Cyclone Seroja
Tropical Cyclone Seroja was a tropical cyclone that caused massive and deadly flash floods and landslides in East Timor and southern Indonesia.
The twenty-second tropical low and seventh tropical cyclone of the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, formed off the south coast of Timor island as Tropical Low 22U at 18:00 UTC on 3 April 2021.
The name Seroja means lotus in Indonesian.[1]
Cyclone Seroja Media
Tropical Cyclone Odette (left) and Tropical Cyclone Seroja (right) engaging in Fujiwhara interaction while intensifying between 7–9 April.
Cyclone Seroja making landfall in Western Australia on 11 April
Seroja moving away from Indonesia on 5 April
Logistical assistance from Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs.
House constructions in relocated area in Lembata Regency. The cyclone damaged many villages and prompted government to relocate several settlements.
References
- ↑ "Rescue efforts hampered as flash floods and landslides in Indonesia kill dozens". Gazette Standard. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
