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Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.

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Tropical Storm Thelma

Pacific tropical storm in 1991

Tropical Storm Thelma, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Uring, was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in Philippine history, killing at least 5,081 people. Forming out of a tropical disturbance on November 1, 1991, several hundred kilometers north-northeast of…
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Philippines

Country in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main…
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Ormoc

Independent component city in Leyte, Philippines

Ormoc, officially the City of Ormoc, is an independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 238,545 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial…
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November 5

Day of the year

November 5 is the 309th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 56 days remain until the end of the year.
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