1.   But she notes that two devastating typhoons that swept across the Philippines in October, causing heavy crop damage, may also have damped fourth-quarter growth.

2.   Floods caused by devastating typhoons also disrupted operations of offices and factories, preventing companies from taking orders and producing goods, the ministry said.

3.   Last year, farm output was severely affected by a prolonged drought and several devastating typhoons.

4.   Nari comes barely two months after a devastating typhoon, named Toraji, struck central Taiwan.