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'''Typhoon Molave''', known in the [[Philippines]] as '''Typhoon Quinta''', was a powerful [[tropical cyclone]] that impacted the Philippines and later [[Vietnam]] in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since [[Typhoon Damrey (2017)|Typhoon Damrey]] in [[2017 Pacific typhoon season|2017]]. The eighteenth [[named storm]] and eighth [[typhoon]] of the [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]], Molave originated from a [[tropical depression]] that formed on October 23 east of [[Palau]]. At 15:00 UTC the next day, the depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Molave as it drifted generally northwestward. Molave soon became a typhoon on October 25 as it turned west, shortly before making [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] on the [[San Miguel Island (Philippines)|San Miguel Island]] in [[Albay]], with another in [[Malinao, Albay|Malinao]], [[San Andres, Quezon|San Andres]], [[Torrijos, Marinduque|Torrijos]] and [[Pola, Oriental Mindoro|Pola]]. After striking the Philippines, Molave entered the [[South China Sea]] and began to re-intensify. Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon later that day, before weakening again as it approached Vietnam. The typhoon struck Vietnam on October 28, before rapidly weakening as it headed further into Indochina.
'''Typhoon Molave''', known in the [[Philippines]] as '''Typhoon Quinta''', was a powerful [[typhoon]] that impacted the Philippines and later [[Vietnam]] in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since [[Typhoon Damrey (2017)|Typhoon Damrey]] in [[2017 Pacific typhoon season|2017]]. The eighteenth [[named storm]] and eighth [[typhoon]] of the [[2020 Pacific typhoon season]], Molave originated from a [[tropical depression]] that formed on October 23 east of [[Palau]]. At 15:00 UTC the next day, the depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Molave as it drifted generally northwestward. Molave soon became a typhoon on October 25 as it turned west, shortly before making [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] on the [[San Miguel Island (Philippines)|San Miguel Island]] in [[Albay]], with another in [[Malinao, Albay|Malinao]], [[San Andres, Quezon|San Andres]], [[Torrijos, Marinduque|Torrijos]] and [[Pola, Oriental Mindoro|Pola]]. After striking the Philippines, Molave entered the [[South China Sea]] and began to re-intensify. Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon later that day, before weakening again as it approached Vietnam. The typhoon struck Vietnam on October 28, before rapidly weakening as it headed further into Indochina.


After carving a path of destruction, 47 people have been confirmed dead and another 81 are missing from Molave. Total damage is estimated at {{Ntsp|146400000||$}} (2020 USD), although the full extent of damage in Vietnam is unknown.
After carving a path of destruction, 47 people have been confirmed dead and another 81 are missing from Molave. Total damage is estimated at {{Ntsp|146400000||$}} (2020 USD), although the full extent of damage in Vietnam is unknown.

Revision as of 20:33, 30 October 2020

Typhoon Molave (Quinta)
Very strong typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Molave near peak intensity on October 27
FormedOctober 23, 2020
DissipatedOctober 29, 2020
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph)
1-minute sustained: 195 km/h (120 mph)
Lowest pressure950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg
Fatalities47 deaths, 81 missing
Damage$268 million
Areas affectedPhilippines, Spratly Islands, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Molave, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Quinta, was a powerful typhoon that impacted the Philippines and later Vietnam in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since Typhoon Damrey in 2017. The eighteenth named storm and eighth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Molave originated from a tropical depression that formed on October 23 east of Palau. At 15:00 UTC the next day, the depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Molave as it drifted generally northwestward. Molave soon became a typhoon on October 25 as it turned west, shortly before making landfall on the San Miguel Island in Albay, with another in Malinao, San Andres, Torrijos and Pola. After striking the Philippines, Molave entered the South China Sea and began to re-intensify. Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon later that day, before weakening again as it approached Vietnam. The typhoon struck Vietnam on October 28, before rapidly weakening as it headed further into Indochina.

After carving a path of destruction, 47 people have been confirmed dead and another 81 are missing from Molave. Total damage is estimated at $146 million (2020 USD), although the full extent of damage in Vietnam is unknown.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On October 23, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began tracking a tropical depression approximately 190 nautical miles (350 km) north of Palau.[1][2] On the same day, PAGASA followed suit as the system formed inside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility, east of Mindanao, and named the system Quinta.[3] On the following day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) also recognized the system as a tropical depression.[4] At 15:00 UTC of the same day, the JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical storm, with the JMA and PAGASA doing the same a few hours apart from each other. Now a tropical storm, the system was named Molave by the JMA.[5][6][7] The next day, PAGASA upgraded the system into a severe tropical storm as it tracked closer to the Bicol Region.[8] Later that day, the PAGASA then upgraded Molave into a typhoon as it headed for Albay and Camarines Sur, prompting the raising of Signal #3 tropical cyclone warnings for both and adjacent provinces.[9] Moments later, the JMA also upgraded the system to a typhoon and the JTWC followed a few hours later.[10][11] At 18:10 PHT (10:10 UTC), Molave made its first landfall on the San Miguel Island in Albay, with another in Malinao just 40 minutes later, followed by San Andres at 22:30 PHT (15:30 UTC), Torrijos at 01:20 PHT (17:20 UTC) and Pola at 03:30 PHT (19:30 UTC).[12] Molave emerged over the South China Sea on October 26, continuing to gradually intensify as it left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and drifted away from the Philippines. The state of Sabah in Malaysia was also affected by the typhoon which was reported to be at 703 kilometres off southwest Kudat, causing rough seas with waves reaching up to 3.5 metres in the west coast of Sabah including Labuan.[13] Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon despite relatively unfavorable conditions.

As the system continued westwards, the storm began to slowly weaken as it approached Vietnam. Subsequently, the storm turned slightly to the north-northwest. Molave made landfall on Quảng Ngãi province, central Vietnam at 10:10 UTC+7 (03:10 UTC), October 28 with category 2 typhoon strength.[14] The storm rapidly weakened once inland, with the JTWC issuing their final warning on the system while it still had Typhoon force winds on October 29, as the convection became increasingly disorganized. The JMA is still tracked the system as a Tropical Depression over Cambodia, until they issued their final advisory on October 30.

Preparations

Molave shortly before landfall in the Philippines on October 25

Philippines

On October 24, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned of lahar from river channel slopes of Mayon Volcano in Bicol Region during the typhoon.[15] Nearly 9,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the Philippines, where sea travel was suspended as the storm approached.[16][17] The opening of the 2020 season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) is postponed to October 28 due to the inclement weather from the typhoon and its five players and coaches tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[18][19] Classes and government work were suspended in some areas on October 26, 2020 during the typhoon.[20]

Vietnam

Nearly 1.3 million people are expected to evacuate in Vietnam, as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered boats onshore and advised preparations for the security forces and residents in the area. The prime minister also compared Molave to Typhoon Damrey of 2017.[21] Hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools were forced to close. The federal government mobilized about 250,000 troops and 2,300 vehicles to be used for search and rescue missions.[22] Members of the Vietnamese military helped load elderly people onto evacuation buses and helped direct boats onshore. Some also helped residents put sandbags on their roof.[23] On October 27, Da Nang People's Committee had requested people to not leave their houses starting from 20:00 UTC+7 (13:00 UTC) that night and urged all officials and workers to not come into work on the next day, among other measures in preparation for the typhoon.[24]

Impact and aftermath

Philippines

Street flooding caused by Molave in Baliuag

Typhoon Molave came ashore in the Philippines on October 25 with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) on October 25.[25] The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in the Philippines received reports of damaged roads and bridges, flooding, and landslides that same day.[26] Several villages and farmlands in the region were flooded and power lines and trees were downed, resulting in power outages affecting Albay, Sorsogon, Batangas and Cavite.[27] 120,000 people were displaced and over 1,800 workers were stranded in ports.[28][29] A state of calamity was declared early on October 27 for the city of Batangas, due to "widespread destruction and substantial damage" caused by the storm.[30]

A yacht off the coast of Batangas Province sank and 7 fishermen were rescued while 12 other fishermen on a boat were reported missing near Catanduanes.[31] Molave left at least 9 people dead and 13 people missing in total.[32] Floods caused by Typhoon Saudel in Quezon just a couple of days prior were immediately worsened by Molave.[33] Molave also impacted areas still recovering from the impacts of Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) one year earlier, causing residents to flee back to their evacuation centers.[34] The Philippine government organized a disaster relief aid following the typhoon supplying ₱890.5 million worth of food and other items to those effected.[34] As of October 28, The reported damages to agriculture in the Province of Oriental Mindoro have already reached ₱2 billion (US$41.3 million).[35][36] Damage in Bicol Region alone also reached at least ₱286.3 million (US$5.9 million), with 6,671 houses damaged and at least 243 destroyed.[37] As of October 29, the NDRRMC had reported a total of 16 deaths from the typhoon.[38] ₱737 million($15.21 Million USD) in agriculture and infrastructure damage.[39]

The filming of GMA Network's television drama anthology series titled Tadhana in Laiya Beach in Batangas is disrupted by a storm surge.[40] In Calabarzon, the highest damage cost was up to ₱593.1 million (US$12.23 million)[41]

According to NDRRMC as of October 30 the estimated damages left by the typhoon in the country during its onslaught is already at ₱2.72 billion ($56.2 million) and it might be worsened by the approaching storms (Rolly (international name: Goni) and Atsani)[42], while the death toll is already at 22[43].

Vietnam

See also: 2020 Central Vietnam floods

On October 27, the typhoon caused two Vietnamese fishing boats on the South China sea to sink.[44] Authorities deployed search boats to search for 26 missing fishermen that were on the boats.[45]

Molave started affecting Vietnam late on October 27. On the morning of October 28, the entire island of Lý Sơn and its 20,000 inhabitants lost power. The island was lashed with 165 km/h (100 mph) winds for hours.[14][46] Waves as high as 6 feet (1.8 m) lashed coastal areas of Vietnam.[45] Molave caused widespread destruction in Central Vietnam. Wind gusts peaking at 176 km/h (109 mph) were reported in the city of Quảng Ngãi.[46] Molave brought heavy rains; Sơn Kỳ (Quảng Ngãi) received 18.50 inches (470 mm) over 24 hours of rainfall.[46] Immense rainfall triggered three landslides in Phước Sơn and Nam Trà My districts and buried some villages, with the recovery of at least 21 bodies under rubble. Floodings also isolated 200 workers at the Đăk Mi 2 hydroelectricity plant.[47] The typhoon and following floodings and landslides destroyed 2,527 houses and infrastructures, damaged 88,591 others and left 1.7 million households without power.[48] In total Molave killed 25 people, injured 51, and left 42 others remaining missing.[46][49][50][51][52][53][54] Initial losses were estimated at about 4,926 billion VND ($212.54 million).[49][55]

Typhoon Molave is among several tropical systems to impact Central Vietnam, already suffering by the ongoing floods that have battered the region.

Malaysia

On October 27, the typhoon caused the MV Dayang Topaz to swerve uncontrollably and hit the structure of a drilling platform 14 nautical miles off Miri after one of its anchor cables snapped. A rescue operation was mounted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency with the assistance from an oil company in Brunei. Two among the 187 personnel on board were killed.[56]

See also

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