This list of disasters in Metro Manila by death toll includes both natural and man-made disasters that took place in the general vicinity of Metro Manila in the Philippines. This list is not comprehensive in general.
Over 100,000 deaths
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945 | Warfare | 100,000–240,000 | 1945 Battle of Manila | Manila | Fatalities estimated. The city was completely destroyed. |
10,000 to 100,000 deaths
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1662 | Insurrection | 10,000[1] | 1662 Manila Chinese massacre | Manila | Fatalities estimated. |
1,000 to 9,999 deaths
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1603 | Insurrection | 5,000–25,000[2] | 1603 Manila Chinese massacre | Manila | Fatalities estimated. | |
1863 | Earthquake | 1,000[3] | 1863 Manila earthquake | Manila | Fatalities estimated. |
100 to 999 deaths
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | Warfare | 891 | Battle of Zapote Bridge | Las Piñas | ||
1970 | Typhoon | 611[4] | Typhoon Patsy | Metro Manila | ||
1645 | Earthquake | 600[5] | 1645 Luzon earthquake | Province of Manila | ||
1899 | Warfare | 539 | Second Battle of Caloocan | Caloocan | ||
2009 | Typhoon | 448 | Typhoon Ketsana | Metro Manila | ||
1899 | Warfare | 293 | 1899 Battle of Manila | Manila | ||
1968 | Earthquake | 268[6] | 1968 Casiguran earthquake | Manila | ||
1762 | Warfare | 247 | 1762 Battle of Manila | Manila | ||
2000 | Landslide | 218–1,000 | Payatas landslide | Quezon City | ||
1899 | Warfare | 165 | Battle of Zapote River | Las Piñas | ||
1996 | Fire | 162 | Ozone Disco fire | Quezon City | Recognized as the worst fire in Philippine history. | |
1896 | Warfare | 155 | Battle of San Juan del Monte | San Juan | ||
2004 | Terrorism | 116 | SuperFerry 14 bombing | Manila Bay | ||
1820 | Riot | 110–120[7] | First cholera pandemic riots | Manila |
Epidemics
Rank | Article | Dates of impact | Deaths | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fifth cholera pandemic | 1882 | 34,000 | [8] |
2 | COVID-19 pandemic | 2020–present | 10,277–13,546 | [9] |
3 | Spanish flu pandemic | 1918 | 5,055 | [10] |
4 | Sixth cholera pandemic | 1902 | 4,386 | [11] |
References
- ↑ Cho-yun Hsu. (2012). China: A New Cultural History. Columbia University Press, 407.
- ↑ Clodfelter, Micheal (9 May 2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015. p. 61. ISBN 9780786474707.
- ↑ Davis, Lee Allyn (2008). "Natural Disasters." pp. 85-86. Infobase Publishing.
- ↑ Bankoff, G., Christensen, J. (2016). Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World: Bordering on Danger. Springer, 119.
- ↑ Citizens' Disaster Response Center (Philippines). (1992). Disasters, the Philippine experience. University of Michigan, 63–64.
- ↑ "1968 August 02 Casiguran Earthquake". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ Jackson, Mark. (2016). The Routledge History of Disease. Routledge, 192.
- ↑ Teck Ghee Lim. (1988). Reflections on Development in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ASEAN Economic Research Unit, 136–140.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Tracker". doh.gov.ph. Department of Health. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ↑ Philippines Census Office, Villamor, I., Ignacio, F. (1921). Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Legislature in the Year 1918, Volume 2. Bureau of Printing (Pennsylvania State University).
- ↑ Philippines Dept. of the Interior, Dean Conant Worcester. (1909). A History of Asiatic Cholera in the Philippine Islands. Bureau of Printing (University of California).
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