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DR-140-GUDRTyphoon

Typhoon Karen

Major Disaster Declaration for Guam, declared Nov 12, 1962, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-140-GU
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Guam
Incident type
Typhoon
Declared
Nov 12, 1962
Requested
Nov 12, 1962 · request 62025
Incident began
Nov 12, 1962
Incident ended
Nov 12, 1962
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 26, 1967
Fiscal year
1963
FEMA region
Region 9
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Guam (statewide designation).