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Event Briefing - Excess Rainfall - Tropical Cyclone Joaquin - October 10 2015
Description

Tropical Cyclone (TC) Joaquin affected the Caribbean region between 30 September and 6 October 2015 with strong winds, rainfall and storm surge. According to the CCRIF Caribbean Rainfall Model, the CCRIF member countries with Excess Rainfall (XSR) policies where a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) was activated were: Haiti, Jamaica and The Bahamas. As a result, this briefing describes the reported losses and damage in Haiti, Jamaica and The Bahamas due to extreme rainfall as a result of the passage of TC Joaquin. The only country affected by the direct impact of Joaquin was The Bahamas.

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