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By Blair Mayston of the Otago Daily Times Statistically, it shouldn't have happened. Three cyclones swept through the Cook Islands in as many weeks in Feburary, cutting a trail of destruction that left residents and officials reeling. A fourth cyclone came…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA -2005/005 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Cook Islands and Tokelau- Tropical Cyclone Percy This situation report is based on the information provided by the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams deployed to the Cook Islands and Tokelau. Situation…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA -2005/0053 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Cook Islands and Tokelau Tropical Cyclone Percy This situation report is based on the information provided by the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team deployed to the Cook Islands. General Situation 1. From 6…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA -2005/0051 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Cook Islands and Tokelau Tropical Cyclone Percy Situation 1. The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams arrived in Samoa and met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator for an initial briefing on 5…
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Powerful Category 4 Cyclone Percy is still maintaining its southsoutheast course staying to the west of the Southern Cooks. Earlier this morning it sideswiped Palmerton Atoll causing only minor damage. Percy fortunately stayed far enough west to avoid doing…
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief This information bulletin (no.…
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The JTWC is now estimating maximum 1-minute mean sustained surface wind speeds at 140 kts near Percy's centre making Percy a Category 5 Super-Cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Percy now lies 135 miles (215 km) northwest of Palmerston Atoll…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0049 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Cook Islands and Tokelau Tropical Cyclone Percy Situation 1. On 26 February, Tropical Cyclone Percy (Category 3/4: sustained winds from 178 to 249 km/hr) pounded Tokelau, causing wide spread damage to the three atolls:…
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organisation and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief This Information Bulletin (no.…
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WTPS32 PGTW 180900 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (OLAF) WARNING NR 018 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 180600Z5 --- NEAR 21.2S5 162.9W8 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 140 DEGREES…
