Tropical Cyclone Guba

Submitted By Guri, PNG


Summary information
COMMON NAME OF EMERGENCY (e.g., frequently used name) Tropical Cyclone Guba
DATE (external/internal break-out) 17 November 2007
DURATION Ongoing, though immediate effects of cyclone have subsided. Rivers have broken banks damaging riverbank villages.
COUNTRY Papua New Guinea
SCALE (City/Regional/Country/Cross Country)
MAIN CLASSIFICATION (Natural Disaster, Conflict, Health/Medical, Incident, Other) PROVINCES: Northern Province (Oro) and Milne Bay Province

URBAN CENTRES AFFECTED (as estimated at this stage): Popondetta, Oro Bay, Collingwood Bay, Milne Bay

POTENTIAL AFFECTED AREAS: Northern coastline extending from Popondetta / Oro Bay in the North West to Milne Bay (nr Alotau) in the South East

CLASSIFICATION: Natural Disaster

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED 164 deaths confirmed as at 29/11/07.
Estimated between 20,000 and 30,000 people displaced.

DURATION OF RESPONSE 6-9 months