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Vamco (Ulysses) and Super (Rolly) Snapshot As of 19 November 2020

President declared a state of calamity for the entire , after a series of , including REGION II ( VALLEY) (locally named Ulysses), ravaged the country's largest and most CAGAYAN Floods and landslides wreaked havoc in the northern provinces of Cagayan populous island. and on 13 November due to the rains brought by Vamco (Ulysses) and previous tropical cyclones and depressions. While the affected areas continue to reel from the The already swollen in northern Luzon rose quickly, consequences of Typhoon Goni and three preceding CORDILLERA inundating low-lying communities when authorities released water from cyclones in October, Typhoon Vamco has further ADMINISTRATIVE , one of the largest in the country, to prevent the dam from hampered response efforts and caused further REGION (CAR) ISABELA reaching its critical spilling level. Local authorities called it the worst in the destruction. region in four decades. REGION I () TYPHOON VAMCO (ULYSSES) & NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION BENGUET PEOPLE Flood Extent M AFFECTED DEATHS Large swaths of Region III (Central Luzon) and the National Capital Region 3.67 73 based on (NCR) were submerged in floods in scenes reminiscent of Tropical Storm satellite-detected Ketsana/Ondoy in 2009. In City (NCR), the mayor reported that surface waters from a 40,000 houses were either partially or fully submerged. PEOPLE HOUSES DAMAGED Sentinel-1 image 277.7K DISPLACED 67K OR DESTROYED on 13 November PANGASINAN

SUPER TYPHOON GONI (ROLLY) NUEVA REGION V (BICOL) ECIJA Heavy rains from Vamco affected the Bicol provinces where flooding incidents were reported in 37 municipalities. , which was the PEOPLE worst-hit province by Typhoon Goni, experienced flash floods and AFFECTED DEATHS TARLAC 2.14M 25 Region III flood extent landslides. The provincial governor lamented that response efforts are back CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR) as of 17 November to zero as house repairs and temporary shelters were again destroyed.

PEOPLE HOUSES DAMAGED BULACAN 71.3K DISPLACED 189K OR DESTROYED

COVID-19BENGUET AND WATERBORNE DISEASES NATIONAL LA UNION CAPITAL Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) The Department of Health (DOH) issued a press release REGION 11 November stating that they are on “heightened surveillance and warned Tropical Storm the public against possible outbreak of waterborne and LAGUNA foodborne illnesses, influenza-like illnesses,REGION leptospirosis II ()20K and dengue (W.I.L.D.) diseases following the aftermath of active REGION I (ILOCOS REGION)recent typhoons that struck the country.” The DoH also COVID-19 “reiterated its call on the precautionary measures againstNUEVA QUIRINOcases in No. of REGION IV-A Luzon displaced spread of COVID-19 among the displaced population.” () CATANDUANES PANGASINAN VIZCAYA people per COVID-19 movement restrictions in Cagayan were province hampering access of humanitarian actors at the onset of 100,000 flooding. On 14 November, the national government Typhoon Super Typhoon requested the provincial authorities in Cagayan, and in other 50,000 typhoon-affected areas, to lift strict COVID-19 health Baler Goni (Rolly) protocols to allow relief, search and rescue teams and 10,000 Region V flood extent media outlets immediate accessNUEVA to areas affected ECIJA by as of 13 November 01 November Typhoon Vamco. REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON) TARLACThe boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the . Sources: PSA, DSWD DROMIC, NDRRMC/OCD, PAGASA, DOH, UNOSAT Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int AURORA Tarlac City Cabanatuan City