Announcement by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM): ASEAN’s Regional Emergency Response and Humanitarian Assistance Capacities Put to the Test in Simulated Typhoon Disaster Scenario

Simulated Exercise: Typhoon Disaster Scenario

“In the early morning of 27 August 2008, Typhoon “X” with a velocity of 140 km/hour landed at Muang District, Rayong, an industrial and coastal province in Thailand. The typhoon caused heavy damage to houses, public buildings and facilities, ca