,000 people have moved to evacuation centres because of the flooding.
Vamco made landfall in the Philippines as communities were still trying to clean up from Typhoon Goni, the most powerful storm in the world this year.
Local reports suggest it will take more than a week before the floods subside if there is no further rain.
- Type of event
- Flood, Landslide
- Location of event
- Philippines
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2020-11-16
- Time of Charter Activation
- 09:26
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+09:00
- Charter Requestor
- ADRC on behalf of PHIVOLCS
- Activation ID
- 686
- Project Management
- Asian Institute of Technology
- Value Adding
- -