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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: 8805 hits 353 Pages: 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments FL-2008-000160-SEN Flood Senegal From September 1_4, Dakar received 133mm of rain, twice as much rain as would normally be expected. Several neighborhoods in Dakar and its suburbs are flooded, as well as neighborhoods in the cities of Thi?s, Diourbel, Saint Louis and Kaolack.   TC-2008-000159-TWN Tropical Cyclone Taiwan (China) A powerful typhoon Sinlaku pounded Taiwan on Sunday(14/09/2008) with fierce winds and torrential rains, causing thousands of people to flee their homes and leaving at least 13 people injured, officials said.  FL-2008-000158-PAN Flood Panama On 3 September 2008 the province of Chiriqui, in particular the region of Ng?be Bugl? in the district of Besiko, was affected by a low pressure system in the central mountain range, producing heavy rain and floods. Eight rural communities were affected by the overflowed rivers of Fonseca and Boca de Soloy in the region Ng?be Bugl? mainly because seven suspension bridges were destroyed. 50 houses are affected, and 28 destroyed. There is also lack of electricity in the district of San Felix. According to the Civil Protection approximately 545 people have been affected, 11 are missing, and five people died. Two emergency shelters have been established in the district of Soloy, providing shelter for a total of 293 people.   DR-2008-000157-PRY Drought Paraguay Center of Chaco region is suffering from cyclical drought, that has been devastating the area in the last 6 months. Although it is a yearly phenomenon, this time the impact is bigger due to increasing population, poverty of indigenous people and existence of agro-industries.  EQ-2008-000156-IRN Earthquake Iran, Islamic Republic An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southern Iran on 10 September 2008 at 15:30 local time (11:00 GMT). So far, six people were killed and 46 were injured. According to the local government, the size of damage is not too big and the disaster is controllable.  FL-2008-000155-CHL Flood Chile On 1 September, heavy rain and floods deeply affected the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania Los Lagos and Los Rios in Chile. Landslides and overflowed rivers have destroyed roadways and houses. As of 6 September, the government reports a total of 27,157 homeless people; 26,763 people in the region of La Araucania and 1,467 people in shelters. There have been four people reported dead. The total number of affected people in the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania, Los Lagos and Los Rios ascends to 81,755 people. There have been 6,605 houses reported with minor damages, 4,277 with major damages and 40 houses destroyed.   FL-2008-000154-MEX Flood Mexico Government declared emergency for 10 municipalities in the State of Durango, after heavy rains occurred between 14th of August and 4th of September 2008.  LS-2008-000153-EGY Land Slide Egypt Up to 200 people are feared to have been buried in their homes after rockslides crushed a shantytown in the eastern Duwayqa area on 6 September 2008. Reports said that at least eight boulders - each estimated to weigh about 70 tonnes - fell from the towering cliffs overlooking the district at about 0900 local time (0700 GMT). Thirty people have been declared dead, 49 injured. 50 homes have been destroyed in the impoverished and densely populated Manshiyet Nasr neighbourhood. Some people are believed to be still trapped in the rubble and police have cordoned off the area. The toll is expected to drastically raise, considering the number of missing, the hit, the dust and the difficulty of the search and rescue operation (difficult access for heavy equipment, high tensions between local population and governmental authorities).  LS-2008-000152-PHL Land Slide Philippines Two landslides occurred at Poblacion Masara, Municipality of Maco, Compostela Valley Province due to heavy rains. 9 persons reported dead, 24 injured and 14 still missing.   TC-2008-000151-BHS Tropical Cyclone Bahamas Tropical Cyclone Ike. Early warning for the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Expected to hit on early Sunday. Force of the Hurricane is yet to be seen  TC-2008-000151-CYM Tropical Cyclone Cayman Islands Hurricane Ike. The Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Cayman Islands.  TC-2008-000151-USA Tropical Cyclone United States A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  FL-2008-000150-CAF Flood Central African Republic Heavy rains fell in the Mambere Kadei Prefecture in August, 2008 resulting in floods and landslide in Berberati, an area located 600 km North West of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), along the border with Cameroon. The landslide left three male children death, affected 51 families and left 225 people homeless. About 114 houses were also destroyed, some partially and others completely  EP-2008-000149-BEN Epidemic Benin According to the epidemiological surveillance department of the Ministry of Health (MoH), as of 29 August 2008 over 350 cholera cases have been recorded in eastern parts of the city of Akpakpa. No deaths have been reported so far. The Red Cross of Benin has deployed its team of volunteers to Enagnon, Dedokpo and Segbeya communities in Cotonou and Porto Novo, the capital city, to provide humanitarian assistance such as first aid and hygiene education to the families and those affected. Further cases are expected to be recorded in the coming days primarily because of the ongoing rains. The National Society and its volunteers will be providing assistance by furnishing cholera kits, and carrying out education and sensitization activities in the communities. The action is aimed at reducing the suffering those affected, their families and the communities at large.   EP-2008-000148-GNB Epidemic Guinea Bissau Cholera outbreak claimed the live of vulnerable people in Guinea Bissau since July 2008 with a total number of 2992 cases and 63 deaths reported at the end of week 34. The situation is getting worse with increasing numbers of case per week and now spread to 9 districts. The capital Bissau is the most affected area with more than 1600 cases.  TC-2008-000147-BHS Tropical Cyclone Bahamas Hanna will hit Bahamas in the next hours  TC-2008-000147-CRI Tropical Cyclone Costa Rica Hurricane Hanna. In response to the effects of Tropical Storm Hanna, the U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an initial $40,000 to the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica for air support to transport relief commodities and personnel to affected communities.  TC-2008-000147-TCA Tropical Cyclone Turks & Caicos Regarding Tropical Storm Hanna, the government of the Bahamas has issued a tropical storm warning for all of the Turks and Caicos Islands.  EQ-2008-000146-CHN Earthquake China, People's Republic 22 were killed and more than a hundred were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southwest China on Saturday 30 Aug.  FL-2008-000145-IND Flood India The state of Bihar is facing one of the worst flooding in 50 years, as the River Kosi in Nepal has discharged huge levels of water, running down to the bordering districts of Bihar and inundating them. The worst fear is that a 2 km long breach in the mud embankment has lead to the change in the course of the River Kosi and thus affecting those districts which have not been affected by floods in past 50 years.   EQ-2008-000144-CHN Earthquake China, People's Republic About 2,000 people were safely evacuated from their homes after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region late on Monday.   TC-2008-000143-CUB Tropical Cyclone Cuba More than 60 percent of the Cuban territory was directly affected by the hurricane. Mainland province Pinar del Rio suffered the biggest impact of the storm; in particular the municipalities of Los Palacios, La Palma, Bah?a Honda, San Crist?bal, Vi?ales, Consolaci?n del Sur and Candelaria were severely affected. The Isla de Juventud was also gravely affected by hurricane winds and flooding caused by the storm.   TC-2008-000143-DOM Tropical Cyclone Dominican Republic Regarding Tropical Storm Gustav, the government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Santo Domingo westward to the southern border of Haiti.  TC-2008-000143-HTI Tropical Cyclone Haiti On 25 August 2008, a tropical depression in the Caribbean strengthened into tropical storm Gustav; on 26 August it rapidly became a category one hurricane on the saffir-simpson scale causing heavy rain in the southeastern part of Haiti. The eye of hurricane Gustav made landfall on the southwest peninsula of Haiti, approximately 10 miles west of Jacmel, on 26 August shortly after 13:00. Airports, sea ports and public offices have been closed and evacuation activities have begun. The government has opened some 76 emergency shelters in the southern part of the country (Nippes: 20 emergency shelters have been opened) and has maintained a red alert in the departments of south east, south, Nippes, west, Grand-Anse, Artibonite and Centre. Coordination between local authorities (local civil defence) and local Red Cross branches have been active. Regular information bulletins were provided by the government officials.  TC-2008-000143-USA Tropical Cyclone United States Hurricane Gustav left Cuba and made it's way across the Gulf of Mexico late on August 31 and made landfall early September 1 in Louisiana. It was a Category 2 hurricane when it made landfall and caused significant storm surge, flooding and wind damage to Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.   8805 hits 353 Pages: 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180	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 34 From: 2026/8/16  To: 2026/8/25 EQ-2026-000160-AFG Earthquake,Afghanistan: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 4.9M TC-2026-000161-CHN Tropical Cyclone,China, People's Republic: Typhoon Gaenari made landfall at around 12:30 p.m. Monday along the coast of Zhangban Township in the city of Quanzhou, in east China's Fujian Province, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological observatory. TC-2026-000157-CHN Tropical Cyclone,China, People's Republic: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern Vietnam and China's southern region ​of Guangxi, as accompanying heavy rains damaged infrastructure and ‌crops. TC-2026-000157-VNM Tropical Cyclone,Viet Nam: Due to the impact of Storm No. 4 (Narra), from August 22 to 24, the Northeast region of Vietnam, southern Phu Tho, and Thanh Hoa are expected to experience widespread rainfall of 100-200 mm, with localized totals exceeding 400 mm. Specifically, Quang Ninh and Hai Phong will see 250-350 mm, with some areas exceeding 600 mm. FL-2026-000158-THA Flood,Thailand: During 18-21 August 2026, flooding was reported in nine provinces, namely Phayao, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, and Ubon Ratchathani. The flooding was primarily caused by continuous heavy rainfall, leading to inundation in several areas and affecting local communities.