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SUPER TYPHOON USAGI: FORECAST
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SUPER TYPHOON USAGI Headed Towards The Philippines,
Taiwan, and ChinaSeptember 20, 2013
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The most powerful typhoon of the 2013 season approached the
northern Philippines and southern Taiwan on Friday (Sept. 20) with wind reaching 300 kph (184 mph)
and torrential rain
TSUNAMI ROUND TABLE
AUGUST 7, 2005
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SUPER TYPHOON USAGI NEAR THE PHILIPPINES
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SUPER TYPHOON USAGI: FORECAST
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POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS OF USAGI
• Usagi has a diameter of 1,100 kilometers (660 miles), with outer rain bands extending across the main northern Philippine island of Luzon and southern Taiwan.
• Forecasters predict 24-hour rainfall accumulation of 500 millimeters (nearly 20 inches) near its center.
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WIND AND WATER PENETRATE BUILDING ENVELOPE
SEVERE
WINDSTORMS
SEVERE
WINDSTORMS
UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM
FLYING DEBRIS PENETRATES WINDOWS
STORM SURGE AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
POOR WORKMANSHIP
IGNORING NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
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ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS: THE PHILIPPINES
• In the Philippines, the Batanes Islands are under the highest storm alert
• Government officials warned of flash floods, landslides and storm surge in 15 northern provinces.
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ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS: TAIWAN
• In Taiwan, hundreds of people are being evacuated from flood-prone areas near cities and in remote mountainous regions
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ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS: CHINA
• The Guangdong-Hong Kong coastline of China is preparing for Usagi’s arrival on Sunday as a weakened storm with maximum sustained winds of 158 kph (98 mp).
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In Hong Kong, a city rarely hit by typhoons, officials warned that the
storm posed a “severe threat,” urging residents to be ready for
strong winds and possible flooding
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The provinces of Guangdong, Zhejiang and Fujian are expected
to be at high risk as Usagi gradually moves northwestward.
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BENEFIT/COST OF BECOMING TYPHOON DISASTER RESILIENTBENEFIT/COST OF BECOMING
TYPHOON DISASTER RESILIENT
PREPAREDNESS, PROTECTION, EARLY WARNING, EM. RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
BUILDS RESILIENCE
1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1,000
PREPAREDNESS, PROTECTION, EARLY WARNING, EM. RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
BUILDS RESILIENCE
1 < BENEFIT/COST < 1,000
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September 20-21
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Impacts in The Philippines
AT LEAST 475 DEAD; MANY HOMELESS
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MANILA: SIGNS OF USAGI’S APPROACH
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USAGI: WIND AND WATER DAMAGE
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USAGI: MUDSLIDES
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USAGI: WIND DAMAGE
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USAGI: WIND DAMAGE
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USAGI: LAST MINUTE EVACUATIONS
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USAGI: FLOODING
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USAGI: A RESCUE
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September 22
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Impacts in Tiawan
At least 2 dead
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TAIWAN: STORM SURGE
• Adding to the concern for loss of lives and property, a devastating storm surge of 3 to 5 m (10 to 18 feet) occurred along the southeastern coast simul-taneously with heavy rain
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HIGH TIDES
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USAGI: AS A RAINMAKER
• In Taiwan, the storm system dumped more than 20 cm (8 inches) of rain along the eastern and southern coasts in a 13-hour period, causing officials to warn that a total rainfall of 100 cm (40) inches could happen before the storm leaves the region on Sunday.
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TAIWAN: POWER OUTAGES
• More than 88,000 households were without electricity as of 5 p.m. yesterday, state-run Taiwan Power reported.
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Impacts in China(Usagi has weakened to the
equivalent of a CAT 2 hurricane)
Usagi will probably make landfall on the central-eastern coast of China’s Guangdong province sometime this
afternoon to tomorrow morning
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USAGI: NOW THE EQUIVALET OF A CAT 2 HURRICANE
Usagi will probably make landfall on the central-eastern coast of China’s Guangdong province sometime this
afternoon to tomorrow morning
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USAGI: DANGER APPROACHING
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CREDIT
• Visitors take pictures of increasing waves under the influence of Typhoon Usagi in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, September 22, 2013.
• Credit: Reuters/Chance Chan
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EVACUATIONS AND PRECAUTIONS
• More than 80,000 people were moved to safer ground in Fujian province,
• Authorities in Guangdong have asked more than 44,000 fishing boats to return to port.
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HONG KONG: AIRLINE TRAVEL DISRUPTED
• Eighty flights cancelled.
• Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. (293), Hong Kong’s largest airline, and its unit Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. stopped Hong Kong operations through Sept. 23rd.