| Event: | TC Tropical Cyclone |
| Number: | 1995-000010 |
| Country: | PHL Philippines |
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| Date (YMD): | 1995-10-25 |
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| Information Source: | UN DHA |
| Comments: | According to UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Manila, Philippines, Tropical Storm Zack (local code name Pepang) with maximum sustained winds of 105 kph and gustiness up to 135 kph, brought torrential rains to the central Philippines, namely the Visayas region, on 28 and 29 October 1995, triggering widespread flooding, knocking out power and communications and sinking two inter.-islands ferries. The hardest hit areas were the provinces of Iloilo, Cebu, negros occidental and negros oriental. A total of 88 people dead and 24 injured has been reported so far, and 6,700 families, or 37,196 persons, have been affected. In Cebu province 584 houses have been totally destroyed and 2,942 partially damaged. The damage to crops and infrastructure amount to PHP 22.489 m (approximately USD 870,000). In negros oriental province the damage to crops (mainly sugar crops) roads and bridges amount to PHP 49.0 m(approximately USD 1,9 m) |
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