Typhoon Ketsana

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Typhoon Ketsana, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Ondoy was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused extensive damages across Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines and Vietnam. It is both the second deadliest and costliest typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, with at least $1.15 billion in damages, trailing behind Morakot with damages worth $6.2 billion, and 921 fatalities. The sixteenth tropical storm and eighth typhoon of the season, Ketsana formed early about 860 km (530 mi) northwest of Palau on September 23, 2009. Initially, it was downgraded to a low pressure area by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), but after drifting through favorable conditions, it intensified the next day and was categorized as a tropical depression by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), and was given the name Ondoy after entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical...

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