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FL-2006-000123-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Torrential rainfall in Sudan since the beginning of August has caused the Nile River to overflow its banks, resulting in extensive flooding in large areas of the country. Most severe damage occured in the north, west and centre of the country. |
FL-2006-000122-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA)has confirmed that floods in South Omo Valley have killed 364 people and displaced approximately 6000 ? 10,000 more following heavy rains which forced the Omo River to burst its banks and flood five villages in remote southern Ethiopia. The floods have killed 872 livestock and destroyed large areas of farmland. The affected area is in the isolated delta of the Omo River in Kuraz Woreda, 40km away from the capital city of the Woreda, Omorate (Daseneche woreda) and about 800 km away from the capital, Addis Ababa. The area is inaccessible by road. |
FL-2006-000121-MKD
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Flood |
Macedonia |
The floods mostly damaged two suburbs, Cento and Singelic. Extensive damages to the houses were registered and most of the infrastructure in Cento and Singelic collapsed. Many houses were flooded and electricity was disrupted.
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FL-2006-000120-BFA
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Flood |
Burkina Faso |
Suite ? de fortes pluies tomb?es dans la r?gion nord du Burkina au cours de la semaine pass?e, des inondations ont ?t? observ?es.
Ainsi, les habitants de la ville de Gorom Gorom dans la province de l?Oudalan au Nord du pays (r?gion administrative du Sahel) ont subi une inondation apr?s qu?une pluie de 136 mm soit tomb?e le 9 ao?t en six heures sur la ville et 15 villages environnants. |
VO-2006-000119-PHL
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Volcano |
Philippines |
The discharge of lava flow from Mt. Mayon started to increase in mid July and on 4 August, lava flows extended 30 m beyond the 6-km radius region designated as the Permanent Danger Zone. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued an official advisory on 7 August raising the alert level from 3 to 4. As of 13 August, PHIVOLCS reported that six explosions occurred at Mayon volcano during the previous 24 hours. |
TC-2006-000118----
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Tropical Cyclone |
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Typhoon Prapiroon (Henry/T0606) |
TC-2006-000118-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
The strongest typhoon to strike China in half a century killed at least 83 people and left many others missing. |
TC-2006-000118-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
The typhoon Prapiroon killed 89, affected 10,000,000 and caused US$ 900,000,000 damage in Philippines. |
FL-2006-000117-IND
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Flood |
India |
Forty deaths have been reported from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh since Wednesday while two people were killed in neighbouring Orissa on Friday in flash floods. |
TC-2006-000116-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Prapiroon has killed 18 people in southern China and forced the evacuation of some 530,000 residents, according to Chinese reports. |
FL-2006-000115-HTI
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Flood |
Haiti |
Two days of intense rain on 30-31July 2006 led to extensive flooding in the Bas Artibonite area of Saint-Marc Commune, affecting some 938 families. The rain was part of a broader band of bad weather, associated with Tropical Storm Chris, which had the region on alert, as it moved through the Leeward Islands and north of Puerto Rico, on a projected path towards Hispaniola and Cuba. |
TC-2006-000114----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Saomai (Juan/T0608) |
TC-2006-000114-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
HANGZHOU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua)-- Typhoon Saomai, the strongest storm to hit the Chinese mainland in 50 years, has left at least 98 people dead and 149 missing in east China, according to local government sources |
ST-2006-000113-SWZ
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Eswatini |
As from Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 August 2006, strong winds hit many parts of Swaziland causing extensive damage to buildings and other infrastructures. The winds, moving at an average speed of 120km/h, blew away roofing and caused complete destruction in some areas. Schools, government hospitals and clinics ?including Sigombeni Red Cross Clinic ? were also affected. Telecommunication lines, power lines and roads were also destroyed, resulting in communication failures, power cuts and inaccessibility. |
FL-2006-000112-ETH
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Flood |
Ethiopia |
1) During the night 5 to 6 August 2006 very heavy rains caused flooding in the region of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia (525 kms east of the capital Addis Ababa). 3,000 displaced, 300 people missing and 200 people dead are reported so far. The death toll was largely due to the fact that the flooding took place in an urban area at a time when people were asleep. The floods follow a devastating drought that hit the east African region, threatening the lives of about 15 million people. |
EQ-2006-000111-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck Emam Sahib district of Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan on 29 July 2006. This was followed by a second earthquake, measuring 5.3, that struck the same province on the same day. |
HT-2006-000110-USA
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Heat Wave |
United States |
The death toll from California's record-breaking heat wave reached 132 on Friday, the first day in nearly two weeks that temperatures were expected to stay below 100 degrees across most of the state.
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EQ-2006-000109-TJK
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Earthquake |
Tajikistan |
On 29 July 2006, at five a.m. in the morning, an earthquake of a magnitude 4.5/5.5 on Richter
scale affected four cities in Qumsangir district of Khatlon oblast. Another quake (magnitude 5) was reported on the same day at the same area at around four p.m. According to the preliminary assessment, in total 1,617 families were affected.
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FL-2006-000106-MRT
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Flood |
Mauritania |
Since the beginning of July, heavy rains have been pouring down in the region of Brakna, South-eastern part of
Nouakchott, Mauritania, flooding the region and leaving several families homeless. The worst came with a storm in
the night of 22 July, killing seven people among them five members of the same family including two children, who
perished in the village of Ednesh, 19 people were injured. The wind and flooding have left about 320 families homeless in several villages and towns with Boutilimit, 150 km away from Nouakchott, being the most affected.
The state radio has reported that the severe storms and flooding in this part of the arid and dry country, which
experiences these kinds of hazards during the rainy season, will last until October. The city of Aleg alone recorded
102 ml of rain that caused flooding, with about 160 displaced families accommodated in provisional shelters in
schools. Most of these populations have also lost their crops and most of their belongings. In response, the state has
set up a crisis committee that deployed a team right after the storm struck and distributed food items, about 150
tents and blankets.
Despite efforts made by local social services, officials said |
TC-2006-000105----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Kaemi (Glenada/T0605) |
TC-2006-000105-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said |
TC-2006-000105-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
The typhoon Kaemi killed 4, affected 200,355 and caused US$471,000 damage in Philippines. |
LS-2006-000104-PAK
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Land Slide |
Pakistan |
Twelve people, seven of them children, have been killed in a landslide in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the authorities say.They say heavy rains caused the landslide in the Chela Bandi district of the capital, Muzaffarabad. |
EQ-2006-000103-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
A moderate earthquake,magnitude 5.2, in China's southwestern Yunnan province on Saturday toppled scores of houses and killed at least 18 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported. |
FL-2006-000102-JPN
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Flood |
Japan |
Heavy rainfall from the active seasonal rain front brought serious damage through Japan. As of 1:00pm on July 20th, 12 dead and 8 missing are reported. |
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Disasters on or after week 33
From: 2025/8/10
To: 2025/8/17
EQ-2025-000138-IDN
Earthquake,Indonesia: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 5.8M
FL-2025-000139-PAK
Flood,Pakistan: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in for Pakistan.Heavy monsoon rainfall in mid-August 2025 caused severe flooding in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Five people died after a helicopter carrying relief supplies to affected areas of Bajaur crashed due to bad weather. Lightning strikes also caused fatalities and damage during this period. The provincial disaster agency also reported flooding as a result of melting snow.
HT-2025-000132-SYR
Heat Wave,Syrian Arab Rep: According to the Syrian General Directorate of Meteorology, a severe heatwave is forecast from 8 to 13 August 2025, with peak temperatures of 43-45°C (109-113°F) in multiple governorates. Night temperatures are expected to remain high (27-31°C), preventing nighttime cooling and exacerbating cumulative heat stress.
WF-2025-000135-ESP
Wild fire,Spain: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Spain.
WF-2025-000133-GRC
Wild fire,Greece: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Greece.
MS-2025-000131-TKM
Mud Slide,Turkmenistan: A mudflow swept through the village of Nokhur in the Akhal velayat on August 11. The week had been dry, and the mountain stream grew in a matter of hours. The settlement is located in the west of the Kopetdag Range, where the water came from.
WF-2025-000136-MNE
Wild fire,Montenegro: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact in Montenegro.
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