‘Y (It Happened),’ a book on Yolanda experiences and lessons, to be launched

MANILA (PIA) – A book on experiences and lessons learned from super typhoon Yolanda will be launched on November 10, a year after the Philippines was hit by the strongest tropical cyclone in recorded history, with President Benigno S. Aquino III as guest of honor.

The launching of the book entitled “Y (It Happened)” will be held at 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City on said date. 

The book is part of the Typhoon Yolanda Documentation Project spearheaded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and supported by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

To gather data and stories for the book, researchers from NDRRMC member agencies travelled to areas hit by the typhoon, particularly ground-zero areas in Tacloban and Tanauan in Leyte province to conduct interviews with officials and local folks.

Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) pounded many areas in Regions  4-B, 6 and 8 on the morning of  November 8, 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead, and damages and losses amounting to P132.4 billion.

Through the Yolanda experience, government agencies were able to identify gaps in the implementation of the disaster risk reduction & management framework at the national and local levels. (PIA)