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If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected Type keywords:      Looking for: All Words Any Word Search between these dates: (yyyy-mm-dd) From: To: Hits per page: 10 25 50 100 200      Sorted by: GLIDE Country, Event, Date Country, Date, Event Event, Country, Date Event, Date, Country Date, Country, Event Date, Event, Country Showing approximate location of disasters Search Results: 8492 hits 340 Pages: 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments LS-2009-000106-PNG Land Slide Papua New Guinea Up to 19 people were buried alive when heavy rains triggered a landslide in Morobe province of Papua New Guinea.  TC-2009-000105-BGD Tropical Cyclone Bangladesh Bangladesh evacuated 400,000 people to emergency shelters on the southwestern coast as a cyclone hit the country, as well as neighbouring India, on 25 May.  TC-2009-000105-IND Tropical Cyclone India Cyclone AILA ripped coastal West Bengal on 25 May 2009 unleashing storms that uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, killing approx 30 people and affecting 100,000 others. A severe storm with a wind speed of 110 kmph accompanied by heavy rainfall preceded the cyclone ripping through the districts of Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hoogly. The coastal blocks like Sagar, Namkhana, Kakdwip and also Patharpraima, Canning, Basanti, Mathurapur and Kultali have all been severely affected and casualties have been reported. The West Bengal state?s Disaster Management Minister told BBC that 100,000 people had become homeless. The accompanying rains caused water-logging in large parts of the city, while power supply remained erratic and several flights were cancelled. Nearly four people were killed and 15 injured in Kolkata due to the storm that paralysed normal life. The usually bustling city streets were deserted since noon, as the authorities stopped tram services and asked people to stay indoors till evening. The city administration and police swung into action and virtual emergency was declared. Assistance of army has also been sought to help the civil administration in tackling the action. Cyclonic storm AILA also paralysed life in several parts of Coastal Orissa triggering heavy rains and high velocity winds prompting government to gear up for relief work. No casualties have been reported so far. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre Director, the cyclone now lying stationery 50 km west of Kolkata is moving in a northerly direction and will weaken gradually to a depression affecting the Northern and North Eastern states of India.   DR-2009-000104-PRY Drought Paraguay Since the first trimester of 2009, Paraguay has been facing an extreme cyclical drought. On 11 May, the Paraguayan government declared the departments of Concepcion, Neembucu, Presidente Hayes, Boqueron and Alto Paraguay in a state of emergency in order for the affected population (mostly indigenous groups and farmers) to start implementing preventive measures.   EP-2009-000103-COK Epidemic Cook Islands The Cook Islands is experiencing a dengue outbreak, with up to 994 cases reported on the main island of Rarotonga as of 20 May 2009.  FL-2009-000102-HTI Flood Haiti Several days of heavy rain has swamped Haiti and left 11 people dead across the poverty-seeped Caribbean nation, officials said Thursday(21/05/2009).  FL-2009-000101-PAN Flood Panama 145 people affected, 57 houses damaged by floods after heavy rains struck the capital on the night of the 20 May.   FL-2009-000100-DOM Flood Dominican Republic 3,198 people displaced, 631 houses damaged by floods due to heavy rains and strong winds in most parts of the country.  MS-2009-000099-TJK Mud Slide Tajikistan On 14 May another mudslide swept away some houses and damaged others in three settlements of the same district as the mudslide on 21 April affecting more than 1,884 people.   OT-2009-000098-TZA Other Tanzania A series of explosions took place in Dar es Salaam and surrounding communities on 29 April destroying 396 homes and damaging 1,945. These explosions occurred as a result of ammunition stored at a military depot in the community of Mbagla in Temeke district. The bomb explosions caused havoc and panic among a great part of Dar es Salaam?s population, especially for those within the vicinity of the incident. Thousands, including 1,244 children, were displaced in the process of escaping the explosions.  LS-2009-000097-PHL Land Slide Philippines The death toll in a landslide that struck a mining village in the southern Philippines hit 26 as rescuers dug up more bodies overnight, officials said Tuesday(19/05/2009) - DPA  HT-2009-000096-IND Heat Wave India According to official statement, the death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 31 on Monday(11/05/2009, Times of India reported.   FL-2009-000095-TJK Flood Tajikistan Heavy rainfall on 8 May resulted in floods affecting households, damaging houses, infrastructure and agricultural sectors in: Ismoily Somony district of Dushanbe capital; Shahrinau district (Directly Ruled Districts (DRD)- 47 kilometres south-east from the capital city; Tursunzade district (DRD) - 75 km south-east from Dushanbe city).   EQ-2009-000094-SLV Earthquake El Salvador A swarm of earthquake struck the western region during the first week of May. 42 houses damaged and more than 200 people affected.  TC-2009-000093-PHL Tropical Cyclone Philippines NDCC reports Typhoon Chan-hom(Emong) causes landslides/floods in northern Luzon, 267 families/1,085 persons affected.  ST-2009-000092-IND SEVERE LOCAL STORM India A strong Nor?wester in west Bengal (Kolkata) caused massive destruction. 22 killed in Kolkata.  AV-2009-000091-PAK Snow Avalanche Pakistan An avalanche has killed up to 24 people in northern Pakistan.  ST-2009-000090-BEN SEVERE LOCAL STORM Benin The violent storms that occurred in Challa Ogo? in Ouess? community of Collines region (200 Km from Cotonou) have caused heavy material losses in the area.   FL-2009-000089-BRA Flood Brazil Severe flooding has hit Brazil's perennially drought-stricken northeast, killing 15 people and leaving 70,000 others homeless.  TC-2009-000088-PHL Tropical Cyclone Philippines NDCC reports TD Dante caused floods and landslides. 8 killed, 15 missing and 13,244 evacuated.   FL-2009-000087-VUT Flood Vanuatu Recent rainfall caused floods and landslides severely affecting North Ambrym. Ten villages between Linbul and Ranvetlam, with an estimated population of 950 (239 households), were affected.  VO-2009-000086-VUT Volcano Vanuatu Acid rain and ash fall threaten water safety as well as crops and vegetation. More than 9 000 people from 40 villages in Ambrym have been affected.  IN-2009-000085-LAO Insect Infestation Lao People's Democratic Republic Based on the Provincal authorities reports, Rodent infestation Occcured and affected 151,423 people of 27,035 house hold, 411 village, 34 distris in 7 provinces of Lao PDR.  EP-2009-000084-MEX Epidemic Mexico According to WHO spokesperson, an outbreak of swine flu has killed 57 people in Mexico. 7 cases have been registered in the USA.  EP-2009-000084-MNG Epidemic Mongolia As the extension of the ongoing H1N1 pandemic, Mongolia has been experiencing a serious epidemic of H1N1 since October 12 and as of November 9, the latest available statistics from the Ministry of Health indicate that a total of 929 people have been infected with this virus and nine people died, including two pregnant women.  8492 hits 340 Pages: 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160	GLIDEnumber: About Glide How to Join Participating Institutions GLIDE-enabled sites Help Topics Disclaimer Get results as: Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Report a Missing Disaster:   If you know about a disaster that is not registered in GLIDEnumber.net: Create/Edit missing disaster report Please note you need to be a registered user to report missing disasters Latest Events: Disasters on or after week 32 From: 2025/8/3  To: 2025/8/15 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-2025-000135-ESP Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain. 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. WF-2025-000136-MNE Wild fire,Montenegro: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Montenegro. EQ-2025-000128-TUR Earthquake,Turkey: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 6.1M WF-2025-000134-ESP Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain.