Informes

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0117 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Philippines - Mt. Mayon Volcanic Eruption 25 June 2001 Situation 1. Mt. Mayon, which lies 330 km southeast of Manila, on the Philippine island of Luzon, erupted at 14.44 hrs (local time) on Sunday…

Ten years ago today (June 15, 2001), Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with a tremendous force, ejecting vast amounts of ash and gas high into the atmosphere; so high that the volcano’s plume penetrated into…

The Philippines ranks as the third country in Southeast Asia with the most number of internally displaced persons (IDP). According to the report of the US Committee for Refugees (USCR) World Refugee Survey released at the…

A possible resurgence of activity is evident from recent observations on Mayon. Reports by the Ligñon Hill Observatory in Legazpi City disclosed an apparently growing lava dome, which is also emitting voluminous volcanic gases from the summit crater. Significantly increased…

Typhoons at the end of October and early November, brought high winds and heavy rains which resulted in localised flooding, possibly damaging mature rice. A number of people were killed, hundreds displaced and there was also extensive property damage. Harvesting…

Appeal Target : US$ 151,141 Geneva, 27 July, 2000 Dear Colleagues, During the first week of July, two typhoons - Ditang (international code name Kirogi) and Edeng (international code name Kai-Tak) simultaneously hit Luzon. A few days after the…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0129 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Philippines - Tropical Depressions, Typhoons, Floods and Landslides 11 July 2000 Situation The Philippines experienced an accumulation of disasters from the 4 to the 10 July 2000. In conjunction with yearly southwest monsoon, two…

The Disaster Two severe weather fronts have affected the Philippines this week. First, typhoon Kirogi struck the northern regions, followed by tropical storm ‘Edeng’ (Kai-tak) which also intensified from monsoon scale to a full-blown typhoon with 120-150…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0127 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Philippines - Tropical Depression Edeng 7 July 2000 Situation Tropical Depression Edeng in conjunction with the southwest monsoon has brought heavy rains over the entire area of Luzon and the Visayas in the Philippines…