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    TYPHOON STORM SURGE IN THE PHILIPPINES

    Storm surge is the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm, measured as the height of STATISTICS OF CASUALTIES AND DAMAGES
    the water above the normal predicted astronomical tide. The surge is caused primarily by a
    storm’s winds pushing water onshore. The amplitude of the storm surge at any given loca-
    tion depends on the orientation of the coast line with the storm track; the intensity, size, and
    speed of the storm; and the local bathymetry.

    HAZARD MAPS

    WHAT TO DO?
    PRONE AREAS
    Before A Storm Surge During A Storm Surge After the Flood
    At least 23 areas in the Philippines, includ-  Know if your area is at risk  Monitor radio and televi-  Return home only when
    Know the types of hazards sion for the latest news and officials have declared the
    ing Metro Manila cities, are prone to storm 
    advisories. area safe.
    that could affect your home
    surges during typhoons as strong as Yolan- and family  If local officials ask you to  During clean up, wear pro-
    da, the Department of Science and Technol-  Assess your risks and iden- evacuate, do so IMMEDIATE- tective clothing, including
    tify ways to make your LY! gloves and boots. Make sure
    ogy (DOST)’s Nationwide Operational As-  Stay away from floodwa- your food and water are
    home and property more
    sessment Hazard (NOAH) project found out. secure. Make a disaster ters. If you come upon a safe.
    evacuation plan. flowing stream where water Do not use water that could be
    The risk areas include the coastal cities of  If you live close to the is above your ankles, stop, contaminated to wash dishes,
    floodplain, consider flood turn around, and go another brush teeth, prepare food,
    Navotas, Las Piñas, Parañaque and Manila way.
    insurance. wash hands, make ice or make
    in Metro Manila and the coastal towns in the  Locate the safest areas in  Keep children out of the
    water. baby formula. (Remember that
    provinces of Pampanga, Bataan, Quezon, your home, and decide on
    breastfeeding is a lifeline and a
    an escape route should you  If you come upon a flooded
    Albay and Camarines Sur. road while driving, DO NOT shield that protects infants in
    need to evacuate.
    attempt to cross flowing wa- emergencies and disasters. –
    ter. Ed)

    REFERENCES: https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/hazard-maps. https://seaambassador.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/safety-measures-to-observe-before-during-and-after-storm-surge/. http://vm.observatory.ph/


    hazard.html. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/09/20/1371094/mm-other-areas-prone-storm-surges?nomobile=1. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/stormsurge-stormtide.html. https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/
    disasters/126001-typhoons-enter-philippines-fast-facts

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