Philippines, Taiwan, China, Vietnam - Tropical cyclone WIPHA, update (ECHO 26 Jul 2025)Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:24
- Tropical cyclone WIPHA (named "Crising" in the Philippines) passed over the Luzon Strait between northern Luzon island (northern Philippines) and southern Taiwan on 18 July, with maximum sustained winds of 93 km/h (tropical storm). It continued moving west toward southern China, strengthening, and made landfall over the southern Guangdong province on 20 July before 12.00 (UTC), with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h (typhoon).
- On 21 July at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located inland over the far southern Guangxi province, with maximum sustained winds of 83 km/h (tropical storm).
- The passage of WIPHA caused four fatalities, two missing persons, and three injured people across the northern Philippines and 26 injured people and 280 sheltered people across the Hong Kong area and the southern Guangdong province.
- On the forecast track, YINXING is expected to continue moving westward over the Gulf of Tonkin and to make a second landfall over north-eastern Viet Nam on 21 July late in the afternoon (UTC), with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h (tropical storm).
- Over the next 72 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges are forecast over southern China, the neighbouring Hainan island and northern Viet Nam.
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationTue, 22 Jul 2025 09:03
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Philippines, Viet Nam, Taiwan - Tropical cyclone WIPHA and tropical cyclone activity (ECHO 28 Jul 2025)Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:54
- Following the passage of Tropical Cyclone WIPHA over the Luzon Strait (between northern Philippines and southern Taiwan) on 18 July and its landfall in northeastern Viet Nam on 22 July, the humanitarian impact is escalating.
- In the Philippines, authorities report seven fatalities, eight missing, and over 140,000 displaced people, with more than 1.4 million people affected across 17 regions. This impact is compounded by the combination of WIPHA with the Southwest Monsoon and a Low-Pressure Area. In Viet Nam, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), four people have died, 11 others were injured, and 8,000 people affected.
- Meanwhile, Tropical Depression ELEVEN is approaching northwestern Luzon and is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm, impacting the coasts of northwestern Luzon, as well as the Babuyan and Batanes islands, between 23 and 25 July.
- Over the next 48 hours, moderate to locally heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected across most of northern Philippines, northern Viet Nam, and much of Taiwan. Warnings for floods are in effect over western and north-western Philippines.
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationThu, 24 Jul 2025 11:21
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
WIPHA-25 - EC/ECHO daily mapThu, 24 Jul 2025 17:20
A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Philippines, Vietnam, China - Tropical cyclone CO-MAY and WIPHA, update (ECHO 30 Jul 2025)Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:21
- Tropical cyclone CO-MAY (named "Emong" in the Philippines) made landfall over the area of San Fernando city (central Luzon region) on 24 July in the evening (UTC), with maximum sustained winds of 111 km/h (tropical storm). On 25 July at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located inland just north of the Sagada town area (Cordillera Administrative Region, northern Luzon), with maximum sustained winds of 83 km/h (tropical storm).
- In the Philippines, according to NDRRMC, the passage of CO-MAY and the previous cyclone WIPHA (combined with the Southwest Monsoon) caused 25 fatalities, eight missing persons, eight injured people, over 278,700 displaced people, and a total of nearly 3.9 million affected people.
- In Viet Nam, according to ADINet and IFRC, the passage of WIPHA resulted in four fatalities, 11 injured people, and more than 34,000 affected people.
- On the forecast track, CO-MAY is expected to continue moving northward over Luzon, the Babuyan island and the Batanes islands on 25 July, slightly weakening but remaining a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecast over the central and northern Philippines, Hainan island (southern China), central and northern Viet Nam, and most of Laos.
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationTue, 29 Jul 2025 10:12
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationFri, 01 Aug 2025 06:46
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationMon, 04 Aug 2025 13:56
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
WIPHA-25 - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 04 Aug 2025 17:20
A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationWed, 06 Aug 2025 09:16
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
WIPHA-25 - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationThu, 07 Aug 2025 13:25
UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Philippines - Tropical storm Crising (ECHO 23 Jul 2025)Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:41
- A new tropical depression, locally named Crising formed over the northern Philippine Sea in the very early morning (UTC) of 16 July and started moving north-west toward northern Luzon island, northern Philippines, strengthening. On 18 July at 3.00, its centre was located offshore approximately 80 km south-east of the coast of far northern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h (tropical storm).
- Crising is expected to continue north-west and to pass over the coastal area of the northern Cagayan Valley region and the Babuyan islands on 18 July around 15.00, with maximum sustained winds up to 88 km/h.
- Over the next 72 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges are forecast over central-northern Luzon, the Batanes islands, the Babuyan island and most of Taiwan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued a tropical cyclone wind signal No. 2 over northern Luzon, the Batanes islands, and the Babuyan islands.
