User:DachshundLover82/sandbox/Typhoon Winnie (1964)

Philippines
Ahead of Typhoon Winnie, the Manila International Airport was closed to air traffic due to hazardous weather conditions on June 29. Typhoon Winnie brought winds of over 118 mph (190 km/h) to the island of Luzon, a densely populated region. Manila experienced its most damaging typhoon since 1882. Nearly a million people were affected by the storm; according to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), there were 56 fatalities and 163 injuries as a result of Winnie in the Philippines, with a damage toll of US$8 million. In Metro Manila, at least seven people were killed by floodwaters while thousands of shanty homes were left uninhabitable. Large trees were downed and 15 yachts sunk at the Port of Manila. Thousands of residences were isolated by flooding, and hundreds of vehicles were stalled due to street flooding. However, the Associated Press reported 89 fatalities on July 3 while United Press International reported 120 fatalities on July 5, with property damage estimated at over $30 million.

The Red Cross enumerated 275 injuries. Heavy rains from the combination of Winnie and the southwest monsoon flooded entire neighborhoods in Manila. At least 10 people were killed by flooding rivers near Manila and in Manila Bay. Approximately 500,000 people were rendered homeless in the Manila area and in the central provinces of Luzon following the razing of thousands of homes; most of these homes were nipa huts and "makeshift dwellings". Approximately 120,000 homes were destroyed in Bataan, Bulacan, and Pampanga. The loss of roofs was widespread. Thousands of trees were uprooted and basic utilities were brought down by the storm; Manila was without power or water for at least 36 hours. In Infanta, Quezon, a maximum wind of 127 km/h (79 mph) was measured. Abaca and coconut plantations in Luzon were seriously impacted. Cargo barges and freighters broke from their moorings and a Philippine Navy destroyer, the RPS Rajah Soliman, capsized while undergoing repairs. Several aircraft were damaged, including 15 C-47 Skytrains at Nichols Field. At the Manila International Airport, a control tower and numerous Philippine Airlines planes were damaged. Overall, the Philippine Red Cross reported that in 20 provinces Winnie affected, the storm left 86,679 houses destroyed and 97,282 families homeless.