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    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    Table 4.10    Damage caused by tropical cyclones in Hong Kong in 2016
    Tropical Cyclone Name Mon Damage in physical terms Damage in monetary terms (million HK$)
    Agri-culture Public works facilities (site) Public utilities (site) Property (unit) Landslip and collapse of slope (case) Agri-culture Public works facilities Public utilities Private property Industry Total
    Tropical Depression 5 1
    Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae 7 0.00624 0.00624
    Typhoon Nida 7 - 8 Farmland:329 hectares
    Crops: 2118 tons    		 Road: 1
    Footpath: 2     		Railway: 3
    Generation plant equipment: 1     		2 4 32.76 0.889 0.00156 33.65056
    Tropical Storm Dianmu 8 Road: 1
    Footpath : 1
    Pedestrian road: 1     		1 8
    Super Typhoon Meranti 9 2
    Tropical Storm Aere 10 Footpath : 1 1
    Super Typhoon Sarika 10 Farmland: 351 hectares
    Crops: 2260 tons    		 Road: 3
    Footpath : 6
    Pedestrian road: 1
    Open space: 1    		 Railway: 1
    Generation plant equipment: 1    		 3 20 35.10 0.135 35.2350
    Super Typhoon Haima 10 Footpath : 1 Railway: 1 3 8 0.100 0.00468 0.10468

    N.B.:  Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated.

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