Local government officials blamed the weather bureau for their failure to … The night before, on December 3, Joseph Babag watched his family having fun inside their house. TS Sendong left in its wake the following impact : 1. Of this number, more than 10,000 homes are completely destroyed Masters, who explained how the tragedy happened, said Sendong carried an unusual amount of rainwater, which came from a large stream of tropical moisture over the Pacific Ocean.

Less than a year later, in the wee hours of December 4, 2012, another strong typhoon hit the island of Mindanao, causing similar deaths and damage as "Sendong." Tropical Storm Sendong was the most destructive tropical cyclones for 2011 in terms of dead casualties which reached up to 1,268 while Typhoon Pedring was the most destructive in terms of damage to properties which was estimated at PhP15.553B and affected population was 667,602 families.

Typhoon Ompong leaves nearly 76,000 homes damaged in Cagayan. Updates on the Aftermath of Typhoon Sendong: Deaths, Damages and Videos Again, local governments and the local residents were caught unprepared when Typhoon Sendong hit their region.