Typhoon Sinlaku - Sep 2008
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- China - Taiwan Province
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- Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Sinlaku injured 13 people when it hit northeastern Taiwan at 1:50AM local time on 14 September 2008. The typhoon landed in Yilan County with winds up to 45 meters per second. More than 130,000 households suffered a power blackout, and 800 households lost their water supply. A total of 32 shelters were built for 782 typhoon victims. (Xinhua, 14 Sep 2008) The typhoon left 12 dead and 10 missing as of 17 September. (Xinhua, 17 Sep 2008)
China: In Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, more than 170,000 people were evacuated from low-lying coastal regions. (Xinhua, 14 Sep 2008)
Philippines: The intertropical convergence zones (ITCZ) and enhanced southwest monsoon induced by Typhoon Marce [international name Sinlaku] brought heavy rains and caused the build up of water hyacinth along Rio Grande de Mindanao, which subsequently triggered flooding on 4 September and 13 September and affected Cotabato City, Cotabato Province; Shariff Kabunsuan; and Maguindanao. (Govt. of the Philippines, 25 Sep 2008)