Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for FUNG-WONG-14 in China, Philippines from 17 Sep 2014 18:00 UTC to 23 Sep 2014 12:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for FUNG-WONG-14

in China, Philippines

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone FUNG-WONG-14 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 47998
Name	FUNG-WONG-14
From - To	17 Sep - 23 Sep
Exposed countries	China, Philippines
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	167 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge	1 m (22 Sep 23:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (China)

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	56 km/h	1 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

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Latest media headlines

Heavy rain lashes East China as tropical storm Fung-Wong approaches 9/26/2014 6:20:00 AM.

Heavy rain lashed the coastal areas of east China's Zhejiang Province Sunday as tropical storm Fung-Wong approached.

PHILIPPINES - Manila, Card. Tagle calls for more aid to victims of nat.. 9/25/2014 10:05:00 AM.

The archbishop of the capital appeals to citizens to support Church aid for the victims of the recent tropical storm. Caritas Manila and parishes mobilize relief services. Nearly 200 thousand people still accommodated in shelters. The Cardi

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South Sudan: 24 September 2014: World - ECHO Flash Events 9/24/2014 7:02:00 PM.

Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department Country: Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States of America, South Sudan

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Legarda asserts updated protocols on dam water releases 9/24/2014 12:19:00 PM.

Legarda, who chairs the Senate committee on climate change, reminded the National Power Corporation (Napocor) to ensure that protocols on dam water releases effectively control and not worsen flooding. "Update dam protocols and improved coo

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