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| EQ-2010-000068-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
On 4/6/2010 10:15:02 PM UTC (about 04:43h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in the moderately populated region of Aceh in Indonesia. It is likely that a tsunami, at maximum height of 0.7m, was generated. GDACS red alert was issued. |
| FL-2010-000067-BRA
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Flood |
Brazil |
Torrential rains caused floods and landslides that killed at least 31 people in Rio de Janeiro state, shutting down transport and commerce in Brazil's second city, officials said on Tuesday. |
| EQ-2010-000066-MEX
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Earthquake |
Mexico |
A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Mexico-California border on Sunday, killing at least one person and around 100 people injured as it rocked buildings, ruptured a highway. |
| LS-2010-000065-PER
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Land Slide |
Peru |
A massive avalanche of mud and rock has buried a small village in northeastern Peru, killing at least 20 people and leaving 25 others missing. |
| FL-2010-000063-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
A flood have occured in Karawang District, West Java-Indonesia. The Citarum river has overflowed for 4 days recently since March 21, 2010. It has inundated More than 5000 houses in 21 villages (7 subdistricts). The depth of inundated area in Pakisjaya subdistrict has reached 2.5 meter.
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| FL-2010-000062-COD
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Flood |
Congo Democratic Republic |
Flood from Congo river affected 13,500 families, over 5,000 became homeless in Bukama. |
| VO-2010-000061-ISL
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Volcano |
Iceland |
A volcano erupted in the south of Iceland overnight, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate the area and diverting flights after authorities declared a state of emergency, officials said on Sunday. Police sent rescue teams to evacuate about 500 people living in the rural area near the site. No injuries or damage to property were reported. Three Red Cross care centres were opened in nearby villages to assist the evacuated population. |
| TC-2010-000060-SLB
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Tropical Cyclone |
Solomon Islands |
Cyclone Ului continued to undergo rapid intensification yesterday morning and early afternoon. The centre of Cyclone Ului was located 128 kms southeast of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands at 0800UTC yesterday. Most models are forecasting Cyclone Ului to continue on a generally westerly course just to the south of the Southern Solomon Islands and then on toward the Louisiade Archipelago in Southeast Papua New Guinea. A Tropical Cyclone Warning has been in effect for the Solomon Islands provinces of Makira, Rennell/Bellona, Guadalcanal, Malaita, Central and Western, and a Tropical Cyclone Watch is in place for Isabel and Choiseul Provinces including the Shortland Islands. No damages have been reported from Rennel and Bellona so far. Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Makira and southern Guadalcanal provinces experienced strong winds, heavy rain, storm surges and very rough seas. It has been reported that a significant storm surge in Makira late on Saturday night resulted in evacuations and damage to several villages but no casualties. |
| FL-2010-000059-ZWE
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Flood |
Zimbabwe |
Northern Zimbabwe experienced flash floods that destroyed the livelihoods of around 1,775 people - Southern Africa: Floods Regional Update # 2 (16/03/10) |
| EP-2010-000058-ARG
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Epidemic |
Argentina |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-BRA
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Epidemic |
Brazil |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-COL
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Epidemic |
Colombia |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-HND
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Epidemic |
Honduras |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-PRI
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Epidemic |
Puerto Rico |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-PRY
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Epidemic |
Paraguay |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| EP-2010-000058-SLV
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Epidemic |
El Salvador |
Countries of the Americas reported a total of 146,006
cases of dengue, out of which 2,706 were severe dengue. A total of 79 deaths have
been reported, with a Regional fatality rate of 2.9%. |
| FL-2010-000057-BDI
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Flood |
Burundi |
Since February heavy rains mixed with hail storm have fell in the western region of Burundi and subsequent flooding affected several areas of Cibitoke. The worst affected were Cibitoke and Bujumbura Rural Provinces where an estimated of 198 families had houses damaged and 2938 hectares of crops (rice, beans, cassava and potatoes) destroyed. |
| OT-2010-000056-TCD
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Other |
Chad |
Around 2 million people have been affected by the poor harvest of 2009-2010 and they will need food as well as non food assistance during this year. In the West of the Sahelian belt, it is reported that 750,000 people have been displaced to other sub-prefectures and to Bahr El Gazal (BEG), Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem and the Lac regions and are in a desperate need of assistance. The current rate of global malnutrition is well over the acceptable level and is close to 22% in the regions of the Lac, Kanem, Barh el Gazal and Bartha |
| FL-2010-000055-MOZ
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Flood |
Mozambique |
Parts of Mozambique experienced heavy rainfall since mid February 2010, mainly in the central region covering Zamb?zia, Tete, Manica and Sofala Provinces. The persistent rains have saturated the soil causing floods in the valleys of Buzi, Zambeze, Licungo, Save and other rivers affecting approximately 17,000 people. The rainy situation has also been experienced in the neighbouring Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| TC-2010-000054-FJI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Fiji |
Cyclone Tomas, category 4 cyclone, battered northern islands, damaging homes and crops, and about 5,000 people evacuated. |
| SS-2010-000053-MDG
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Storm Surge |
Madagascar |
A violent tropical storm battered Madagascar's eastern coastline killing at least 14 people and leaving thousands more homeless, the government said on Friday. |
| TC-2010-000053-MDG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Madagascar |
Cyclone Hubert hit the south eastern coast of Madagascar. Heavy rainfall is causing floods, leaving 28.000 affected families and 40 deads. 7 districts are victims: 1 in the middle-east and 6 in the south-east. More than 500 houses are completely destroyed. 2 districts among these 7 experienced now chikungunya outbreak. There is high risk of spread because of floods and stagnant water. |
| LS-2010-000052-CHN
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Land Slide |
China, People's Republic |
A landslide occurred in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on March 10, 2010. It left 26 people dead among the total of 44 trapped. |
| FL-2010-000051-KAZ
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Flood |
Kazakhstan |
Thousands of people were evacuated and some were killed in Kazakhstan on Friday after severe floods destroyed two dams in the south of the Central Asian state, the emergencies ministry said. |
| EQ-2010-000050-CHL
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Earthquake |
Chile |
On 3/11/2010 2:39:48 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and depth 35km occurred in Chile. This earthquake potentially affected 771000 people. Tsunami waves are estimated to be lower than 10cm. More information www.gdacs.org. |
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