Cyclone Roanu
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| Emergence | May 18, 2016 | |
| resolution | May 21, 2016 | |
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| Lowest air pressure | 990 hPa ( mbar ) | |
| dead | so far (May 22, 2016) at least 84 and more than 160 missing persons | |
| Property damage | Unknown | |
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Affected areas |
Sri Lanka , India , Bangladesh | |
| Season overview: cyclone season in the north indica 2016 |
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The cyclone Roanu was a tropical cyclone that on 18 May 2016 an area of low pressure in the northern Indian Ocean was created and since then at an average speed of about 40 km / h parallel to India's east coast north towards Bangladesh moved. In the coastal region around Chittagong , it reached the mainland on the evening of May 21, 2016 ( UTC ) and then quickly dissolved into a low pressure area.
Origin and course
Under the influence of a trough , a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal from May 14, 2016 . The Indian meteorological service ( India Meteorological Department IMD) downgraded the probability that could develop within the next 72 hours from a cyclone on May 14, 2016 as "medium" ( moderate ) one. A storm warning was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on May 17, 2016 , with the center located at 11 ° 9 'N, 81 ° 4' E ( ⊙ ), approximately 95 nautical miles southeast of Chennai . The likelihood of a tropical cyclone developing within the next 24 hours was rated as “high”. On May 18, 2016, the IMD localized the change at 13 ° 3 'N, 81 ° 0' E ( ⊙ ), initially classified it as a severe depression and then, from May 18, as a tropical storm, which was named , Roanu 'was what the Maldivian name for " coconut fiber - Tau " is. A cyclone warning has been issued for the coastal areas of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha . Fishing boats was on the 18./19. May ( Tamil Nadu and Puduchery ) and 19./20. May (Andhra Pradesh and Odisha) not advised. By the morning of May 21, 2016 (UTC), the storm center had moved north-east parallel to the Indian coast and was determined by the IMD at 21 ° 9 'N, 91 ° 0' E ( ⊙ ), approximately 60 km south of Hatia and Located 100 km west-southwest of Chittagong . The storm was moving at a speed of 38 km / h at this point. east-northeast. Towards the evening of May 21, 2016 (UTC), the storm hit the coast near Chittagong and Noakhali and then quickly weakened to a severe low pressure area over the mountains to the east.
Effects
Sri Lanka was only affected by the foothills of the cyclone, but experienced heavy rains that accompanied the previous low pressure area. On May 15, 2016, the government of Sri Lanka issued a severe weather warning, especially for the southern and eastern areas of the country. Due to the rains, there were floods and several landslides. More than 100,000 people had to be temporarily evacuated. Dozens of deaths were to be mourned. The problems were exacerbated by the onset of the monsoon season . The cyclone also led to heavy rainfall in the Indian coastal states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal . In Chennai fell within 24 hours from 18 to 19 May, a total of 55 mm of precipitation . Here, too, there were several fatalities due to the floods.
In response to the expected cyclone with the accompanying floods of 1 to 1.5 meters, the Bangladeshi government had more than 500,000 people evacuated from the coastal areas. According to local media reports, around 24 people were killed in seven coastal districts of Bangladesh , most of them from falling trees or collapsing buildings. That was far fewer casualties than with cyclones in the past, for example with cyclone Aila 2009 (around 300 dead) or cyclone Sidr in 2006 (around 4000). Up to about 13 people were still missing.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cyclone Roanu inflicts Deadly Flooding Across Sri Lanka, Threatens Bangladesh, India, Myanmar. Directrelief.org, accessed on May 21, 2016 (English, 64 deaths were reported for Sri Lanka, 24 for Bangladesh, there were also isolated deaths in India, the exact number of victims depends, among other things, on whether one has the victims of landslides in Sri Lanka all attributed to the cyclone).
- ↑ REGIONAL SPECIALIZED METEOROLOGICAL CENTER - TROPICAL CYCLONES, NEW DELHI TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK. Indian Meteorological Department (archived at http://www.webcitation.org ), May 14, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN. Joint Typhoon Warning Center Pearl Harbor Hawaii, accessed on May 21, 2016 (also archived at [1] ).
- ↑ Why is the cyclone called Roanu? The Daily Star, May 21, 2016, accessed May 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Deep depression over west central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal (Cyclone Alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts) (Yellow message). Retrieved May 21, 2016 (English, archived page, original URL: http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/indian_1463580122.pdf ).
- ^ Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean. India Meteorological Department, May 21, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ^ Met Dept issues bad weather warning. Government of Sri Lanka, May 15, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Juliet Perry: Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried. CCN, May 19, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ 12 the flash floods in Sri Lanka, several missing. The Times of India, May 17, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Azzam Ameen: On board Sri Lanka floods rescue boat. BBC News, May 21, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Cyclone Roanu spares Tamil Nadu from its spate of fury. skymetweather.com, May 19, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Cyclone Roanu leaves Thousands of Bangladeshis homeless, death toll rises. abc.net.au, May 22, 2016, accessed on May 25, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Cyclone Roanu claims 24 lives in seven districts Bangladesh. bdnews24.com, May 22, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Roanu takes 21 lives. The Daily Star, May 22, 2016, accessed May 21, 2016 .