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Catastrophe Report 2
January 1, 2002 - March 1, 2003
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Typhoon - Korea
| Territory: |
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North and South Korea |
| Region: |
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South Korea: provinces
of Gyeongsang, Chula, Chungcheong and Gangwon and Jeju Island
North Korea: Kwangwong province |
| Date: |
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August 31 – September 6 |
| Event: |
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Typhoon Rusa |
| Impact: |
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In the Republic of Korea, 151 people were confirmed
dead due to flash floods and landslides, with over 30 reported
missing. Close to 90,000 people were evacuated from their homes.
Damage to power lines resulted in the loss of electricity to
over 1.25 million households and floods crippled the Ulchin
nuclear power plant. The eastern coastal city of Gangneung was
badly affected, suffering 87cm of rain, leading to nearly the
entire city being submerged beneath chest-high water and the
destruction of over 8,000 homes. Close to 300 bridges were destroyed
and role and rail links cut in over 150 places. Over 200 ships
were swept away and damage caused to 24 port facilities. Economic
losses of 4.5 billion US$ make the event the second most costly
of 2002, although insured losses were just 170 million US$.
Rusa also struck the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(North Korea), where over 70cm of rain fell along the east
coast. Over 6,000 homes were reported damaged or destroyed,
irrigation and telephone networks submerged, railways, roads
and bridges destroyed and farmland inundated. Loss figures
are not available for the DPRK.
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| Summary: |
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Typhoon Rusa bypassed Taiwan and caused some
damage in southern Japan before causing major destruction on
the Korean peninsula. The typhoon was the most powerful to strike
Korea for over 43 years, with winds in excess of 200km h and
over thirty-six inches of rain falling in a 48-hour period.
After leaving Korea, Rusa continued northwards to strike Sakhalin
Island in the Russian Federation. |
| Data sources: |
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ReliefWeb
http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND?OpenView&Start=30
NASA Earth Observatory – Natural Hazards
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=4738
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| Additional sources: |
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Association for Asia Research
http://asianresearch.org/articles/865.html
WeatherMatrix
http://www.cybervox.org/archive/stormreports/200207-200208/0089.html
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