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Philippines: Typhoons Sarika (Karen) and Haima (Lawin) (17 October 2016)

Typhoon Sarika (Karen) made landfall in Baler, Aurora province, at 2:30 a.m. on 16 October. It slightly weakend while crossing Central Luzon but slightly intensified as it moves away from the Philippines. As of 6am 17 October 2016, Typhoon Sarika is out of the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR) and all Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals (TCWS) have been lifted.

EFFECTS

75,000people affected

Regions I, II, III, IV-A, V and CARaffected areas

70,800people displaced

22,000people in evacuation centres

254evacuation centres

193damaged houses

Typhoon Haima (Lawin) has intensified from a severe tropical storm. It was last spotted 1,265 km east of the Visayas with maximum sustained winds of up to 150 km/h and gusts of up to 185 km/h. It is moving west northwest at 22 km/h and is expected to enter PAR by the afternoon of 17 October. The typhoon is projected to intensify into a category 5 as it moves closer to northern Philippines.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations Creation date: 17 October 2016 Sources: PAGASA, Weather Philippines, DSWD, NDRRMC, PSA , DILG, DOH, NOAA Feedback: addawe@un.org aportol@un.org

1.9 Millionpeople

within the 100 km radius of typhoon trackPROFILE

4provinces

47cities/municipalities

406,000households

950.2 K49.26%

978.6 K50.74%

400,000400,000

Senior (56 and over)

Youth (15-24)

Children (0-14)

Adults (25-64)

24road sections still not passable

12bridges still not passable

11.5 M USDcost of damage to agriculture

Palau

Philippine seaWest Philippine Sea

MANILA

LUZON

VISAYAS

MINDANAO

China

Malaysia

Taiwan

Japan

Brunei

Hong KongMacao

Karen (SARIKA)Initial position13 October 2016

17 October 2016

Lawin (HAIMA)Forecasted to make landfall

in Northern Cagayan20 October 2016

Lawin (HAIMA)Forecasted to

enter P.A.R.17 October 2016

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Typhoon category(Saffir-Simpson Scale)

Category 1: 119-153 km/hr

P.A.R.

Category 3: 178-208 km/hr

Category 4: 209-251 km/hr

Category 5: > 252 km/hr

PAGASA category Typhoon Karen (SARIKA)

Tropical depression

Tropical storm

Severe tropical storm

Typhoon

Actual typhoon track

Forecasted track

Typhoon HaimaTyphoon Sarika

650Evacuation Centres

58Hospitals

70Rural Health Units

555Barangay Health Stations

Typhoon Haima

Typhoon Sarika

26%House walls

10%House roofs

made of light materials

Figures on the profile of areas within the 100km radius of Typhoon Haima projected track are based on census 2015 for total population and estimates of the the age and sex breakdown using 2010 proportions.