The first week I arrived in Manila we experienced a category 2 typhoon. This consists of 70 to 130 mph winds and torrential downpour of rain. We lived in a high rise condo and lost power for the majority of the day. It is much worse on the provinces where the floods, wind and rain can kill thousands.
The words "cyclone" and "typhoon" are used interchangeably when referring to this weather phenomenon in the Philippines.
Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 7, 2013.
The next typhoon after Typhoon Auring in the Philippines would be named Typhoon Bising.
Super Typhoon Angela 1995.
As of July 2014, there is not a typhoon in the Philippines right now. There is not any bad weather at all there.
in tarlac
The origin path of typhoon that hits the Philippines is from western North Pacific and China Sea.
because Philippines is in the typhoon belt... that's why typhoon is frequent in the Philippines from July to septemper............
A total of 1146 lives were claimed in the 2012 typhoon season, primarily caused by Typhoon Bopha. This was a category 5 super typhoon one of the strongest ever to hit the Philippines.
frank
The typhoon that hit the Philippines destroyed many towns and buildings.
The Philippines is called a typhoon belt because it lies in a region where many tropical cyclones, known locally as typhoons, develop. Its location in the western Pacific Ocean makes it prone to experiencing a high frequency of typhoons throughout the year.