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Upon developing into a tropical depression, the PAGASA immediately began issuing [[TCWS|Signal No. 1]] warnings over [[Eastern Samar]], [[Siargao]], and the [[Bucas Grande]] and [[Dinagat Islands]].<ref name=":1" /> The agency also began raising Signal No. 2 warnings and expanded its bubble of areas under Signal No. 1 after it developed into a tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=April 8, 2022|name=Agaton|type=tcb|no=9|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_agaton.pdf|archive-url=https://archive.org/download/pagasa-22-TC01/PAGASA_22-TC01_Agaton_TCB%2309.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Classes and work in [[Danao, Cebu]] were suspended as early as April 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gom-os |first=Mae Fhel K. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Classes, work in Danao City suspended due to Typhoon Agaton |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926140/cebu/local-news/classes-work-in-danao-city-suspended-due-to-typhoon-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410234929/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926140/cebu/local-news/classes-work-in-danao-city-suspended-due-to-typhoon-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref>
Upon developing into a tropical depression, the PAGASA immediately began issuing [[TCWS|Signal No. 1]] warnings over [[Eastern Samar]], [[Siargao]], and the [[Bucas Grande]] and [[Dinagat Islands]].<ref name=":1" /> The agency also began raising Signal No. 2 warnings and expanded its bubble of areas under Signal No. 1 after it developed into a tropical storm.<ref>{{Cite PAGASA|date=April 8, 2022|name=Agaton|type=tcb|no=9|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin_agaton.pdf|archive-url=https://archive.org/download/pagasa-22-TC01/PAGASA_22-TC01_Agaton_TCB%2309.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Classes and work in [[Danao, Cebu]] were suspended as early as April 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gom-os |first=Mae Fhel K. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Classes, work in Danao City suspended due to Typhoon Agaton |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926140/cebu/local-news/classes-work-in-danao-city-suspended-due-to-typhoon-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410234929/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926140/cebu/local-news/classes-work-in-danao-city-suspended-due-to-typhoon-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref>


On April 11, classes in [[Cebu City]], [[Lapu-Lapu City]], [[Mandaue]], [[Talisay, Cebu|Talisay]], [[Carcar]] were all suspended.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2022 |title=No classes in tri-cities, Cebu Province due to 'Agaton' |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926174/cebu/local-news/no-classes-in-tri-cities-cebu-province-due-to-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410144535/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926174/cebu/local-news/no-classes-in-tri-cities-cebu-province-due-to-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref> Classes were also suspended in [[Tacloban]] and the province of [[Southern Leyte]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marticio |first=Marie Tonette |date=10 April 2022 |title=Government works, classes at all levels suspended in E. Visayas due to ‘Agaton’ |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/10/government-works-classes-at-all-levels-suspended-at-e-visayas-due-to-agaton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411030116/https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/10/government-works-classes-at-all-levels-suspended-at-e-visayas-due-to-agaton/ |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref> Cebu City suspended work in both government and private sectors, and began evacuating residents near rivers and shorelines.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Erram |first=Morexette Marie B. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=No work, classes in Cebu City on Apr. 11 due to #AgatonPH |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/?p=434843 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> [[PLDT]] also prepared personnel and equipment in preparation for the storm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=PLDT readies equipment, personnel as Agaton barrels Visayas, Mindanao |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/11/22/pldt-readies-equipment-personnel-as-agaton-barrels-visayas-mindanao |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.vn/mwwnX |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |website=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref>
On April 11, classes in [[Cebu City]], [[Lapu-Lapu City]], [[Mandaue]], [[Talisay, Cebu|Talisay]], [[Carcar]], and [[Tacloban]] were all suspended.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2022 |title=No classes in tri-cities, Cebu Province due to 'Agaton' |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926174/cebu/local-news/no-classes-in-tri-cities-cebu-province-due-to-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410144535/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926174/cebu/local-news/no-classes-in-tri-cities-cebu-province-due-to-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref> Classes were also suspended in the entire province of [[Southern Leyte]] and in parts of [[Negros Occidental]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marticio |first=Marie Tonette |date=10 April 2022 |title=Government works, classes at all levels suspended in E. Visayas due to ‘Agaton’ |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/10/government-works-classes-at-all-levels-suspended-at-e-visayas-due-to-agaton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411030116/https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/10/government-works-classes-at-all-levels-suspended-at-e-visayas-due-to-agaton/ |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref> Cebu City and Tacloban also suspended work in both government and private sectors, and began evacuating residents near rivers and shorelines.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Klase, trabaho sa Tacloban kanselado dahil sa Bagyong Agaton |trans-title=Classes, work in Tacloban cancelled due to Tropical Storm Agaton |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/11/22/klase-trabaho-sa-tacloban-kanselado-dahil-kay-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News |language=fil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Erram |first=Morexette Marie B. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=No work, classes in Cebu City on Apr. 11 due to #AgatonPH |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/?p=434843 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> The [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)|Department of Foreign Affairs]] suspended operations for two of their consular offices in the affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locus |first=Sundy |title=DFA suspends operations at two consular offices due to Agaton |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/828146/dfa-suspends-operations-at-two-consular-offices-due-to-agaton/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Christia Marie |date=2022-04-11 |title=Consular office in Tacloban City closed Monday due to ‘Agaton’ |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581383/fwd-consular-office-in-tacloban-city-closed-monday-due-to-agaton |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref>


<!-- This paragraph includes formatted prices and currency conversions. The currency conversion rate used is 1 USD = 52.00 PHP (Morningstar, Apr 13, 1:13 AM UTC). Please modify the left hand-side value when changing price values. -->[[PLDT]] and [[Globe Telecom]], both Philippine telecommunications companies, prepared free calling and charging stations ahead of the storm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=PLDT readies equipment, personnel as Agaton barrels Visayas, Mindanao |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/11/22/pldt-readies-equipment-personnel-as-agaton-barrels-visayas-mindanao |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.vn/mwwnX |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marasigan |first=Lorenz S. |date=2022-04-11 |title=Globe reports service interruption in Agaton-affected towns; PLDT's free calls, free charging stations on standby {{!}} Lorenz S. Marasigan |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/04/11/globe-reports-service-interruption-in-agaton-affected-towns-pldts-free-calls-free-charging-stations-on-standby/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=BusinessMirror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabuenas |first=Jon Viktor |title=Agaton power cuts cause outage of telco services in Visayas |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828171/agaton-power-cuts-cause-outage-of-telco-services-in-visayas/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref> On April 12, the [[Department of Social Welfare and Development]] (DSWD) announced that it had prepared ₱{{Format price|13210534}} (US${{Format price|{{#expr: 13210534 / 52.00 }}}}) worth of family food packs, with an additional ₱{{Format price|26700000}} (~US${{Format price|{{#expr: 26700000 / 52.00 }}}}) worth of non-food items.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarcia |first=Glydel |title=DSWD readies 26K food packs as 'Agaton' drenches Bicol |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1171937 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.pna.gov.ph |language=en}}</ref>
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According to the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] (NDRRMC), 4,528 individuals were preemptively evacuated.<ref name=":3">{{Cite report |url=https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__4_for_Tropical_Depression_AGATON_2022_.pdf |title=Situational Report for TC AGATON (2022) |date=April 12, 2022 |publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412154519/https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__4_for_Tropical_Depression_AGATON_2022_.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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According to the [[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] (NDRRMC), 29,634 individuals were preemptively evacuated.<ref name=":3">{{Cite report |url=https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__5_for_Tropical_Storm_AGATON_2022_.pdf |title=Situational Report for TC AGATON (2022) |date=April 13, 2022 |publisher=[[National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council]] |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413013948/https://monitoring-dashboard.ndrrmc.gov.ph/assets/uploads/situations/SitRep_No__5_for_Tropical_Storm_AGATON_2022_.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Impact ==
== Impact ==


Most of Megi's damages were localized in [[Eastern Visayas]] of the Philippines, where the storm persisted. Persistent heavy rains, [[Flash flood|flash flooding]], and strong winds led to widespread floods and landslides across the region.
Most of Megi's damages were localized in [[Eastern Visayas]] of the Philippines, where the storm persisted. Persistent heavy rains, [[Flash flood|flash flooding]], and strong winds led to widespread floods and landslides across the region. Some of the areas affected by Megi were recently hit by [[Typhoon Rai]], and were only beginning to recover prior to Megi's impact.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=Cebu City Mayor Rama orders preemptive evacuation over Tropical Depression Agaton |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/cebu-city-mayor-mike-rama-preemptive-evacuation-agaton/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 10, heavy waves tipped over a [[roll-on/roll-off]] vessel in [[San Francisco, Cebu]], causing it to sink, and capsized a cargo vessel in [[Ormoc]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erram |first=Morexette Marie B. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=#AgatonPH: More areas in north Cebu under Signal No. 1 |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/?p=434824 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/cyTY5 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Israel |first=Dale G. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Passenger vessel sinks while docked at Cebu port due to Agaton |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581172/passenger-vessel-sinks-while-docked-at-cebu-port-due-to-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411160359/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581172/passenger-vessel-sinks-while-docked-at-cebu-port-due-to-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gabieta |first=Joey |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Cargo vessel capsizes off Ormoc City amid ‘Agaton’ onslaught |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581147/cargo-vessel-capsizes-off-ormoc-city-amid-agaton-onslaught |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410103614/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581147/cargo-vessel-capsizes-off-ormoc-city-amid-agaton-onslaught |url-status=live }}</ref> By evening, Cebu City declared a state of calamity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doctor |first=Mel Matthew |title=Cebu City declares state of calamity due to Agaton |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828098/cebu-city-declares-state-of-calamity-due-to-agaton/story/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411022156/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828098/cebu-city-declares-state-of-calamity-due-to-agaton/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Travelers going home for [[Holy Week in the Philippines|Holy Week]] in Eastern and [[Central Visayas]] were stranded in ports due to the severe weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Tina G. |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Tropical Storm Agaton strands Holy Week travelers |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581212/tropical-strom-agaton-strands-holy-week-travelers |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411003443/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581212/tropical-strom-agaton-strands-holy-week-travelers |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of around 8,706 passengers were stranded in the western regions of the Philippines.<ref name=":3" />

Power outages were reported in 69 cities and municipalities.<ref name=":3" /> The outages also affected services for telecommunications companies in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Power failure causes service outage in selected areas hit by 'Agaton' |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926212/cebu/local-news/power-failure-causes-service-outage-in-selected-areas-hit-by-agaton |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English}}</ref> In [[Baybay]], a landslide covered an entire village of 210 households in mud.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Mikhail |last2=Lopez |first2=Ron |title=Search for survivors in provinces hit by landslides |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/12/2174098/search-survivors-provinces-hit-landslides |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

<!-- This paragraph includes formatted prices and currency conversions. The currency conversion rate used is 1 USD = 52.00 PHP (Morningstar, Apr 13, 1:13 AM UTC). Please modify the left hand-side value when changing price values. -->The NDRRMC reported a total of 580,876 affected individuals, 77,745 of which were displaced from their homes. In total, Megi killed 43 individuals, left 7 missing, and injured 8. Figures from other local government units differ. {{As of|2022|04|12|df=US}}, the Baybay local government reported at least 36 dead, 27 missing, and 105 injured from landslides.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death toll in Baybay, Leyte landslide rises to 36 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/22/death-toll-in-leyte-landslide-rises-to-36 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>

Agricultural damages are estimated by the NDRRMC at ₱{{Format price|51398517}} (~US${{Format price|{{#expr: 51398517 / 52.00 }}}}), with infrastructural damages estimated at ₱{{Format price|250000}} (US${{Format price|{{#expr: 250000 / 52.00 }}}}). In addition, 341 houses were damaged (with 19 houses totally destroyed), causing an additional estimated ₱709,500 (US$13,630) in damages.<ref name=":3" /> The [[Department of Agriculture (Philippines)|Department of Agriculture]] estimates a higher damage toll for the agricultural sector, reaching over ₱{{Format price|265300000}} (~US${{Format price|{{#expr: 265300000 / 52.00 }}}}).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarao |first=Zacarian |date=2022-04-12 |title=Agricultural damage caused by ‘Agaton’ at P265.3 million, says DA |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1582155/agricultural-damage-caused-by-agaton-at-p265-3m-says-da |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> Megi's total damages in the Philippines are estimated to be at least ₱{{Format price|{{#expr: <!-- NDRRMC --> 51398517 + 250000 + 709500 }}}} (~US${{Format price|{{#expr: (<!-- NDRRMC --> 51398517 + 250000 + 709500) / 52.00 }}}}).<ref name=":3" />

The [[Ministry of Social Services and Development (Bangsamoro)|Ministry of Social Services and Development]] in the [[Bangsamoro]] reported at least 136 thousand affected individuals in the [[Special geographic area of Bangsamoro|Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area]] (geographically in [[Cotabato]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Edwin |title=‘Agaton’ displaces more than 76K BARMM residents |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1172078 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.pna.gov.ph |language=en}}</ref> In [[Maguindanao]], 244,225 individuals were displaced from their homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Edwin |last2=Magbanua |first2=Williamor |date=2022-04-13 |title=73,000 families displaced by Agaton floods in BARMM |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1582205/73000-families-displaced-by-agaton-floods-in-barmm |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref>

== Aftermath ==
Searches for survivors by local government units began by April 12 for areas hit by landslides, but was hampered by the severe weather and unstable ground.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alota |first=Bobbie |title=Search for survivors in Baybay, Leyte barangays hit by landslides |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828316/search-for-survivors-in-baybay-leyte-barangays-hit-by-landslides/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Neil Jerome |date=2022-04-13 |editor-last=Petty |editor-first=Martin |title=Rescuers race to find survivors after 'Agaton' storm wreaks havoc |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2022/04/13/215099/rescuers-race-to-find-survivors-after-agaton-storm-wreaks-havoc/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Interaksyon |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Philippine Red Cross]] also begun search and rescue opeartions in the landslide-hit areas in Leyte.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pagkalinawan |first=Allan Jr |title=Philippine Red Cross {{!}} Humanitarian Organization in the Philippines |url=https://redcross.org.ph/2022/04/11/philippine-red-cross-response-to-td-agaton-in-full-swing/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>


On April 10, heavy waves tipped over a [[roll-on/roll-off]] vessel in [[San Francisco, Cebu]], causing it to sink, and capsized a cargo vessel in [[Ormoc]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erram |first=Morexette Marie B. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=#AgatonPH: More areas in north Cebu under Signal No. 1 |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/?p=434824 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/cyTY5 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Israel |first=Dale G. |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Passenger vessel sinks while docked at Cebu port due to Agaton |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581172/passenger-vessel-sinks-while-docked-at-cebu-port-due-to-agaton |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411160359/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581172/passenger-vessel-sinks-while-docked-at-cebu-port-due-to-agaton |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gabieta |first=Joey |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Cargo vessel capsizes off Ormoc City amid ‘Agaton’ onslaught |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581147/cargo-vessel-capsizes-off-ormoc-city-amid-agaton-onslaught |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410103614/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581147/cargo-vessel-capsizes-off-ormoc-city-amid-agaton-onslaught |url-status=live }}</ref> By evening, Cebu City declared a state of calamity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doctor |first=Mel Matthew |title=Cebu City declares state of calamity due to Agaton |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828098/cebu-city-declares-state-of-calamity-due-to-agaton/story/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411022156/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/828098/cebu-city-declares-state-of-calamity-due-to-agaton/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Travelers going home for [[Holy Week in the Philippines|Holy Week]] in Eastern and [[Central Visayas]] were stranded due to the severe weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Tina G. |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Tropical Storm Agaton strands Holy Week travelers |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581212/tropical-strom-agaton-strands-holy-week-travelers |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411003443/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581212/tropical-strom-agaton-strands-holy-week-travelers |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of around 6,103 passengers were stranded in the western regions of the Philippines.<ref name=":3" />
The storm made its impact during the campaign period for the [[2022 Philippine general election]], wherein a resolution passed by the [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] (COMELEC) prohibited the release and expenditure of public funds for any government body or public official, limiting relief operations and the aid that could be immediately provided without the need for an appeal. In a televised interview, COMELEC commissioner George Garcia said that petitions from areas hit by Megi will be expedited.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rita |first=Joviland |title=Comelec can expedite spending ban exemption of Agaton-hit LGUs —commissioner |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/828138/comelec-can-expedite-spending-ban-exemption-of-agaton-hit-lgus-commissioner/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta-Malonzo |first=Third Anne |date=2022-04-11 |title=Comelec to expedite election spending ban in Agaton-hit areas |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926206/manila/local-news/comelec-to-expedite-election-spending-ban-in-agaton-hit-areas |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=SUNSTAR |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendoza |first=John Eric |date=2022-04-12 |title=Comelec ban affects relief ops in Agaton-hit towns in Guian, says mayor |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581822/comelec-ban-affects-relief-ops-in-agaton-hit-towns-in-guian-says-mayor |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> The Office of the Vice President, which was exempt from the prohibition,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rita |first=Joviland |title=Comelec bares decisions on some requests for spending ban exemption |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/826161/comelec-bares-decisions-on-requests-for-spending-ban-exemption/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref> began coordinating with local government units and sent aid for affected communities on April 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panti |first=Llanesca |title=OVP dispatches aid to Agaton-hit communities in Visayas |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/828141/ovp-dispatches-aid-to-agaton-hit-communities-in-visayas/story/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Christia Marie |date=2022-04-11 |title=OVP coordinating with LGUs of Agaton-hit areas |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581424/ovp-coordinating-with-lgus-of-agaton-hit-areas |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> Distribution of relief packs were also facilitated through the DSWD, which was also exempt from the prohibition, instead of the local government units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendoza |first=John Eric |date=2022-04-12 |title=Comelec ban affects relief ops in Agaton-hit towns in Guian, says mayor |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581822/comelec-ban-affects-relief-ops-in-agaton-hit-towns-in-guian-says-mayor |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> The municipality of [[Guiuan]] announced an intent to file an appeal to the COMELEC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendoza |first=John Eric |date=2022-04-12 |title=Comelec ban affects relief ops in Agaton-hit towns in Guian, says mayor |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1581822/comelec-ban-affects-relief-ops-in-agaton-hit-towns-in-guian-says-mayor |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> Presidential candidates [[Bongbong Marcos]] and [[Manny Pacquiao]] also requested exemptions from the prohibition in order to provide aid for affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BusinessMirror |date=2022-04-12 |title=UniTeam readies relief goods for ‘Agaton’ victims |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/04/12/uniteam-readies-relief-goods-for-agaton-victims/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=BusinessMirror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacquiao to seek Comelec OK to send aid to 'Agaton'-hit communities |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/12/2174122/pacquiao-seek-comelec-ok-send-aid-agaton-hit-communities |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>


Private individuals and organizations also organized donation drives for the affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=#ReliefPH: Help communities affected by Tropical Depression Agaton |url=https://www.rappler.com/moveph/ways-help-communities-tropical-depression-agaton/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref> Volunteer organizations began relief operations, with some donation drives posted on social media under various hashtags.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robredo, volunteers send relief goods to Leyte amid ‘Agaton’ onslaught |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/04/11/robredo-volunteers-send-relief-goods-to-leyte-amid-agaton-onslaught/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madarang |first=Catalina Ricci S. |date=2022-04-12 |title=Rundown: Where to send donation for those affected by Tropical Depression 'Agaton' |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2022/04/12/215021/where-to-send-donation-tropical-depression-agaton/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=Interaksyon |language=en-US}}</ref>
The NDRRMC reported a total of 139,146 affected individuals, 19,361 of which were displaced from their homes. In total, Megi killed 20 individuals, left 1 missing, and injured 6. Agricultural damages are estimated at ₱874,000 (US$16,790), with infrastructural damages estimated at ₱250,000 (US$4,802). In addition, 91 houses were damaged (with 7 houses totally destroyed), causing an additional ₱709,500 (US$13,630) in damages. The [[Department of Agriculture (Philippines)|Department of Agriculture]] estimates a higher damage toll for the agricultural sector, reaching over ₱265.3 million (~US$501 million). Megi's total damages in the Philippines are estimated to be at least ₱1.22 million (~US$23,500).<ref name=":3" />


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 02:58, 13 April 2022

This article is about the 2022 tropical storm. For other storms of the same name, see Typhoon Megi.
Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton)
Tropical storm (JMA scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Megi over the Philippines during the morning of April 10
FormedApril 8, 2022
DissipatedCurrently active
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 65 km/h (40 mph)
1-minute sustained: 75 km/h (45 mph)
Lowest pressure998 hPa (mbar); 29.47 inHg
Fatalities43 total, 27 missing
Damage$2.9 million (2022 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines
Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Megi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Agaton, was a weak but deadly tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines. It is the third tropical depression, and the second tropical storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season. Megi originated from an area of convection, located west-northwest of Palau.

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 April 8, a tropical disturbance developed near 10°42′N 127°06′E / 10.7°N 127.1°E / 10.7; 127.1, around 359 nautical miles (665 km; 413 mi) west-northwest of Palau.[1] The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began tracking the disturbance as a tropical depression later that day.[2] Around the same time, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that the system had developed into a tropical depression, was named Agaton by the agency.[3] The PAGASA began issuing Tropical Cyclone Bulletins (TCBs) for the storm later that day.[4]

On April 9, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) later issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) for the system.[5] The system's broad low-level circulation center further consolidated and by 03:00 UTC, the agency upgraded it to a tropical depression and assigned it the designation 03W.[6][7]

Prior to and in the early hours of April 10, the JMA, JTWC, and PAGASA upgraded the system to a tropical storm, with the JMA assigning the name Megi for the storm.[8][9][10] Although the environment's conditions were generally favorable for development, the system only maintained its strength across the day as it began interacting with land.[11]

Megi made its first landfall over Calicoan Island, Guiuan at 07:30 PHT on April 11 (23:30 UTC, April 10).[12] Weak steering winds made the storm almost stationary over the Leyte Gulf while maintaining its 35-knot (65 km/h; 40 mph) winds near its center.[13][14] The limited development prompted the JTWC to downgrade the system to a tropical depression by 21:00 UTC, and by the PAGASA on 08:00 PHT (00:00 UTC) on April 11.[15] After a few hours of slow, northwestward movement, the storm made its second landfall over Basey, Samar around 16:00 PHT (08:00 UTC).[16][17] Shortly after, the JTWC issued its final warning for the storm.[18]

A 6 hour 50 minute satellite loop of Tropical Storms Malakas and Megi late on April 9 into April 10

Megi continued to slowly meander the Leyte–Samar area, driven by conflicting trade winds and westerlies.[17][19] As the storm further deteriorated under the influence of land, the JMA issued its final advisory for the storm at 06:00 UTC on April 12.[20] The PAGASA also issued its final bulletin for the storm soon after as it further weakened into a low-pressure area.[21]

Preparations

Upon developing into a tropical depression, the PAGASA immediately began issuing Signal No. 1 warnings over Eastern Samar, Siargao, and the Bucas Grande and Dinagat Islands.[4] The agency also began raising Signal No. 2 warnings and expanded its bubble of areas under Signal No. 1 after it developed into a tropical storm.[22] Classes and work in Danao, Cebu were suspended as early as April 10.[23]

On April 11, classes in Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue, Talisay, Carcar, and Tacloban were all suspended.[24] Classes were also suspended in the entire province of Southern Leyte and in parts of Negros Occidental.[25] Cebu City and Tacloban also suspended work in both government and private sectors, and began evacuating residents near rivers and shorelines.[24][26][27] The Department of Foreign Affairs suspended operations for two of their consular offices in the affected areas.[28][29]

PLDT and Globe Telecom, both Philippine telecommunications companies, prepared free calling and charging stations ahead of the storm.[30][31][32] On April 12, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it had prepared ₱13.2 million (US$254,049) worth of family food packs, with an additional ₱26.7 million (~US$513,462) worth of non-food items.[33]

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 29,634 individuals were preemptively evacuated.[34]

Impact

Most of Megi's damages were localized in Eastern Visayas of the Philippines, where the storm persisted. Persistent heavy rains, flash flooding, and strong winds led to widespread floods and landslides across the region. Some of the areas affected by Megi were recently hit by Typhoon Rai, and were only beginning to recover prior to Megi's impact.[35]

On April 10, heavy waves tipped over a roll-on/roll-off vessel in San Francisco, Cebu, causing it to sink, and capsized a cargo vessel in Ormoc.[36][37][38] By evening, Cebu City declared a state of calamity.[39] Travelers going home for Holy Week in Eastern and Central Visayas were stranded in ports due to the severe weather conditions.[40] A total of around 8,706 passengers were stranded in the western regions of the Philippines.[34]

Power outages were reported in 69 cities and municipalities.[34] The outages also affected services for telecommunications companies in the area.[41] In Baybay, a landslide covered an entire village of 210 households in mud.[42]

The NDRRMC reported a total of 580,876 affected individuals, 77,745 of which were displaced from their homes. In total, Megi killed 43 individuals, left 7 missing, and injured 8. Figures from other local government units differ. As of April 12, 2022, the Baybay local government reported at least 36 dead, 27 missing, and 105 injured from landslides.[43]

Agricultural damages are estimated by the NDRRMC at ₱51.4 million (~US$988,433), with infrastructural damages estimated at ₱250,000 (US$4,808). In addition, 341 houses were damaged (with 19 houses totally destroyed), causing an additional estimated ₱709,500 (US$13,630) in damages.[34] The Department of Agriculture estimates a higher damage toll for the agricultural sector, reaching over ₱265 million (~US$5.1 million).[44] Megi's total damages in the Philippines are estimated to be at least ₱52.4 million (~US$1.01 million).[34]

The Ministry of Social Services and Development in the Bangsamoro reported at least 136 thousand affected individuals in the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area (geographically in Cotabato).[45] In Maguindanao, 244,225 individuals were displaced from their homes.[46]

Aftermath

Searches for survivors by local government units began by April 12 for areas hit by landslides, but was hampered by the severe weather and unstable ground.[42][47][48] The Philippine Red Cross also begun search and rescue opeartions in the landslide-hit areas in Leyte.[49]

The storm made its impact during the campaign period for the 2022 Philippine general election, wherein a resolution passed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) prohibited the release and expenditure of public funds for any government body or public official, limiting relief operations and the aid that could be immediately provided without the need for an appeal. In a televised interview, COMELEC commissioner George Garcia said that petitions from areas hit by Megi will be expedited.[50][51][52] The Office of the Vice President, which was exempt from the prohibition,[53] began coordinating with local government units and sent aid for affected communities on April 11.[54][55] Distribution of relief packs were also facilitated through the DSWD, which was also exempt from the prohibition, instead of the local government units.[56] The municipality of Guiuan announced an intent to file an appeal to the COMELEC.[57] Presidential candidates Bongbong Marcos and Manny Pacquiao also requested exemptions from the prohibition in order to provide aid for affected areas.[58][59]

Private individuals and organizations also organized donation drives for the affected areas.[60] Volunteer organizations began relief operations, with some donation drives posted on social media under various hashtags.[61][62]

See also

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