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| TC-2015-000117-TWN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Taiwan (China) |
1,700 tourists were evacuated from the outlying Green and Orchid islands as early as Thursday while offices were shut on Friday as powerful typhoon Goni Taiwan. |
| CW-2015-000116-PNG
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Cold Wave |
Papua New Guinea |
Eight people are confirmed to have died in the Highlands and Morobe as a result of the long dry spell and frost in Papua New Guinea. |
| FF-2015-000115-MKD
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Flash Flood |
Macedonia |
The heavy rainfall affected the western part of Macedonia in the late evening hours on 3 August 2015. The heavy rain resulted with overflow of the water from River Pena in the city of Tetovo. The heavy rains were disastrous for the mountain villages of Shipkovica (2,826 residents), Dzepciste (4,051 residents), Mala Rechica (8,353 residents), Golema Rechica (1,659 residents) and Poroj (2,677 residents) and the city of Tetovo (65,000 residents).
The mountain villages were affected also by landslides caused by the heavy rain. On basis of the data obtained from the conducted assessment, that approximately 5,000 people in the region were somehow affected by the impact of the flash flood and mud slides |
| DR-2015-000114-SLV
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Drought |
El Salvador |
The drought has made the most impact in the eastern part of the country which includes the departments of La Unión, San Miguel, Morazán, and Usulután, although western departments such as Ahuachapán, Sonsonate, Santa Ana and Chalatenango have been affected as well. |
| FL-2015-000113-PRK
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Flood |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
Torrential rains on 1-5 Aug caused flooding in South Hwanghae and South and North Hamgyong Provinces. The State Committee for Disaster Management reported more than 3,400 people affected, 21 deaths and nine remain missing. |
| FL-2015-000112-LAO
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Flood |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Continuous rains since early Aug triggered flooding in 118 villages in 12 districts in Houphan, Bolikhamxay, Khammoune and Luangnamtha provinces. As of 6 Aug, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare reported over 47,800 people affected. |
| VO-2015-000111-ECU
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Volcano |
Ecuador |
On August 15, 2015 Ecuador's President declared a state of emergency after renewed activity of Cotopaxi volcano. 400 people were evacuated. |
| FL-2015-000110-ARG
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Flood |
Argentina |
Flooding across much of Argentina that burst riverbanks and deluged city streets killed three people and led more than 11,000 to evacuate their homes. |
| DR-2015-000109-ETH
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Drought |
Ethiopia |
Food insecurity is widespread and rates of acute malnutrition are growing now above the international thresholds that define an emergency. Due to under performance of two consecutive rainy seasons (Belg and Meher) the food insecure people dependent on relief food assistance (2.9 million people beginning of the year) is expected to increase now significantly. |
| CE-2015-000108-YEM
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Complex Emergency |
Yemen |
Conflict in Yemen since March 2015 has had a devastating impact on the lives of all Yemeni people and migrants and refugees. Since mid-March, conflict has spread to 20 of Yemen's 22 governorates,
prompting a large-scale protection crisis and aggravating an already dire humanitarian crisis brought on by years of poverty, poor governance and ongoing instability. |
| 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. |
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Disasters on or after week 33
From: 2025/8/10
To: 2025/8/17
EQ-2025-000138-IDN
Earthquake,Indonesia: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.8M
FL-2025-000139-PAK
Flood,Pakistan: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in for Pakistan.Heavy monsoon rainfall in mid-August 2025 caused severe flooding in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Five people died after a helicopter carrying relief supplies to affected areas of Bajaur crashed due to bad weather. Lightning strikes also caused fatalities and damage during this period. The provincial disaster agency also reported flooding as a result of melting snow.
HT-2025-000132-SYR
Heat Wave,Syrian Arab Rep: According to the Syrian General Directorate of Meteorology, a severe heatwave is forecast from 8 to 13 August 2025, with peak temperatures of 43-45°C (109-113°F) in multiple governorates. Night temperatures are expected to remain high (27-31°C), preventing nighttime cooling and exacerbating cumulative heat stress.
WF-2025-000135-ESP
Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain.
WF-2025-000133-GRC
Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece.
MS-2025-000131-TKM
Mud Slide,Turkmenistan: A mudflow swept through the village of Nokhur in the Akhal velayat on August 11. The week had been dry, and the mountain stream grew in a matter of hours. The settlement is located in the west of the Kopetdag Range, where the water came from.
WF-2025-000136-MNE
Wild fire,Montenegro: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Montenegro.
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