Overall Green alert Flood
in China

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4396
Glide number: TC-2016-000100-TWN
Death: 15
Displaced: 1500
Countries: China
From - To 17 Sep - 22 Sep

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 372 | About casualties: 13 | Last hour: 0

Super Typhoon Meranti Hits Taiwan, Next Stop ChinaMon, 26 Sep 2016 23:31:00 +0200.

Thousands of people across Taiwan lost power as Super Typhoon Meranti ravaged the country Wednesday, with this year’s strongest storm yet moving toward mainland China, possibly causing much more destruction. The Category 5 storm, marked by
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Typhoon Megi Nearing TaiwanMon, 26 Sep 2016 23:28:00 +0200.

Story Highlights. Typhoon Megi will landfall in Taiwan Tuesday. Damaging winds and coastal flooding is expected. Over a foot of rain may trigger life-threatening flash floods and landslides. Megi will then track into southeast China as a we
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Typhoon Megi Is On Its Way To TaiwanMon, 26 Sep 2016 23:01:00 +0200.

Typhoon Megi is expected to make landfall Tuesday in Taiwan, according to reports. The Category 2 equivalent typhoon, which is currently in the western Pacific Ocean about 300 miles southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, intensified Monday from a tro
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12:19 Alerta en Taiwán por llegada del tifón 'Megi'Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:03:00 +0200.

TAIPEI. Taiwán ha cancelado decenas de vuelos internacionales , liberado agua de sus pantanos, evacuado personas en zonas peligrosas y activado sus centros de gestión de emergencias ante la inminente llegada del tifón Megi. A pesar de su le
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