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| TC-2004-000159-PHL
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Tropical Cyclone |
Philippines |
The tropical storm Winnie killed 1,619, injured 1,023, affected 880,000 and caused US$78,200,000 damage in Philippines. |
| TC-2004-000158-USA
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Tropical Cyclone |
United States |
Hurricane Frances made landfall in east-central Florida as a category 2 storm. It caused significant wind, storm surge, and flooding damage in Florida, along with considerable flood damage in the states of Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina (5-15 inch rains). NOAA reports damages of $8.9 billion. Frances is directly responsible for seven deaths - five in Florida, one in the Bahamas, and one in Ohio. Three deaths were caused by wind, two by storm surge, one by freshwater flooding, and one by lightning. The hurricane is indirectly responsible for 42 deaths - 32 in Florida, 8 in Georgia, 1 in the Bahamas, and 1 in Ohio. The American Insurances Service Group reports that Frances causes $4.43 billion in damage to insured property in the United States, with $4.11 billion occurring in Florida. |
| FL-2004-000157-BRB
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Flood |
Barbados |
Three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides in Northern Districts.
Flash flooding in Northern districts. Flood waters reached as high as 4 feet in Sunset Crest , St. James; Persons rescued from vehicles.
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| AC-2004-000156-PRK
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Tech. Disaster |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic |
North Korea officially confirmed the train accident occurred in Ryongchon on 22 April, saying the damage is ?very serious?. |
| FL-2004-000155-NAM
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Flood |
Namibia |
The far eastern Caprivi province of Namibia is worst hit and humanitarian organisations expected to assist some 50,000 affected people. |
| EQ-2004-000154-IDN
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Earthquake |
Indonesia |
A strong earthquake occurred IN IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA about 90 km (55 miles west northwest of Enarotali or about 1110 km (690 miles north northeast of Darwin, Australia |
| EQ-2004-000153-MAR
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Earthquake |
Morocco |
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| LS-2004-000152-KGZ
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Land Slide |
Kyrgyzstan |
On 26 April 2004 at 10 a.m. (local time), a landslide with a volume of over 3 million cubic meters occurred in the Alay district of Osh province. |
| TO-2004-000151-CHN
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Tornadoes |
China, People's Republic |
A Tornado killed seven people and injured 207 others in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province, said information from the civil affairs bureau of the city. |
| FF-2004-000150-IND
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Flash Flood |
India |
Around 130 people have died in flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Assam since Saturday. |
| FL-2004-000149-VNM
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Flood |
Viet Nam |
Floods have risen in the Mekong Delta with water level fluctuating over the warning level 3, submerging many houses and schools. |
| FL-2004-000148-BGD
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Flood |
Bangladesh |
At least 10 people have been killed and thousands made homeless by flooding in northwest Bangladesh over the past week, officials said on Friday. "At least seven districts have been affected by a fresh wave of floods following heavy rains," said a disaster management official in Jaipurhat, about 300 km (190 miles) from Dhaka. |
| TS-2004-000147-BGD
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Tsunami |
Bangladesh |
According to Tsunami, at least 2 people have been killed in Bangladesh |
| TS-2004-000147-IDN
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Tsunami |
Indonesia |
Up to 241 people have been killed in Indonesia after a huge earthquake triggered a tsunami that washed people out to sea and tore children from their parents' arms.
At least 55 people, many of them children, were killed when the tsunami swept the coast around the Bireuen regency in Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, a local mayor told Reuters.
Bireuen lies near the coastal town of Lhokseumawe, which was also badly hit and where 53 people were killed, El Shinta radio said. Officials said at least 100 people had been injured there.
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| TS-2004-000147-IND
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Tsunami |
India |
Tsunami hits south India; over 1,000 dead. Tidal waves killed over a thousand people in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Sunday.
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| TS-2004-000147-LKA
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Tsunami |
Sri Lanka |
COLOMBO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed away bathers on the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
The earthquake of magnitude 8.5 as measured by the U.S. Geological Survey first struck at 7:59 a.m (0059 GMT) off the coast of the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and swung north with multiple tremors into the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean.
A wall of water up to 10 metres (30 feet) high set off by the tremor swept into Indonesia, over the coast of Sri Lanka and India and along the southern Thai tourist island of Phuket, leaving at least 650 people feared dead, officials said. |
| TS-2004-000147-MDV
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Tsunami |
Maldives |
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the Maldives capital has been flooded after a series of tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake swamped the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago, the chief government spokesman has said.
"The damage is considerable," Ahmed Shaheed told Reuters. "The island is only about three feet (one metre) above sea level and a wave of water four feet (1.3 metres) high swept over us."
Male, which is 2 km (1.25 miles) long and 800 metres (half a mile) wide and home to 75,000 people, is bursting at the seams.
The streets of white-washed houses are heavily built up, living conditions often cramped and areas of communal open space sparse for the country's 300,000 people. |
| TS-2004-000147-MMR
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Tsunami |
Myanmar |
YANGON, December 27, 2004 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government, breaking its usual silence on natural disasters, said on Monday 34 people were killed in the Irrawaddy delta by the tsunami which crashed into shores around the Indian Ocean,
The official announcement said 17 villages were damaged and 200 people were left homeless by Sunday's tsunami. |
| TS-2004-000147-MYS
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Tsunami |
Malaysia |
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least 21 people have been killed and dozens missing and feared drowned after a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake struck Malaysia's northern coast, officials say.
Most of those killed were swept out to sea as they picnicked at the popular Batu Ferringhi beach on the resort island of Penang.
"Seven more are still missing in the area," Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told Reuters. |
| TS-2004-000147-SOM
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Tsunami |
Somalia |
At least 142 people were killed in Somalia in the deadly Indian Ocean sea surge last Sunday, officials say. |
| TS-2004-000147-THA
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Tsunami |
Thailand |
BANKGOK (Reuters) - An unprecedented tsunami tossed cars around like toys on Thailand's southern tourist playground and swept into luxury hotels on Phuket island, killing at least 120 people in the region, officials say.
More than 1,000 were injured and the government ordered the evacuation of the stricken areas, which included the main beaches of Phuket which are popular with Western and Asian tourists and at the height of their season.
Thai authorities sent out helicopters to assess the damage in a region of exotically shaped limestone islands scattered in the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea popular with snorkellers and recreational divers among Thailand's annual 12 million tourists. |
| TC-2004-000146----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon NORU (T0429), PSTN 182100UTC 13.3N 148.0E FAIR, MOVE W 08KT, PRES 996HPA, MXWD 35KT, 30KT 120NM |
| FL-2004-000145-LKA
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Flood |
Sri Lanka |
At least five people have been killed following torrential rains and flooding in Sri Lanka. More than half a million people have been affected. |
| FL-2004-000144-MYS
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Flood |
Malaysia |
Eleven people are reported to have died and more than 10,000 have been evacuated after flooding hit the east coast of peninsula Malaysia. |
| TC-2004-000143----
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Tropical Cyclone |
(Non-Localized) |
Typhoon TALAS (T0428), PSTN 111200UTC 09.5N 158.6E POOR, MOVE W 28KT, PRES 996HPA, MXWD 35KT, 30KT 120NM |
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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
Flood,Nepal: GLOF (Glacial lake outburst flood): After an avalanche fell in Birendra Lake in the Manaslu area of Gorkha, the water flowing from there took the form of a flood.
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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