Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) ECHO...

• TC ROANU formed over the south-westernBay of Bengal, near the south-easterncoasts of India, on 18 May. It then startedmoving in parallel with the coast of easternIndia. On 20 May at 6.00 UTC, its centrewas located approx. 120 km south ofGanjam district (Odisha state, India) and ithad max. sustained wind speed of 93 km/h.

• Over the next 48 h, it is forecast tocontinue strengthening as it moves towardsthe north-east coast of India. It may reachChittagong division (Bangladesh) on 21 Maywith max. sustained winds of 100- 130km/h. Heavy rain, strong winds and stormsurge are expected to affect the Indianstates of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, aswell as southern Bangladesh and westernMyanmar/Burma. A storm surge in theorder of 1.6- 1.8 m on the coastal areasouth of the city of Chittagong (Bangladesh)is expected for 21 May morning (UTC).

• TC Roanu previously affected Sri Lanka,bringing heavy rain and causing widespreaddamage and casualties. National authoritiesreported over 427 900 people affected, 64dead, 29 injured, 131 missing, over 319500 evacuated and over 3 800 homesdamaged, as of 20 May. Local media alsoreported flooding in Chennai (Tamil Nadustate, India), due to heavy rain.

• TC in 2015 in this area: Between 30 Julyand 1 August 2015, Cyclone “KOMEN”affected southern Bangladesh and westernMyanmar/Burma killing at least 48 peopleand resulting in the displacement of morethan 400 000 people

Sources: GDACS, JTWC, RMSC, IMD, Local Media

Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – ECHO Daily Map | 20/05/2016

India, Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma– Tropical Cyclone ROANU

SITUATION

20 May, 6.00 UTC93 km/h sust. winds

18 May 18.00 UTC 83 km/h sust. winds

20 May 0.00 UTC 83 km/h sust. winds

18 May 6.00 UTC 74 km/h sust. winds

20 May 18.00 UTC 111 km/h sust. winds

21 May 6.00 UTC 102 km/h sust. winds

Indian Ocean

Bay of Bengal

LaccadiveSea

ACCUM. RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 7 DAYS,AS OF 19 MAY (NASA)

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Acc.rain 12-19 May(NASA)

INDIA

Situation overview

64 dead

29 injured

131 missing

>3 800 housesdamaged

TROPICAL CYCLONE(max. sustained winds)

WIND BUFFER

63-118 km/h

< 63 km/h

92-118 km/h

64-92 km/h

Tropical CycloneTrack uncertainty

Storm Surge JRC calculations

< 1 m 1-2m

500 – 2 500

2 500 – 5 000

> 5 000

Pop/km2

Pop. Density

21 May 18.00 UTC 74 km/h sust. winds

22 May 6.00 UTC 56 km/h sust. winds

Damagedhouses

Dead

People injured

Missing

Heavy rain

Floods

Landslides

Affected areas

Most affected areas

BANGLADESH

MYANMAR/BURMA

SRI LANKA