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FL-2015-000145-SOM
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Flood |
Somalia |
Rainfall forecast for 24-30 Oct 2015 is pointing towards heavy rains within the Ethiopian highlands especially in headwaters of the Shabelle basin. Observed river levels are expected to continue rising further, endangering vulnerable communities. |
TC-2015-000144-MEX
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Tropical Cyclone |
Mexico |
Hurricane Patricia is expected to land as "an extremely dangerous major" storm near a major shipping port and the tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. |
TC-2015-000143-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
In the afternoon of 14 October 2015, Typhoon Koppu (known locally as "Lando") entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. As of 17 October 2015, total of 72 families, or 219 people, have been pre-emptively evacuated in the Province of Isabela (Govt, 17 Oct 2015). |
TC-2015-000142-BHS
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Tropical Cyclone |
Bahamas |
The island chain of the Bahamas experienced significant damage with many houses destroyed and widespread reports of heavy flooding and storm surges mainly in the central and southern sections of the archipelago due to the passage of Hurricane Joaquin on Friday, 2 October and Saturday, 3 October. Hurricane Joaquin moved slowly across the southern and central islands unleashing torrential rains, wind and storm surges leading to flooding and salt water intrusion in several areas. |
TC-2015-000141-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
One fisherman died and another 16 are missing as typhoon Mujigae, the 22nd typhoon this year, made landfall in South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday, 4 October 2015. |
TC-2015-000141-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
TC MUJIGAE, known in the Philippines as KABAYAN, formed over the Philippine Sea late on 30 September and started moving towards central Luzon, strengthening into a Tropical Storm. Heavy rains and strong winds affected several areas of Luzon on 1-2 October. Media reported floods, landslides and power cuts in the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. One person died (27 missing) in the Philippines. |
FL-2015-000140-FRA
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Flood |
France |
Rainfall on an "exceptional scale" set off flash floods that wreaked havoc along France's southeastern Mediterranean coast late Saturday, killing at least 17 people and leaving four more missing. |
FF-2015-000139-USA
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Flash Flood |
United States |
Torrential rainfall that South Carolina's governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas. |
LS-2015-000138-GTM
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Land Slide |
Guatemala |
At least 30 people were killed and several hundred were missing following a devastating landslide on the outskirts of the Guatemalan capital on 2 Oct 2015. |
DR-2015-000137-MWI
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Drought |
Malawi |
A slow onset of the rainy season in January 2015 was followed by severe flooding that washed away crops, leaving arable land covered with sand, and leading to widespread crop failure or low yields. In mid-September, the IFRC launched an Emergency Appeal to provide immediate food assistance through cash transfers to 2,000 households in the two southern districts of Nsanje and Phalombe affected by the floods and drought situation. |
LS-2015-000135-LKA
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Land Slide |
Sri Lanka |
Heavy rain has been affecting most of Sri Lanka since 25 September causing landslides. As of 26 September national authorities report at least seven people dead, three injured, 45 people affected, 286 people displaced and several houses destroyed. |
DR-2015-000134-SOM
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Drought |
Somalia |
The likely impacts of the 2015-16 El Niño events may be severe in areas characterized by some of the worst humanitarian and human development indicators in the world. It is foreseen that Somalia could experience exacerbated drought conditions as early as end of September 2015 to December 2015, especially in Somaliland as well as flooding in southern and central regions and Puntland. Food insecurity is likely to worsen by the end of the year. This will be due to below-average agricultural production, poor rainfall in some pastoral and agro-pastoral areas, trade disruption in the most conflict-affected areas, and continued displacement. |
TC-2015-000133-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Dujuan, the 21st typhoon this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday morning. The storm hit the coastal city of Putian at around 8:50 a.m., packing winds of up to 33 meters per second, said the Fujian Meteorological Service. On Monday, all 32,000 fishing boats returned to harbor and around 160,000 people returned to shore. |
TC-2015-000133-JPN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Japan |
Record-breaking winds on Okinawa's Yonaguni Island have destroyed at least 10 houses and damaged more than 200 others. Gusts of nearly 292 kilometers per hour were registered on Yonaguni as Typhoon Dujuan approached on Monday. The winds were the strongest on the island since record-taking began nearly 60 years ago. |
TC-2015-000133-TWN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Taiwan (China) |
A strong typhoon made landfall on Taiwan on Monday after torrential rain and high winds disrupted trains and flights for travellers heading home from a long holiday weekend. Hundreds of thousands of households were without water and over a million experienced power outages, the Taiwanese government said late Monday, adding that 24 people were injured by Typhoon Dujuan so far, but no one was missing or killed. |
EP-2015-000132-IRQ
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Epidemic |
Iraq |
The Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak with 15 confirmed cases in two governorates as of 15 September. Ten cases originated from Najaf and five cases from Baghdad. |
FL-2015-000131-SLE
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Flood |
Sierra Leone |
Sustained heavy downpour of rain from the 5 to the 6 September 2015 (48 hours) burst river banks and caused destruction in eight communities in Bo and two in one Chiefdom in Pujehun District in southern Sierra Leone. The overall population in the three chiefdoms in Bo District is 8,695 of which 2,630 were directly affected losing properties and being exposed to rain with no appropriate sanitation and some evacuating and taking shelter in nearby schools. The number of people affected by the floods in Bo District is 2,630 in 239 household heads with 463 males 614 females, 645 boys, 607 girls and 301 children under five years. A total of 339 houses are reported destroyed. Pujehun District has 272 persons affected by floods with 41 household heads affected losing 16 houses |
DR-2015-000130-NAM
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Drought |
Namibia |
Due mainly to the low rainfall received throughout the country, grazing in most parts of the country is poor and in Kunene region where a large number of farmers are pastoralists, the grazing has been reported to be critically poor to poor.
Grazing condition in most areas of Oshikoto, Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati regions is worrisome and range between fair to poor. |
OT-2015-000129-BDI
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Other |
Burundi |
election violence in Burundi resulted in a number of casualties in the capital of Bujumbura. |
OT-2015-000129-RWA
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Other |
Rwanda |
It has been more than four months since election violence in Burundi resulted in a number of casualties in the capital of Bujumbura. More than 160,000 people have fled Burundi, seeking safety in the neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Since April 2015 over 77,000 Burundi nationals have sought refuge in Rwanda due to tension and violence occurring before and after presidential elections held in Burundi in July 2015. |
EQ-2015-000128-CHL
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Earthquake |
Chile |
A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert that stretched to Peru and the evacuation of coastal areas. |
DR-2015-000127-FJI
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Drought |
Fiji |
Many communities are experiencing the effects of an El Niño-induced drought, with farmers losing crops and water supplies drying out and water trucking underway. A drought warning is in place and the Government reports at least 30,000 people are now affected. |
FF-2015-000126-USA
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Flash Flood |
United States |
Flash floods killed at least 15 people in Utah when a "large wall of water and debris" triggered by heavy rain pounding nearby canyons swept them away in their cars on 14 September 2015. |
WF-2015-000125-USA
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Wild fire |
United States |
A swiftly spreading wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as it roared unchecked through the northern California village of Middletown and nearby communities. |
TC-2015-000124-JPN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Japan |
Typhoon Etau made landfall on 9 September in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Evacuation order was issued to 53,000 people. |
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FL-2025-000099-KGZ
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