Regions and number of people affected by Trami and Kong-rey by 11 November • On 22 October 2024, Tropical Cyclone Trami (Kristine) brought heavy rain on Luzon, Mindanao, and Visayas in the south of the Philippines, causing widespread flooding and REGIONS NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED landslides (OCHA 24/10/2024; IFRC 30/10/2024). [...] People with disabilities and many older people, as a result of their likely additional health Trami caused damage to almost 40,000 schools across 16 regions, affecting the education and mobility needs, are more at risk during and after hazards; more attention is needed to of around 19.4 million children and the work of more than 808,000 teaching and non-teaching address barriers impeding their acc. [...] Monsoon season and subsequent floods Deforestation Monsoon season in the Philippines typically follows the hot and humid months of December– May, which mark the end of the dry season. [...] The Philippines is in the western Pacific Ocean’s typhoon caused destruction and affected over 9.6 million people in 17 of the country’s 18 regions belt, where nearly one-third of the world’s tropical cyclones form, and experiences around 20 (CBi 31/10/2024; CNN 28/10/2024; Zoom Earth accessed 05/11/2024; ECHO 28/10/2024; Govt. [...] Waste management system The waste management situation in the Philippines is dire; the country ranks third globally in the amount of mismanaged plastic waste, behind only China and India.
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Table of Contents
- CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW 1
- Table 1. Regions and number of people affected by Trami and Kong-rey by 11 November 1
- Table 2. Regions and number of people affected by Typhoon Carina Gaemi and Yagi Enteng 2
- ANTICIPATED SCOPE AND SCALE 2
- HUMANITARIAN CONSTRAINTS 2
- CRISIS IMPACTS 2
- Shelter 2
- WASH and health 3
- Livelihoods 3
- Protection 3
- Education 3
- DRIVERS OF THE CRISIS 4
- Monsoon season and subsequent floods 4
- La Niña phenomenon 4
- Deforestation 4
- COMPOUNDINGAGGRAVATING FACTORS 4
- Poverty 4
- Waste management system 5
- RESPONSE CAPACITY 5
- Map 1. Passage of Tropical Storm Trami Kristine Typhoon Kong-rey Leon and Cyclone Yinxing Marce 5
