Effects of Typhoon – Landslide, Flooding and Storm Surge

Typhoon is an intense circular storm

that originates over warm tropical
oceans and is characterized by low
atmospheric pressure, high winds,
and heavy rain.

Landslide is a mass movement of

material, such as rock, earth or
debris, down a slope. They can
happen suddenly or more slowly over
long periods of time. When the force
of gravity acting on a slope exceeds
the resisting forces of a slope, the
slope will fail and a landslide occurs.

Flooding is a high-water stage in

which water overflows its natural or
artificial banks onto normally dry
land, such as a river inundating its
floodplain.

Storm Surge is an abnormal rise of

water due to tropical cyclone and it is
an oceanic event. These devastating
surges occur along coasts with low-
lying terrain.