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| TC-2017-000125-DMA
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Tropical Cyclone |
Dominica |
With maximum sustained winds near 185 mph, Irma a powerful Category 5 Hurricane impacted the CDEMA Participating States of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Montserrat over Tuesday night into Wednesday evening, September 06, 2017. |
| TC-2017-000125-DOM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Dominican Republic |
According to the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Hurricane Centre (NHC), Hurricane Irma's centre was located near latitude 18.8 north, longitude 39.1 west at 5 PM Atlantic Standard Time (AST) (2100 Coordinated Universal Time [UTC]). Irma is moving toward the west at around 13 mph (20 km/h). A turn toward the west-south-west is expected by tomorrow, 2 September 2017. Irma is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, as maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h), with higher gusts; while fluctuations in strength (up or down) are possible over the next few days, Irma is expected to remain a powerful hurricane through the weekend. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the centre and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 964 mb (28.47 inches). |
| TC-2017-000125-HTI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Haiti |
According to initial reports, Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage to agricultural fields, livestock and banana plantations in the affected areas. |
| TC-2017-000125-KNA
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Tropical Cyclone |
St Kitts & Nevis |
With maximum sustained winds near 185 mph, Irma a powerful Category 5 Hurricane impacted the CDEMA Participating States of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Montserrat over Tuesday night into Wednesday evening, September 06, 2017. |
| TC-2017-000125-MSR
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Tropical Cyclone |
Montserrat |
With maximum sustained winds near 185 mph, Irma a powerful Category 5 Hurricane impacted the CDEMA Participating States of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Montserrat over Tuesday night into Wednesday evening, September 06, 2017. |
| EP-2017-000124-SDN
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Epidemic |
Sudan |
According to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) as of 18 August 2017, 30,762 cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD)?including 657 related deaths?have been reported in the 18 states in the country since August 2016. Based on the attack rate projections another 36,000 to 40,000 cases are expected over the next six to nine months, according to the FMoH and WHO. The AWD is affecting all demographics, with females constituting 54 per cent of the cases and children under five years of age accounting for 8.1 per cent |
| TC-2017-000123-USA
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Tropical Cyclone |
United States |
Tropical storm Harvey battered the region for six straight days and began to move into southwest Louisiana. Hundreds of thousands of people are under evacuation orders, shelters are filled to bursting and the death toll surpasses 30 people. |
| FF-2017-000122-CMR
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Flash Flood |
Cameroon |
Since 04 August 2017, the Menoua Division, in the West Region of Cameroon, has been experiencing heavy rainfalls, causing a significant rise of water levels and mudslides. Resulting from this situation, severe flooding has ensued in the area, causing extensive material damage and loss of life. |
| OT-2017-000121-BFA
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Other |
Burkina Faso |
During the current lean season, approximately 25,700 people are facing a food crisis (phase 3). The situation is further aggravated by the population movement and the deteriorating security conditions. The vulnerable groups such as children under five and lactating women are particularly at risk. |
| FL-2017-000120-VNM
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Flood |
Viet Nam |
The storm number 6 name Hato had landing on Hong Kong, China. On land, the storm also affected to the province in the Northern of Vietnam. There are a lot of heavy rain, land slide and local flood in mountain area.
- Casualty: 02 people dead, 01 people missing,
- Housing: 05 houses collapsed completely; 387 unroofed;
- Agriculture: Total area of rice and crops are flooded: 1.751 ha, including 1.502 hectares of rice and 249 hectares of crops.
- Damage to livestock: 1.713 of cattle and poultry died, swept away.
- Damage to transport, irrigation: 15.000 m3 national highway 3C was landslide; 820m local roads are landslide and damaged. |
| TC-2017-000120-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Hato formed as a tropical depression near the Philippines before eventually becoming a tropical storm on August 20. It increased in intensity and became a Category 3 typhoon before making landfall in China on August 23.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Typhoon Hato is the strongest typhoon of the year, having destroyed over 6,425 houses and damaged 50,000 hectares of farmland
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| LS-2017-000118-COD
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Land Slide |
Congo Democratic Republic |
At least 150 people are believed to have died and an estimated 70 houses were destroyed following a landslide that ravaged the fishing village of Tora*, Ituri Province, during the night of 15-16 August |
| OT-2017-000117-NER
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Other |
Niger |
The Sahel is currently facing a food insecurity crisis. In Niger, over 1,2 million people are in a danger of falling into food insecurity phases 3 (crisis) and 4 (emergency). The population in the nine administrative districts (listed above) is especially at risk. |
| CE-2017-000116-COD
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Complex Emergency |
Congo Democratic Republic |
Since 2016, more than 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes in the conflict-affected Grand Kasai region. Since mid-April 2017, an additional 8,000 IDPs are recorded on a daily basis. Additionally, around 42% of all households in the region are food insecure. Delivery of humanitarian aid is difficult due to security constraints. |
| FL-2017-000115-PAK
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Flood |
Pakistan |
At least 21 people have died over the past 48 hours in the first spell of Monsoon rains to hit the country this year.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said rain/dust-thundershowers with gusty winds occurred at a number of places in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas divisions, while at isolated places in Gujranwala, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Malakand, Hazara, Bannu, Kohat, Zhob, Quetta divisions and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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| OT-2017-000114-TCD
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Other |
Chad |
The food security situation in Chad remains alarming with over 800,000 people (7% of the population) experiencing a food crisis (phase 3) and 36,000 people in an emergency (phase 4). The vulnerable populations are especially at risk. |
| OT-2017-000112-MRT
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Other |
Mauritania |
The food security situation is deteriorating after the significant rainfall deficit and the consequent drop in crop production. Up to 280,000 people are currently affected by severe food insecurity with 29,400 in the phase 4, "emergency." |
| OT-2017-000111-SEN
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Other |
Senegal |
The food security situation is expected to deteriorate during the period of July-August-September. Up to 830,000 people (7% of the population) would be in crisis. |
| FL-2017-000110-MLI
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Flood |
Mali |
More than 7,000 people have been affected by the floods since the beginning of the rainy season this year in Mali, mostly in the north. Many victims have seen their houses destroyed or damaged. In addition, the provisional flood report is particularly burdensome for pastoralist communities with more than 26,000 livestock lost to date. The most affected region is Timbuktu, which alone accounts for more than two thirds of the victims and almost all the losses of livestock recorded. |
| MS-2017-000109-SLE
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Mud Slide |
Sierra Leone |
More than 200 people were killed when a mudslide struck the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on 14 August, sweeping away homes. |
| FL-2017-000108-BGD
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Flood |
Bangladesh |
Flood spreading to central districts, deaths reported in north |
| FL-2017-000107-NPL
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Flood |
Nepal |
At least 49 persons were killed and 17 went missing in floods and landslides triggered by the monsoon rainfall in various parts of the country in the last three days. |
| WF-2017-000106-TUN
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Wild fire |
Tunisia |
On the 31st of July, a fire outbreak in Jendouba Governorate resulted in the destruction of houses displacing around 500 persons, with the families currently being in a very vulnerable situation without any shelter. |
| TC-2017-000105-MEX
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Tropical Cyclone |
Mexico |
Tropical Storm Franklin hit at 22:45 local time on Monday 7th (03:45 GMT Tuesday) near the town of Pulticub, in the south-eastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula, according to the National Weather Service of Mexico (SMN for its Spanish acronym).
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| EQ-2017-000104-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
Thirty-two people were injured and more than 1,000 houses damaged in a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Jinghe County in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Wednesday morning. The China Earthquake Networks Center said the earthquake occurred at 7:27 a.m. (Beijing Time) at a depth of 11 km. Another 121 aftershocks were recorded as of 1 p.m. with the greatest exceeding magnitude 6. |
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