Typhoon Kai-tak (2000)
Pacific typhoon in 2000
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Typhoon Kai-tak, also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Edeng, was a typhoon that formed in early July 2000 and brought severe impacts to the Philippines and Taiwan.
Kai-tak near peak intensity on July 7 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 3, 2000 |
| Dissipated | July 10, 2000 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 967 hPa (mbar); 28.56 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 16 direct, 218 indirect |
Economic losses | $82 million (2000 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Korea |
| IBTrACS / [1] | |
Part of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season | |
Meteorological history
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
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionOn 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 named Kai-tak on the 5th and a typhoon on the 6th.[nb 1] Kai-tak continued northward, hitting Taiwan on the 9th. Kai-tak changed to an extratropical cyclone in the Yellow Sea on the 11th.[3][4] This extratropical cyclone landed near the Dandong City of the Liaodong Peninsula and changed course to the east, and disappeared on the 12th.[3]
Impact
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.[5] 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
Notes
- The name Kai-tak (Cantonese: 啟德, [kʰɐi˧˥ tak˧]) was contributed by Hong Kong and refers to Kai Tak Airport in Cantonese.[2]
