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Country |
Comments |
| ST-2012-000061-VNM
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Viet Nam |
2 people killed, more than 4,500 houses damaged and crop fields destroyed after hailstorms and whirlwinds hit Lao Cai, Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang provinces in the north. |
| EP-2012-000060-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
Sporadic outbreaks of Meningitis have been reported in Kiryandongo (Mutunda sub-county), Amuru, Oyam and Koboko districts in Northern Uganda. Since the onset of the outbreak on 24th February 2012, a total of 231 cases have been recorded in all the four districts with a cumulative death of 25. |
| EP-2012-000059-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
The District Health Offices in Nebbi Hoima & Buliisa have announced the outbreak of cholera in their districts. In Hoima it has affected Kaiso village in Tonya Parish situated in Buseruka sub-county while in Nebbi, three sub-counties of Akworo, Panyimuri & Pakwach town councils in parambo s/county are the most affected and new cases in Buliisa district have been identified in Butiaba Sub county, Butiaba Town council and Kigwera Sub County. A cumulative total of 484 cases have so far been recorded in the three districts with 11 deaths. |
| EP-2012-000058-AFG
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Epidemic |
Afghanistan |
In Ghor and Baghdis provinces, the Ministry of Public Health and WHO reported 21 confirmed child mortality cases due to measles and pneumonia. |
| EP-2012-000057-YEM
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Epidemic |
Yemen |
Over 4,300 measles cases and 155 deaths were reported in Yemen between January 2011 and March 2012, with 95 per cent of deaths reported since the beginning of 2012. The steep increase in measles incidents is due to the decline in immunization coverage and disruption in access to basic social services in most parts of the country during the civil unrest. |
| FL-2012-000056-PRY
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Flood |
Paraguay |
At least 10,000 families currently affected by floods after heavy rains caused river overflows in the Chaco region. |
| EP-2012-000055-TCD
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Epidemic |
Chad |
The Ministry of Health reported an outbreak of meningococcal meningitis, which started in the second week of January 2012. As of 25 Mar, a total of 1,708 cases and 88 deaths have been reported from 45 districts. Seven districts have crossed the epidemic threshold and three have crossed the alert threshold. |
| FL-2012-000054-HTI
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Flood |
Haiti |
As part of an early start to the rainy season, torrential rains battered the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince on 28 Mar 2012, killing six people in Morne Calvaire following landslides. Almost 65,000 displaced people still living in camps are at risk of flooding. Five camps already suffered considerable damage. |
| TS-2012-000053-IDN
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Tsunami |
Indonesia |
The earthquake with Mg8.7 occurred at northwestern part of Sumatra, Indonesia at 14:38 local time. |
| ST-2012-000052-ARG
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Argentina |
A wind and rain storm shook the Buenos Aires area on 4 Apr 2012, killing 17 people and damaging between 25,000 and 30,000 homes. |
| FL-2012-000051-TJK
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Flood |
Tajikistan |
Tajikistan has been experiencing its harshest winter in 50 years with unusually low temperatures and heavy snowfall. More than 155 natural disasters in the form of floods, earthquakes and avalanches were registered between February and April 2012, affecting more than 5,500 people. |
| FL-2012-000050-AFG
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Flood |
Afghanistan |
Seasonal floods have affected various parts of the country from February 2012 onward. Heavy rainfall in February caused flash floods in Balkh and Faryab provinces, which affected 775 families. Between 19 and 21 March, floods in Nimroz province?s Chakhansur district affected 19 villages to varying degrees and displaced 60 families. On 21 March, flooding occurred in Dara-I-Sufi Payin district of Samangan province, affecting the villages of Otah Kiti and Qadam Ali. A landslide in Wachkan village, Darwaz (Nusai) district of Badakhshan province, killed 20 people and destroyed five houses on 28 March. On 31 March, floods damaged 67 houses in Hese-Awal (Khenj) district of Panjsher province. |
| OT-2012-000049-SDN
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Other |
Sudan |
The Red Sea state in the eastern part of Sudan hosts a large population that is predominantly dependent on subsistence farming and pastoralism. The consistent drought cycles have heavily impacted negatively on the community?s coping mechanism, with reports over the last few months documenting a progressive deterioration of the food security situation. The weather conditions over the last two seasons have not been favourable to support rain-fed agriculture practiced by the local people. Consequently, food production and access to food is diminishing and huge food gaps in households is being experienced. According to various reports, the situation is expected to continue deteriorating and not likely to improve until the next harvests are realized. An assessment conducted by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society and its partners in January 2012 confirmed that at least 257,197 people (51,440 households on the basis of five members per family) in the Red Sea state are food insecure and in need of immediate food aid. |
| VW-2012-000048-JPN
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Violent Wind |
Japan |
Due to strong gusts and rain that hit all over Japan 3 were killed and 304 were injured on 3 April 2012. |
| ST-2012-000047-LKA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Sri Lanka |
On 31 Mar 2012, a tornado accompanied by heavy winds, rain and hail hit zone 1 of Menik Farm, an IDP camp in Northern Sri Lanka. Out of a total of 1,200 shelters, 942 were damaged and over 20 people were injured. |
| OT-2012-000046-GMB
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Other |
Gambia |
The late, erratic and unevenly distributed rainfall during the 2011/12 cropping season led to a significant decline and low quality of agricultural production in The Gambia. Overall crop production is estimated to drop by 62% compared to 2010 and by 50% compared to the 5-year in average. Compared to last year, particularly affected is the production of key food and cash crops such as rice (-74%), millet (-54%) and groundnut (-64%). This reduces the availability and access of food at household level, thereby increasing the lean period from the normal two month period up to 8 months according to the post harvest assessment report.
Of the 39 rural districts affected, 19 are considered the hardest hit by crop failure with a total population of 428,000, including 73,802 children under the age of 5. 177,000 of the hardest hit are at the borderline meaning they have already started using some coping mechanisms such as reducing number of meals from 3 to 1 meal per day and/or sending some members of family to relatives to reduce the burden |
| EP-2012-000045-VNM
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Epidemic |
Viet Nam |
Viet Nam experienced an unprecedented outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in 2011, and while appropriate and effective action was taken by Viet Nam Red Cross working with the authorities, the country, as a whole, continues to experience a disturbingly high incidence of the disease.
As of 15 March 2012, the total number of cases reported by all provinces was higher than the annual caseloads in 2009-2010, as well as 7.5 times higher than the same period last year. There is also concern of a further surge of cases in the coming weeks, considering the customary April-May and September-October peaks recorded in previous years.
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| TC-2012-000044-FJI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Fiji |
Ferocious rains brought on by tropical depression TD17F caused flooding in most parts of Fiji, worsening states that were still revcoering from the Jan/Feb 2012 floods. The tropical storm, which has already killed four people in Fiji, with three young boys missing at sea, has been upgraded to a cyclone Daphene as of today.
The western division is the worst affected, particularly the main cities of Sigatoka, Nadi, Lautoka, Tabua, Ba and Rakiraki, all of which have been flooded up to two meters of water in places. Water and electricity supplies are disrupted in the western division, affecting approximately 150,000 people. The extent of damages to houses, schools and infrastructure is currently unknown as access to communities is difficult. The Water Authority Fiji (WAF) reports that in Ba, Tavua, Rakiraki and Sigatoka all pumping stations are out of operation and there is no inflow into treatment plants. In Nadi and Lautoka it is expected there will be no supply of water due to low pressure. The hospital and airport have reserved supplies.
A state of natural disaster for Western division of Fiji has been officially declared by the Fijian Government.
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| FL-2012-000043-KGZ
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Flood |
Kyrgyzstan |
Villagers Kazarman in Jalal-Abad reported that flooding continued from channel breakout.Breakthrough of the channel occurred during the day March 27, the result was aflood, more than 130 homes were totally or partially destroyed. MOE reports on measures taken to reduce the water level. |
| FL-2012-000042-COL
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Flood |
Colombia |
Thousands of people affected since the first rainy season in 2012 started. |
| EP-2012-000041-SLE
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Epidemic |
Sierra Leone |
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has officially declared the cholera outbreak in 3 branches/districts in the country on the 8th March 2012.No one knows exactly how it started, but health authorities believe that it may have started in Kambia one of the affected branches which shares boundary with Guinea. And because of the high mobility of people from one community to another as a result of funerals, trade, and other personal and commercial activities, the disease has spread quickly to other districts/branches, it is envisaged that the epidemics will continue to spread very fast if urgent and appropriate action is not taken to address the unfolding situation. Already other branches/ districts aside from the 3 districts mentioned above are also reporting severe cases of watery diarrhoea .As at March 9th 2012, the total numbers of cases reported from the 3 cholera-declared districts of Port Loko and Kambia in the North and Pujehun in the South are 2,137 with 34 fatalities. |
| OT-2012-000040-TJK
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Other |
Tajikistan |
The situation in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomic Oblast (GBAO) worsened compared to the last years , especially in Murgab, where food and fuel prices, the remote location and severe climatic conditions combined with reduced income and unemployment resulted in food insecurity of almost a quarter of the population. |
| FL-2012-000039-CHL
|
Flood |
Chile |
Heavy rains have caused river overflows, affecting thousands of people in the Arica y Parinacota, Tarapac? and Magallanes regions. |
| OT-2012-000038-SDN
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Other |
Sudan |
Population movement across the borders of Sudan and South Sudan started after the secession and formation of the new Republic of South Sudan. Returnees heading to South are mostly camping at the Kosti Way station awaiting transport arrangements to be made while those moving to the Sudan enter the country mostly through Jodha, about 170 Km South Kosti towns. |
| OT-2012-000038-SSD
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Other |
South Sudan |
Population movement across the borders of Sudan and South Sudan started after the secession and formation of the new Republic of South Sudan. Returnees heading to South are mostly camping at the Kosti Way station awaiting transport arrangements to be made while those moving to the Sudan enter the country mostly through Jodha, about 170 Km South Kosti towns. |
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