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Country |
Comments |
| 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. |
| FL-2011-000013-MOZ
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Flood |
Mozambique |
On 25 January 2011, the government of Mozambique declared the red alert for the flood situation in the
affected areas due the heavy rainfall that has being experienced along the Maputo, incomati, Limpopo, Save, Buzi, Pungu? and Zambezi River Basins covering the southern and central provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Sofala and Zamb?zia. |
| TC-2011-000012-TON
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Tropical Cyclone |
Tonga |
Wilma upgraded to Category 4 cyclone on 26 Jan, which hit Samoa, Vava'u Islands, Tonga. Initial reports indicate substantial damage to agriculture in Tonga, minor damage to houses, no death or injury.
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| TC-2011-000009-VUT
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Tropical Cyclone |
Vanuatu |
Tropical cyclone VANIA struck islands of Tafea province on 13 Jan 2011 with destructive winds that rose to 110 kilometres an hour; flooding within some areas around Erromango, Tanna and Efate Islands; damages to food crops and infrastructure reported |
| EP-2011-000008-CIV
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Epidemic |
Cote d'Ivoire |
A total of 66 suspected cases of yellow fever were recorded as at 15th January 2011, including 11 death, in the Health districts of Katiola (5 cases including 1 death), S?gu?la (13 cases including 9 death), B?oumi (2 cases including 1 death) and Mankono (1 case).This is related to the low vaccination coverage in the districts presently affected. |
| FL-2011-000007-NAM
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Flood |
Namibia |
12,000 affected by floods and in immediate need of clean drinking water. |
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