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TC-2016-000038-WSM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Samoa |
Tropical Cyclone Amos has strengthened in the southwest Pacific and forecast to pass close to Samoa's southern coast as a category three storm overnight Saturday, 23 April 2016 |
FL-2016-000037-SAU
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Flood |
Saudi Arabia |
Heavy rains have lashed Saudi Arabia for several days and the education ministry closed schools in and around the capital Riyadh. Rains and flooding have killed 18 people throughout Saudi Arabia. |
FF-2016-000036-IRN
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Flash Flood |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
Torrential rain spread across Iran from the morning of Wednesday 13 April 2016 until the weekend, wreaking havoc across the country. These flash floods have inflicted serious damage across 12 provinces, with Lorestan and Ilam in the west, Kurdistan and Kermanshah in northwest, and Khuzestan in the southwest, being among the worst-hit. |
EQ-2016-000035-ECU
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Earthquake |
Ecuador |
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Ecuador Saturday, sending high-rises swaying in the country's biggest city of Guayaquil and knocking out power in much of the capital Quito. |
FF-2016-000034-YEM
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Flash Flood |
Yemen |
Flash floods caused by heavy rains on 13 and 14 April have inundated a number of districts in seven governorates in Yemen - Al Hudaydah, Amran, Hajjah, Sana'a, Al Mahwit, Aden, and Marib affecting an estimated 4,000 families (24,000 people). While estimations of deaths are still being verified initial information indicate that at least 20 people have been killed. |
EQ-2016-000033-JPN
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Earthquake |
Japan |
At least two people were killed and 45 injured by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in Kyushu on Thursday night. |
EP-2016-000032-MDV
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Epidemic |
Maldives |
On 7 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Maldives notified WHO of a case of Zika virus infection with onset of symptoms in June 2015, in a patient returning from Finland. |
EP-2016-000031-VNM
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Epidemic |
Viet Nam |
On 5 April 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Viet Nam notified WHO of 2 confirmed cases of locally-acquired Zika virus infection.These are the first autochthonous cases of Zika virus infection detected in Viet Nam in 2016. The risk of a global spread of Zika virus to areas where the competent vectors, the Aedes mosquitoes, are present is significant given the wide geographical distribution of these mosquitoes in various regions of the world. |
EQ-2016-000030-MMR
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Earthquake |
Myanmar |
A 6.9-magnitude quake hit northern Myanmar on 13 April. |
EP-2016-000029-ZMB
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Epidemic |
Zambia |
Since 5 February, 567 cumulative cases of cholera have been reported in Zambia; 481 in Lusaka City and 1 in Rufunsa district in Lusaka Province; 23 in Chibombo in Central province, 61 in Nsama in Northern Province and 1 in Ndola in Copperbelt Province. One hundred and fifty six (156) of these cases have been laboratory confirmed as cholera. |
EQ-2016-000028-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
This earthquake can have a high humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability. |
FL-2016-000027-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
In Jiwaka the Wagi valley has flooded and numerous landslides have occurred because of heavy rains. It is estimated that five thousand households are affected by flooding or landslides. One of the biggest concerns remains food security. |
FL-2016-000026-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
In Jiwaka the Wagi valley has flooded and numerous landslides have occurred because of heavy rains. It is estimated that five thousand households are affected by flooding or landslides. One of the biggest concerns remains food security. |
FL-2016-000025-SRB
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Flood |
Serbia |
Heavy rainfalls occurred in Western part of Serbia in the first week of March (6-7 March), which caused rivers to spill over and affected the levels of major rivers and streams in Western and Southern Morava rivers. State of emergency was declared in the municipalities of Arilje and Lu?ani since rivers Bjelica and Moravica flooded local roads, homes and other infrastructures such as factories and schools.
As a result of continuous rains, further flooding affected other areas of the country, bringing a number of municipalities to declare a state of natural disaster as of 8th of March. In municipalities where the state of emergency was declared until 8th of March about 710 households were flooded and 154 people were evacuated.
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FL-2016-000024-FJI
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Flood |
Fiji |
Tropical Disturbance TD15F lies just southwest of Fiji and is moving southeastwards.The towns of Nadi and Rakiraki have been without power for two days and are cut off by floodwater, as are many remote villages. More than 1,000 people are sheltering in 69 evacuation centres in the Western and Central divisions. |
TS-2016-000023-VUT
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Tsunami |
Vanuatu |
This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability. |
WF-2016-000022-PHL
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Wild fire |
Philippines |
The wildfire that started on 26 March 2016 has already ruined more than 400 hectares of habitat in the Mt. Apo Natural Park (MANP) mostly on its grasslands. |
FL-2016-000021-PAK
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Flood |
Pakistan |
Heavy rain in the north of the country have caused floods and landslides, leaving at least 80 people dead, 102 injured and 258 homes damaged in the provinces of FATA, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab as well as in the administrative division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. |
EP-2016-000020-NER
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Epidemic |
Niger |
From 1 January to the end of February, Niger recorded 417 cases of meningitis, including 34 deaths. One district in the region of Niamey has reached the epidemic threshold, and two districts in the regions of Dosso and Tillabery have hit the alert level. This year, health authorities have identified 21 districts as being at risk. During the same period last year, around 100 cases had been recorded, rising to 345 by the end of March 2015. |
FL-2016-000019-HTI
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Flood |
Haiti |
More than 10,000 families have been affected by floods, which particularly impacted the provinces of Nord, Grande-Anse, and Ouest. |
WF-2016-000018-IDN
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Wild fire |
Indonesia |
Indonesia's western province of Riau has declared a state of emergency over forest and land fires blazing on the island of Sumatra. |
DR-2016-000017-PHL
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Drought |
Philippines |
After an alarming drop in the water inflow at Zamboanga City's main reservoir, the city has tightened its water rationing, which is now also affecting about 16,100 internally displaced people (IDPs) distributed over 12 transition sites. |
CW-2016-000016-MAR
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Cold Wave |
Morocco |
A cold has affected Morocco on Saturday 27 February, 2016 and has generated westerly winds that has brought extreme and exceptionally low temperatures as per the National Directorate of Meteorology. |
EP-2016-000015-TGO
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Epidemic |
Togo |
As of 15 February 2016, the district of Dankpen reported a total of 219 cases and 12 deaths (Case fatality rate (CFR): 5.5%) and the district of Bassar reported a total 63 cases including nine deaths (CFR: 14.3%). Following investigations (in the district of Dankpen), it was identified that the causal agent was Neisseria meningitides W135. It should be noted that that are concerns that the epidemic is expanding to other areas, not only in the districts of Kara region but also to neighbouring areas - since 5 February 2016, two cases have been reported in the Central region. It is possible, if action is not undertaken that the situation becomes a wider regional issue extending beyond Ghana and Togo to other countries in West Africa. |
TC-2016-000014-FJI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Fiji |
Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall on 20 February, with wind gusts of up to 325 km/h, as estimated by The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. As of 9am (GMT +12) on 22 February Tropical Cyclone Winton's centre ([930HPA] Category 5) was located at approximately 17.4 south 175.3 east, about 175km west of Viwa and 230km west of Nadi. The cyclone is moving west at about 22km per hour. At its centre the cyclone is estimated to have wind speeds of 250km per hour, with momentary gusts of 285km per hour. The Government of Fiji has declared a state of emergency at 1pm on Saturday, 20 February, which will remain in place for 30 days. |
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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).
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