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FL-2014-000181-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
Between September 1st and 8th, 2014, a significant riverine flood event occurred in various provinces in Northern Thailand, including Sukhothai and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. According to ADINET (with an August 31st reference), this natural disaster was primarily characterized as a riverine flood, resulting from relentless heavy rainfall.
During this calamity, a total of 10 fatalities were reported across the affected regions. The impact was widespread, affecting approximately 15.000, with particular emphasis on the Chaiyaphum, Nakhom Sawan, Nan, Sukothai, and Tak provinces.
The heavy rainfall led to severe consequences, including damage to agricultural fields. Approximately 15,000 people were directly affected by the flood, with 17,479 hectares of agricultural land suffering damage. Among these, 3,000 hectares specifically pertained to rice fields, resulting in substantial losses.
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EQ-2014-000180-THA
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Earthquake |
Thailand |
On May 5th, 2014, a formidable earthquake struck multiple provinces in northern Thailand, including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Phrae, and Nan. This seismic event, marked by a magnitude of 6.3, occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers in Chiang Rai Province at 18:08 (UTC + 7).
Regrettably, this earthquake resulted in the loss of one life and affected 17,523 individuals. The economic toll of the disaster was substantial, with an estimated total damage cost of $76.645 million USD.
The affected provinces in northern Thailand experienced the full force of this natural disaster, underscoring the importance of earthquake preparedness and the need for resilient infrastructure in regions prone to seismic activity.
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FF-2014-000179-THA
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Flash Flood |
Thailand |
Between November 7th and 16th, 2014, a significant flood and flash flood event unfolded in various Southern provinces of Thailand, including Pattani, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and Surat Thani. This natural disaster was primarily driven by persistent heavy rainfall.
During this calamity, it is reported that a significant number of people, specifically 7,237 according to ADINET, were affected across the impacted regions. The flood event had a particularly pronounced impact on the aforementioned provinces, including Nakhon Si Thammarat. Additionally, around 2,000 acres of agricultural lands were inundated, leading to substantial agricultural losses |
CW-2014-000178-THA
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Cold Wave |
Thailand |
According to EM-DAT 63 people died and 1.000.000 people where affected |
OT-2014-000177-KEN
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Other |
Kenya |
On Saturday, 22 November, 2014 at approximately 0545HRS, a bus travelling from Mandera Town, North East Kenya to Nairobi was attacked at Ledhi, in the Arabia area, 30km from Mandera Town. The attackers, suspected to be Al Shabaab militants are reported to have been heavily armed, and diverted the bus off the road and forced all passengers aboard to alight. The passengers are reported to have been separated into two groups by the militants. One group was freed while the second group of 28 (comprising of 19 males and 9 females) was executed (shot dead). |
ST-2014-000176-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
Severe storms brought damaging winds, hail and flooding to the Midwest, Rockies and eastern parts of the country. |
ST-2014-000175-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
Severe storms across the Rockies and Central Plains states brought hail and damaging winds causing more than $2 billion worth of damage. |
DR-2014-000174-USA
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Drought |
United States |
A continuation of drought conditions from previous years persisted on through most of 2014 across much of the Western United States from California to Texas causing more than $4 billion worth of damage. |
EP-2014-000173-MDG
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Epidemic |
Madagascar |
On 4 Nov 2014, WHO was notified by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar of an outbreak of plague. The first case was identified on 31 Aug and the patient died on 3 Sep. As of 16 November, a total of 119 cases of plague had been confirmed, including 40 deaths. Only 2 per cent of reported cases were of the pneumonic form. By 20 Feb 2015, 283 suspected, probable or confirmed cases, including 74 deaths, had been reported. The outbreak peaked in November and December but had slowed for the time being. Health officials were keeping a close watch over the situation as the plague season on the island continues until April. |
OT-2014-000172-CMR
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Other |
Cameroon |
The Far Nord region of Cameroun has experienced population movement since 2006 with the crisis in Chad and now with the political instability from the North East of Nigeria. Substantial assistance has been provided to refugees during the last few years and this situation has increased the operational capacities of different local and international NGOs, the UN agencies and the Cameroun RC in this region too.
From July 2014, a large number of Nigerian refugees have been crossing the border into Cameroun, fleeing the conflict: about 35,000 refugees have been registered by UNHCR. About 30,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have also been reported, following clashes at the border where some villages and towns have been attacked. |
CW-2014-000171-MKD
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Cold Wave |
Macedonia |
On 28 December 2014, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was hit by heavy snowfalls that resulted in snow drifts, two meters high in some places, limiting the movement of all types of vehicles on many highways and mountain corridors, cutting the communication with a number of mountain villages. The electricity lines were also cut in some of the regions, the most affected ones being Ohrid, Struga, Debar, Kichevo, Skopje, and Makedonski Brod. For more than ten hours about 150 vehicles with 500 drivers and passengers were stranded on the Skopje - Ohrid highway due to the heavy snowfall. |
EP-2014-000170-SSD
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Epidemic |
South Sudan |
Starting in mid-2014, Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) cases started to increase considerably in South Sudan. By 12 Dec, the number of cases and deaths had increased to 7,204 and 199 respectively. In comparison, 2,992 cases and 88 deaths had been reported over the same period in 2013. |
TC-2014-000169-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Tropical Storm Jangmi, locally named Seniang, made landfall on the Philippines' main southern island of Mindanao on 29 Dec 2014 and then crossed to the central islands, causing floods and landslides. By 31 Dec, 53 people had been killed and 121,737 affected, of which 80,186 were in evacuation centres. |
FL-2014-000168-MYS
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Flood |
Malaysia |
Heavy rain and flooding along the Thai-Malaysian border have left one child dead, two people missing, dozens of villages inundated, and the Sungai Kolok border crossing closed. |
FL-2014-000168-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
Heavy rain and flooding along the Thai-Malaysian border have left one child dead, two people missing, dozens of villages inundated, and the Sungai Kolok border crossing closed. |
CE-2014-000167-PAK
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Complex Emergency |
Pakistan |
Since mid-June approximately 961,000 people have fled North Waziristan Agency (NWA) to KPk Province, FATA, and other parts of Pakistan. |
CW-2014-000166-JPN
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Cold Wave |
Japan |
A total of six people have been confirmed dead after snow blanketed wide areas of Japan over the weekend, disrupting traffic and leaving about 1,200 people cut off. |
EP-2014-000165-PAK
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Epidemic |
Pakistan |
Heading into 2014, data for polio cases in Pakistan showed an increase by 57 per cent from 58 cases in 2012 to 91 in 2013. (UN-OCHA) In 2014, the epidemic has hit a 15-year high, with 210 cases as of 24 October, or 80 per cent of all the polio cases in the world. (AFP) |
LS-2014-000164-IDN
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Land Slide |
Indonesia |
Heavy rains in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 18 villagers and left 90 others missing under piles of mud. |
FL-2014-000163-COL
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Flood |
Colombia |
A second rainy season started at the end of September 2014. In October, more than 52,000 people were affected and 24 were killed by events associated with increased rainfalls, such as floods, landslides and winter storms. By 24 Nov, more than 100,000 people had been affected and 44 killed. At the beginning of December, floods and landslides affected almost 9,000 people in Chocó. |
FL-2014-000162-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Floods, high winds, and landslides have affected over 90,000 people in 15 of the 25 districts of the country. Seven people have died and over 12,000 are living in 96 safety centers. |
AC-2014-000161-MDV
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Tech. Disaster |
Maldives |
On 4 Dec 2014, a fire broke out in the Maldives Water and Sewerage (MWSC) Company Generator Unit in the capital Malé, causing severe damage to the unit and forcing MWSC - the sole provider of clean desalinated water in the capital - had to suspend all water supply. The Government declared a state of disaster and set up a task force to coordinate the distribution of safe drinking water. Governments of India, Sri Lanka, China and the United States have been requested to support the Maldives. |
TC-2014-000160-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
As of 3 Dec 2014, Typhoon Hagupit (named Ruby in the Philippines) was expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility in the morning of 4 Dec and make landfall on 6 Dec. If Hagupit continues under its projected track, an estimated 4.5 million people may be affected. |
FL-2014-000159-MAR
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Flood |
Morocco |
Violent storms have caused widespread flooding and flood several wadis (river) in a large part of the south of the country. |
VO-2014-000158-CPV
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Volcano |
Cape Verde |
Cabo Verde's Fogo volcano began erupting on 23 Nov 2014, and an emergency was declared for the islands of Fogo and neighboring Brava. The lava front has effectively cut road access to several communities, halting all evacuation effort by motorized vehicles. The lava has also claimed large agriculture fields. Large emissions of toxic gases represent a serious public health threat to local population. |
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From: 2024/11/24
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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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