ULYSSES

Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful Category 4-
equivalent typhoon that recently caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Typhoon
Ketsana in 2009. The twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon
season, Vamco originated as a tropical depression northwest of Palau, where it slowly continued its
northwest track until it made landfall in Quezon.
Vamco made its first landfall in the Philippines near midnight in the Quezon province. The typhoon
brought heavy rains in Central Luzon, and the nearby provinces, including Metro Manila, the national
capital. Heavy rains caused by the typhoon overflowed rivers, causing severe flooding in Marikina.
As the typhoon crossed the country, dams from all around Luzon neared their spilling points, forcing
the dams to release large amounts of water into their impounds. As the Magat Dam approached its
spilling point, all seven of its gates were opened to prevent dam failure, which overflowed
the Cagayan River and caused widespread floods in Cagayan and Isabela. Days after the typhoon
had passed the Philippines, rescue operations in the Cagayan Valley were still ongoing due to the
unexpected extent of the flooding.
As of November 14, 2020, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the
Philippines reported 69 validated deaths, with another 12 missing, caused by the typhoon. [1]
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 However, other government agencies are reporting a death toll as high as 43, with at least 20
missing.[3] The typhoon caused no fatalities in Vietnam.[4]