Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for GAEMI-12 in Cambodia, Viet Nam from 01 Oct 2012 18:00 UTC to 04 Oct 2012 12:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for GAEMI-12

in Cambodia, Viet Nam

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone GAEMI-12 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 32891
Name	GAEMI-12
From - To	01 Oct - 06 Oct
Exposed countries	Cambodia, Viet Nam
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	130 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge	0.3 m (06 Oct 13:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	High (Cambodia)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	64 km/h	0.3 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Viet Nam: Dozens of houses, schools damaged by typhoon Gaemi 10/9/2012 5:44:00 AM.

Source: Government of Viet Nam Country: Viet Nam The storm Gaemi that passed through the central provinces of Vietnam yesterday damaged dozens of houses, schools, etc. It also caused heavy rains and floods in many areas. On October 8, the C

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Typhoon Gaemi slows speed to 25 kph when it arrives in Cambodia: PM 10/7/2012 1:17:00 PM.

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has reduced its concern over the direct impact of a tropical storm Gaemi after the storm has slowed its speed to 25 kilometers per hour (kph) when it arrived in Cambodia's northwestern Stung Treng pro

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Laos warns southern, central provinces of typhoon Gaemi 10/7/2012 4:22:00 AM.

Lao Government Office has warned local residents and authorities in southern and central Laos of typhoon Gaemi's approach, which is threatening to bring flooding, strong winds, and landslides.

Tropical storm Gaemi is forecast to strike Vietnam at about 12:00 GMT .. 10/6/2012 5:27:00 PM.

Sat, 6 Oct 2012 13:46 GMT Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk Tropical storm Gaemi is forecast to strike Vietnam at about 12:00 GMT on 6 October.Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that

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