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Geographical images of Typhoon Haiyan (superimposed) and Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico for size and cloud top temperature comparison Intensification slowed somewhat during the day, though the JTWC estimated the storm to have attained Category 5-equivalent super typhoon status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) around ...
Typhoon Haiyan, called typhoon "Yolanda" in the Philippines, caused catastrophic damage throughout much of the islands of Leyte, where cities and towns were largely destroyed. [89] As of April 17, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed 6,300 fatalities across the country, 5,877 of those taking place in ...
Satellite photos of 21 tropical cyclones worldwide that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale during 2013, from Narelle in January to Bejisa in December. Among them, Haiyan (far right; on the third row) was the most intense with minimum central pressure of 895 hPa.
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing, flattened entire villages and caused ships to run aground and smash into ...
November 8 – Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda), the deadliest Philippine typhoon [41] [42] on record, causes catastrophic destruction in the Visayas, particularly on the islands of Samar and Leyte, killing 6,300 people. About 11 million people have been affected by the typhoon with many left homeless.
This resulted to a record-breaking mapping updates response enabling over a million map updates in only a week after Haiyan's landfall. [114] The contributed mapping data enabled street-level accurate post-disaster maps on various islands in the Visayas region hit by typhoon Haiyan to OpenStreetMap.
The death toll rises to at least 48, with others feared trapped and rescue efforts continuing. Typhoon Haiyan: The death toll in the Philippines tops 5000. 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season: Cyclone Helen hits India's Andhra Pradesh state killing at least six people and knocking out power to thousands of villages.
Dora Moono Nyambe — an influencer known for teaching hundreds of students, opening a school in Zambia and promoting her humanitarian efforts to millions of people on TikTok — has died. She was ...