UPDATE: TROPICAL CYCLONE CIARA
UPDATE: TROPICAL CYCLONE CIARA Tropical Cyclone Ciara in Juliana
One of the worst tropical cyclones registered: CIARA is moving northeast at 24km/h with rainfall of 10-18mm/h, maximum sustained winds of 160km/h and with gusts up to 195km/h, across a 100 km diameter. This tropical cyclone has twice the rainfall and three times the wind strength of a tropical cyclone PETRA which hit norther Juliana and its northern neighbor Sophia a year ago, affecting over half a million people.
Landfall: CIARA first made landfall in Burunja, a small island in Deep Sea, three days ago, in the early morning, and during the following day it moved towards Recrap, a Juliana island 200 km off shore the west of Juliana. CIARA is expected to hit the mountains island any time.
Impact: High risk of flash floods, landslides and flooding in coastal areas. High risk regions: Recrap island, West and North province. Total population of this region: Estimated to be 4.5 million. Only five thousand live on Re-
crap: they have develop an excellent coping mechanism for this type of extreme weather conditions.
Evacuation: Thousands have been evacuated with military and coast guard deployed to vulnerable areas. The National Disaster Response and Recovery Authority (NDRRA) is on red alert.
One of the worst tropical cyclones registered: CIARA is moving northeast at 24km/h with rainfall of 10-18mm/h, maximum sustained winds of 160km/h and with gusts up to 195km/h, across a 100 km diameter. This tropical cyclone has twice the rainfall and three times the wind strength of a tropical cyclone PETRA which hit norther Juliana and its northern neighbor Sophia a year ago, affecting over half a million people.
Landfall: CIARA first made landfall in Burunja, a small island in Deep Sea, three days ago, in the early morning, and during the following day it moved towards Recrap, a Juliana island 200 km off shore the west of Juliana. CIARA is expected to hit the mountains island any time.
Impact: High risk of flash floods, landslides and flooding in coastal areas. High risk regions: Recrap island, West and North province. Total population of this region: Estimated to be 4.5 million. Only five thousand live on Re-
crap: they have develop an excellent coping mechanism for this type of extreme weather conditions.
Evacuation: Thousands have been evacuated with military and coast guard deployed to vulnerable areas. The National Disaster Response and Recovery Authority (NDRRA) is on red alert.
