Assignment # 1

What went wrong? A Glimpse of Typhoon Ondoy in the

Philippines

Source: PAGASA

Source: http://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/category/tags/ondoy

Sights of the streets in Rizal at the heights of the storm,

Sept 2009

Aerial view of some

of houses in Marikina City

People on top of the building,Manila

Aerial View of Marikina City, Manila

Aerial view of someof Rizal , Manila

Impact of Typhoon Ondoy

Affected Population – 1 M families in 26 provinces, 1,786 barangays, 154 municipalities and 30 cities

Casualties- 464 dead, 529 injured and 37 missing

Damage- Php 4.3 B of significant infrastructure

6.7 B worth of agricultural products

203 thousands hectares of agricultural land severely damage

Approximate total damage is estimated at 2.7% of GDP

The government requires Php 44 B to meet recovery needs and Php163 B for reconstruction efforts

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