TYPHOON

WHAT TO DO
BEFORE DURING,
AND AFTER A
TYPHOON

Dexter C. Dela Torre 11-St. Luke STEM

 WHAT IS A TYPHOON?
• A typhoon is a tropical cyclone with winds
faster than 74 miles per hour that occurs in
the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast
Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, the South
Pacific east of 160E and the Northwest Pacific
Ocean west of the date line.
• A typhoon forms when winds blow into areas
of the ocean where the water is warm. These
winds collect moisture and rise, while colder
air moves in below. This creates pressure,
which causes the winds to move very quickly.

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WHAT TO DO BEFORE A
TYPHOON

• Keep yourself updated. With the various media

platforms, it is next to impossible to not be updated
of the supposed typhoon’s movement.
• Store ample amount of ready-to-eat foods and water.
Make sure that the foods and water that you will
store is adequate enough for you and your family
and will last for few days.
• If you are advised to evacuate, do so. These people
who will inform you of the need for evacuation are
more knowledgeable than anyone else.
• Always have your emergency kits with you. Your
emergency kit may include first-aid supplies,
candles, flashlights, life vests and battery-operated
radio.

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WHAT TO DO DURING A
TYPHOON

• If no advice to evacuate was announced, then better

stay inside your house. Keep yourself calm and
postpone any scheduled travels.
• Keep on monitoring the typhoon’s movement
through your television, radio or the internet.
• If you see signs of water rising, better turn off the
main sources of electricity. Do keep your electric-
powered items stored in higher areas and refrain
from using them during flood.
• Do not wade along flooded areas to keep yourself
from contacting water-borne diseases. If it is
inevitable, wear protective gears such as raincoats
and boots to protect yourself.
• If you are told to evacuate, calmly comply.

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WHAT TO DO AFTER A
TYPHOON

• Monitor and update yourself with the progress of the

typhoon through radio, television or the internet.
• If your house was one of the heavily damaged, make
sure that you heed to the advice of the authorities
regarding its safety and stability.
• Watch out for live wires or any electrical outlet that
may be submerged in water.
• Wear protective gears such as boots. Water-borne
diseases such as Leptospirosis do not only spread
out during typhoon but also after the typhoon.
• Boil water before drinking as they may be
contaminated.
• Clean up. Dispose things that may be a ground for
mosquitoes to breed. Such stuffs may include tires,
cans or pots.

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