Somalia

Deadly tropical cyclone hit Somalia on November 10 -11

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By: Earthsky.org, 11/12/2013

Image credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team

Tropical Cyclone 3A moved over Puntland, Somalia, on November 10–11, 2013, causing flash floods that left more than 100 dead. The storm destroyed hundreds of homes and thousands of livestock, according to news reports. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of the cyclone on November 11, 2013, well after the storm came ashore. At its strongest, Tropical Cyclone 3A had winds of 74 kilometers (46 miles) per hour, making it the equivalent of a weak tropical storm.

 

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