For many in the Philippines, it was the recurrence of a nightmare. The night of 11 November 2020 brought back flashes of Typhoon Ketsana (local name: Ondoy) along with the haunting memories of losing loved ones and leaving hard-earned homes as torrential rain, howling winds, and rising floodwaters struck many parts of Manila and other provinces in the country due to Typhoon Vamco (local name: Ulysses).
The increasing frequency and intensity of disasters, especially in Asia and the Pacific, due to climate change is now well known, unlike in 2009 at the height of Ketsana.
