Typhoon Vamco passes over metro Manila, Philippines

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 October 2020 from 10:05:59 to 10:06:49 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 11 November 2020 from 00:46:06 to 01:50:42 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 12 November 2020 from 01:57:54 to 02:00:54 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 November 2020 from 10:05:59 to 10:06:49 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural disaster, cyclone, emergency, global warming, climate change, precipitations, flood, Philippines
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (11.11.2020) - 3 other tropical cyclones had recently hit the Philippines: Typhoons Molave, Goni & Tropical Storm Etau.
Vamco made its first landfall in the Philippines near midnight in the Quezon province as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon.
Fig. 2 - S3 SLSTR (12.11.2020) - The typhoon brought heavy rains in Central Luzon and the nearby provinces, including Metro Manila.
Fig. 3 - S1 (25.10.2020) - Heavy rains overflowed rivers, dams from all around Luzon have been forced to release large amounts of water.
Fig. 4 - S1 (18.11.2020) - As of 20.11.2020, the Philippines' Disaster Council had stated that the typhoon's casualties is already at 98.