PAGASA plans to retire tropical cyclone name Kristine after severe damage in the Philippines
gmanetwork.com — November 5, 2024, 09:01 AM UTC
The Philippine weather bureau, PAGASA, announced that the name Kristine will likely be retired from its list of tropical cyclone names due to the severe damage it caused. Kristine, which struck from October 21 to 25, resulted in at least 97 deaths and over P4 billion in damages. PAGASA will officially confirm the decommissioning of Kristine in January 2025, pending final disaster statistics. The agency has previously retired names like Yolanda and Sendong after significant impacts. Additionally, PAGASA clarified that Kristine did not return to the Philippines after leaving, as initially forecasted. It made landfall in Vietnam and weakened, avoiding interaction with another storm, Leon.