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| FL-2015-000107-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
Several areas in the North, North East and South of Thailand have reportedly been flooded by overflowing rivers after several days of rainfall. In Nakhon Phanom, more than 3,000 homes and 30,000 rai of rice paddies have been inundated in Sri Songkram district after the Songkram River overflowed the embankment and flooded surrounding areas. Residents were forced out of their homes, and had to take refuge on the street. |
| FL-2015-000106-BFA
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Flood |
Burkina Faso |
Nearly 20,000 people have been affected this week by heavy rains and flooding in and around Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. More than 3,700 are now homeless, their houses reduced to piles of mud and debris. |
| FL-2015-000105-GIN
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Flood |
Guinea |
Since Friday 24 July 2015 it has rained heavily in the capital of Guinea: Conakry and in several areas of the country (Télimelé, Macenta, Siguiri, Beyla, Forécariah) causing serious floods with loss of human lives as well as significant material damage. |
| CW-2015-000104-PER
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Cold Wave |
Peru |
In May and September, meteorological phenomena causing low temperatures and frost affected Andean regions above 3,500 meters above sea level, with temperatures dropping to below 0?C accompanied by hail and snowstorms. In some places temperatures plummeted to - 15? C, severely affecting the lives and health of the population, as well as basic services, livelihoods (livestock and agriculture), various infrastructure and schools, among others.
165,710 people are affected and 100 are homeless due to this cold snap in the Departments of Apurimac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, Junín, Pasco, Puno and Tacna. In addition, 529 homes are damaged, 11 have collapsed and 11 have been rendered uninhabitable. Frost has affected human health as well as that of livestock. According to the National Civil Defence Institute, 65,834 animals are reported dead and 938,813 animals have been affected. In terms of agriculture, 1,162 ha of crops have been lost and 1,894 ha have suffered damages. |
| WF-2015-000103-USA
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Wild fire |
United States |
Evacuation orders have been given to 13,000 people in California as firefighters struggle to contain some 20 wildfires. The biggest blaze - the so-called Rocky fire north of San Francisco - has already consumed more than 101 square miles (262 sq km) of land. |
| TC-2015-000102-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
A typhoon battered China's east coast on 9 August 2015, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people. |
| TC-2015-000102-TWN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Taiwan (China) |
Tropical Cyclone Soudelor formed in the north-west Pacific Ocean, north-west of Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands, on 30 July. Through 3 August, it moved north-west, crossing the Northern Mariana Islands, with its centre passing over Saipan with Typhoon intensity, in the afternoon of 2 August.
The Typhoon caused damage on Saipan island, especially in its public infrastructure, affecting power and water supply. Around 350 people remained in shelters as of 3 August, as there has been substantial damage to buildings, too, according to local media. A State of Disaster and Significant Emergency has been announced for the island.
Over the next 48 hours, Soudelor is forecast to continue intensifying and become a "Violent" Typhoon, while moving north-west, away from the Mariana Islands, towards the northern Philippine Sea. The Typhoon may approach the southern Ryukyu islands and Taiwan over 7 August. |
| TC-2015-000102-USA
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Tropical Cyclone |
United States |
Typhoon Soudelor passed over Saipan on 2 to 3 August 2015, flooding the island's power plant, ripping off roofs of homes and toppling power poles. Hundreds of Saipan residents are in shelters. |
| TC-2015-000101-BGD
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Tropical Cyclone |
Bangladesh |
The monsoon depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast intensified into a cyclonic storm named ?Komen' on 29 July 2015, threatening to cause further downpours in regions that are already affected by the recent flash floods and deadly landslides. Cyclone Komen has destroyed dozens of homes on Bangladesh's southernmost point of Saint Martin's island. |
| LS-2015-000100-NPL
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Land Slide |
Nepal |
In the worst affected districts of v and Myagdi (as of 31 July) at least 30 people have been reported dead due to landslide (19 in Lume village, five in Bhadaure Tamagi, two in Dhikur Pokhari village, six in Mudi and one in Muna), 20 people injured and several people are still missing. |
| DR-2015-000099-BWA
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Drought |
Botswana |
Worst drought conditions in 30 years has impacted agricultural land badly due to lack of irrigation. Early warning signs in southern Africa provided alarming indications of looming significant food supply shortages that are likely to impact on the next marketing season starting from July 2015. |
| FL-2015-000098-VNM
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Flood |
Viet Nam |
At least 14 people have been killed in the worst flooding for 40 years in Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh province. |
| FF-2015-000097-KAZ
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Flash Flood |
Kazakhstan |
High temperatures intensified snowmelt over the past few days, causing the overflow of a glacial lake on 23 July and the consequent flooding of the Kargalinka river in Almaty Region, south-eastern Kazakhstan.In total, nearly 900 people had to evacuate their homes, while five injuries have been reported and a State of Emergency has been declared in the city of Almaty. |
| EQ-2015-000096-PAK
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Earthquake |
Pakistan |
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Islamabad early on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. |
| EQ-2015-000095-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Islamabad early on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. |
| FL-2015-000094-TJK
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Flood |
Tajikistan |
High temperature and rapid snow and glacier melting from 1 - 22 July 2015 triggered mudflows and floods in mountains regions of Tajikistan. According to preliminary assessments, abrupt increase of air temperature in many mountainous areas of Tajikistan intensified the glaciers melting and caused floods as well as water level increase in rivers. This occurred along the basins of rivers Pyanj, Gund, Vakhsh, Zaravshan, Kafernigan, Isfara and Isfana. |
| FL-2015-000093-GUY
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Flood |
Guyana |
Heavy rainfall along Guyana's coastal regions during the period of Wednesday July 15th and Thursday July 16th, 2015 has resulted in increased water levels in rivers and canals. Regions #3 and #4 are the most affected regions with flooding in several communities, in yards and homes in some instances.
The Minister of State, Lt. Col. (Ret'd) Joseph Harmon, has authorized the activation of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). Total losses and the total number of persons affected by the flooding are yet to be determined. However, based on the 2012 Preliminary Census Report, with more than 70% of the country's population living along the coastal areas, a significant number of households have been either directly or indirectly affected. |
| FL-2015-000092-BRA
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Flood |
Brazil |
More than 51,000 people affected by intense rains that caused floods and damage in the southern states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. |
| DR-2015-000091-HTI
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Drought |
Haiti |
About 200,000 families (a total of 1 million people) affected by drought in the 10 regions of the country, compounding the already dire food security situation |
| FL-2015-000090-PAK
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Flood |
Pakistan |
On the night falling between 15th & 16th July, and again on 19th July 2015, different parts of District Chitral were hit by Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) which carried massive torrents and flash floods washing away villages, access roads, bridges, drinking water supply systems, public/private property and agricultural crops. |
| FL-2015-000089-MMR
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Flood |
Myanmar |
Torrential rains have triggered flooding in Kachin State and Sagaing Region. The Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD) reported 57,101 people were affected in Sagaing with 2,116 people affected in Kachin. |
| FL-2015-000088-IRN
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Flood |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
At least eight people were reported to be killed on 19 July 2015 due to floods triggered by torrential rains in this northern Iranian province. |
| TC-2015-000087-JPN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Japan |
The 11th typhoon Nangka is heading for Shikoku island in west Japan and is expected to make a landfall there late Thursday, with Japan's weather agency issuing heavy rain and gale warnings to the area. Over 4,000 residents in Kochi Prefecture on the island were advised to evacuate their home in case of landslides triggered by the powerful typhoon |
| TC-2015-000086-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
More than 865,000 people in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang have been evacuated as super Typhoon Chan-Hom. |
| FL-2015-000085-VEN
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Flood |
Venezuela |
Since June 29, heavy rains in the south and south-west of the country have left more than 41,000 people affected by the consequent floods. |
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