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EP-2007-000244-KEN
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Epidemic |
Kenya |
The Kenya Ministry of Health appealed for assistance to help control the spread of cholera which has hit the Nyanza, Rift Valley and North Eastern Province of Kenya since November 2007. Accoridng to the Director of Medical Services, a total of 1,217 cases have so far been reported in 16 districts; with 59 deaths. |
ST-2007-000243-CHN
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
China, People's Republic |
A heavy rain hit Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei Provinces in China affected almost 8 million people. |
ST-2007-000242-CHN
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
China, People's Republic |
Torrential rains affected more than 1.5 million people in Jiangsu and Shandong Province in China. |
ST-2007-000239-CHN
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
China, People's Republic |
A hailstorm affected 175,000 people in Heilongjiang area. |
DR-2007-000238-CHN
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Drought |
China, People's Republic |
More than five million people were affected by a drought in Liaoning province in China. |
ST-2007-000237-CHN
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
China, People's Republic |
A hailstorm killed at least two and affected 351,500 people. |
FL-2007-000236-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
A heavy rain caused flood in Fujian and Guizhou provinces. |
FL-2007-000235-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
Torrential rains hit Anhui, Sichuan and Shanxi provinces in China. |
FL-2007-000234-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
A heavy rain took place in the southern part of China. |
EP-2007-000233-UGA
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Epidemic |
Uganda |
In Uganda, 314 cases with 11 deaths have been registered since the epidemic of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) began to spread in November 2007. |
EP-2007-000232-COD
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Epidemic |
Congo Democratic Republic |
The province of Katanga is still experiencing the cholera epidemic that started in December 17, 2007. To date, about 19 health zones out of 67 are affected. In 2007, the total population in the affected communities was 9,629,888 people. Health Ministry and WHO reports show that the epidemic is extending in many big cities of the province. One hundred and ten deaths are reported out of more than 4,000 cases registered in Lubumbashi, Haut Lomami, Likasi, Tanganyika, and Haut Katanga. |
FL-2007-000231-BOL
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Flood |
Bolivia |
Floods have killed at least eight people and left 5,600 families homeless since mid-December due to heavy rains, Bolivian Civil Defense authorities said on Tuesday.
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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). |
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