| Select Continent: |
Select Country: |
Select Event: |
|
|
|
|
| Use Ctrl-Click and/or Shift-Click for multiple selections. If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected |
|
| Type keywords:
Looking for:
|
|
Search between these dates:
(yyyy-mm-dd) |
From: |
To: |
|
| Hits per page: Sorted by:
|
|
|
|
|
| Showing approximate location of disasters |
| GLIDEnumber |
Event |
Country |
Comments |
| OT-2008-000164-UGA
|
Other |
Uganda |
About 33,939 people in Kotido and Abim district in Uganda are currently facing an acute phase of food insecurity |
| TC-2008-000163-MEX
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Mexico |
Tropical Cyclone Lowell. The Mexican government declared emergency in the State of Sinaloa after heavy rains and floods caused by remnants of Lowell. Response was activated. |
| FL-2008-000162-VNM
|
Flood |
Viet Nam |
Eleven people, three of them children, have been killed by flash floods and landslides that struck a mountainous province in northern Viet Nam. |
| FF-2008-000161-THA
|
Flash Flood |
Thailand |
Heavy downpours due to a low pressure trough and the south-western monsoon in the past week have triggered more flash floods and inundated villages and farmland in north and northeast Thailand. According to disaster officials, five people have been killed, 114,345 (34,182 families) have been affected. |
| FL-2008-000160-SEN
|
Flood |
Senegal |
From September 1_4, Dakar received 133mm of rain, twice as much rain as would normally be expected. Several neighborhoods in Dakar and its suburbs are flooded, as well as neighborhoods in the cities of Thi?s, Diourbel, Saint Louis and Kaolack. |
| TC-2008-000159-TWN
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Taiwan (China) |
A powerful typhoon Sinlaku pounded Taiwan on Sunday(14/09/2008) with fierce winds and torrential rains, causing thousands of people to flee their homes and leaving at least 13 people injured, officials said. |
| FL-2008-000158-PAN
|
Flood |
Panama |
On 3 September 2008 the province of Chiriqui, in particular the region of Ng?be Bugl? in the district of Besiko, was affected by a low pressure system in the central mountain range, producing heavy rain and floods. Eight rural communities were affected by the overflowed rivers of Fonseca and Boca de Soloy in the region Ng?be Bugl? mainly because seven suspension bridges were destroyed. 50 houses are affected, and 28 destroyed. There is also lack of electricity in the district of San Felix. According to the Civil Protection approximately 545 people have been affected, 11 are missing, and five people died. Two emergency shelters have been established in the district of Soloy, providing shelter for a total of 293 people.
|
| DR-2008-000157-PRY
|
Drought |
Paraguay |
Center of Chaco region is suffering from cyclical drought, that has been devastating the area in the last 6 months. Although it is a yearly phenomenon, this time the impact is bigger due to increasing population, poverty of indigenous people and existence of agro-industries. |
| EQ-2008-000156-IRN
|
Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southern Iran on 10 September 2008 at 15:30 local time (11:00 GMT). So far, six people were killed and 46 were injured. According to the local government, the size of damage is not too big and the disaster is controllable. |
| FL-2008-000155-CHL
|
Flood |
Chile |
On 1 September, heavy rain and floods deeply affected the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania Los Lagos and Los Rios in Chile. Landslides and overflowed rivers have destroyed roadways and houses. As of 6 September, the government reports a total of 27,157 homeless people; 26,763 people in the region of La Araucania and 1,467 people in shelters. There have been four people reported dead. The total number of affected people in the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania, Los Lagos and Los Rios ascends to 81,755 people. There have been 6,605 houses reported with minor damages, 4,277 with major damages and 40 houses destroyed. |
| FL-2008-000154-MEX
|
Flood |
Mexico |
Government declared emergency for 10 municipalities in the State of Durango, after heavy rains occurred between 14th of August and 4th of September 2008. |
| LS-2008-000153-EGY
|
Land Slide |
Egypt |
Up to 200 people are feared to have been buried in their homes after rockslides crushed a shantytown in the eastern Duwayqa area on 6 September 2008. Reports said that at least eight boulders - each estimated to weigh about 70 tonnes - fell from the towering cliffs overlooking the district at about 0900 local time (0700 GMT). Thirty people have been declared dead, 49 injured. 50 homes have been destroyed in the impoverished and densely populated Manshiyet Nasr neighbourhood. Some people are believed to be still trapped in the rubble and police have cordoned off the area. The toll is expected to drastically raise, considering the number of missing, the hit, the dust and the difficulty of the search and rescue operation (difficult access for heavy equipment, high tensions between local population and governmental authorities). |
| LS-2008-000152-PHL
|
Land Slide |
Philippines |
Two landslides occurred at Poblacion Masara, Municipality of Maco, Compostela Valley Province due to heavy rains. 9 persons reported dead, 24 injured and 14 still missing. |
| TC-2008-000151-BHS
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Bahamas |
Tropical Cyclone Ike. Early warning for the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Expected to hit on early Sunday. Force of the Hurricane is yet to be seen |
| TC-2008-000151-CYM
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Cayman Islands |
Hurricane Ike. The Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Cayman Islands. |
| TC-2008-000151-USA
|
Tropical Cyclone |
United States |
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. |
| FL-2008-000150-CAF
|
Flood |
Central African Republic |
Heavy rains fell in the Mambere Kadei Prefecture in August, 2008 resulting in floods and landslide in Berberati, an area located 600 km North West of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), along the border with Cameroon. The landslide left three male children death, affected 51 families and left 225 people homeless. About 114 houses were also destroyed, some partially and others completely |
| EP-2008-000149-BEN
|
Epidemic |
Benin |
According to the epidemiological surveillance department of the Ministry of Health (MoH), as of 29 August 2008 over 350 cholera cases have been recorded in eastern parts of the city of Akpakpa. No deaths have been reported so far. The Red Cross of Benin has deployed its team of volunteers to Enagnon, Dedokpo and Segbeya communities in Cotonou and Porto Novo, the capital city, to provide humanitarian assistance such as first aid and hygiene education to the families and those affected. Further cases are expected to be recorded in the coming days primarily because of the ongoing rains. The National Society and its volunteers will be providing assistance by furnishing cholera kits, and carrying out education and sensitization activities in the communities. The action is aimed at reducing the suffering those affected, their families and the communities at large.
|
| EP-2008-000148-GNB
|
Epidemic |
Guinea Bissau |
Cholera outbreak claimed the live of vulnerable people in Guinea Bissau since July 2008 with a total number of 2992 cases and 63 deaths reported at the end of week 34. The situation is getting worse with increasing numbers of case per week and now spread to 9 districts. The capital Bissau is the most affected area with more than 1600 cases. |
| TC-2008-000147-BHS
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Bahamas |
Hanna will hit Bahamas in the next hours |
| TC-2008-000147-CRI
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Costa Rica |
Hurricane Hanna. In response to the effects of Tropical Storm Hanna, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $40,000 to the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica for air support to transport relief commodities and personnel to affected communities. |
| TC-2008-000147-TCA
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Turks & Caicos |
Regarding Tropical Storm Hanna, the government of the Bahamas has issued a tropical storm warning for all of the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
| EQ-2008-000146-CHN
|
Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
22 were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southwest China on Saturday 30 Aug. |
| FL-2008-000145-IND
|
Flood |
India |
The state of Bihar is facing one of the worst flooding in 50 years, as the River Kosi in Nepal has discharged huge levels of water, running down to the bordering districts of Bihar and inundating them. The worst fear is that a 2 km long breach in the mud embankment has lead to the change in the course of the River Kosi and thus affecting those districts which have not been affected by floods in past 50 years. |
| EQ-2008-000144-CHN
|
Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
About 2,000 people were safely evacuated from their homes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on Monday.
|
|
|
|
|
