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| FR-2012-000149-KAZ
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Fire |
Kazakhstan |
According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, on preliminary data, August 22 at 22:35 on the hillside "Mohnatka" in quarter number 13 burned herbage, shrubs and trees. Fire covered 18 hectares as of 09.50 Astana time (03:50 GMT). There was evacuated more than 500 people. |
| FF-2012-000148-PAK
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Flash Flood |
Pakistan |
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 26 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in northern Pakistan. |
| TC-2012-000147-LAO
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Tropical Cyclone |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
On 7-10/08/2012, VICENTE Tropical Storm caused heavy rain falls and strong wind, which resulted in flood in Loungphabang Province based on the preliminary provincial report, 3 district 22 villages , 681 families,3,477 people affected, Damaged Agriculture areas 379,21 hectare, estimate damages cost 7,589.12 USD |
| FF-2012-000146-LAO
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Flash Flood |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
On 31/07/-01/08/2012 heavy rain occurred Flash Flash in Pakading District Bolikhamxay Province, Center of Lao PDR. Caused 16 Villages 1,451 families, 8114 people were affected, Rice areas Damaged 1,028.46 ha ( Provincial Reported)
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| EP-2012-000145-SLV
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Epidemic |
El Salvador |
On 17 August, the General Directorate of Civil Protection declared a National Dengue Alert in El Salvador. By the epidemiological week 33 of 2012, El Salvador had 20,068 suspected cases registered, of which 5,390 were confirmed and 292 cases were grave, figures significantly higher than those of the previous year. |
| EQ-2012-000144-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi on August 18th, killing six people and damaging 1,097 houses. |
| EP-2012-000143-COD
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Epidemic |
Congo Democratic Republic |
On 17 Aug 2012, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo notified the World Health Organization of an outbreak of Ebola Haemorrhagic fever in the Isiro and Dungu Health Zones of Province Orientale in the eastern part of the country. A total of 10 suspected cases (9 in Isiro and 1 in Dungu) and 6 deaths (5 deaths in Isiro and 1 in Dungu) have been reported. |
| TC-2012-000142-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Kai-Tak left two people dead, two missing and forced 530,000 people to be relocated in South China. |
| TC-2012-000142-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Tropical Storm Kai-Tak (Helen) made landfall in Isabela province on the northeastern coast of the Philippines on 15 Aug 2012, bringing heavy rains that caused flash floods and flooding. Seven people died and more than 86,700 people were affected. About 10,650 people took shelter in 77 evacuation centres. |
| TC-2012-000142-VNM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Viet Nam |
At least four people died as Typhoon Kai-Tak barrelled across northern Vietnam bringing high winds and floods to several areas including the capital Hanoi. |
| FL-2012-000141-NER
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Flood |
Niger |
Heavy rains have caused flooding in various parts of the country since the end of July 2012 as part of the rainy season. 80,000 people have been affected, most of them in the Dosso region in the Southwest. |
| FL-2012-000140-MMR
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Flood |
Myanmar |
Heavy rain as part of the monsoon season caused flooding in many parts of Myanmar starting in the beginning of August 2012. Up to 6,000 people were left homeless after the Salween River in Karen State flooded. The Moei River along the Thai border also burst its banks following days of heavy rain. In the Irrawaddy region, the Darka River overflowed its bank, affecting 12,000 people. |
| FL-2012-000139-JPN
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Flood |
Japan |
At least one person was killed and two went missing as torrential rainfall struck several prefectures of the western Japanese region of Kansai which saw hourly rainfall of about 100 mm |
| FL-2012-000138-NGA
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Flood |
Nigeria |
Heavy rainfall in central Nigeria on 22 Jul 2012 forced a dam to overflow, causing flooding that left 39 people dead and destroyed or damaged some 200 homes in Jos. |
| TC-2012-000137-MEX
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Tropical Cyclone |
Mexico |
Tropical Storm Ernesto killed 12 people in
Mexico. Authorities in the state of Veracruz
report 10,000 families affected in 57
municipalities. Mudslides damaged 11 bridges
and destroyed or partially destroyed 20 sections
of highway. The state government requested a
declaration of emergency for 163 municipalities
for affectation to corn, bean and chayote crops. |
| EQ-2012-000136-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
Up to 50 people were killed and 400 injured as two strong earthquakes jolted northwest Iran on Saturday, the head of the country's emergency services told ISNA news agency. |
| OT-2012-000135-IRQ
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Other |
Iraq |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries.
By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children. |
| OT-2012-000135-JOR
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Other |
Jordan |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries. By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children.
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| OT-2012-000135-LBN
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Other |
Lebanon |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries. By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children.
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| TC-2012-000134-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall in Zhejiang on 08 Aug 2012, has brought heavy downpours to east China and killed three people there. In neighboring Anhui province, the typhoon has left one person dead and forced 26,000 others to be evacuated.
In Zhejiang province, the typhoon has affected more than 4.03 million people and caused economic losses of more than 10 billion yuan (1.57 billion U.S. dollars), the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said, adding that the typhoon has also destroyed 4,452 houses and damaged about 184,800 hectares of cropland. |
| TC-2012-000133-BLZ
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Tropical Cyclone |
Belize |
On the morning of 7 August, Ernesto was located about 350 kilometres of Chetumal, Mexico and was moving towards the west at 22 kilometres per hour with sustained winds of 100 km/h and higher gusts. Later on the day, Ernesto became a hurricane category one with sustained winds of 130 km/h and higher gust.
Current forecast track shows the storm making landfall near the Belize-M?xico border on late Tuesday night, with hurricane force winds extending outward for 35 kilometres from the centre, and tropical storm winds extending for 220 kilometres. |
| FL-2012-000132-NPL
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Flood |
Nepal |
A total of 145 families were displaced and another estimated 2,200 households were affected in several wards of three VDCs (Sisniya, Sohanpur and Lalmatiya) in Dang District by a flash flood on 18 July. |
| OT-2012-000131-TJK
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Other |
Tajikistan |
On 24 July 2012, Tajik government forces launched a special military operation in Khorugh city, the administrative centre of Badakhshan Autonomous Province in the east of the country. According to reports, an estimated 50% of the Khorugh population were relocated into the nearby villages and put up in Tem village, Porshnev, and Roshtqala districts.
A ceasefire was announced on 25 July and since 26 July there have not been any reported exchanges of fire in Khorugh city. However, reports indicate that the atmosphere continues to be fragile and tense. |
| FL-2012-000130-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Torrential rains brought the Philippines capital to a standstill 7 August 2012, forcing at least 20,000 people to flee their homes as floodwaters covered half the sprawling city |
| FL-2012-000129-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Heavy rains in Darfur starting in late June 2012 triggered flooding, which killed eight people and displaced over 1,000. The flooding also damaged houses, schools, health facilities and other public buildings. Some 10,000 head of livestock were lost. In Abyei, heavy rains flooded most roads, restricting the movement of humanitarian organisations. |
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