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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On October 16, 2021, La Union declares states of calamity because of this severe tropical storm.
A
Gorio
B
Jolina
C
Maring
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -SAN FERNANDO CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA)–The province of La Union has been placed under a state of calamity after Severe Tropical Storm “Maring” destroyed over P360 million in agriculture and infrastructures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typhoon Rai (Name in the Philippines: Odette) slammed into the southeastern part of the Philippines on 16 December 2021, bringing heavy rains and flooding that displaced thousands over a large area. It rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Maring was a very large and deadly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and southeast China.

Detailed explanation-4: -Surigae was also the most powerful tropical cyclone on record in the Northern Hemisphere for the month of April. Typhoons In-fa and Rai are responsible for more than half of the total damage this season, adding up to a combined total of $2.02 billion.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 2021, there were 15 tropical cyclone events recorded in the Philippines, the majority of which were typhoons followed by tropical depressions.

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