Overall Red alert Flood for China, Taiwan
in China, Taiwan

Event summary

Flood China, Taiwan can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101664
Glide number: FL-2022-000311-CHN
Death: 0
Displaced: 1233000
Countries: China, Taiwan
From - To 14 Sep - 16 Sep

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Tropical Cyclone Muifa, China, Taiwan, September 2022Tropical Cyclone Muifa made landfall on the coast of Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China on 14 September, and again on the coast of Fengxian, Shanghai early 15 September. Media reported pre-emptive evacuation of 395,000 people in Shanghai and nearly 838,000 people in Zhejiang. Ships were ordered to return to port, schools were closed, some flights cancelled. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters raised the emergency response for flood and typhoon control to level III on 13 September.Thu 15 Sep 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Alluvione nelle Marche, Cna - Confartigianato: 'Subito aiuti o sarà du.. 9/19/2022 7:07:00 PM.

ANCONA – Plaudono alla sospensione dei mutui per le imprese e i privati che si trovano in difficoltà a causa dell’alluvione ma chiedono con forza indennizzi rapidi e tempestivi per le attività colpite dal nubifragio che tra il 15 e il 16 se
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Typhoon "Nanmadu" nears Kyushu area, causing power outage to nearly 60.. 9/18/2022 7:51:00 AM.

2022-09-18T05:49:10.372Z. (Reporter Zhu Chenxi) According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, the super typhoon "Nanmadu" approached the Kyushu region of Japan on the 18th. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typh
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China.- Al menos 14 muertos tras la inundación de una mina en China 9/18/2022 6:27:00 AM.

Al menos 14 personas han muerto y una persona se encuentra en paradero desconocido después de que se haya inundado una explotación minera de hierra el la provincia china de Hebei, en el norte del país. El incidente, que tuvo lugar el pasado
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Al menos 14 muertos tras la inundación de una mina en China 9/18/2022 5:32:00 AM.

El incidente, que tuvo lugar el pasado 2 de septiembre y no se ha conocido hasta ahora, ya está siendo investigado por las autoridades locales, según ha informado la agencia china Xinhua El incidente, que tuvo lugar el pasado 2 de septie
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),