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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: 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 GLIDEnumber Event Country Comments TC-2008-000172-TWN Tropical Cyclone Taiwan (China) Taiwan issued land and sea warning on Saturday as Typhoon Jangmi headed towards the south coast - Reuters(27/09/2008). GDACS issued red alert(27/09/2008).  TC-2008-000171-BMU Tropical Cyclone Bermuda Tropical Storm Kyle. The Government of Bermuda has issued a tropical storm warning for Bermuda.  FL-2008-000170-DOM Flood Dominican Republic Heavy rain over Eastern and Southern parts of the country from Monday to Wednesday this week resulted in swollen rivers and flooding of low lying areas in provinces of Altagracia, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, and Monte Plata.  CW-2008-000169-COL Cold Wave Colombia Government of Antioqu?a reported initial response actions due to cold wave affecting the region.  FL-2008-000168-NPL Flood Nepal On 19 September, heavy rains hit several districts in Mid and Far Western regions of Nepal. The incessant rains caused floods and landslides in Bardiya, Banke, Dang, Dadeldhura, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Doti and Salyan Districts.  FL-2008-000167-VCT Flood Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Heavy morning rains associated with a trough system have resulted in flooding and landslides in several areas of the country.  FL-2008-000166-GTM Flood Guatemala At least 900 people were displaced due to floods in coastal areas in southeast Guatemala, officials said Sunday(21/09/2008). Leonel Morales, representative of the Guatemalan National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (Conred), said the situation was very severe as many other areas have also been flooded.  TC-2008-000165-TWN Tropical Cyclone Taiwan (China) GDACS Red alert issued. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau issued sea warning, expecting Hagupit to bring strong winds and heavy rain to south and south-east Taiwan starting 23 Sep 2008.  OT-2008-000164-UGA Other Uganda About 33,939 people in Kotido and Abim district in Uganda are currently facing an acute phase of food insecurity  TC-2008-000163-MEX Tropical Cyclone Mexico Tropical Cyclone Lowell. The Mexican government declared emergency in the State of Sinaloa after heavy rains and floods caused by remnants of Lowell. Response was activated.  FL-2008-000162-VNM Flood Viet Nam Eleven people, three of them children, have been killed by flash floods and landslides that struck a mountainous province in northern Viet Nam.  FF-2008-000161-THA Flash Flood Thailand Heavy downpours due to a low pressure trough and the south-western monsoon in the past week have triggered more flash floods and inundated villages and farmland in north and northeast Thailand. According to disaster officials, five people have been killed, 114,345 (34,182 families) have been affected.  FL-2008-000160-SEN Flood Senegal From September 1_4, Dakar received 133mm of rain, twice as much rain as would normally be expected. Several neighborhoods in Dakar and its suburbs are flooded, as well as neighborhoods in the cities of Thi?s, Diourbel, Saint Louis and Kaolack.   TC-2008-000159-TWN Tropical Cyclone Taiwan (China) A powerful typhoon Sinlaku pounded Taiwan on Sunday(14/09/2008) with fierce winds and torrential rains, causing thousands of people to flee their homes and leaving at least 13 people injured, officials said.  FL-2008-000158-PAN Flood Panama On 3 September 2008 the province of Chiriqui, in particular the region of Ng?be Bugl? in the district of Besiko, was affected by a low pressure system in the central mountain range, producing heavy rain and floods. Eight rural communities were affected by the overflowed rivers of Fonseca and Boca de Soloy in the region Ng?be Bugl? mainly because seven suspension bridges were destroyed. 50 houses are affected, and 28 destroyed. There is also lack of electricity in the district of San Felix. According to the Civil Protection approximately 545 people have been affected, 11 are missing, and five people died. Two emergency shelters have been established in the district of Soloy, providing shelter for a total of 293 people.   DR-2008-000157-PRY Drought Paraguay Center of Chaco region is suffering from cyclical drought, that has been devastating the area in the last 6 months. Although it is a yearly phenomenon, this time the impact is bigger due to increasing population, poverty of indigenous people and existence of agro-industries.  EQ-2008-000156-IRN Earthquake Iran, Islamic Republic An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit southern Iran on 10 September 2008 at 15:30 local time (11:00 GMT). So far, six people were killed and 46 were injured. According to the local government, the size of damage is not too big and the disaster is controllable.  FL-2008-000155-CHL Flood Chile On 1 September, heavy rain and floods deeply affected the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania Los Lagos and Los Rios in Chile. Landslides and overflowed rivers have destroyed roadways and houses. As of 6 September, the government reports a total of 27,157 homeless people; 26,763 people in the region of La Araucania and 1,467 people in shelters. There have been four people reported dead. The total number of affected people in the regions of Maule, Bio Bio, La Araucania, Los Lagos and Los Rios ascends to 81,755 people. There have been 6,605 houses reported with minor damages, 4,277 with major damages and 40 houses destroyed.   FL-2008-000154-MEX Flood Mexico Government declared emergency for 10 municipalities in the State of Durango, after heavy rains occurred between 14th of August and 4th of September 2008.  LS-2008-000153-EGY Land Slide Egypt Up to 200 people are feared to have been buried in their homes after rockslides crushed a shantytown in the eastern Duwayqa area on 6 September 2008. Reports said that at least eight boulders - each estimated to weigh about 70 tonnes - fell from the towering cliffs overlooking the district at about 0900 local time (0700 GMT). Thirty people have been declared dead, 49 injured. 50 homes have been destroyed in the impoverished and densely populated Manshiyet Nasr neighbourhood. Some people are believed to be still trapped in the rubble and police have cordoned off the area. The toll is expected to drastically raise, considering the number of missing, the hit, the dust and the difficulty of the search and rescue operation (difficult access for heavy equipment, high tensions between local population and governmental authorities).  LS-2008-000152-PHL Land Slide Philippines Two landslides occurred at Poblacion Masara, Municipality of Maco, Compostela Valley Province due to heavy rains. 9 persons reported dead, 24 injured and 14 still missing.   TC-2008-000151-BHS Tropical Cyclone Bahamas Tropical Cyclone Ike. Early warning for the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Expected to hit on early Sunday. Force of the Hurricane is yet to be seen  TC-2008-000151-CYM Tropical Cyclone Cayman Islands Hurricane Ike. The Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Cayman Islands.  TC-2008-000151-USA Tropical Cyclone United States A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  FL-2008-000150-CAF Flood Central African Republic Heavy rains fell in the Mambere Kadei Prefecture in August, 2008 resulting in floods and landslide in Berberati, an area located 600 km North West of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), along the border with Cameroon. The landslide left three male children death, affected 51 families and left 225 people homeless. About 114 houses were also destroyed, some partially and others completely  8692 hits 348 Pages: 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180	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.