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Disaster TO - Tornadoes TC - Tropical Cyclone TS - Tsunami VW - Violent Wind VO - Volcano WV - Wave/Surge(use TS/SS instead) WF - Wild fire Use Ctrl-Click and/or Shift-Click for multiple selections. If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected Type keywords:      Looking for: All Words Any Word Search between these dates: (yyyy-mm-dd) From: To: Hits per page: 10 25 50 100 200      Sorted by: GLIDE Country, Event, Date Country, Date, Event Event, Country, Date Event, Date, Country Date, Country, Event Date, Event, Country Showing approximate location of disasters Search Results: 8314 hits 333 Pages: 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments SS-2017-000072-ZAF Storm Surge South Africa The Western Cape Province of South Africa experienced storms which affected Cape Town and surrounding areas. As the fierce storm took hold in the Cape Town area, large parts of Knysna, Brenton-on-Sea, Buffalo Bay and surrounds, and parts of Plettenberg Bay, went up in flames  EQ-2017-000071-GTM Earthquake Guatemala Following the 14 June earthquake in Guatemala near the Mexican border, the death toll continues to rise. As of 16 June at 7.00 UTC, national authorities of Guatemala report that five people were killed, 19 people injured, 3 181 people affected and 173 houses damaged in the departments of San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepequez and Retalhuleu. A number of landslides also occurred on the roads of Atlantic and Retalhuleu on 14 June, following the earthquake.  EQ-2017-000070-GRC Earthquake Greece Mw 6.3 Earthquake, Orange alert in Greece on 12 Jun 2017 12:28 UTC; depth 10.35 mmi 7.37, lat:38.932, lon:26.3635  EP-2017-000069-ETH Epidemic Ethiopia As of week 22, 2017 there have been 1,981 reported cases of measles across the country, including 961 confirmed cases.  LS-2017-000068-BGD Land Slide Bangladesh Heavy monsoon rain has triggered landslides in south-east Bangladesh, with officials reporting at least 107 people killed, including five soldiers. A spokesman for the Rangamati district administration said at least 60 people were killed in a series of landslides there alone.  FL-2017-000067-BRA Flood Brazil Rainfall monitoring stations in Alagoas and Pernambuco states registered record levels of accumulated rainfall in a 24-hour period. On 27 May, the automatic station in Maceió (Alagoas) recorded 152.4 mm of rain. On 29 May, the automatic station in Joao Pessoa (Pernambuco) registered 129.8mm.[1] This heavy precipitation has produced landslides, flooding and damage to public infrastructure and homes in the north-eastern states of Alagoas and Pernambuco. Civil defence in the Alagoas state has reported 53,663 affected people and 1,470 homeless families and 2,430 displaced families in Alagoas. As of 3 June, the Pernambuco civil defence indicated that 47,477 people are no longer living in their homes, of whom 3,252 are homeless and 43,605 are displaced. Through State Decree 53.453 of 29 May, the Alagoa state government declared a state of emergency in the municipalities of Atalaia, Barra de San Antonio, Cajueiro, Capela, Cha Preta, Colonia Leopoldina, Coruripe, Coqueiro Seco, Igreja Nova, Jarapatinga, Joaquim Gomes, Murici, Paulo Jacinto, Paripueira, Pilar, Quebrangulo, Rio Largo, Satuba, Sao luiz do Quitunde, Sao Miguel dos Campos, Santa Luzia do Norte, Jacuipe, Jundía, Vicosa and Unión dos Palmares. As of 5 June, the Pernambuco government has declared 27 municipalities in a state of emergency.  EP-2017-000066-SYR Epidemic Syrian Arab Rep A circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak has been confirmed in the Deir-Ez-Zor Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic. The virus strain was isolated from two cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), with onset of paralysis on 5 March and 6 May, as well as from a healthy child in the same community.  FL-2017-000065-IDN Flood Indonesia Heavy rain battered and triggered flooding in Padang City, West Sumatra Province. 285 people were evacuated due to the flood. Flood also affected Province of Gorontalo. 484 houses were damaged and 2,747 people were affected by flood in Gorontalo District. Additionally, 2,000 people were displaced in Bone Bolango District. Flashflood and landslide hit Tolitoli District, Central Sulawesi. The incident has caused 1 death and estimated to affect 56,000 families. The landslide has also caused blockage in Trans-Sulawesi main road.  FL-2017-000064-IND Flood India Severe weather, including heavy rain and thunderstorms has been affecting areas of the Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Jharkhand states of India in the past days. According to local media, as of 7 May at 7.00 UTC, six people died, of which two by floods in Phek district (Nagaland State) and four more in Giridih district (Jharkhand State) due to lightening strikes. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, as of 7 June at 7.00 UTC, over 100 000 people are affected by floods in Assam. Update from IFRC: Severe monsoon rains have occurred since the beginning of the monsoon season. From the beginning of July, heavy rains and floods were reported across the north-east part of India, especially in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh states. The flood situation has taken a critical turn in Assam State. On 12 July, officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that a total of over 1.7 Million people in 24 districts have been affected to a certain degree and the number of deaths have been report as 44 in this state alone. The Brahmaputra River and its tributaries have submerged more than 2,500 villages, destroyed 100,000 hectares of cropland, damaged infrastructure by breaching embankments and overrunning roads and bridges -- disrupting surface communication. Nearly 75 per cent of Kaziranga National Park, a world heritage site, has been inundated. A total of 294 relief camps housing over 31,000 people have been opened in the state. More than 2,000 people have been rescued as teams carry out relief and rescue work.  ST-2017-000063-NGA SEVERE LOCAL STORM Nigeria A storm in Maiduguri, on May 6, caused significant damage in 27 IDP camps, destroying around 362 shelters and partially damaging around 831 shelters, 26 latrines blocks and 114 education facilities (108 in Borno and 6 in Yobe). With the onset of the rainy season a flood vulnerability mapping was carried out in the IDP camps in Borno and an estimated 59 IDP camps (out of 164) are at risk of flooding, potentially affecting 70,5862 households (328,000 persons), including 66,000 children under five. The shelter and camp coordination sector is working on drainage issues in camps and UNICEF is prepositioning dewatering pumps to sites with high risk of water-logging.   FL-2017-000062-TWN Flood Taiwan (China) Heavy rain starting Friday morning continues to inundate Taiwan on Saturday, with schools closed and traffic disrupted in central and southern parts of the island. As of 11 p.m. Friday, there had been at least three fatalities, two missing and 35 having sustained injuries after heavy rain hit large parts of Taiwan with the arrival of a strong southwesterly airstream.  EQ-2017-000061-SLB Earthquake Solomon Islands GDACS - A 5.4 Mw earthquake at a depth of 34km on 29 May at 21:10:46 UTC  TC-2017-000058-BGD Tropical Cyclone Bangladesh As of 29 May, Cyclonic Storm MORA is situated over the Bay of Bengal, 580km southwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is likely to intensify and continue to move north, making landfall near Chittagong on the morning of 30 May. It is possible it may move north-east, with a stronger impact on the coast of Rakhine State, Myanmar. The storm is predicted to bring widespread rain and strong winds with the possibility of storm surges, flash floods and landslides. In Bangladesh, the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra are on alert and all fishing boats have been advised to take immediate shelter. In Myanmar, the Government is issuing early warning messages and taking preparedness actions in the areas likely to be affected. The Myanmar Red Cross Society has activated their Emergency Operations Center and is conducting early warning actions in Ayayerwady and Rakhine.  TC-2017-000058-MMR Tropical Cyclone Myanmar Tropical Cyclone (TC) Mora made landfall along the southeast coast of Bangladesh on Tuesday 30 May 2017. TC Mora made its landfall as Category 1 cyclone with sustained winds of up to 120 kph with gustiness reaching up to 148 kph. The cyclone brought heavy rains which impacted several states and regions in Myanmar including Rakhine, Chin, Magway, Sagaing and Ayeyarwady. Based on the government's joint damage assessment in Rakhine, Ayeyarwaddy, and Chin State/regions: 4,792 houses totally damaged and 13,595 partially damaged.   FL-2017-000057-LKA Flood Sri Lanka Floods and landslides have left 13 people dead, over half a million people affected in 7 districts.  IN-2017-000056-GHA Insect Infestation Ghana In Ghana, armyworms have ravaged around 1.4 million hectares of maize and cowpea plantations in six regions (Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central, Western, Eastern and the Northern). In Ashanti, some 6,400 hectares of cocoa farms have also been affected. Although the infestations occur every year, experts say that this year's outbreak is unprecedented and have urged quick action to curb further destruction as food security and livelihoods of several households is threatened. Officials from the National Disaster Management Organisation have begun distributing pesticides and a national taskforce has been set up to oversee the control of the infestation.  IN-2017-000055-GHA Insect Infestation Ghana In Ghana, armyworms have ravaged around 1.4 million hectares of maize and cowpea plantations in six regions (Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central, Western, Eastern and the Northern). In Ashanti, some 6,400 hectares of cocoa farms have also been affected. Although the infestations occur every year, experts say that this year's outbreak is unprecedented and have urged quick action to curb further destruction as food security and livelihoods of several households is threatened. Officials from the National Disaster Management Organisation have begun distributing pesticides and a national taskforce has been set up to oversee the control of the infestation.  FL-2017-000054-BFA Flood Burkina Faso Floods and violent winds have killed three people, injured 18 others and destroyed more than 750 houses across the country since the start of May. Overall, 5,129 people have been affected in several localities in the country's East and South-Western regions.  FL-2017-000053-THA Flood Thailand High rainfall intensity has caused flood and flashflood in the northern provinces. Seven provinces and 61 villages were affected by flood. In Kamphaeng Pet, the worst affected province, 800 houses were damaged. Meanwhile, 2,000 families in Uttaradit province were urged to evacuate to safer places due to the situation.   FL-2017-000052-RUS Flood Russia Between 10 and 15 May 2017, the destruction of the dam in the district of Ishim (Tyumen region) and water spills across the Ishim river caused massive flooding throughout Tyumen region, in particular, around the town of Ishim. The dam was destroyed due to the huge amount of melting snow and the discharge of water from the reservoir near the city of Petropavlovsk in Kazakhstan. Currently, the level of water is increasing approx. 50 centimetres per day. On 15 May, the water level on Ishim river has reached the critical point of 971 cm at Ishim city.  FL-2017-000051-KEN Flood Kenya Raging floods, which have killed 26 people and forced almost 25,000 from their homes in Kenya this month, will exacerbate hunger and poverty among herders who have already lost livestock to the worst drought in five years, charities warned.  EQ-2017-000050-KGZ Earthquake Kyrgyzstan On 3 May 2017, an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude occurred in northern and central-northern Tajikistan near the border with Kyrgyzstan (at a depth of 10 kms), with the epicenter being 120 kilometers away from the city of Batken and 192 kilometers from the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan. Several aftershocks occurred on the same and the following days, with another strong earthquake of 5.8 magnitude registered in the same area on 5 May 2017 (at a depth of 10 kms). While there were, fortunately, no human fatalities in Kyrgyzstan, the earthquakes resulted in severe damages of infrastructure, including educational and health facilities and houses in the district of Chong Alay of Osh province as well as the district of Kadamjai in Batken province. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic (MoES) and local administrations' assessments, five villages of Chong Alay district - Kara-Myk, Jekendi, Kara-Teyit, Chuluk and Shibee - suffered major damages. As of 8 May 2017, about 1,000 families (including some 5,000 people) were reported to have been affected by the quakes in these villages, with 537 houses destroyed and 237 houses severely damaged (refer to Table 1 below for more details). Three local clinics, one school and a mosque were also damaged. In addition, some 100 livestock (of sheep) were reported to have been killed as a result of rockfalls in pastures following the earthquakes. The MoES already distributed 550 summer tents to ensure that affected families whose houses had been destroyed had emergency shelter while governmental plans were underway to address longer-term needs. Twelve medical staff were also deployed to provide mobile emergency health services. The Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan deployed its National Disaster Response Team members from Osh Branch to the affected villages to support the ongoing rapid assessment of priority needs and gaps started by the MoES. The affected residents were found to be in immediate need of non-food items and construction materials for repairing their houses.   EQ-2017-000049-IRN Earthquake Iran, Islamic Republic At least two people were killed and 225 others injured when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit city of Pishqaleh in North Khorasan province on Saturday night. According to the seismological center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the quake occurred at 22:30:58 hours local time (18:00 GMT).  EP-2017-000048-COD Epidemic Congo Democratic Republic One case of Ebola has been confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Likati Health Zone of Bas-Uele Province in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A total of nine cases, including three deaths so far, are being investigated.  EP-2017-000047-TJK Epidemic Tajikistan In mid-April 2017, Tajikistan reported 263 registered cases of measles, out of which 157 were laboratory confirmed. Based on official data, by 1 May, the number of notified and investigated cases significantly increased from 263 to 345 patients, with 246 (71%) out of them hospitalized. No deaths were reported to date. The measles outbreak in Tajikistan started in April 2017 out of Rudaki district spreading to the capital city Dushanbe and thesurrounding districts and Khatlon oblast. The most affected group are children between 1 to 9 years of age. This also corresponds to the cohort born after the last national measles and rubella (MR) immunization campaign conducted in 2009. Normally, the immunization centre of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MoHSP) carries out immunization on an annual basis in case of approx. 97 per cent of this cohort while the remaining three per cent tends to remain non-immunized, including migrants, gypsy and displaced people. In response to the outbreak, the MoHSP is currently planning to conduct a nationwide MR vaccination campaign targeting children aged 1 to 9 years from 15 to 26 May 2017 with the support of the Measles and Rubella Outbreak Response Initiative (MRI) Fund. The significant increase in new cases started in April and the trend is expected to continue. Out of the 48 new cases recorded during week 16 (17-23 April 2017), 96 per cent were unimmunized. The proportion of affected adults is somewhat higher (16.7%) than during the previous outbreak in 2009 (10.5%). The total proportion of unvaccinated persons affected by the outbreak among all the population increased from 81.9% in week 15 to 84% in week 16.   8314 hits 333 Pages: 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80	GLIDEnumber: About Glide How to Join Participating Institutions GLIDE-enabled sites Help Topics Disclaimer Get results as: Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Report a Missing Disaster:   If you know about a disaster that is not registered in GLIDEnumber.net: Create/Edit missing disaster report Please note you need to be a registered user to report missing disasters Latest Events: Disasters on or after week 48 From: 2024/11/24  To: 2024/12/4 FL-2024-000217-THA Flood,Thailand: Continuous heavy rains brought by the northeast monsoon since the last week have caused floods and flash floods over the southern region of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia as reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Thailand and Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) Malaysia. As of 28 Nov, a total of 136,219 households affected in Satun, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala Provinces were reported by DDPM Thailand. FL-2024-000218-MYS Flood,Malaysia: The Northeast Monsoon (MTL) began in early November 2024 and is expected to end by March 2025, during which Malaysia is forecasted to experience five to seven episodes of heavy rainfall. Continuous heavy rain lasting several days has resulted in flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas, such as Kelantan, Terengganu, and several other regions in Peninsular Malaysia. According to official statistics as of November 28, 2024, a total of 31,798 individuals from 9,613 families have been affected by the Northeast Monsoon floods in both the East and West Coasts. Additionally, six major rivers in Kelantan have surpassed danger levels and are showing rising trends. These include Sungai Lanas in Jeli at 31.28 meters, Sungai Kelantan in Kuala Krai (25.41 meters), Sungai Kelantan in Machang (20.27 meters), Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang (10.94 meters), Sungai Melor in Bachok (9.85 meters), and Sungai Semerak in Pasir Puteh (3.69 meters). In Terengganu, the number of flood victims has risen sharply to 3,768 compared to 1,851 yesterday evening, with a total of 69 Temporary Evacuation Centers (PPS) opened across the districts of Besut, Setiu, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Marang, and Kemaman. Besut is the most affected district, recording 2,335 victims housed in 33 PPS, followed by Hulu Terengganu (513 people in 19 PPS), Setiu (388 people in 11 PPS), Dungun (246 people in two PPS), Kemaman (215 people in two PPS), and Marang (71 people in two PPS).