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Disaster TO - Tornadoes TC - Tropical Cyclone TS - Tsunami VW - Violent Wind VO - Volcano WV - Wave/Surge(use TS/SS instead) WF - Wild fire Use Ctrl-Click and/or Shift-Click for multiple selections. 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: 8311 hits 333 Pages: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments FL-2007-000161-UGA Flood Uganda Used to group floods in different East Africa countries.   FL-2007-000159-RWA Flood Rwanda Torrential rainfall in northwestern Rwandan has left at least 15 people dead and damaged homes in three villages, leaving hundreds of people homeless, local leaders said. At least 562 houses were destroyed by flash floods, most of them in the villages of Bigogwe and Mukamira in Nyabihu district. Health officials, meanwhile, warned of the risk of disease outbreaks because of stagnant pools of water following the heavy downpour. (IRIN) The worst-hit regions are in the northern hills of Rwanda. Officials said that a total of 562 families from the villages of Mukamira and Bigogwe have so far been displaced by the flooding and given temporary accomodation by the authorities. Heavy rains and floods have killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands in several regions of the African continent in recent weeks. (AFP)  FL-2007-000158-TGO Flood Togo An assessment completed on 6 September by the Togolese Ministry of Territorial Administration revealed that floods made 20,389 victims including 14,260 displaced, 20 deaths and 24 injured. They have also destroyed a great number of hectares of crop, 18,250 houses, 68 bridges and seven dams.  EQ-2007-000157-IDN Earthquake Indonesia On 9/12/2007 11:10:24 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 and depth 15.6km occurred in Indonesia. This earthquake potentially affected 40000 people. There are tsunami warnings. See GDACS for live news, maps and tsunami propagation reports.  WF-2007-000156-PRY Wild fire Paraguay Fires spread over 100,000 ha of forests, crops and grazing pasture. The Government declared a state of emergency in the provinces of San Pedro, Concepcion and Amambay.  FL-2007-000155-ROM Flood Romania While the southern regions of Romania are still recovering from last year?s Danube floods, the region has again been hit by a fatal combination of torrential rains and strong winds causing massive flooding and extensive damages over a large area in the Province of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Dozens of villages in the eastern counties of Bacau, Vrancea, Galati and Vaslui were isolated as the floods blocked roads and cut off electricity. Around 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes as about 1.000 houses were flooded.  FL-2007-000154-MEX Flood Mexico The northern part of Mexico has been severely affected by constant rain during the past three weeks. These rains have caused the rivers to overflow. This is considered to be the worst disaster from the last 20 years.  FL-2007-000153-GHA Flood Ghana Flooding in northeast Ghana has killed at least six people and displaced some 10,000, according to local news reports. Local newspapers said floods destroyed some 4,500 homes in the Upper East Region after torrential rains from 24 to 29 August.   TC-2007-000152---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) The typhoon Fitow (TY0709) has been moving toward Japan with intensity "Strong". The center position of probability circle is N33, E138.5. Direction and speed of movement N 20km/h(10kt). Central pressure 965hpa. Maximum wind gust speed 50m/s(95kt). Radius probability circle 170km(90NM). Storm warning area Wide 260km(140NM).  TC-2007-000152-JPN Tropical Cyclone Japan The category 1 typhoon Fitow (TY0709) landed Japan on 7 September and killed 2, injured approximately 50 and left more than 1,500 people in Kanto region. It has been also observed that there are nearly 300 flooded houses and more than 70 houses damaged.  FL-2007-000151-TCD Flood Chad As officials in remote regions throughout Chad report worsening flood damage, Chad's government has pledged to provide US$600,000 to cover initial shelter, food and medicine needs.  TC-2007-000150-BLZ Tropical Cyclone Belize WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Hurricane Felix became an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday as it swept through the southern Caribbean on a path toward Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said.  TC-2007-000150-NIC Tropical Cyclone Nicaragua Aerial route began the plan of distribution in the City of Bilwi and communities more affected as Bar of Sandy Bay where the impact was direct, among others. Affected people: 35.035 affected inhabitants report themselves, 17.286 of them are distributed in 96 temporary shelters corresponding to the municipalities of Port Heads, Waspam, Siuna, Rosita, Bonanza, San Lorenzo and Jinotega. 38 people dead, 7 injured,61 missing. Material damages:The electrical laying without recovering. 7.930 destroyed houses. 546 half-destroyed houses. 13 buildings public with affectations between which positions of health, schools, churches, a command post of the Army of Nicaragua are included and private structures. The wharf of Port Heads suffered partially was affected. The control tower of the airport collapsed.   FL-2007-000149-CMR Flood Cameroon Between 2 and 17 August 2007, heavy rains fell in Mokolo (a locality situated 1,300 km from Yaound?, the capital of Cameroon), causing serious flooding in the Sarki-Fada, Tongo, Tourou, Dza-Wanda?, Idanang, Mendeze, Nassarawo, Domayo, Djimeta, Bonguel?, Guimengayak and Zimangayak neighbourhoods.  WF-2007-000148-GRC Wild fire Greece Since 24 August 2007 Greece has been experiencing a number of wildfires in forests and villages in most of Peloponnesus peninsula. These fires have already burned hundreds of thousands of square kilometres of forest areas, olive groves as well as a vast number of residences in villages.  FL-2007-000147-NER Flood Niger Intense and unusually prolonged rains, since the end of July have caused serious flooding and widespread damage in most of the country.  FL-2007-000146-MMR Flood Myanmar Unusual heavy rains in Myanmar since beginning of July until mid-August have caused localised flooding along the Ayeyarwady River particularly affected have been the northern state of Kachin, central Mandalay Division and southern Ayeyarwady Division.   FL-2007-000145-ETH Flood Ethiopia Flooding continues to pose a risk as alarming increases in dam and river water levels are reported. Preliminary figures indicate that approximately 103,000 people have been affected, of which an estimated 20,000 are displaced in Afar, Amhara, Tigray, SNNP and Gambella regions. The majority of the affected population ? 37 percent, is in SNNPR. DPPA has dispatched a total of 1,121 tonnes of relief food for approximately 60,600 flood affected people in the country. USAID/OFDA has donated 16 boats, which will replenish DPPA and UNICEF stocks and will be deployed to flood prone areas. Meanwhile, DPPA-led joint verification assessment missions are being conducted in Amhara, SNNP and Afar regions.  FL-2007-000144-LBR Flood Liberia Flooding has cut off piped water to a quarter million people in the capital, Monrovia, displacing hundreds of people and destroying or severely damaging homes. Heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding in Red Hill, Caldwell, Doe, St. Paul Bridge, and Gardnersville communities near the St. Paul River in Greater Monrovia and in the western part of the capital, according to the humanitarian office of the UN mission in Liberia, UNMIL. Tulay [Water/sewage director] told IRIN this is the first time in some 25 years the St. Paul River has risen to such levels.  EP-2007-000142-ETH Epidemic Ethiopia Between 15 April 2006 and 13 May 2007, 76,081 cases of AWD and 863 related deaths were reported. With 30,597, 15,355 and 13,386 cases respectively, Oromia, SNNPR and Amhara are the most affected regions. There is currently an average of 800 to 1,000 cases per week. The WHO AWD update, published on 27 June, states cumulative cases and deaths of 82,956 and 952 respectively. In view of this particularly alarming situation, the government of Ethiopia has requested all humanitarian agencies to fill the gaps and participate in the response by implementing activities in order to mitigate the effect of the AWD outbreak, and in close coordination in order to avoid duplication of efforts.  FL-2007-000141-NGA Flood Nigeria Creating duplicate event in order to generate GLIDE for regional disaster (WA Floods).   EP-2007-000140-UGA Epidemic Uganda Uganda's Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) in Kitaka goldmine, located in the Kakasi forest reserve, Kamwenge district, western Uganda. Reports from the Ministry indicate that two cases, with one death, were reported on 14 July 2007. The second case is under treatment and close monitoring. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the disease was confirmed by laboratory diagnosis on 30 July 2007. There is fear of at least 47 suspected cases in Kampala as a result of secondary transmission/contact from the first infected person who traveled to Kampala where he was being treated before his death. There are further fears of the potential spread of the disease in Kayunga district since some gold miners from Kitaka traveled back to their homes in Kayunga. This scenario puts the neighbouring districts of Mbarara, Kabarole and Mukono at high risk.  FL-2007-000139-KEN Flood Kenya Flooding in Western Kenya has displaced 10,888 people following heavy rains. Four men and one woman, were washed away and died while crossing River Nzoia. In Budalang?i, 4,278 people (713 families) have been displaced due to the bursting of River Nzoia. This is attributed to heavy rainfall at Cherengani Hills in Kitale and Chaptagat Forest. There are no rains at all being experienced in Budalang?i. It is not clear how many people have been marooned as an assessment is yet to be conducted. Elsewhere, an estimated 4,000 people are marooned at a village in Bunyala South between River Yala and River Nzoia.  FL-2007-000138-UGA Flood Uganda Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by floods after heavy rain submerged whole villages in eastern Uganda, a senior government official said. "The region has had rains for the last two months and homes have been submerged, bridges swept away and roads have become impassable," he said. "Many people have sought refuge in churches and areas of raised ground, while others have left the affected areas to live with relatives."  LS-2007-000137-CHN Land Slide China, People's Republic Downpours brought by the typhoon Sepat caused landslides, which have killed at least 17 and left 11 missing in three provinces, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang  8311 hits 333 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 47 From: 2024/11/17  To: 2024/11/28 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. 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