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3 Other hazards and risks3.1 Cyclone HazardTimor-Leste is situated in the cyclone belt, however, this hazard is not mapped because the entire country is in the “One Cyclone per Decade” zone (source: Natural Hazards Potential Map of the Circum-Pacific Region, 1995). Besides cyclones, Timor-Leste is affected annually by tropical storms. These tropical storms can be as devastating as a cyclonic activity as they can deposit extremely high amounts of rainfall in short time periods. Warning communities in the path of tropical storms is an important role of the NDMD and local officials. Therefore, developing systems and procedures for warning systems down to community level (that would also be used for other hazards such as tsunami) could be expected to be a high priority for government.
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