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Event |
Country |
Comments |
| TO-1999-000648-USA
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Tornadoes |
United States |
A series of F4 and F5 tornadoes hit the central part of the country affecting mostly Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. |
| FR-1999-000647-BRN
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Fire |
Brunei Darussalam |
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| FR-1999-000646-BRN
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Fire |
Brunei Darussalam |
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| TC-1999-000645-MYS
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Tropical Cyclone |
Malaysia |
The Tropical Storm "Hilda" was only reported to have come near Sabah and not hit directly before moving to northward to Vietnam. This tropical storm caused flood in northern part of Sabah. |
| EQ-1999-000644-PHL
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Earthquake |
Philippines |
Northern provinces in Philippines were jolted by a strong tremor. The earthquake produced 6 casualties and 40 injured. |
| EQ-1999-000639-GTM
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Earthquake |
Guatemala |
A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter struck Central America. |
| VO-1999-000584-ECU
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Volcano |
Ecuador |
A volcanic eruption took place in Ambato, Ecuador. |
| FL-1999-000574-VNM
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Flood |
Viet Nam |
The southern part of Viet Nam was hardly damaged by flood. |
| EQ-1999-000561-DZA
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Earthquake |
Algeria |
On December 22nd, 1999 an earthquake of Magnitude Mw : 5.7 occurred at Ain Temouchent (northwest Algeria). |
| FL-1999-000548-YEM
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Flood |
Yemen |
The Socotra Archipelago, southern Yemen, in the Indian Ocean, has suffered massive floods caused by successive periods of torrential rainfall since the evening of 4 December 1999. |
| FL-1999-000547-VEN
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Flood |
Venezuela |
Heavy rains caused landslides and overflowing of main rivers, affecting in particular the coastal regions from the eastern State of Anzoategui to the State of Zulia on the west coast. Although the official death toll (based on the body count) remains very low, the media, local authorities and other unofficial sources estimate that between 25,000 and 50,000 people died in the disaster. |
| ST-1999-000532-BGD
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Bangladesh |
An extremely strong cyclone hit the Bay of Bengal, some 60 miles from the port city of Paradip in the eastern Indian state Orissa. |
| FL-1999-000531-COD
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Flood |
Congo Democratic Republic |
The flooding has taken 2 lives and affected 13,000 people. |
| ST-1999-000525-ATG
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Hurricane Lenny battered the fragile islands of the northeast Caribbean with ferocious winds near 145 mph (230 kph) and monstrous waves that smashed fishing fleets and washed coastal homes into the sea. Lenny's torrential rains were responsible for at least seven deaths across the Caribbean Leeward islands. |
| EQ-1999-000524-VUT
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Earthquake |
Vanuatu |
A severe earthquake in November 1999 followed by a tsunami, caused extensive damage to the northern island of Pentecote and left thousands homeless. |
| DR-1999-000458-RWA
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Drought |
Rwanda |
82,000 were affected. |
| EQ-1999-000449-TUR
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Earthquake |
Turkey |
A devastating earthquake with magnitude 7.2 struck a hilly region of northwestern Turkey. |
| ST-1999-000438-ATG
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda was strongly affected by the hurricane Jose. |
| FL-1999-000437-KHM
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Flood |
Cambodia |
Tropical depressions and storms streamed across Cambodia, causing swollen streams and rivers to overflow their banks and drain into already flooded rice fields. |
| FL-1999-000428-VNM
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Flood |
Viet Nam |
VietNam experienced flooding where over 3.4 million people were affected and 90,000 left homeless. |
| ST-1999-000425-IND
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
India |
The deadliest Olissa Cyclone has taken nearly 100,000 lives. |
| FL-1999-000423-TGO
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Flood |
Togo |
Floodings in Togo affected nearly 65,000 people. |
| FL-1999-000413-CAF
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Flood |
Central African Republic |
A flooding occurred in Central African Republic whichaffected 20,000 people. |
| EQ-1999-000405-TWN
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Earthquake |
Taiwan (China) |
"A strong earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Friday, toppling 15 buidings, setting off fires, and sending a reported 200 people to hospitals.
There were no immediate reports of deaths after the 6.4 magnitude quake, but newspapers said that at least 200 people were injured.
Friday's quake struck at 10:19 a.m (0219 GMT) and its epicenter was 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) north of the city of Chiayi. About 80 aftershocks followed but only a few were strong enough to be felt, including 5.1- and 6-magnitude tremors. " |
| DR-1999-000404-PRY
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Drought |
Paraguay |
Since June 1999 a drought has been affecting the north of Paraguay and in particular the Departments of Concepcion, San Pedro and Chaco Central. |
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