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Tropical Cyclone DUJUAN Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 28/9/2015 CHINA – Tropical Cyclone DUJUAN 30 Sep, 12.00 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONES SOUDELOR & DUJUAN SITUATION 37 km/h sust. winds 2015 • TC DUJUAN reached the coast of eastern Taiwan, in the area north of Hualien, late in the morning (UTC) of 28 September, as an intense Typhoon. On 28 September at 6.00 UTC, it had max. sustained winds 30 Sep, 0.00 UTC of 222 km/h (equivalent to Category 4). 56 km/h sust. winds 28 Sep 2015 26 222 km/h sust. winds • DUJIAN is forecast to cross central-northern Taiwan on 28 September, slightly weakening, but still remaining a Typhoon and it may reach Fujian province (eastern China) early on 29 September still as a Typhoon (Category 1). 8 • Strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge may affect several 29 Sep, 12.00 UTC areas of Taiwan, as well as the provinces of Fujian and southern 7 Aug 2015 74 km/h sust. winds Total Dead due to Zhejiang (eastern China) on 28-30 September. Heavy rains and 194 km/h TC SOUDELOR winds may still affect southern Ryukyu Islands (Japan) on 28 sust. winds September, while moderate rainfall may also affect northern Luzon TC SOUDELOR affected Taiwan and several provinces of eastern (Philippines), including the Batanes on 28-29 September. mainland China (almost the same areas that coud be affected by TC DUJUAN) with heavy rains and strong winds in Aug 2015. It • Taiwan: Torrential rains (> 200 mm in 24 h) may affect several caused eight dead and 400 injured in Taiwan, while at least 26 died and 3 000 houses collapsed in eastern mainland China. areas of Taiwan, extremely torrential rains (> 350 mm, up to 600- 29 Sep, 0.00 UTC (see ECHO Daily Map of 10 August 2015) 700 mm) over the mountain areas, with the risk of flash floods and 130 km/h sust. winds landslides. Very strong winds (max. sustained winds of 180- 28 Sep, 6.00 UTC 222 km/h sust. winds 220 km/h, gust up to 260 km/h) affected the landfall area. Moreover storm surge may also especially affect the coastal areas of Yilan and Hualien counties, including the cities of Yilan and Hualien. As of 28 September morning, over 290 000 households were affected by power outages, Emergency Response Centers have been set up in the north and east, as well as 100 shelters, and approx. 5 000 people living in mountainous areas of Taiwan were evacuated. 27 Sep, 18.00 UTC • Mainland China: According to China Meteorological Administration (CMA), up to 180 mm of rain may affect north-eastern Fujian and southern Zhejiang on 28-29 Sep. Moreover JRC calculations (using as 27 Sep, 0.00 UTC input the data of 28 September 9.00 UTC) indicate a storm surge of Intensity 28 Sep, 12.00 UTC 185 km/h sust. winds the order of 1.7 m in the coastal area of Putian, Fujian (see map) on Typhoon 29 September early morning (UTC). As of 28 September morning Tropical Storm (CMA), an Orange Warning for Typhoon was in effect. Tropical Depression Wind Buffer Sources: GDACS, JTWC, CMA, JMA, CWB, NOAA , Media Legend> 120 km/h lspop201292-120 km/h VALUE POPULATION OF FUJIAN & ZHEJIANG PROVINCES & TAIWAN 64-92 km/h source: GEOHIVE Area0 of track uncertainty1 - 5 TYPHOON DUJUAN IN TAIWAN Storm6 Surge - 25 JRC calculations26 - 50 1–512m - 100 < 1 m Pop. Density101- 500 (pop/km2) 501 - 2 500 2 501 - 5 000 5 001 - 130 000 GDACS Alert Moderate event Legend Potential local disaster (Pop. 460 000) Taiwan Potential severe disaster Sust. winds 28 Sep, 180-220 km/h Population Acc. rain 21-27 Sep 12.00 UTC 0 - 25 0000 (NASA) (Pop. 330 000) 25 0001 - 500 000 51 - 100 mm Sources: GDACS, JTWC Landfall on 500 001 - 1 000 000 101 - 150 mm (28 Sep, 12.00 UTC), 28 Septeber LUZON 1 000 001 - 2 500 000 151 - 200 mm OpenStreetMap Hualien 2 500 001 - 5 000 000 201 - 250 mm 5 000 001 - 7 500 000 > 250 mm 7 500 001 - 10 000 000.
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