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2.2.16<br />

KETSANA (0916)<br />

25 September– 1 October<br />

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

CHAPTER 2 - TROPICAL CYCLONES 2008<br />

KETSANA (0916) formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific east of the Philippines at 00<br />

UTC on 25 September and moved generally westwards. It intensified into a tropical storm at 00 UTC the next<br />

day. After crossing the Philippines, Ketsana entered the South China later on that day. Ketsana intensified into a<br />

severe tropical storm at 00 UTC on 27 September and then further into a typhoon at 06 UTC on 28 September<br />

while attaining its peak intensity with maximum sustained wind of 130 km/h and a central pressure of 960 hPa.<br />

It made landfall on Viet Nam soon afterwards, then weakened into a severe tropical storm at 12 UTC on 29<br />

September and a tropical storm 6 hours later. It was further downgraded into tropical depression intensity at<br />

06 UTC on 30 September and dissipated in Viet Nam at 00 UTC on 1 October.<br />

It was reported in Viet Nam, 162 people died, 14 missing and 616 injured. While in the Philippines, Ketsana<br />

caused significant causalities and economic damages and about 993,000 families were affected.<br />

2009<br />

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