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Latest Report : Tropical Storm Floods in Vietnam on 08 September, 2024 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Flood, Landslide and Storm
  • Country: Vietnam
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 08 September, 2024
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 04 September, 2024
  • Requester: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number:

Disaster Situation

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According to the Vietnam Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 a.m. on September 4, 2024, storm YAGI was in the East Sea, about 770 km from Hainan Island (China), with the strongest wind speed of 117 km/h, gusting to level 11, moving in the West - Northwest direction, at a speed of 10 km/h. Storm YAGI is forecast to directly affect all northern provinces of Vietnam on the evening of September 7, 2024, Vietnam time.

Latest Report : Tropical Storm Floods in Philippines on 01 September, 2024 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Flood and Landslide
  • Country: Philippines
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 01 September, 2024
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 02 September, 2024
  • Requester: Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number: TC-2024-000161-PHL

Latest Report : Flood in Gujarat State, India on 27 August, 2024 see detail

  • Disaster Type: Flood
  • Country: India
  • Occurrence Date (UTC): 27 August, 2024
  • SA activation Date(UTC): 29 August, 2024
  • Requester: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
  • Escalation to the International Charter: No
  • GLIDE Number: FL-2024-000109-IND

Disaster Situation

News: Gujarat continues to grapple with a massive flood situation amid continuous heavy rainfall, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a 'red' alert for several parts of the state on Thursday, August 19. According to the weather department, the deep depression over Saurashtra and Kachchh is expected to intensify as it moves towards the northeast Arabian Sea, bringing further heavy rainfall across the region. While rescue operations and evacuations are being done, the death toll in rain-related accidents has increased to 28 in the last three days.
According to IMD, extremely heavy showers are expected in 12 districts - Kachchh, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Botad. On Wednesday, districts in the Saurashtra region, such as Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot, and Porbandar, received between 50mm and 200 mm of rain in a 12-hour period ending at 6 pm. Bhanvad taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district received 185 mm of rainfall during this period, the highest in the state, reported PTI.
Six contingents of the Army have been deployed to assist the 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 22 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams for rescue and relief work in the state.

Link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-floods-rain-august-29-2024-death-toll-pm-modi-imd-issues-red-alert-101724891393969.html
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