Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone (also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01) produced the worst flooding in the country in 56 years. The first storm in the 2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, it developed on May 10 in the Bay of Bengal. Initially favorable conditions allowed the system to steadily intensify while moving northwestward, reaching peak maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) on May 13. This made it a very severe cyclonic storm according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the basin. The storm later drifted northward and later to the east in the central Bay of Bengal, although increased wind shear induced weakening into a deep depression. The system eventually began a steady northeast track, bringing it ashore in western Myanmar on May 19 as a re-intensified cyclonic storm. It dissipated shortly thereafter over land.After a period of intense precipitation in the first 15 days of May, the cyclone produced torrential rainfall across southwest Sri Lanka after it stalled in the central Bay of Bengal. The storm drew moisture from the southwest that coalesced in the mountainous portion of the island. A station at Ratnapura recorded 366.1 millimetres (14.41 in) of rainfall in 18 hours on May 17, including 99.8 mm (3.93 in) in one hour. The rains caused flooding and landslides in southwestern Sri Lanka that destroyed 24,750 homes and damaged 32,426 others, leaving about 800,000 people homeless. Overall damage totaled about $29 million (2003 USD), and there were 254 deaths. The cyclone also produced light rainfall in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, as well as along the Bay of Bengal coast of the country. The storm also drew moisture away from India, which possibly contributed to a heat wave that killed 1,200 people, and dropped heavy rainfall in Myanmar.. }
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- 2003_Sri_Lanka_cyclone abstract "The 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone (also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01) produced the worst flooding in the country in 56 years. The first storm in the 2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, it developed on May 10 in the Bay of Bengal. Initially favorable conditions allowed the system to steadily intensify while moving northwestward, reaching peak maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) on May 13. This made it a very severe cyclonic storm according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which is the official Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the basin. The storm later drifted northward and later to the east in the central Bay of Bengal, although increased wind shear induced weakening into a deep depression. The system eventually began a steady northeast track, bringing it ashore in western Myanmar on May 19 as a re-intensified cyclonic storm. It dissipated shortly thereafter over land.After a period of intense precipitation in the first 15 days of May, the cyclone produced torrential rainfall across southwest Sri Lanka after it stalled in the central Bay of Bengal. The storm drew moisture from the southwest that coalesced in the mountainous portion of the island. A station at Ratnapura recorded 366.1 millimetres (14.41 in) of rainfall in 18 hours on May 17, including 99.8 mm (3.93 in) in one hour. The rains caused flooding and landslides in southwestern Sri Lanka that destroyed 24,750 homes and damaged 32,426 others, leaving about 800,000 people homeless. Overall damage totaled about $29 million (2003 USD), and there were 254 deaths. The cyclone also produced light rainfall in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, as well as along the Bay of Bengal coast of the country. The storm also drew moisture away from India, which possibly contributed to a heat wave that killed 1,200 people, and dropped heavy rainfall in Myanmar.".