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Country |
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| FF-2005-000136-THA
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Flash Flood |
Thailand |
Flash floods killed three people and 11 others were missing in northern Thailand but flood waters were receding in some areas hit by heavy weekend rains, officials said on Sunday. |
| WF-2005-000135-IDN
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Wild fire |
Indonesia |
Numerous peat conversion fires, slash-and-burn agriculture fires, and wildfires affecting forests and other vegetation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have been causing serious haze problems since the beginning of August 2005. In addition to the Riau Province being affected in Indonesia, the haze has also affected areas in Malaysia and Thailand. |
| EQ-2005-000134-JPN
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Earthquake |
Japan |
A major earthquake occurred at 02:46:30 (UTC) on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. The magnitude 7.2 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 53 km. |
| EQ-2005-000133-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
A moderate earthquake occurred at 04:58:44 (UTC) on Saturday, August 13, 2005. The magnitude 5.0 event has been located in YUNNAN, CHINA. |
| FL-2005-000132-MKD
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Flood |
Macedonia |
On 4 August 2005, due to heavy rainfalls, two rivers that flow across the city of Kumanovo have flooded the area. The most affected settlements are Sredorek and Bavci, which are mainly inhabited by Roma population.
According to a first assessment done by the municipal authorities, approximately 2,000 people have been affected. |
| TC-2005-000131----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone SANVU (T0510), PSTN 110600UTC 17.9N 124.8E POOR, MOVE NW 20KT, PRES 994HPA, MXWD 035KT
30KT 260NM EAST 140NM WEST |
| TC-2005-000130----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL STORM IRENE, AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 59.8 WEST OR ABOUT 680 MILES...1095 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH
...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. |
| FL-2005-000129-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
Heavy rains that continuously pounded Elfashir and Khartoum, Sudan, in July and August 2005 cause
widespread destruction and loss of life. 956 families were left homeless Umdurman, Khartoum North and Khartoum localities on 14 & 15 July. Flooding was also reported in Elfashir, North Darfur State on 3 August 2005, 2,093 families were reportedly displaced and eight people killed. |
| TC-2005-000128----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone MATSA (T0509), PSTN 010000UTC 13.7N 132.8E FAIR, MOVE NNW 07KT, PRES 994HPA, MXWD 040KT
30KT 300NM NORTHEAST 220NM SOUTHWEST |
| TC-2005-000128-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
Typhoon Matsa killed seven people and caused several billion yuan in losses as it ravaged through East China's coastal area over the weekend. |
| TC-2005-000128-KOR
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Tropical Cyclone |
Korea Republic |
The typhoon Matsa (Gorio/09W) killed 5 and caused US$500,000 damage. |
| FL-2005-000127-BGD
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Flood |
Bangladesh |
Floods caused by monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 10 people and kept tens of thousands mostly living on river islands stranded for nearly a week in the northern parts of Bangladesh, relief officials said. |
| TC-2005-000126----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone WASHI (T0508), PSTN 311200UTC 20.4N 104.3E FAIR, MOVE W 14KT, PRES 990HPA, MXWD 035KT
30KT 150NM SOUTHEAST 120NM NORTHWEST |
| FL-2005-000125-IND
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Flood |
India |
Flood in Mumbai, India.
The death toll from western India's worst flooding in nearly a century rose close to 850 on Saturday as rescue workers pulled out more dead bodies from landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains, officials said. |
| FL-2005-000124-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
A small reservoir collapsed in heavy rain early on Thursday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, leaving 15 dead, 23 injured and one missing, the local government said Friday. |
| EQ-2005-000123-IND
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Earthquake |
India |
A major earthquake occurred at 15:42:05 (UTC) on Sunday, July 24, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located in the NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION.
Tsunami warning in Indian Ocean is announced officialiy. |
| EQ-2005-000122-JPN
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Earthquake |
Japan |
A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook the Tokyo area 23 July 2005, injuring at least 27 people, rattling buildings across the sprawling capital and temporarily suspending flights and train services. |
| TC-2005-000121----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN,PSTN 3AM 22 JULY GMT 26.1N 76.3W, MOVE NorthWest 13MPH/20KMPH, PRES 1009HPA, MXWD 45MPH/75KMPH |
| TC-2005-000120----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon BANYAN(T0507), PSTN 220000UTC 15.8N 137.3E FAIR, MOVE N 10KT, PRES 990HPA, MXWD 040KT 30KT 250NM
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| TC-2005-000119----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon NALGAE (T0506), PSTN 220000UTC 29.7N 158.4E FAIR, MOVE NW SLOWLY, PRES 992HPA, MXWD 045KT 30KT 230NM NORTHEAST 150NM SOUTHWEST
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| HT-2005-000118-USA
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Heat Wave |
United States |
A record heat wave has led to the deaths of 18 people, most of them homeless, leaving officials scrambling to provide water and shelter to the city's transient population. |
| FL-2005-000117-GTM
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Flood |
Guatemala |
The annual rainy season in Guatemala has brought heavy rains to the country?s capital, Guatemala City, which has caused landslides and flooding and destroyed homes and infrastructure. To date, the extreme weather has caused
seven deaths as people were buried under a landslide. The National Coordination Committee for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED) has declared a red alert in the capital city and disaster relief personnel have been mobilized to respond to the needs. Shelters in various areas of the city are providing assistance to more than 1,000 people who have been affected by the floods or live in high-risk areas, particularly those living on the slopes of ravines or near rivers. |
| WF-2005-000116-ESP
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Wild fire |
Spain |
A forest fire apparently sparked by a weekend barbecue has killed at least 11 firefighters and continued to burn out of control on Monday in a hilly area east of Madrid, forcing the evacuation of 400 villagers, a regional government spokeswoman told CNN. The blaze has burned more than 8,000 hectares, or 19,700 acres, in Guadalajara province.
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| TC-2005-000115----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL STORM EMILY,PSTN 5AM 12 JULY AST 11.4N 48.6W, MOVE West 15MPH/24KMPH, PRES 1003HPA, MXWD 45MPH/75KMPH |
| TC-2005-000115-GRD
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Tropical Cyclone |
Grenada |
Hurricane Emily hit GRENADA. Hardest hit areas were in the parish of St Andrew where houses in the villages of Seamoon, Pearls, Paradise, Marqui and Telescope were among those losing roofs. A large number of houses in the northern parish of St. Patrick were also damaged. |
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