Typhoon Kai-tak (2005)

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Typhoon Kai-Tak was first noted as an area of convection to the west-southwest of Manila, Philippines. [1] Under favorable conditions, the disturbance continued to develop, prompting the JTWC to issue a TCFA to the system at 09:30 UTC on October 28. [1] The JMA followed suit and recognized the system as a tropical depression on the same day. It intensified to a tropical storm on the next day, earning the name Kai-tak. [2] Moving on an environment between two ridges, the tropical storm continued to intensify, becoming a typhoon on October 30. [1] It rapidly intensified, becoming a Category 2 typhoon on the same day, before subsequently weakening due to unfavorable conditions and the land interaction on Vietnam. [2] It was downgraded to a tropical storm on November 1, before making landfall near Thanh Hóa on the next day. It rapidly degraded over the mountainous terrain of Vietnam, before it was last noted on November 2, near Laos. [3]

Impact

At least twenty-five people were killed in Vietnam due to the flash floods and landslides triggered by Kai-tak, [4] of which 5 individuals, including a Filipino was listed missing due to the typhoon. [5] More than 3,000 people had been evacuated from Hội An, a seaside resort with a large beach and a traditional village. [6] On Tuesday, the industrial port of Da Nang was without power for a few hours. There were at least 57 fishing boats that sank or were swept away, but no fishermen were injured. [5] There were also destroyed 750 houses due to the landslides. [7] The majority of flights to Danang airport were canceled, and the Chinese President of that time, Hu Jintao, who was scheduled to visit the central region, cut his visit short and was scheduled to leave Vietnam early Wednesday. Around 15,000 people have been displaced in Quang Nam province. [8] In preparation for the incoming typhoon, tens of thousands of soldiers and police officers have been mobilized. [9]

The damages associated with Kai-Tak from Vietnam were estimated at ₫178 billion ($7.78 million). The damages in Laos, which were affected also by the remnants of the typhoon, is unknown. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY, OCTOBER 2005" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2005 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "MONTHLY GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY NOVEMBER, 2005" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Typhoon Kai-tak (Vietnam) - November 2005" . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Pinoy missing as typhoon Kai Tak nears Vietnam". The Philippine STAR . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Typhoon KAI-TAK: Storm-centered zoom at 36 hours lead (31 October 2005)" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Losses from Typhoon Kai-tak estimated at VND178 billion" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Typhoon batters Vietnam" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tropical storm Kai-Tak (No.5) Situation Report No. 2" . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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Typhoon Kai-Tak
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Typhoon Kai-Tak near its peak intensity, to the east of Quy Nhon, Vietnam on 30 October.