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| FF-2006-000039-YEM
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Flash Flood |
Yemen |
Dhamar floods (20/02) affected Ma?bar city, Dhamar governorate, caused 3 death and destruction of houses. Lahj Floods (25/02) affected districts of Alhotah and Tuban in Lahj Governorate. |
| EQ-2006-000038-DZA
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Earthquake |
Algeria |
On 20 March 2006, at approximately 20.44 local time, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale shook eastern Algeria, particularly the Bejaia Wilaya. |
| OT-2006-000037-JAM
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Other |
Jamaica |
One person was confirmed dead and several persons injured in a fire aboard the Star Princess Cruise which was on its way to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The National Emergency Operations Center in Kingston, was activated at level one and supported the response.
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| TC-2006-000036-AUS
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Tropical Cyclone |
Australia |
A powerful cyclone hit Australia's far northeast early on Monday near the tropical city of Cairns, with winds of up to 290 kph (180 mph) uprooting trees, flattening crops and ripping off the roofs of houses. |
| EQ-2006-000035-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
The recent 6.4 M earthquake and 5 metre tidal wave that occurred in the aftermath of the earthquake has caused two fatalities, and seriously injured one person. One person has been reported as missing. |
| FL-2006-000034-ECU
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Flood |
Ecuador |
Since 9 February, heavy rains have been affecting the provinces of Esmeraldas, El Oro, Guayas, Los R?os,
Manab? and Pichincha in the coastal region of Ecuador, causing flooding. |
| TO-2006-000033-COD
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Tornadoes |
Congo Democratic Republic |
On the morning of 8 March a tornado like storm ravaged Oicha, north of Beni in North Kivu, DR Congo, causing considerable damage to Oicha and its surrounding areas. The areas are already host to several IDP sites. |
| TO-2006-000032-BGD
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Tornadoes |
Bangladesh |
A devastating two minute long tornado lashed over six villages of Bagerhat District in southern part of Bangladesh (350 km south of Dhaka) on 4 March at 21:45 local time (15:45 GMT). According to the local media, the tornado destroyed approximately 500 houses, uprooted hundreds of trees and crops were destroyed. More than 500 families were affected, 4 people have been killed and more than 50 people were injured, 17 of them seriously. |
| FL-2006-000031-PER
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Flood |
Peru |
Torrential rains, electric storms, thunderstorms and strong winds have affected 2,262 people and displaced 325 people in the northern area of Peru. |
| FL-2006-000030-SRB
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Flood |
Serbia |
Melting snow and heavy rains have caused
flooding in at least fourteen municipalities across Kosovo. An estimated 200 families (approx. 1,200 people) had to be evacuated. |
| FL-2006-000029-NAM
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Flood |
Namibia |
The river overflowed and flooded Mariental town, displacing 2100 people, 30 irrigations schemes, damaging water and sanitation supply. The whole population of 14000 people is currently trapped in
the town as all national roads to the town have become impassable. Two people including a child have drowned and one person is missing |
| EQ-2006-000028-MOZ
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Earthquake |
Mozambique |
The earthquake was felt up to Maputo and Beira where thousands of people fled into the streets, as well as in south-eastern Zimbabwe, and as far south as Durban, South Africa.The earthquake, which occurred near the southern end of the East African rift system, is believed to be one of the largest in the region since 1900. |
| FL-2006-000027-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 24 people in Indonesia's eastern city of Manado, search and rescue officials said on Wednesday. |
| MS-2006-000026-PHL
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Mud Slide |
Philippines |
Hundreds of people were feared dead in the central Philippines after mudslides triggered by heavy rains buried houses and an elementary school packed with children on Friday, officials and witnesses said. |
| FL-2006-000025-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
Heavy flooding in the north western part of Central Province in Papua New Guinea has left an estimated 10,000 people homeless. There has been one flood- related death. Many of the displaced are reported to be facing starvation as local food gardens were destroyed. |
| LS-2006-000024-PHL
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Land Slide |
Philippines |
Continuous monsoon rain caused death and destruction in the Philippines over recent days. A landslide in Agos in the municipality of Sogod Southern Leyte killed 11 and injured 25. A further two people are missing. Homes and crops were also destroyed or damaged. |
| FL-2006-000023-DZA
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Flood |
Algeria |
1.On 10-11 February 2006 very heavy rain caused flooding in the region of Tindouf, Algeria (about 50-60kms from the Moroccan and Mauritanian borders) in an area with refugee camps affecting reportedly 12,000 families ? although no exact figures can be given yet. The rain stopped on 12 February morning. Reportedly, 1 or 2 people have died (not confirmed). |
| FF-2006-000022-TMP
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Flash Flood |
East Timor |
Tropical cyclone "Daryl" spawned a stormy weather off the western coast of Australia during the second week of January. The cyclonic winds from this disturbance descended upon the island of Timor-Leste for four days and destroyed more than 500 houses and corn and rice crops in at least four districts (Ainaro, Bobnaro, Baucau & Viqueque). The situation in the district became worse on 31 January when it rained for eleven hours. The Tono River broke its bank and inundated the surrounding villages. At least ten upland and lowland villages affected.
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| TC-2006-000021-MDG
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Tropical Cyclone |
Madagascar |
After the storm has crossed Madagascar from East to West and left it on the 30th January in direction of Mozambique, it grew to be an intense tropical cyclone, named Boloetse and turned back towards the Southwest coast of Madagascar. On February 5, its tangential trajectory with a maximum strength came very close to the Atsimo Andrefana Region south of the city of Tulear,. Later, it developed into a tropical storm and headed towards the South-East diminished in its strength. |
| FL-2006-000018-IRQ
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Flood |
Iraq |
The most affected governorates include Erbil, Sallahaddin, Kirkuk, Dyiala and Missan (Erbil itself reportedly received 103 millimeters of rain).
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| FL-2006-000017-BRA
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Flood |
Brazil |
Three people died in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday when torrential rains destroyed their houses, bringing to 16 the number of people killed over the past five days, authorities said on Wednesday. |
| AV-2006-000015-TJK
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Snow Avalanche |
Tajikistan |
Abundant and unusual snows which fell in Tajikistan during January 2006 resulted in several disasters in the form of avalanches and mudflows in eastern and southern parts of the country. |
| AV-2006-000014-TJK
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Snow Avalanche |
Tajikistan |
An avalanche left 18 people dead and 12 injured on Monday night in the district of Jirgital, 250 km northeast of the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. |
| FL-2006-000013-MWI
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Flood |
Malawi |
In southern Malawi, heavy rains since the beginning of December has continued to pelt Nsanje district causing flooding along the Shire River and also in other rivers in the north of the district. |
| CW-2006-000012-AFG
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Cold Wave |
Afghanistan |
Severe winter weather in Afghanistan has killed at least 18 people in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, officials confirmed on Tuesday. |
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Flood,United Arab Emirates: The UAE's record-breaking rainfall on April 16 affected many office-going residents, with some stranded for as many as 12 hours on flooded roads. As the UAE braces for another bout of unstable weather on May 2 and 3, private sector workers are urging their employers to let then work from home. Earlier today, the National Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) recommended that remote work be allowed for all private sector and government employees.
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