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(3iAFiAmsmCs OF THE DISASTER
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Typhoons Reming (Mamie ; Senyang (Nina) ; Toyang (Ora)
DA!E-TBlE: Nov. 22, Nov. 25, & Dec. 2, 1968
EATION:
DAMAGES:
Eastern Mindanao, Palawan, Visayas
Killed
5 0
Homes Destroyed - 6,552
Hame less
39,313-
Heavy damages to roads, bridges, irrigatian, conmunications,
schools, livestock and crops. Estimted doll.ar damage $9,600,000
rnWJrnON OF THE DISASTER
Three typhoons struck the Philippines successively on November 22 and 25
and on December 2, 1968, severely battering the Visayas. "Rem3ngv and
llSenyang" hit almost the same areas with the latter literally following on
the heels of the former in its trail of destruction. Saw and Leyte
received the brunt of the typhoons, which continued on a westerly course to
cause still more damage in Bohol, Masbate, Cebu, Negros, Palawan, Panay,
and smaller islands in their paths before finally spendirg themselves out
in the far reaches of the South China Sea. The province of Surigao del
-- Norte in Eastern Minclanao was also
severely hit. "Toyar~g~~ struck Samar
again with force but swerved northwestward
to hit with diminished intensity
across hzon. ?l?e affected areas in
the Visayas and Min&inao have a combined
population of 7,800,000. Iflormation
concerning casualties was not available
frcm most areas hit by the typhoons but
50 dead were reported in Ieyte alone.
In MacArthur, on the west coast of
Ieyte Province, on the road from
Tacloban City to the province of
Southern Leyte, the bridges spanning
the two rivers on both ends of the town
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