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| AC-2009-000036-KEN
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Tech. Disaster |
Kenya |
On 28th January 2008 at 2pm Kenya Red Cross received information from various sources of a blast at Nakumatt Downtown Supermarket in Nairobi. The information was relayed to various KRCS offices.
The EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) immediately deployed the Use of Butterfly cameras (cameras mounted in strategic locations to provide aerial views of the city) to confirm the information with a visual of site upon which KRCS alerted RCAT teams from branches as well as HQ to respond to the fire.
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| WF-2009-000035-AUS
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Wild fire |
Australia |
Bushfires have killed at least 84 people and destroyed more than 700 homes in south eastern Australia. (08/02/2009) |
| FL-2009-000034-MAR
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Flood |
Morocco |
Heavy rains in Morocco have claimed 24 lives and forced 2,000 people to be evacuated over the past week, interior ministry officials said Saturday. |
| DR-2009-000033-CHN
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Drought |
China, People's Republic |
44 percent of winter wheat areas in China under extreme drought conditions in the following provinces: Henan, Anhai, Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu. |
| FL-2009-000032-SLB
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Flood |
Solomon Islands |
Recent heavy rain in the Solomon Islands has caused extensive flooding. The number confirmed dead remains at eight with at least another eight missing. Initial assessments suggest that between 3,000-5,000 people directly affected, with many people being evacuated to higher ground (03/02/2009) |
| FL-2009-000031-DOM
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Flood |
Dominican Republic |
Heavy rains since early last week in the North and Northwestern part of the country resulted in widespread flooding in the provinces of Puerto Plata and Espaillat.
2 deaths were reported, 4,565 people were evacuated and 913 homes were damaged in the communities of Batey, Ginebra, Eslab?n and Jamao. Structural damages were also reported on bridges and roads(PAHO Weekly Report, 24 - 30 Jan 2009).
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| LS-2009-000030-PER
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Land Slide |
Peru |
The northwestern Department of Cajamarca has experienced persistent rainfall since early January resulting in several landslides registered in the provinces of Celend?n, Ja?n, San Ignacio and Santa Cruz.
4 deaths have been reported, 1 person injured and 10 placed in shelters. The rains have also caused the destruction of two homes and damage to several roads and highways(PAHO Weekly Report, 24 - 30 Jan 2009)
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| ST-2009-000029-CAF
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Central African Republic |
Local storm and torrential rain occurred in the second subdivision and other neighbourhoods of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in the night of 17 to 18 January 2009, causing serious material damages and killing a 17-year old boy. A joint team from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, the CAR Red Cross Society (CAR RCS), local authorities and volunteers carried out an evaluation of the situation in the field and realized that most of the people affected were women, children and old persons. They also noticed that the victims have been sleeping on the floor and in a seriously mosquito-infected locality since the disaster occurred. |
| EP-2009-000028-PRY
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Epidemic |
Paraguay |
Hundreds of suspected cases of dengue fever have been notified in the departments of Concepcion, Amambay, Central, Itapua y Asuncion in Paraguay. 51 cases have been confirmed in Asuncion. |
| 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) |
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