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Tropical Cyclone Gati Historic Landfall in Somalia
Resource ID
7421e69a-bbdf-11ec-aa15-0242ac170007
Title
Tropical Cyclone Gati Historic Landfall in Somalia
Date
April 14, 2022, 10:41 a.m., Publication
Abstract
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites(EUMETSAT) published this report to highlight the occurence of Tropical Cyclone Gati in Somalia. It highlights the impact of the storm to people, property and infrastructutre.
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Responsible
IGAD_DRM
Point of Contact
DRM Team
disaster-risk-management@igad.int
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
asNeeded
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
License
Not Specified
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
At least nine people died as a result of the storm; almost 4,000 properties, belonging to nomadic communities, were destroyed; an estimated 10,000 animals were killed in Ufeyn, and 42,000 people were displaced. Minor impacts were also observed on the Yemeni island of Socotra and in the Ethiopian Highlands.
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Extent
  • x0: 40.994316999000034
  • x1: 51.5
  • y0: -1.664914401999965
  • y1: 11.985202789000027
Spatial Reference System Identifier
4326
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Disaster Risks
Regions
Africa , East Africa