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Typhoon Wipha - Sep 2007

Status
Past
Countries
China
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Disaster types
Tropical Cyclone

China

Typhoon Wipha destroyed hundreds of homes and disrupted power and water supplies to thousands of residents in Eastern China on September 19, forcing the evacuation of two million people from their homes. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said 669 homes had been destroyed in Zhejiang and there were reports of widespread disruption to power and water supplies. (IFRC, 19 Sep 2007)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The DPRK national news agency reported on 21 September that the rainstorms and strong winds caused by Typhoon Wipha "inflicted heavy losses in many sectors". The Korea Meteorological Administration (Seoul) reported that DPRK had suffered heavy rains between 18-20 September, with nearly 37 centimetres falling in the western coastal provinces of South Hwanghae, South Pyongan, and North Hwanghae (50 per cent of the overall rainfall in August), provinces which were badly affected by floods from the previous month. (OCHA, 24 Sep 2007)

Rainstorms and strong winds caused by Typhoon Wipha from 17-20 September led to further severe damage in four provinces. The DPRK Red Cross Society estimated that an additional 1,649 people were made homeless and over 109,000 hectares of farmland damaged. (OCHA, 6 Nov 2007)