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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2007-000137 Country: TWN Taiwan (China) Location: Date (YMD): 2007-8-18 Time: Duration: 1 Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Information Bulletin 1 Comments: Typhoon Sepat underwent rapid intensification in the afternoon of 16th August, 2007, and it landed Taiwan at 5:40am 18th August. After that the power of the super typhoon was reduced, but still prevailing, leaving power shortage in the mountainside villages of Xin Yi, Nantou county (central Taiwan); floods in Tai Shi village, Yunlin county (southwest of Taiwan). The power of Sepat has been down to a tropical storm after it left Taiwan at around 02:30pm 19th August, and at the same time the typhoon alarm was canceled. An estimated agricultural loss of NTD832million (equivalent to CHF30.4million)was calculated . 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-2007-000137-CHN Tropical Cyclone,China, People's Republic: The typhoon Sepat, which made landfall Fujian province on 19th, has claimed at least 29 lives, affected millions of people, destroyed more than a thousand of houses so far as of August 20. Most affected areas are Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang province where landslides caused by trential rain also brought human loss as well as economic loss. In the Zhejiang province, a tornado that claimed 11 lives and smashed 156 houses is also observed. LS-2007-000137-CHN Land Slide,China, People's Republic: Downpours brought by the typhoon Sepat caused landslides, which have killed at least 17 and left 11 missing in three provinces, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang TC-2007-000137---- Tropical Cyclone,(Non-Localized): Typhoon Sepat (T0708) TC-2007-000137-PHL Tropical Cyclone,Philippines: Heavy rain soaked Manila and the northern Philippines on 15th August as Typhoon Sepat skirted northeast of the archipelago, triggering evacuations and flood warnings. Nearly 390,000 people had been affected by flooding in Manila and northern provinces and more than 2,500 people were being housed in evacuation centres.