Overall Orange alert 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
Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.
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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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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (38), (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),