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| EQ-2005-000036-TUR
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Earthquake |
Turkey |
A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Karliova town of Bingol at 09.36 a.m. on Saturday, 12 March 2005. On 14 March 2005, a series of tremors hit the area, the strongest measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale. |
| EQ-2005-000035-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
A relatively strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck southeastern parts of Iran on 13 March
2005. According to the seismological base of Tehran University?s Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at
07:01 am local time, with the epicenter being on the outskirts of Saravan. The Saravan region in Sistan-
Baluchestan province, in the far southeast of the country, is close to the border with Pakistan, and has a population
of around 240,000. Other neighbouring cities including Zahedan, Khoush, Iranshahr and Sarbaz were also shaken
by the quake. |
| TC-2005-000034----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Severe Tropical Cyclone Willy with central pressure 970 hPa located at 2200UTC to within 30 nautical miles of Latitude [15.9S] Longitude [113.9E] and moving southwest at 9 knots. |
| EQ-2005-000033-ZAF
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Earthquake |
South Africa |
On Wednesday 9 March 2005 around midday, an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 2.4
km below the surface at a mining area in Stilfontein, and the neighbouring Klerksdorp and Orkney towns.
Residents of four nearby apartment blocks, two schools and an old age home have been evacuated from the
damaged buildings. |
| TC-2005-000032----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE Ingrid, Category 5, with central pressure 930 hPa, was centred near latitude 13.9 south longitude 147.2 east, which is about 270 km northeast of Cooktown and 300 kilometres east of Cape Melville. The cyclone was moving west at 8 km/h.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ingrid continues to move west and poses a serious threat to the far north Queensland coast. Ingrid has a very destructive core with wind
gusts to 290 km/hr. |
| TC-2005-000031----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL CYCLONE RAE [995hPa] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.0S 162.7W AT 060600 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON 060556Z SSMI DATA AND GOES9/10 IR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS AND EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECELERATE. CYCLONE WEAKENING. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 40 MILES OF CENTRE ELSEWHERE. |
| ST-2005-000030-ALB
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Albania |
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| TC-2005-000029----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL CYCLONE PERCY CENTRE [940 hPa] WAS LOCATED NEAR 10.5S 170.8W AT 261800 UTC. POSITION FAIR BASED ON GOES 9 & 10 EIR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE, INCREASING TO 95 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 20 MILES OF CENTRE, OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 40 MILES OF CENTRE AND OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 100 MILES OF CENTRE. |
| AV-2005-000028-IND
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Snow Avalanche |
India |
As per the reports received from the State Government, 230 persons were killed and more than 20 persons are missing due to snowfall and avalanches. 308 persons have been rescued so far including 40 foreigners. Anantnag and Poonch are the worst affected districts. |
| EP-2005-000027-COD
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Epidemic |
Congo Democratic Republic |
As of 15 February 2005, WHO has received reports of 61 deaths of pneumonic plague in Ituri district, Oriental province in the northern part of the country (see map below). The total number of cases is still not known. Preliminary results from rapid diagnostic tests in the area confirm pneumonic plague, and the cases had clinical features compatible with this disease. Forty samples have been taken and will be tested by culture and serology at the Institut de la Recherche Biomedicale, Kinshasa. No cases of bubonic plague have been reported to date.
The cases have occurred in workers in a diamond mine in Zobia where c. 7000 people work. The mine was re-opened on 16 December 2004 and the first case occurred on 20 December. |
| EQ-2005-000026-IRN
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Earthquake |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
A strong earthquake occurred at 02:25:26 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 22, 2005. The magnitude 6.4 event has been located in CENTRAL IRAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 42 km (26 miles). |
| LS-2005-000025-IDN
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Land Slide |
Indonesia |
At least 19 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing following a landslide in Indonesia. |
| ST-2005-000023-BGD
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Bangladesh |
A ferry boat with 260 people on board capsized overnight when it was hit by a tornado near the Bangladesh capital, drowning at least 83 people, local officials said.
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| TC-2005-000022----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF CENTRE [920HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.5S 168.7W AT 161800 UTC. POSITION FAIR BASED ON GOES9 EIR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT 115 KNOTS, DECREASING TO 100 KNOTS WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS ABOVE 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE CENTRE, WINDS ABOVE 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 MILES OF THE CENTRE, WINDS ABOVE 33 KNOTS WITHIN 150 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 MILES OF THE CENTRE ELSEWHERE. |
| TC-2005-000021----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL CYCLONE NANCY CENTRE [985hPa] WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.4S 161.8W
AT 161800 UTC MOVING SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS AND EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY CURVE WEST. CYCLONE WEAKENING. POSITION FAIR BASED ON GOES9
EIR/VIS IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS ESTIMATED AT
50 KNOTS CLOSE TO CENTRE, DECREASING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 MILES OF CENTRE, ABOVE 33
KNOTS WITHIN 200 MILES OF CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND
WITHIN 100 MILES OF CENTRE ELSEWHERE. |
| FL-2005-000020-COL
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Flood |
Colombia |
Flooding and landslides in the northeastern Departments of Santander and Norte de Santander. Also affected, though to a minor extent, is the Department of Tolima. |
| CW-2005-000019-AFG
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Cold Wave |
Afghanistan |
1. Severe winter weather has affected much of the country during the past one month. There have been at least 100 deaths reported so far due to extreme cold temperature and cold related illness. However the death toll is expected to rise as more information becomes available. |
| ST-2005-000018-PAK
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Pakistan |
Heavy snowfall and rains over the past two weeks has caused substantive damages in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), Balochistan and parts of Punjab Province. |
| FL-2005-000017-VEN
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Flood |
Venezuela |
Affected States are: Vargas, Carabobo, Yaracuy, Falcon, Aragua, Miranda, and the Metropolitan District of Caracas |
| VO-2005-000016-PNG
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Volcano |
Papua New Guinea |
Manam volcano, located on Manam Island, 15 kilometres off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG), began
erupting with new intensity on January 28. The Rabaul Volcanologic al Observatory (RVO) reported that a large
volcano eruption took place between 1 to 2 am (local time) on January 28. The ash cloud produced by the eruption reached an altitude of more than 18 kilometres and drifted westward across West Papua, the eastern-most province of Indonesia. PNG?s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has reported that the flow of scoria and lava on the south-eastern part of the island has swept away a number of houses. One person is missing, presumed dead. |
| TC-2005-000015----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone GERARD, PSTN 05/02/2005 0000UTC 30.9S 60E, MOVE SSE 23KT, PRES 973HPA, MXWD 60KT |
| AV-2005-000014-TJK
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Snow Avalanche |
Tajikistan |
An avalanche occurred in the afternoon of 3 February 2005 in Degdonak village of Mujikharf Jamoat, Nurobod District, Rasht Valley. Nine people died, three are seriously injured and 15 houses of the village were buried under snow. |
| TC-2005-000013----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone KULAP, PSTN 15/01/2005 0000UTC 7.5N 146.2E, MOVE N, PRES 998HPA, MXWD 30KT
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| TC-2005-000012----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
TROPICAL CYCLONE MEENA, PSTN 04/02/2005 0400UTC 14S 167.5W, MOVE E 5KT, PRES 980HPA, MXWD 55KT
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| TC-2005-000011----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Tropical Cyclone FELAPI, PSTN 28/01/2005 0000UTC 22.1S 42E, MOVE E 5KT, PRES 996HPA, MXWD 35KT
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HT-2024-000056-BGD
Heat Wave,Bangladesh: Based on the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) data source dated 21 April 2024, severe to very severe, heatwave was sweeping some districts of the country where mild-moderate heatwave was sweeping over most of the districts of the country. BDRCS forecast monitoring report indicates maximum temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius, with the heat index surpassing 38 for two or
more consecutive days. global forecasts from sources such as the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the Global Forecast System (GFS) predict temperatures to remain above 38 degrees for two or more consecutive days, along with high heat indices in Dhaka starting from April 21, 2024, and like to continue till 30th April 2024.
On 24 April 2024 severe heatwave (>=40 degree Celsius) was observed in the district of Rajshahi, Pabna, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jeshore and Patuakhali. On 26 April 2024, Bangladesh set all-time heatwave record as the Meteorological Office recorded 24 days of heatwave during the month of April breaching previous 23 days of heatwave in 2019.
According to BMD dated on April 27, 2024 severe to very severe heatwave (>=40 degree Celsius) has been observed in the district of Rajshahi, Pabna, Chuadanga, Natore, Chapai Nawabganj, Kushtia, Jhenaidah, Jashore, Meherpur and Bogura. Moderate heat wave (>38- 39.9 degree Celsius) is sweeping over the district of Bagerhat, Satkhira, Barguna, Barishal, Patuakhali, Jhalokathi, Bhola, Pirojpur, Sherpur, Mymensingh, Sirajganj, Tangail, Jamalpur ,Thakurgaon, Joypurhat, Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat, Faridpur, Madaripur, Magura, Manikganj, Rajbari, Gazipur, Gopalganj, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Naogaon, Gaibandha and it may spread. According to the observed heatwave most impacted divisions are Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Dhaka and Barisal. The fluctuation of day and night temperature is visible, and the discomfort may increase due to of moisture incursion. According to the long-range forecast of ECMWF, the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist in the month of May
FL-2024-000052-NPL
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FL-2024-000053-KGZ
Flood,Kyrgyzstan: It was reported in Osh region due to mudslides, the press service of the Presidential Representation in the region reports. Such a decision was made at a meeting of the headquarters. Head of the region Elchibek Jatanov expressed concern about the situation and emphasized the need for coordinated actions of all structures.
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