Ulysses death toll at 67 – NDRRMC
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 16) — Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco) has left 67 people dead, the country's disaster management agency said Monday. The public information office of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council told reporters in a text message that of these confirmed deaths, 22...
‘Ulysses’ seen to hit typhoon-battered Southern Luzon, Metro Manila
'Ulysses' seen to hit typhoon-battered Southern Luzon, Metro Manila (Philstar.com) - November 10, 2020 - 2:02pm MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Ulysses—the country's 21st cyclone—is forecast to directly hit or pass near Metro Manila on Thursday, the state weather bureau said. “Ang prediction natin, with the current data, tatama...
Thousands flee as Typhoon Ulysses menaces Philippines
Thousands flee as Typhoon Ulysses menaces Philippines (Agence France-Presse) - November 11, 2020 - 5:39pm MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in storm-battered parts of the Philippines Wednesday as the third typhoon in as many weeks barrelled towards the country. Typhoon Ulysses (international name:...
Philippines: Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) hit Manila on November 11
Tens of thousands of residents in Manila are stuck in their homes, which were submerged by the floods caused by typhoon Ulysses. Many motorists are stranded due to the flooded roads. Many rescuers can be seen on boats cruising the roads to save people from drowning, bringing them to...
Vamco (Ulysses) hits Vietnam as Philippines death toll continues to
Parts of a bridge destroyed by Typhoon Vamco lie on a beach in Quang Tri province, Vietnam November 15, 2020. Ho Cau/VNA via Reuters. HANOI - Storm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people, as the death toll in the Philippines climbed...
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco, 53 dead in Philippines
HANOI — Vietnam is bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast late Saturday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.Packing winds of up to 103 mph, Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of...
Storm Vamco hits Vietnam as Philippines rescues survivors
Storm Vamco damaged buildings and fishing boats like this one in Quang Binh provinceA powerful storm pummelled Vietnam on Sunday, injuring at least five people as winds of 90km/h (56mph) uprooted trees and damaged buildings.Storm Vamco hit the Philippines earlier this week, with rescuers urgently searching for thousands of...
Typhoon Vamco batters the Philippines, leaving 39 dead and millions
Typhoon Vamco, the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane, struck the northern island of Luzon, the third typhoon and fifth tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines in less than three weeks.Super Typhoon Goni narrowly sidestepped the capital region of more than 12 million this month, but Vamco brought rain...
Philippines orders thousands to evacuate ahead of Typhoon Vamco
Vamco is 21st storm to hit the Philippines this year and comes as communities still try to clean up after Typhoon Goni.Authorities in the Philippines on Wednesday ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities to evacuate ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Vamco, only weeks after the country...
‘Ulysses’ hits C. Luzon today
Signal No. 3 raised in NCR, 11 other areas Tropical cyclone “Ulysses” (international name “Vamco”) has intensified into a typhoon and may unleash destructive winds and intense rains when it traverses Central Luzon towards Wednesday midnight until early Thursday. (MANILA BULLETIN) In its 11 a.m. severe weather bulletin, the...