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| FL-2013-000004-KEN
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Flood |
Kenya |
The enhanced rains started in December 2012 and as per the current KMET forecasts the situation will continue till mid-January 2013. In Rift Valley the affected areas of Keiyo South and Pokot South districts are on the slopes with little vegetation cover. Nyando District within Nyanza province is located in the low lying Kano plains which receive flood water from the highlands of Rift Valley. The level of resilience of the residents in these affected locations has been weakened by the recent enhanced volume of precipitation within the country.
A total of 2,156 households were affected with 939 households in Nyanza and 1,217 Households in Rift Valley. A total of 13 people have so far died, 765 displaced and 5 people still missing as a result of the disaster.
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| FR-2013-000003-SLE
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Fire |
Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone is experiencing the Harmatten wind, (December to March) which is a dry dusty wind blowing across the Sahara desert right through costal West African countries, causing bush fires which leads to the burning of huge farmlands, villages and other environmental entities.
Bompilia village in Bonthe district and Dandabu village in Pujehun district lost all 45 houses in the two communities excluding a mosque and 10 fishing bands. Other subsistence resources like fishing nets and accessories were all burnt. This has rendered the residents in the two communities homeless and deprived of basic leaving standards.
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| FL-2013-000002-PSE
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Flood |
Palestine (West Bank, Gaza) |
The announced intensive rain and snow storms that started on January 7th and are still striking large parts of the OPT have generated floods in several parts of the country. Until now, two persons were killed by the floods and some 130 families have been evacuated from their houses. The rains were the largest in decades, according to meteorologists. |
| CW-2013-000001-BGD
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Cold Wave |
Bangladesh |
Cold wave has strucked the northern districts of the sub-Himalayan regions of Bangladesh claiming more than 72 lives as per the assessment data of BDRCS and local administration, mostly children due to hypothermia. According to Disaster Management Information Centre on 26 December 2012, around 22 districts have been affected by the cold wave, notably the districts of Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamary, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi, Natore, Sirajganj, Pabna, Mymensing in the north, Moulvibazar in the east and certain districts in the south namely Kushtia, Jessore, Faridpur and Madaripur. |
| ST-2012-000220-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
Severe storms over the southern plains, midwest and northeastern states brought 27 confirmed tornadoes along with straight-line winds and hail causing more than $2 billion worth of damage. |
| ST-2012-000219-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
Severe storms brought hail, wind and flood damage to several states in the rockies and southwest region of the United States. |
| ST-2012-000218-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
A strong derecho event over the central, eastern and northeastern states caused high winds and damaging thunderstorms. |
| ST-2012-000217-USA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
United States |
Severe weather hit the Midwest and Ohio Valley with 38 confirmed tornadoes and substantial hail damage. |
| TO-2012-000216-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
An outbreak of severe weather hit Northern Texas, especially the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with a confirmed 22 tornadoes. |
| DR-2012-000215-USA
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Drought |
United States |
Moderate to extreme drought conditions affected over half the U.S. and caused substantial damage to crops especially to the central agricultural states. |
| TO-2012-000214-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
An outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather hit the Midwest on April 13th and lasted a couple of days. There was one deadly tornado that hit Woodward, Oklahoma killing six people. |
| TO-2012-000213-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
An outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather impacted the Southeastern United States and Ohio Valley. There were 75 confirmed tornadoes causing over $3 billion worth of damage and killing more than 40 people. |
| EP-2012-000212-PER
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Epidemic |
Peru |
By 26 November 2012, Peruvian health authorities reported 20,106 cases of dengue in the country as of week 45, most of these having occurred in the eastern region of Peru, with Ucayali being the most affected department with 3,010 cases and eleven deaths reported in October and November. |
| EP-2012-000211-PAK
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Epidemic |
Pakistan |
Low measles vaccination coverage continues to threaten the lives of thousands of children in Pakistan, especially in Punjab and Sindh provinces, where 54 per cent of 8,844 children assessed between January 2012 and mid-May 2013 were not vaccinated against the disease. Only 8 per cent of the children received the recommended two doses of the measles vaccine. Many of the unvaccinated children assessed by humanitarian partners developed post-measles complications, leading to 25,859 cases and 570 deaths attributed to measles between January 2012 and mid-May 2013. The number of measles cases and deaths so far reported in 2013 are much higher compared to the same period in previous years. |
| FL-2012-000210-MWI
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Flood |
Malawi |
From mid December 2012, Malawi has been receiving heavy rains associated with heavy storms in many parts of the country which has led to, flash floods, and destruction of infrastructure like roads, houses, school blocks and gardens. The Southern Region of Malawi is the most affected but Districts of Mangochi, Phalombe and Nsanje are the worst hit.
The total number of households affected throughout Malawi is 12,877, according to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs. 4 deaths have been recorded. |
| CW-2012-000209-KGZ
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Cold Wave |
Kyrgyzstan |
On December 18, 2012 a status of emergency situation was claimed in Bishkek city. Since December 2012 due to the extreme winter conditions 16 people were died and 50 were injured. |
| CW-2012-000208-RUS
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Cold Wave |
Russia |
Freezing weather in eastern Europe has claimed at least 220 lives this month, most of them in the former USSR. |
| CW-2012-000207-IND
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Cold Wave |
India |
Even as severe coldwave and foggy conditions led to drop in minimum temperatures to almost freezing level at several places in the state on Wednesday the chill claimed 15 more lives during the past 24 hours, taking the death toll this winter to 107. |
| TC-2012-000206-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Tropical Storm Wukong (Quinta) made landfall over Leyte in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines on 26 Dec 2012 and subsequently weakened to a tropical depression. As of 31 Dec, 20 deaths were reported and over 240,000 people were affected. Almost 58,000 people were served in 60 evacuation centers. 3,500 houses were damaged and 1,500 were destroyed. |
| FL-2012-000205-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Heavy rains have battered Sri Lanka since the middle of December 2012, causing floods and landslides, which killed 36 people and affected over 300,000. |
| CW-2012-000204-KAZ
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Cold Wave |
Kazakhstan |
Freezing temperatures reaching minus 40 to 46 degrees Celsius have hit Kazakhstan since 17 December 2012. A cold spell covered the northern, eastern and central parts of the country. According to the weather forecasts, the frost will ease and the temperature will rise by 5-10 degrees by the end of the week. However, a second cold spell is expected soon after that, with a cold cyclone reaching the same parts of the country in January and February, according to the national meteorological agency, Kazgidromet.
Over 5,000 people in these areas were affected by severe frosts and the resulting hot-water pipe and electricity systems breakdowns and heating interruptions. This number includes stranded truck drivers, residents who were affected by the power and heating supply cuts as well as the homeless and street children exposed to the cold. |
| FF-2012-000203-COG
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Flash Flood |
Congo, Republic |
After the flooding in the city of Pointe-Noire
during November 2012, torrential rains hit
Brazzaville - the capital of the Republic of Congo during
the 8 and 9 December 2012, leaving
casualties and extensive material damage in its
wake.
According to the rapid assessment conducted by
Congolese Red Cross (CRC) volunteers, there
have been 14 fatalities, dozens of injured, and
several persons missing. As for material damage,
more than a thousand houses have been
completely or partially destroyed, leaving about
1,500 families (around 7,500 persons) homeless |
| FL-2012-000202-BRN
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Flood |
Brunei Darussalam |
Bandar Seri Begawan - Several low-lying areas in the Brunei-Muara District came under the attention of several key government agencies yesterday following heavy rains Monday night that inundated dozens of homes, some with waist-high flood water and triggered landslides that have become major causes for concern.
A Press statement issued by the Public Works Department (PWD) said among the affected areas were Kg Lugu, Kg Katimahar, Ban areas in Kg Mulaut, Kg Jangsak, Kg Pawas, Kg Rimba as well as Kg Lumapas, which was the hardest hit. |
| TC-2012-000201-WSM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Samoa |
Tropical Cyclone Evan is expected to turn back from Samoa and pass over northern Tonga before heading straight for Fiji, possibly as a Category 3 cyclone. |
| FL-2012-000200-BFA
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Flood |
Burkina Faso |
Through June to August, heavy rains affected most of Burkina Faso, flooding many villages in the central and north eastern regions with the Sahel region particularly affected. The floods affected a total of 47,671 people over several regions with 33 wounded and 18 people killed. |
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