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called the system the worst in years due to its catastrophic aftermath. Many bodies were recovered and death toll were continuously increasing as several areas were slowly recovering from the disaster. The total casualty figure from the storm were at 995 while damages stood at $ 60 million, in which the majority are from Bicol region. In
Indochina, over 405 were killed by the storm in various areas and damages were unknown. A French Air Force aircraft crashed in a mountain on October 29, killing 10 people and injuring one.
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Philippines were expected to be hit hard by Trix. 108-mile winds were also forecasted to impact the country. The tropical cyclone caused havoc along the Philippines and Indochina, killing over 1,400 individuals in its path. 995 of them are from the former and the remaining are presumed from
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Visayas and southern Luzon, where croplands, houses and communication and transportation services were disrupted and destroyed as a result. The Philippine Weather Bureau warned people about rain-induced landslides, gusty winds and seas from the storm. UPI and AP
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Philippines in five years". They also estimated a casualty toll of 155 and damages of $ 2.5 million; however, according to them, it was "conservative". Broken communication lines disrupted the recovery process in the country and the transmission of
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reported that the death toll from Trix further rose to 370 and the missing persons at 200. These casualty figures were released by the organization at 8:30 PM PHT (6:30 AM EST). The governor of Albay at that time, Manuel
Calleja, informed the PRC via telegraph that over 118 residents of
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Legazpi and Tabaco. Preliminary estimates by the governor of Albay were set at $ 40 million from school, building and crop damages. Over 500,000 persons were rendered homeless.
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Natunawan Island, a barrier island near
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information regarding the aftermath of the storm in various areas across Trix' path. Soggy airfields also hampered the delivery of relief goods and supplies to affected areas.
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1081:. Oil City,Pennysylvania. October 23, 1952. p. 1.
1209:. Saskatchewan, Canada. October 25, 1952. p. 17.
985:. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. October 23, 1952. p. 1.
888:. Redlands, California. October 22, 1952. p. 2.
804:"New Typhoon may be Peril to Philippines, Indo-china"
1177:"Tabaco Town, Albay Province, Region V, Philippines"
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1045:"Typhoon Toll to 800 dead, missing in Philippines"
1236:"Hundreds Die as Two Typhoons Hits Two Countries"
810:. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 29, 1952. p. 3.
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549:Feliciano Cruz, a Philippine Red Cross official.
1141:"Worst Typhoons of the Philippines (1947-2014)"
745:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
1051:. Oelwein, Iowa. October 24, 1952. p. 1.
946:"Typhoon Toll grows to 570 in the Philippines"
918:. Tokyo, Japan. October 22, 1952. p. 20.
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680:. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from
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771:"Typhoon Trix Roaring Towards Southern Luzon"
882:"Typhoon Killed at least 48 in Philippines"
866:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
979:"Storm toll may rise; 200 on missing list"
544:"The worst typhoon within living memory."
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944:Don Huth (October 23, 1952).
741:1952 18W:TRIX (1952287N09148)
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108:Category 4-equivalent typhoon
521:The president at that time,
230:Joint Typhoon Warning Center
154:>$ 60 million (1952
133:220 km/h (140 mph)
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1267:1952 Pacific typhoon season
1262:Typhoons in the Philippines
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171:Philippines
1251:Categories
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656:References
316:Storm type
143:Fatalities
59:Dissipated
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528:Naga City
420:over the
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600:See also
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390:Mindanao
388:east of
310:Unknown
852:May 25,
590:tornado
452:Effects
438:Vietnam
430:Vietnam
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260:Map key
226:Vietnam
212:of the
182:IBTrACS
175:Vietnam
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