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Typoon Ulysses

This article is about the 2020 typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see Typhoon Vamco (disambiguation). Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) Typhoon (JMA scale) Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) Vamco 2020-11-14 0500Z.jpg Typhoon Vamco approaching Vietnam on November 14. Formed	November 8, 2020 Dissipated	November 15, 2020 Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph) Lowest pressure	950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg Fatalities	74 deaths, 19 missing Damage	$335.4 million (2020 USD) Areas affected	Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful and deadly Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam. It also caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Ketsana in 2009. The twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Vamco originated as a tropical depression northwest of Palau, where it slowly continued its northwest track until it made landfall in Quezon. After entering the South China Sea, Vamco further intensified in the South China Sea until it made its last landfall in Vietnam.

Vamco made its first landfall in the Philippines near midnight on November 11 in the Quezon province as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon. The typhoon brought heavy rains in Central Luzon, and the nearby provinces, including Metro Manila, the national capital. Heavy rains caused by the typhoon overflowed rivers, causing severe flooding in Marikina. As the typhoon crossed the country, dams from all around Luzon neared their spilling points, forcing the dams to release large amounts of water into their impounds. As the Magat Dam approached its spilling point, all seven of its gates were opened to prevent dam failure, which overflowed the Cagayan River and caused widespread floods in Cagayan and Isabela. After entering the South China Sea, Vamco further intensified until it reached its brief peak as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon. On November 15, Vamco made landfall in Vietnam as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon before dissipating shortly after.

Days after the typhoon had passed the Philippines, rescue operations in the Cagayan Valley were still ongoing due to the unexpected extent of the flooding. In response to the typhoon's effects, the entire landmass of Luzon was placed under a state of calamity. As of November 26, the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council had stated that the typhoon had 92 casualties (including 73 validated deaths, and another 19 missing), and the damages caused by Vamco reached ₱15.5 billion (US$316 million).[1]