Typhoon Kai-tak, also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Edeng, was a typhoon that formed in July 2000 and brought severe impacts to the Philippines and Taiwan.
 Kai-tak near peak intensity on July 7 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 3, 2000 |
| Dissipated | July 10, 2000 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 16 total |
| Economic losses | $82 million (2000 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Korea |
| IBTrACS / [1] | |
Part of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season | |
Meteorological history
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionOn July 2, a low pressure area formed north west of the Philippines and became a tropical depression on July 3 and started to drift northward, becoming a storm on the 5th and a typhoon on the 6th. Kai-tak continued northward, hitting Taiwan on the 9th. Kai-tak changed to an extratropical cyclone in the Yellow Sea on the 11th.[2][3] This extratropical cyclone landed near the Dandong city of the Liaodong Peninsula and changed course to the east, and disappeared on the 12th.[2]
Name
editThis typhoon was named after Hong Kong's old international airport, Kai Tak Airport. PAGASA gave the storm the name Edeng.[citation needed]
Impact
editThe combined effects of Kai-tak and Tropical Depression Gloring led to the collapse of the Payatas dumpsite, a large garbage pile, devastating a scavenger community with 300 shanty homes near Manila. At least 218 people died in the avalanche — some of whom were decapitated by machinery — and at least 73 others were injured.[4] 160 people were killed and 150 were missing on Luzon due to heavy rain and landslides.[1] In Taiwan, a wind of 80 knots or more when landing caused a power outage of more than 3,000 units, killing one person.[1] The China Meteorological Administration allegedly suffered an economic loss of $82 million in Zhejiang and elsewhere.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Typhoon (TY) 06W (Kai-Tak*)". 2000 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF) (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. p. 47. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center 2000、P.25
- ^ "デジタル台風：台風200004号 (KAI-TAK) - 詳細経路情報". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Death toll rises to 116 as disease fears grow in Philippine dump". ReliefWeb. Agence France-Presse. July 12, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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