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| EQ-2014-000023-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on 12 February 2014. Sixty-seven houses were toppled and more than 1,000 ones damaged to varying degrees, local authorities said, adding that 185 livestock deaths were reported. |
| VO-2014-000022-IDN
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Volcano |
Indonesia |
Mount Kelud in East Java, Indonesia, started eruption at 22:50 p.m. Jakarta time on Thursday, forcing thousands of residence living within 10 kilometers from the crater to evacuate. |
| CW-2014-000021-CHN
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Cold Wave |
China, People's Republic |
Continuous snowstorms in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have killed more than 300 livestock and disrupted the lives of 13,000 people. |
| DR-2014-000020-THA
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Drought |
Thailand |
The Department of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has said 25 districts in 8 provinces in the northeastern region have already been hit by drought. |
| FL-2014-000019-BDI
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Flood |
Burundi |
Torrential rainfall during the night of 9-10 Feb 2014 across Burundi has caused flooding and landslides, resulting in extensive damage and destruction, especially in the capital Bujumbura. More than 50 people have been killed and houses and infrastructure have been destroyed.
So far (Feb.13), 66 persons have been reported dead, of which many were children. 67 persons have been seriously injured, and there is a concern that more persons have been buried and missing. The rescuers are continuing their search for missing persons. Over 1,000 homes have been completely destroyed and nearly 12,000 people are estimated to be homeless. (IFRC) |
| CW-2014-000018-SVN
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Cold Wave |
Slovenia |
Due to highly unfavourable weather conditions, heavy snow and sleet (freezing rain) started hitting Slovenia on Friday, 31 January 2014, and continued during the weekend of 1-2 February 2014. Many regions have been affected but mostly the Notranjska region in the south-western part of the country.
State of emergency (red alarm) was proclaimed for the whole country on 2 February 2014. However, the scope of sleet devastation is beyond any anticipated estimations.
Extreme weather conditions have caused extensive power cuts with more than 80,000 client sites affected, leaving around 250,000 people without electric power. |
| CW-2014-000017-SRB
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Cold Wave |
Serbia |
Due to extreme winds (120-150 kilometres per hour), snow drifts paralyzed traffic along the international highway E-75, but also down to many local and district roads especially in Vojvodina province. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded for three days, some for more than 15 hours, while the cold weather and the snow drifts made further travel challenging. Finally the Government of Serbia mobilised almost all available heavy machinery on Saturday, 01.02.2014, to clean the roads and to get access to vehicles at the critical points. In these efforts the Military, the Police Forces, and the Emergency Management Department with fire-fighters were mobilised, and a rescue operation was launched and completed. It is estimated that more than 1,000 vehicles were stranded in the snow. Emergency airlifts were initiated as the most effective way to reach those almost frozen in their cars. A state of emergency was proclaimed in three municipalities, Backa Topola, Zrenjanin and Kikinda as of Sunday 02.02.2014. The Red Cross of Serbia, in coordination with the State Emergency Services was engaged for the protection and rescue as of Saturday morning in the provision of assistance to the most affected travellers. The number of evacuated passengers from the snow-captured vehicles from the highway E75, on the sections in Backa Topola and Mali Idjos reached 2,000 people on Sunday, 02.02.2014. |
| CW-2014-000016-JPN
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Cold Wave |
Japan |
Heavy snow and severe weather struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan on Saturday, leaving five dead and more than 600 injured. |
| FF-2014-000015-ZWE
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Flash Flood |
Zimbabwe |
Heavy rains in parts of the country in late January and early February resulted in deaths and displacement of people, coupled with destruction of property. The worst affected areas are Chivi and Masvingo districts in Masvingo province and Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland North. |
| FL-2014-000014-SYC
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Flood |
Seychelles |
Heavy rains and strong winds in the early hours of 24th January 2014 resulted in flooding on the islands of Praslin, La Digue and northern parts of Mahe in the Seychelles. In the following days, ongoing rainfall and strong winds continued to affect the three islands. The districts of Baie St Anne and Marie Jeanne Estate on Praslin, and most of the low land and coastal areas on La Digue island were particularly affected. |
| OT-2014-000013-UGA
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Other |
Uganda |
The escalating violence in South Sudan has given rise to massive population displacement both within South Sudan and into neighboring countries. Uganda has taken the bulk of refugees who have continued to cross the borders since the beginning of the conflict in mid- December 2013. The cumulatively increasing number of arrivals from South Sudan means that tens of thousands of people are in dire need of emergency medical care, shelter, food, water and adequate sanitation facilities. In addition, hundreds of unaccompanied minors and displaced persons have lost touch with families back in South Sudan. |
| CW-2014-000012-ARM
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Cold Wave |
Armenia |
The harsh wintry weather conditions in Armenia make the Syrian refugees even more vulnerable. Starting from
December 2013, the temperature in Yerevan and the surrounding regions has remained below -12 C. At nights the
temperature was falling down to _20 C. Due to the cold temperature, the sewage and water supply systems have been
mostly frozen in Yerevan. The Syrians are not used to such a cold weather and are mostly unprepared for a cold
winter. They do not have a proper clothing. According to the filed applications and personal observations, these people
mostly need winterization items at the moment to face one of the coldest winters in the history of Armenia.
The majority of these people, although being citizens of Syria, have Armenian ethnicity. Besides those currently
residing in Armenia, around 300 newcomers arrive from Syria every month according to the data of the Armenian
Ministry of Diaspora. Presently about 3,300 Syrian refugees have applied to the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS)
for support and are registered in the ARCS database. |
| EP-2014-000011-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
The cumulative number of Hepatitis E cases reported in Napak District now stands at 656 with 19 deaths (CFR 2.9%) since the declaration of this new upsurge of hepatitis E outbreak. Cases of Hepatitis E have been reported from all over the district, but majorly in three sub-counties of Lokopo, Lorengechora and Matany. Lolet, lorikitae and lokopo trading centre are the most affected villages though 14 villages account for the bulk of the outbreak in the district. Isolated cases have been received from neighbouring districts of Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Katakwi and Kotido. |
| OT-2014-000010-IRQ
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Other |
Iraq |
The latest upsurge in violence in Anbar began
after troops broke up a protest camp in Ramadi last
month. Tensions have been rising over the past few
weeks in Anbar, a province that makes up a third of
Iraq's territory. Thousands of people have been affected by the fighting between the armed personnel and the military thus needing support.
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| FF-2014-000009-TZA
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Flash Flood |
Tanzania |
Unprecedented flash floods occurred in Dumila/Dakawa area in Morogoro region during the night of Tuesday 21st January,2014. |
| FL-2014-000008-BOL
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Flood |
Bolivia |
Heavy rains in January have triggered floods and landslides in several departments across the country, affecting at least 21,000 families |
| CW-2014-000007-BLR
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Cold Wave |
Belarus |
After a long period of a relatively mild weather, a sudden onset of extremely cold winter caught many Belarusians completely unprepared, especially homeless, drivers and city dwellers who need to travel long distances by public transport or by foot.
On 18-20 January 2014 temperatures fell down to minus 16 and 21 degrees Celsius. The current temperatures are below minus 22-25 degrees Celsius at night and minus 21 degrees Celsius during the day. Freezing weather has already killed two persons in Belarus over the past few days, and temperatures are set to drop even further according to weather forecasts. |
| FL-2014-000006-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
A Low Pressure Area brought heavy rainfall in the southern Philippines starting on 10 Jan 2014, causing floods and landslides. As of 17 Jan, the Government reported 37 deaths and more than 486,000 affected people in Northern Mindanao, Davo and Caraga regions. |
| FL-2014-000005-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
At least 16 people have been killed and 40,000 have fled their homes after torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's northern Sulawesi island, officials said Thursday. |
| FL-2014-000004-COL
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Flood |
Colombia |
An earthquake that struck Sipí in Colombia's western Chocó department on 4 Jan 2014 damaged 121 homes in the municipality. Two days later, on 6 Jan, the San Agustín and Garrapatas overflowed in the same area, possibly related to the earlier earthquake. The flooding affected almost 9,000 people and heavily damaged at least 150 homes, which are at risk of additional flooding and need to be relocated. Health, water and hygiene and education infrastructure sustained heavy damage as well. Ongoing armed conflict in the region makes humanitarian access difficult. A Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment mission is planned for 21 Jan. |
| TC-2014-000003-TON
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Tropical Cyclone |
Tonga |
Tropical Cyclone Ian passed east of Tonga's Vava'u island group and over the eastern islands of the Ha'apai group on 11 Jan 2014, killing on person and causing significant damage to homes, infrastructure and vegetation. Small buildings and dwellings have either been heavily damaged or destroyed, with many people remaining in evacuation shelters. |
| CW-2014-000002-USA
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Cold Wave |
United States |
People across numerous Midwestern, Southeastern and Northeastern states dug out after heavy snowfall grounded flights, closed schools and government offices, caused significant damage and left the region in the grip of dangerously low temperatures for much of January. |
| OT-2014-000001-ETH
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Other |
Ethiopia |
Violence which erupted in mid-December in South Sudan resulted in the population movement to neighbouring countries including Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan. More than 20,000 people have so far fled to neighbouring Gambela region of Ethiopia. |
| OT-2014-000001-SDN
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Other |
Sudan |
The conflict in South Sudan that started on 15th December 2013, has caused fatalities and displacement among the civilian population. People have been wounded and many have fled their homes, of which some has crossed the borders to neighboring countries, including fleeing to Sudan. Until now, despite a peace agreement, insecurity remains in South Sudan, causing continued displacement and uncertainty for people, influencing their decisions not to return home yet. This translates into an increase in the humanitarian assistance demand. Latest figures suggests that more than 700,000 internally displaced and almost 150,000 persons that have fled into neighboring countries. Sudan has up to date received more than 20,000 persons, of which most are received in White Nile State. |
| OT-2014-000001-SSD
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Other |
South Sudan |
Violence which erupted in mid-December in the capital Juba has now spread northwards and is ongoing in several parts , and six states, of the country. Armed hostilities have been particularly intense in other areas outside Juba including Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states. Three weeks of fighting have left at least 1,000 people dead and displaced over 189,000.
- Juba is generally calm although there was shooting on Saturday evening which created wide spread panic in the population.
- There are reports of defections from the military in the locations of Yei, Morobo, Lainya, Lui, Rokon to the oppositions. There are reported to be moving towards the rebel controlled areas of jongley .
- States not affected by the conflict Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr El Ghazal. |
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