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Disaster TO - Tornadoes TC - Tropical Cyclone TS - Tsunami VW - Violent Wind VO - Volcano WV - Wave/Surge(use TS/SS instead) WF - Wild fire Use Ctrl-Click and/or Shift-Click for multiple selections. If NO selections are made, ALL items will be selected Type keywords:      Looking for: All Words Any Word Search between these dates: (yyyy-mm-dd) From: To: Hits per page: 10 25 50 100 200      Sorted by: GLIDE Country, Event, Date Country, Date, Event Event, Country, Date Event, Date, Country Date, Country, Event Date, Event, Country Showing approximate location of disasters Search Results: 8692 hits 348 Pages: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments WF-2009-000035-AUS Wild fire Australia Bushfires have killed at least 84 people and destroyed more than 700 homes in south eastern Australia. (08/02/2009)  FL-2009-000034-MAR Flood Morocco Heavy rains in Morocco have claimed 24 lives and forced 2,000 people to be evacuated over the past week, interior ministry officials said Saturday.  DR-2009-000033-CHN Drought China, People's Republic 44 percent of winter wheat areas in China under extreme drought conditions in the following provinces: Henan, Anhai, Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu.  FL-2009-000032-SLB Flood Solomon Islands Recent heavy rain in the Solomon Islands has caused extensive flooding. The number confirmed dead remains at eight with at least another eight missing. Initial assessments suggest that between 3,000-5,000 people directly affected, with many people being evacuated to higher ground (03/02/2009)  FL-2009-000031-DOM Flood Dominican Republic Heavy rains since early last week in the North and Northwestern part of the country resulted in widespread flooding in the provinces of Puerto Plata and Espaillat. 2 deaths were reported, 4,565 people were evacuated and 913 homes were damaged in the communities of Batey, Ginebra, Eslab?n and Jamao. Structural damages were also reported on bridges and roads(PAHO Weekly Report, 24 - 30 Jan 2009).   LS-2009-000030-PER Land Slide Peru The northwestern Department of Cajamarca has experienced persistent rainfall since early January resulting in several landslides registered in the provinces of Celend?n, Ja?n, San Ignacio and Santa Cruz. 4 deaths have been reported, 1 person injured and 10 placed in shelters. The rains have also caused the destruction of two homes and damage to several roads and highways(PAHO Weekly Report, 24 - 30 Jan 2009)   ST-2009-000029-CAF SEVERE LOCAL STORM Central African Republic Local storm and torrential rain occurred in the second subdivision and other neighbourhoods of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in the night of 17 to 18 January 2009, causing serious material damages and killing a 17-year old boy. A joint team from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, the CAR Red Cross Society (CAR RCS), local authorities and volunteers carried out an evaluation of the situation in the field and realized that most of the people affected were women, children and old persons. They also noticed that the victims have been sleeping on the floor and in a seriously mosquito-infected locality since the disaster occurred.   EP-2009-000028-PRY Epidemic Paraguay Hundreds of suspected cases of dengue fever have been notified in the departments of Concepcion, Amambay, Central, Itapua y Asuncion in Paraguay. 51 cases have been confirmed in Asuncion.  EQ-2009-000027-CHN Earthquake China, People's Republic Thousands of people have been made homeless by an earthquake on Sunday 25 January in remote Qapqal, in China's far western region of Xinjiang near the Kazakh border.  TC-2009-000026-MDG Tropical Cyclone Madagascar Tropical storm ?Eric? descended on north-east regions of Madagascar on 19 January 2009, carrying heavy rain and winds. According to preliminary reports, approx. 1,000 remain homeless with another 1,700 impacted to varying degrees.  CW-2009-000024-BIH Cold Wave Bosnia-Herzegovina Extremely low temperatures and a shortage of gas are having a severe impact on the coping mechanisms of already vulnerable groups of the population. They are in need of heating and food since their financial resources have been spent on alternative heating.   FL-2009-000023-ECU Flood Ecuador Floods caused by heavy rains have affected the Province de Los Rios, causing the evacuation of dozens and destroying several houses.  ST-2009-000022-TZA SEVERE LOCAL STORM Tanzania During the period towards end of December 2008 to the mid of January 2009, areas of Lake Victoria Basin, South-western highlands, Western areas and Central parts have experienced normal rains with pockets of heavy rains. Some areas experienced heavy downpours and wind that caused damage to houses and other buildings. The worst affected districts were Rukwa, Shinyanga and Dodoma.   EP-2009-000021-CMR Epidemic Cameroon An outbreak of measles occurred in Northern Cameroon since early 2008, and intensified with the arrival of Chadian refugees in that locality in February 2008. Government organized an immunization campaign in 2008, but several families deliberately refused to get their children vaccinated.  EP-2009-000020-ZMB Epidemic Zambia The initial cholera outbreaks were reported in the country as early as October 2008 in Mpulungu district of Northern Province, cases were mainly emanating from the fishing camps. Sometime mid November the outbreak spread to Southern Province districts of Mazabuka and Livingstone, Lusaka was also affected around the same time.  TC-2009-000019-MDG Tropical Cyclone Madagascar The west was bracing for the arrival of tropical cyclone Fanele. Heavy rains had already begun to fall over the north as the cyclone moved southwards, causing widespread flooding that left close to 250 people homeless in the Sofia region.  IN-2009-000018-LBR Insect Infestation Liberia Millions of invading caterpillars have forced thousands of Bong County residents to flee their homes and the situation is getting worse. The caterpillars, also known as army worms, have destroyed crops, entered houses and contaminated water sources with their faeces.  AV-2009-000017-AFG Snow Avalanche Afghanistan Ten people were killed and more than 30 others had to be rescued when avalanches buried their vehicles in Afghanistan's Salang pass north of the capital, Kabul.  DR-2009-000016-URY Drought Uruguay Severe drought in the entire country has affected the agricultural sector, leading the the Government to declare an agricultural emergency. Wildfires and dangers of water shortage are also reported.  EP-2009-000015-MWI Epidemic Malawi Cholera outbreak has hit the Central region of Malawi.   EP-2009-000014-CAF Epidemic Central African Republic Recurrent yellow fever outbreaks have been registered in the Central African Republic. The recent outbreaks are requesting a response in 2 separate geographic areas of the country, with one of them being close to the capital Bangui.  EP-2009-000013-BOL Epidemic Bolivia Due to the proliferation of dengue cases, the Government has declared sanitary emergency in 4 regions of Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando y Cochabamba) and the military has been mobilised to help with the delivery of assistance.  EP-2009-000012-TGO Epidemic Togo The Government of Togo through a press release on 12 December 2008 has officially confirmed the outbreak of cholera epidemic in the country?s capital Lome and its environs. The outbreak is attributed to the poor sanitation habit of the population, lack of portable water source as well as the effects of the recent floods in the country.   FL-2009-000011-PHL Flood Philippines Continuous rains caused landslide and numerous flooding in Northern Samar Province, affected 2,896 families, killed 6 people - NDCC (10/01/2009)   FL-2009-000010-FJI Flood Fiji AFP reporting that the state of emergency was declared, Thousands were evacuated.  8692 hits 348 Pages: 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170	GLIDEnumber: About Glide How to Join Participating Institutions GLIDE-enabled sites Help Topics Disclaimer Get results as: Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Report a Missing Disaster:   If you know about a disaster that is not registered in GLIDEnumber.net: Create/Edit missing disaster report Please note you need to be a registered user to report missing disasters Latest Events: Disasters on or after week 16 From: 2026/4/12  To: 2026/4/23 WF-2026-000060-JPN Wild fire,Japan: Wildfires broke out Wednesday at two sites in the same town in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, prompting local authorities to urge over 1,000 residents to evacuate, while requesting assistance from the Self-Defense Forces to fight the flames. EQ-2026-000057-JPN Earthquake,Japan: GDACS - Medium humanitarian impact, magnitude 7.4M tsunami generates 1.01m FL-2026-000059-NZL Flood,New Zealand: Wellington flooding: Thousands ordered to evacuate homes in New Zealand capital after worst rainfall ever recorded. Wellington declared a state of emergency on Monday after torrential rainfall battered New Zealand's capital city overnight. ST-2026-000061-THA SEVERE LOCAL STORM,Thailand: Very strong winds, thunderstorms and hailstorms affected south-eastern Thailand (mainly the Nakhon Phanom, Ubon Ratchathani, Buriram and Sisaket provinces) and several provinces in the north-west of the country over 14-16 April, causing a number of severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage. FL-2026-000056-CAN Flood,Canada: Thousands of Canadians across the country spent the weekend in a desperate struggle with rising floodwaters caused by unusually persistent rainfall. Nearly 1,900 homes have been flooded in 126 municipalities in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. On Sunday, Montreal became the latest city in Quebec to declare a state of emergency after three dikes gave way in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough, in the north end of the city by the Rivieres des Prairies. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said homes have been evacuated in that borough as well as on two nearby islands. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said that the military response to flooding in Quebec is likely to balloon. "At the moment, since yesterday, there are 450 Canadian forces personnel on the ground in various locations across Quebec," Goodale told CTV's "Question Period" on Sunday. "We have over 100 firemen who are working 24 hours a day, visiting door to door and making some evacuations," he said. West of Montreal, the small town of Rigaud issued a mandatory evacuation order Sunday and a state of emergency has been in place for several days. In Gatineau, Que., near the border with Ontario, 380 residences were evacuated and officials want to evacuate another 900 homes Sunday. The situation in Ontario seems to be "generally stabilizing," although there are many unstable local circumstances, he said. In Atlantic Canada, some parts of New Brunswick recorded more than 150 millimetres of rain after a nearly 36 hour non-stop downpour. A weather station northeast of Saint John, N.B., measured 155 millimetres of precipitation from late Friday to early Sunday, Environment Canada meteorologist Stephen Fougere said Sunday, adding that surrounding areas had up to 125 millimetres. While the deluge has tapered off in the province, New Brunswick's St. John River is spilling its banks, prompting several road closures. TC-2026-000051-PNG Tropical Cyclone,Papua New Guinea: Over 10-11 April, tropical cyclone MAILA continued moving very slowly over the Solomon Sea, with maximum sustained winds up to 130 km/h, further weakening into a tropical storm and dissipating. Its passage over the Solomon Sea caused very heavy rainfall, strong winds and consequent floods, landslides and severe weather-related incidents across eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.