Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja impacted
Timor-Leste with heavy torrential rains over a 24-hour
period on April 4, 2021, with an average intensity of over
14 millimeters per hour and a peak intensity of over 70
millimeters per hour. The heavy precipitation and the
country’s natural topography led to flash floods,
landslides, and liquefaction, causing significant damage.
The disaster affected all 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste,
caused at least 44 fatalities, damaged critical
infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water supply
infrastructure, schools, and health facilities, and impacted
rural areas and agricultural assets. This report is part of
the World Bank’s response to the Government’s request for
support in assessing damages as well as longer-term
implications for disaster risk management. It will serve as
inputs to a more detailed Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
(PDNA) under development and could inform the methodology of
future similar remote-based assessments. It is also a
contribution to the policy dialogue with the Governmentand
its partners about how to plan and invest more effectively
to mitigate disasters in the future.
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CYCLONE, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, DISASTER RESILIENCE, DAMAGE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT, HOUSING, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRICULTURE, DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT