Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for BOPHA-12
in Philippines

Event summary

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

GDACS ID TC 33913
Name BOPHA-12
Glide number: TC-2012-000197-PHL
From - To 27 Nov - 09 Dec
Exposed countries Philippines
Exposed population 7.4 million in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 259 km/h Category 5
Maximum storm surge 0.8 m (03 Dec 21:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
JRC 47 km/h 0.8 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.
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Rescue at sea for Filipino fishermen after Typhoon Bopha 12/12/2012 9:48:00 PM.

Indonesia sent a ship to join the search for the fishermen, who may have been swept toward the Celebes Sea from the Pacific Ocean...
Philippines (the): Philippines: Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) - Scope of Human.. 12/12/2012 8:47:00 PM.

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, MapAction Country: Philippines (the) Map shows the scope of the humanitarian crisis. Numbers for affected population, deaths,injuries, missing, Pop in Evacuation Centres, and d
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Philippines (the): Philippines Typhoon Bopha Situation Report No. 6 (a.. 12/12/2012 8:47:00 PM.

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines (the) Highlights Humanitarian consequences of Typhoon Bopha are becoming clearer as more affected areas become accessible. Of the 778,226 people displaced,
...(more)
Le typhon Bopha aux Philippines 12/12/2012 7:02:00 PM.

typhoon-bopha-bataan.jpg Le typhon Bopha, appelé Pablo aux Philippines, s’est abattu sur le sud du pays. Plus de 360 000 personnes sont désormais hébergées dans des centres d’évacuation ou chez des amis et de la famille. Oxfam a lancé une i
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (46), (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),