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Typhoon Surigae brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Philippines in April 2021, causing flooding, power outages, and at least ten deaths. Over 100,000 people were displaced by flooding and landslides from the storm. The outer bands of the typhoon also produced rainfall and gusty winds in other locations like Taiwan.

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Typhoon Surigae brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Philippines in April 2021, causing flooding, power outages, and at least ten deaths. Over 100,000 people were displaced by flooding and landslides from the storm. The outer bands of the typhoon also produced rainfall and gusty winds in other locations like Taiwan.

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Philippines

Typhoon Surigae as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon to the east of the Philippines on April 21. The
storm was also displaying annular characteristics at the time.

Five people within a boat were required to be rescued off the coast of Pujada Bay due to dangerous sea
conditions produced by Surigae.[82] Another boat with two fishermen aboard capsized during midnight
on its way to Bantayan Island, with both of two fishermen having to swim back to shore.[83] On April 19,
Surigae forced the cargo ship LCU Cebu Great Ocean, carrying twenty crew members and nickel ore, to
run aground on the coast of the Province of Surigao del Norte, in the southern Philippines.[84][85] At
least six of the crew members were found dead, while seven were rescued; the search continues for
another missing seven crew members.[86][87] Heavy rain from the outer bands of Surigae battered
Eastern Visayas and the Bicol Region as it passed around 345 km (214 mi) to the east of Catanduanes.
[88] Widespread rainfall totals of up to 8–12 inches (200–300 mm) occurred in the eastern Philippines,
while 20.13 inches (511 mm) of rain fell in Virac, Catanduanes and surrounding areas.[89] A funnel cloud
was also briefly reported in Camarines Sur.[90] Twenty-two barangays were flooded in Eastern Visayas,
and in the municipality of Jipapad, flooding reached 4 metres (13 ft). Power interruptions were
experienced in Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas, and in Eastern Samar, power was interrupted for the
whole province.[68] 109,815 people were displaced by flooding and landslides in the Bicol Region.[91]

Ten deaths were reported due to the typhoon. One person in Southern Leyte and another in Cebu died
due to fallen coconut trees.[92][93] Six crew members of the LCU Cebu Great Ocean were found dead
after the ship ran aground in the southern Philippines; another seven crew members remain missing.
[86][87] Another person remains missing in Northern Samar.[94] 13 others were injured.[92] A total of
3,385 houses were damaged in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga, with 158 totally
destroyed. Agricultural damage in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas reached ₱261.9 million (US$5.43
million), while infrastructural damage totaled ₱10.87 million (US$226,000).[95] 63 cities experienced
power interruptions; however, power was restored in 54 of those cities.[96]

Following the passage of Surigae, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local
government units provided assistance worth approximately ₱6.52 million (US$135,000) to those
affected in Cagayan Valley, the Bicol Region, and the Eastern Visayas.[95] Schools and workplaces fully
reopened by April 20.[97]

Elsewhere

The influence of Surigae caused gusts in North Sulawesi that reached 23 mph (37 km/h).[98] Large
waves of 13.1-19.8 feet (3–6 m) affected the coastal waters of the Sitaro Islands Regency, Sangihe
Islands Regency, the Talaud Islands, and the northern Molucca Sea.[99] Surigae made its closest
approach to Taiwan on April 22. The typhoon's outer bands brought much-needed rainfall to central
Taiwan, which was going through its worst drought in 56 years. There were also reports of hail.[100]
Large waves up to 4.2 m (14 ft) tall generated by Surigae were recorded along Taiwan's east coast on
April 21.[101]

See also

Tropical cyclones portal

flag Philippines portal

Weather of 2021

Tropical cyclones in 2021

Other tropical cyclones named Bising

Typhoon Marie (1976) – took a similar track, impacted Palau and Eastern Philippines

Typhoon Roy (1988) – the second-most intense January tropical cyclone on record in the Western Pacific
basin

Typhoon Mitag (2002) – another strong early-season typhoon that took a somewhat similar path.

Typhoon Songda (2011) – took a similar track and went on to impact Japan

Typhoon Maysak (2015) – the most powerful typhoon in the basin to form before April, affected similar
areas.

Typhoon Wutip (2019) – strongest February typhoon on record

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