Severe Tropical Storm Trami (locally named Kristine) wreaked havoc across multiple regions, triggering widespread flooding and landslides. From October 22 to 23, Trami lingered near the Bicol Region (Region V), delivering an unprecedented and record-high 525.5 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours. This torrential downpour triggered devastating flash floods and landslides, resulting in 62 fatalities in the region alone.
In less than a week, Super Typhoon Kong-Rey (locally named Leon), with maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h and gusts up to 240 km/h, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on October 27. Signal No. 5 was raised over Itbayat and Basco as the typhoon brought “violent conditions” while passing close to Batanes. The storm caused extensive damage across the province, still reeling from Typhoon Krathon (Julian) just a month earlier.
As of November 4, more than 8.6 million people (2.2 million families) have been affected with the combined effects of STS Trami and STY Kong-Rey across 17 out of 18 regions in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), at least 711,149 persons have been displaced which are either staying in government-designated evacuation centers or seeking temporary refuge with their friends or relatives.
with the support from RRF, NCCP will distribute food packs (25 kg rice and other food items) to 2,300 households whose livelihoods are severely affected by the typhoons and multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, (amount at around 68 USD per HH based on the food basket computation) to 750 households to support their basic and immediate recovery needs.
Based on the assessment and coordination with ecumenical partners the intervention will focus
● Cagayan Valley Region: Cagayan and Isabela provinces
● Bicol Region: Camarines Sur and Albay provinces
● CAR: Apayao (target municipality is near Cagayan)
