{{Short description|Pacific typhoon in 2016}} {{Other storms|List of storms named Sarika|the 2016 Pacific typhoon|List of storms named Karen}} {{good article}} {{Infobox weather event | name = Typhoon Sarika (Karen) | formed = October 13, 2016 | dissipated = October 19, 2016 | image = Sarika 2016-10-15 0510Z.jpg | caption = Typhoon Sarika approaching the Philippines on October 15 }}{{Infobox weather event/JMA | winds = 95 | pressure = 935 }}{{Infobox weather event/JTWC | basin = Wpac | winds = 115 | pressure = 944 }}{{Infobox weather event/Effects | fatalities = ≥ 1<!--0 PH, 0 VN, 1 CH--> | year = 2016 | damage = 894000000 | areas = Philippines, South China, Vietnam }}{{Infobox weather event/Footer | season = 2016 Pacific typhoon season }}
'''Typhoon Sarika''', known in the Philippines as '''Typhoon Karen''', was a powerful tropical cyclone which affected the Philippines, South China, and Vietnam in mid-October 2016. The twenty-first named storm and the tenth typhoon 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 commenced as Sarika turned to the west-northwest towards Luzon, reaching its peak intensity just before making landfall in Aurora early on October 16. Sarika weakened significantly as it crossed land, emerging over the South China Sea 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 province in China on October 18. Turning to the northwest, Sarika weakened quickly as it emerged into the Gulf of Tonkin, before moving onshore once again in Guangxi 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 ₱3.63 billion (US${{To USD round|3630|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million).{{#tag:ref|All currencies are in their 2016 values and are converted to United States dollars using data from the International Monetary Fund published by the World Bank.<ref>{{cite web |author=International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics |title=DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.ATLS |publisher=World Bank |access-date=January 29, 2022 |year=2022}}</ref>|group="nb"}} Damage to infrastructure was valued at ₱226 million (US${{To USD round|226|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million). No fatalities occurred, though several mountaineers and sailors were rescued. While not as strong at subsequent landfalls in China, Sarika combined with the northeast monsoon to produce heavy rains across South China and northeast Vietnam. Hong Kong saw its October hourly rainfall record broken by thunderstorms from Sarika on October 19. A person went missing after a boat capsized near Wang Chau Island. Gusty winds and torrential rains affected Hainan, Guangxi, and Guangdong. In particular, Sarika was the strongest October typhoon to hit Hainan since 1971, where nearly 6,000 houses were damaged, 130,000 people lost access to telecommunications services, and almost {{convert|381,000|hectare|acres|lk=on}} of banana, cassava, papaya, and rubber crops were impacted. Direct economic losses in the province reached ¥4.56 billion (US${{To USD round|4560|CHN|year=2016|sf=3}} million). Another {{convert|165,000|hectare|acres}} 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== {{storm path|Sarika 2016 track.png}} Sarika was first noted by the United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) as a disorganized tropical disturbance on October 11, while it was about {{convert|1050|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} southeast of Manila.<ref name="STWA 11/10">{{cite web|archive-date=May 22, 2024|url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/ab/abwpweb.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans October 11, 2016 06z|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522235556/https://www.webcitation.org/6VWSRDpix?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABPW10-PGTW_201501111100.htm|access-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The system quickly consolidated within a favorable environment of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures of about {{convert|30|C|F|abbr=on}}, leading the JTWC to issue a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert.<ref>{{cite web|archive-date=May 22, 2024|url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/ab/abwpweb.txt|publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans October 11, 2016 22z|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240522235556/https://www.webcitation.org/6VWSRDpix?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABPW10-PGTW_201501111100.htm|access-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> By 00:00 UTC on October 13, the system's low-level circulation center became increasingly symmetric as it tracked northwestwards and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression.<ref name="JMA BT">{{cite web |author1=Japan Meteorological Agency |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track Name 1621 Sarika (1621) |url=http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/warning/2016/11/22/typhoon-best-track-2016-11-22t070000z/ |publisher=Tokyo Global Information System Centre |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=November 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035829/http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/warning/2016/11/22/typhoon-best-track-2016-11-22t070000z/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="PR 03">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 24W (Twenty-four) Warning Nr 03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The Japan Meteorological Agency is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the western Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|title=Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Center 2000|date=February 2001|access-date=July 29, 2017|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/AnnualReport/2000/Text/Text2000.pdf|page=3}}</ref>|group="nb"}} The JTWC followed suit six hours later.<ref name="JTWC BT">{{cite web |last1=Chu |first1=J. H. |last2=Levine |first2=A. |last3=Daida |first3=S. |last4=Schiber |first4=D. |last5=Fukada |first5=E. |last6=Sampson |first6=C. R. |title=Western North Pacific Ocean Best Track Data 2016 |url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/best-tracks/2016/2016s-bwp/bwp2016.zip |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |access-date=April 13, 2020 |year=2017}}</ref> Intensification slowed thereafter as an upper-level anticyclone suppressed 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.<ref name="PR 06">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="JMA BT"/><ref name="JTWC BT"/> At this point, the system was given the name ''Sarika'' by the JMA.{{refn|The name ''Sarika'' (Khmer: សារិកា, [[Help:IPA/Khmer|[saːriʔkaː]]]) was contributed by Cambodia and refers to the common hill myna (''Gracula religiosa'') in Khmer.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title= List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific and the South China Sea (valid as of 2025) |url=https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/tyname.html |access-date=March 16, 2026 |website=Japan Meteorological Agency}}</ref>|group="nb"}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq21.rjtd..txt |title=TS 1621 SARIKA (1621) UPGRADED FROM TD |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523131240/https://www.webcitation.org/70dwg4Unh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201807030600.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), which had been tracking the storm since October 12, assigned it the local name ''Karen''.<ref name="PAGASA 1">{{cite web |url=http://pagasa.dost.gov.ph/index.php/tropical-cyclones/weather-bulletins/263-tropical-cyclones/severe-weather-bulletin/karen-2016-bulletin/3061-1 |title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1: TROPICAL DEPRESSION "KAREN" |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523131152/https://www.webcitation.org/6lEcClQkA?url=http://pagasa.dost.gov.ph/index.php/tropical-cyclones/weather-bulletins/263-tropical-cyclones/severe-weather-bulletin/karen-2016-bulletin/3061-1 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On October 14, the anticyclone that had been hampering outflow diminished, allowing the system to once again quickly gain organization.<ref name="PR 07">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The system intensified into a severe tropical storm at 12:00 UTC, and then a typhoon at 00:00 UTC the next day.<ref name="JMA BT"/> As Sarika traversed warm seas with surface temperatures reaching {{convert|31|C|F|abbr=on}},<ref name="PR 09">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the system developed a small, well-defined eye that was apparent on both infrared and microwave satellite imagery, signalling the onset of rapid intensification.<ref name="PR 13">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 {{convert|175|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and a minimum pressure of {{convert|935|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}.<ref name="JMA BT"/>{{#tag:ref|Wind estimates from the JMA and most other basins throughout the world are sustained over 10 minutes, while estimates from the JTWC are sustained over 1 minute. On average, 1-minute winds are about 12% higher than 10-minute winds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Landsea |first1=Chris |author-link1=Christopher Landsea |title=D4) What does "maximum sustained wind" mean ? How does it relate to gusts in tropical cyclones ? |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/D4.html |publisher=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202125833/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/D4.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |date=April 21, 2006 |url-status=usurped |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>|group="nb"}} The JTWC simultaneously assessed Sarika to have winds of {{convert|215|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, equivalent to Category 4 status on the Saffir–Simpson scale.<ref name="JTWC BT"/> Just half an hour later, Sarika made its first landfall near Baler, Aurora in the Philippines.<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> Significant weakening occurred in the six hours that Sarika traversed Luzon as the mountainous terrain disrupted its circulation,<ref name="PR 15">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the JMA and JTWC estimating that winds fell to {{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="JMA BT"/><ref name="JTWC BT"/> The system recovered a ragged eye as it continued west-northwest under the influence the subtropical ridge,<ref name="PR 17">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility on October 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtph20.rpmm..txt |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |title=TYPHOON WARNING 16 (FINAL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517105917/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtph20.rpmm..txt |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Despite continued favorable conditions, Sarika struggled to reintensify as its eye remained ragged,<ref name="PR 22">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 20 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 17, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the JMA assessing that it weakened further to a severe tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on October 17.<ref name="JMA BT"/> The JTWC, however, maintained that the system remained a typhoon as it crossed the South China Sea.<ref name="JTWC BT"/> The broad system turned northwest late on October 17 as it began to round the subtropical ridge.<ref name="PR 22"/> At 01:50 UTC on October 18, Sarika made landfall on Hainan Island near Hele, Wanning with winds of {{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} according to the JMA.<ref name="Hainan prep"/><ref name="JMA BT"/> Bringing wind gusts of {{convert|162|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} to the island, Sarika became the strongest October typhoon to impact Hainan since 1971.<ref name="China sum"/> The system weakened quickly into a tropical storm as it moved across Hainan,<ref name="JMA BT"/> before emerging into the Gulf of Tonkin at 16:00 UTC.<ref name="China sum"/> Sarika's convective structure continued to fall apart,<ref name="PR 25">{{cite web |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn31.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 24W (Sarika) Warning Nr 25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523084750/https://www.webcitation.org/72IsjwRNh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201809090300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=April 13, 2020 |date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the system weakened into a tropical depression prior to its final landfall near Fangchenggang, Guangxi at 06:10 UTC on October 19.<ref name="JMA BT"/><ref name="China sum"/> Sarika dissipated inland over Guangxi before 00:00 UTC on October 20.<ref name="JMA BT"/>
==Preparations== ===Philippines=== thumb|Highest Public Storm Warning Signals raised by PAGASA across the Philippines in relation to Typhoon Karen (Sarika) 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 {{convert|121|–|170|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} within the next 18 hours<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Storm Warning Signal |url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/learning-tools/public-storm-warning-signal |publisher=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009035714/http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/learning-tools/public-storm-warning-signal |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> – was issued for the provinces of Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Quezon, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Catanduanes, and Camarines Norte. A total of 39,934 people across the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, 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, 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.<ref name="NDRRMC 8">{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 08 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon "KAREN" (I.N. SARIKA) Covering the Period 190800H – 200800H October 2016 |url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/SitRep_No_08_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_Typhoon_KAREN_SARIKA_covering_the_period_190600H_to_200800H_as_of_20OCTOBER2016.pdf|date=October 20, 2016|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> Ports in Luzon and the Visayas were closed, stranding up to 4,000 passengers.<ref>{{cite news |author1= |date=October 15, 2016 |title=PAGASA: Typhoon Karen intensifies as it threatens Aurora province |work=CNN Philippines |url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/15/Typhoon-Karen-strengthens-more-provinces-under-warning-signal.html |url-status=dead |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203200753/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/10/15/Typhoon-Karen-strengthens-more-provinces-under-warning-signal.html |archive-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref>
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) was placed on red alert on October 15, requiring all associated agencies to be fully staffed and prepared.<ref name="NDRRMC 4">{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 04 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon "KAREN" (I.N. SARIKA)|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/Sitrep_No_04_re_Preparedness_Measures_for_TY_KAREN_as_of_16OCT2016.pdf|date=October 16, 2016|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019011032/http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/Sitrep_No_04_re_Preparedness_Measures_for_TY_KAREN_as_of_16OCT2016.pdf|archive-date=October 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The Department of Social Welfare and Development set aside ₱1.28 billion (US${{To USD round|1280|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million) worth of standby funds, including 494,222 family food packs worth ₱745 million (US${{To USD round|745|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million), for immediate disaster relief.<ref name="NDRRMC 1">{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 01 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon "KAREN" (I.N. SARIKA) |url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/SitRep_No_01_re_Preparedness_Measures_for_Tropical_Depression_KAREN_I-N_SARIKA_as_of_13OCTOBER2016.pdf|date=October 13, 2016|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was placed on standby for disaster operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Luzon braces for Typhoon 'Karen' |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/104199 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |work=SunStar |date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> The Department of Health stockpiled ₱22.2 million (US${{To USD round|22200000|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}}) worth of medicine and other logistics for emergency use.<ref name="NDRRMC 5">{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 05 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon "KAREN" (I.N. SARIKA) Covering the Period 160600H – 170600H October 2016 |url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/SitRep_No_05_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_Typhoon_KAREN_SARIKA_160600_to_170600H_as_of_17OCT20162016.pdf|date=October 17, 2016|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
===China=== The Hong Kong Observatory (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 {{convert|550|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of Hong Kong.<ref name="HKO">{{cite web |title=Super Typhoon Sarika (1621) 13 - 19 October 2016 |url=http://www.hko.gov.hk/en/informtc/sarika16/report.htm# |publisher=Hong Kong Observatory |access-date=April 8, 2020 |date=November 28, 2019}}</ref> Classes for kindergartens and schools for disabled children were cancelled,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siu |first1=Phila |title=Strong Wind Signal No 3 issued as Typhoon Sarika approaches Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2028639/hong-kong-observatory-considers-strong-wind-signal |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=October 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826063616/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2028639/hong-kong-observatory-considers-strong-wind-signal |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> although children daycare centers, elderly centers, and rehabilitation centers remained open.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leung |first1=Stanley |title=Double trouble: T3 signal in effect as Typhoon Sarika skirts city; Typhoon Haima expected to hit on Friday |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/10/18/double-trouble-t3-signal-in-effect-as-typhoon-sarika-skirts-city-typhoon-haima-expected-to-hit-on-friday/ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Hong Kong Free Press |date=October 18, 2016 }}</ref> Bunker operations at the Port of Hong Kong were suspended for the duration of the strong wind signal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiam |first1=Clarice |last2=Lalor |first2=Dan |title=Hong Kong bunker operations remain halted on strong winds from Typhoon Sarika |url=https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/shipping/101816-hong-kong-bunker-operations-remain-halted-on-strong-winds-from-typhoon-sarika |access-date=April 8, 2020 |publisher=S&P Global Platts |date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="HKO"/>
thumb|Typhoon Sarika approaching Hainan on October 17 As Sarika approached South China, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a {{ill|lt=Level I emergency response|National public emergency response mechanism#Natural disasters|zh|国家突发公共事件应急响应机制#自然灾害}},<ref name="China sum"/> and sent six teams to Hainan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi to prepare for disaster relief.<ref>{{cite news |title=China braces for Typhoon Sarika, Haima |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-braces-typhoon-sarika-haima |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Xinhua |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=October 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413061809/https://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-braces-typhoon-sarika-haima |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Around 660,000 people were evacuated from Hainan,<ref name="Hainan impact"/> including 13,700 from low-lying areas in Wanning. High-speed train services were suspended from October 17.<ref name="Hainan prep"/> Haikou Meilan International Airport suspended operations from October 17 to 18 and cancelled 281 flights, while 248 flights were cancelled at Sanya Phoenix International Airport.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ge |first1=Lena |title=Over 500 Flights Cancelled at Haikou and Sanya Airports over Typhoon Sarika |url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/57/57103.html |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=China Aviation Daily |date=October 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221192936/http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/57/57103.html |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Schools in eight counties in Hainan were closed for three days.<ref name="Hainan schs">{{cite news |author1=康云凯 |title=台风莎莉嘉明天登陆海南 海南广东广西有大暴雨 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-10-17/doc-ifxwvpqh7603471.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Sina |date=October 17, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113110240/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-10-17/doc-ifxwvpqh7603471.shtml |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tourist sites were also shut to the public.<ref name="Hainan prep">{{cite news |title=Typhoon Sarika makes landfall in South China, hundreds of flights canceled |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/18/content_27097323.htm |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=China Daily |date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313093345/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/18/content_27097323.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Workplaces, businesses, and schools were shut in the coastal city of Sanya.<ref>{{cite news |title=三亚发布紧急动员令防御"莎莉嘉" 全市停工停业停课 |url=http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2016/10-17/8033789.shtml |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=China News Service |date=October 17, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213200113/http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2016/10-17/8033789.shtml |archive-date=December 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=China on highest alert for ocean waves as Typhoon Sarika approaches |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/17/content_27086486.htm |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=China Daily |date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121015520/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/17/content_27086486.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 25,396 fishing boats were recalled to various ports in Hainan.<ref name="QZ strait"/><ref name="China sum"/>
In Guangdong, authorities enacted a Level II emergency response,<ref name="China sum"/> with storm surge expected to be enhanced by a concurrent high tide.<ref>{{cite web |title=风雨浪潮四叠加 10月最强台风莎莉嘉18日登陆海南 |url=http://www.nmefc.cn/subject/cont.aspx?subject=97&itemid=201&id=5534 |publisher=National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center |access-date=April 8, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> Authorities evacuated 55,800 people in dangerous areas.<ref name="China sum"/> Ships were forbidden from passing through the Qiongzhou Strait after 21:00 UTC October 16, and were instead diverted to Zhanjiang.<ref name="QZ strait">{{cite news |title=海南、广东、广西三地正全力备战 防范台风"莎莉嘉" |url=http://inews.ifeng.com/50110655/news.shtml?&back |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Phoenix Television |date=October 17, 2018 |language=zh}}</ref> A total of 14,181 ships returned to port in Guangdong.<ref name="China sum"/>
In Guangxi, authorities activated a Level III emergency response.<ref name="China sum">{{cite web |title=台风"莎莉嘉"影响结束 琼粤桂有力有效应对 三省无人员伤亡 |url=http://www.mwr.gov.cn/ztpd/2016ztbd/2016fxkh/sybt/201610/t20161024_765966.html |publisher=Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China |access-date=January 15, 2021 |language=zh |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> A yellow alert was issued on October 19, ahead of heavy rainfall.<ref>{{cite news |author1=向昌明 |title=台风莎莉嘉将在广西再登陆 局地将有大暴雨 |url=https://news.sina.cn/gn/2016-10-19/detail-ifxwvpqh7811643.d.html?from=wap |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Sina |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh}}</ref> 57,300 residents were moved to safety<ref name="China sum"/> and schools were closed. Ferry services from Beihai to Hainan and Weizhou Island 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 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.<ref name="Guangxi prep"/> In all, 12,044 ships sought shelter across Guangxi.<ref name="China sum"/> Twelve flights were cancelled at Beihai Fucheng Airport. The Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration readied several tugboats in case of emergencies.<ref name="Guangxi prep">{{cite news |title=台风"莎莉嘉"逼近广西 沿海景区关闭部分航班取消 |url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20161018/50119738_0.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Phoenix Television |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh}}</ref> Further inland, yellow alerts were issued for Guizhou on October 19 in anticipation of heavy rainfall and flash flooding.<ref>{{cite news |author1=向昌明 |title=台风莎莉嘉将在广西再登陆 局地将有大暴雨 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-10-19/doc-ifxwvpqh7811643.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2020 |work=Sina |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116092140/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-10-19/doc-ifxwvpqh7811643.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flooding hits central Vietnam ahead of Typhoon Sarika |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37672862 |access-date=April 9, 2020 |work=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=October 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008015837/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37672862 |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 770 ships in Hạ Long Bay were called back to shore. The People's Army of Vietnam prepared 280,000 soldiers and 3,200 vehicles to conduct search and rescue operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Provinces batten down the hatches against Sarika typhoon |url=https://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/provinces-batten-down-the-hatches-against-sarika-typhoon-479181.vov |access-date=April 9, 2020 |work=Voice of Vietnam |date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> Schools in Quảng Ninh were closed on October 19, and many businesses in Hạ Long were shut.<ref name="Vietnam 2">{{cite news |title=Sarika vừa tan, lại xuất hiện siêu bão mới |url=http://giadinh.net.vn/xa-hoi/sarika-vua-tan-lai-xuat-hien-sieu-bao-moi-2016101913390266.htm |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=Giadinh.net.vn |date=October 19, 2016 |language=vi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024110436/http://giadinh.net.vn/xa-hoi/sarika-vua-tan-lai-xuat-hien-sieu-bao-moi-2016101913390266.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Vietnam Airlines cancelled all flights in and out of Cat Bi International Airport on October 19.<ref name="Vietnam">{{Cite news |url=http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2016/10-20/8038167.shtml |title=台风暴雨灾害致越南60人伤亡 |work=China News Service |access-date=April 9, 2020 |date=October 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034826/http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2016/10-20/8038167.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Farmers in Hải Phòng rushed to harvest {{convert|23,000|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of rice fields before the typhoon's rainbands arrived.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bão Hải Mã nối đuôi bão số 7 tiến vào Biển Đông |url=https://phunuvietnam.vn/bao-hai-ma-noi-duoi-bao-so-7-tien-vao-bien-dong-18045.htm |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=Phụ nữ Việt Nam |date=October 19, 2016 |language=vi}}</ref>
==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 barangays across six regions, and displaced 207,832 people.<ref name="DSWD">{{cite report |title=DSWD DROMIC Terminal Report on Typhoon "KAREN" (SARIKA) |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/DSWD%20DROMIC%20Terminal%20Report%20on%20TY%20Karen%20as%20of%2024%20January%202017%2C%203AM.pdf |publisher=Department of Social Welfare and Development |via=ReliefWeb |date=January 24, 2017 |access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> Rainfall accumulations during October 14 to 15 peaked at nearly {{convert|560|mm|in|abbr=on}} at Virac, Catanduanes; Daet, Camarines Norte recorded a similar total above {{convert|530|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Power interruptions occurred in several regions; 246,000 people in Catanduanes were left without power at the height of the storm.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carr |first1=Ada |last2=Wright |first2=Pam |title=Typhoon Sarika Batters the Philippines, Leaving At Least 2 Dead, More Than 15,000 Displaced |url=https://weather.com/news/news/typhoon-sarika-karen-philippines-impacts |access-date=April 9, 2020 |work=The Weather Channel |date=October 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103195543/https://weather.com/news/news/typhoon-sarika-karen-philippines-impacts |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> Communication towers belonging to PLDT were downed in Agoo, La Union. Smart Communications experienced partial loss of its services in Aurora, while Globe Telecom experienced significant loss of service across Southern Luzon. Water supplies were disrupted in Tagkawayan, Quezon, as well as parts of Pamplona, Camarines Sur. 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, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Bataan.<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> The Bustos, Ambuklao, and Magat dams opened their floodgates as their water levels neared or overshot the normal high water level.<ref name="NDRRMC 6"/> A total of 12,777 homes were damaged, of which 1,421 were completely destroyed. Damage to infrastructure totaled ₱226 million (US${{To USD round|226|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million).<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/>
thumb|right|260px|Satellite estimate of rainfall totals over the Philippines from October 14 to 17 The adverse weather conditions necessitated several land and sea rescues. In the waters off Catbalogan, Samar, 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 were rescued on October 16. Another 100 mountaineers were rescued in the vicinity of Mount Tarak, near Mariveles, Bataan.<ref name="NDRRMC 5"/> Three people were rescued from a flash flood in San Andres, Quezon. Search and rescue teams rescued 100 families in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur.<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> According to the NDRRMC, no fatalities occurred in relation to Sarika in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite conference|pages=11–12, 14 |title=Member Report of Philippines |author=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/Philippine%20Report%20on%20Typhoon%20Committee%202016.pdf |date=October 24–28, 2016 |access-date=April 9, 2020 |conference=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 11th Integrated Workshop |conference-url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/ |location=Cebu, Philippines}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Local media reported that two were killed and three went missing, but these were not confirmed to be related to Sarika.<ref>{{cite news |title=LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Karen (Sarika) |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/149284-live-blog-typhoon-karen-sarika-oct-2016/ |access-date=April 9, 2020 |work=Rappler |date=October 16, 2016 |quote=Alejandro said that the 2 dead and 3 missing fishermen in Catanduanes is subject for validation if typhoon related. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501051301/http://www.rappler.com/nation/live-updates-severe-weather-karen-sarika-oct-2016 |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group="nb"}}
Significant crop damage occurred in the Philippines from the combined effects of Sarika and Typhoon Haima, which struck Northern Luzon a week later. Roughly {{convert|394,470|hectare|acres|lk=on}} of paddy fields were affected – about 15% of the national total. Only {{convert|12,118|hectare|acres}} 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.<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6375e.pdf |title=GIEWS Update – The Philippines: Typhoons Sarika (Karen) and Haima (Lawin) severely affected the agriculture sector in the central and northern parts of Luzon |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |date=November 3, 2016 |access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> 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${{To USD round|3630|PHL|year=2016|sf=3}} million).<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/>
===China=== Across South China, total economic losses were valued at ¥5.49 billion (US${{To USD round|5490|CHN|year=2016|sf=3}} million),<ref name="China"/> and one person was killed.<ref name="CMA"/>
====Hong Kong==== In Hong Kong, Sarika combined with the northeast monsoon to produce thunderstorms over the territory on October 18 and 19. More than {{convert|100|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell over the entire region, with parts of the urban areas, Sha Tin, and Tai Po all recording over {{convert|200|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The HKO Headquarters recorded their highest October hourly rainfall since record-keeping began in 1884, with {{convert|78.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} 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 was inundated, while floods along roads in Chai Wan and Tai Tam 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 collapsed, and a billboard in Mong Kok was dislodged. Amid rough seas, a boat capsized off the coast of Wang Chau island. Twelve crew members were rescued, but one went missing.<ref name="HKO"/>
====Hainan==== thumb|Banana crop destroyed in Hainan Sarika was the strongest October typhoon to impact Hainan since 1971, possessing wind gusts of up to {{convert|162|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Across the province, a total of 2.99 million people in 19 counties were affected, though no fatalities resulted. Agricultural damage was widespread, with {{convert|380,710|hectare|acres}} of crops affected, of which {{convert|97,640|hectare|acres}} was lost.<ref name="China sum"/> The banana, cassava, and papaya crops were particularly affected.<ref name="CMA">{{cite conference |pages=11–12 |title=Member Report of China |author=China Meteorological Administration |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/2016%E5%B9%B4CHINA%20REPORT-10.24.pdf |date=October 24–28, 2016 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |conference=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 11th Integrated Workshop |conference-url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/ |location=Cebu, Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306093110/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/2016%E5%B9%B4CHINA%20REPORT-10.24.pdf |archive-date=March 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rubber plantations were also badly damaged, with many trees split or uprooted.<ref>{{cite news |title="莎莉嘉"过后 海南橡胶受损严�� |url=http://www.agri.cn/qxny/nqyw/201610/t20161022_5314890.htm |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=中国农业信息网 |date=October 22, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411153348/http://www.agri.cn/qxny/nqyw/201610/t20161022_5314890.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The entire island experienced torrential rainfall from October 17 to 20, peaking at {{convert|548|mm|in|abbr=on}} at Baitang Reservoir in Ding'an County.<ref name="China sum"/> Widespread flash floods occurred as a result, and there were many landslides in Central Hainan.<ref name="Hainan response">{{cite web |title=暴风骤雨中筑起"保护墙"——直击海南抗击强台风"莎莉嘉" |url=http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/19/content_5121170.htm |publisher=Government of the People's Republic of China |access-date=April 10, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411154647/http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/19/content_5121170.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the province, 837 houses collapsed and another 5,100 houses were damaged to varying degrees.<ref name="China sum"/><ref name="China">{{cite news |title=民政部：台风"莎莉嘉"致粤桂琼374万人受灾 |url=http://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/2016-10/21/content_27133354.htm |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=China Daily |date=October 21, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022140049/http://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/2016-10/21/content_27133354.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Communications were severely disrupted after 7,928 base stations went offline, affecting a total of 129,627 users.<ref name="Hainan comms">{{cite web |title=强台风"莎莉嘉"18日致海南近8000个通信基站退服 |url=http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/18/content_5121047.htm |publisher=Government of the People's Republic of China |access-date=April 10, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411160147/http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/18/content_5121047.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Direct economic losses in Hainan reached ¥4.559 billion (US${{To USD round|4559|CHN|year=2016|sf=4}} million).<ref name="Hainan impact">{{cite news |title=台风"莎莉嘉"造成海南299万人受灾 损失45亿余元 |url=http://hainan.sina.cn/news/hnyw/2016-10-21/detail-ifxxaeqk5327706.d.html |work=Sina |access-date=April 10, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Hainan prep"/> A road leading to the coast was blocked by fallen trees. Nearby, large-scale power outages occurred in the urban center of Qionghai, and the main highway into the city was blocked by floodwaters. The capital, Haikou, also experienced flooding.<ref name="Hainan response"/> Across the city, many trees and billboards were blown down. The Haikou Century Bridge was shut to traffic until the typhoon passed on October 18, while at least nine bus services were suspended.<ref>{{cite news |title="莎莉嘉"对海口影响减弱 城市功能正逐步恢复 |url=http://inews.ifeng.com/50119741/news.shtml |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=Phoenix Television |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh}}</ref> A total of 31,626 customers lost power in Haikou.<ref>{{cite news |author1=郑汉星 |title=台风"莎莉嘉"登陆海南 多地狂风暴雨断电(图) |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-10-18/doc-ifxwvpar8333988.shtml |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=Sina |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110122751/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-10-18/doc-ifxwvpar8333988.shtml |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Strong winds generated heavy waves along the coast of Sanya, attracting curious onlookers who had to be escorted away by police and government staff for their safety.<ref>{{cite news |title=台风"莎莉嘉"三亚掀大浪 民众冒险观浪被劝离 |url=http://inews.ifeng.com/50118740/news.shtml |access-date=April 10, 2020 |work=Phoenix Television |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh}}</ref>
====Guangdong==== While Sarika did not make landfall in Guangdong, the system brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the province.<ref>{{cite news |title=强台风"莎莉嘉"将登陆海南 湛江市有大暴雨袭击 |url=http://static.nfapp.southcn.com/content/201610/18/c149284.html |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=Southcn.com |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411152914/http://static.nfapp.southcn.com/content/201610/18/c149284.html |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Approximately 235,300 people across 11 counties in Zhanjiang were affected. A total of {{convert|117,250|hectare|acres}} of crops were damaged, of which {{convert|98,440|hectare|acres}} were deemed a complete loss. Rainfall totals across southwest Guangdong averaged {{convert|73|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="China sum"/> Forty-one people were rescued from a ship that was set adrift near the Port of Zhanjiang after its anchor broke and the backup anchor failed to release.<ref>{{cite news |title="莎莉嘉"来袭 湛江港一工程船遇险41人获救 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-10-18/doc-ifxwviay0053916.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=Sina |date=October 18, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411152908/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-10-18/doc-ifxwviay0053916.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Strong winds damaged 356 base stations in Zhanjiang, requiring 666 support personnel to be dispatched to conduct repair works.<ref>{{cite news |title=迅速响应，湛江移动抗击台风"莎莉嘉"保通信畅通 |url=http://m.c114.com.cn/w118-977437.html |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=C114 |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411152900/http://m.c114.com.cn/w118-977437.html |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Economic losses were estimated at ¥529 million (US${{To USD round|529|CHN|year=2016|sf=3}} million).<ref name="China sum"/>
====Guangxi==== thumb|200px|Sarika weakening over Guangxi on October 19 As a weakening system, Sarika affected 333,900 people in Guangxi,<ref name="China sum"/> mainly through heavy rainfall. Parts of the coast received over {{convert|375|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain over a 26-hour period.<ref name="Guangxi">{{cite news |title="莎莉嘉"登陆广西10万人受灾 沿海三市全面"战"台风 |url=http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/10-19/8037082.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China News Service |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724034834/http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/10-19/8037082.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rainfall accumulations in Guangxi averaged {{convert|67|mm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name="China sum"/> Wind gusts in the province reached {{convert|90|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=台风"莎莉嘉"在广西防城港再次登陆 最大风力10级 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-10/19/c_129329399.htm |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=Xinhua News Agency |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411162921/http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-10/19/c_129329399.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Power outages were felt across Guangxi, with 250,000 customers experiencing disruptions.<ref name="Guangxi power">{{cite news |author1=陈细英 |author2=陆英年 |title=迎战"莎莉嘉"广西电网近17万户居民复电 |url=https://www.china5e.com/news/news-964215-1.html |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China Energy Net |date=October 20, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150528/https://www.china5e.com/news/news-964215-1.html |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 134 houses collapsed. Crop damage spanned {{convert|47,620|hectare|acres}}, of which {{convert|8,460|hectare|acres}} were not salvageable. Direct economic losses were placed at ¥251 million (US${{To USD round|252|CHN|year=2016|sf=3}} million).<ref name="China sum"/>
Sarika's impacts were most severe in the coastal cities of Fangchenggang, Beihai, and Qinzhou.<ref name="Guangxi"/> A total of 90,000 customers lost power in Beihai.<ref name="Guangxi power"/> At the Dianjian Fishing Port in Beihai, six light fishing boats filled up with rainwater and sank. Four of the shipwrecks were successfully raised.<ref>{{cite news |author1=王文伟 |title=台风"莎莉嘉"致广西北海6艘渔船下沉 已有四艘被打捞上岸 |url=http://news.cnr.cn/native/city/20161019/t20161019_523208028.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China National Radio |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh}}</ref> In Qinzhou, heavy rains flooded roads and farmlands, and sugarcane crops suffered wind damage.<ref>{{cite news |author1=唐晓珊 |title=台风震撼造访 沿海地区风雨影响较大 |url=http://gx.weather.com.cn/gxgqtp/2606063.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China Weather Network |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411151226/http://gx.weather.com.cn/gxgqtp/2606063.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some trees were blown over, obstructing roads.<ref>{{cite news |author1=唐晓珊 |title="莎莉嘉"携风雨来袭 防城港街头众生相 |url=http://gx.weather.com.cn/gxgqtp/2606115.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China Weather Network |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150540/http://gx.weather.com.cn/gxgqtp/2606115.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> An improperly secured fishing boat capsized in Qinzhou's Xiniujiao Fishing Port, resulting in the loss of ¥30,000 (US${{To USD round|30000|CHN|year=2016|sf=2}}) worth of equipment.<ref>{{cite news |author1=莫毅 |title=台风"莎莉嘉"吹翻钦州犀牛脚渔港内渔船 |url=http://gx.weather.com.cn/tqxw/2606402.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=China Weather Network |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150527/http://gx.weather.com.cn/tqxw/2606402.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> An electrical substation in Liuwu was damaged.<ref name="Guangxi power"/>
===Vietnam=== Sarika brought brief heavy rainfall to northeast parts of Vietnam. Rainfall in Quảng Ninh was measured to be between {{convert|50|and|80|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Wind gusts onshore peaked at Force 8 on the Beaufort scale, though a weather station on Bạch Long Vĩ Island measured wind gusts up to Force 11.<ref name="Vietnam 2"/> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bão suy yếu sớm, Quảng Ninh may mắn "thoát" bão |url=https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/bao-suy-yeu-som-quang-ninh-may-man-thoat-bao-20161019161918216.htm |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=Dân trí |date=October 19, 2016 |language=vi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101220341/http://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/bao-suy-yeu-som-quang-ninh-may-man-thoat-bao-20161019161918216.htm |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Chinese news sources linked Sarika to flooding in central Vietnam prior to October 18 that killed 30 people and injured 30 more.<ref name="Vietnam"/> However, local news stated that these floods were separate from the typhoon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Typhoon due today in northeast VN |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/society/344684/typhoon-due-today-in-northeast-vn.html |access-date=April 15, 2020 |work=Việt Nam News |date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200415150210/https://vietnamnews.vn/society/344684/typhoon-due-today-in-northeast-vn.html |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>|group="nb"}}
==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.<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> A total of 345 evacuation centers were opened, which were occupied by 35,643 people.<ref name="NDRRMC 6">{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 06 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon "KAREN" (I.N. SARIKA) Covering the Period 170600H – 180600H October 2016 |url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/2941/SitRep_No_06_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_Typhoon_KAREN_SARIKA_covering_the_period_170600_to_180600H_as_of_18OCT2016.pdf|date=October 18, 2016|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> 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 deployed patrols to prevent looting and help evacuees return to their homes.<ref name="NDRRMC 8"/> The Philippine Red Cross requested a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund of CHF169,000 (US${{To USD round|169000|CHE|year=2016|sf=3}}) from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. They distributed 1,600 jerry cans, 1,600 hygiene kits, 1,600 sleeping kits, and 3,200 tarpaulins to 1,600 households across the provinces of Aurora, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Nueva Ecija, and Nueva Vizcaya.<ref>{{cite report |title=Philippines: Typhoon Sarika - DREF (MDRPH021) final report |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRPH021FR.pdf |date=May 31, 2017 |publisher=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |access-date=April 9, 2020 |via=ReliefWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010013314/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRPH021FR.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two months after the storm, the European Commission released €328,000 (US${{To USD round|328000|EUR|year=2016|sf=3}}) in humanitarian aid funding to assist with meeting the immediate needs of those affected by typhoons Sarika and Haima.<ref>{{cite report |title=Philippines: EU releases close to € 330 000 to support victims of Typhoons Sarika and Haima |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-eu-releases-close-330-000-support-victims-typhoons-sarika-and-haima |date=December 20, 2016 |publisher=European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=April 9, 2020 |via=ReliefWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221145655/http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-eu-releases-close-330-000-support-victims-typhoons-sarika-and-haima |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations would later work with the Department of Agriculture until April 2017 to help 4,300 families affected by the two typhoons replant their farms.<ref>{{cite report |title=Farmers in the Philippines replant their farms after Typhoon Sarika and Super Typhoon Haima |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/farmers-philippines-replant-their-farms-after-typhoon-sarika-and-super-typhoon |date=February 21, 2017 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |access-date=April 9, 2020 |via=ReliefWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313090235/http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/farmers-philippines-replant-their-farms-after-typhoon-sarika-and-super-typhoon |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In Hainan, as the rain and wind died down, 2,128 police officers and soldiers were activated to conduct disaster relief. Twenty-eight military vehicles distributed ¥5 million (US${{To USD round|5000000|CHN|year=2016|sf=2}}) worth of life jackets, life buoys, waterproof bags, generators, and other emergency logistics to affected residents.<ref name="Hainan response"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |author1=姜晨 |title=国家减灾委、民政部紧急启动国家IV级救灾应急响应 协助海南省做好"莎莉嘉"台风灾害救灾工作 |url=http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/19/content_5121528.htm |publisher=Government of the People's Republic of China |access-date=April 11, 2020 |language=zh |date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411154638/http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-10/19/content_5121528.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fallen trees blocked the passage of emergency vehicles in some places.<ref name="Hainan response"/> Telecommunications operators mobilized 4,816 personnel to work on restoring services, and made services to the province free of charge until October 20.<ref name="Hainan comms"/> In Guangxi, 870 rescue workers were sent to conduct disaster relief in Fangchenggang.<ref>{{cite news |author1=陆毅 |title=防城港市全力以赴防御强台风"莎莉嘉" |url=http://www.fcgsnews.com/news/hot/2016-10-19/88108.shtml |access-date=April 11, 2020 |work=www.fcgsnews.com |date=October 19, 2016 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411150528/http://www.fcgsnews.com/news/hot/2016-10-19/88108.shtml |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Power companies sent 4,500 personnel and 1,000 vehicles to work on restoring power.<ref name="Guangxi power"/>
==Retirement== {{See also|List of retired Pacific typhoon names|List of retired Philippine typhoon names}} On October 26, PAGASA announced that the name ''Karen'' would be removed from their naming lists because it had caused over ₱1 billion (US${{To USD round|1000|PHL|year=2016|sf=2}} million) in damage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Helen |title=Karen, Lawin removed from list of typhoon names |url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20161026/281964607261279 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=October 26, 2016 |via=PressReader}}</ref> On January 2, 2017, PAGASA chose the name ''Kristine'' to replace ''Karen'' for the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=LIST: PAGASA's names for tropical cyclones in 2020 |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/01/02/1981503/list-pagasas-names-tropical-cyclones-2020 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412083213/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/01/02/1981503/list-pagasas-names-tropical-cyclones-2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/49th/Docs49/final/TC49_FINALADOPTED.pdf |title=49th ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Session Report |date=February 24, 2017 |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |access-date=April 12, 2020 |page=2}}</ref> At the next session in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Typhoon Committee announced on March 3, 2018 that ''Trases'' would be its replacement.<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/50th/docs/Final/TC50_ADOPTED_FINAL.pdf |title=50th ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Session Report |date=March 3, 2018 |publisher=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee |access-date=April 12, 2020 |page=2}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Tropical cyclones}} * Weather of 2016 * Tropical cyclones in 2016 * Other tropical cyclones named Sarika * Other tropical cyclones named Karen * Typhoon Parma (2009) – struck Hainan and Guangxi in October, but impacted the Philippines much more severely * Typhoon Conson (2010) – 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) – a strong and deadly typhoon that nearly struck the same areas as Sarika * Typhoon Vamco (2020) – a destructive typhoon that caused widespread flooding in Central and Southern Luzon * Typhoon Noru (2022) – another typhoon that took a similar path
==Notes== {{Reflist|group=nb}}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/s/201621.html.en JMA General Information] of Typhoon Sarika (1621) from Digital Typhoon <!--*[http://www.data.jma.go.jp/fcd/yoho/data/typhoon/T1621.pdf JMA Best Track Data] of Typhoon Sarika (1621) {{ja icon}}--> *[http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc16/WPAC/24W.SARIKA/ 24W.SARIKA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326101719/https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc16/WPAC/24W.SARIKA/ |date=2017-03-26 }} from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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