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This list of disasters in Metro Manila by death toll includes both natural and man-made disasters that took place in the general vicinity of Metro Manila in the Philippines. This list is not comprehensive in general.
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
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1945 | Warfare | 100,000–240,000 | 1945 Battle of Manila | Manila | Fatalities estimated. The city was completely destroyed. |
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
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1662 | Insurrection | 10,000 [1] | 1662 Manila Chinese massacre | Manila | Fatalities estimated. |
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
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1603 | Insurrection | 5,000–25,000 [2] | 1603 Manila Chinese massacre | Manila | Fatalities estimated. | |
1863 | Earthquake | 1,000 [3] | 1863 Manila earthquake | Manila | Fatalities estimated. |
Year | Type | Fatalities | Damage (US$) | Article | Location | Comments |
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1897 | Warfare | 891 | Battle of Zapote Bridge | Las Piñas | ||
1970 | Typhoon | 611 [4] | Typhoon Patsy | Metro Manila | ||
1645 | Earthquake | 600 [5] | 1645 Luzon earthquake | Province of Manila | ||
1899 | Warfare | 539 | Second Battle of Caloocan | Caloocan | ||
2009 | Typhoon | 448 | Typhoon Ketsana | Metro Manila | ||
1899 | Warfare | 293 | 1899 Battle of Manila | Manila | ||
1968 | Earthquake | 268 [6] | 1968 Casiguran earthquake | Manila | ||
1762 | Warfare | 247 | 1762 Battle of Manila | Manila | ||
2000 | Landslide | 218–1,000 | Payatas landslide | Quezon City | ||
1899 | Warfare | 165 | Battle of Zapote River | Las Piñas | ||
1996 | Fire | 162 | Ozone Disco fire | Quezon City | Recognized as the worst fire in Philippine history. | |
1896 | Warfare | 155 | Battle of San Juan del Monte | San Juan | ||
2004 | Terrorism | 116 | SuperFerry 14 bombing | Manila Bay | ||
1820 | Riot | 110–120 [7] | First cholera pandemic riots | Manila |
Rank | Article | Dates of impact | Deaths | Ref. |
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1 | Fifth cholera pandemic | 1882 | 34,000 | [8] |
2 | COVID-19 pandemic | 2020–2023 | 10,277–13,546 | [9] |
3 | Spanish flu pandemic | 1918 | 5,055 | [10] |
4 | Sixth cholera pandemic | 1902 | 4,386 | [11] |