Overall Orange Tropical Cyclone for KOGUMA-21 in Viet Nam, China, Laos from 12 Jun 2021 00:00 UTC to 18:00

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Overall Orange Tropical Cyclone for KOGUMA-21

in Viet Nam, China, Laos

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone KOGUMA-21 can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000787
Name	KOGUMA-21
From - To	12 Jun - 12 Jun
Exposed countries	Viet Nam, China, Laos
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	65 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	0.8 m (12 Jun 18:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	High (Vietnam)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	94 km/h	0.9 m	863 mm	0.5
GFS	90 km/h	0.8 m	422 mm	0.5
ECMWF	54 km/h	0.7 m	524 mm	0.5

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Vietnam - Tropical Storm KOGUMA (ECHO 15 Jun 2021)Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:39

After the passage of Tropical Storm KOGUMA on 12-13 June over northern Vietnam, several casualties have been reported.
According to Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA) and AHA Centre, two people are missing off the coast of Thai Binh Province. About 200 people have been displaced and 650 residents have been affected. More than 19,720 ha of farmland have been flooded and over 130 homes have been damaged, including 21 houses in Ha Nam province and 104 in Nam Dinh province.
Moderate rain with thunderstorms is forecast over north-western Vietnam on 15-16 June.

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