Severe Storm

Hurricane Jimena threatening south Baja California, Mexican Gov. issued sit rep and declared ORANGE alert for south Baja California, begun evacuations of populations in areas at risk, set up temporary shelters; Governor of Baja California declared state of emergency, requested help from government agencies.

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On 03 August 2009, Typhoon "Kiko" (MORAKOT) entered east northeast of Luzon, Philippines as a tropical depression and intensified into a typhoon with maximum center wind of 140 kph. The southwest monsoon enhanced by the said typhoon brought occasional to frequent rains over extreme northern Luzon which resulted to widespread flooding in northern and central Luzon, occurrence of 8 landslide incidents, swelling of 5 rivers, breaching of earth dikes and retaining and sea walls. As of 14 August, 18,618 families or 94,211 persons in 4 cities and 19 municipalities in 11 provinces of Regions I, II, III, IV, VI, XI, NCR and CAR were affected.

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Typhoon Morakot hit the coast of South Taiwan on 5 August 2009, as a major Category 4 storm. The thyphoon moved on to China, during the weekend, and up to 1 million people have been evacuated…

Heavy rainfall on 9-11 August due to the typhoon 0909(Etau) has caused mud slide and flood in Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyusyu districts. As of 13 August, 27 people are reported killed and missing, 18 people injured, 10 houses totally destroyed, 7 houses half destroyed, 32 houses partially destroyed, 1,300 houses flooded above floor level and 3,353 houses flooded below floor level.

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5 provinces in the southeast mainland China have been hit by Typhoon Morakot. As of August 11, Typhoon Morakot had killed 8 people on the Chinese mainland, forced some 1.57 million people to be relocated and damaged over 10,000 houses, caused direct economic losses 9.72 billion yuan (CHF 1.5 billion)

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Typhoon Morakot hit the coast of South Taiwan on 5 August 2009, as a major Category 4 storm. The thyphoon moved on to China, during the weekend, and up to 1 million people have been evacuated along the east coast.

Source : Charter  for "Space and Major Disasters"

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GDACS Red Alert issued. Up to 10.39 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 1.06 million people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

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Typhoon Morakot hit the coast of South Taiwan on 5 August 2009, as a major Category 4 storm. The thyphoon moved on to China, during the weekend, and up to 1 million people have been evacuated along the east coast.

Source : Charter  for "Space and Major Disasters"

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On July 2, a storm hit the area of River Region affecting 2350 persons. A total of 327 families were displaced to neighbours and relatives.

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NDCC issued situation report and warning in Luzon.

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Tropical storm Andres. Warning issued for the southwestern coast of Mexico.

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20 dead and 46 seriously injured in central China's Henan province. Uprooted trees, damaged homes, flattened crops, and water and electricity supplies cut.

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Cyclone AILA ripped coastal West Bengal on 25 May 2009 unleashing storms that uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, killing approx 30 people and affecting 100,000 others. A severe storm with a wind speed of 110 kmph accompanied by heavy rainfall preceded the cyclone ripping through the districts of Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hoogly. The coastal blocks like Sagar, Namkhana, Kakdwip and also Patharpraima, Canning, Basanti, Mathurapur and Kultali have all been severely affected and casualties have been reported. The West Bengal state?s Disaster Management Minister told BBC that 100,000 people had become homeless. The accompanying rains caused water-logging in large parts of the city, while power supply remained erratic and several flights were cancelled. Nearly four people were killed and 15 injured in Kolkata due to the storm that paralysed normal life. The usually bustling city streets were deserted…