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Country |
Comments |
| EP-2015-000175-HND
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Epidemic |
Honduras |
By 18 February 2016, country-wide accumulated suspected cases of Zika since December added up to 4,590, and 2 confirmed cases. .
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also declared an international emergency due to the increased number of cases of children born with microcephaly, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), as well as other neurological disorders associated with the Zika virus in several sectors of the population
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| ST-2015-000174-BTN
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Bhutan |
The December 26 windstorm has affected the roofs of 80 houses including three government structures in Lunana, Bhutan. |
| EQ-2015-000173-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
On 25 December 2015, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. Five provinces are affected. 12 people have been injured and 16 houses have been damaged. |
| TO-2015-000172-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
In southern U.S., severe storms killed at least 11 people, and Mississippi declared a state of emergency in areas pounded by tornadoes. |
| FL-2015-000171-PRY
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Flood |
Paraguay |
atypical flash flooding from the overflowing Jejuí, Paraguay, Aguaray mi, Aguaray Guazú Rivers in the department of San Pedro II. According to the second report issued by the San Pedro department operations centre, 17,565 people (3,513 families) have been affected by the rains, flooding, storms, and hail that have been occurring since mid-November - 2,285 people are in shelters and 2,600 people remain cut off. The intense and constant rains during this period have dumped some 350.2mm of rain between 23 November and 14 December. |
| TC-2015-000170-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
A tropical depression, locally named "Onyok", is heading for the southern island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, as people in northern farming regions battle floods from deadly Typhoon Melor. |
| FL-2015-000169-KEN
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Flood |
Kenya |
Heavy rainfall has caused floodings in the west and parts of the Rift Valley, central highlands, southeastern lowlands and the coastal region. Garissa and Tana River are particularly affected with more than 100,000 people displaced. |
| TC-2015-000168-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
A strong tropical storm barreled toward the Philippines on 13 December 2015, threatening the disaster-prone nation's east coast with giant waves, flooding and landslides, civil defence officials warned. Forecasters said Tropical Storm Melor could strengthen into a full-fledged typhoon by 14 December 2015 when it is expected to strike the central island of Samar. |
| VO-2015-000167-ECU
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Volcano |
Ecuador |
On 19 November, an orange alert was declared for the cantons of Quero and Mocha in Tungurahua and the cantons of Penipe and Guano in Chimborazo due to the potential eruption of the Tunguraga Volcano. The total estimated population at risk is 130,042 people. |
| EQ-2015-000166-TJK
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Earthquake |
Tajikistan |
On 7 December 2015, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Gorno-Badakhshan left at least two people trapped and killed under the rock-falls, and more than 14 injured. Hundreds of houses are fully or partially damaged, and education and other social facilities have been destroyed or damaged. |
| FL-2015-000165-MDV
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Flood |
Maldives |
Southern Addu City has suffered the worst storm damage in 40 years after 12 continuous hours of torrential rain left streets inundated and flooded some 200 households. |
| FL-2015-000164-COD
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Flood |
Congo Democratic Republic |
More than 180 000 people have been affected by floods since 7 November in Tshopo Province, a region already affected by cholera. |
| TC-2015-000163-IND
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Tropical Cyclone |
India |
A depression formed over southwest Bay of Bengal on 8th November 2015 morning was intensified into a cyclone named as Rovan over southwest Bay of Bengal. It crossed North Tamil Nadu coast on 10th November between Puducherry and Cuddalore the same day. Under the influence of this system, heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred over many parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Some areas of Tamil Nadu saw 55cm (21.7 inches) of rainfall between 09 and 16 November 2015. Heavy rain pounded the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu again on 23rd November causing new floods.
The heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding. Deaths of people has been reported and caused widespread displacement of the people living in low-lying areas across the districts in the three states adjoining each other. Floods were also intensified due to release of water from small and medium reservoirs causing heavy influx of flood waters inundating many areas in the affected districts. |
| FL-2015-000162-QAT
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Flood |
Qatar |
Qatar was hit by more than a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, almost bringing the country to a standstill and prompting the country's prime minister to order an inquiry. The deluge in Doha blocked several roads, making some impassable for commuters and causing huge congestion
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| FL-2015-000162-SAU
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Flood |
Saudi Arabia |
One person has been reported as killed in the floods in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia in what is the third deadly flood event to hit the country in the last 4 weeks. Seasonal storms brought heavy rain to Qatar and central and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia on 25 November 2015, when more than a year's worth of rain was recorded in one day.
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| FL-2015-000161-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
El Nino has caused flooding in the south and south eastern areas including along the Wabishabelle river in East Imy, Kelafo and Mustahil woredas (Somali
region). A mitigation plan has been released as at least 210,600 people are expected to be affected by flooding and at least 105,300 people risk displacement. |
| EQ-2015-000158-KGZ
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Earthquake |
Kyrgyzstan |
An earthquake with 6.7 magnitude struck the Osh Province/Oblast of Kyrgyzstan at 23:29 local time on 17 November 2015, causing a wide range of damage in 6 districts of the province - Kara-Suu, Alay, Ozgon, Kara-Kulja, Aravan and Chong-Alay |
| OT-2015-000157-CRI
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Other |
Costa Rica |
To 15 November, more than 100 Cuban nationals are still in Paso Canoas at the Panamanian border, and at least 800 more migrants are expected in the next two days. Furthermore, some 1000 migrants trying to cross the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border were turned back by Nicaraguan authorities, further compounding their vulnerability due to the uncertainty caused by this refusal to let them pass and forcing them to remain even more time camped in the vicinity of the border. For the Costa Rican authorities, this refusal involves having to set up temporary shelters and services, in addition to the migrants still in transit across Costa Rica and other countries (the latter are not confirmed as yet), which could mean up to 4000 people. |
| EP-2015-000156-CMR
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Epidemic |
Cameroon |
In Cameroon, a measles epidemic that has been increasing and spreading across the country, with 858 cases now recorded, is now posing significant risk to remote and hard to reach communities. |
| FL-2015-000155-NGA
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Flood |
Nigeria |
Heavy rains, compounded by the breakdown of dams in some states, have caused floods in 11 states across Nigeria in August and September of this year. According to the National Orientation Agency (NOA), a total of 53 people died, and 100,420 have been
displaced. The floods have affected 11 States across the country, to a greater or lesser degree: Adamawa, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Ondo, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara. |
| AC-2015-000154-UKR
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Tech. Disaster |
Ukraine |
On the evening of 29 October 2015, a fire started at an ammunition depot in the town of Svatovo, Luhansk Region, with a population of 19,700 people and in the close located village Milovatka 2,300 people. State and private building have been damaged whit an population of about 10,000 people. As reported in Government Service of Emergencies, adherent territory was abandoned by a fourth of the population |
| FL-2015-000153-IRQ
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Flood |
Iraq |
Heavy rains in late October have caused flooding in and around Baghdad, as surface drainage is minimal. Sewer systems have overflowed and caused open sewage to mix with floodwaters. The floods also contributed to increased power outages as many power stations were flooded and authorities have reported deaths caused by electrocution. Roads were damaged and drainage systems blocked even days after the rains stopped. The Iraqi Prime Minister on 1 November declared the status of emergency in areas overwhelmed by the heavy rains. Humanitarian partners estimate that the floods have affected at least 84,000 displaced people staying in more than 40 sites and camps, mostly in Baghdad and Anbar governorates. |
| TC-2015-000152-YEM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Yemen |
Tropical Cyclone MEGH is moving west over the Arabian Sea, strengthening towards Socotra island and northern Somalia. Heavy rain and
strong wind may affect Socotra island and
northern Somalia over 8-10 November. |
| FL-2015-000151-BLZ
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Flood |
Belize |
On Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 6:00 a.m., NEMO reported
that an area of low pressure moved away from Belize,
causing heavy rainfall across the country and affecting
Belize City in particular, where residents were affected by
localized flooding; the heavy rains began on 15 October.
This system continued to produce heavy rainfall across
coastal, northern and western Belize throughout the night
and into Monday, 19 October, causing severe flooding in
Belize City and other parts of the country. |
| DR-2015-000150-GTM
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Drought |
Guatemala |
According to information from the Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala (INSIVUMEH), the 2015 rainy season has been strongly affected by El Niño and its side effects. Rainfall levels have been very low this rainy season. Eastern regions of the Guatemalan dry corridor have not had rain for over 30 or 40 days.
Analyses from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) indicate that much of the Central American dry corridor is experiencing a drought, where soils have very low moisture content and are classified as "withered". According to FEWS NET estimates, at least 25 municipalities in the eastern and central dry corridor are facing Crisis-level (Phase 3, CIF) food insecurity, and 15 others are stressed (Phase 2, CIF). The affected region includes areas in the departments of Chiquimula, Jutiapa, Jalapa, Zacapa, El Progreso, Baja Verapaz, Quiché, Totonicapán, Huehuetenango and San Marcos.
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