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| TC-2008-000071----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Nakri (T0805) |
| EQ-2008-000070-COL
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Earthquake |
Colombia |
Strong earthquake struck at 2:20 pm local (1920 GMT) on 25 May,2008 in central Colombia. Colombia's Red Cross said at least 11 people died and 54 were injured, with about 5,000 affected by damaged houses and buildings. |
| FL-2008-000069-CHL
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Flood |
Chile |
Heavy rain and flooding killed four people and forced around 5,000 from their homes in south central Chile, some after a river burst its banks, the government said on 22th May,2008. |
| ST-2008-000068-IND
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
India |
A severe storm started from the western state of Rajasthan and hit the national capital, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh killed 94. At least 10 people in Uttar Pradesh were seriously injured. The storm has almost destroyed the mango crop in Uttar Pradesh. Many animals were killed. |
| EP-2008-000067-NER
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Epidemic |
Niger |
The southern part of Niger has been hit by a meningits outbreak. Epidemiolical statistics over 17 weeks report a total of 1,991 cases and 111 deaths -- a mortality rate of 5.5%. The most affected districts are those of Konni and Madoua (Tahoua Region; and Boboye in Dosso Region). Additional districts on alert are Ill?la, Say (Tillaberi Region), Magaria (Zinder Region), and Doutchi (Dosso Region). |
| ST-2008-000066-IND
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
India |
A house collapse triggered by a storm in northern India killed 13 labourers and injured over a dozen on 18th May. At least 13 labourers were buried under piles of rubble in Gurgaon, near India's capital, New Delhi. |
| TC-2008-000065----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Halong (T0804) |
| TC-2008-000065-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
12 people were killed as tropical storm Halong battered the northern Philippines, with powerful winds triggering floods and landslides.
About 35,000 people were affected by the storm, most of them marooned by floods and landslides. Wide areas remained without electricity as strong winds toppled electric posts and tripped power lines.
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| TC-2008-000064----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone Matmo (T0803). Matmo is formed in the south of Minami-Daito Island, Japan. |
| FF-2008-000063-PHL
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Flash Flood |
Philippines |
Flashfloods triggered by two days of heavy rains have displaced thousands of people in the central Philippines, officials said Thursday.
In nearby Negros Occidental province meanwhile, nearly 6,000 people have been displaced by floods that hit at least five villages, local media quoted the regional social welfare department as saying.
The rains were caused by a storm brewing off the central Visayas region, with the state weather bureau saying it was expected to dump more rain in the coming days. |
| EQ-2008-000062-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
On 5/12/2008 6:28:04 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 and depth 29km occurred in China (Sichuan). This earthquake potentially affected 11 million people. The earthquake occured 86km from the city of Chengdu. The nearest populated places are Sanjiangkou (20km), Ying-hsiu-wan (15km), Shapingguan (17km). |
| TO-2008-000061-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
Tornadoes killed at least 21 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through the central and southeastern United States over the weekend, destroying homes, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.
Authorities said 14 people died in Missouri, six in Oklahoma and one in Georgia as the storms tracked a course from the border of Kansas and Oklahoma on Saturday into Georgia on Sunday. |
| SS-2008-000060-KOR
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Storm Surge |
Korea Republic |
At least seven people were killed and 14 others injured Sunday after being swept away by a sudden large wave that crashed onto a bulwark. The wave crashed over the bulwark where dozens of people were fishing and enjoying sightseeing. |
| TC-2008-000059----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone Rammasun(T0802).
Rammasun became a typhoon on May 8, 2008. It gains more strength over the Philippine Sea.
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| EC-2008-000058-BRA
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Extratropical Cyclone |
Brazil |
An extra-tropical cyclone striking the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina has left more than 1,600 people homeless.At least eight municipalities, among 33 affected by the cyclone, have declared a state of emergency, according to the state's civil defense department. In the neighboring Rio Grande do Sul state, three people were reported to have been killed by the cyclone and some 25,000 have been forced to temporarily leave their homes. |
| TC-2008-000057-MMR
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Tropical Cyclone |
Myanmar |
Up to 7 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 1.8 million people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge. Five regions in Myanmar were declared disaster zones. (See GDACS for updated information.
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| VO-2008-000056-CHL
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Volcano |
Chile |
A volcano erupted in southern Chile on Friday, triggering earth tremors and spewing a cloud of ash 2 miles (3 km) into the air. The government's National Emergency Office (ONEMI) said it was evacuating up to 1,500 people, starting with the elderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers. They would be taken to shelter in Castro on the southern island of Chiloe. |
| FR-2008-000055-BEN
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Fire |
Benin |
During the night of 22 to 23 April 2008, a fire outbreak in the poor fishing but densely populated settlement of Donatin in Cotonou, Benin Republic has caused a lot of damages and destruction to many homes. According to the Red Cross of Benin, though the cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained, the disaster has claimed 5 lives, 32 injured and hospitalized and about 996 people have been rendered homeless. |
| FL-2008-000054-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
Five districts along the Thai-Burmese border are encountering severe flooding conditions from continuous heavy rain. The five districts are in Tak province, and they include Mae Sod, Mae Ramat, Phop Phra, Umphang and Tha Song Yang.
Rains have continued pouring in along the Thai-Burmese border for at least four consecutive days, and the more than 100 households have been inundated. Residences have to move their belongings to higher grounds, and Over 1,000 people are currently homeless. Routes have been obstructed and destroyed. The current flood disaster is considered to be the heaviest one in 40 years.
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| FL-2008-000053-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Floods following heavy rains caused heavy damage in several districts with several deaths reported and nearly 8,000 families displaced and also cutting off cutting off access roads in many areas.
A total of 7,860 families (33,408 persons) were reported displaced in Colombo, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Puttalam, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, Gampaha and Kegalle.
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| HT-2008-000052-IND
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Heat Wave |
India |
Orissa is reeling under a severe heat wave with heatstroke already claiming 22 lives in the last two weeks. In Talcher and Angul coal belt, temperatures are hovering at 45 degrees Celsius? 7 to 8 degrees above normal. |
| FL-2008-000051-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Due to torrential rain resulting from the North-East monsoon, some districts of the eastern, northern Sabaragamuwa Western and Uva parts of Sri Lanka have been experiencing flood situation since 12th March 2008. The most effected districts are Badulla, Mannar, Trincomalee, Ampara, Monaragala, Ratnapura, Gampaha, and Puttalam.
Floods have caused immense damage to affected areas, interrupting all economic and social activities. It is also reported that there are tremendous damages to infrastructure facilities in the areas. Around families 14,010 consisting of 54,323 have been affected. The victims are suffering untold hardships, as their settlement were destroyed by washed out flood water. |
| EQ-2008-000050-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck in Xinjiang province in north-west China. Due to the earthquake, 44,365 people were affected in Xinjiang. Also 210 houses were collapsed and 5,277 houses were damaged. |
| LS-2008-000049-PNG
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Land Slide |
Papua New Guinea |
A landslide that occurred on 9 April covered Gera village of Chimbu Province which affected 75 houses, 4 churches and 3 water sources. Because of this around 2 000 persons were evacuated. |
| AC-2008-000048-COD
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Tech. Disaster |
Congo Democratic Republic |
A DC-9 airplane that was chartered by the Congolese ?Hewa Bora? Airline crashed into a highly populated neighborhood in Goma (Birere) during take-off on Tuesday, 15 April 2008 at 12h40 (14h40 local time). |
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