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RED alert: Cyclone DUJUAN-15 inChina : 21418284 people in Cat1(120km/h) , 49932288 in tropical depression.

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Red alert for Tropical Cyclone DUJUAN-15

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Legend: areas affected by winds of 39mph (green), 58mph (orange) and 74mph (red); shaded area is uncertainty cone of forecasted cyclone path.

Legend: areas affected by winds of 39mph (green), 58mph (orange) and 74mph (red); blue area is heavy rainfall >100mm/6hr (source: eTRaP)

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Legend: areas affected by storm surge <1m (red), >1m (yellow) (source: JRC)

Alert level

The alert level for the forecasted track (next 72h) is Red.

The overall alert level is Red for

This tropical cyclone can have a high humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in the past and forecasted path.

Please see methodology for more explanations on thresholds.

In particular are affected by high winds up to 231.48 (64.30 m/s or 143.84mph).

Current Storm Status

Analysis based on advisory number 28 for DUJUAN-15, published on 28 Sep 2015 12:00

• The storm is: active
• Current country: Japan, China
• Current position: Lat:24.4 Lon:121.5
• Alert level at current position: Red
• Basin: NWPacific
• Current strength: Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph
• Current maximum sustained wind speed: 64.30

GDACS report created on 29 Sep 2015 10:26.

For a more complete report including information on storm surge and extreme rainfall, please go to http://www.gdacs.org/Cyclones/report.aspx?eventid=1000217&episodeid=28&eventtype=TC.

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Information related to the track has been collected from the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre and NOAA National Hurricane Center . The impact analysis is performed by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.

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GDACS daily newsletter for 29/09/2015

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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 29/09/2015

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone JOAQUIN-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 28/09/2015 to 29/09/2015, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h) JOAQUIN-15 was active in Atlantic. The cyclone affects these countries: United States (vulnerability Low). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone MARTY-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 26/09/2015 to 29/09/2015, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 130 km/h) MARTY-15 was active in EastPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Mexico (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone NIALA-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 25/09/2015 to 29/09/2015, a Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h) NIALA-15 was active in CentralPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

	Red alert for tropical cyclone DUJUAN-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 1.029 million.
	From 21/09/2015 to 29/09/2015, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h) DUJUAN-15 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Japan, China (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 1.029 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:25.83km) in Chile 28/09/2015 20:27 UTC, 213706 people within 100km.
	On 9/28/2015 8:27:27 PM, an earthquake occurred in Chile potentially affecting 213706 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:25.83km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:85.09km) in Indonesia 28/09/2015 14:55 UTC, 1040868 people within 100km.
	On 9/28/2015 2:55:34 PM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 1040868 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:85.09km.

Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. If you are involved in an ongoing emergency as a local emergency management authority or as an international responder, please provide your information in the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. The following emergencies are currently open.

Open emergencies

Myanmar Floods 3-August-2015 updated: 13-August-2015

7.9M Earthquake in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 06:11 UTC 25-Apr-2015 updated: 9-August-2015 EQ-2015-000048-NPL

Typhoon Maysak - FS Micronesia 31-March-2015 updated: 14-Apr-2015

Chile - floods 26-March-2015 updated: 27-Apr-2015 FL-2015-000027-CHL

Tropical Cyclone Pam 11-March-2015 updated: 30-July-2015 TC-2015-000023-VUT

Typhoon Chan-hom 11-July-2015 updated: 11-July-2015

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