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| GLIDEnumber |
Event |
Country |
Comments |
| FL-1999-000160-PER
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Flood |
Peru |
Unofficial estimates show approximately 100,000 people affected, with some 35,000 now living in severe conditions.Damage caused to approximately 10,000 houses, schools and sanitary centres and to cultivated land. |
| EQ-1999-000150-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
A series of tremors occurred in Iran early morning at May 7. the strongest earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the province of Fars in southern Iran at 03:31 a.m. local time (23:01 GMT); aftershock tremors are still impacting the area. At least 26 people were killed and 100 injured. |
| DR-1999-000148-ETH
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Drought |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia was affected by a serious drought that affected about 640,000 people. |
| FL-1999-000132-BLR
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Flood |
Belarus |
An unusual period of warm weather during the first week of March 1999 has provoked excessive spring snow melting, resulting in flooding in several regions of the Republic of Belarus. Floods now affecting many parts of Belarus contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion, may pollute rivers flowing into the Baltic and Black seas. |
| EQ-1999-000115-BGD
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Earthquake |
Bangladesh |
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| EQ-1999-000099-IND
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Earthquake |
India |
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred on 28 March at 00:35 local time (19:05 GMT). The earthquake hit the state of Utter Pradesh, approximately 190 km northeast of New Delhi. 100 people have reportedly been killed, some 250 injured and 156 houses damaged. Mild tremors continued to rock the area. |
| DR-1999-000086-KIR
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Drought |
Kiribati |
84,000 were affected. |
| DR-1999-000084-VNM
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Drought |
Viet Nam |
In northern mountainous and midland provinces and north-central provinces, the 1998 rainy season ended one month earlier than usual. The total amount of rainfall was only 50 - 70 per cent of the annual average. At present, water levels in rivers and streams in the north are 20 - 30 per cent lower than average. Salt water has encroached into rice fields. |
| FL-1999-000071-MOZ
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Flood |
Mozambique |
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| EQ-1999-000065-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
On the morning of Thursday 4 March, 1999 an earthquake measuring 6.3 hit the south-eastern part of Iran. The epicentre of the quake was in the district of Kahnooj in the Kerman province, 200 Km to the south of Kerman city. |
| EQ-1999-000054-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
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| FL-1999-000053-PHL
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Flood |
Philippines |
Flash floods occurred along the Lampan river on 21 February. The floods were caused by continuous rains in the province of Lanao del Norte in Mindanao. |
| ST-1999-000038-TON
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Tonga |
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| DR-1999-000037-THA
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Drought |
Thailand |
Approximately 6 million people were affected. |
| FL-1999-000031-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
The northeast monsoon brought heavy rains in the eastern part of Sri Lanka with the dawn of the New Year. 29,288 families were affected by heavy floods.Two deaths had been reported. |
| ST-1999-000023-FJI
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Fiji |
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| EQ-1999-000016-COL
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Earthquake |
Colombia |
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| MS-1999-000009-VEN
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Mud Slide |
Venezuela |
Mudslide caused about 30000 people killed |
| EQ-1999-000008-TUR
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Earthquake |
Turkey |
Marmara earthquake with M 7.4, 17,127 people killed |
| EQ-1999-000007-COL
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Earthquake |
Colombia |
Coffee belt Earthquake with 1186 people killed |
| TC-1999-000006-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
The tropical storm Wendy (T9914) killed 192, injured 2,600, left 10,600 homeless, affected 528,000 and caused US$277,900,000 damage in China. |
| TC-1999-000005-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
The typhoon York (T9915) killed 15, injured 700, affected 800 and caused US$24,000,000 damage in China. |
| TC-1999-000005-HKG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Hong Kong (China) |
The typhoon York (T9915) killed 2 and injured 493 ub Hong Kong. |
| TC-1999-000004-CHN
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Tropical Cyclone |
China, People's Republic |
The typhoon Dan (Pepang/T9920) killed 30, injured 500, affected 115,000, left 7,500 homeless caused US$ 241,600,000 damage in China. |
| TC-1999-000004-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
The tyhoon Dan (Pepang/T9920) killed 7, left 4,711 homeless, affected 37,200 and caused US$1,800,000 damage in Philippines. |
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