Philippines
On 05:00 PHT (21:00 UTC) on November 24, PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 in Aklan, Antique including Caluya Islands, Biliran, Bohol, Camotes Islands, Capiz, Dinagat Islands, Guimaras, Iloilo, Leyte, mainland Masbate, Romblon, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte including Siargao Island and Bucas Grande Island, the northern portions of Agusan del Norte, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Surigao del Sur, northern and central Cebu, the central and southern portions of Eastern Samar and Samar, and the southern portions of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. [45] Signal No. 1 was also issued on 08:00 PHT (00:00 UTC), in Camiguin, Siquijor, the remaining parts of Agusan del Norte, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, the northern portions of Agusan del Sur and Palawan including the Calamian Islands and Cuyo Islands, and northeastern Misamis Oriental, [46] on 11:00 PHT (03:00 UTC), in Cagayancillo Island, and the remaining parts of Eastern Samar, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Samar, [47] and then on 14:00 PHT (06:00 UTC), in the remaining parts of Agusan del Sur, Misamis Oriental and Surigao del Sur, and also in northern Bukidnon. [48] Signal No. 1 was also issued on 17:00 PHT (09:00 UTC) in the northern portions of Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Norte, [49] and on 20:00 PHT (12:00 UTC), in central Palawan. [50] As the system intensified into a tropical storm, PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 at 20:00 PHT (12:00 UTC) on November 25, in the Calamian Islands and extreme northern Palawan [51] while on 05:00 PHT the next day (21:00 UTC the previous day), Signal No. 1 was issued in the Kalayaan Islands. [52] At 11:00 PHT (03:00 UTC), the Kalayaan Islands was the only area which remained in Signal No. 1. [53] At 23:00 PHT (15:00 UTC) on November 27, PAGASA issued their final report. [54]
Lapu-Lapu City activated its Emergency Operations Center as the government was in heightened alert. [55] The city also assessed a Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) by mayor Cynthia Chan in the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall. [56] Roll-on/roll-off vessels were only permitted to sail if they had a tonnage more than 300. [57] On November 24, 13 ports suspended sea trips nationwide. [58] Flood-prone barangays in Liloan were preemptively evacuated. [59] Negros Occidental also performed preemptive evacuation to centers with stocked food and water. [60] The Mandaue city government started the evacuation of residents in preparation for the approach of the storm, as its water absorption capacity caused flooding risks to increase, after Typhoon Kalmaegi (Tino) affected the city last November 4. [61] Overnight, more than 4,700 people evacuated from Cebu City while 81 barangay health centers remained on active duty. [62] Authorities and emergency responders in Bicol were placed on high alert as heavy rains affected the area. [63] According to acting Philippine National Police Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez, disaster response units were alerted in areas included in Signal No. 1. [64]
The Southern Visayas Coast Guard reported that 390 passengers were stranded in the area on November 24 in 27 vessels and 169 rolling cargoes. [65] As alerts rose in parts of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, on November 25, reported 5,576 passengers stranded nationwide. [66] As heavy rains and floods coalesced in Negros Occidental; [67] four transmission lines in the Visayas archipelago were downed. [68] Floodwaters rose fast in Antequera, Bohol, submerging numerous houses. Floods in Bohol served waist-deep while rivers overflowed. [69] A vessel was stuck for an hour due to damage to its steering wheel in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte; an airplane struggled to land in Roxas Airport due to inclement weather. [70] In Olango Island, 22 houses were damaged due to light construction materials used in the island's houses as well as the island's proximity to the coast. [71] Floods in Bacolod reached from knee to hip-deep while in several barangays, flooding reached rooftops. Widespread flooding was also reported in numerous towns in southern Negros. [64] The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that 275,458 people across the Philippines were affected by Koto, of which 82,827 were displaced. At least 13 houses were destroyed while 82 others were damaged. At least 37 road sections and five bridges were rendered impassable. Seventy-nine seaports were closed, stranding 3,727 passengers and 158 maritime vessels. In the Negros Island Region, two people were reported missing. [72] More than 3,000 people were displaced in Bacolod. [73] while at least 2,000 were displaced in Bohol and at least 13,831 were displaced in Negros Occidental. [74] A state of calamity was declared in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro due to flooding. [75]
Vietnam
The National Civil Defense Steering Committee instructed People's Committees of provinces and cities from Quang Tri to Lam Dong to organize disaster response plans for Koto. [76]
As Koto made landfall over Khánh Hòa Province as a remnant low, it triggered heavy rainfall in South Central Vietnam. At Phan Dũng station in Lâm Đồng, rainfall was recorded at 195mm, and at Khánh Hiệp in Khánh Hòa, rainfall was recorded at 189mm. [77] In Cam Ly river in Lâm Đồng, the flood peak at Thanh Binh station breaks the 2019 record. [78]
As of December 5, damage in Lâm Đồng reached 113 billion dong (US$4.5 million) and 2 people were dead. [79] [80]
