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| EQ-2016-000055-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
On 2 June, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck 79 km off the southwestern coast of West Sumatra province at a depth of 72 km. Authorities reported that the quake damaged a hospital and 912 houses in West Sumatra and Bengkulu provinces. At least 30 people were injured including some during evacuation. |
| FL-2016-000054-HTI
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Flood |
Haiti |
More than 9,000 families have been affected and
thousands of homes were damaged by floods especially in the West, North, Center, and Nippes department. |
| EP-2016-000053-SOM
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Epidemic |
Somalia |
A major spike in cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) and cholera in southern and central Somalia is of serious concern.
Over 7,000 AWD/cholera cases have been reported in the first quarter of 2016, a significant increase from the 5,257 cases reported in all of 2015. The data collected from 247 routine sentinel surveillance health facilities indicates that more than half were children under the age of five. Of the 300 deaths reported, 40 per cent were among children under five. |
| TC-2016-000052-BGD
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Tropical Cyclone |
Bangladesh |
Humanitarian partners are on alert and making preparations in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Rakhine State in Myanmar/Burma, where the heavy rainfall, wind and storm surge are a source of concern for displaced people living in makeshift or bamboo shelters along the coastline. These areas were seriously affected last year by Cyclone Komen. |
| TC-2016-000052-IND
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Tropical Cyclone |
India |
Tropical Cyclone ROANU continued moving north-east over the western Bay of Bengal, near the eastern coasts of India, retaining its intensity. On 20 May at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approx. 80 km south-east of Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh state, India) and it had max. sustained wind speed of 83 km/h.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cyclone alert for the coastal states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Government of Odisha has also issued warning for 12 districts. Ten teams of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire service personnel have been put on alert to be ready for operation.
Over the next 48 h, the cyclone is forecast to strengthen as it continues moving north-east. It may reach Chittagong division (Bangladesh) on 21 May with estimated max. sustained winds of 100-130 km/h. Heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge are expected to affect southern Bangladesh and western Myanmar/Burma. A storm surge of 1.5 m is expected on the coastal area of Kutudbia (Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh) on 21 May morning (UTC). |
| TC-2016-000052-MMR
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Tropical Cyclone |
Myanmar |
Tropical Cyclone ROANU continued moving north-east over the western Bay of Bengal, near the eastern coasts of India, retaining its intensity. On 20 May at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approx. 80 km south-east of Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh state, India) and it had max. sustained wind speed of 83 km/h.
Over the next 48 h, the cyclone is forecast to strengthen as it continues moving north-east. It may reach Chittagong division (Bangladesh) on 21 May with estimated max. sustained winds of 100-130 km/h. Heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge are expected to affect southern Bangladesh and western Myanmar/Burma. A storm surge of 1.5 m is expected on the coastal area of Kutudbia (Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh) on 21 May morning (UTC).
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| LS-2016-000051-IDN
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Land Slide |
Indonesia |
Fifteen students holidaying at a popular tourist spot in western Indonesia have been killed in a landslide.
Heavy rain and flash flooding triggered a major landslide Sunday at a famous "two-coloured" waterfall at Sibolangit in the north of Sumatra island. |
| FL-2016-000050-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
A depression in the South East of Sri Lanka has resulted in torrential rains creating a minor flood situation in the country. |
| MS-2016-000049-TJK
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Mud Slide |
Tajikistan |
Mudflows triggered by heavy rains and strong winds affected 11 districts of the Sughd Province in north-western Tajikistan, killing 3 people and severely damaging approximately 170 houses along with public infrastructure and arable land.
IFRC UPDATE: Other affected districts: Nurobod, Sangvor, Rasht, Rudaky, Kulob, Darvoz - See total figures below |
| DR-2016-000048-TLS
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Drought |
Timor Leste |
Due to the current El Niño effect, Timor Leste's annual rainy/wet season (which normally lasts from December to March) has been low - and delayed in some areas - leading to drought conditions in many parts of the country. A rapid assessment conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) estimates that at least 120,000 people have been severely affected across five districts (Baucau, Covalima, Lautem, Oecusse and Viqueque), with 45.9 per cent of households across the country likely to experience food insecurity from April to June.
In addition to its effects on food security, the situation has resulted in water shortages and directly affected the livelihoods of thousands of people, especially rural and agriculture-dependent populations. Some communities that are experiencing sporadic rainfall are able to replant short-duration crops (as part of the second cropping period). However, the effects of El Niño are largely affecting communities that are more reliant on livestock and single-season farming. The loss of livestock for many translates to the loss of their ?banked? wealth and will have an impact on the ability of such households to send their children to school and to pay other household expenses. Since livestock is also used for tilling the land, loss in livestock will make it harder for farmers to prepare their land for replanting.
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| FL-2016-000047-SOM
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Flood |
Somalia |
Heavy rains reported in parts of Somalia have led to flash floods and river flooding in the country including in Puntland, Bari region in Bali Dhiddin district. |
| FL-2016-000046-SOM
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Flood |
Somalia |
Heavy rains reported in parts of Somalia have led to flash floods and river flooding in the country including in Puntland, Bari region in Bali Dhiddin district. |
| FL-2016-000045-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
Exceptional and extensive flooding across Ethiopia from the current Belg/spring rains has resulted in the
reported displacement of 19,557 households in Afar, Amhara, Harari, Oromia, SNNP and Somali. |
| FL-2016-000044-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
At least nine people have died and another three are missing after heavy rain pounded south China for days, disrupting traffic and affecting millions in the region. |
| LS-2016-000044-CHN
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Land Slide |
China, People's Republic |
A total of 41 people were missing as of 9: 30 p.m. after a heavy rain-triggered landslide hit a hydropower station in southeast China's Fujian Province on the morning of 8 May 2016. |
| WF-2016-000043-CAN
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Wild fire |
Canada |
The massive wildfire that forced almost 90,000 people to evacuate in Alberta is growing and approaching the neighboring province of Saskatchewan. Dry and extremely windy conditions are fueling the blaze, which has already scorched more than 1,560 square kilometers (602 square miles) and ravaged the city of Fort McMurray. |
| FL-2016-000042-KEN
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Flood |
Kenya |
Heavy rainfall has been observed in various parts of the country over the last few days. Nairobi County has so far seen the worst effects of the rains that have affected a total of approximately 792HHs due to flooding in the various estates and has also led to a collapse of one residential building in Huruma. As at the time of this Sitrep, 16 deaths had been confirmed and 135 people injured and treated for multiple type injuries. |
| FL-2016-000041-URY
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Flood |
Uruguay |
Heavy rains in April, as well as a tornado, have caused flooding and destroyed homes in various areas in Uruguay. According to Uruguay's National Emergency System's (SINAE) 21 April 2016 report, both events have displaced more than 10,000 people. |
| EP-2016-000040-PNG
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Epidemic |
Papua New Guinea |
On 11 March 2016, the National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea reported that 6 cases of Zika virus infection had been confirmed through retrospective testing of samples taken from patients presenting with a febrile illness between July 2014 and March 2016. Cases were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). None of the patients positive for Zika virus had travelled outside Papua New Guinea prior to their illness. |
| ST-2016-000039-MMR
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Myanmar |
Since 19 April, strong winds, hail
and heavy rains have affected over
40 townships across Mandalay
and Sagaing regions and Shan, Kachin
and Chin states. Over 1,100 houses
were destroyed and 11,600 houses
damaged. As of 25 April, authorities
confirmed 14 deaths and 18 people
injured due to the severe weather
conditions - these figures are expected
to change as more information becomes
available. In Kachin, strong winds
destroyed internally displaced persons
(IDP) shelter and camp structures. |
| 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
|
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. |
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