14 Places Prone to Terrifying Natural Disasters
| April 10, 2017
2. Philippines (Typhoon)
If you’re looking for sun-kissed beaches and emerald-blue seas, perfect for relaxing and diving, then the Philippines is definitely your best bet. As long as you visit it at the right time! The reason the period between July and October is so cheap, is because it’s the typhoon season.
One of the recent and most destructive typhoons to ever hit the Philippines was Haiyan/Yolanda. It killed over 6,000 people and caused damages upwards of 2 billion dollars.
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