Impact

Top Five Concerns:

1. Cost of damage
2. The lives lost
3. The evacuated people
4. How to recover quickly and efficiently
5. The impacts the storm may have on the economy

Typhoon Noul has caused damage to cities and the environment in the areas of the Philippines that it hit. The evacuated people will have to find places to stay while their homes are being restored, business owners will need alternate ways to make revenue, and the damage from the storm will hinder tourists from visiting the area.

What Are The Effects On...

People: 1,025 families, or 3,744 people from 36 villages in the areas of Cagayan Valley and Isabela were taken to 27 different evacuation centers to keep them safe. However, two lives were still indirectly lost due to an electrical surge not long before the storm hit the coast, and damage has been done to homes.

Environment: Although there was some damage to the environment, the overall impact was positive. There had been a dry spell that the typhoon stopped when it brought heavy rain throughout the country.

Economics: Due to the heavy rain, the farming economy will recover quickly. However, many ready-to-harvest crops were destroyed by the storm.

Government: The government got "practice" on their drill for areas that may be hit by a typhoon. For example, in 2013 Supertyphoon Haiyan left 7,350 people dead or missing because evacuation measures were not carried out well, while this year, typhoon Noul left no serious injuries, none missing, and two indirect deaths, a huge improvement from the previous storm.

Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/690588/2-dead-after-typhoon-dodong-passes-cagayan