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2.2.4<br />

NANGKA (0904)<br />

22 – 27 June<br />

<strong>TCAR</strong><br />

CHAPTER 2 - TROPICAL CYCLONES 2008<br />

NANGKA(0904) formed as a tropical depression over the sea east of the Philippines at 12 UTC on 22 June.<br />

Moving west-northwestwards, it intensified into a tropical storm at 06 UTC on 23 June attaining its peak<br />

intensity with maximum sustained wind of 74 km/h with a central pressure of 994 hPa at 12 UTC on the same<br />

day . Nangka crossed the central Philippines and entered the South China on 24 June. Continuing its northnorthwesterly<br />

trajectory, Nangka made landfall over the coastal area east of Hong Kong and weakened into a<br />

tropical depression at 18 UTC on 26 June and then dissipated over southern China at 00 UTC on 27 June.<br />

10 people were killed during the passage of Nangka in the Philippines and the economic loss was estimated<br />

around 54,000 US dollars.<br />

2009<br />

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