Typhoon Sarika, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Karen, was a powerful
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...
which affected the
Philippines
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,
South China
South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is ...
, and
Vietnam
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in mid-October 2016. The twenty-first named storm and the tenth
typhoon
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least . This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, accounting for a ...
of the
annual Pacific typhoon season, Sarika developed from a tropical disturbance east of the Philippines on October 13. The system steadily strengthened as it traveled westwards, becoming a tropical storm later that day and then a typhoon on October 15.
Rapid intensification
Rapid intensification (RI) is any process wherein a tropical cyclone strengthens very dramatically in a short period of time. Tropical cyclone forecasting agencies utilize differing thresholds for designating rapid intensification events, th ...
commenced as Sarika turned to the west-northwest towards
Luzon
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, reaching its peak intensity just before making
landfall
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in
Aurora
An aurora ( aurorae or auroras),
also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
early on October 16. Sarika weakened significantly as it crossed land, emerging over the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...
as a minimal typhoon, then weakening further to a severe tropical storm on October 17. Sarika maintained its strength for the rest of the day and made landfall in
Hainan
Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...
province in China on October 18. Turning to the northwest, Sarika weakened quickly as it emerged into the
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin is a gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of Tonkin ( northern Vietnam) and South China. It has a total surface area of . It is defined in the west and northwest by the northern co ...
, before moving onshore once again in
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
province on October 19. The system dissipated shortly after.
Sarika produced significant impacts in the Philippines as a strong typhoon. Strong winds and flooding rainfall caused landslides, power outages, and disruptions of telecommunications services. Nearly 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 200,000 people were displaced. Agricultural damage in the Philippines was severe, totaling
₱
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3.63 billion (
US$
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million). Damage to infrastructure was valued at ₱226 million (US$ million). No fatalities occurred, though several mountaineers and sailors were rescued. While not as strong at subsequent landfalls in China, Sarika combined with the northeast monsoon to produce heavy rains across South China and northeast Vietnam.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
saw its October hourly rainfall record broken by thunderstorms from Sarika on October 19. A person went missing after a boat capsized near
Wang Chau Island. Gusty winds and torrential rains affected Hainan, Guangxi, and
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
. In particular, Sarika was the strongest October typhoon to hit Hainan since
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
, where nearly 6,000 houses were damaged, 130,000 people lost access to telecommunications services, and almost of banana, cassava, papaya, and rubber crops were impacted. Direct economic losses in the province reached
¥4.56 billion (US$ million). Another of crops were damaged in Guangxi and Guangdong. In total, Sarika killed at least one person and caused economic losses reaching US$894 million.
Meteorological history
Sarika was first noted by the United States-based
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North-West Pacific Ocean, South P ...
(JTWC) as a disorganized tropical disturbance on October 11, while it was about southeast of
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...
.
The system quickly consolidated within a favorable environment of low
wind shear
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and high
sea surface temperature
Sea surface temperature (or ocean surface temperature) is the ocean temperature, temperature of ocean water close to the surface. The exact meaning of ''surface'' varies in the literature and in practice. It is usually between and below the sea ...
s of about , leading the JTWC to issue a
Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) is a bulletin released by the U.S. Navy-operated Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii or the Fleet Weather Center in Norfolk, Virginia, warning of the possibility of a tropical cyclone formi ...
. By 00:00 UTC on October 13, the system's
low-level circulation center
The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of a tropical cyclone. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weath ...
became increasingly symmetric as it tracked northwestwards and the
Japan Meteorological Agency
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(JMA) upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression.
The JTWC followed suit six hours later.
Intensification slowed thereafter as an upper-level
anticyclone
A high-pressure area, high, or anticyclone, is an area near the surface of a planet where the atmospheric pressure is greater than the pressure in the surrounding regions. Highs are middle-scale meteorological features that result from interpl ...
suppressed
outflow
Outflow may refer to:
*Capital outflow, the capital leaving a particular economy
*Bipolar outflow, in astronomy, two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star
* Outflow (hydrology), the discharge of a lake or other reservoir system
*Outflow ...
on the eastern side of the system. However, the system managed to intensify into a tropical storm by 18:00 UTC on October 13 as it traveled west-northwestwards along a
subtropical ridge
The horse latitudes are the latitudes about 30 degrees north and south of the Equator. They are characterized by sunny skies, calm winds, and very little precipitation. They are also known as subtropical ridges or highs. It is a high-pressur ...
.
At this point, the system was
given the name ''Sarika'' by the JMA. The
(PAGASA), which had been tracking the storm since October 12, assigned it the local name ''Karen''.
On October 14, the anticyclone that had been hampering outflow diminished, allowing the system to once again quickly gain organization.
The system intensified into a severe tropical storm at 12:00 UTC, and then a typhoon at 00:00 UTC the next day.
As Sarika traversed warm seas with surface temperatures reaching ,
the system developed a small, well-defined
eye
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In higher organisms, the ey ...
that was apparent on both
infrared
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and
microwave
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satellite imagery
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, signalling the onset of
rapid intensification
Rapid intensification (RI) is any process wherein a tropical cyclone strengthens very dramatically in a short period of time. Tropical cyclone forecasting agencies utilize differing thresholds for designating rapid intensification events, th ...
.
Sarika reached peak intensity as a very strong typhoon at 18:00 UTC on October 15, assessed by the JMA to have
sustained winds of and a minimum pressure of .
The JTWC simultaneously assessed Sarika to have winds of , equivalent to Category 4 status on the
Saffir–Simpson scale
The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) is a tropical cyclone intensity scale that classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical sto ...
.
Just half an hour later, Sarika made its first
landfall
Landfall is the event of a storm moving over land after being over water. More broadly, and in relation to human travel, it refers to 'the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact ...
near
Baler, Aurora
Baler (, , , ; ), officially the Municipality of Baler (; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,785 people.
History
Spanish colonial period
In 16 ...
in the Philippines.
Significant weakening occurred in the six hours that Sarika traversed
Luzon
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as the mountainous terrain disrupted its circulation,
with the JMA and JTWC estimating that winds fell to .
The system recovered a ragged eye as it continued west-northwest under the influence the subtropical ridge,
and exited the
Philippine Area of Responsibility
The Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is an area in the Northwestern Pacific where PAGASA, the Philippines' national meteorological agency, monitors weather occurrences. Significant weather disturbances, specifically typhoons that enter o ...
on October 16.
Despite continued favorable conditions, Sarika struggled to reintensify as its eye remained ragged,
with the JMA assessing that it weakened further to a severe tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on October 17.
The JTWC, however, maintained that the system remained a typhoon as it crossed the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...
.
The broad system turned northwest late on October 17 as it began to round the subtropical ridge.
At 01:50 UTC on October 18, Sarika made landfall on
Hainan Island
Hainan is an island province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally means "South of the Sea ...
near
Hele, Wanning with winds of according to the JMA.
Bringing wind gusts of to the island, Sarika became the strongest October typhoon to impact Hainan since 1971.
The system weakened quickly into a tropical storm as it moved across Hainan,
before emerging into the
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin is a gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of Tonkin ( northern Vietnam) and South China. It has a total surface area of . It is defined in the west and northwest by the northern co ...
at 16:00 UTC.
Sarika's convective structure continued to fall apart,
and the system weakened into a tropical depression prior to its final landfall near
Fangchenggang
Fangchenggang ( "Port of Fangcheng") is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Fangchenggang is the southernmost port in China and is located in Fangcheng. It primarily service ...
,
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
at 06:10 UTC on October 19.
Sarika dissipated inland over Guangxi before 00:00 UTC on October 20.
Preparations
Philippines

In anticipation of the typhoon, PAGASA issued
Public Storm Warnings for a number of areas. In particular, signal number 3 – indicating an expectation of winds of within the next 18 hours – was issued for the provinces of
Pangasinan
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,
Zambales
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,
Tarlac
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,
Nueva Ecija
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,
Aurora
An aurora ( aurorae or auroras),
also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
,
Quezon
Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon () and historically known as Tayabas, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region on Luzon. Lucena, a highly urbanized ci ...
,
La Union
La Union (), officially the Province of La Union (; ; ; ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando, is the most ...
,
Benguet
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,
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...
,
Quirino
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is named after Elpi ...
,
Catanduanes
Catanduanes (; ), officially the Province of Catanduanes (), is an island province located in the Bicol Region of Luzon in the Philippines. It is the 12th-largest island in the Philippines, and lies to the east of Camarines Sur, across the M ...
, and
Camarines Norte
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. A total of 39,934 people across the
Ilocos
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,
Cagayan Valley
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,
Central Luzon
Central Luzon (; ; ; ; ), designated as Region III, is an administrative region in the Philippines. The region comprises seven provinces: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga (with its capital, San Fernando City serving as the re ...
,
Calabarzon
Calabarzon (officially stylized in all caps; ; ), sometimes referred to as Southern Tagalog () and designated as Region IVA, is an administrative region in the Philippines. It is situated southeast of Metro Manila and is bordered by Manila Bay ...
, and
Bicol administrative regions were evacuated. Schools were closed in all of these regions, as well as the
National Capital Region and the
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ; ), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only Landlocked co ...
, from October 16 to 18. Flights arriving and departing between October 15 and 18 were cancelled because of the adverse weather conditions, with 259 domestic flights and 62 international flights affected.
Ports in Luzon and the Visayas were closed, stranding up to 4,000 passengers.
The
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) until August 2011, is a working group of various government, non-government, civil sector and private sect ...
(NDRRMC) was placed on red alert on October 15, requiring all associated agencies to be fully staffed and prepared.
The
Department of Social Welfare and Development
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote social development.
History
In 1915, ...
set aside ₱1.28 billion (US$ million) worth of standby funds, including 494,222 family food packs worth ₱745 million (US$ million), for immediate disaster relief.
The
7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was placed on standby for disaster operations. The
Department of Health
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their o ...
stockpiled ₱22.2 million (US$) worth of medicine and other logistics for emergency use.
China
The
Hong Kong Observatory
The Hong Kong Observatory is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong. The Observatory forecasts the weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards. It also monitors and makes assessments on radiation levels in Hong ...
(HKO) issued
Standby Signal No. 1 at 13:20 UTC on October 16, as winds began to shift with the approach of Sarika. This was raised to Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 05:40 UTC on October 17, when Sarika was south-southwest of Hong Kong.
Classes for kindergartens and schools for disabled children were cancelled, although children daycare centers, elderly centers, and rehabilitation centers remained open.
Bunker operations at the
Port of Hong Kong
The Port of Hong Kong located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerisation, containerised manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. A key factor in the economic devel ...
were suspended for the duration of the strong wind signal. On October 18, as Sarika moved away from Hong Kong, the HKO replaced the tropical cyclone warnings with a Strong Monsoon Signal. However, as heavy rains continued to impact Hong Kong, the HKO issued a Black Rainstorm Warning on the afternoon of October 19, the first time they had done so in October since the Rainfall Warning System came into place in 1992.

As Sarika approached
South China
South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is ...
, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a ,
and sent six teams to
Hainan
Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...
,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
,
Guizhou
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,
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
, and
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
to prepare for disaster relief. Around 660,000 people were evacuated from Hainan,
including 13,700 from low-lying areas in
Wanning
Wanning, or in local Hainanese dialect as Ban Ning, is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to both the county seat and to the entire county as a whole. The county-wide area ...
. High-speed train services were suspended from October 17.
Haikou Meilan International Airport
Haikou Meilan International Airport is an international airport serving Haikou, the capital of South Central China's Hainan province. It is located southeast of the city center and was opened in 1999, replacing the old Dayingshan Airport loca ...
suspended operations from October 17 to 18 and cancelled 281 flights, while 248 flights were cancelled at
Sanya Phoenix International Airport
Sanya Phoenix International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Sanya in South Central China’s Hainan province. It is located about northwest of the city center.
Sanya Phoenix International Airport is a main airport hu ...
. Schools in eight counties in Hainan were closed for three days.
Tourist sites were also shut to the public.
Workplaces, businesses, and schools were shut in the coastal city of
Sanya
Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China.
According to the Sixth National Populati ...
. On October 17, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center issued a red alert – the highest category on China's severe weather warning system – for ocean waves, and an orange alert – the second highest category – for stormy weather. A total of 25,396 fishing boats were recalled to various ports in Hainan.
In Guangdong, authorities enacted a Level II emergency response,
with storm surge expected to be enhanced by a concurrent high tide. Authorities evacuated 55,800 people in dangerous areas.
Ships were forbidden from passing through the
Qiongzhou Strait
The Qiongzhou Strait, also called the is the Chinese strait that separates Guangdong's Leizhou Peninsula from the island province of Hainan. It connects the Gulf of Tonkin on its west to the South China Sea on its east. The strait is on averag ...
after 21:00 UTC October 16, and were instead diverted to
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang; Leizhou Min: ''Tchiàm-kōng''; previously Tsamkong or Guangzhouwan, then romanized in English as Kwangchowan or Kwangchow Wan. is a port city on the southwestern panhandle of Guangdong province in South China. The prefecture- ...
.
A total of 14,181 ships returned to port in Guangdong.
In Guangxi, authorities activated a Level III emergency response.
A yellow alert was issued on October 19, ahead of heavy rainfall. 57,300 residents were moved to safety
and schools were closed. Ferry services from
Beihai
Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of internati ...
to Hainan and
Weizhou Island
Weizhou Island () is a Chinese island in Beibu Gulf in the Gulf of Tonkin. The largest island of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Weizhou is west of Leizhou Peninsula, south of Beihai, and east of Vietnam. Administratively, it is part of Wei ...
were halted. About 1,000 tourists on Weizhou Island, as well as residents of low-lying areas in the northern half of the island, were evacuated to the mainland. The
Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway
The Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway (), abbreviated as Nan–Guang railway (), connects Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, in China. Construction started on November 9, 2008; ...
ceased ticket sales for trips on October 19. A total of 7,259 fishing boats were recalled to the Port of Beihai, resulting in 22,522 occupants seeking shelter.
In all, 12,044 ships sought shelter across Guangxi.
Twelve flights were cancelled at
Beihai Fucheng Airport
Beihai Fucheng Airport is an airport serving the city of Beihai in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It serves primarily domestic destinations within China, with limited international service. In 2011 it ranked as the 63rd busiest airpo ...
. The
Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration readied several tugboats in case of emergencies.
Further inland, yellow alerts were issued for Guizhou on October 19 in anticipation of heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Vietnam
As Sarika approached, officials instructed district governments to evacuate people at risk of floods, fearing that earlier severe flooding in central Vietnam could be worsened by the system. A total of 770 ships in
Hạ Long Bay
Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (, ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả c ...
were called back to shore. The
People's Army of Vietnam
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...
prepared 280,000 soldiers and 3,200 vehicles to conduct search and rescue operations. Schools in
Quảng Ninh were closed on October 19, and many businesses in
Hạ Long
Hạ Long ( , ) is a first-class provincial city and the capital city of Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. It was found in 1993, when the old capital, Hòn Gai, was merged with Bãi Cháy, the main tourist area. The city mainly lies on Hạ L ...
were shut.
Vietnam Airlines
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cancelled all flights in and out of
Cat Bi International Airport
Cat Bi International Airport is located in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
History First Indochina War
During the war Cat Bi Air Base was used by French Air Force ('), units based there included:
*Group de Chasse 2/22 ''Languedoc'' equipped with the F8F ...
on October 19.
Farmers in
Hải Phòng
Haiphong or Hai Phong (, ) is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. The municipality has an area of , consisting of 8 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, 6 Huyện, rural distri ...
rushed to harvest of rice fields before the typhoon's rainbands arrived.
Impact
Philippines
Over its course through the Philippines, Typhoon Sarika, known locally as Typhoon Karen, directly affected a total of 329,468 people in 1,491
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s across six regions, and displaced 207,832 people.
Rainfall accumulations during October 14 to 15 peaked at nearly at
Virac, Catanduanes
Virac, officially the Municipality of Virac, is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,520 people.
I ...
;
Daet, Camarines Norte
Daet (), officially the Municipality of Daet (; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,700 people making it the most populous in the province ...
recorded a similar total above . Power interruptions occurred in several regions; 246,000 people in Catanduanes were left without power at the height of the storm.
Communication towers belonging to
PLDT
PLDT, Inc., formerly known as the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (), is a Philippine telecommunications, internet and digital service company.
PLDT is one of the Philippine's major telecommunications providers, along with Globe Te ...
were downed in
Agoo
Agoo (), officially the Municipality of Agoo (; ; ), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people.
Etymology
The name "Agoo" is believed to have originate ...
,
La Union
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.
Smart Communications
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experienced partial loss of its services in
Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
, while
Globe Telecom
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experienced significant loss of service across Southern Luzon. Water supplies were disrupted in
Tagkawayan
Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,003 people.
Tagkawayan is derived from the Tagalog phrase ''taga-kaw ...
,
Quezon
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, as well as parts of
Pamplona, Camarines Sur
Pamplona, officially the Municipality of Pamplona (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,333 people.
History
The beginnings of this town can be traced ba ...
. Across the Philippines, roads were blocked in 48 places and 23 bridges were rendered impassable by floods, landslides, and rockslides. Floods occurred in 122 barangays in the provinces of
Panganiban,
Bulacan
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,
Pampanga
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,
Nueva Ecija
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, and
Bataan
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.
The
Bustos,
Ambuklao, and
Magat dams opened their floodgates as their water levels neared or overshot the normal high water level.
A total of 12,777 homes were damaged, of which 1,421 were completely destroyed. Damage to infrastructure totaled ₱226 million (US$ million).

The adverse weather conditions necessitated several land and sea rescues. In the waters off
Catbalogan
Catbalogan, officially the City of Catbalogan (; ), is a component city and capital city of the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,440 people.
It is Samar's main commercial, trading, educa ...
,
Samar
Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...
, strong winds and large waves capsized a service vessel carrying eleven people on October 14, and partially sank another boat carrying five people on October 15. Everyone on board the two vessels was brought to safety. A group of 16 mountaineers stranded on
Mount Pulag
Mount Pulag (; ) is Luzon's highest peak at above sea level, List of mountains in the Philippines, third-highest mountain in the Philippines, and the List of islands by highest point, 26th-highest peak of an island on Earth.
It is List of Ul ...
were rescued on October 16. Another 100 mountaineers were rescued in the vicinity of Mount Tarak, near
Mariveles, Bataan
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.
Three people were rescued from a flash flood in
San Andres, Quezon
San Andres, officially the Municipality of San Andres (; ), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,454 people.
History
President Carlos P. Garcia issued '' Executive ...
. Search and rescue teams rescued 100 families in
Lagonoy, Camarines Sur
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Etymology
There are two version as how Lagonoy got its n ...
.
According to the NDRRMC, no fatalities occurred in relation to Sarika in the Philippines.
Significant crop damage occurred in the Philippines from the combined effects of Sarika and
Typhoon Haima
Typhoon Haima, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Lawin, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016. It was the twenty-second named storm and the eleventh typhoon of the annual typhoon season. Impacting the Philippines ...
, which struck Northern Luzon a week later. Roughly of
paddy fields were affected – about 15% of the national total. Only were lost, however, meaning that the typhoons had limited impact on national rice production. Maize and high value crops were also affected, though to a much smaller extent since the harvest had mostly completed in September. Livestock losses and damage to irrigation systems occurred mainly in the Bicol Region. Agricultural damage in the Philippines attributed to Sarika reached ₱3.63 billion (US$ million).
China
Across South China, total economic losses were valued at
¥5.49 billion (US$ million),
and one person was killed.
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, Sarika combined with the northeast monsoon to produce thunderstorms over the territory on October 18 and 19. More than of rain fell over the entire region, with parts of the urban areas,
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The new ...
, and
Tai Po
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all recording over . The
HKO Headquarters recorded their highest October hourly rainfall since record-keeping began in 1884, with of rain falling in an hour on October 19. The heavy rains on October 19 resulted in fourteen reports of floods and seven landslides. A shopping mall in
Chai Wan
Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential ar ...
was inundated, while floods along roads in Chai Wan and
Tai Tam
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swept away a motorcycle and marooned several cars. Strong winds from Sarika downed many trees, and two people were injured by falling branches. Scaffolding at a building in
Sham Shui Po
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collapsed, and a billboard in
Mong Kok
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As one of the major sho ...
was dislodged. Amid rough seas, a boat capsized off the coast of
Wang Chau island. Twelve crew members were rescued, but one went missing.
Hainan

Sarika was the strongest October typhoon to impact Hainan since 1971, possessing wind gusts of up to . Across the province, a total of 2.99 million people in 19 counties were affected, though no fatalities resulted. Agricultural damage was widespread, with of crops affected, of which was lost.
The banana, cassava, and papaya crops were particularly affected.
Rubber plantations were also badly damaged, with many trees split or uprooted. The entire island experienced torrential rainfall from October 17 to 20, peaking at at Baitang Reservoir in
Ding'an County
Dìng'ān (; postal: Tingan) is an administrative district in Hainan, People's Republic of China. It is one of 4 counties of Hainan. In 1999, its population was 304,522 people.
The town of Dingcheng is the main population center.
Climate
Ding' ...
.
Widespread flash floods occurred as a result, and there were many landslides in Central Hainan.
In the province, 837 houses collapsed and another 5,100 houses were damaged to varying degrees.
Communications were severely disrupted after 7,928
base station
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A base station is called '' node B'' in 3G, '' eNB'' in L ...
s went offline, affecting a total of 129,627 users.
Direct economic losses in Hainan reached
¥4.559 billion (US$ million).
Wanning, the landfall point, experienced storm surge, heavy rains, and strong winds that felled several trees. A bus with 45 people on board overturned on a highway, but no one was hurt.
A road leading to the coast was blocked by fallen trees. Nearby, large-scale power outages occurred in the urban center of
Qionghai
Qionghai, also called Keng Hai, is a County-level city, county-level city in Hainan, China. It is located in the east of Hainan Island.
Kachek city was the capital of Keng Hai. Kachek city was 2nd largest city in Hainan island. Previous counties ...
, and the main highway into the city was blocked by floodwaters. The capital,
Haikou
Haikou; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanized as Hoihow is the capital city, capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. ...
, also experienced flooding.
Across the city, many trees and billboards were blown down. The
Haikou Century Bridge
Haikou Century Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge in Haikou city, the capital of Hainan province.
The bridge was built to link the main part of Haikou city to Haidian Island, a district separated from Hainan Island by the Haidian River. Haikou Ce ...
was shut to traffic until the typhoon passed on October 18, while at least nine bus services were suspended. A total of 31,626 customers lost power in Haikou. Strong winds generated heavy waves along the coast of
Sanya
Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China.
According to the Sixth National Populati ...
, attracting curious onlookers who had to be escorted away by police and government staff for their safety.
Guangdong
While Sarika did not make landfall in Guangdong, the system brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the province. Approximately 235,300 people across 11 counties in
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang; Leizhou Min: ''Tchiàm-kōng''; previously Tsamkong or Guangzhouwan, then romanized in English as Kwangchowan or Kwangchow Wan. is a port city on the southwestern panhandle of Guangdong province in South China. The prefecture- ...
were affected. A total of of crops were damaged, of which were deemed a complete loss. Rainfall totals across southwest Guangdong averaged .
Forty-one people were rescued from a ship that was set adrift near the
Port of Zhanjiang
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after its anchor broke and the backup anchor failed to release. Strong winds damaged 356 base stations in Zhanjiang, requiring 666 support personnel to be dispatched to conduct repair works. Economic losses were estimated at ¥529 million (US$ million).
Guangxi

As a weakening system, Sarika affected 333,900 people in Guangxi,
mainly through heavy rainfall. Parts of the coast received over of rain over a 26-hour period.
Rainfall accumulations in Guangxi averaged .
Wind gusts in the province reached . Power outages were felt across Guangxi, with 250,000 customers experiencing disruptions.
A total of 134 houses collapsed. Crop damage spanned , of which were not salvageable. Direct economic losses were placed at ¥251 million (US$ million).
Sarika's impacts were most severe in the coastal cities of Fangchenggang,
Beihai
Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of internati ...
, and
Qinzhou
Qinzhou ( postal: Yamchow or Yen Chow, , Jyutping: ''Jam1 zau1'' ( Canton) /''Ham1 zau1'' (Local) ) is a prefecture-level city in south-central Guangxi, southern China, lying on the Gulf of Tonkin and having a total population of 3,302,238 as ...
.
A total of 90,000 customers lost power in Beihai.
At the Dianjian Fishing Port in Beihai, six light fishing boats filled up with rainwater and sank. Four of the shipwrecks were successfully raised. In Qinzhou, heavy rains flooded roads and farmlands, and sugarcane crops suffered wind damage. Some trees were blown over, obstructing roads. An improperly secured fishing boat capsized in Qinzhou's Xiniujiao Fishing Port, resulting in the loss of ¥30,000 (US$) worth of equipment. An electrical substation in Liuwu was damaged.
Vietnam
Sarika brought brief heavy rainfall to northeast parts of Vietnam. Rainfall in Quảng Ninh was measured to be between . Wind gusts onshore peaked at Force 8 on the
Beaufort scale
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, though a weather station on
Bạch Long Vĩ Island
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measured wind gusts up to Force 11.
Sarika's effects in Vietnam were less than initially expected as Sarika had weakened into a tropical depression by the time it made its closest approach to Vietnam. People were able to resume normal activities on the afternoon of October 19.
Aftermath
After Sarika left the Philippines, the NDRRMC activated the National Response Cluster to coordinate disaster relief. Fifty-four schools were used as evacuation centers.
A total of 345 evacuation centers were opened, which were occupied by 35,643 people.
Provincial governments dispatched teams to clear roads blocked by fallen trees and posts. In Camarines Sur, water lorries were sent to two barangays in
Bula to provide potable water, while water rationing was conducted in Pamplona where water supply had been disrupted. The
Philippine National Police
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deployed patrols to prevent looting and help evacuees return to their homes.
The
Philippine Red Cross
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The PRC was established in 1947, with roots in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colon ...
requested a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund of
CHF169,000 (US$) from the
. They distributed 1,600
jerry can
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s, 1,600 hygiene kits, 1,600 sleeping kits, and 3,200 tarpaulins to 1,600 households across the provinces of Aurora,
Batangas
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,
Camarines Norte
Camarines Norte (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet, Camarines Norte, Daet, the most populous town in the ...
, Catanduanes,
Nueva Ecija
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, and
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...
. Two months after the storm, the
European Commission
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released
€
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328,000 (US$) in humanitarian aid funding to assist with meeting the immediate needs of those affected by typhoons Sarika and Haima. The
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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would later work with the
Department of Agriculture
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until April 2017 to help 4,300 families affected by the two typhoons replant their farms.
In Hainan, as the rain and wind died down, 2,128 police officers and soldiers were activated to conduct disaster relief. Twenty-eight military vehicles distributed ¥5 million (US$) worth of life jackets, life buoys, waterproof bags, generators, and other emergency logistics to affected residents.
The Hainan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs distributed 230 tents, 300 blankets, 17,800 boxes of instant noodles, 2,600 boxes of biscuits, 9,300 boxes of instant porridge, 44,000 kg of bread, 14,000 sets of clothing, and 12,400 straw mats to affected cities. Fallen trees blocked the passage of emergency vehicles in some places.
Telecommunications operators mobilized 4,816 personnel to work on restoring services, and made services to the province free of charge until October 20.
In Guangxi, 870 rescue workers were sent to conduct disaster relief in Fangchenggang. Power companies sent 4,500 personnel and 1,000 vehicles to work on restoring power.
Retirement
On October 26, PAGASA announced that the name ''Karen'' would be removed from their naming lists because it had caused over ₱1 billion (US$ million) in damage. On January 2, 2017, PAGASA chose the name ''
Kristine'' to replace ''Karen'' for the 2020 season.
At the 49th session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee held in Yokohama, Japan from February 21 to 24, 2017, the committee announced that the name ''Sarika'' would be retired from the typhoon naming lists. At the next session in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Typhoon Committee announced on March 3, 2018 that ''Trases'' would be its replacement.
See also
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Weather of 2016
The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2016.
Global conditions
Monthly summary
Summary by weather type
Winter storms and cold waves
A crippling and historic blizzard, sometimes referred to as ''Snowzilla'', affected ...
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Tropical cyclones in 2016
During 2016, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, 140 tropical cyclones formed in bodies of water known as tropical ...
*
Other tropical cyclones named Sarika
*
Other tropical cyclones named Karen
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Typhoon Parma
Typhoon Parma, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pepeng, was the second-wettest typhoon to affect the Philippines, and the second typhoon to affect the country within the span of a week during September 2009.
Typhoon Parma was named by ...
(2009) – struck Hainan and Guangxi in October, but impacted the Philippines much more severely
*
Typhoon Conson (2010)
Typhoon Conson (transliterated from Vietnamese Côn Sơn), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Basyang, was the second tropical cyclone during the 2010 Pacific typhoon season to impact the Philippines. Developing out of a tropical disturbance east ...
– another typhoon with a similar track
*
Tropical Storm Nock-ten (2011) – weaker system that took a similar track through the Philippines and Hainan
*
Typhoon Nari (2013)
Typhoon Nari (), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Santi, was a strong and deadly tropical cyclone that first struck Luzon before striking Indochina in mid October 2013. The storm was the 41st depression and the 8th typhoon in the 2013 ty ...
– a strong and deadly typhoon that nearly struck the same areas as Sarika
*
Typhoon Vamco
Typhoon Vamco (transliterated from Vietnamese Vàm Cỏ), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam in mid-November 2020. It also ...
(2020) – a destructive typhoon that caused widespread flooding in Central and Southern Luzon
*
Typhoon Noru (2022) – another typhoon that took a similar path
Notes
References
External links
JMA General Informationof Typhoon Sarika (1621) from Digital Typhoon
JMA Best Track Dataof Typhoon Sarika (1621) -->
24W.SARIKA from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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Retired Philippine typhoon names