| Select Continent: |
Select Country: |
Select Event: |
|
|
|
|
| Use Ctrl-Click and/or Shift-Click for multiple selections. If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected |
|
| Type keywords:
Looking for:
|
|
Search between these dates:
(yyyy-mm-dd) |
From: |
To: |
|
| Hits per page: Sorted by:
|
|
|
|
|
| Showing approximate location of disasters |
| GLIDEnumber |
Event |
Country |
Comments |
| TC-2006-000175-VNM
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Viet Nam |
At least 47 people have died as Tropical Storm Durian lashed Vietnam, sweeping away fishing boats, destroying houses and downing power lines. |
| FL-2006-000174-PAN
|
Flood |
Panama |
Major flooding was caused in the provinces of Cocle and Colon, and in the western part of Panama province by four successive days of torrential rain. The flooding caused landslides, blocked roads and washed away bridges, leaving 11 dead, 4,248 victims and 1,056 damaged dwellings as of November 26 local time. |
| EP-2006-000173-ZMB
|
Epidemic |
Zambia |
Zambia experiences cholera outbreaks every year with the onset of the rains. On 15th October 2006, a first case was officially confirmed in Kapiri Mposhi district of Central Province of Zambia. The reported confirmed cases rose to 9 and there were no deaths. The outbreak was localized to Lukanga Swamps (particularly an area called Chililachembe Fishing camp).
For the most recent outbreak, first cases were reported on the 30th October 2006, which came from Lupiya village which is 25km from Chienge District (Luapula Province) and only 1km from Democratic Republic of Congo boarder (Mpweto area). With an increase in rainfall, cholera cases increased to 115 and 5 deaths as at 20th November 2006. |
| FL-2006-000172-COG
|
Flood |
Congo, Republic |
More than 700 families are affected by floods. More information will be provided later. |
| FL-2006-000171-HTI
|
Flood |
Haiti |
Floods were reported due to heavy rains in Grande Anse, Nippes at Nord-Ouest. At least 4 are missing, 2 injured and 150 displaced. |
| AC-2006-000170-IDN
|
Tech. Disaster |
Indonesia |
PERTAMINA (National Oil and Mines Company) gas pipe under the embankment of the Sidoarjo mudflow blasted last night, 22 November, at around 8:15 pm, near the center of the mudflow in Porong. The explosion caused blazing fire nearly 50 meters high and damaged the embankment nearly 50 meters wide, spilling mud 2 to 3 meters high into the Gempol (Surabaya) - Porong (Sidoarjo) toll road. The fire has been contained and no explosions were reported in other parts of the pipeline network.
BAKORNAS PB reported that the explosion killed nine people, left five missing and 11 injured, who are currently at the Sidoarjo Public Hospital and at the Sutomo Hospital in Surabaya.
|
| OT-2006-000170-IDN
|
Other |
Indonesia |
The mud began to gush from the gas exploration field of Lapindo Brantas Inc - a subsidiary of the Bakrie Group - on May 29. An area of rice fields and residential land measuring 450 hectares is now a mud lake. The mud has also affected the toll road and the railway. Experts have warned they cannot predict when the mudflow might end. |
| FL-2006-000169-SOM
|
Flood |
Somalia |
Unusually heavy rains during the months of October and November have turned large parts of the
Horn of Africa into flood disaster areas with loss of life, massive displacement, and loss of
livelihoods and assets in particularly in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Accumulated estimates
from the three countries put the total number of affected people between 1.5 and 1.8 million. |
| FF-2006-000168-AFG
|
Flash Flood |
Afghanistan |
Flash floods caused by heavy rains struck six districts in the western Afghanistan provinces of Herat and Badghis on 16 November. |
| FL-2006-000167-KEN
|
Flood |
Kenya |
Floods in Kenya's northeastern and coastal areas have killed 23 people and displaced more than 80,000, the Red Cross said on November 15, 2006. |
| TS-2006-000166-RUS
|
Tsunami |
Russia |
GDACS Red alert: On 11/15/2006 11:14:16 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 and depth 27.7km occurred. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.1 hit the Kuril islands north of Japan. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning for RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS. / WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. |
| FR-2006-000165-GMB
|
Fire |
Gambia |
On 30 October 2006, at around 10 pm, a fire disaster occured at Kanifing Housing Estate plot no. B11. A candle and a gas leak caused the fire that involved 18 victims. All of them are suffering from 3rd-degree burns. |
| FL-2006-000164-TZA
|
Flood |
Tanzania |
About 500 families were left homeless after their houses were destroyed following several hours of heavy rains and strong winds in the early hours of 28 October 2006 in Kigoma Region, western Tanzania. Kigoma Region borders Lake Tanganyika. A total of 28 people were injured and admitted at the government?s regional hospital while several others suffered minor bruises. A school and a church were amongst the buildings that were damaged during the downpour. Household property and food stocks were also destroyed. The two worst affected suburbs in Kigoma Urban District were Kibirizi and Burarangabo, situated some five kilometres from Kigoma town centre, with a total population of about 15,000 people (approximately 2,000 households). Kigoma is the main entry point for the Congolese refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the time of this bulletin, it was not clear whether any Congolese refugees had been affected by the heavy rains. |
| FF-2006-000163-AFG
|
Flash Flood |
Afghanistan |
Flash floods caused by torrential rains struck Behsoud district of Nangarhar, in eastern Afghanistan. The 4:00am local time flooding had killed approximately nine people and partially or totally destroyed 400 to 800 houses. An estimated 95 people were injured and about 1,000 individuals are affected. |
| TC-2006-000162----
|
Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon Chebi (Queenie/T0620) |
| TC-2006-000162-PHL
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
Queenie (Chebi) became a typhoon as it entered the Aurora-Quezon area. 300 persons from Poblacion, Dinapigue, Isabela were evacuated to safer grounds due to apparent threats of flashfloods and landslides in the area.
|
| FL-2006-000161-SOM
|
Flood |
Somalia |
At least 47 people drowned and thousands were left homeless after two rivers that snake through Somalia burst their banks after heavy rains, residents and aid workers said on 8th November. |
| TO-2006-000160-JPN
|
Tornadoes |
Japan |
A tornado ripped through a northern Japanese town on 07 of November, killing at least nine people and injuring 25 more, officials said. |
| FL-2006-000159-KEN
|
Flood |
Kenya |
This year, the short rains season in Kenya commenced in mid-October with heavy rains that resulted in flooding.Latest reports indicate that there has been loss of lives and damage to property due to flooding in several areas within the Coast Province and parts of North Eastern Province. The most affected districts are Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Isiolo, Turkana and Moyale. |
| FL-2006-000158-PRK
|
Flood |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
Severe floods caused by torrential rain, fierce winds and tidal waves, struck four counties and two cities in Kangwon province over the period 21 -23 October, leaving nearly 1,565fa miliesdis placed and homeless. |
| FL-2006-000157-ETH
|
Flood |
Ethiopia |
After five days of heavy rains, Ethiopia?s Wabi-Sheblle River burst its banks causing extensive flooding to the surrounding area. A total of 67 people have died in Somali Region. |
| FL-2006-000156-TUR
|
Flood |
Turkey |
Flash floods affected Turkey, from Istanbul province in the west to Diyarbakir in the southeast, within the last five days leading to casualties, damage on property and missing people. |
| FL-2006-000155-LKA
|
Flood |
Sri Lanka |
As a result of the inter-monsoon rains combined with storms several areas of Sri Lanka have flooded. As of 30 October, the Disaster Management Center reported that 23 people had been killed, two had been injured and about 331,000 people had been affected. |
| TC-2006-000153----
|
Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tyhoon Cimaron (Paeng/T0619) |
| TC-2006-000153-PHL
|
Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
?Paeng? started to develop into a tropical depression in the morning of October 27, 2006. Moving west northwest, it gained strength and became a severe tropical storm as it continued to increase its threat to northern and central Luzon. ?Paeng? as a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of 230 kph had made landfall over Southern Isabela at around 9:00 PM, 29 October 2006."PAENG" has slightly gained strength as it leaves the Philippine Area of Responsibility on 311100H October 2006 and continues to traverse the South China Sea.
|
|
|
|
|
