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| FL-2006-000097-KOR
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Flood |
Korea Republic |
A typhoon that killed more than 30 people in China killed at least six in South Korea where it cut a path of destruction across the peninsula with floods and landslides, officials said on Tuesday. |
| FL-2006-000096-IND
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Flood |
India |
Monsoon rains have inundated large parts of Uttar Pradesh state in India, and 21 people were killed in drownings, house collapses and lightning strikes over the weekend, officials said on Monday. |
| FL-2006-000095-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
Storms and torrential rain have battered eastern China, leaving 13 million people affected by flooding and storm damage, state media said.
At least 30 people have died as a result of the severe weather in the two provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, and some 40,000 people have been evacuated.
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| FL-2006-000094-IND
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Flood |
India |
Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across India, killing 32 people and disrupting life in the financial hub of Mumbai for a second day on Tuesday, officials and residents said. |
| FL-2006-000093-USA
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Flood |
United States |
At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated as north-eastern United States suffered its worst flooding in years. |
| FL-2006-000092-KOR
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Flood |
Korea Republic |
of Korea, particularly affecting the eastern province of Gangwon. The government has issued the second-highest natural crisis warning in Gangwon province and flood warnings for Nakdong and Geumho rivers in Geyongsang province. To date, more than 520 mm of rain has fallen in Gangwon province, while Yangpeong in Kyonngi province and Seoul received 416 mm and 370 mm of rainfall, respectively. |
| TC-2006-000092----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester/T0602) |
| TC-2006-000092-KOR
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Tropical Cyclone |
Korea Republic |
The typhoon Ewiniar, which downgraded its intensity to tropical storm on the way to the Korean peninsula, brought torrential rains since 14 July, causing floods in a number of the country, particularly in the eastern Gangwon province.
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| FL-2006-000091-PRK
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Flood |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
An intense typhoon generating torrential rains over a period of two days (14-15 July) induced extensive flooding and triggered land slippage from hillsides denuded by intensive agricultural production in South Pyongan, North Hwanghe and Kangwon provinces of the Democratic People?s Republic of Korea. |
| VO-2006-000090-PNG
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Volcano |
Papua New Guinea |
On 13 July, the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) reported a series of light to moderate earthquakes accompanying the first historical eruption of Karai volcano in Papua New Guinea. Frequent earthquake activity continues with emissions from another volcano. The RVO confirmed several eye witnesses? account of Mt. Bamus, a volcano that has been inactive for more than 100 years near the volcano Ulawun, which began projecting a steam plume into the atmosphere. Continued earth tremors were felt within the vicinity of Kimbe and as far as Bialla and Mamota, a distance of approximately of 16 ? 20km. The tremors continue to occur at five minute intervals. |
| VO-2006-000089-ECU
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Volcano |
Ecuador |
According to the National Geophysical Institute of Ecuador, on Friday 14 July starting at 5 p.m. local time, the volcanic activity of the Tungurahua Volcano increased alarmingly. |
| TC-2006-000088-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Since April, localized rains and floods punctuated by a series of forceful typhoons and storms have swept through China, displacing hundreds of thousands in eastern, southern, south-western and central China. As of mid-day Monday July 17, 170 people have died and 100 are missing due to the latest large scale tropical storm ?Bilis?.
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| EQ-2006-000087-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
M7.7 Earthquake occurred at south of Java, 9.334?S, 107.263?E, 10km depth. The earthquake occurred as a result of thrust-faulting on the boundary between the Australia plate and the Sunda plate. On this part of their mutual boundary, the Australia plate moves north-northeast with respect to the Sunda plate at about 59 mm/year. The Australia plate thrusts beneath the Sunda plate at the Java trench, south of Java, and is subducted to progressively greater depths beneath Java and north of Java. The earthquake occurred on the shallow part of the plate boundary, about 50 km north of the Java trench. |
| TS-2006-000087-IDN
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Tsunami |
Indonesia |
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major earthquake occurred 225 km (140 miles) NE of Christmas Island or 355 km (220 miles) S of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia at 2:19 AM MDT, Jul 17, 2006 (3:19 PM local time in Indonesia). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. At least 100 people killed, 150 injured and many buildings destroyed by a tsunami with wave heights of at least two meters in the Pangandaran area. Felt as far as Jakarta. A tsunami with wave heights of 60 cm reported at Christmas Island. |
| FL-2006-000086-CHL
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Flood |
Chile |
The south-central part of Chile has been affected by strong rains and gusty winds since 11 July 2006. About 96,000 have been affected. |
| FL-2006-000085-UKR
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Flood |
Ukraine |
As a result of heavy rains and storms ov er the past days, 19 districts situated in three western oblasts (Lvivskaya, Ivano-Frankovskaya and Chernovetskaya) and the southern republic of Crimea, are experiencing flooding.
The flooding caused severe damage including:
? nine buildings completely destroyed
? over 300 buildings severely damaged
? 1,200 buildings submerged in water
? severe damage to electrical and telecommunication lines (settlements in four districts lost electrical power and telephone connections)
? small landslides activated
? over 30 dams and 167 bridges damaged
? 700 hectares of farmlands destroyed. |
| MS-2006-000084-PAK
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Mud Slide |
Pakistan |
A mudslide incurred by monsoon rains left 22 people dead, five seriously injured and seven still missing in a village called Ghaeel in Kalam valley, north of Peshawar, on 3 July. Mud and boulders buried three houses in the village where approximately 30 people are believed to be living. A heavy rain swollen canal in the area caused the mud and rocks to fall on the houses. |
| OT-2006-000083-IND
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Other |
India |
Lightning strikes and falling trees have killed 20 people in pre-monsoon storms which lashed two Indian states, officials said on Saturday. At least 12 people died in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and eight others were struck dead by lightning in West Bengal on Friday, they said |
| FF-2006-000082-IND
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Flash Flood |
India |
The floods struck when many people were sleeping
Around 130 people have died in flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Assam since Saturday. The worst affected area is the district of Goalpara where at least 80 villagers are still missing, officials say.
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| EQ-2006-000081-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
An earthquake on an island off Iran's southern coast killed two people and injured several others on Saturday, an official and state media said. The 5.2 magnitude quake struck at 10:45 a.m. (0715 GMT). The full extent of the damage was not immediately known.
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| FF-2006-000080-BGD
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Flash Flood |
Bangladesh |
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed five people, marooned about 100,000, and damaged hundreds of homes in Bangladesh over the last three days, police and officials said on Friday. |
| TO-2006-000079-PHL
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Tornadoes |
Philippines |
A freak tornado hit a farming area north of the Philippine capital Manila, killing a 50 year-old woman and leaving about 400 people homeless, a senior police official said on Thursday |
| TO-2006-000078-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
Three people were killed and at least six injured when tornadoes moved through North Texas, a county official said Wednesday. |
| HT-2006-000077-IND
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Heat Wave |
India |
At least 27 people have died in India from scorching weather, officials said on Monday, and authorities in the capital ordered an early start to summer holidays to protect children from the heat wave.
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| FL-2006-000076-AFG
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Flood |
Afghanistan |
Floods caused by heavy rains and melting snow in the northern Afghan provinces of Baghlan and Faryab have killed at least 16 people and left hundreds of families in urgent need of assistance, officials said on Tuesday.
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