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Eventdex · Wildfire

GUAM

5639209

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id5,639,209
episode_id2,074,923
begin_utc1998-01-14T21:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-01-20T06:00:00+00:00
stateGUAM
cz_typeC
cz_nameGUAM
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property70K
episode_narrativeRip Current for Guam on January 18, 1998 from 1330 to 1545 LST. One person got caught in the rip currents at the beach at Sirena Beach, which is near Ritidian Point. One person went in to try to rescue the person, but couldn't. A third person went in and got caught in the same current.Wildfires over the southern sections of Guam. These began on January 15 and continued into January 20th LST. These fires were a combination of tree damage left from Super Typhoon Paka in December and dry conditions from a beginning drought. The Guam Fire Department reported 115 fires with 1380 acres burntDrought in Micronesia. Rainfall levels are well below average across the Micronesian islands of Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap, Palau and Majuro. Also the smaller outer islands were effected by the drought. In Pohnpei water rationing was begun. Small streams have dried up in Pohnpei with the flow in the large rivers slowed.
year1,998

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GUAM — Wildfire — TerraPulse