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FL-2007-000230-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
Since 26 December, floods innundated over 400 houses and affected an estimated 15,000 people in Central Java. In East Java province, floods and landslides cutoff roads and isolated hundreds of houses. |
FL-2007-000228-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
Flooding displaced more than 20,000 people from their homes in eastern Sri Lanka as a depression over the Bay of Bengal increased monsoon rains, officials said on 18 November, 2007. |
FL-2007-000227-ZWE
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Flood |
Zimbabwe |
As of 15 Dec, 210 households affected, 400 huts washed away; continued rains expected till Christmas. Extensive loss of livestock and food rations. |
OT-2007-000226-DZA
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Other |
Algeria |
Following two bomb blasts in Algiers on 11 December,
60 people are known to have died. The attacks seem to have targeted the Constitutional court, the
United Nations offices (UNHCR and UNDP) and a police station in the Hydra district, an area where
several Western companies have their offices. The death toll is expected to rise as the search and
rescue work continues. |
AC-2007-000225-KOR
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Tech. Disaster |
Korea Republic |
Over 10,000 metric tons of oil has leaked into the sea off South Korea, following a collision between an oil tanker and another vessel. The oil threatens a stretch of scenic coastline 100 km south of Seoul. The affected area is an important stopover for migrating birds and has a significant fishing industry. The central Government has declared a "state of disaster". (info from MIC message no.1) |
ST-2007-000224-DOM
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Dominican Republic |
The Situation: In the Dominican Republic in the area of Barahona, streets were flooded due to the heavy precipitation and preventive evacuation activities have taken place especially in the low sector of Bajo Yuna, on the borders of the Yaque river. Approximately 24,595 people have been evacuated and 4,929 houses have been affected according to the Emergency Operational Committee (Comit? Operativo de Emergencia ? COE). There are 17 provinces on alert: Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Hermanas Mirabal, Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Samana, Montecristi, Valverde, Sanchez Ramirez, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Altagracia, La Vega, Montelplata and Monsenor Nouel.
On 11 December, Olga was 400 km east of Port au Prince in Haiti, moving rapidly west at 24 km per hour with sustained gust winds of 75km per hour. This situation is seriously threatening Haiti with strong precipitations and as a consequence the Direction of Civil Protection issued an orange alert in the provinces of Nord, Nord Est, Nord Ouest and Artibonite. There are several Red Cross teams in country ready to provide assistance such as the American Red Cross and the Spanish Red Cross. |
TC-2007-000223-FJI
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Tropical Cyclone |
Fiji |
Cyclone DAMAN |
FL-2007-000222-MYS
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Flood |
Malaysia |
More than 3,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as rising flood waters claimed five victims in three Malaysian states, police said Monday.
In the north-eastern state of Kelantan, 1,610 people have been evacuated from their flooded homes and placed in temporary relief shelters, a police spokesman said.
Thousands more are facing similar situations in the central Pahang state and southern state of Johor as continuous rainfall caused police to close major roads and issue warnings to those living near swelled rivers.
The death toll due to the floods have so far reached five, all of whom are from Kelantan, the official Bernama news agency reported. |
FL-2007-000221-KEN
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Flood |
Kenya |
Heavy flooding was reported in Tana River District on 21st November 2007 that resulted in widespread damage to infrastructure and the displacement of approx 3,420 people (570 families). The problem was compounded by the release of excess water from Kengen?s hydroelectric dams. The most affected areas were Bura, Wenje, Garsen, Boji, Ozi and Kau. The massive destruction of homes has forced people to seek temporary shelter in Internally Displacement People?s (IDP) camps. |
FL-2007-000220-SRB
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Flood |
Serbia |
Severe flooding affected the area of Kola?in on 26 November. Over 800 people were affected and damages to infrastructure have been reported. |
EP-2007-000219-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Uganda have confirmed an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Bundibugyo District located in the South-Western region of Uganda, along the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 51 suspected cases within various health units in the Bundibugyo District have been reported and 15 deaths -- a case fatality rate of 29.4 per cent.
Some 14 villages had been affected by 29 November, including Kikyo, Kabango, Ntandi, Butolya, Bugharama and Kizufo. Other areas affected are Buyaya, Butantagua, Bulhambago, Bundimwali I, Bugharama II and Bulhambaghiri localities. |
EQ-2007-000218-MTQ
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Earthquake |
Martinique |
Earthquake measuring 7.4 has occurred near the
island of Martinique in the eastern Caribbean. The earthquake struck at 15:00 (19:00 GMT) off the
north-west coast of Martinique at a depth of 145.4 kilometres (90.4 miles). No casualties have been
reported and no tsunami warning has been given. |
FL-2007-000217-SRB
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Flood |
Serbia |
Heavy rains and snow over two days have caused floods in many villages and cities throughout Kosovo (Pristina/Prishtina, Pec/Peja, Podujevo/Podujeve, Kosovo Polje/Fushe Kosove, Vucitrn/Vushtrri, Srbica/Skenderaj, Lipljan/Lipjan, Kamenica/Kamenice, Obilic/Obiliq with the villages around). The increased water levels in the rivers Terstena, Drini I Bardhe, Sitnica, Klina have broken the banks and have flooded the surrounding areas. The flooding has caused damage to houses and personal belongings, agricultural land and equipment. Some villages in the rural and poorer part of the province have been inaccessible so far. An estimated 714 families (approx. 3,500 people) are affected by the flooding, many of which had to be evacuated from their houses and sheltered in neighbouring villages (with relatives, neighbours or friends). |
TC-2007-000216----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Wutip or Dodong (T0707);
refer to TC-2007-000125-PHL |
EQ-2007-000215-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
A 6.5 earthquake has struck 42.5 km deep, 45 kilometres west-northwest of Raba sub district of Sumbawa district in the islands of Nusa Tenggara Barat.
The worst hit areas are Kilo and Woja sub-districts in Dompu district. |
AC-2007-000214-UKR
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Tech. Disaster |
Ukraine |
On the night of 18 November, a methane explosion occurred at the Zasyadko coal mine in the regional capital Donetsk in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry reported that 357 miners were rescued, 89 miners had died and 34 were injured. 11 people remain missing. Rescue teams continue searching for three miners, while access to the other eight miners trapped in the mineshaft will not be possible for about two months because of the heavy fires. A special government commission announced the |
TC-2007-000211----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon MITAG(MINA) (T0723) |
TC-2007-000211-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Tropical Cyclone MINA or MITAG affected over 1.4 million people with typhoon wind strengths in the provinces of Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Ilocos. Considering the vulnerability of the region, GDACS issued an Orange alert. The government ordered large scale evacuations. See www.gdacs.org for more information. |
FL-2007-000210-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Tropical Storm Lando has caused flooding and landslides in various municipalities in Regions V,VII,VIII,X and CARAGA |
TC-2007-000210----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typoon Hagibis or Lando (T0724)
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TC-2007-000210-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Landslides caused by a tropical storm have killed nine people in the central and southern Philippines in the last two days, disaster and weather bureau officials said on 20 November, 2007. |
FL-2007-000209-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
More than 70 people have been reported killed in Oro province, Papua New Guinea by heavy flooding caused by tropical Cyclone Guba, and fears exist that the death toll could climb if affected people are not reached quickly. Govt declared state of emergency. |
TC-2007-000208-BGD
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Tropical Cyclone |
Bangladesh |
Thousands of families have been evacuated from their homes in over a dozen coastal districts of Bangladesh as a severe cyclone heads in from the Bay of Bengal. |
EQ-2007-000207-CHL
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Earthquake |
Chile |
A 7.7 earthquake hit mineral-rich northern Chile on Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100. Worst damage was reported in Tocopilla, where at least 1,200 houses had been flattened, leaving 4,000 residents homeless. |
FL-2007-000206-COG
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Flood |
Congo, Republic |
Since 26 October 2007, heavy rains have caused floods in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, the economic capital of the Republic of Congo. 20,000 people are affected, 5,000 homeless. |
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FL-2024-000217-THA
Flood,Thailand: Continuous heavy rains brought by the northeast monsoon since the last week have caused floods and flash floods over the southern region of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia as reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Thailand and Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) Malaysia.
As of 28 Nov, a total of 136,219 households affected in Satun, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala Provinces were reported by DDPM Thailand.
TC-2024-000211-BLZ
Tropical Cyclone,Belize: Following its influence across north-eastern Central America, the IFRC Disaster Response and Preparedness reports three missing people and 20,000 affected in Honduras, 123,276 affected people in Belize, and almost 8,000 affected people in Guatemala.
TC-2024-000211-GTM
Tropical Cyclone,Guatemala: Following its influence across north-eastern Central America, the IFRC Disaster Response and Preparedness reports three missing people and 20,000 affected in Honduras, 123,276 affected people in Belize, and almost 8,000 affected people in Guatemala.
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