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| FF-2009-000160-LKA
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Flash Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Flash floods were experienced in several areas of Vavuniya District and in Menik Farm due to heavy
rains over the weekend. Zone 4 in Menik Farm is the most seriously affected with initial estimates of
up to 1,925 shelters being damaged or destroyed. |
| FF-2009-000159-PAK
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Flash Flood |
Pakistan |
Heavy rainfall on 16 August caused flash floods originating from the Karamar Mountains in Swabi and Mardan Districts in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan. According to various sources, there are reports of 27 deaths, nine people missing, an estimated 400-450 houses destroyed along with massive losses to crops and livestock. |
| EQ-2009-000157-JPN
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Earthquake |
Japan |
The magnitude 6.5 earthquake occured in Suruga Bay on 11 August. The hypocentral depth is 23km. JMA seismic intensity 6- was observed in Shizuoka prefecture.
Due to the strong ground shaking, one person is reported killed, 123 people injured and 5,192 houses partially destroyed. Tomei highway was damaged and is still under repair as of 13 August. |
| TC-2009-000156-JPN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Japan |
Heavy rainfall on 9-11 August due to the typhoon 0909(Etau) has caused mud slide and flood in Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyusyu districts. As of 13 August, 27 people are reported killed and missing, 18 people injured, 10 houses totally destroyed, 7 houses half destroyed, 32 houses partially destroyed, 1,300 houses flooded above floor level and 3,353 houses flooded below floor level. |
| FL-2009-000155-LAO
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Flood |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
On Monday, 10 August 2009, heavy rain occurred in the country made water in the tributary river increased and flooded in 3 districts manly:Sebangfai, Nongbok, and Mahaxay of Khammoune Province. based the first report from provincial disaster management office in Khammoune province, there are 1950 ha of rice areas affected, 1400 meters of irrigation Chanel damage ,600meter of road were cut off, around fishponds damaged. |
| FF-2009-000154-LAO
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Flash Flood |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Heavy rain Occurred and Caused flash flood in phongsaly affected 1 District ( Bountai District) around 803 people affected in 10 villagesF, around 218,581 ha affected of rice areas other infrastructure allso affected such as 17 house damaged. |
| DR-2009-000153-IND
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Drought |
India |
A drought-like situation is developing in parts of India and Bangladesh. The rain deficit is affecting water supplies and farmers in the affected areas of both countries are reportedly facing electricity and fuel shortages or higher costs for pumping water for irrigation. |
| FF-2009-000152-PHL
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Flash Flood |
Philippines |
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| TC-2009-000152-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
On 03 August 2009, Typhoon "Kiko" (MORAKOT) entered east northeast of Luzon, Philippines as a tropical depression and intensified into a typhoon with maximum center wind of 140 kph. The southwest monsoon enhanced by the said typhoon brought occasional to frequent rains over extreme northern Luzon which resulted to widespread flooding in northern and central Luzon, occurrence of 8 landslide incidents, swelling of 5 rivers, breaching of earth dikes and retaining and sea walls. As of 14 August, 18,618 families or 94,211 persons in 4 cities and 19 municipalities in 11 provinces of Regions I, II, III, IV, VI, XI, NCR and CAR were affected. |
| AC-2009-000151-TON
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Tech. Disaster |
Tonga |
A maritime accident took place at 1.30 am local time on 6 August when a boat, the MV Princess Ashika,
sank. The boat was travelling from Nuku?alofa to Ha?afeva in the Ha?apai Islands group when it went down. |
| TC-2009-000150-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
5 provinces in the southeast mainland China have been hit by Typhoon Morakot. As of August 11, Typhoon Morakot had killed 8 people on the Chinese mainland, forced some 1.57 million people to be relocated and damaged over 10,000 houses, caused direct economic losses 9.72 billion yuan (CHF 1.5 billion) |
| TC-2009-000150-TWN
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Tropical Cyclone |
Taiwan (China) |
GDACS Red Alert issued. Up to 10.39 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 1.06 million people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge. |
| DR-2009-000149-SYR
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Drought |
Syrian Arab Rep |
Syria is currently experiencing the dramatic effects of a drought that has been affecting the country since 2006.
Out of a total of 1,3 million people affected by the drought, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) and the UN in Syria estimate that some 800,000 people corresponding to 75,641 households have been severely affected. Over the past three years, their income has decreased by 90% and their assets and sources of livelihood have been severely compromised. |
| FL-2009-000147-NIC
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Flood |
Nicaragua |
- Government alert after rivers over-flowed causing flooding in Regi?n Aut?noma del Atl?ntico Norte, as a result of tropical storms no.17 and 18
- Government providing medical assistance to the households affected, and food to 6821 inhabitants of the area, with the help of the WFP. |
| MS-2009-000146-JPN
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Mud Slide |
Japan |
Heavy rainfall on 19-29 July has caused mud slide in Chugoku and northern part of Kyushu districts. As of 11 August, 30 people are reported killed, 43 people injured, 48 houses totally destroyed, 65 houses half destroyed and 180 houses partially destroyed. |
| FL-2009-000145-NPL
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Flood |
Nepal |
At least 10 people were killed in landslides and floods triggered by torrential monsoon rain. |
| FL-2009-000144-NER
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Flood |
Niger |
187 homes destroyed in Moa village in southeast region of Zinder; government and MSF distributing relief supplies |
| EP-2009-000143-NPL
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Epidemic |
Nepal |
Beginning May 2009, cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea were firstly observed in three Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Jajarkot district in Nepal?s Mid Western region. The diarrhoea spread rapidly to cover all of the 30 VDCs. Since then, the infection has spread to adjoining districts (Rukum, Salyan, Surkhet, Rolpa, Dailekh and Dang) in the Mid-western region and in Bajura and Dadeldhura of the far-west region. Government Health Department predicts that the cases of diarrhoea could be of similar nature and aetiology. |
| FL-2009-000142-PAK
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Flood |
Pakistan |
On 19 July, Thatha and Karachi districts was badly affected by heavy rainfall. Metrological Department of Pakistan has forecasted monsoon rain in Sindh, north eastern Balochistan, northern Punjab and some parts of NWFP in the coming two-three days. There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in south eastern Sindh during next 24 ? 36 hours. However during the previous week there was flooding in the coastal areas of districts Thatha (in Sindh) and Barkhan (in Baluchistan). |
| TO-2009-000141-NIC
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Tornadoes |
Nicaragua |
300 families affected by a tornado in Nagarote on July 21. |
| FL-2009-000140-MNG
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Flood |
Mongolia |
On 17 July, a severe flood occurred Bayanzurkh, Khan-Uul districts of Ulaanbaatar city; Tseel, Togrog soums of Gobi-Altai province, some areas of Dundgobi and Tov provinces. |
| FL-2009-000139-PAK
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Flood |
Pakistan |
Torrential monsoon rain in the southern Pakistani metropolis of Karachi has killed at least 15 people and cut power to most of the city. |
| TC-2009-000138-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
NDCC sitreps report Tropical depression Gorio (local name of TS Soudelor) caused flooding and landslides, 19.840 people affected. |
| TC-2009-000137-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
NDCC reports Tropical Storm Molave (Isang) affects over 70,000 in northern Philippines. |
| FL-2009-000136-BIH
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Flood |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Heavy rainfall on 5-12 July has caused flooding in Tesanj municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina destroying the food reserves and damaging the houses of local communities. |
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Latest Events: |
Disasters on or after week 33
From: 2025/8/10
To: 2025/8/19
EQ-2025-000138-IDN
Earthquake,Indonesia: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.8M
WF-2025-000141-ESP
Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain.
FL-2025-000139-PAK
Flood,Pakistan: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in for Pakistan.Heavy monsoon rainfall in mid-August 2025 caused severe flooding in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Five people died after a helicopter carrying relief supplies to affected areas of Bajaur crashed due to bad weather. Lightning strikes also caused fatalities and damage during this period. The provincial disaster agency also reported flooding as a result of melting snow.
WF-2025-000135-ESP
Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain.
HT-2025-000132-SYR
Heat Wave,Syrian Arab Rep: According to the Syrian General Directorate of Meteorology, a severe heatwave is forecast from 8 to 13 August 2025, with peak temperatures of 43-45°C (109-113°F) in multiple governorates. Night temperatures are expected to remain high (27-31°C), preventing nighttime cooling and exacerbating cumulative heat stress.
WF-2025-000133-GRC
Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece.
MS-2025-000131-TKM
Mud Slide,Turkmenistan: A mudflow swept through the village of Nokhur in the Akhal velayat on August 11. The week had been dry, and the mountain stream grew in a matter of hours. The settlement is located in the west of the Kopetdag Range, where the water came from.
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