Hazards 7 Multi-Hazardous Environments

Philipines: 

Tropical Cyclones:

• From June-December 20 typhoons hit the country, with 5% being destructive

Storm Surges:

• A 5m storm surge hit Tacloban, in Typhoon Haiyan
• In 1897 a storm surge hit Tacloban and Leyte killing 7,000

Flooding/Landslides/Erosion:

• January-September 2011, 50 flash floods and 30 landslides

Drought/Wildfire:

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