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| TC-2008-000143-CUB
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Tropical Cyclone |
Cuba |
More than 60 percent of the Cuban territory was directly affected by the hurricane. Mainland province Pinar del Rio suffered the biggest impact of the storm; in particular the municipalities of Los Palacios, La Palma, Bah?a Honda, San Crist?bal, Vi?ales, Consolaci?n del Sur and Candelaria were severely affected. The Isla de Juventud was also gravely affected by hurricane winds and flooding caused by the storm. |
| TC-2008-000143-DOM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Dominican Republic |
Regarding Tropical Storm Gustav, the government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Santo Domingo westward to the southern border of Haiti. |
| TC-2008-000143-HTI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Haiti |
On 25 August 2008, a tropical depression in the Caribbean strengthened into tropical storm Gustav; on 26 August it rapidly became a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale causing heavy rain in the southeastern part of Haiti. The eye of hurricane Gustav made landfall on the southwest peninsula of Haiti, approximately 10 miles west of Jacmel, on 26 August shortly after 13:00. Airports, sea ports and public offices have been closed and evacuation activities have begun. The government has opened some 76 emergency shelters in the southern part of the country (Nippes: 20 emergency shelters have been opened) and has maintained a red alert in the departments of south east, south, Nippes, west, Grand-Anse, Artibonite and Centre. Coordination between local authorities (local civil defence) and local Red Cross branches have been active. Regular information bulletins were provided by the government officials. |
| TC-2008-000143-USA
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Tropical Cyclone |
United States |
Hurricane Gustav left Cuba and made it's way across the Gulf of Mexico late on August 31 and made landfall early September 1 in Louisiana. It was a Category 2 hurricane when it made landfall and caused significant storm surge, flooding and wind damage to Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Florida. |
| TC-2008-000142-MEX
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Tropical Cyclone |
Mexico |
Regarding Tropical Storm Julio, the government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Baja California Peninsula.
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| FF-2008-000141-ETH
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Flash Flood |
Ethiopia |
Two rivers in the Gambella region of western Ethiopia have burst their banks following torrential rains that fell in the area for three consecutive days, government officials in the area said. "We have not yet finalised our assessment, however, an estimated 10,000 to 11,000 people have been displaced," Akway Abala, team leader for the Disaster Prevention and Food Security Department of Gambella region |
| EQ-2008-000138-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
A 5.9-magnitude quake struck on 21 August 2008 in Yunnan Province, southwest China killed three and injured about 100. |
| OT-2008-000137-DZA
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Other |
Algeria |
Three bomb blasts have affected the cities of Issers (province of Boumerd?s) and Bouira, killing 55 people and leaving hundred of injured people |
| FL-2008-000136-BGD
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Flood |
Bangladesh |
Heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods in Bangladesh, at least 14 people were killed, a dozen injured and 10 others feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed houses in landslides in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar on 18 August 2008, officials said. |
| FL-2008-000136-IND
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Flood |
India |
Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains left some 50,000 people homeless in India's remote northeast. |
| ST-2008-000135-PRY
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Paraguay |
On 7 August 2008, the northern part of Paraguay was deeply affected by a series of storms together with 40 km to 80 km gust winds in some areas and reaching up to 200 km in other areas. |
| TC-2008-000134-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
GDACS red alert on 19 Aug 2008
Xinhua reporting that Tropical storm Nuri gained strength as it moved closer to northern Philippines and is expected to bring downpours. |
| FL-2008-000133-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
More than 100,000 people in Nakhon Phanom affected and over 200 residences, 500 roads, and 7 dams have been damaged by the flood. The water level of Mekong River aer reported to stay at 12.58 meters which is higher than the critical point of 12.45 meters, resulting in inundation in many areas in the province. |
| TC-2008-000132-DOM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Dominican Republic |
Tropical storm Fay dumped heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti. At least 2 were killed and 4 missing, over 2,000 were evacuated to shelters, hundreds of houses were damaged and power to more than 15,000 homes was knocked out |
| FL-2008-000131-LAO
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Flood |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Mekong River water level has exceeded the city's flood danger line. Water level on Thursday, August 14 at 7:00 am is 13.63m, a level of well over alarm level 11.5m and flood level 12.5 m. |
| TC-2008-000130-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Tropical storm Kammuri produced heavy rain on the Leizhou Peninsula in southwestern Guangdong, after an evening landfall from Xitou Town, Yangxi County in the province, on 06/08/2008. About 686,500 people in Guangxi were affected by Kammuri, including 42,100 who were forced to evacuate. |
| FF-2008-000128-VNM
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Flash Flood |
Viet Nam |
More than 100 people were dead or missing in flash floods and landslides as heavy rains brought by tropical storm Kammuri pounded mountainous northern Vietnam, officials said 09/08/2008. At least 72 people have died and 37 are missing since the storm hit the poor and widely deforested region on 08/08/2008, said central and provincial emergency services. |
| FL-2008-000126-CMR
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Flood |
Cameroon |
Pelting rains have been falling in almost all the regions of Cameroon since July 2008. As a result, serious flooding and material damages occurred, especially in 27 neighbourhoods of Garoua I and Garoua II (Cameroon). |
| FL-2008-000126-TCD
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Flood |
Chad |
Torrential rain in the Chadian capital N'djamena has caused serious flooding that has cut off parts of the suburbs from the city centre.
Collapsed houses, flooded streets and deep pools of stagnant water are visible throughout the low-rise, desert capital. Immediate figures on the number of people affected were not available from the government.
Ngarmbatina Carmelle Sou IV, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, said the government would do its utmost for the people affected. "What I have seen is disturbing to me," the minister said. "It is within our mandate to give support. We must get to work to offer assistance to our brothers and sisters."
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| FL-2008-000125-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Seasonal heavy rains in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal state in South Sudan caused the Kuom river to overflow in the town of Aweil, making 39,000 people homeless in the region, top officials said on 07/08/2008. |
| CW-2008-000124-PER
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Cold Wave |
Peru |
Heavy cold wave affecting mostly agriculture in the high andean region in Peru. |
| FF-2008-000123-PAK
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Flash Flood |
Pakistan |
15 killed, hundreds evacuated due to flash flood |
| FL-2008-000122-MDA
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Flood |
Moldova |
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| FL-2008-000122-UKR
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Flood |
Ukraine |
Flooding on the Dniester and Prut rivers have resulted in over 30 deaths, some 30,000 people displaced and up to one billion dollars worth of damages, according to government figures. |
| VO-2008-000121-ECU
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Volcano |
Ecuador |
The volcano Reventador (3560m meter high), situated at 90 kilometres of the capital city Quito in Napo province in the Amazonian region of Ecuador presented this Monday an increase of its activity with an explosion which provoked a column of ashes of two kilometres high. |
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