User:DachshundLover82/sandbox/Tropical Depression 29W (2017)
Tropical depression (JMA scale) | |
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Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Formed | October 30, 2017 |
Dissipated | November 8, 2017 |
(Remnant low after November 3-6 and 8) | |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 55 km/h (35 mph) 1-minute sustained: 45 km/h (30 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 1004 hPa (mbar); 29.65 inHg |
Fatalities | 7 total |
Damage | $121.183 million (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia |
Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season |
Meteorological history
editImpact
editMalaysia
editTropical Depression 29W dropped torrential rainfall over parts of Malaysia, causing major flooding.[1] In the state of Perak, flash flooding forced more than 500 residents to flee their homes.[2] Flooding affected five villages in the Perak Tengah and Hulu Perak districts, where 14 residences were flooded in the latter. Nearby, the Sadang River overflowed its banks due to excessive rainfall.[3] A total of 24 people had to be rescued in Kampung Malau.[4]
Penang
editElsewhere
editAftermath
editReferences
edit- ^ "Malaysia : Heavy Rain, Flood : 2017/11/05". Asian Disaster Reduction Center. November 5, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Flood evacuees in Perak remain at 512". Malay Mail. November 3, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ Balqis Zahari (November 3, 2017). "2 daerah di Perak dilanda banjir kilat". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Jumlah Mangsa Banjir Di Perak Menurun". Perak Today (in Malay). November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "1,000 companies lose RM300mil to Penang floods".
- ^ "RM200m losses seen, as SMEs badly hit by Penang floods".
External links
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