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Event |
Country |
Comments |
| EQ-2009-000027-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
Thousands of people have been made homeless by an earthquake on Sunday 25 January in remote Qapqal, in China's far western region of Xinjiang near the Kazakh border. |
| TC-2009-000026-MDG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Madagascar |
Tropical storm ?Eric? descended on north-east regions of Madagascar on 19 January 2009, carrying heavy rain and winds. According to preliminary reports, approx. 1,000 remain homeless with another 1,700 impacted to varying degrees. |
| CW-2009-000024-BIH
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Cold Wave |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Extremely low temperatures and a shortage of gas are having a severe impact on the coping mechanisms of already vulnerable groups of the population. They are in need of heating and food since their financial resources have been spent on alternative heating. |
| FL-2009-000023-ECU
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Flood |
Ecuador |
Floods caused by heavy rains have affected the Province de Los Rios, causing the evacuation of dozens and destroying several houses. |
| ST-2009-000022-TZA
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Tanzania |
During the period towards end of December 2008 to the mid of January 2009, areas of Lake Victoria Basin, South-western highlands, Western areas and Central parts have experienced normal rains with pockets of heavy rains. Some areas experienced heavy downpours and wind that caused damage to houses and other buildings. The worst affected districts were Rukwa, Shinyanga and Dodoma. |
| EP-2009-000021-CMR
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Epidemic |
Cameroon |
An outbreak of measles occurred in Northern Cameroon since early 2008, and intensified with the arrival of Chadian refugees in that locality in February 2008. Government organized an immunization campaign in 2008, but several families deliberately refused to get their children vaccinated. |
| EP-2009-000020-ZMB
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Epidemic |
Zambia |
The initial cholera outbreaks were reported in the country as early as October 2008 in Mpulungu district of Northern Province, cases were mainly emanating from the fishing camps. Sometime mid November the outbreak spread to Southern Province districts of Mazabuka and Livingstone, Lusaka was also affected around the same time. |
| TC-2009-000019-MDG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Madagascar |
The west was bracing for the arrival of tropical cyclone Fanele. Heavy rains had already begun to fall over the north as the cyclone moved southwards, causing widespread flooding that left close to 250 people homeless in the Sofia region. |
| IN-2009-000018-LBR
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Insect Infestation |
Liberia |
Millions of invading caterpillars have forced thousands of Bong County residents to flee their homes and the situation is getting worse. The caterpillars, also known as army worms, have destroyed crops, entered houses and contaminated water sources with their faeces. |
| AV-2009-000017-AFG
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Snow Avalanche |
Afghanistan |
Ten people were killed and more than 30 others had to be rescued when avalanches buried their vehicles in Afghanistan's Salang pass north of the capital, Kabul. |
| DR-2009-000016-URY
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Drought |
Uruguay |
Severe drought in the entire country has affected the agricultural sector, leading the the Government to declare an agricultural emergency. Wildfires and dangers of water shortage are also reported. |
| EP-2009-000015-MWI
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Epidemic |
Malawi |
Cholera outbreak has hit the Central region of Malawi. |
| EP-2009-000014-CAF
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Epidemic |
Central African Republic |
Recurrent yellow fever outbreaks have been registered in the Central African Republic. The recent outbreaks are requesting a response in 2 separate geographic areas of the country, with one of them being close to the capital Bangui. |
| EP-2009-000013-BOL
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Epidemic |
Bolivia |
Due to the proliferation of dengue cases, the Government has declared sanitary emergency in 4 regions of Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando y Cochabamba) and the military has been mobilised to help with the delivery of assistance. |
| EP-2009-000012-TGO
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Epidemic |
Togo |
The Government of Togo through a press release on 12 December 2008 has officially confirmed the outbreak of cholera epidemic in the country?s capital Lome and its environs. The outbreak is attributed to the poor sanitation habit of the population, lack of portable water source as well as the effects of the recent floods in the country. |
| FL-2009-000011-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Continuous rains caused landslide and numerous flooding in Northern Samar Province, affected 2,896 families, killed 6 people - NDCC (10/01/2009) |
| FL-2009-000010-FJI
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Flood |
Fiji |
AFP reporting that the state of emergency was declared, Thousands were evacuated. |
| EQ-2009-000009-CRI
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Earthquake |
Costa Rica |
Death toll 14: AFP |
| EP-2009-000008-COD
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Epidemic |
Congo Democratic Republic |
An Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever outbreak has been declared in the Mweka health zones of the Western Kasai province following the death of a parturient, her baby and the person who accompanied them to the hospital. |
| FL-2009-000007-MOZ
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Flood |
Mozambique |
Rains have also pounded parts of Mozambique and Malawi over the past few weeks, killing at least one person, displacing thousands and drowning farm land.? |
| FL-2009-000007-MWI
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Flood |
Malawi |
Rains have also pounded parts of Mozambique and Malawi over the past few weeks, killing at least one person, displacing thousands and drowning farm land.? |
| FL-2009-000007-ZWE
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Flood |
Zimbabwe |
Parts of Zimbabwe have been inundated with heavy rains since 26 December, and the authorities have warned of yet more flooding in the north of the country. Rains have also pounded parts of Mozambique and Malawi over the past few weeks, killing at least one person, displacing thousands and drowning farm land. |
| ST-2009-000006-ZAF
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
South Africa |
The death toll in a storm that struck South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province over the weekend has risen to 18, according to the South African news agency Sapa, citing government officials. |
| TC-2009-000005-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
At 6:30 PM of January 3, 2009, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the Low Pressure Area (LPA) East of Mindanao has developed into a Tropical Depression (TD) and was named "Auring". At this point the maximum sustained winds near the center is 55 kph and is moving Northwest at 7 kph. Public Storm Warning Signal Number 1 (PSWS#1) was raised at Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Surigao del Norte.Reports reaching the PNRC National Headquarters Operation Center (OpCen) in Port Area, Manila late yesterday said there were floodings in the provinces of Negros Oriental, Bohol and Samar in the Visayas; and Zamboanga del Norte, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog City in Western Mindanao. |
| LS-2009-000004-GTM
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Land Slide |
Guatemala |
At least 22 people died in northern Guatemala when part of a mountain collapsed on a walking trail. |
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