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Country |
Comments |
| FL-1998-000272----
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Flood |
(Non-Localized) |
The southern provinces of the Republic of Korea has been suffering from torrential downpours since the end of July. On August 31, the authorities announced that 199 people had died in the disaster; another 28 were missing. More than 178,000 people were displaced and financial losses were estimated to exceed 1,129 billion Korean won (CHF 1.2 billion). |
| FL-1998-000255-TUR
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Flood |
Turkey |
A major flood has occurred on 7 August 1998 due to heavy rainfall. |
| FL-1998-000251-SDN
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Flood |
Sudan |
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| LS-1998-000247-IRN
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Land Slide |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
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| FL-1998-000224-SVK
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Flood |
Slovakia |
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| FL-1998-000221-NPL
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Flood |
Nepal |
Recent heavy rainfalls caused flooding and landslides in Nepal. 25 districts had been affected. |
| TS-1998-000220-PNG
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Tsunami |
Papua New Guinea |
At approximately 1930 local time on Friday 17 July 1998 an earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale occurred just off the north-west coast of Papua New Guinea some 35 km north-west of Sissano Lagoon. |
| FL-1998-000219-KOR
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Flood |
Korea Republic |
heavy floods have occurred since the end of July in the Republic of Korea |
| VO-1998-000218-IDN
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Volcano |
Indonesia |
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| DR-1998-000216-CRI
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Drought |
Costa Rica |
limited rainfall during the last rainy season associated with an exceptionaly dry season and abnormal high temperatures, has had a negative impact on several regions of Costa Rica. |
| EQ-1998-000215-AZE
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Earthquake |
Azerbaijan |
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| FL-1998-000213-KGZ
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Flood |
Kyrgyzstan |
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| DR-1998-000210-CUB
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Drought |
Cuba |
820,000 were affected. |
| FL-1998-000203-BGD
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Flood |
Bangladesh |
The damage caused by this year's unusually prolonged floods is very extensive. Currently the number of districts affected stands at 52 (out of a total of 64). The number of people affected by the floods is estimated at over 30 million, with 783 deaths reported due to drowning, snake bites and diseases.An estimated two-thirds of the country are under water.(18 SEPTEMBER 1998) |
| EQ-1998-000201-TUR
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Earthquake |
Turkey |
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| FL-1998-000193-ROM
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Flood |
Romania |
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| ST-1998-000183-IND
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
India |
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| FL-1998-000179-RUS
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Flood |
Russia |
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| EQ-1998-000169-BOL
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Earthquake |
Bolivia |
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| FL-1998-000165-CHN
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Flood |
China, People's Republic |
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| ST-1998-000164-BGD
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SEVERE LOCAL STORM |
Bangladesh |
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| DR-1998-000160-VNM
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Drought |
Viet Nam |
3 million people were affected by the drought. |
| EQ-1998-000152-AFG
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Earthquake |
Afghanistan |
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| FL-1998-000112-TZA
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Flood |
Tanzania |
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| FL-1998-000111-TJK
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Flood |
Tajikistan |
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