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If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected Type keywords:      Looking for: All Words Any Word Search between these dates: (yyyy-mm-dd) From: To: Hits per page: 10 25 50 100 200      Sorted by: GLIDE Country, Event, Date Country, Date, Event Event, Country, Date Event, Date, Country Date, Country, Event Date, Event, Country Showing approximate location of disasters Search Results: 8457 hits 339 Pages: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments FL-2008-000069-CHL 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 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 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 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---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Typhoon Halong (T0804)  TC-2008-000065-PHL 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.   TC-2008-000064---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Tropical Cyclone Matmo (T0803). Matmo is formed in the south of Minami-Daito Island, Japan.  FF-2008-000063-PHL 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 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 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 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---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Tropical Cyclone Rammasun(T0802). Rammasun became a typhoon on May 8, 2008. It gains more strength over the Philippine Sea.   EC-2008-000058-BRA 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 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.   VO-2008-000056-CHL 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 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 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.   FL-2008-000053-LKA 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.   HT-2008-000052-IND 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 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 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 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 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).   TC-2008-000047---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Typhoon Neoguri(T0801)  TC-2008-000047-CHN Tropical Cyclone China, People's Republic Tropical cyclone NEOGURI is forecasted to affected the Paracel Islands and some islands of Hainan province of China on 18 April 2008 with hurricane strength wind speeds (over 85mph or 38m/s). Affected ports are Cape Bastion (China). Up to 0.12 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 7.59 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge. Neary cities are Duntou, Baocheng, Huangliu, Yacheng, Yulin, Jinjiang, Jiaji, Wancheng and Lingcheng. [Information generated automatically by GDACS]  8457 hits 339 Pages: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170	GLIDEnumber: About Glide How to Join Participating Institutions GLIDE-enabled sites Help Topics Disclaimer Get results as: Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Report a Missing Disaster:   If you know about a disaster that is not registered in GLIDEnumber.net: Create/Edit missing disaster report Please note you need to be a registered user to report missing disasters Latest Events: Disasters on or after week 26 From: 2025/6/22  To: 2025/7/5 WF-2025-000104-GRC Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece. WF-2025-000103-TUR Wild fire,Turkey: In Turkey, wildfires raged in the western province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds, Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated from five regions, including more than 42,000 in Izmir, Turkey's AFAD emergency management authority said. FL-2025-000102-NPL Flood,Nepal: Continuous rainfall on 30 June has submerged nearly 2,000 houses in Kailali district. Houses in various wards of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City and Godawari Municipality have been affected. EQ-2025-000101-PAK Earthquake,Pakistan: on 29 June 2025, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Musakhel district, Balochistan injuring five people and causing damage to hundreds of houses, FL-2025-000099-KGZ Flood,Kyrgyzstan: The water volume in the high-mountain lake Takyr-Tor at approximately 17:31 on June 27 reached 450,000-500,000 cubic meters, resulting in a dam breach, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.The breach caused flooding, which destroyed one of the bridges between the villages of Almaluu and Kebek-Biy (Mountain Serafimovka) in Issyk-Ata district. FL-2025-000100-PAK Flood,Pakistan: Since 26 June, heavy rainfall has affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, causing casualties and infrastructure damage. According to National Disaster Preparedness Authorities (NDMA), during the last five days, 45 people died, 68 were injured, 1,050 displacements were recorded and 89 houses are fully and partially damaged. WF-2025-000095-GRC Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece.