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| OT-2012-000135-IRQ
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Other |
Iraq |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries.
By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children. |
| OT-2012-000135-JOR
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Other |
Jordan |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries. By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children.
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| OT-2012-000135-LBN
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Other |
Lebanon |
Since the beginning of 2011, clashes between the government and armed opposition groups has caused mass displacement within Syria and into its neighbouring countries. By the end of July, over 123,480 people had fled Syria, into Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq and were registered with UNHCR, with over half of these being children.
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| TC-2012-000134-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall in Zhejiang on 08 Aug 2012, has brought heavy downpours to east China and killed three people there. In neighboring Anhui province, the typhoon has left one person dead and forced 26,000 others to be evacuated.
In Zhejiang province, the typhoon has affected more than 4.03 million people and caused economic losses of more than 10 billion yuan (1.57 billion U.S. dollars), the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said, adding that the typhoon has also destroyed 4,452 houses and damaged about 184,800 hectares of cropland. |
| TC-2012-000133-BLZ
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Tropical Cyclone |
Belize |
On the morning of 7 August, Ernesto was located about 350 kilometres of Chetumal, Mexico and was moving towards the west at 22 kilometres per hour with sustained winds of 100 km/h and higher gusts. Later on the day, Ernesto became a hurricane category one with sustained winds of 130 km/h and higher gust.
Current forecast track shows the storm making landfall near the Belize-M?xico border on late Tuesday night, with hurricane force winds extending outward for 35 kilometres from the centre, and tropical storm winds extending for 220 kilometres. |
| FL-2012-000132-NPL
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Flood |
Nepal |
A total of 145 families were displaced and another estimated 2,200 households were affected in several wards of three VDCs (Sisniya, Sohanpur and Lalmatiya) in Dang District by a flash flood on 18 July. |
| OT-2012-000131-TJK
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Other |
Tajikistan |
On 24 July 2012, Tajik government forces launched a special military operation in Khorugh city, the administrative centre of Badakhshan Autonomous Province in the east of the country. According to reports, an estimated 50% of the Khorugh population were relocated into the nearby villages and put up in Tem village, Porshnev, and Roshtqala districts.
A ceasefire was announced on 25 July and since 26 July there have not been any reported exchanges of fire in Khorugh city. However, reports indicate that the atmosphere continues to be fragile and tense. |
| FL-2012-000130-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Torrential rains brought the Philippines capital to a standstill 7 August 2012, forcing at least 20,000 people to flee their homes as floodwaters covered half the sprawling city |
| FL-2012-000129-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Heavy rains in Darfur starting in late June 2012 triggered flooding, which killed eight people and displaced over 1,000. The flooding also damaged houses, schools, health facilities and other public buildings. Some 10,000 head of livestock were lost. In Abyei, heavy rains flooded most roads, restricting the movement of humanitarian organisations. |
| FL-2012-000128-SSD
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Flood |
South Sudan |
Starting at the end of June 2012, heavy seasonal rains caused flooding in several parts of South Sudan. Many roads within Abyei were flooded, restricting the possible return of people displaced from the area and hampering the movement of humanitarian actors. In Upper Nile State, Jamam camp, home to 120,000 refugees from Sudan?s Blue Nile State, was flooded, prompting a relocation to a new site in Gendrassa. The rains also hampered assistance to about 7,000 people displaced by conflict in Northern Bahr el Ghazal. Furthermore, flooding caused displacement in Juba county, Unity State and Jonglei State. |
| TC-2012-000127-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Damrey made landfall near Xiangshui county in east China's Jiangsu Province on 2 Aug 2012. In northeastern province of Liaoning, nearly 1.46 million people were affected by heavy rains and floods. More than 10,000 houses collapsed and about 17,000 houses were damaged, forcing 138,000 people to evacuate. In neighboring Hebei province, about 2.33 million people were affected and 9,400 houses were destroyed by flooding. |
| FL-2012-000126-CRI
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Flood |
Costa Rica |
During last week of July heavy rains increased the level of the rivers that Costa Rica shares with Panama In Costa Rica 10.000 people in 164 communities have been affected and more than 2.000 people have been sheltered. More than 1400 people have been sheltered in Panama. |
| FL-2012-000126-PAN
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Flood |
Panama |
During last week of July 2012, heavy rains increased the water level of the rivers that Costa Rica shares with Panama - especially the Sixaola. The most affected provinces are Cartago and Lim?n in Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro in Panama. In Panama, more than 1,400 people were evacuated. |
| TC-2012-000125-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Tropical Storm Saola (Gener) turned into a typhoon on 30 Jul 2012. It did not strike the Philippines directly but exacerbated a low pressure area in the vicinity, bringing heavy rains to large parts of the country. As of 31 Jul, eight people were killed and over 8,400 took shelter in 43 evacuation centers. |
| EP-2012-000124-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district in western Uganda has killed 14 people since the beginning of July 2012. |
| FL-2012-000123-PRK
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Flood |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
Flooding across the country has killed 91 people and devastated swathes of farmland. A total of 134 people were injured and almost 163,000 people were left homeless by the floods, which started on July 18. |
| TC-2012-000122-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Vicente triggered rainstorms and had affected more than 400,000 people in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. |
| FL-2012-000121-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
Rainstorms since the weekend have ravaged many parts of China, including the capital city of Beijing where the heaviest rain in 60 years caused 37 deaths. |
| FF-2012-000120-GEO
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Flash Flood |
Georgia |
The southern and eastern parts of Georgia (Gurjaani, Lagodekhi and Telavi municipalities of Kakheti Region, Akhaltsikhe (incl. Vale town), Adigeni and Aspindza municipalities of the Samtskhe-Javakheti Region and Bulachauri village in Dusheti district of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region) were severely hit by rains, hail and storm on 19 July 2012. Over 1,200 families have been severely affected, roads were blocked, and further rains are predicted. Water has flooded houses, farmlands, orchards, and vineyards, and roads, power and communication lines have been disrupted. |
| FL-2012-000119-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
At the start of July heavy rains in the Fly River area, near the PNG border with the Indonesian Province of Papua, caused floods which have let many without their homes, destroyed food crops, and has limited their access to clean water. |
| FF-2012-000118-AFG
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Flash Flood |
Afghanistan |
On 8 Jul 2012, heavy rainfall hit Mihtarlam, Alishing, Qarghayi and Daulatshahi districts of Laghman province, causing severe damage to houses and crops. In Shergar village of Mihtarlam city 12 houses were destroyed and a large area of agricultural land was washed away. On the same day, a surprise downpour in Kabul led to severe flash flooding that devastated a densely populated area of the city?s west. |
| FL-2012-000117-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
A new round of rain storms starting in late June have killed at least 65 people with 30 others missing in 10 provinces affecting approximately 17.44 million people in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong provinces in the east, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi provinces in central China, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in the south, Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Province in southwest, and Shaanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northwest part of China. Latest reports state 1.17 million people have been evacuated. About 982,400 hectares of farmland have been affected by bad weather and about 66,000 houses have collapsed. |
| EP-2012-000116-NER
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Epidemic |
Niger |
As of 24 Jun 2012, 2023 cases of cholera and 52 deaths have been registered, compared with 474 cases and 20 deaths in June 2011. The region of Tillab?ri (Tera, Tillab?ri, Kollo, Sai districts), which hosts refugees from Mali in several camps, is the most affected, with 2005 cases. The regions of Niamey, Dosso and Maradi have reported 18 cases including four deaths. |
| FF-2012-000115-RUS
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Flash Flood |
Russia |
Severe flash floods in Russia's southern Krasnodar region killed at least 99 people and affected nearly 13,000 in the area's worst natural disaster in decades. |
| FL-2012-000114-JPN
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Flood |
Japan |
Record rainfall continued to strike the southwest Japan on 4 July, causing mudslides and floods and prompting authorities to issue evacuation advisories for areas in Kyushu. 237 households in Fukuoka Prefecture had reported their houses were flooded. |
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