Typhoon Kai-tak (2000)

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Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  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

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On 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

This typhoon was named after Hong Kong's old international airport, Kai Tak Airport. PAGASA gave the storm the name Edeng.^{[ citation needed ]}

Impact

See also: Payatas landslide

The 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

• Tropical cyclones portal

• Other tropical cyclones named Kai-tak

References

1. "Typhoon (TY) 06W (Kai-Tak*)". 2000 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF) (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. p. 47. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
2. Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center 2000、P.25
3. "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.
4. "Death toll rises to 116 as disease fears grow in Philippine dump". ReliefWeb. Agence France-Presse. July 12, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

Typhoon Kai-tak (Edeng)

Kai-tak near peak intensity on July 7

v t e Tropical cyclones of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season
	TD TD VSTY Damrey TS Longwang TD TD TD Konsing TD 04W TD TD VSTY Kirogi TY Kai-tak TD Gloring TD TD TD 08W TS Tembin TD 10W TD TD STS Bolaven TS Chanchu VSTY Jelawat TD TD TD 14W TY Ewiniar TD TD TD Wene TD 17W VITY Bilis TD TD TS Kaemi TY Prapiroon TS Maria TD TD VSTY Saomai TD TD TS Bopha TY Wukong STS Sonamu TD TD VSTY Shanshan TD TD TD 27W TD 28W TD TD TD TD TY Yagi TY Xangsane STS Bebinca TD 32W TS Rumbia TD Ulpiang TD TD TD TD TY Soulik
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