Somalia Regions hit by 2018 Tropical Cyclone Sagar

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Date

April 12, 2022, 10:53 a.m., Publication

Abstract

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System described Cyclone Sagar as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in Somalia. This was a very rare cyclone in the Gulf of Aden that made landfall in north-western Somaliland on 19 May, 2018. This layer shows the occurence of TC Sagar in some regions of Somalia,including Awdal, Togdheer, Sool, Sanaag, Bari, Hiraan, Gedo and Lower Juba.The TC Sagar moved with wind gusts of up to 120 km/hour that delivered a year’s worth of rain to some areas in the north, that is between 150 and 200mm.

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IGAD_DRM

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disaster-risk-management@igad.int

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Maintenance Frequency

asNeeded

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vector

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None

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Language

eng

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Supplemental Information

TC Sagar was reported to have adverse impacts on Somalia regions. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported heavy rainfall, strong winds and dangerous flash floods hitting coastal areas of Puntland and Somaliland. This resulted in the loss of lives, crops and livestock as well as the destruction of property and infrastructure. Recored impacts according to regions included: Awdal, Bari, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer Number of people affected: 228,000 Number of people displaced: 9,000 Awdal, Hiraan, Gedo, Lower Juba Number of people affected:830,000 Number of people worst hit:170,000 Number of people displaced: 290,000 Number of people death: 50 Infrusructure destroyed:(20-40)schools and 21 health facilities

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x0: 40.994316999000034
x1: 51.413032532000045
y0: -1.664914401999965
y1: 11.985202789000027

Spatial Reference System Identifier

EPSG:4326

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Category

Disaster Risks

Regions

Africa , Somalia

Resource Metadata

Somalia Regions hit by 2018 Tropical Cyclone Sagar