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Event |
Country |
Comments |
| FF-2008-000266-IDN
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Flash Flood |
Indonesia |
On 2/8/2008 a Flash Flood occurred in Situbondo District-East Java. It effected in 6 sub-district (Panarukan, Situbondo, Mlandingan, Panji, Bungatan, and Papayan.
It killed 12 people, injured more than 20000 people. At least more than 10000 people were homeless
more than 3000 houses destroyed |
| FL-2008-000265-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
on 4/23/2008 a Flood occurred and inundated houses in the sub-district of Central Teweh , Lahei, Gunung Timang, Montallat, East Teweh, Gunung Purei. It killed 4 people, 455 people injured, and 960 people homeless
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| FF-2008-000264-KHM
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Flash Flood |
Cambodia |
Flash flood affected 8 communes, 4 districts,and 2 provinces for 9 days from 15 to 23 September 2008, affected to agriculture 19,776 ha of rice crop, and damaged to agriculture 18,907 ha of rice crop. |
| DR-2008-000263-KHM
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Drought |
Cambodia |
Drought affected 9 provinces for 3 months from June to August. Drought affected to agriculture 81,550 ha of seedling and transplanted rice field, and damaged to agriculture 602 ha of seedling and 1,171 ha of transplanted rice field (= 1,773 ha of seedling and transplanted rice field). |
| VO-2008-000262-IDN
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Volcano |
Indonesia |
on 4/15/2008, Mt. Egon erupted. The alert level 3 announced since 4/15/2010 at 11:00 PM. About 9708 residents have been evacuated to safer areas. They left their houses in 4 villages in Waigete sub-district (Egon, Nangatobong, Hode village) and Mapitara sub-district (Egon Gahar Village). |
| TC-2008-000261-KHM
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Tropical Cyclone |
Cambodia |
Cambodia hit by typhoons resulting to destruction of 585 houses, partial damage to 835 houses, partial school damage to 6 classrooms and 1 house of pagoda, 10 deaths and 23 injured. |
| FL-2008-000258-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
it occurred in West Malaka sub-district (10 villages), Eliman sub-district (4 villages), and Central Malaka sub-district (4 villages). 1062 people injured, 587 people affected, and 6708 people homeless. |
| LS-2008-000257-IDN
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Land Slide |
Indonesia |
On 5/5/2008 a land slide occurred in Palung Baru village (Hamparan sub-district), Timika district-Papua. It buried 19 people |
| AC-2008-000256-IDN
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Tech. Disaster |
Indonesia |
on 6/26/2008 11:10 AM, Cassa Aircraft N212-200 crashed in Tegal Lilin Forest, on the slope of Mt.Salak. It killed all of the passengers. |
| FF-2008-000255-IDN
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Flash Flood |
Indonesia |
on 7/11/2008 a flash flood occurred and inundating 560 houses in Muara Kintap sub-district, Tanah Laut-South Borneo. It killed at least 1 people and affected 2800 people |
| FL-2008-000254-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
on 9/5/2008 a flood occurred in Katingan (Katingan Hilir and Katingan Central) Central Borneo and flooding 692 houses. 400 people injured
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| FL-2008-000253-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
a flood inundated in the capital citi of Lampung Province, Bandar Lampung. more than 1200 house were destroyed |
| FL-2008-000252-IDN
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Flood |
Indonesia |
on 12/20/2008 a flood occurred in Banjar district, South Borneo. It affected more than 4 millions people. It also inundated 3 other districts, which was Balangan, Central Hulu Sungai, and South Hulu Sungai |
| FL-2008-000251-MYS
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Flood |
Malaysia |
6 drowned
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| FL-2008-000250-THA
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Flood |
Thailand |
Continual heavy rainfalls since December 25, 2008 have subsequently submerged numerous areas in Pattani province, affecting local residents at great extent. |
| FF-2008-000249-THA
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Flash Flood |
Thailand |
3,160 people were affected by heavy rains in southern Yala province. The estimated damages were worth 3,864,250 baht. |
| LS-2008-000248-PHL
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Land Slide |
Philippines |
Heavy rainfalls caused three landslides in Compostela Valley Province, 202 families, 960 persons affected. |
| EQ-2008-000247-CHN
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Earthquake |
China, People's Republic |
Two earthquakes measuring 4.3 and 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted China's southwestern province of Yunnan on Friday at 4.20am. The earthquakes injured nine people and affected more than 100,000. About 30,000 of these have been evacuated to safer places. |
| FL-2008-000246-GUY
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Flood |
Guyana |
On December 2008, Guyana has reached the height of the rainy season. Many communities have been flooded with three feet of water and completely covered with mud and debris. The rains have eased for the moment, but flood waters have been slow to recede leading to foul smells and health issues have been identified including, skin rashes, vomiting, and diarrhea among others. Sanitation is an issue, as latrines and septic tanks are flooded. The government of Guyana has made efforts to clear and dig canals and have pumps working. Additional pumps are needed for some communities to remove stagnant water. Potable water through the main water systems has been affected, but only at the network level. Water wells have not been affected. Losses incurred are those of cash crops farms and some livestock. Persons have saved household items by raising them above the flood waters. |
| EP-2008-000245-COD
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Epidemic |
Congo Democratic Republic |
Since early October 2008, very high morbidity and lethality rates associated with a cholera epidemic outbreak have been registered in the Maniema, Katanga, North and South Kivu provinces, precisely in the Kailo, Alunguli and Kindu health zones of Maniema and other towns like Lumumbashi, Likasi, Kolwezi, Bukama and kasenga; the health zones of Binza, Bwambizo, Goma, Karisimbi, Kirotche, Masisi, Rutchuru and Walikale health zones of North Kivu, and in many other localities of South Kivu. As of the 45th week of 2008, 25,503 cholera cases had been registered, including 515 deaths in the above mentioned localities. The following are statistics from the Ministry of Health (MoH). However, Red Cross efforts will be concentrated in the Lubumbashi, Likasi, Kolwezi, Bukama and Kasenga localities where the lethality rate is very high. On the last week of November, the Kipushi health zone was the most affected locality with several cases registered. |
| CW-2008-000244-THA
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Cold Wave |
Thailand |
23 districts in Thailand Buri Ram have been declared emergency zones due to temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius. The cold also affects Ubon Ratchathani Province. Surveys have found that young children, the elderly and the homeless are the most affected with over 100,000 in need of basic items such as blankets. |
| FL-2008-000243-PNG
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Flood |
Papua New Guinea |
Tens of thousands of people along the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been displaced by flooding caused by abnormally high tides in recent days. The PNG government estimates 50,000-80,000 people have been affected. |
| LS-2008-000242-MYS
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Land Slide |
Malaysia |
Landslide occurred after days of heavy rains in suburban Kuala Lumpur, forcing thousands to evacuate (The Star 06/12/2008). |
| LS-2008-000241-PNG
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Land Slide |
Papua New Guinea |
A Landslide happened on Thursday(04/12/2008) at the Kora exploration camp of the Kainantu gold mine site, east of Goroka, the capital of Eastern Highlands province. As many as 40 people are missing in the landslide, the Australia Broadcasting Corp said on Saturday, and an Australian rescue team was on its way to help in the search.(Reuters 06/12/2008) |
| FL-2008-000239-NIC
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Flood |
Nicaragua |
204 people have been affected by the overflowing of San Juan, Boca de San Carlos y Sarapiki rivers in the department of San Juan, Nicaragua. |
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