1867 Angela typhoon

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From September 20 to 26 of 1867, the capital Manila of the Captaincy General of the Philippines experienced the full brunt of a storm, which was believed to be a typhoon.[1][2] Dubbed as the 1867 Angela typhoon, the capital was submerged in floods from the storm. Many ships were either disappeared in waters or destroyed in the shores near Santa Lucia and Tondo, both towns near the Manila Bay.[1] The waves on the said bay was described as "mountainous" by some residents near the coast.[1] A ship from British Hong Kong named as "Malespina" sank near the Ilocos Region, killing an unknown number of passengers and crews with no survivors.[1][2] The waters on the Abra River overflowed, killing over 1,800 individuals, of which the majority are due to drowning.[3] This would make the typhoon, the fifth deadliest tropical cyclone ever to hit the present-day Philippines.[3] The damages were unknown.[1]

Meteorological history and impact[]

The typhoon was first tracked overland near Manila on an unknown date.[1] The system likely originated in the waters off the Philippine Sea, far back on September 20.[1] It then started to curve northwestwards, emerging into the Lingayen Gulf on another unknown date, where the barometer on the capital recorded a pressure of 737.30 mm (29.027 inHg, 982.96 mbar) by the early morning of September 27.[2] This is despite being far away from the province.[2] It then turned westwards, being last noted while on the waters of the South China Sea, far away from any landmasses on September 26.[2] This is recorded as the last known date of the typhoon, despite the barometric pressure reported on the system, a day later.[1][2]

The Malacañang Palace, which is the residence of the governor-general at that time, José de la Gándara y Navarro, were isolated due to the floods.[1] Some officials there had to use boats to reach the palace, due to the pathways being submerged in waters by an overflowed lake.[2] Typhoon-force winds were present and experienced in the capital and other surrounding areas for over 10 hours.[2] Over seventeen ships were still in the Manila Bay when they experienced the fury of the storm. The vessels may have been disappeared and/or wrecked in the shores near the towns of Santa Lucia and Tondo.[1] Some residents near the coast on these areas described the waves in the bay as “mountainous”.[2] Some officials and religious institutions helped some residents that can’t evacuate during the floods to assist them.[1]

Deadliest Philippine typhoons
Rank Storm Season Fatalities Ref.
1 "Haiphong" 1881 20,000 [4]
2 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013 6,300 [5]
3 Uring (Thelma) 1991 5,101–8,000 [6]
4 Sendong (Washi) 2011 2,546 [6][7]
5 Pablo (Bopha) 2012 1,901 [6]
6 "Angela" 1867 1,800 [3]
7 Winnie 2004 1,593 [3]
8 "October 1897" 1897 1,500 [3][8]
9 Reming (Durian) 2006 1,399 [3][6]
10 Nitang (Ike) 1984 1,363 [6]

On September 5, the waters of the Abra River overflowed due to the typhoon, reaching over 25 feet above the spilling level.[1][2][9] This tragedy killed over 1,800 individuals of which the majority are due to drowning.[1][2] It also caused an incalculable amount of damage in crops and livestocks across the Ilocos Region, especially Abra.[2]

A ship, dubbed as “Malespina” which departed from British Hong Kong and going to Europe, experienced the full force of the storm and further sank in an unknown place, possibly in the South China Sea on another unknown date.[1][2] Nothing has been heard from the ship since then.[2] As time passed, the families of the victims started to worried and suspicions started to emerge in the country.[1][2] Some months later, the commandant of the navy yard in Manila started a widespread searches from the ill-fated ship, all of which they returned with no traces of the large vessel.[2] It was believed that until this day, the history of the ship remained unknown in human knowledge.[1] Many died in the said tragedy, but the numerical amounts were unknown.[2]

Aftermath[]

After the typhoon’s devastation on Luzon, the Ayuntamiento with the consent of Gándara distributed an aid to the victims of the storm, amounting to ₱3,000.[1] A royal decree, which was signed on December 21 that year, described that the expenses were approved for recovery processes and the La Direccion de Adminstracion of the country were instructed to divide the budget for further emergencies.[1][2]

Five months later, on February 18 of the next year, the Army and Navy of Cavite paid a tribute to the victims of the tragedy and their fellow comrades that were also in that ship.[1][2] The Santo Domingo Church in the area held a solemn high mass that day, to remember the loss of the passengers and crew of the ill-fated ship.[1][2]

See also[]

  • 1867 Pacific typhoon season

References[]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f "10 Worst Typhoons that Went Down in Philippine History". M2Comms. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Philippine Storm Surge History. Project NOAH, University of the Philippines. November 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  5. ^ del Rosario, Eduardo D. (April 2014). FINAL REPORT Effects of Typhoon YOLANDA (HAIYAN) (pdf) (Report). NDRRMC. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e Alojado, Dominic (2015). Worst typhoons of the philippines (1947-2014) (pdf) (Report). Weather Philippines. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Ramos, Benito T. (February 10, 2014). Final Report on the Effects and Emergency Management re Tropical Storm SENDONG (WASHI) (pdf) (Report). NDRRMC. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  8. ^ Lotilla, Raphael (November 20, 2013). "Flashback: 1897, Leyte and a strong typhoon". Rappler. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. ^ P. Ribera; R. García-Herrera; L. Gimeno. The Selga Chronology Part II: 1566-1900 (PDF). Typhoons in the Philippine Islands, 1566-1900 (Report). Typhoon2000.ph. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

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