1. TYPHOON RAMMASUN (a Thai term for “God of Thunder”) (AKA GLENDA) IMPACTS THE PHILIPPINES Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

2. JULY 14-16: TRACKING THE STORM IN MANILA OFFICE

3. JULY 14 Typhoon Rammasun (the 7 th storm of 2014 to hit the Philippines) arrived at Rapu-Rapu island in the eastern province of Albay with gusts of up to 160 kph (99 mph) and sustained winds of 130 kph (81 mph) near its centre.,

4. TYPHOON RAMMASUN

5. JULY 15,TYPHOON RAMMASUN WAS HEADED TOWARDS MANILLA

6. GOOD NEWS ON JULY 16: The eye of Typhoon Rammasun made a late shift away from Manila, significantly reducing the damage to the capitol city of 17 million people.

7. Good News: According to the Mayor of Manila, no deaths. However, 77 deaths were ultimatedly reported in other locations.

8. A MAJOR FACTOR: FORTUNATELY, GOOD COMMUNICATIONS HAD CAUSED OVER 400,000 PEOPLE TO EVACUATE

9. AN EVACUATION CENTER: LEGAZPI CITY

10. Even so, Typhoon Rammasun’s peak winds of 150 kilometers (93 miles) per hour and gusts up to 185 kph (115 mph) caused major socio- economic impacts

11. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS The Capital’s functions shut down Downed trees Power outages 20,000+ Roofs ripped off Major roads blocked by debris

12. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS Flooded streets Bridges washed out or impassible Sea wall damaged Airport closed; planes damaged on the runway Landslides

13. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS Damage to crops (rice and corn) was estimated at around 668 million pesos, or about $15 million.

14. STRANDED AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: MANILA

15. MANILA BAY: TRYING TO REINFORCE FRAGILE HOUSES

16. MANILA BAY: EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE TO FRAGILE HOUSES

17. REPLACING LIQUID GAS IN HOME

18. FLOODED STREETS: QUEZON CITY

19. FLOODED STREETS: QUEZON CITY, GREATER MANILA

20. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PREPARING FOR “S AND R”

21. LOCAL “S AND R”

22. DOWNED TREE: MANILA

23. STRENGTHENING A DAMAGED SEA WALL

24. DAMAGED BRIDGE

26. STRENGTHENING A DAMAGED SEA WALL

27. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 A weakened Rammasun heading toward northern Vietnam or China's Hainan Island. It could strengthen again in the open water.