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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2009-000150 Country: TWN Taiwan (China) Location: Date (YMD): 2009-8-6 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Category 4 Information Source: http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?eventType=TC&ID=MORAKOT-09_1&system=asgard&alertlevel=Red&glide_no=&location=JPN&country=Japan&new=true Comments: GDACS Red Alert issued. Up to 10.39 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 1.06 million people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2009-000150-CHN Tropical Cyclone,China, People's Republic: 5 provinces in the southeast mainland China have been hit by Typhoon Morakot. As of August 11, Typhoon Morakot had killed 8 people on the Chinese mainland, forced some 1.57 million people to be relocated and damaged over 10,000 houses, caused direct economic losses 9.72 billion yuan (CHF 1.5 billion)