TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010

TABLE 4.10

DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG IN 2010

Name of tropical cyclone	Month	Damage in physical terms	Damage in monetary terms (million HK$)
Agriculture	Public works facilities	Public utilities	Property	Landslip and collapse of slope	Agriculture	Public works facilities	Public utilities	Private property	Others	Total
Typhoon Chanthu	7	Farmland: 155 hectares Crops: 964 tons	Road: 5 sites River embankment: 2 sites Footpath & access road: 21 sites Open space: 8 sites Construction site: 3 sites Others: 2 sites	Cemetery: 3 sites	306 units	53 cases	15.60				15.60
Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock	8-9		Open space: 1 site			1 case
Severe Typhoon Fanapi	9		Road: 2 sites Footpath & access road:1site Construction site: 1 site		3 units	6 cases
Super Typhoon Megi	10				1 unit	1 case

Name of
tropical
cyclone

Month

Damage in physical terms

Damage in monetary terms (million HK$)

Agriculture

Public works facilities

Public utilities

Property

Landslip
and
collapse
of slope

Agriculture

Public
works facilities

Public utilities

Private property

Others

Total

Typhoon Chanthu

Farmland: 155 hectares
Crops: 964 tons

Road: 5 sites
River embankment: 2 sites
Footpath & access road: 21 sites
Open space: 8 sites
Construction site: 3 sites
Others: 2 sites

Cemetery: 3 sites

306 units

53 cases

15.60

Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock

8-9

Open space: 1 site

1 case

Severe Typhoon Fanapi

Road: 2 sites
Footpath & access road:1site
Construction site: 1 site

3 units

6 cases

Super Typhoon Megi

1 unit

1 case

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.

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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