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FR-2011-000030-KEN
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Fire |
Kenya |
Nairobi has witnessed an increase in response to fire disasters in the first quarter of 2011. At least 11 fatalities and more than 472 injuries have been reported as a result of four major incidences. Numerous smaller fires were also reported but with minimal casualties. The fires, whose causes have often been difficult to ascertain, have affected at least 4,667 households and rendered them in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. |
DR-2011-000029-DJI
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Drought |
Djibouti |
Adverse impact of the moderate to strong La Nina episode on the seasonal rains, has resulted in drought conditions in the Horn of Africa with two consecutive seasons of significantly bellow-average rainfall. This condition resulted in one of the driest years since 1995. This is the most severe food security emergency in the world today. |
DR-2011-000029-ETH
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Drought |
Ethiopia |
Adverse impact of the moderate to strong La Nina episode on the seasonal rains, has resulted in drought conditions in the Horn of Africa with two consecutive seasons of significantly bellow-average rainfall. This condition resulted in one of the driest years since 1995. This is the most severe food security emergency in the world today. |
DR-2011-000029-KEN
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Drought |
Kenya |
The severely affected areas of immediate concern include Upper Eastern (Marsabit, Isiolo, Moyale and Samburu), North Eastern (Mandera, Wajir, Ijara and Garissa), North Rift (Pokot and Turkana), and Coast (Tana River, Lamu and Kwale). The failed short rains led to unfavourable crop and livestock productions. This is being experienced and an estimated 855,000 affected people are now coping through livestock migration, voluntary livestock off take through sale, pooling resources to purchase water and pasture for livestock, dropping out of pastoralism to small holder crop farming, especially those living around permanent rivers such as River Tana and Ewaso Nyiro. |
DR-2011-000029-SOM
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Drought |
Somalia |
Somalia faces severe drought and food security crisis since the country's 1990/91 famine. At least 3.7 million people are affected. |
EQ-2011-000028-JPN
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Earthquake |
Japan |
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred at 2:46 pm on March 11, 2011 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Tsunami warnings are issued along the Pacific coast line. |
EQ-2011-000027-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
At least seven people were killed and more than 200 injured in an earthquake that struck Yingjiang County in southwest China's Yunnan Province |
OT-2011-000026-TZA
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Other |
Tanzania |
On 16 February 2011 an explosion occurred at a government storage facility located at Gongo la Mboto Suburb on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam City. The explosion resulted in 21 deaths and approximately persons were 500 injured. An estimated 200 families homes were either destroyed or severely damaged |
OT-2011-000025-EGY
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Other |
Egypt |
The public demonstrations and unrest across parts of the Middle East and North Africa region have prompted significant internal insecurity, displacement and cross border population movement. Recent reports indicate that over the past week a total of some 100,000 people have fled the strife in Libya to Egypt and Tunisia. |
OT-2011-000025-LBY
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Other |
Libyan Arab Jamah |
The public demonstrations and unrest across parts of the Middle East and North Africa region have prompted significant internal insecurity, displacement and cross border population movement. Recent reports indicate that over the past week a total of some 100,000 people have fled the strife in Libya to Egypt and Tunisia. |
OT-2011-000025-SYR
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Other |
Syrian Arab Rep |
The public demonstrations and unrest across parts of the Middle East and North Africa region have prompted significant internal insecurity, displacement and cross border population movement. |
OT-2011-000025-TUN
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Other |
Tunisia |
The public demonstrations and unrest across parts of the Middle East and North Africa region have prompted significant internal insecurity, displacement and cross border population movement. Recent reports indicate that over the past week a total of some 100,000 people have fled the strife in Libya to Egypt and Tunisia. |
OT-2011-000025-TUR
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Other |
Turkey |
Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) is involved in service provision to approximately 100,000 temporary protected Syrian persons in a total of 13 tented camps and 1 containerised camp close to the Syrian border. |
EQ-2011-000024-NZL
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Earthquake |
New Zealand |
On 22 Feb, 2011, a strong earthquake of M 6.3 killed and trapped people beneath rubble and sparked fires and toppled buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand. |
TC-2011-000023-MDG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Madagascar |
Cyclone Bingiza, the first major weather system to strike Madagascar this cyclone season, provoked torrential rainfall in the Northeast coast of Madagascar. |
FL-2011-000022-AFG
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Flood |
Afghanistan |
Flash floods and heavy snowfall killed 25 people and damaged up to 3,000 houses in different parts of Afghanistan over the past two weeks |
FL-2011-000021-MYS
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Flood |
Malaysia |
Johor floods, in the south, have forced more than 24,000 people to seek refuge in 71 relief centres. |
FL-2011-000020-BOL
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Flood |
Bolivia |
Floods triggered by heavy rains have affected more than 500 families and killed at least 31 people. |
FL-2011-000019-LSO
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Flood |
Lesotho |
The impact of the heavy rains resulted in serious disruption in the national economy and the livelihoods of the Basotho people.
As a result of the rains 26 people have died and over 5000 people have been displaced and 672 houses destroyed
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CW-2011-000018-MEX
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Cold Wave |
Mexico |
Cold Front 26 has affected hundreds of people in Northern states of Mexico. Declaration of emergency in several municipalities in Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Coahuila. |
WF-2011-000017-AUS
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Wild fire |
Australia |
Wildfires in western Australia have destroyed at least 41 homes and 19 are partially damaged. (06/02/2011) |
EQ-2011-000016-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
The earthquake that jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province Tuesday has affected 80,600 people and damaged 678 homes. |
TC-2011-000015-AUS
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Tropical Cyclone |
Australia |
Tropical Cyclone Yasi crossed the Queensland Coast as a category 5 cyclone just before midnight on 2 the 2nd February. No reports of fatalities or serious injuries have been reported.
The towns of Ingham, Tully and Cardwell sustained significant damage to housing and infrastructure. Innisfail have also been affected although to a lesser extent. Other stateshave also been affected as reported below.
The cyclone has been weakening since making landfall and was downgraded to a category 1 system at 4pm on 3 February. Damaging winds and possible flash flooding in and around Mt Isa are expected as the cyclone moves inland.
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TC-2011-000015-VUT
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Tropical Cyclone |
Vanuatu |
Tropical Cyclone Yasi passed between the Banks and Torres Islands groups in the northern TORBA province of Vanuatu on 30 Jan, food source significantly affected and infrastructure destroyed according to Vanuatu Red Cross. |
FL-2011-000014-SAU
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Flood |
Saudi Arabia |
Ten people have been killed and three others gone missing in three days of flooding due to heavy rains in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. |
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FL-2024-000217-THA
Flood,Thailand: Continuous heavy rains brought by the northeast monsoon since the last week have caused floods and flash floods over the southern region of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia as reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Thailand and Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) Malaysia.
As of 28 Nov, a total of 136,219 households affected in Satun, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala Provinces were reported by DDPM Thailand.
FL-2024-000218-MYS
Flood,Malaysia: The Northeast Monsoon (MTL) began in early November 2024 and is expected to end by March 2025, during which Malaysia is forecasted to experience five to seven episodes of heavy rainfall. Continuous heavy rain lasting several days has resulted in flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas, such as Kelantan, Terengganu, and several other regions in Peninsular Malaysia.
According to official statistics as of November 28, 2024, a total of 31,798 individuals from 9,613 families have been affected by the Northeast Monsoon floods in both the East and West Coasts. Additionally, six major rivers in Kelantan have surpassed danger levels and are showing rising trends. These include Sungai Lanas in Jeli at 31.28 meters, Sungai Kelantan in Kuala Krai (25.41 meters), Sungai Kelantan in Machang (20.27 meters), Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang (10.94 meters), Sungai Melor in Bachok (9.85 meters), and Sungai Semerak in Pasir Puteh (3.69 meters).
In Terengganu, the number of flood victims has risen sharply to 3,768 compared to 1,851 yesterday evening, with a total of 69 Temporary Evacuation Centers (PPS) opened across the districts of Besut, Setiu, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Marang, and Kemaman. Besut is the most affected district, recording 2,335 victims housed in 33 PPS, followed by Hulu Terengganu (513 people in 19 PPS), Setiu (388 people in 11 PPS), Dungun (246 people in two PPS), Kemaman (215 people in two PPS), and Marang (71 people in two PPS).
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