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Page 1: Disaster history : significant data on major disasters worldwide
Page 2: Disaster history : significant data on major disasters worldwide

DISASTER HISTORY

Signi f icant Data on Major Disasters Worldwide,

1900 - Present

Prepared for the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

Agency for International Developnent Washington, D.C. 20523

Labat-Anderson Incorporated Arlington, Virginia 22201

Under Contract AID/PDC-0000-C-00-8153

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INTRODUCTION

The OFDA Disaster History provides information on major disasters uhich have occurred around the world since 1900. I n fo rm t i on i s mare complete on events since 1964 - the year the Off ice o f Fore8jn Disaster Assistance was created - and includes detai ls on a l l disasters t o nhich the Off ice responded with assistance. No records are kept on disasters uhich occurred wi th in the United States and i t s terr i tories.*

A l l OFDA 'declared' disasters are included - i.e., a l l those i n uhich the Chief o f the U.S. D i p l m t i c Mission in an affected country determined that a disaster exfsted uhich warranted U.S. govermnt response. OFDA i s charged with responsibi l i ty fo r coordinating a l l USG foreign disaster re l ie f .

Signif icant anon-declared' disasters are also included in the History based on the following c r i te r ia :

o Earthquake and volcano disasters are included i f tbe mmber of people k i l l e d i s a t least six, o r the t o t a l nmber u i l l e d and injured i s 25 or more, or a t least 1,000 people a r t affect&, o r damage i s $1 m i l l i on or more.

o mather disasters except draught (flood, storm, cyclone, typhoon, landslide, heat wave, cold wave, etc.) are included i f the d r of people k i l l e d and injured to ta ls a t least 50, or 1,000 or m r e are homeless or affected, o r damage I s a t least S1 mi 1 l ion.

o Drought disasters are included i f the nunber affected i s substantial.

o Accidents ( f i re, plane crash, t r a i n wreck, etc.) are included i f the nunber of people k i l l e d and in jured i s a t least 100, o r damage i s estimated a t S1 m i l l i o n or more.

o C i v i l s t r i f e disasters are rrjt included unless the U.S. government provided re l i e f assistance.

Exceptions t o the above have been made i n the case of small island countries. Disasters affect ing such cow t r i es mv Se included even i f the extent of damage i s not knoun because of the re la t i ve ly greater impact of disasters on small island economies.

I n a l l disasters, the nuher of people k i l l e d and the nunber affected are recorded as exclusive categories.

The various f i e l d headings and acronyms used i n t h i s report are explained below.

DlSNO (Disaster Nunber): The f i r s t two d i g i t s of the DlSNO indicate the f i sca l year in which the event occurred; the l as t three d ig i t s are sequence nunbers wi th in the f i s ca l year. k h r s 001 through 100 are assigned t o declared disasters and mmbers 101 through 999 t o undeclared disasters.

STR DT, DECL DT (Str ike Date, Declaration Date): The format i s Year/Month/Day, e.g., July 4, 1984, would be 84/07/04. The STR DT i s the -- date on which the event began; the DECL DT i s the date on which the U.S. Anhssador determined that a disaster had occurred, tr iggering OFDA response. Absence of a STRIKE DAY or STRIKE MONTH/DAY indicates that the exac: begiming date of the disaster i s unknown. A declaration date has h e n supplied f o r some o f the ear l ie r declared disasters i f the determination date was not recorded.

REG (Region): ALL - WRLDWIDE; NA - NORTH AMERICA; CA - CENTRAL AUERICA; CARB - CARIBBEAN; SA - SOUTH AMERICA; PAC - PACIFIC; ASIA - ASIA; - WE - NEAR EAST; AFR - AFRICA; EUR - EUROPE.

* Consult the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fo r information concerning US. disasters.

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TY ( D i s a s t e r T m r : AC - ACCIDENT; AV - AVALANCHE; CS - C I V I L STRIFE; CU - COLD WAVE; CY - CYCLONE; DP - DISPLACED PERSONS; DR - DROUGHT; EQ - EARTHQUAKE; EM - EMERGENCY; EP - EPIDEMIC; EX - EXPELLEES; FA - FANINE; F1 - FIRE; FL - F L W ; FS - FOOD SHORTAGE; HU - HEAT MAE; HU - HURRICANE; I N - INFESTATION; LS - LANDSLIDE; PS - POWER SHORTAGE; RE - REFUGEES; ST - STORM; TS - TSUNAMI; TY - TYPHOON; UP - UNUSUAL PHENONENON; VO - VOLCANO.

KILLED, AFFECTED, HOMELESS, K S DAMAGE ( thousands o f d o l l a r s ) : F i g u r e s may be p r e l i m i n a r y f o r r e c e n t d i s a s t e r s , a n d z e r o s in t h e s e c o l u m s may sinply i n d i c a t e no r e l i a b l e e s t i m a t e was a v a i l a b l e . Amounts f o r K S DAMAGE a r e n o t indexed or a d j u s t e d f o r i n f l a t i o n .

C o r r e c t i o n s o r a d d i t i o n s t o i n f o r m a t i o n i n this r e p o r t a r e welcomed a n d s h o u l d be s e n t t o OFDA, Agency f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l Development, Roan 12621\, NS, Uashington, D.C. 20523, U.S.A.

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NOTES

Disaster Types - AC accident

CS c i v i l s t r i f e

CW cold wave

CY cyclone

DP displaced persons

DR drought

EM emergency

EP epidemic

EQ earthquake

EX expellees

FI f i r e

FL flood

FS food shortage

HU hurricane

HW heat wave

I N in fes ta t ion

LS landslide

PS power shortage

RE refugees

ST storm

TS tsunami

UP unusual phenomenon

VO volcano

Regions

AFR Africa

ASIA Asia

CA Central America

CAR3 Caribbean

EUR Europe

NA North America

NE Near East

PAC Pacific

3A South America

. Disasters t ha t occurred i n the former Soviet Union pr io r t o FY 1992 a re l i s t e d under Soviet Union i n t h i s volume, with the relevant republic ident i f ied i n the comments f i e ld . Disasters occurring i n FY 1992 and a f t e r i n the former Soviet Union w i l l be l i s t e d under the individual independent s t a t e s i n the d i sas te r h is tory f i l e .

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Disaster types and regions have been abbreviated for some graphs, using the following combinations:

Disaster T w e s

AU

CED

CHTS

DF

EP

EQT

FI

FL

IN

LS

vo

accident, unusual phenomenon

civil strife, emergency, displaced persons, expellees

cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, storm

drought, food shortage, famine

epidemic

earthquake, tsunami

fire

flood

infestation

landslide, avalanche

volcano

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DISASTERS BY COUNTRY Declared Disasters FY 83 - FY 92

DISASTERS BY COUNTRY All Disasters FY 83 - FY 92

. .

Sovlet Union' 42

Brazll 41 Mexlco 31 Paru 28 Vlelnam 25

*Inoludaa Indapandant Otmbm of the Fornar Oovfat Unfon

Counlrlrr hrvlno 26 or more rrcordr

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DECLARED DISASTERS BY REGION FY 1983 - FY 1987

DECLARED DISASTERS 3Y REGION FY 1988 - FY 1982

AFR 08 46% AFR 138 48%

SA 30 14% PAC 17 8% SA 20 7% EUR 18 8%

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DECLARED DISASTERS BY TYPE FY 83 - FY 87 and FY 88 - FY 92

No. of Recorde 80 1

ALL DISASTERS BY TYPE FY 83 - FY 87 and FY 88 - FY 92

No. of Records

- - - - - -

o l , , l , , l l , , l , AU CCD CHTE DF EP EOT R FL HO IN 18 VO

FY 87 109 23 138 87 44 61 64 148 10 28 23 13 FY 82 161 74 112 63 68 88 20 182 6 21 27 12

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DECLARED CIVIL STRIFE DISASTERS

No. of Records

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Fiscal Years

I All Disaster Types Cfsi! Strife* il *Includes Displaced Persons/Emergencies/Expellees

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EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS BY MONTH FY 1900 - FY 1992

FLOOD DISASTERS BY MONTH FY 1900 - FY 1992

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUQ. 8EP OCT I NOV DEC

VOLCANO DISASTERS BY MONTH FY 1900 - FY 1992

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUQ 8EP OCT N W DEC

FIRE DISASTERS BY MONTH FY 1900 - FY 1992

JAN FEE MAR APR MAY JUN OCT NOV DEC

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ASIA 64/06/13 AS lA 69/01/01 ASIA 71/08/07 ASIA

ASIA AS IA ASIA

76/94/12 AS lA AS lA

78/07/16 ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA AS IA AS lA

AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN AFGHAN I STAN

91021 91/02/01 91/02/21 ASIA AFGHANISTAN

91153 91/05 ASIA AFGHANISTAN 92162 92/09/02 ASIA AFGHANISTAN

NORTH MINE EXPLOSION; TOUN OF KARKAR PROVINCE OF PAKTIA CENTRAL, N.Y., N.E. WEST KHINJAN PASS WEST NORTHWEST HERAT, FARAH, KANDAHAR HINDU KUSH C. E., 8 PAK. BORDER; 140 INJ. 3 SOUTHERN PROVINCES HINDU KUSH: 3,000 1115. PAKJAFGWN. BORDER; 483 1NJ. CHITRAL/HINDU KUSH AREA; COlSMlNICATlONS DISRUPTED BAbAKHSHAW/HEMT/JWZJAN; ALSO KABUL 8 OTMER CITIES; HANY KILLED 8 1N:URED; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE 10 CROPS, HOUSES, ROADS, BRIDGES, IRRIGATIUH CANALS EARTHWAKE I N REMOTE AREAS N. 8 S. O i HINDU KUSH 8 FLOOOS I N St. PROVS. CAUSED HEAW DAMAGE TO HOMES, CROPS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE; FIGS. FOR BOTH DISASTERS JAWZJAN PROV.; ESTIMATED 6,000 HWSES FLOODED FLOOOS I N KUSH MTS. NORTH OF KABUL H I T VILLAGES ALONG KALOMK, GHORBAND, & SHUTUL VALLEYS, K ILL ING MANY 8 DESTROYING BUILDINGS, FARM LAND, 8 AGRICULTURAL CANALS

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AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

78/11/01 AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

92/06/08 AFR

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

CWNTRY: AFRICA

AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA

D IR IG IBLE VANISHED; HED. OFF N. A F R b 3 C. AFRICA DROUGHT; RWANDA, BURUNDI FLASH FLOODS; HOZnBQ., ZIMBABWE, S. AFRICA YELLOW FNER; UEST AFRICW11 CWNTRIES SAHEL-GENERAL; CENTRAL UEST A F K E CONTINUATIC!! !!":ii'iE URWGHT; SEE FY 73 CYCLONE W I L I E ; S.E. COAST AFRICA

6 COUNTRIES SAHEL DROUGHT; 6 COUNTRIES EAST A F R I W 5 CWNTRIES W C H OF CONTINENT SWT#ER:: AFRICA DRWGH?; SEE ANGOLA, BOTSUAWA, LESOTHO, NALAWI, H O W P I W E , KUI IBIA, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA, ZIHPABWE; AFFECTED TOTAL FOR REG. WAS 18.1 M I L

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Thursday, 2 9 July 1993 08:41 OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: ALBANIA

68101 67/11/30 EUR ALBANIA EQ 11 0 0 0 ALBANIA-YUGO. BORDER, SHUPENZE; 134 INJ. 79101 79/04/15 EUR ALBANIA EQ 3 5 0 0 0 3 5 0 INJ. 91032 91 91/03/29 EUR ALBANIA EH 0 3,200,000 0 0 3-YEAR DROUGHT & DISRUPTION OF MEDICAL SERVICES

JEOPARDIZED HEALTH OF 3.2 HIL. POPULATION

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Thursday, 29 July 1993 08:41 OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: ALGERIA

46103 46 AFR 54103 54/09/09 AFR 64111 63/12 AFR 65007 64/07/27 64/07/27 AFR 65028 65/01/01 65/01/01 AFR 67026 66/10/06 66/10/18 AFR 68104 67/11 AFR 70021 69/09/28 69/10/07 AFR 73023 73/63 73/04/10 AFR 74017 74/03/31 74/04/12 AFR 80102 79/12 AFR 81001 80/10/10 80/10/11 AFR 82136 82/01/28 AFR 83107 82/1 i/.iO AFR 83122 82/11/02 AFR 85114 84/11 AFR 85136 85/01 AFR

88008 87/10 87/12/29 AFR 88022 88/02/28 88/03/27 AFR 88044 88 88/08/16 AFR 28111 27/11 AFR 90008 89/10/29 89/11/16 AFR

92122 92/01/21 AFR

ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA

ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA

ALGERIA

0 0 0 CONSTANTINE 0 0 0 ORLE WSVILLE

45,400 45,400 0 SWThYRN 200 0 0 SHIP EXPLOSION; BONE; 200 INJ.

37,000 12,000 2,000 MaSI:A & ENVIRONS; 350 INJ. 20,000 15,900 10,000 WEST, 2 - A S W ; 12 INJ. 30,000 30,000 3,000 AURES S W R A CONSTANTINE 200,000 0 10,000 ALGERIA-PLOWS; TUNISIA; 237 INJ. 85,000 61,000 10,000 NORTHEAST, TLEMCEN 20,000 0 30,000 G. KABYLIA 8 TLEHCEH 30,000 0 0 WESTERN 478,948 463,000 5,200,000 EL ASNAU; 8,369 INJ.

150 0 0 TRAIN DERAILMENT; ALGIERS; 150 INJ. 8,500 0 0 TORRENTIAL RAINS; N. ALGERIA; 14 I I J . 600 0 0 STADIUM COLLAPSE; ALGIERS; 600 INJ. 0 1,470 0 UESTEF" ALGERIA; PROLONGED RAINS; 24 MISSING

15,000 15,000 0 EASTERb. ALGERIA; S I X DAYS OF STORHS CAUSED SEVERE FLODDING

0 0 0 TINOCilF/ADRAR; LOCUST INVASION 0 0 0 SECOND LOWST INVASION REACHEb SAHARAN ATLAS MOUNTAINS 0 0 0 LOCUST CONTROL PROGRAH 0 0 0 UOSTfiGANEH

12,000 12,000 0 CHENOUA, VEST OF ALGIERS; EXTENSIVE DANAGE TO H W S , HIGHWAYS, AND BRIDGES; 162 INJ.

0 2,250 0 CENT. & WESTERN ALGERIA, INCLUDING ALGIERS; AT LEAST 450 FAMILIES HOMELESS I N DELFA ALONE; SEVERE FLOOOING OF ROADS 8 CROPLAND; WNDREDS OF CATTLE LOST -------.---- ------------- -------------

982,798 638,020 5,265,000 23 record(~).

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- 76003 75/07 15/07/14 AFR 81147 81 AFR 84115 83/11/08 AFR 85134 85 AFR 87194 87/06 AFR 89145 89/04 AFR

89046 8 9 89/07/31 AFR

90003 8 9 89/10/13 AFR

91003 9 0 90/10/02 AFR

92001 91 91/10/01 AFR

ANGOLA ANGOLA ANGOLA ANGOLA ANGOLA ANGOLA

ANGOLA

ANGOLA

ANGOLA

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPCRT

CDUNTRY: ANGOLA

INDEPENDENCE; NATIONWIDE ESP. COAST DISPLACED PERSONS; C. PLATJ3 S. PROVS. PLANE CRASH; LUBANGO AIRPORT FAHINE CAUSED BY DROUGHT AND C I V I L STRIFE LUANDA; CHOLERA KUANU PROV.; SEKRE RAINS CAUSED RIVERS TO WERFLOU BANKS, DAMGIHG FARM LANDS 8 PROPERTY NATIONUIOE; AFFECTED FIG. I S NO. DISPLACED BY UAR, DROUGHT, AND FLOODS; KILLED WERE CHOLERA VICTIMS UHO WERE DISPLACED PERSON3 NATIONUIDE; PERSONS DISPLACED BY c r v n STRIFE, DROUGHT AND FLOODING THOUSANDS DISPLACED OR AT RISK OF STARVATION DUE TO PROLONGED C I V I L WAR AND DROUGHT AFFECTED INCLUDES INTERNALLY DISPLACED ANGOLANS, REFUGEES, & 250,000 DEMOBILIZED HILITALY AFTER END OF C I V I L WAR; COUNTRY ALSO AFFECTED BY DROUGHT

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ANGUILLA A N W I LLA

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: ANGUILLA

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Thursday, 29 July 1993 08:42 OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: ANTIGUA

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS D W G E COMMENTS ----- .--.---1 ----.--- ---- -----.I--------- -- -------1-1- ------.------ ------I------ -----=I------ ----..,-------------------I--I-.-----------------------.-.

51108 50/09/01 CARB ANTIGUA HU 61 116 60/09/04 CARB ANTIGUA HU 671 07 66/09/26 CARS ANTIGUA HU 84030 83/11 84/04/13 CARB ANTIGUA DR

2 0 0 1,000 HURRICANE DOG 2 0 0 0 HURRICANE DONNA 0 0 0 0 HURRICANE lHEZ 0 75,000 0 0 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAI. SECTOR; POTEHTl AL

THREAT TO HEALTH 8 ECONOMY --- ------------- ------------- ------------- 4 75,000 0 1,000 4 record(~).

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COUNTRY: ARGENTINA

KILLED AFFECTED HOnELESS KS DAHAGE ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------

paw 8

ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENT1 NA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA

SAN JUAN N.U., PARANA & PARAGUAY RIVERS HENDOZA, LAS CUEVAS BUENOS AIRES SUBURBS HEHDOZA BUENOS AIRES TORNADO; SAN JUSTO; 306 INJ. SANTIAGO DEL ESTER0 RAINSTORN; NEQUEN PROVI WCE PARANS RIVER; N.E., CENTRAL TRUCK-TRAIH COLLISION; SRNTA FE; 1 0 0 INJ. SAN JUAN PROVINCE(U); 100 INJ. CENTRAL, NORThERN FORHOSA & H I S I W E S CORDGA; 100 IHJ. NORTHESTERN BUENOS AIRES PROV. TRAIN DERAIUIENT; CORONEL BRANOSEN; 1 2 0 INJ. NORTHEAST ARGENTINA HEAW RAINS; HEJNU. PRWS.; 10 KILLED, 14 INJ. I N LANDSLIDE I N NARCH MENDOZA PROV.; 238 INJ. BUENOS AIRES; PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL FIRE; 247 INJ. 8UENOS AIRES; HEAVY RAINFALL; 100,000 EVACUATED BUENOS AIRES PROV.; OVER 6 HILL ION HA OF FARHLAND UNDER WATER; DAKAGE FIGURE FOR AGRICULTURE ONLY NORTHERN STATES; HEAW AND CONTINUOUS RAINS; SEVERE CROP AND LIVESTOCK LOSSES; AT LEAST 60,000 HCMELESS SOUTHERN PROVS. OF CHUBUT, R IO NEGRO, AND NEUWEN; FIRES THROUGH HID-HARCH DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HA OF TIHBER; 2 INJ. LA RIOJA PROV.: TORNMOES: CONSIDERABLE DAHAGE TO HOWES, PRWERT~ AND LIMS~OCK NORTHWEST BUENOS AIRES PROV.; 4 HILLION HECTARES CULTIVATED LAND UNDER WATER; SOnE C IT IES NEARLY COVERED; 12,000 EVACUATED BUENOS AIRES PROV.; THREE UEEKS OF HEAW RAIN CAUSED FLOODING THAT DAHAGEO 200,000 HWES AND DEVASTATED CROPS CORDOBA, SANTA FE, BUENOS AIRES; HIGH INFLATION REDUCED BUYING POWER OF ARGENTINES & LED TO RIOTING 8 LOOTING; 1 0 0 INJ. HT. HUDSON/S. CHILE; H1Y. ASH FALLOUT I N SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO LIVESTOC1: & PASTURES I N BOTH COUNTRIES; AFFECTED I S NO. WITHIN 180 KH OF HT. CORDOBA PROV.; LATE DEC.; HEAVY RAINS, FLOODING, 8 AVALANCHE DESTROYED SONE 4 5 0 HCMES 8 DAHAGED INFRASTRUCTURE & CROPS; 11 HISSING HW. RAINS CAUSED RISE I N PARAGUAY & PARANA RIVERS 8 WIDESPREAD FLODOING I N ARGENTINE LITTORAL, N.E. AREAS, & SO. PROV. OF CHUBUT; OVER 100,000 EVACUATED

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ARGENTINA FL 0 0 0 92,000 7 PROVS., INCLUDINNG WORST HIT CHAM & SANTA FE; HW. AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE; OFFICIAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES -------.----- ---.-.------. -----------.. .------------

5,913 12,889,567 602,950 3,040,000 34 record(~) .

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45101 44/12/18 ASIA 55105 5 5 ASIA

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: ASIA

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67/02 PAC 69/01/29 PAC 69/04/03 PAC

PAC 74/01/30 PAC 74/12/26 PAC

PAC PAC PAC PAC

83/02/18 PAC PAC

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA

85135 85/01 PAC AUSTRALIA

86133 86/02/01 PAC AUSTRALIA

67126 67 PAC AUSTRALIA 901 17 89/12/28 PAC AUSTRALIA

90138 90/04/13 PAC AUSTRALIA

90120 90/01/03 PAC AUSTRALIA

91120 90/12/26 PAC AUSTRALIA

BRUSHFIRES; HOBART (TASMANIA); 100 INJ. PER?H 8 HECKERING; 16 INJ. BUSH FIRE; NEW SOUTH UALES SOUTH UALES, WEENSLAND, VICT. 'VERAn FLOODS; QUEENSLAND, NEW S. UALES CYCLONE lTRACY1; DARWIN; 640 INJ. QVEANREYAN (NSU) TRAIN CRASH; SYDNEY; 91 INJ. STORWBUSHFIRES; UESTERN 3 STATES BUSH FIRE; S. AUSTRALIA/VICTORIA SYDNEY AREA; FLASH FLOODS; 2 1 HISSING; SEVERAL HILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE SWTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; BUSHFIRES; 1 0 0 INJ.; HEAVY PROPERTY & LlVESTOCK LOSSES NORTH WEENSLAWD; CYCLONE UINIFRED; HUNDREDS HOMELESS; HANY INJ. SOUTHEAST SE AUSTRALIA/NEUCASTLE; SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HOMES, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC BLDGS: 165 INJ.: THOUSANDS AFFECTED E. AUSTRALIA, FRON S. QVEENSLAND TO CENT. NEW SOUTH WALES: TORRENTIAL RAINS BROUGHT WORST FLOODING I N MANY YEARS; MAJOR LOSSES OF SHEEP AND OTHER LIVESTOCK NEW S. UALES, N. VICTORIA; BRUSH FIRES CONSWED 50,000 HA; TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SHEEP AND OTHER LIVESTOCK KILLEO WEENSLAND; CYCLONE JOY LASHED NORTH COAST; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO BkNANA CROPS

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COUNTRY: AUSTRIA

54106 54/01/12 EUR AUSTRIA LS 200 3 8 0 0 D AVALANCHE; BLONS, LANGEN VALLEY 54107 54/01/11 EUR AUSTRIA LS 10 0 0 0 AVALANCHE; DAUAS 15114 75/04 EUR AUSTRIA LS 15 0 0 0 ALPS ------------- ------------- ----------.-- ------------- * T o t a l s 225 380 0 0 3 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY: AZORES

64029 64/02/18 64/08/01 EUR AZORES EP 0 1,000 1,000 0 80011 80/01/01 80/01/01 EUR AZORES EQ 69 21,300 21,300 0 89135 89/02/08 EUR AZORES AC 144 0 0 0

S h t JORGE IS. 3 ISLANDS; 600 INJ. PLANE CRASHED INTO PICO ALTO nr. AS IT PREPARED FOR STOPOVER ON THE PORTUGUESE-HELD ISLAND

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CARB CARE CARB CARB CARE

65/09 CARB 65/11/13 CARE

CARE CARB

B AH AHAS BAHAMAS BAHAUAS BP.HAnAS BAHAMAS BAHAMAS BAHAMAS BAHAMAS BAHAMAS

92060 92/08/23 92/08/25 CARB BAHANAS

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COUNTRY: BAHAMAS

TY KILLED AFFECTED HQHELESS K t DAMAGE COMMENTS ---- -- ----------- - - - - - - - m e - - - - ------------- ------------- ....................................................... HU 0 0 0 0 NASSAU; HOST DEVASTATING I N RECENT YEARS HU 0 0 0 0 NASSAU; ENORMOUS DAMAGE; HANY LIVES LOST HU 14 0 0 0 B IMINI HU 22 0 0 0 HU 0 0 0 1,500 HURRICANE FLORA HU 0 1,200 0 700 HURRICANE BETSY; ELNTHERA, ABACO & ANDR AC 9 0 450 0 0 SHIPYRECK; STIRRUP CAY, BERPY IS.; 5 0 INJ. . HU 5 0 0 15,500 HURRICANE INEZ; NASSAU/BIMINI; 3 INJ. AC 100 0 0 0 AT LEAST 100 HAITIANS FEARED DROUNED AFTER REPORTEDLY

BEING THROUN OVERBOARD BY SMUGGLERS HU 4 1,700 1,700 250,000 ELEUTHERA, BIMINI, & BERRY ISLANDS; HURRICANE ANDREW; .

WINDS AT 150 WPH CAUSED WIDESPREAD DhMAGE ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 235 3,350 1,700 267,700 1 0 record(~).

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ASIA ASIA AS19 ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA

BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BAWGLAOESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

CYCLONE; CHITTAGONG CYCLONE; U. SUNDARBANS BAKERGANJ STORH; TEKNAF INFLUENU; NATIONUIOE BAKERGANJ; ENORHOUS DESTRUCTION TEKNAF COX'S BAUWCHITTAGONG; WORE SEVERE I N BURHA COX'S BAUR NOAKHALI; MANY HOUSES DESTROYED STORH SURGE; BHOLME. WEGHNA ESTUARY CYCLONE; U. SUNDARBANS NATIONUIDE DROUGHT CYCLONE; COX'S BAU!?/CHITTAGONG E. WEGHNA ESTUARY

NOAKHALI AND OFF-SHORE ISLANDS CHITTAGONG AREA AND OFF-SHORE ISLANDS; ESTIMATES OF NUHBER DEAD FROH THIS AND PRECEDING STORM RANGED TO 20,000 HEGNA ESTUARY; ACCORDING TO SOME SOURCES, THE DEATH TOLL FROH TWO STORMS I N 5/61 UAS OVER 11,000

61109 61/05/30 ASIA BANGLADESH 6 3 1 0 2 63/05/28 ASIA BANGLADESH

64/04/13 ASIA 44/07/01 ASIA 65/05/11 ASIA 65/12/15 ASIA 66/08/01 ASIA 66/10/01 ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA

68/10/01 ASIA

BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH

69029 69/04/14 69/04/29 ASIA BANGLADESH 70112 70/04/13 ASIA SANGLADESH 71005 70/07 70/08/07 ASIA BANGLADESH 71022 70/11/12 70/11/17 ASIA BANGLADESH

71050 71/03/25 71/06/16 ASIA BANGLADESH 71 122 70/10/23 ASIA BANGLADESH

0 CHITTAGONG; HIGH UINDS AND STOW SURGE 46,500 CHITTAGONG; AND NOAKHALI; EST1MA:ES OF NUneER DEAD

RANGED TO 22,000 250 JESSORE DIST.

5,000 RANGWR 8 COHILLA 57,700 BARISAL DISTRICT; 600,000 INJ.

0 CHITTAGONG TO TEKNAF 1,000 SYLHET

22,400 CHITTAGONG, SANDUIP 0 DACCA; 200 INJ.; POSSIBLY A TORNADO . 0 S., NEAR COX'S BAZAR

1,500 WARXWR, FARIDWR; 1,045 INJ. 199,400 2 FLOODS: MATIONWIDE (07/00); 5 NORTHERN DISTRICTS

(10/00). TOTAL 100,000 IHJ. 8,329 CYCLONE/TORNADO; DACCA 8 COHILLA; 15,530 INJ.

0 25,000 THROUGHOUT &,4@@ $HULNA/CHITTAGONG; OWE OF THE GREATEST NATURAL

DISASTERS I N RECORDED HISTORY l,4OO,OOO NATIONUIDE

0 BAY OF BENGAL DISTS.: DEPRESSION: HEAW DAHAGE TO

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73111 73/04/12 ASIA BANGLADESH 74116 73/12/09 ASIA BANGLADESH - 75006 74/07 74/08/02 ASlA BANGLADESH 75123 74/10 ASIA BANGLADESH 75125 74/11/28 ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLAOESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLAOESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLAOESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BAUGLPOESH

ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLAOESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLAOESH ASlA BANGLADESH AS lA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH ASlA BANGLADESH

85038 85/05/25 85/05/27 ASIA BANGLADESH

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0 FARIDPUR; 15,000 INJ. 0 SOUTH COAST

579,200 RONSOON FLOWS; NATlONUIDE, R. DELTAS 0 WORTHUEST 0 COASTAL AREAS AN0 OFF-SHORE ISLANDS; STORM SURGE;

CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE ANL LOSS OF L I F E 0 FLDDDS-LANDSLIDES; EAST 0 TORNADO; FARIDPUR DISTRICT; 200 INJ. 0 CHOLERA 0 CHOLERA; MAKE OF F L W S 0 3 STORMS; 5 DISTRICTS; 10,000 INJ. 0 nr)4EHSINGH DISTRICT; 1 0 0 INJ. 0 BRAHllAWTRA VALLEY 0 MlSLlHS FROM B U M ; CHITYAWNG DISTRICTS 0 TORNADO; 5 0 0 INJ. 0 0 BAY OF BENGAL 0 CHOLERA 0 JESSORE; 100 INJ. 0 GANGES RIVER; WESTERN 0 TRAIN DERAILUENT: 182 INJ. 0 EASTERN; 150 INJ. D S. COAST 0 NEAR KHULNA; CARGO SHIP COLLIDED VITH CROUDED RIVER

LAUNCH 0 CYCLONE, STOWS; WIDESPREAD

150,000 HONSWN FLOODS; NORTHUESTEUN 0 TORNADO; NOAKHALI DISTRICT; 12,000 INJ. 0 0 HONSWN RAINS; RAJSHAHI/KUSHTlA 0 CHOLERA/DYSENlZRY; #ORTH/EAST/SOUTH 0 BUS ACCIDENT; BRAHHANBARI; 8 0 INJ. 0 0 SOUTH; 150 INJ. 0 TORNADO; KULNA; 200 INJ. 0 HEAW RAINS; CENTRAL/EASTERN 0 0 12 DISTRICTS 0 CHlTTAWNG 0 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC 0 CHITTAGONG 0 TRAIN COLLISION; NEAR MENSINGH; 200 INJ. 0 DYSENTERY & OTHER INTESTINAL DISEASES 0 BURIMNGAR; BOAT COLr!EION o FOUR HAJOR FLOOOS; 1 5 nrL. ACRES FLDDDED; 5 HIL. HOUSES

DAMAGED; 71,400 HEAD OF CATTLE LOST 0 STOM SURGE; COASTAL & OFFSHORE AREA FROM PATUAKHALI TO

CHITTAGONG; EST. TO 15,030 DEAD; 120,OOQ CATTLE LOST; ENDRHWS DAMAGE TO HWSIPG & CROPS

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KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS 6 DAMAGE COMMENTS ----------- >-------I---- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... 85116 84/11 ASIA BANGLADESH 85150 85/03 ASIA BANGLADESH 85154 85/C13/23 AS:A BANGLADESH 85155 85/03/28 ASIA BANGLADESH

85174 85/07 ASIA BANGLADESH

85202 85/09/10 ASIA BANGLADESH

86108 85/10/05 ASIA BANGLADESH 86111 85/10/16 W I A SLYGLAGESH

86116 85/11 ASIA 86136 86/02/16 ASIA 86151 86/04/04 ASIA

86154 25/04/20 ASIA

86155 86/04/20 ASIA

86161 86/05/18 ASIA

86182 86/08 ASIA 86185 86/08/02 ASIA 86201 8 6 1 09/26 ASIA

87047 87/07/22 87/08/16 AS I A

BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH BANGLADESH BANGLADESH

BANGLADESH

87108 86/11/09 ASIA BANGLADESH 87153 87/06/04 ASIA BANGLADESH

88114 i37/10/26 ASIA BANGLADESH

88118 87!11 ASIA BANGLADESH 88127 87/ 11/28 ASIA BANGWESH 88131 87/12 ASIA BANGLADESH

88151 88/01/04 ASIA BANGLADESH

88159 88/02/06 ASIA BANGLADESH 88193 88/06/13 ASIA BANGLADESH

88194 88/06/13 ASIA BANGLADESH

88049 88/08 88/09/01 ASIA BANGLADESH

0 KIRTONKHDLA R. NEAR BARISAL; BOAT CAPSIZED 0 INTESTINAL DISEASES EPIDEMIC 0 NEAR DHAKA; TWO FERRY BOATS CAPSIZED DURING STOW 0 PABNA DIST. ; CYCLONIC STORM/STRONG UINDS/HAIL;

THOUSANDS INJ.; 90% OF HOUSES DESTROYED I N S IX VILLAGES 0 NORTHUEST/RANGPUR DIST.; HEAW RAINS; SOHE 100,000

ACRES FLOODED AND 10,000 DUELLINGS DAHAGED; AT LEAST 27 DEATHS BY AUGUST

0 SWE 100 BANGLADESH BOAT CREU MEN FEARED DROUNED AFTER iiEPORTEDLY BEING T H R W OVERBOARD BY THAI FISHERHEN

0 KARNAPHULI R.; FERRY SANK; 100 FEARED DEAD 0 DHAKA UNIV. DORM COLLAPSED ON 500 STUDENTS; ESTIMATES

UP TO 100 DEAD 8 308 INJ.; THOUSANDS I"2iWATED FRIM OFFSHORE ISLANDS & COASTAL DISTS.

0 DIARRHEAL ILLNESS 0 KHULNA; HOTOR LAUNCH COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AND SANK 0 MYMENSINGH, BRAHHANBARIA, 81 NETROKONA; HAILSTONES

DAMAGED HUNDREDS OF MID HWES; 3,000 INJ. d NEAR HUNSHIGANJ; DOUBLE-DECKER FERRY WITH 1,000 PEOPLE

ON BOARD CAPSIZED I N STORM; 250 MlSSING 0 HEAR DHAKA; RPCUGEE CAMP FOR PAKISTANIS AWAITING

REPATRIATIOH 0 MECHNA R. I N BAklSAL DIST.; FERRY WITH 1,500 PEOPLE ON

BOARD CAPSIZED I N STOW 0 NORTHEASTERN REGIONS; WATER-BORNE DISEASES 0 RAJSHAHI DIST.; RONSOON RAINS 0 5 SOUTHWEST DISTS.; TkOPICAL STORM; (UNDRO REPORTED 3.4

MILLION AFFECTED) 330,000 5 0 OF COUNTRY'S 68 DISTRICTS; HEAVY RAINS CAUSED

FLOODING ALONG HOST RIVER BASINS; SEVERE DAMAGE TO CROPS, PROPERTY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE; 34,162 CATTLE KILLED

0 SOUTHWEST BANGLADESH; LOCALIZED FLOODING; 100 INJ. 0 COASTAL AREAS; CYCLONIC DEPRESSION AND STOW SURGE; 1 2

FEARED DEAD I N BOAT CAPSIZE 0 DOUBLE-DECKER FERRY CARRYING 450 PASSENGERS SANK I N

GANGES RIVER 0 DHAHRAI; DIARRHEA AND OTHER EPIDEMICS 0 OVERCROWED TERRY CAPSIZED OFF COAST OF BANGLADESH 0 CHITTAGONG/COX'S BAZAR; EPIDEMIC OF DISEASE CAUSING

RENAL FAILURE; HU#DREDS AFFECTED 0 JUMNA H.; FERRY AND BARGE COLLISION; 150 UISSING AN0

FEARED DROUHED 0 SYHLET; WAKE JOLTED MUCH OF COUNTRY; OVER 100 INJ. 0 CHITTAGONG/MARAYNGANJ/PABNA DISTS.; FERRY AND BOAT

SINKINGS I N FLOOD-SWOLLEN CANALS 0 KUSHIA DIST.; POUERFUL WINDS FLATTENED 2,000 HOMES,

UPROOTED TREES & UTILITY POLES; 200 INJ. 2,137,000 5 3 OF 64 DISTS., INCLUDING DHAKA; WORST FLOODS I N

CENTURY CAUSED #::::ESPREAD DAMAGE TO HWES, CROPS, INFRASTRUCWRE; eovr. FIG. FOR RECOVERY COSTS

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89108 88/10/19 ASIA BANGLADESH

- 89111 88/10/26 ASIA BANGLADESH

89116 88/11/29 ASIA BANGLADESH

*

89122 88/12/27 ASIA BANGLADESH

89037 89/04/26 89/05/01 ASIA BANGLADESH

89146 89/04 ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH ASIA BANGLADESH

ASIA BANGLADESH

90156 90/07 ASIA BANGLADESH

91104 90/10/08 ASIA BANGLADESH . 91121 901 12/21 ASIA BANGLADESH 91038 99/04/30 91/04/30 ASIA BANGLADESH

91158 91/05/07 ASIA BANGLADESH

91164 91/06/02 ASIA BANGLADESH

91154 91/05 ASIA BANGLADESH

91192 91/09 ASIA BANGLADESH

D PATUAKHALI, COXS 6XAR; CYCLONIC STORH CAPSIZED FISHING TRAULERS; 1,200 FISHERUEN HISSING

0 SOUTHERN BANGLADESH; OVERCROWDED FERRY SANK I N ESTUARY OF UEGHNA R.; AT LEAST 200 FEARED D R W E D

0 HIGH WINDS & RAINS LASHED COASTAL DISTS.; STORH SURGE IWNDATED OUTLYING ISLANDS; DAMAGE TO HOUSES, POWER/PHONE LINES, FISHING CRAFT,& AGRIC.; THOUSANDS MISSING

0 WNSHIGANJ; RIVER FERRY M E D BY CARGO SHIP SANK I N 9HALESUARI; 250 MISSIWG

0 WIKGANJ. DHAKA, & TANGAIL DISTS.; TORNAOOES; HMISES FLATTENED; CROPS 8 PROPERTY DAMAGED; W L L BOATS CAPSIZED; 2,000 INJ.

0 WORTHIEST; UNUSUALLY LOU RAINFALL L W LARGE POPULATION UITHOUT ADEQUATE FOOD AND PREVENTED PLANTING

D HAIZDI KHAN; EXPRESS TRAIW CARRYEllG W S L I H PILGRIUS TO FESTIVAL COLLIDED WITH HAIL TRAIN; 1,000 INJ.

0 HAWIKGANJ, TANGAIL; HUNDREDS OF HUTS TORN DOUN BY WINDS; 2,000 I l J .

0 1 0 DISTS. I N NORTHEAST; HOWSOON RAINS TRIGGERED FLOODS; SEVERAL DEATHS I N BOATING ACCIDENTS

0 N. BANGLADESH; RARE COLD UAVE KILLED AT LEAST 100, HAWY OF THEH HOMELESS

0 COLDEST UEATHER I N 2 0 YEARS TOOK AT LEAST 7J LIVES 0 SOUTHERN BANGLADESH; FERRY CAPSIZED; AT LEAST 35 KILLED

AND 7 0 HISSING 0 WSHIGANJIDHALESUARI R.; FERRY CAPSIZED 0 NORTHEASTERN BANGLADESH; PRE-MONSOON FLOODS MAROONED

10,000 PEOPLE AND INUNDATED CROPS; 1,600 INJ. 0 SUJTHEhST; TORNADO AND HAIL FLATTENED HOUSES ANb

DESTROYED CROPS; 200 INJ. 0 13 OF COUNTRY'S 54 DISTS. AFFECTED AS UAJOR RIVERS

BURST THEIR BANKS I N MONSOON FLOODING 0 CHITTAGONG & OFFSHORE ISLANDS; UP TO 5,000 FISHERUEN

MISSING 8 THOUSANDS HOMELESS I N STORM SURGES 0 DHAKA; FIRE I N GARMENT FACTORY; 100 INJ.

1,780,000 CHITTAGONG, COKoS BIZAU, 8 OFFSHORE ISLANDS; STRONG UINDS & STORM SURGE OF OVER 6H (20 FT.) CAUSED MASSIVE LOSS OF L IFE & DESTRUCTION; 138,849 INJ.

0 GHORASAL. TUNGI. SIRAJGANJ: SERIES OF TORNADOES: HUNDREDS- INJ. -

0 STURM-DRIVEN WAVES BATTERED COAST: 200 HISSING & BELIEVED DEAD WHEN 2 0 FISHING VES~ELS SANK I N UEGHNA R.; ONE OF SERIES OF STORHS AFTER APRIL CYClONE DISASTER

0 SYLHET; SEVERE FLOODING FROn CONTINUOUS RAINS; ALSO AFFECTED INDIA

0 RANGPUR 8 OTHER DISTS. I N N.W.; DEATHS FRW DIARRHEA; 16,000 HDUES DESTROYED, AS WELL AS ROADS, BRIDGES, 8 STANDING CROPS

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91150 91/04/10 ASIA BANGLADESH ST 60 0 0 0 SRIWR; TORNADO CAUSED ROOF OF TEXTILE UILL TO COLLAPSE

------------- ------------- ---------as-- ------------- ON WORKERS; 100 TRAPPED

*Totals 3,087.3G9 258,702,587 42,088,667 6,841,579 139 record(s1.

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pane 2 1

56110 55/09/22 CARE BARBADOS HU 5 7 0 0 0 HURRICANE JANET 71014 70/10102 70110 CARB BARBADOS FL 3 200 2 0 0 5 0 0 ENTIRE ISLAND; 1 0 INJ. - 90147 90/05/24 CARB BARBADOS F I 0 0 0 15,000 BRIDGETOWN; BLAZE DESTROYED CITY BLOCK AND SEVERAL

BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS; DAHACE FIG. TENTATIVE ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- *Totals 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15,500 3 record(~).

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DECL DT REG CWNTRY T Y KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- -----------a- EUR BELGIUM ST 60 0 0 0 EUR BELGIUM F 1 3 2 2 0 0 20,000 EUR BELGIUM EQ 2 1,000 0 50,000 EUR BELGIUM AC 182 0 0 0

FOG; HEUSE VALLEY BRUSSELS LIEGE ZEEBRUGGE; BRITISH FERRY, HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE, CAPSIZED; CONFIRMED DEAD AS OF 4/27

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COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOnEtESS KS D M G E ---------.-.---- -- ----------- - m e - - - - - - . - - - ------------- .------------ BELIZE HU BELIZE HU BELIZE HU BELIZE HU BELIZE HU BELIZE FL BELIZE F I ----.

HURRICANE; BELIZE CITY HURRICANE JANET; COROUL AREA BELIZE 8 OTHER TOWS HURRICANES CARHEN 8 FIF I ; COAST, SOUTHERN HURRICANE GRETA; S. 8 C. COAST TORRENTIAL RAINS; BELIZE & SIBUN R. BELIZE CITY

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAHAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 66024 66/01 66/01/01 AFR BENIN CS 0 2,000 0 0 71009 70/09 70/09/01 AFR BENIN FL 0 0 0 200 72013 72 72/01/01 AFR BENIN DR 0 115,000 0 0 76019 76/03 76/03/22 AFR BENIN EP 1 7 0 0 78018 78/04/10 78/04/28 AFR BENIN F I 2 4,000 3,000 0 82153 82/06/03 AFR BENIN FL 0 500,000 0 0 83011 83/01 83/01/28 AFR BENIN EX 1 0 250,000 0 0

84132 84 AFR BENIN F I 0 0 0 0

85035 85/05/03 85/05/14 AFR BENIN EX 3 350,000 0 0

86105 85/10 AFR BENIN FL 61 375,000 0 4,800 87024 87/01 87/03/20 AFR BENIN EP 2 4 5 6 0 0

88019 87/12/22 88/03/21 AFR BENIN EP 41 3 4 7 0 0

88059 88/09 88/09/16 AFR BENIN FL 0 68,000 16,000 0

89031 89/02 89/03/21 AF!? BENIN EP 132 1,402 0 0 91053 91/07 91/07/17 AFR BENIN FL 0 0 0 0

DAHOHEY C I V I L STRIFE; DAHOMEY-NIGER BORDER ATACORA REGION SAHEL-DAHOUEY; ENTIRE COUNTRY POLIO AGUEGUES (PORTONOVO); 200 INJ. HEAVY RAINS; 3 COASTAL PROVINCES FIGURE FOR NO. KILLED REPRESENTS TOTAL FOR NEST AFRICA EXPELLED PERSONS DISASTER (BENIN, TOGO, NIGER, GHANA) BUSH FIRES CAUSED BY CONTINUING DROUGHT BURNED 80% OF NORTHERN AREAS SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPELLED FROH NIGERIA CROSSED BORDER EN RWTE TO Hff lE COUNTRIES (BENIN, TOGO, GHANA); 3 - 7 DEATHS HONO, ATMNTIQUE, WEHE, & Z W PRWS. ATACORA, BORGOU, AND ZOU PROVS.; BACTERIAL HENINGITIS OUTBREAK ATACORA PROV., ESPECIALLY TANWIETA, COBLY AND HATER1 DISTS.; HENINGITIS; AT LEAST 3 4 7 CASES BORGW, ZOU, & ATLANTIPUE PROVS.; UNUSUALLY H W RAINFALL CAUSED FLOODING I N NIGER, ZOU, & OUEHE RIVERS; AT LEAST 30,000 HA OF CROPS 8 25,000 HT OF GRAIN LOST ATACORA & BORGOIJ; HENINGITIS; AT LEAST 1,402 CASES Z W & L'ATLANTIQUE DEPTS., INCLUDING COTONW; HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING; SOME 10,000 HA UNDER WATER

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY ----- -------- -----.-- ---- -----.---------- 49107 48/10/12 CARB BERHUDA 86129 86/01 CARE BERMUDA 87053 87/09/25 87/09/26 CARE B E W D A

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r n E N T S ....................................................... HEAVY DAMAGE FIVE SOUTHEAST PARISHES; TORNADOES HURRICANE EMILY; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOUES AND OTHER BUILDINGS; 40 INJ.

3 record(s).

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BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ; 1 5 0 INJ. FLASH FLOODS; CANGALLI, TIPUANI R. BENI, W O R E & IBARE RIVERS 2 FLOOOS: WERTO GRETHER (66/06/29); BERHEJO (67/03/12). 1 WAIL1 STORM: VICCHOCA, TOTORA (66/12/09). C.( R10 GRANDE VALLEY; 2 0 0 INJ. HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HAGDALENA, BENI REG. POLIO; COCHABAnBA & SUCRE COUP; MAJOR CITIES; 7 0 0 INJ. BENI, LA PAZ, ORURO PLANE CRASH; SANTA CRUZ; 110 INJ. POTOSI DEPT. SAWTA CRUZ DEPT. 4 DEPTS. COUNTRYHIDE BENI DEPT. BENVSANTA CRUZ DEPTS. HEAVY RAINS/FLASH FLOOD; SANTA CRUZ CITY/BENI DEPT. ALTIPLAUO

TORRENTIAL RAINS; LA PAZ/SEVERAL PROVS. PLANE CRASH ON IL IHANI HT. NEAR LA PAZ DEPARTMENTS OF SANTA CRUZ, LA PAZ & COCHABAHBA, ESP. LAKE TITICACA AREA; WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO CROPS, DWELLINGS 8 INFRASTRUCTURE COCHABAHBA DEPT.; CHAPARE RIVER; SEVERAL BRIDGES AND 5 0 Kl4 OF ROADS DESTROYED SANTA CRUZ, LA PAZ AND 6 OTHER DISTS.; CHACO AREA HARDEST HIT; PROJECTED DAMAGE FIG. FOR CROP AND LIVESTOCK LOSSES COCHABWA; YELLOW FEVER PARTS OF LA PAZ, ORURO, POTOSI, COCHABAMBA, AND TARIJA DEPTS. DECLARED DISASTER AREAS BY GOB; SEVERE HARDSHIP FOR 76,500; POTABLE WATER SHORTAGE SANTA CRUZ, BENI, PRNDO, & COCHABMBA DEPTS.; TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSED FLOODING I N AHAZON BASIN; OVER 1 6 0 COWRINITIES AFFECTED CHOLERA; CASES AS OF 07/01/92

28 recordcs).

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65/07/01 AFR 68/06/01 AFR 70/01/01 AFR 72/01/29 AFR 82/04/08 AFR 83/06/13 AFR 84/04/18 AFR 85/08/12 AFR 86/04/30 AFR

86032 86 86/08/15 AFR 8 7 0 2 7 8 2 87/04/09 AFR 88177 88/05 AFR

92116 92 AFR

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BOTSWANA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA ROTSWANA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA BOTSUANA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA

BOT SUANA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA

BOTSUANA

NATIONWIDE, S.W. CWNTRYUIDE COUNTRYWIDE ALONG TAT1 8 NTSE. R. NATIONUIDE

SIGNIFICANT CROP 8 CATTLE LOSSES COUNTRYUIDE; FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF DROUGHT COUNTRYWIDE EXCEPT FOR CHOBE DIST.; F IFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF DROUGHT RED AND MIGRATORY LOCUSTS THREAT SIXTH SUCCESSIVE YEAR OF DROUGHT CWNTRYUIDE BUT ESPECIALLY I N NORTHERN AREAS; HALARIA OUTBREAK FOLLOWING FIRST Gm RAINS I N SEVERAL YEARS CUMULATIVE RAINFALL I N 1992 LOWEST I N 12 YEARS; LOU-INCOHE RURAL FAHILIES HOST AT R ISK

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BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL

BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZlL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZlL BRAZIL BRAZlL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZI L RRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZI i BRAZI L BRA21 L BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZl L

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NITEROI; 8 0 0 INJ. BAHIA STATE 2 NORTHEASTERN STATES PARAIBA 8 RIO GRANDE DO NORTE PERNAHBUCO, RECIFE SOUTH, 2 STATES RIO 8 WANABARA; 1,700 INJ. RIO DE JANEIRO N.E., SALVADOR, RECIFE; 5 7 INJ. 4 FLOODS: RIO, SAO PAULO, GUANAB (01/00); RIO, SAO PAUL0 (01/23); RIO, WAWBARA (02/20); SAO PAULO, - CARAGUATAUBA (03/18). TOTAL 1,257 INJ. N.E., 5 STATES RIO DE JANEIRO PORT0 ALEGRE S. 8 S.U. BAHIA; 5 0 INJ. FLASH FLOODS; N.E. BRAZIL; 3,221 INJ. RECIFE, S. PERNAHBUCO NORTHEAST SALVADOR; 2,000 INJ. FLASH FLOOOS; RIO DE JANEIRO E. 8 C., ALONG CARATlNGA HOST OF COUNTRY N.E. (CEARA) SAO TOnE N.E. AREAS NORTHEAST RECIFE ARACAJU, SERGIPE; 100 IHJ. RIO GRANDE DO SUL CENTRAL B SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN EAST-CENTRAL, N.E. NORTHEASTERN HINAS GERAIS STATE 7 NORTH, CENTRAL STATES TORNADO; TOUN OF IRATI; 4 8 INJ. HEAW RAINS; NORTHEASTERN W I N E ACCIDENT; N. BRAZIL M I N E ACCIDENT; OBIDOS * HEAVY RAINS; RIO OE JANEIRO STATE; 3 0 0 INJ. GALE UINDS; PARANA STATE; 3 0 0 INJ. PLANE CRASH; NEAR TORTALEZA HINAS GERAlS STATE; 3 0 0 INJ. - TORRENTIAL RAINS; SOUTHERN BRAZIL NORTHEAST/SERTAO RIO GRANOE DO SllL SANTA CATARINA; TOTALS FOR NO. KILLED, NO. AFFECTED, AND DAMAGE INCLUDE BOTH BRAZIL FLOOOS

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KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZIL

BRAZIL BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL BRAZIL BRAZl L

BRAZIL

BRAZl L

RRAZI L

BRA2 I L

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

CUBATEO; RUPTURED GASOLINE PIPELINE LEAKED FUEL RECIFE/SALVADDR; LANDSLIDES NORTHEAST BRAZIL; GASTRO-ENTERITIS RIO DE JANEIRO; O I L PLATFORM FIRE; DAMAGE FIG. DOES NOT INCLUDE LOST PRODUCTION HARAVILHA; TORNADO; HUNDREDS INJ. UINAS GERAIS, ESPIRITO SANTO, RIO DE JANEIRO, & SAO PAUL0 NORTHEAST BRAZIL; 3 0 INCHES OF RAIN I N LESS THAN A UONTH HINAS GERAIS STATE; HAILSTORM CAUSED COLWSE OF HOUSES; 1,000 INJ. RIO GRANDE DO SUL; HEAW CROP LOSSES; 96,000 CALVES DESTROYED FOR LACK OF FOOO BAHIA STATE; INCH OF BRAZIL'S HAIN COCOA-GRWING REGION HIT RIO OE JANEIRO; FIRE I N 13-STORY OFFICE BLOCK; DOZENS INJ. RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SERIOUS DANAGE TO CROPS WHICH STATE HAD HOPED WOULD HITSGATE DROUGHT LOSSES DENGUE EPIDEHIC; UNOFFICIAL ESTIUATES FOR NUMBER AFFECTED REACHED 300,000 TOWNS OF TOAO C A M R A AND POBO BRANCO I N NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL; SERIES OF TREMORS SAO PAOLO/FRANCO DA WOCHA DISTRICT OF CITY SAO PAOLO SUBURB; TRAIN COLLISION; 99 INJ. AN ESTIMATED 70% OF NORTHEAST AFFECTED I N AREA OF CHRONIC DRWGHT; STATES OF BAHIA, ALAGOAS, PERNAnBUCO, CEARA, & MSNAS PETROWLIS, R10 DE JANEIRO 8 ACRE; 734 INJ.; HEAW DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE GOIANA; 243 RESIDENTS EXPOSED TO RADIATION AFTER FINDING AN ABANDONED CANCER TREATHENT DEVICE HINAS GERAIS; TORRENTIAL RAINS; HOUSES, ROADS, COHMlNICATIONS SYSTEHS DAMAGED TEN NORTHEASTERN STATES; CONTINUING DRWGHT; AFFECTED ESTIMATE I S FOR BAHIA STATE ONLY RIO GRANDE DO SUL/SANTA CATARINA; OVER 3 UILLION TONS OF GRAINS LOST ENCHDVA OFFSHORE 31C FIELD; BLAZE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT LOSS I N BRAZIL'S PETROLEUH PRODUCTION ALAGOAS/PERNAUBUCO; THOUSANDS OF HONES WASHED AWAY AFTER UEEK OF TORRENTIAL RAINS; HEAVY DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE 8 CROPS; DAMAGE FIG. I S EST. OF CROP LOSSES FERRY TRAVELING BETWEEN BELEU AND CACHOEIRA DO ARARI H IT URECKAGE AND SANK; 3 0 HISSING RIO DE JANEIRO; TOURIST SHIP CARRYING NEU YEAR'S EVE CELEBRANTS SANK I N GUANABARA BAY; UP TO 100 UISSING

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- 89163 89/05/20 S A

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BRAZl L

BRAZIL

BRAZIL BRAZIL

BRA2 1 L BRAZIL

BRAZI L

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

0 CENT. BAHIA; RAIN-TRIGGERED HVDSLIDES BURIED HOHES, A MOTEL, AND CARS I N SALVADOR; FLOODING LEFT 30,000 HOHELESS ON SANTO AHARO DA WRIFICADO

0 GUARULHOS; CARGO PLANE CRASHED AND EXPLODED I N SHANTYTOWN; OMR 200 INJ.

0 SAO PAULO; HENINGlTlS 0 CEARA, PERNABUCO, ALAGOAS, SERGIPE; CONTINUOUS HEAW .

RAIN; 28,000 HWELESS I N ALAGOAS WHERE 4 4 CITIES WERE FLiWDED

600,000 PARANA; FROST 0 ESP. BAHlA AND #INAS GERAIS PROVS.; 175 CITIES AND -

TOMS I N NORHALLY ARID NE FLOODED, AFTER UEEKS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN

0 NEAR RIO DE JANEIRO; TORRENTIAL RAINS SET OFF LANDSLIDES THAT KILLED AT LEAST 2 4 AND LEFT SOHE 6 0 0 HOMELESS

0 NORTHEAST; CHOLERA; CONFIWED CASES AS OF 7/01 92; 43,090 ADD I T 1 ONAL SUSPECTED CASES

0 MINAS GERAIS & BAHIA; HW. RAINS CAUSED FLOODS & LANDSLIDES THAT AFFECTED 229 CITIES; THOUSANDS HOHELESS

0 S. BRAZIL/RIO GRANDE DO SUL, SANTA CATARINA, & PARANA STATES; HVY. RAINS CAUSED FLOODING I N PARAGUAY & PARANA RIVERS THAT LEFT THOUSANDS HOHELESS

0 RIO DE JANEIRO; STORH WITH HEAW RAINS AND HIGH MINDS CAUSED FLOODING AND MIDSLIDES THAT LEFT HUNDREDS HOMELESS

0 NEAR BELO HORIZONTE; LANDSLIDE BURIED HILLSIDE SHANTYTOWN, KILLING AT LEAST 3 0 PEOPLE AND POSSIBLY

------------ BURYING AS #ANY AS 100-150

6,365,711 84 record(s).

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COUNTRY: BULGARIA

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66130 65/12/17 EUR BULGARIA LS 1 1 0 77117 77/03/04 EUR BULGARIA EQ 2 0 0 871 16 86/12/07 EUR CULGARIA EQ 3 0

281 1 2 25/04/16 FUR BULGARM EQ 1 0 7 0 90114 89/12/12 EUR BULGARIA AC 15 o

*Tota ls 156 0

RILA MOUNTAINS SVISHTOV, RUSE; 165 INJ. STRAZHITSA I N NORTHERN SULGARIA (TYRNOVO REG.); 6 0 INJ.; 1,307 HOHES DESTROYED PLOVDIV

0 NEAR ROMAN; PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED; 100 INJ. -- 0 5 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY: BURKINA FASO

TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE C M E N T S -- ----------- -------*----- ----------.-- .-.---------- -------------------------------------*-----------------

66/07/01 AFR BURKINA FASO 69/04/01 AFR BURKINA FASO

0 NATICNUIDE, URBAN 0 2 EPIDEHICS: (HENINGITIS) NhTIONUIDE (OZ/OO);

(MEASLES) NATIONWIDE (U1/00). 2,000 DROUGHT/FAHINE; E. 8 N. OF OUGADOUGW; SEE 73026,

BURKINA FASO DROUGHT 0 YELLOW FEVER; WW\DWGW & BORDER

3,000 COUNTRYUIDE 2,500 SAHEL-UPPER VOLTA; NATIONUIDE; SEE 73026, BURKINA FASO

DRWGHT 700,000 SAHEL.UPPER VOLTA; NORTHERN SECTION

0 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DRWGHT; SEE FY 73 0 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 0 FAMINE; NATIONUIDE, EXCEPT S.U. 0 CENTRAL REGIONS 0 HENINGITIS; SAHELIAN ZONES 0 MENINGITIS 0 MENINGITIS 0 FWD SHORTAGE; N.E. SAHEL AREA 0 HENINGITIS EPIDEMIC; OUAGADOUGOU AREA 0 EAST, NORTH, 8 NORTHWEST OF OUAGADOUGOU; THE DISPLACED

POPULATION ESTIMATED AT 222,000 0 NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY O NORTHERN AND EASTERN REGIONS; GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION 0 GRASSHOPPER WTBREAK 0 NORTHERN BURKINA; SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF CROP FAILURES;

GOBF ESTIMTE OF DESTITUTE POPULATION 0 14 OF 3 0 PROVINCES; FLOODING AFTER HEAVIER THAN NORWC

RAINS ISOLATED HORE THAN 100 VILLAGES, DROWNED CATTLE, DESTROYED HDHES AND GRAIN STORES

0 11 NORTHERN AND CENT. PROVS.; BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL 8 INSECTS LOWERED CEREAL PRODUCTION 8 PUT 2.6 NIL. FARMERS AT RISK

69/08/07 AFR BURKIHA FASO

69/11/06 AFR BURKINA FASO 71/01/01 AFR BURKINA FASO 72/01/01 AFR BURKINA FASO

73/05/01 AFR AFR AFR AFR

78/04/07 AFR 79/02/15 AFR 81/03/20 AFR 82/03/11 AFR 84/01/09 AFR 84/03/21 AFR 84/11/27 AFR

BURKINA FASO GURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASD BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKIHA FASO

AFR BURKINA FASO 86/06/26 AFR BURKINA FASO 87/02/21 AFR BURKINA FASO

AFR BURKINA FASO

88/09/09 AFR BURKINA FASO

90/12/19 AFR BURKINA FASO

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COONTRY: BURMA

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUIV?Y TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COMMENTS ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... ASIA BURMA

ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASlA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA

ASIA BURMA ASlA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASiA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASiA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASlA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA ASIA BURMA

0 TOTAL LOSS OF S.S. CAMORTA UITH 6 0 0 PASSENGERS; WCH DAUAGE TO SHIPPING AND PROPERTY I N RANGOON

0 WNGDAU 0 STORM SURGE; 33 VILLAGES 0 STORH SURGE; ARAKAN COAST 0 STORH SURGE; AKYAB; THWSAYDS HOMELESS 0 CHOLERA

1,065 3 FIRES: U E L W N QTR., RANGOON (03/03); U. OKKYIN QTR., RANGWN (03/06); PALAING QTR., HANDALAY <05/01).

5 0 TENASSERIH COAST, ETC. 1,000 FLOW; S-C, ALONG SITTANG R.

0 NORTH; YAUENTHIN DISTRICT 5,000 ARAKAN COAST, W. IRRW; 200 INJ. 3,200 N.V. COAST-AKYAB, WONYUA 2,500 N. ARAKAN COAST 2,689 SAWING

0 FLASH FLOW; PYINMANA 0 N.E, SHAN STATE

2,800 MERGUI 0 CENTRAL BURUA 0 CENTRAL 0 ARAKAN DIVlSION

11,000 NUMEROUS FIRES 0 KACHIN STATE 0 FIRE/CYCLONE; TAUNGDUINGYI/C. BURMA

10,000 FIRE; HANDALAY 1,200 RANGOON

0 RANGWN 0 S.W. BURMA 0 UARlNE ACCIDENT; NEAR RANGWN 0 W I N E ACCIDENT; NEAR HENZADA 0 PLAGUE; RANGOON

96,000 UANDALAY 7,300 RANGOON; 5 0 INJ.

0 RANGOON; 4 0 INJ. 10,000 SHAN STATE/LASHIO; AT LEAST 2,000 BUILDINGS DESTROYED

0 DWBLE-DECKER FERRY CROSSING RANGWN RIVER CAPSIZED I N FREAK STORM; UP TO 100 WlSSING AND FEARED DEAD

87/12/10 ASIA BURMA

88/08/08 88/08/15 ASIA BURMA

3 0 0 RANGOON; FIRE RACED THRWGH A SG%URB, DESTROYING 180 BUILDINGS

0 RANGOON; POLITICAL UNREST CREATED WEOICAL CRISIS AND FOOD SHORTAGES; AFFECTED FIG. I S NO. ASSISTED AS OF 10120; NO. KILLED I S EST.

0 PEGU AND RANGOOH BUT FELT OVER WIDE AREA; TOWN OF P E W NEARLY DESTROYED BY TSUNAMI AND FIRE

0 PAUNGLEBIN, TOVNGOO, PYU; BUILDINGS DESTROYED AND RAIL AND TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE DISRUPTED

0 EASTERN BURMA 46,000 TENASSERIH DIVISION/HERWI; 2,059 HOUSES AND SEVERAL

PUBLIC BUILDINGS DESTROYED, I ICLUDl i i t FIRE STATION

30/05/05 ASIA BURMA

30/12/04 ASIA BURMA

41/12/26 ASIA BURMA 88/02/16 89/02/21 ASIA BURMA

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COUNTRY: B U M

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COHHENTS ----- -------- -------- ---- ----I----------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... 8 9 0 4 7 89/07/26 69/08/03 ASIA BURMA F I 1 9,504 9,504 34,300 CIANDALAY; 1,554 HOUSES 8 SEVERAL BUSINESS

ESTABLISHMENTS DESTROYED 90026 9!?iC?!Ol 90/02/08 ASIA BURMA F I 0 7,984 7,984 2,500 FIRES I N MEIKTILA ON 02/01 AND RANGOON ON 02/03; DAHAGE

FIG. FOR HEIKTILA 90136 90/04/06 ASIA BURMA AC 200 0 - 0 0 DOUBLE DECKER FERRY SANK I N G W N G R.; W R E THAN 2 0 0

FEARED DROWNED 91034 91/04/07 91/04/09 ASIA BURMA F I 21 25,275 25,275 80,256 CIANDAlAY DIV./nEIKTILA; A HAJOR FIRE DESTROYED HOHES

AND OTHER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING A RAILWAY STATION, A MARKET, AND SEVERAL SCHOOLS

91060 91/07 91/09/08 ASIA BURMA FL 23 350,000 0 80,000 FLOODING I N AYEYARUADY R. SUBMERGED 9 TOMSHIPS, DESTROYING HOHES, INFRASTRUCTURE, CROPS, AND LIVESTOCK ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

8,532 3,066,393 714,705 397,160 4 6 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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43107 4 3 AFR 65043 65/06 65/06/01 AFR 72025 72/04/29 72/05/04 AFR 78116 78/06 AFR 88053 88/08/14 "'C09/02 AFR

- 89134 89/02/02 AFR

89155 89/04/23 AFR

92066 92 /07 92/09/22 AFR

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COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS KS D M G E COMMENTS ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --*----------------------------------------------------

BURUNDI BURUNDI BURUNDI BURUNDI BURUNDI

BURUNDI

BURUNDI

BURUNDI

CONGO, RWANDA REFUGEES; RUZIZI VALLEY ENTIRE COUNTRY CHOLERA ETHNIC VIOLENCE I N THE NORTH DISPLACED YHWSANDS UITHIN BURUNDI AND CAUSED ABOUT 50,000 TO FLEE TO RUANCA BUJWBURA; TORRENTIAL RAINS DESTROYED SOUE 1,000 HOUSES 8 OVER 2,000 HA CROPS; 5 n t s s m NORTHEAST; HEAW RAINS CAUSED WALLS OF GOLD MINE TO COLLAPSE; AT LEAST 100 PROSPECTORS FEARED DEAD 11 OF 15 PROVINCES, WITH HORE THAN HALF OF CASES I N EASTERN PROV. OF RUYIGI; HENINGITIS; CASES AS OF 10/01

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CWNTRY: CAHBODIA

74014 74/02/11 74/02/16 ASIA CAHBOOIA F I 130 10,000 10,000 6 0 0 PHNOH PENH; DOEHKOR DISTRICT; 164 INJ. E l 0 3 75 ASIA CAMBODIA CS 0 0 0 0

ASIA CMBODIA CS 1,000,000 7,300,000 0 0 ESTIHATE OF NUHBER KILLED DURING POL POT REGIME (1975-78); HUNDREDS OF THWSANDS OF REFUGEES FLED MWNTRY; AFFECTED FIG. I S ESTIHATED COUNTRY POPULATION

ASIA CAHBDDIA DR 0 0 0 0 MDST SEVERE DROUGHT I N YEARS CAUSED SHORTFALL I N PADDY OUTPUT AND LOSS OF THWSANDS OF A N I M L S

91059 91/08/22 91/08/26 ASIA CAMBODIA FL 0 650,000 0 0 W O N G SPEU, TAKEO, 8 KAHPONG PROVS. 8 PHNW PENH; WORST FLOODING I N DECADES; 243,000 HA RICE FIELDS AFFECTED; MAJOR DAMAGE TO ROADS, BRIDGES, & DIKES

92013 91 91/12/19 ASIA CAMBODIA DP 0 350,000 0 0 REPATRIATION OF OVER 350,000 CAUOODIANS I N THAILAND . CONSTITUTED A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY DUE TO LAND HINES AND A LACK OF RESOURCES

92147 92/06 ASIA CAMBODIA EP 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 KOHPONG PROV.; CHOLERA EPIDEMIC; CASES AND DEATHS AS OF

------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 07/10

* T o t d s 1,000,180 8,310,400 10,000 6 0 0 7 recordcs) .

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71026 71 71/01/01 AFR 84176 84/08/15 AFR

86034 86/08/21 86/08/25 AFR 87026 87 87/03/24 AFR 88217 88/08 AFR 91013 90 90/12/07 AFR

91124 91 AFR 92017 92/01 92/02/01 AFR 92022 92/01 92/02/26 AFR

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COUNTRY: CAMEROON

CAMEROON DR 0 400,000 0 1,500 CAMEROON UP 37 0 0 0

CAMEROON UP 1,734 4,634 4,634 0 CAMEROON I N 0 0 0 0 CAMEROON FL 2 1,000 1,000 0 CAUEROON FS 0 186,900 0 0

CAMEROON EP 308 1,343 0 0 CAMEROON EM 150 0 500 0 CAMEROON EP 73 1 7,865 0 0

COUNTRWIDE RELEASE OF LETHAL CARBON DIOXXDE CLOUD FROM LAKE HONWN I N NORTHUEST CHAIN OF VOLCANIC WJNTAINS LAKE NYOS LETHAL GAS ERUPTION GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION TORRENTIAL RAINS NORTH PROV.; DROUGHT DURING 1590 GROWING SEASON CREATED SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE NORTH & FAR NORTH PROVS.; CHOLERA; FIGS. AS OF 8/6 KWSSERI; XNTERETHNIC VIOLENCE; OVER 1,000 INJ. FAR NORTH PROVINCE; HENINGITIS OUTBREAK; NO. OF CASES & DEATHS AS OF JUNE

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CWNTRY: CANADA

CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA CANADA

CANADA AC 2 5 6 0 0 0 CANADA AC 3 0 0 0 0

CANADA ST 37 0 0 0

CANADA ST 0 0 0 79,000 CANADA AC 0 220,500 0 0

FRANK, ALBERTA BRITISH/NORUEGIAN SHIPS COLLIDED I N ST. LAURENCE RIVER FRENCH/BELGIAN SHIPS COLLIDED OFF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTlA HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA MIIDSLIDE; JEAN VIANNEY, QUEBEC WIND STORM; ONTARIO VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTHEAST OF VANCOUVER; FOREST FIRES DESTROYED HALF A MILLION ACRES OF TIMBERLAND GANDER, NEUFOUNDLAND: PLANE CRASH HINTON, ALBERTA; FREIGHT & PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDED; ABOUT 1 0 0 INJ. EDHOWTON, ALBERTA; TORNADO; DAMAGE I N THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS; MORE THAN 2 0 0 INJ. CALGARY/ALBERTA; HAILSTORM MISSISAUGA; R A I L ACCIDEUT: UOXIOUS GASES RELEASED, FORCING EVACUATION OF 220,000

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COUNTRY: CANARY ISLANDS

73123 72/12/03 AFR CANARY ISLANDS AC 155 0 0 0 PLANE CRASH AT SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 77182 77/03/28 AFR CANARY ISLANDS AC 562 634 0 0 PLANE CRASH; TENERIFE; 634 INJ. 80158 80/04/25 AFR CANARY ISLANDS AC 146 0 0 0 PLANE CRASH ------------- ------------- ------------- ----.-------- * T o t a l s 863 634 0 0 3 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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00102 0 0 AFR 20105 2 0 AFR 40105 4 0 AFR 46109 4 6 AFR 82035 82/09/29 82/09/29 AFR 85003 84/09/16 84/10/20 AFR

89008 88/03/22 88/10/27 AFR

92115 92 AFR

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CWNTRY: CAPE VERDE IS.

CAPE VERDE CAPE VERDE CAPE VEROE CAPE V E b E CAPE VERDE CAPE VERDE

IS. DR 11,000 0 0 IS. DR 24,000 0 0 IS. DR 20,000 0 0 IS. DR 30,000 0 0 IS. HU 3 2,100 2,100 IS. ST 2 9 5,500 5,500

CAPE VERDE IS. I N 0 0 0

FAHINE; CWNTRYUlDE FAHINE: CWNTRYUIDE FAHINE~ S. NICOLAU/F~/SAO TIAGO FAHINE; COUNTRYWDE HURRICANE BERYL; BRAVA ISLAND; 122 INJ. TROPICAL STORM FRAN; SANTO ANTEO/SANTIAGO; ABWT 1,100 FAHlLlES HOHELESS; MAJOR DAHAGE TO CROPS 8 INFRASTRUCTURE DESERT LOCUSTS THRWGHWT ISLANDS; DAMAGE TO FRUIT TREES, IRRlGATED CRDPS, AND MAIZE SEVERE DROUGHT GREATLY REDUCED FOOD CROP PRWUCTION .

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DISH0 STR DT DECL DT REG ----- ---*---- ---- 5 6 1 16 55/09/22 CAW6 64120 63/10/01 CAR6

66113 66/06/06 CARB 89053 89/09/17 89/09/19 CAR0

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CAR1 BBEAN HU 0 0 0 0 CARIBBEAN HU 0 0 0 0

CAR1 BBEAN HU 0 0 0 0 CAR1 BBEAN HU 21 50,000 30,000 681,750

HURRICANE JANET; WEST IND lES HURRICANE FLORA; SECOND WRST HURRICANE TO DATE I N CARIBBEAli;; 7,200 KILLED (SEE AFFECTED COUNTRIES) HURRICANE ALMA; CUBA TO HONDURAS INCLUDES CAR1 BBEAN ISLANDS OF ANT IGUA/BARBUDA. HONTSERRAT, ST. KITTS-NEVIS & TORTOLA; HURRICANE HUGO; DAMGE FIG. FOR UONTSERRAT & BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

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COUNTRY: CEN. AFRICAN REP

74003 73/09/12 73/10/02 AFR €EM. AFRIW! REP FL 0 13,000 0 0 80006 79/09 79/12/06 AFR CEN. AFRICAN REP CS 0 500,OOO 0 0 82002 81/11/18 81/11/19 AFR CEN. AFRICAN REP ST 0 900 900 125 92026 92/03 92/03/12 AFR CEN. AFRICAN REP EP 56 418 0 0

BANGUI NATIONYIDE BIMBO; 50 INJ. N.W. REGION, ESP. BWZOU)I, PAWA, 8 BWAR; MENINGITIS; FIGS. ARE FOR HOSPITAL-REPORTED CASES AS OF 3/30

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56106 55/09/22 CA CENTRAL AMERICA HU 0 0 0 0 HURRICANE JANET; BARBADOS, ST. VINCENT, BELIZE, MEXICO (SEE AFFECTED COUNTRIES) - ------------- ------------- ------------- ----.--------

* ~ o t s l s 0 0 0 0 1 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY: CHAD

66/06/09 AFR 69/10/07 AFR 71/05/01 AFR 73/04/25 AFR

AFR AFR AFR

77/05/23 AFR AFR AFR AFR

79/11/30 AFR 82/01/13 AFR 82/08/01 AFR

AFR 84/11/05 AFR

CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD CHAD

86028 8 6 86/07/25 AFR CHAD

87013 87 87/02/12 AFR CHAD 87039 87 87/06/30 AFR CHAD 88148 88/01 AFR CHAD

88037 88/05 88/07/06 AFR CHAD

8.2197 88/06/25 AFR CHAD

88224 88/08/24 AFR CHAD

91022 90/11 91/02/22 AFR CHAD

,91048 91/05/11 91/06/14 AFR CHAD

0 NATIONUIDE 100 FAHINE; CENTRAL, E., S.; SEE 73025, CHAD DROUGHT

0 CHOLERA 83,000 SAHEL-CHAD; ENTIRE COUNTRY

0 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DRWGHT; SEE FY 73 0 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DRWGHT; SEE FY 73 0 NATIONWIDE 0 NORTH 8 CENTRAL 0 FAHIHE 0 HWNDOU REGION; 100 INJ. 0 0 0 D l SPLACED PERSONS/FOUD SHORTAGE 0 OROUGHT/CIVIL STRIFE; CWNTRYUIDE 0 FOOD SHORTAGE 0 SAHELIAN 8 SUDANIAN ZONES; AN ESTIMATED 500,000

DISPLACED PERSONS 0 GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION I N ALL SAHELIAN PREFECTURES,

WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS I N LAKE CHAD AREA; ALSO, BOTH AFRICAN MIGRATORY AND DESERT LOCUST OUTBREAKS

0 GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION 0 ALL REGIONS; RAT INFESTATION 0 N'DJAMENA AND SEVERAL AREAS I W SOUTH OF COUNTRY;

MENINGITIS; MORTALITY FIGS. ARE FOR NIDJAHENA 0 LOCUST INFESTATIONS I N UESTERN, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND

NORTHEASTERN PREFECTURES; GRASSHOPPERS I N EAST CENTRAL 1 5 7 B ILT INE PREFECTURE: HAILSTORM: NEARLY 5.000 ANIHALS

PERISHED 0 NIDJAMENA, HOYEN CHARI, LOGINE OCCIDENTAL 8 SALAMAT;

ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL CAUSED FLOODING 8 DAMAGE TO TYPICAL MUD BRICK HOUSES; 48 INJ.

0 C I V I L STRIFE AND DROUGHT CWBINED TO CAUSE FOOD DEFICIT; NO. AFFECTEC I N TINE TOUN ONLY

0 12 PREFECTURES; CHOLERA; NO. OF CASES AS OF 9/18

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COUNTRY: CHILE

CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE W I L E CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

CHILE

VALPARAISO

CONCEPCION; 58,500 INJ. 16 INJ. 35 INJ.

i 5 5 INJ. 18 INJ. 4 0 INJ. 15 INJ. 3 5 INJ. ARAUCO PENINSULA; 3,000 INJ.

4 6 0 INJ. VILLARICA C. VALLEY 4 PROVINCES; 3 5 0 INJ. ANTOFAGASTA TO AISEN TALTAL & CATALINA; 6 INJ. NATIONWIDE, C. VALLEY STOM SURGE; N. COAST SNOWRAIN; THREE PROVINCES VALPARAISO; 4 5 1 INJ. CENTRAL CHILE NATIONUIDE CHILE FLOODS; CENTRAL & SOUTH SANTIAGO AREA WIDESPREAD RAINSTORMS; MAPOCHO R. NORTHERN REGIONS NORTHEAST OF SANTIAGO; SNOWSTORMS, HEAW RAINS, LANDSLIDES; 70 INJ. 2,483 INJ.; CENTRAL ZONE: HEAW DAMAGE TO HOUSES, PORTS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE CENT. CHILE; 8 MISSING; SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HOHES.

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OISNO STR DT OECL OT REG CWNTRY ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

81/09/00 ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

CHINA, P. REP. CHIkA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, B. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHIHA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. CEP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHIHA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHIHA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

82155 82/06 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

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TY KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS KS DAMAGE CWENTS -- ----------- --*---------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------------------..----------*-----

0 BUBONIC PLAGUE; CHINA 0 PNEUHDHIC PLAGUE: MNCHURIA 0 YANGTZE RIVER 0 CHINESE STEAHER SANK OFF CHINESE COAST 0 DROUGHT; NMTH o EARTHW~KE; KANW 0 STEAMER SANK I N SOUTH CHINA SEA 0 STORM SURGE; SUATOW 0 DROUGHT; SHENSI, HONAN, KANSU 0 KAHSU

THEATRE FIRE; ANTWO, HANCHURIA HONAN PROV.; FLOOD CAUSED BY DESTRUCTION OF DAH I N YELLOW RIVER MINE DISASTER; HONKEIKO, MNCHURIA FLOOD; FOOCHOW COAST FIRE; CHUNG KIWC FLOOD; ANHUEI PROVINCE MANCHURIA TIBET FLOOD; NATIONWIDE HOPEH-HWAN PROV.

TYPHOON IRIS; FUKIEN PROVINCE HOPEH PROVIkCE SHANbJNG PROV. TIENTSI N ANSHAN LIAONING PROV. TANGSHAN, PEK., TIENTSIN; 164,000 INJ.; OFFIClAL FIGS.; EARLY ESTIUATES CUT NWBER KILLED AT OVER 655,000 AND NUMBER INJ. AT 774,600 SZECHWAN; CHENGTU ANHUEI, KIANGSU PROV. TRAIN COLLISION: CHENGCHOW: 200 INJ.

0 HUE1 PRW. 0 JIANGSU PROV.; 150 # I . NU. SHANGHAI; 2,000 INJ.;

POSSIBLY OCCURRED 7/09 INNER IIOWMLIA; 104 INJ. HINJIANG RlMR; SICHUAN PROV.; 109 INJ. TYPHOON JOE; GUANDONG PROV. ANHUI PROVINCE C./S. CHINA (SICHUAN); 28,140 INJ. SICHUAN; 8 5 0 INJ. HEAW RAINS; SHAANXI PROVINCE; 5,000 INJ. QUINGHAI PROVINCE FLOODS/LANDSLIDES; SYCHUAN PROVINCE WAHGDONG PROVINCE PLANE CRASH; NEAR W I L I N HEAW RAINS/FLASH FLOODS; WANGDONG PROVINCE; 4,643 INJ. GARZE/SICHUAN FROV.; 5 INJ.

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DISH0 STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA

ASIA

CHIRA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP. CHINA, P. REP.

CHINA, P. REP.

86148 86/04 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

86171 86/07 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

86173 86/07/11 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

86174 86/07/21 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

86177 86/08 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

86181 86/08 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 87036 87/05/06 87/05/19 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87132 87/03/02 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: CHINA, P. REP.

KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE ------------- ------------- -------------

p a g e 4 8

C W E N T S ....................................................... HEAW RAINS/LANDSLIDES; JIANGXI/FUJIAN TORRENTIAL RAINS; SHANDONG/HENAH FERRY CAPSIZED; SANSHUI RIVER Hl. SALE/N.W. GANSU TORNADO; FUJIAN PROVINCE; 163 INJ. RAINS/TORNADO/HAIL; HUNAN PROV.; 11,000 INJ. TORRENTIAL RAINS; YANGTZE R./7 PRWS. HEZE ARWSHANDUNG PROV.; 2,800 INJ. DDNGCHUAN PROV.; HVY. RAINS; 4 0 INJ. TONGJIANG; SEVERAL TOUNS FLOODED TYPHOON IKE; SWTH CHINA COAST; DAMGE TO FISHING BOATS, FACTORIES, & HWSES; 13 PEOPLE HISSING SHAANXI PROV.; HEAW RAINS; WHOLE VILLAGES BURIED SOUTHERN GUANGDONG PROV. NEAR HONG KONG; HIGH MINDS YUNNAN PROV.; 3 0 0 INJ. WNNAN PRW.; TORRENTIAL RAINS DURING M Y , JUNE, L JULY GUANGXI AND HUNAN PROVS.; THWSANDS AFFECTED CHUNGKING; SEWER PIPE EXPLOSION; 92 INJ. FUJIAH PRW. ZHEJIANG PRW.; 1,400 INJ.; 20,000 HWES DESTROYED GHIZHW, SICHUAN, 8 HUNAN PROVS. LIAONING PROV. NEAR DANDUNG; 1 0 0 HISSING; THWSANDS HOMELESS NEAR HARBIN; FERRY CAPSIZED U.S.S.R.-CHINA BORDERMUQIA-SHUFU AREA; 1 0 0 INJ. 30,000 HERDSMEN S T W D E D 8 ONE HILL ION ANIMALS KILLED BY SEVERE MINTER UEATHER I N REUOTE WORTHUEST YELLOW R. I N CENT. CHINA; FERRY CAPSIZED; 100 HSSSING AND FEARED DEAD EASTERN PRWS.; GALE FORCE STORnS LEFT T H W W S HOHELESS AND DESTROYED TENS OF HILLIONS OF DGLARS WRTH OF CROPS; 9 0 0 INJ. SICHUAN PROV.; HEAVY RAINS; AT L U S T 1,500 HOMES DESTROYED WANGDDN PROV.; TYPHOON PEGGY; HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES DESTROYED; 533,000 HA FARHLAND FLOODED; 1,250 INJ. WANGXI PRW.; 107,000 HA FARMLAND FLOODED; 381 INJ.; OVER 60,000 HWSES COLLAPSED; SECOND TYPHOON 8/12 CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAHAGE NE PROVS. OF LIAONING, J IL IN , & HEILONGJIANG; WIDESPREAD FLOODING FRDM SUHHER RAINS; HEAW DANAGE TO CROPS & INFRASTRUCTURE (FIGURES PARTIAL C PRELIHIWARY) FUJIAN PROV.; OVER 133,009 Hk SE'vZRELY AFFECTED HEILONGJIANG PROV.; FOREST FIRE; 221 INJ.; 1 HILLION HA LAND BURNED; BRIDGES, RAILUAYS, COIIYVNICAT1O)IS LINES DAMAGED SHANXI PROV.; POISONOUS CHEMICAL WASTE RELEASED FROM FERTILIZER F'CTORY INTO RIVER USED AS WTER SOURCE; OVER 15,000 ELL I L L

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87137 87/04 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

- 87146 87/05/08 ASIA CHINA, P. REP

87147 87/05/21 ASIA CHIHA, P. REP.

- 87157 87/06/19 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 87168 87/07/28 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

8 7 V O 87/07/31 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87183 87/08/15 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87185 87/09/01 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

88149 88/01 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88150 88/01/04 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88154 88/01/18 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88155 88/01/24 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88031 88/05/20 88/06/02 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87193 87/09/09 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87197 87/03/06 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87198 87/09/11 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

87199 87/03/16 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88168 88/03/24 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

88188 88 /06 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

88192 88/06 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. - 88206 86/07/15 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. _ 88210 88/07/21 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

88211 88/07/23 ASIA CHINA, P. REP.

70123 70 ASlA CHINA, P. REP.

271 07 27/05/22 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. 88060 88/04 88/09/26 AS lA CHZNA, P. REP.

SHANDOEG PROV.; RARE OUTBREAK OF ADULT DIARRHEA ROTAVIRUS (ADFV) INFECTION NEAR NANTONG JIANGSU PROV.; COLLISION OF FERRYBOAT AND TUGBOAT GUANGDONG PROV.; ROADS AND BRIDGES WASHED AWAY; THOUSANDS OF HECTARES UNDER WATER; 4 0 0 INJ. GUANGDONG PROV., 113,009 HA FARMLAND FLODDED; 86 INJ. GUANGDONG PROV.; 129 INJ.; NEARLY 60,000 HA FARHLAND INUNDATED; ALSO TYPHOON I N ZHEJIANG PROV. 3 COUNTIES I N HEILONGJIANG PRW.; TORNADO; 1,800 HOHES DESTROYED, 4 4 2 PEOPLE INJ., 13 HISSING LIAONGING PROV., 8M) INJ., 38 HISSING; HEAW L I M S T X K LOSSES; DAMAGE TO HOHES, FARMLAND, INFRASTRUCTURE ( I N I T I A L ESTIMATES) SICHUAN PRW.; LANDSLIDE AT POWER PLANT BURIED APARTHENT HOUSE AND TWO HOTELS SHANGHAI; HEPATITIS WTBREAK AFFECTED THOUSANDS NINGXIA PROV.; 60 INJ. SICHUAN/CHO#GQING AIRPORT, PLANE CRASH WNNAN PROV.; EXPRESS TRMN DERAILED; 66 INJ. FUJIAN PROV.; 167,000 HOUSES AND 350,000 HA FARMLAND DESTROYED SOUTH JIANGXI; OVER 1,600 HOUSES DESTROYED AND SEVERAL THOUSAND OAHAGED ANHUI PROV.; TORNADO/HAILSTORCI; 8 0 0 INJ.; 80,000 HWSES AND 100,000 HA CROPS DESTROYED FUJIAN AND ZHEJIAN PROVS.; TYPHOON GERALD; TENS OF THOUSANDS AFFECTED; 4,900 HOMES DESTROYED HARBIN; EXPLOSION AND FIRE I N TEXTILE FACTORY; 179 INJ. NEAR SHANGHAI; TRAIN CRASH KILLED 27 JAPANESE TOURISTS, 2 CHINESE; NEARLY 100 INJ. HUBEI/JIANGSU/HEMN/ANHUI/SHAND~G/ZHEJIANG; 11.3 MIL. HA OF ARABLE LAND AFFECTED; RECORD HEAT WAVE KILLED OVER 1,400; AFFECTED FIGS. FOR ZHEJIANG 8 HUBEI JIANGXI PROV.; WINDSTORM ON 6/14, HW. RAINS & FLODDS DAMAGED ROADS, lRRIGATlON TRENCHES, & OVER 7,000 HOHES; LANDSLIDE I N XIAWAN VILLAGE HUASHAN REGION OF SHAANXI PROV.; HEAW RAINS TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES I N POPULAR TOURIST SPOT SICHUAN PROV.; TUO BOAT ACCIDENTS O11 YANGTZE R. U ITHIN 4-DAY PERIOD LEFT 173 DEAD OR HISSIHG NORTHUESTERN CHINA/GANSU PROV.; RAIN AND HAIL CAUSED FLOODING AN0 COLLAPSE OF THOUSANDS OF WU) AND CAVE HOMES WNNAN PROV.; 7.6 ON RICHTER SCALE; REPORTS VARY ON NUMBER KILLED

ZHEJ!ANG & HEILONGJIANG PRWS.; DEVASTATING FLOODS I N JULY-AUG. FOLLOWED DRWGHT OR STORM DISASTERS EARLIER I N THE YEAR

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88/11/15 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EP

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ

89/08/10 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL 3, ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EP

90/07/05 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY

90/11/07 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY

SWTHERN CHINA/YUNNAN PROV.; WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION I N TOWS OF LANCANG 8 IIENGLIAN & SURROUNDING VILLAGES; ROADS & COMMUNICATIONS CUT; 3,364 INJ. SHAANXI PROV.; YELLOW R. FLCKOED AFTER HEAW RAINS; 30,000 HA FARHLAND UASHED AUAY SHANOONG PROV.; FLOODING I N YELLOW R. INUNDATED 33 VILLAGES AND THOUSANDS OF HA OF FARHLAND GUANGXI & GUIZHW; FLOOOUATERS COVERED OVER 1 MIL. HA OF FARMLAND AN0 DAElAGED INFRASTRUCTURE; 5 0 5 INJ. HUNAN & HUBEI PROVS.; WIDESPREAD FLOOOING SVBnERGED PADDY FIELDS AND DESTROYED HQES; DAMAGE FIG. FOR HUNAN SOUTHERN CHINA/WNNAN SICHUAN/NEAR BATANG; SERIOUS DAHAGE TO 9,000 HWSES, POWER AND UATER SYSTEMS, ROADS, AND IRRIGATION DITCHES; 107 INJ. SICHUAN, ESP. FUSHUN, LONGCHANG, JINYAN, & GULIN; HAIL & HIGH WINDS DESTROYED OR DAHAGED 2 MIL. HOMES & 588,000 HA. CROPS; 7,500 INJ. FUJIAH & GUANGDDW PRWS.; TYPHOON KIT; FLOODS DAMAGED ROADS, CROPS, IRRIGATION CANALS YUNNAN PRDVINCE/GENGUA; SEVERAL HILLION DOLLARS1 DAMAGE TO HOHES, IRRIGATION INSTALLATIONS, & PROPERTY; 12 INJ. HEAW RAINS 8 TYPHOONS DEVASTATED PROVINCES I N EASTERN AND CENTRAL CHINA; OVER 10,000 INJ.; RESIDENTIAL AREA BURIED BY LAKDSLIDE I N SICHUAN ZHEJIANG & JIANGSU PROVS.; TYPHOON VERA; 936,000 HA FARMLAND AFFECTED; OVER 2,600 INJ.; AFFECTED FIG. FOR ZHEJIANG 3HLY TIEN SHAH FAMINE FOLLWING FLWD I N YANGTZE RIVER N. CHINA, BETWEEN DATONG (SHANXI) AND YANGYUAN (HEBEI); 6.1 R QUAKE FLATTENED 11,000 HONES; 140 INJ. JIANG BE1 COUNTY (CHONC QING); OVER 5,000 HONES DESTROYED AND 53,000 DAUAGED HDPEH PROV./WHAN; HOST DEATHS WERE FROM FAMINE I N FLOOOIS AFTERMATH SOUTHERN CHINA; TYPHODN BRENDA; 48 INJ. WESTERN CHINA; BLIZZARDS AN0 BAD WEATHER STRANDED UP TO 8,000 GOLD PROSPECTORS HAINAN PROV.; 3 TYPHDDNS; 7 0 0 INJ. QINGHAI PROV.; 6.9 R EARTHWAKE DAllAGED OR DESTROYED SQE 3,000 BUILDINGS; OVER 160 PEOPLE INJ. HUNAN PROV.; 88 COWTIES/CITIES AFFECTED; 1 HIL. HA. CROPPED AREA DESTROYED; 5,805 INJ. FUJIAN AND ZHEJIAN PROVS.; TYPHOON CAPSIZED 1,600 BOATS AND DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HOWES; 1 4 8 INJ. EAST AN0 SOUTHEAST CHINA; 8 TYPHOONS I N JULY & AUC. CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE I N 6 PROVS. & SHANGHAI CITY; 2,983 INJ.

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91 101 90/10/03 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC 1 2 8 0

- 91103 90/10/06 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. LS

87202 87 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC - 90170 90/08/20 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY 90129 90/02/15 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC 90155 90/06/29 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY 90159 90/07/05 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

90160 90/07/31 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY 90172 90/08/31 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY 91110 90/11/09 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST

91050 91/05/18 91/06/28 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

9 1 144 91/03/03 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST

91194 91/09/23 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. LS

91134 91/02 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC

91152 91/04/21 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC 91184 91/08 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL 9 1 189 91/08/20 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. TY 92131 92/03 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST

92138 92/04/18 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. ST - 92152 92/07/31 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC 92157 92/07/31 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. EQ _ 92132 92/03 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. FL

93110 92/11/24 ASIA CHINA, P. REP. AC 141 0

CANTON; HIGHJACKED CHINESE AIRLINER CRASHED ON LANDING AT CANTON AIRPORT; 45 INJ. UENZHW/ZHEJIANG PROV.; HUGE LANDSLIDE DESTROYED 453 HOMES 8 DAUAGED 600 I N SUBURB OF UENZHW; AT LEAST 105 INJ. GUANGDON PROV.; ACCIDENT INVOLVING METHYL ALCOHOL; 3,600 INJ. FUJIAN PROV.; TYPHOON YANCY (SEE 91008) DALIAN; FACTORY ROOF COLLAPSED; 100 INJ. N J I A N AND GUANGDON PROVS.; 288 INJ. WNNAN, SICHUAN, 8 S. SHAANXI PRWS.; HW. RAINS AND FLOODS DISRUPTED TRANSPORTATION, CWNICATIONS, 8 POWER; THOUSANDS OF HWES DESTROYED; PARTIAL DAMAGE FIG. GUANGDON AND FUJIAN PRWS.; TYPHOON TASHA (SEE 91008) SWTH OF SHANGHAI; TYPHOON ABE (SEE 91008) HAINAN PROV.; TORNADOES ON 1119 8 11H6 I N 3 COUNTIES DESTROYED HOMES, TREE CROPS, 8 FISHIWG EQUIPUENT ANHUI, JIANGSU, & HENAN PROVS.; TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSED WORST FLOODING I N 130 YRS; ENORMOUS DAllAGE TO HOMES, BUSINESSES, ROADS, 8 C W N I C A T I O N S INFRASTRUCTURE HUNAN PROV.; HAIL & RAINSTORH; 1,000 PEOPLE INJ.; 1,500 LIVESTOCK KILLED; 19,000 HWES DESTROYED & 260,000 DAUAGED; 500,000 HA CROPS DAUAGED WNNAN PROV.; HW. RAINS TRIGGERED MUDSLIDES THAT BURIED 200 PEOPLE XI'AN; CROWDED BRIDGE COLLAPSED DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES; 140 INJ. SHANXI PROV.; EXPLOSION I N COAL UINE HEILONGJIANG & J I L I N PROVS.; SONE 8 MIL. ~ R E S FLOODED W T H CHINA; TYPHOON AMY; 1,36FINJ. TIBETAN AREAS OF SICHUAN 8 YUNNAN; SEVERE SNOUSTORUS; 200,000 HEAD OF CkTTLE KILLED; OVER 19,000 PEOPLE INJ. BY FROSTBITE & SNOWBLINDNESS HUNAN 8 SICHUAN PROVS.; RAIN 8 HAILSTORUS; MDRE THAN 60,000 HOUSES COLLAPSED & NEARLY 400,000 HA CROPS DAMAGED NANJING; AIRLlNER CRASHED ON TAKEOFF; 26 INJ. LHASA PREFECTURE, TIBET; 2ND EARTHWAKE 08/06/92 JIANGXI PROV.; SEVERAL DAYS OF HW. RAIN CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING THAT AFFECTED OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE; 70 INJ. NEAR GUILIN; JETLINER CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN I N COUNTRY'S WORST AIR DlSASTER TO DATE

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY

ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 64/01/19 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

ASIA CHINA, REP. OF ASIA CHINA, REP. OF ASIA CHINA, REP. OF ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

69/10/17 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 77/08/01 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

77122 77/06/10 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 77124 77/09 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 81 156 81/03/08 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 81 161 81/08/22 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 83184 83/09/09 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 84162 84/06 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

84165 84/06/20 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 84169 84/07/10 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 86162 86/05/25 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 86189 86/08/22 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 86199 86/09/19 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 87110 86/11/15 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

881 13 87/10/24 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

35107 35/06/20 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 60122 59/08 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF 90153 90/06/23 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

791TJ 79 ASIA CHINA, REP. OF

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TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAHAGE

KAGI, TOROKU; SWRCES HAY VARY AS TO NO. KILLED EARTHWAKE/FIRE; 2,485 INJ. TYPHOON DINAH; 89 INJ. TYPHOON JUDY; SOUTH-CENTRAL TAIUAN; 21 INJ. TYPHOON WRY; ENTIRE ISLAND; 77 INJ. TYPHOON CARLA; FORMOSA; 67 INJ. TYS. ELSIE & FLOSSIE; COUNTRYUIDE; 4 0 8 INJ. 2 TYPHOONS: (THELMA) KAOHSIUNG (07/25); (VERA) N., TA IPEI (07131). TOTAL 528 INJ.

TAIPEI; 6,000 INJ. TRAIN DERAILMENT; N. TAIWAN; 130 IUJ. PLANE CRASH; NEAR SAN-YI TYPHOON ELLEN TORRENTIAL RAINS; VAST AREAS OF FARHLAND FLOODED I N NORTH NEAR TAIPEI; COAL MINE EXPLOSION; 26 HISSING NORTHERN TAIWAN; COAL HIWE FIRE; 2 HISSING NEAR CHUSAN; 28 INJ. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIUAN; TYPHOON UAYNE CENTRAL TAIUAN; TYPHOON ABBY TWO STRONG QUAKES OFF EAST COAST; H IST VICTIMS I N COLLAPSED APARTMENT BUILDING I N TAIPAI; 4 6 INJ. CWNTRYUIDE; TYPHOON LYNN; TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LANDSLIDES; 16 HISSING TAIHOKU, TAICHU TWO TYPHOONS I N AUGUST CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TYPHOON THAT EARLIER H I T PHILIPPINES FORCED TENS OF THWSANDS TO FLEE THEIR HWES YUCHANG; COOKING O I L CONTAHINATED WITH PCBS/PCDF INJURED 1,900

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COLOHBIA COLOHBIA COLOMBIA COLOHBI A COLOMBIA COLOMBI A COLOHBIA COLOMBIA COLOHBI A COLOMBIA

COLOHBIA - COLOMBIA

COLOUBIA - COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA COLOMBl A COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBI A COLOMBIA COLOMBI A COLOMBIA COLOHBIA COLOMBIA COLOHBI A COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOHBIA COLOMBIA COLOnBl A COLOHBIA

COLOHBIA

COLOMBIA COLOMBIA

COLOHBIA

COLOHBI A

COLWBI A

COLOHaIA

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40,000 DYNAMITE EXPLOSION; CALI 0 BOGOTA 0 MANIZALES

8,000 WIBOO (CHOCO DEPT.); 11 INJ. 6 0 0 HUILA DEPT.. NEIVA: 2 0 0 INJ.

5 0 UIND STORM;-HUIU DEPT., GUADALUPE 5 0 0 HAGDALENA R. AREA

5 0 LETICIA I P AMAZON 4 0 0 BAHIA SOLANO, PEREIRA; 6 INJ.

138,800 2 FLOODS: MAGDALENA (10/0D); MAGDALENA & CAUCA VALS Cll/OO).

0 MAGDALENA & CAUCA VALS 0 CALDAS 0 SAW JOSECITO 0 SAN ANTONIO DE PRADO 0 MAGDALENA R. BASIN; 172 INJ. 0 WEBRADA BLANCA; 1,000 INJ. 0 MEDELLIN 0 NEAR FRESNO; 16 INJ. 0 MARIZALES 0 COAL MINE EXPLOSION; ANTIOQUIA 0 PACIFIC COAST; 1,500 INJ. 0 PLAYON, LEER1 JA RIVERS; NORTHEASTERN

20,000 WEST, CENTRAL; 6 0 0 INJ. 0 BUILDING COLLAPSE; SINCELEJO; 5 0 0 IMJ. 0 HEAW RAINS; NORTHERN, WESTERN; 5 0 INJ. 0 RAINS/LANDSLIDES; NORTHERN PROVSNCES

5,000 E. COL./SALAMINA R. 0 COLOnBIA/VENEZUELA BORDER 0 NARINO PRW.

410,900 POPAYAN; 1,200 INJ. 0 DAU S ITE COLLAPSE; GACHALA

400,000 COVNTRY'S WORST FLOODS I N A DECADE 1,000,000 VOLCANO NEVAOO DEL RUIZ; CALDAS/TOLIHA PROVS., ESP.

TOWN OF AHERO; 5,000 INJ.; PRELIMINARY LOSSES FOR AGRIC., ROADS 8 HOUSING

2,500 FOUR EASTERN PROVS.; AT LEAST 28,000 EVACUATED; DAMAGE EST. DOES NOT INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE

0 ONLY TUO PROVINCES UNAFFECTED BY HUWY RAINS 0 TOLIMA DEPT .; HEAW RAINS CAUSED COIIBEIMA R. TO

OVERFLOW; THOUSANDS AFFECTED; 16 HISSING 0 MEDELLIN/VILLA TINA BARRIO; HEAW R M d S TRIGGERED

LANDSLIDE ON SUGAR LOAF NT.; 4 0 0 HISSING; FIGURES PRELIMINARY

0 COLOMBIAN AVIANCA PLANE CRASHED INTO WOUNTAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CUCVTA

0 RENEUED ACTIVITY 1N NEVADA DEL RUIZ; HUNDREDS EVACUATED FROM VOLCANO'S WESTERN FLANK

0 CORDOBA 8 SUCRE DEPTS.; ALSO CARIBBEAN, PACIFIC & ANDEAN REGIONS; HW. RAINS OVER 5 HO. (SINCE JUNE) CAUSED FLOODING OVER 2 MIL. HA

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COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBI A

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

COLOMBI A

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA

COLOHBIA

50,000 GUAJIRA PENINSULA AND COASTAL TOVIIS; HURRICANE JOAN; HIGH WAVES SYEPT OVER LOWLY ING AREAS

0 HONDA; TEMPORARY BULLRING COLLAPSED ON SPECTATORS; 3 0 7 INJ.

0 TUMAKO 0 PURACE VOLCANO ERUPTED

23,000 BOGOTA; DRUG-TRAFFICKER INSPIRED BUS-BOHB EXPLOSION DESTROYED BOMITA'S DEPARTMENT OF ADMIN. SECURITY; OVER 1,000 INJ.

0 JET CRASHED OUTSIDE BOGOTA; INVESTIGATORS SUSPECTED BOMB

0 COLOMBIAN JETLINER CRASHED ON LONG ISLAND, N.Y., KILLIMG n AND INJURING SCORES OF PASSENGERS

0 CHOLERA; CASES AS OF 07/01/92; EPIDEMIC AFFECTED SEVERAL SO. AMERICAN CC TRIES

0 "LA HACAREHA" NATURE PRc YE (SW COLOMBIA); FOREST FIRE BURNING 6 DAYS DESTROYED ABOUT 80,000 HA

0 2 VILLAGES I N ANTIOQUIA DEPT. H I T BY LANDSLIDES AFTER HW. RAINS; HOUSES, 3 BRIDGES, 8 SCHOOL SWEPT AWAY; 31 n1ss ING

0 AVALANCHE BURIED VEHICLES ON ROAD CONNECTING PAST0 8 MOWA

0 ANTlOPUIA 8 CHOCO DEPTS.; 2 QUAKES-6.6 8 7.2 ON R SCALE; FELT ALSO I N MEDELLIN & BOGOTA; CACAGUAL VOLCANO ERUPTED, CAUSING FIREBALL TO FALL ON HOMES; 60 INJ.

0 GALERAS VOLCAWO, NEAR PASTO; SEVERAL SCIENTISTS ATTENDING CONFERENCE E R E AT V O L W O R I H WHEN I T ERUPTED; AS M Y AS 9 DEAD OR HISSING & 20 INJ. .-----------

2,099,800 53 record(~).

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CWHTRY: COMOROS

DISH0 STR OT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HL%ELESS KS DAMAGE f0YHENTS ----- -----*-- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----.. *-----------------------------------------------

51102 51/01/04 AFR 77014 77/04/05 77/04/20 AFR 77127 77/01 AFR 83010 83/01/10 83/01/17 AFR 85023 85/02/14 85/03/01 AFR

- 8 7 1 2 2 87/01/03 AFR

89023 89/02 89/02/03 AFR

89131 89/01/24 AFR

COHOROS COHOROS C W R O S COWOROS COHOROS

COMOROS

COHOROS

COMOROS

ST 5 0 0 0 0 0 TORNADO VO 1 20,000 5,000 0 KARTHALA; GRANDE COMORE D P 0 15,000 0 0 CY 33 30,000 0 f3,000 CfCLONE ELINAH; 3 ISLAUDS; 5 2 INJ. CY 2 35,000 0 0 ANJWAN 8 GRANDE COHORE; M J O R DAMAGE TO HMES, ROADS,

8 CROPS CY 0 0 0 0 GRANDE COHORE, ANJWAN, AND HOHELI; SERIOUS OAHAGE TO

CROPS, BUILDINGS, AND ROADS; 2 4 PERSONS HISSING EP 3 4 5 0 0 0 ANJWAN; TYPHOID; AFFECTED FIG. I S NO.OF CASES CHECKED

INTO HOSPITALS I N DOMONI AN0 MITSAWDA CY 0 0 0 5,236 ANJOUAN; CYCLONES KALAFANDJI 8 FIRINGA; EXTENSIM

OAUAGE TO HWSES, CROPS & INFRASTRUCTURE; COMHUNICATIONS & P M R CUT ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

539 100,450 5,000 28,236 8 record(~).

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COUNTRY: CONGO

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65002 64/06 64/07/01 AFR CGNGO DP 0 3,000 3,000 0 FR. CONGO STRIFE; BRAZUVILLE 91062 91/09/05 91/09/12 AFR CONGO AC 110 0 0 0 4 0 Kn NORTH OF POINTE MOIRE; COLLISION OF FREIGHT 8

PASSENGER TRAINS

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COUNTRY: COOK ISLANDS

pew 57

PAC COOK ISLANDS CY 0 0 0 Q PAC COOK ISLANDS CY 0 0 0 0 PAC COOK ISLANDS CY 0 0 0 0 PAC COOK IS iA i iDS CY 0 0 0 0 PAC COOK ISLANDS CY 0 0 0 0 PAC COOK ISLANDS CY 0 2,000 2,000 25,000

91117 90 /12 PAC COOK ISLANDS EP 7 1,200 0 0

92040 92/05/11 92/05/15 PAC COOK ISLANDS F I 0 0 0 0

PALHESTON/SUWARRW RAROTONGA RAROTONGA AND AITUTAKI; WIDESPREAD DAMAGE RAROTONCA/HAWGAIA CYCLONE DAWN; A lTUTAKl RAROTONGA, AITUTAKI, AND HANGAIA; CYCLONE SALLY; SEVERE BAUAGE TO AVARUA HARBOR, HOUSING, CROPS, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; OAHAGE FIG. PRELIHINARY HOST OF ISLAND GROUP; DENGUE F M R CASES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, BEGINNING DEC. 1990 AVARUA ON RAROTONGA; FIRE DESTROYED GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS & TELEPHONE LINES

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CWNTRV: COSTA RlCA

COSTA RICR VO 15 5,000 5,000 0 COSTA RICA VO 87 12,391 3,280 5,000 COSTA RICA FL 7 4,580 0 4,000

COSTA RlCA COSTA RICA COSTA RICA COSTA RICA COSTA RlCA COSTA RICA COSTA RlCA COSTA RICA COSTA RICA COSTA RlCA COSTA RlCA COSTA RICA COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA EQ 1,750 0 0 0 COSTA RICA EQ 1 v,nnc 14,000 19,500

COSTA R l CA EQ 47 7, 5 0 0 4,000 90,000

COSTA RICA FL 1 165,000 20,000 8,000

COSTA RICA F I 0 1,200 0 0

ERUPT./FLOODS/SLIDES; HESETA CENTRAL; 2 0 0 INJ. HT. ARENAL, NORTH 3 FLOODS: PAC1 F I C COAST (69/10/00); CENTRAL HESETA (69/11/00); LlXON (70/01/00). TOTAL 23 INJ. L I M O & CARTACO PROV.; 40 INJ. ESTRELU VALLEY S. OF L A W ARENAL; 98 INJ. LAWNA ARENAL HT. ARENAL FOREST FIRE; CHIRRIPO MOUNTAIN HT. ARENAL EAST COAST S.E. OF SAN JOSE (100 M); 2 0 0 INJ. EARTHQUAKE; SAN JOSE PROV. WAREHOUSE FIRE; SAN JOSE ATLANTIC ZONE/LIHON PROVINCE S. COSTA RICA, ESP. PUNTAREMS PROV.; FLOODING 8 LANDSLIDES DESTROYED OR DAWLGED DWELLINGS & OTHER BLDGS. & CLOSED PARTS OF PAN AMERICAN HUY.; 7,500 INJ. CARTAGO ALAJUELA, HERIDIA, & SAN JOSE PROW.; 2,390 HOUSES DAHAGED OR DESTROYED; 299 INS. SE COSTA RICA, ESP. L I W N 8 SAN JOSE; 7.4 QUAKE; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES, ROADS, 8 RAILWAY SYSTEM; 299 INJ. ATLANTIC ZONE; FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAINS, SEVERE FLOODS INUNDATED 5 6 VILLAGES 8 DAUAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CERRO CHIRIPO REGION OF TALAHANCA; FOREST F!RES BURNED SOKE 4,500 HA 8 THREATENED 3 TOUNS!iIPS

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71021 70/10/20 7O/ll/OS AFR 90017 89/12/24 90/01/17 AFR

* 89124 89/01 AFR

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COUNTRY: COTE DIIVOIRE

COTE D1iifOIRE EP 120 1,500 0 0 CHOLERA COTE DIIVOIRE DP 0 150,000 0 0 ABOUT 150,000 REFUGEES FROM FIGHTII lG I N LIBERIA COTE D'IVOIRE AC 48 0 0 0 ABIDJAN; SCHOOL BUS RAN INTO CULVERT DURING STOW; 48

FEARED DEAD AN0 70 INJ.

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CARB CUBA CARB CUBA SARB CUBA CARB CUaA CARE CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBP. CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA CARB CUBA

CARB CUBA CARB CUBA

CARE CUBA

SkSB CUBA

CARB CUBA

CARB CUBA

CARB CUBA

CARB CUBA

" T o t a l s

HAVANA 8 SUBURBS SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR 500 INJ. ISLE OF PINES; STORM SURGE; W Y FATALITIES

30U INJ. HURRICANE FLOP-4.: ENTIRE ISLAND HURRICANE I N Z ; S.E., GUANTANMO; N.E.; 3 0 INJ. HURRICANE GLADYS CWRON AREA, S.E.; 8 INJ. EASTERN CUBA GALES; COLON; 70 INJ. ALBERTO/Z STORMS; IUVANA/PINAR DEL RIO TORRENTIAL RAINS; 6 PROVIN2ES; 39 INJ. HURRICANE KATE; HEAW DAMAGE TQ HWSING 8 CROPS IIOMHOLGUIN; FOREST FIRE BURNED TKO3SANOS OF HECTARES CENT. CUBA, ESP. CIENFUEGOS; WEEK-LONG RAINS FORCED EVACUATION OF 31,000 PEOPLE; PXISES, ROADS DAMGED; THOUSANDS OF LIVESTOCK LOST NEAR HAVANA; TRAIN CRASHED INTO CROWDED BUS; 84 INJ. JET CRASHED HEAR JOSE HART1 AIRPORT I N HAVANA, KILLING ALL ABOARD & AS M Y AS 45 ON GROUND PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDED 100 nl. EAST OF HAVANA; 100 INJ. CENT. CUBA; 4 DAYS OF HEAW RAIN FILLED I<ESERWIR AND FORCED EVACUATION OF 6,000 PEOPLE; 200 HmES DAHAGED NEAR W C A S ; TRAIN TRAVELING FRW HAVANA TO GUANTANM DERAILED; OVER 200 INJ. t F F CAPE W I S I ; BOAT CARRYING 200 HAITIAN REFUGEES SHIPURECKED I N STOW; AT LEAST 135 DRWNED WESTERN CUBA, INCLUDING HAVANA; FLOODING DUE TO STRQB MINDS, RAINS, & HIGH TIDES CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HOUSING; TOURISTS EVACUATED FROM COASTAL HOTELS GRANHA & SURROUNDING PROVS.; 7 R. SCALE; SERIOUS DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS; NEARLY 7,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED; 5 0 INJ.

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65019 6 4 64/11/01 EUR 67011 66/08 66/08/09 EUR 70031 69/12/22 65!12/29 EUR 71008 7 0 70/08/25 EUR 75005 74/07 74/07/28 EUR

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COUNTRY: CYPRUS

HAHlD HAWDRES AREAS KOKKI #A UIHDSTORM; LIWSSOL; 100 IHJ. CHOLERA COUNTRYWIDE

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COUNTRY: CZECHOSLOVAKIA

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HCHELESS KS DAMAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 74104 74/01/21 NR CZECHOSLOVAKIA LS 14 0 0 0 87148 87/05/24 EUR CZECHOSLOVAKIA FL 0 0 0 1,000

AVALANCHE; TATRA M T A I N S T O P U R. FLOODED AFTER TORRENTIAL RAINS, CAUSING DAM BURST

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' REG - ---- EUR EUR DENMARK

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: DENMARK

ELBE ESTUARY UINTER STORM

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T7022 77/07 77/09/21 AFR 78001 77/10 W 1 0 / 2 4 AFR 78009 78/02 78/03/02 AFR 80002 79/10/30 79/11/08 AFR 80022 3 0 80 /D6 / l l AFR 81012 81/03/18 81/03/19 AFR 84029 83 84/04/12 AFR 88162 88/03 AFR 89032 89/04 89/04/08 AFR

93120 93/01/26 AFR

DJIBOUTI D J I B W T I DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI D J I B W T I DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI D J I B W T I

D J I B W T I

DJIBOUTI

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OGADEN CONFLICT; BORDER AREAS DJIBOUTI FLOODS; D J l B W T I CITY D J I B W T I CITY TRAIN WRECK; HOLL-HDLL; 9 0 INJ. COUNTRYWIDE, ESP. TADJWRAH DJIBOUTI CITY 5 DISTRICTS FIVE DISTRICTS SEVERELY HIT BY DROUGHT DJIBOUTI CITY; TORRENTIAL RAINS 8 FLOODING; 3 0 0 INJ.; DAMAGE FIG. FOR AGRICULTURE ONLY ETHIOPIANS, nosny SOLDIERS, SOUGHT ASYLUM IN DJIBOUTI AFTER THE FALL OF ASSAB TO REBEL TROOPS DJIBOUTI CITY; HVY. RAINFALL CAUSED SERIOUS FLWDIHG, ESPECIALLY I N POORER DISTRICTS; MORE THAN 20,000 EVACUATED

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DISNO STRDT DECLDT REG ----- -------- ---*---- ---- 641 16 63/09/25 CAR0 79037 79/08 79/08/29 CARE 85107 84/10/09 CARE

89054 89/09/17 89/09/22 CARE

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COUNTRY: DU4INICA

TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DANAGE -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- HU 0 0 0 2,600 HU 40 70,000 0 44,650 HU 2 10,000 0 2,000

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HURRICANE EDITH DAVID 8 FREDERICK; ENTIRE ISLAND; 2,100 INJ. HURRICANE KLAUS; ALSO AFFECTED NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLANDS HURRICANE HUGO; EXTENSIVE FLOODIUG AND LANDSLIDES; 76% OF BANANA CROP LOST

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CAR8 DOMINICAN REP. CAR0 DMINICAN REP.

64/08/31 CAR0 Dff l INICAN REP. 65/04 CARB DOMINICAN REP. 65/04 CARB DOMINICAN REP. 66/lO/Ol CARB Dff l INICAN REP. 68/08/01 CARB DOMINICAN REP.

CARB DOMINICAN REP. 79/09/01 CAR8 OOMIHICAN REP.

CAR0 DOMINICAN REP. CARB DOHINICAN REP.

83/02/13 CARB DWINICAN REP. CARB DOMINICAN REP.

87188 87/09/22 CAR0 DOMINICAN REP.

88105 87/10/06 CARB DOHINICAN REP.

88050 88/08/24 88/09/01 CAR8 DOMINICAN REP.

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COUNTRY: DOMINICAN REP.

HURRICANE; SANTA DOHINGO; 6,000 INJ. HURRICANE FLORA HURRICANE CLEO; BARAHONA, NEIBA BAY FOREST FIRE; C. RTS., P IC0 DUARTE C I V I L STRIFE; SANTO DWINW; 22,000 INJ. HURRICANE INEZ; S.E. COAST, BARHONA; 442 INJ. DROUGHT; NATIONWIDE . W I N E FEVER DAVID & FREDERICK; COUNTRYWIDE; 4,000 INJ. NORTH, NORTHEAST HEAVY RAINS t

FOREST FIRE; S.E. OF CONSTANU HEAW RAINS THROUGH FIRST WEEK OF JUNE; AT LEAST 2,000 PEOPLE I N ISOUTED VILLAGES HURRICANE EHILY; THOUSANDS EVACUATED FROn LW-LY ING SHANTYTOWNS; LIGHT DAMAGE TO HOUSING 8 INFRASTRUWTE, EXTENSIVE TO AGRICULTURE; GODR ESTS. OF DAHAGE NEAR NAGUA; BOAT CARRYING ILLEGAL EhTRANTS TO WERTO RICO SANK I N SHARK-INFESTED WATERS NORTH AND S.E. PART OF THE COUNTRY; FLOODING I N ISA AND DUEY RIVERS WISHED A M Y OVER 305 H OF UATER SYSTEM PIPELINE SERVING SANTO DOMlNGO

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COUNTRY: EAST AFRICA

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COUNTRY: ECUADOR

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFF iCTED HOnELESS KS DAHAGE CONMENTS -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... ECUADOR EQ 200 0 0 0 UESTERN ECUADOR ECUADOR EQ 6,000 100,000 0 20,000 PELILEO/AMBATO ECUADOR DR 0 600,000 0 0 UIDESPREAD ECUADOR FL 0 50,000 0 4,000 DAULE RIVER VALLET ECUADOR LS 5 0 0 0 0 WITO-SANTO DOMING0 RD. ECUADOR F I 0 800 492 134 COLIMES ( W A S PROV.) ECUADOR FL 0 20,000 400 100 NILAGRO; 100 INJ. ECUADOR EP 36 528 0 0 POLIO; GUAYAWIL & AREAS ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR

ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUAIlOR ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR

ECUADOR

ECUADOR

ECUAOOR

ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR

EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS; PLAYAS AREA GUAYAS, EHERAL, MANABI 2 FLOODS: INBABURA PROVINCE (70/11/00); GUAYAS C

PROVINCE <71/03/00). LOJA PROVINCE; 120 INJ. W I T 0 N.E., PUTUNAYO R. VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; COTAPAXI EL SANGAY ESHERALOAS ESMERALDAS COTOPAXI (S. OF WITO) TYPHOID; U. PORTIONS OF QUITO COTOPAXI GUAYAQUIL; 4 0 INJ. 5 PROVSJENTIRE COAST CHIHBORAZO PLANE CRASH; CUENCA NEAR QUITO; PLANE CRASHED INTO RESIDENTIAL AREA; 75 INJ. BRUSH FIRE; ISABELA IS., THE GALAPAGOS; POPULATION CENTERS 8 UNIQUE SPECIES THREATENED CARCHI, IMBABURA, PASTAZA, AND NAP0 PROVINCES; HWSES AND BRIDGES DESTROYED; ROADS BLOCKED; OIL PIPELINE DAMAGED COCHANCAY; NUDSLIOES BURIED AT LEAST 3 BUSES ON COASTAL HIGHWAY AMBATO; THREE TREMORS; 6 INJ. HEAW RAINS CAUSED FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES QUITO. POHASQUI

ECUACOR EP 80@ 72,000 0 0 C H O L E ~ , ESP. IN LOULAND AND COASTAL PRWS.; FIGS. AS OF 07/01/92 -

ECUADOR FL 2 2 125,000 80,000 0 1 0 PROVS., INCLUDING GVAYAPUIL; TORRENT I AL RAINS DESTROYED AGRICULTURAL LAND, DCRLLINGS, B ROADS; 16,000 TO 18,000 FAMILIES AFFECTED

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AFR AFR AFR AFR

79/10/31 AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

AFR

AFR

AFR

EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT EGYPT

EGYPT

EGYPT

EGYPT

EP 10,276 0 0 0 CHOLERA; NATIONUIDE FL 15 0 0 0 N ILE R. VALLEY AC 40 150 150 0 TRAIN DERAILMENT; 4SSIUT ST 3 15,000 15,000 0 RAINS 8 SA'mSTrJRI(S FL 50 66,000 0 14,000 UPPER EGYPT AC 100 0 0 0 MARINE ACCLDENT; N E M CAIRO AC 196 0 0 0 SHIP FZBB; UPPER NJLE F I 52 0 0 0 AL DAHREYA; FIRE ilESTROYED 500 HW HWSES AC 64 0 0 O CAIRO; TRAIN H I T SCHOOL BUS AT UNMARKED CROSSING; AT

LEAST 67 INJ. F I 47 0 0 0 AL-QUSIA; F1P.E IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM FOOD STALL BURNED

HUNDREDS OF TENTS IN HAKESHIFT TENT CITY FL 0 0 0 0 ALEXANDRIA/PJLUIA VILLAGE; DAM COLLAPSE CAUSED

FLOODING; SEVElUL THWSAND AFFECTED AC 460 0 0 0 OFF COAST OF SAFAGA; FERRY CARRYING 569 PASSENGERS SANK

------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- AFTER HITTING CORAL REEF

11,303 81,150 15,150 14,000 12 recordts).

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COUNTRY ------------- EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR

EL SALVPDOR

EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR

OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

COUNTRY: EL SALVADOR

TY K f LLEO AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAUAGE CWENTS --- -- ----*------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... JACUAPA SAN SALVADOR 8 EHVIRONS; 1,138 INJ. EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS; S.W. TO N.U. HOND./EL SAL. CONFLICT; BORDER REGION HURRICANE FRANCELIA; R10 LEUPA 8 S.U. COAST; 4 0 INJ.

5 DEPARTMENTS TORRENTfAL RAINS; SONSMTE/AHUACHAPAN; 18,000 INJ. SAN UIGUEL/HORAUN/LA UNION 20-BLOCK AREA I N DOWWTWN SAM SALVADOR; HAJOR DAUAGE TO HWSES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, GOVl. BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE; 20,000 INJ. E. ZONE (LA PA& USULUTAN, SAN IIIGUEL, LA UNION); FLOODING AFTER HW. SEASONAL RAINS OESTROYEO HOMES & UP TO 9,500 HA OF CROPS SAN SALVADOR & OTHER KEY CITIES; GUERRILLA ATTACKS AND EtiSUlNG FIGHTING OESTROYEO HOUSING, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BRIDGES; 5,000 INJ. CHOLERA; CASES AS OF 07/01/92 LA UNION, SAN HIGUEL, USULATAN, SAN VICEHTE, 8 LA PAZ; CONTINUOUS RAIN CAUSED UIDESPREAD FLOODING; MORE THAN 8,000 EVACUATED

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79040 79/08/03 79/09/10 AFR 87020 87/02/11 87/03/06 AFR

COUNTRY ------------ EQ. GUINEA EQ. GUINEA

HILITARY CWP HALABO; URBAN FIRE

-----------a-

IN SLUM AREA

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OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER HISTORY REPORT

CWNTRY: ETHIOPIA

Thursday, 2 9 July 1993 08:48

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COHHENTS ---------------- -- -----1--1-- --------.--.- -I----------- -----------.- ....................................................... I DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- *---

65/07/01 AFR 68/05/14 AFR

AFR 69/09/12 AFR 70/11/03 AFR 73/12/03 AFR

AFR 76/05/07 AFR 77/09/24 AFR

AFR 78/04/10 AFR 76/08/10 AFR

AFR AFR

78/11/24 AFR 80/05/12 AFR 83/05/05 AFR

AFR 84/10/14 AFU

E l HIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHlOPlA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIL !A ETHIOPIA E l HIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHlOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA

0 HATIONWIDE 920 VIC IN ITY OF KELAFO 3 2 0 N.E., SARDO; 165 INJ.

1,000 HAHASIOW DIV. 0 CHOLERA 0 TIGRE, WLLO, N. SHOA

76,000 KANGRA 0 GW)E8 KELAFO, WSTAHIL 0 OGADEN CONFLICT; OGADEN REGION 0 FAIIINE; WOLLO, TIGRE PROVS. 0 UOLLO, TIGRE PROVS. .. O DISPLACED PZ'SONS; BALE, SIDAMO PROVS. 0 AHASH RIVER VALLEY 0 0 FAIIINE: VOLLO, TIGRE PROVS. 0 SW. GA#O GOFO; DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC 0 WLLO/GONDAR 0 GOE ESTIMATE OF NO. AFFECTED 3 AFFECTED PROVINCES INCLWE WOLLO, TIGRAY, ERITREA,

SHM, m D E R , HARERGE 8 SIDMO; NO RELIABLE FIG. FOR NO. KILLED; ESTIHATES RlWGED 250,000 TO 1,000,000

0 TRAIN WRECK NEAR AWASH; O M R 5 0 0 INJ.; ESTIMATES AS HIGH AS 4 4 9 DEAD

0 RIFT VALLEY REGION 0 3ESERT LOCUSTS. AFRICAN MIGRATORY LOCUSTS. AN0

8 5 i 4 0 85/01/14 AFR ETHIOPIA

85183 85/08 AFR 86027 86 86/07/24 AFR

ETHlOPIA ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA DR ARIIYUORIIS, ESPECIALLY I N ERITREA AN0 T I G ~ Y

o OWEN; SOHALI NOMADS now AFFECTED; EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK LOSSES

0 LOCUST AND OTHER INSECT INFESTATIONS 0 ERITREA, TIGRAY, WELLO, 8 SHEWA MOST AFFECTED;

PRELIMINARY FIGURES FOR AFFECTED 0 DESERT LOCUSTS I N TIGRAY AN0 ERITREA; ARMYWORMS

THRWGHWT CWNTRY EXCEPT TIGRAY AN0 ERITREA 0 SIDAMO PROV./DOLLO; FLASH FLOOD; THOUSANDS OF ANINALS

DROUNED 0 COUNTRYWIDE, ESPECIALLY WELAITA, GAMA GOFA, SHEWA, AN0

UELLO; MENINGITIS 0 NORTHERN ETHIOPIA/ERITREA, TIGRAY, UOLLO, GONOAR,

HARERGE; C I V I L WAR & POOR RAINS LED TO FOOD SHORTAGES; UP TO 3.8 MIL. PERSONS AT RISK

0 GAnBELA REGION OF WESTERN ETHIOPIA; STORMS AND FLOODING DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HOMES

0 ERITREA, T IGRAY, & HARERGE; POOR M I I S AND C I V I L VAR THREATENED TO LEAD TO SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES; AFFECTED INCLUDES ALSO THE O W E N

0 GWnEN; ORWGHT AND C I V I L UNREST (SEE 91006) 0 ADDlS ABABA; EXPLOSIONS I N AWUNITION STORAGE

FACILITIES; BUSINESSES DESTROYED 8 SHANTY HWSES LEVELED; SEVERAL THWSAND DISPLACED & 2 0 0 INJ.

87038 87 87/@6/16 AFR

87044 87 87/07/28 AFR 87052 87 87/09/14 AFR

ETHIOPIA I N ETHIOPIA DR

88051 88/06 88/09/02 AFR ETHIOPIA I N

88241 88/09/25 AFR ETHIOPIA FL

89028 88/09 89/03/06 AFR ETHIOPIA EP

90004 09 89/10/14 AFR ETHIOPIA DR

90173 90/09 AFR ETHIOPIA FL

ETHIOPIA DR 91006 9 0 90/10/17 AFR

91028 91 91/03/22 AFR 91046 91/06/04 91/06/06 AFR

ETHIOPIA DR ETHIOPIA AC

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HUNDREDS OF THWSANDS OF GOVT. SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS I N NORTH DISPLACED I N AFTERHATH OF C I V I L UAR AFFECTED INCLUDES DRWGHT VICTIHS I N TIGRAY, WELLO, 8 GONDAR I N N., THE W E N , HARERGHE, & PARTS OF SOUTH, AS WELL AS DISPLACED PERSONS, RETURNEES, 8 REFUGEES

35 record(s).

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COUNTRY: EUROPE

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG WMTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS Kt DAHAGE COWENTS ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- --------I-- ------------- I*----------- ------------- ------------------------------.---------.-------------- 16101 14/07 EUR EUROPE EP 3,000,000 0 0 0 E. EUROPE TYPliUS; SERBIA, POLAND, USSR 17104 15/12/13 EUR EUROPE LS 10,000 0 0 0 ITALIAN-AUST. AVAL.; ALPS, TYROL 51105 5 1 EUR EUROPE LS 0 0 0 0 ALPINE AVALANCHES 53104 53/01 I?.( EUR EUROPE FL 1,794 0 0 0 NORTP SEA IXXSTAL 66101 65/04 EUR EUROPE FL 0 50,000 0 4,005 EASTERN EUZOPE FLOOD 671 1 t 67/02/Z EUR EUROPE ST 4 0 0 0 0 H. EUROPE STORMS; DENMARK, GERHANY, SdEDEIi 68118 68/01/14 EUR EUROPE ST 21 0 0 0 VARIOUS LOCAi'lONS 69107 69/02/28 EUR EUROPE EQ 1 3 0 0 0 PORTUGAL, SPAIil, MOROCCO 82157 82/06 EUR EUROPE HU 67 0 0 0 SOUTH EUROPE/6 CWNTRIES 83108 82/11/16 EUR EUROPE EQ 1 5,000 5,000 0 SERIES OF TREFH5aS; ITALY/ALBANIA/GREECE; 5 INJ. 83176 83/08 EUR EUROPE F I It 0 0 0 FOREST FIRES; 3?MCP.YJGOSLAVIA 84170 84/07/12 EUR EUROPE ST 18 0 0 0 A U L T R I ~ P F ~ ~ ~ B ~ ! Z & I W ~ # ' ? ~ F. REP.; HAILSTORKC; HUNDREDS

3F ICILLIOWS OF DOLLARS DAHAGE TO CROPS 8 PROPERTY 85137 95/01 EUR EUROPE CU 200 0 0 0 SEVERAL COUNTRIES; TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE 85182 85/08 EUR EUROPE ST 2 3 0 0 0 SEVERE STORW 7EPT EUROPE FROM FRANCE TO DEWARK; HIGH

WIHDS, RAINS, MUDSLIDES 86132 86/02 EUR EURWE ST 36 0 0 0 SEVERAL COUNTRIES BATTERED BY WINTER STOWS; SEVERAL

HILLIOH DOLLARS DAMAGE 86144 86/03/24 EUR EUROPE ST -7 0 0 0 WESTERN EUkWE; VIOLENT STOFAS WITH HURRICANE F9RCE

WINDS; SEVERE DAMAGE TO HWES & INFRASTRUCTURE 87103 86/10/20 N R EUROPE ST 4 0 0 O STRONG MINDS AND HW. PAiNS CAUSED SERIOUS D W G E I N

U.K. AND NETHERLANDS; 9 4 MPH Wl 4-7 AND SHOW I N SUITZERLAND; DOZENS INJ.

87120 87/01 EUR EUROPE W 265 0 0 0 COLD WAVE SWEPT ACROSS EUROPE, KILLING AT LEAST 265 PERSONS, 81 OF THEM I N THE SOVIET !INION

87164 87/07/10 EUR EUROPE FL 74 1,000 0 0 ALPINE AREAS OF FRANCE 8 ITALY; DOUNPOURS TRIGGEREL! FLOOOS, LANDSLIDES; THO EVACUATED VILLAGES NEAR SONDRIO (ITALY) BURIED BY MILE-WIDE EARTHSLID,

90130 90/02/26 EUR EUROPE ST 6 3 0 0 0 SERIES OF VIOLENT STOWS FLOODED FARM AND HARBOR FRONTS AND ONLEASED AVALANCHES I N WESTERN EUROPE

90123 90/01/26 EUR EUROPE ST 93 0 0 0 STOM UITH HUGRICANE FORCE WINDS SUEPT WESTERN EUROPE; U.K. HARDEST H I T WITC .: DEATHS

92136 92/04/13 EUR EUROPE EQ 0 0 0 0 IORTHERK EUROPE; 5.5 i G 5.8 R. QUAKE; STRONGEST I N 2 CENTURIES; FELT I N HOLL >, BELGIW, GEWMY, FRANCE; 21 IHJ. ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

+ T o t a l s 3,012.7S9 56,000 5.000 4,000 2 2 record(~).

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58106 58/01/07 PAC 64015 64/03/22 64/04/01 PAC 65031 65/02/07 65/02 PAC

F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J I F I J l F I J I F I J l

u u ISLANDS TORRENTIAL RAINS; V I T I L E W THROUGHOUT ISLANDS CYCLONE BEBE; WCH OF NATION CYCLONE JULIETTE; SAWSAW & BUA CYCLONE LOTTIE; KAOAW 8 S. LAU GRWP CYCLONE VAL; LAU GRWP CYCLONE BOWFOOD SHORTAGE CYCLONE MELI; E., S. ISLANDS; 3 0 0 INJ. CYCLONE UULY; VANUA L E W & VSTl LEW; 250 SNJ. CYCLONE ARTHUR; YASAUAS/NAMANUCA CYCLONE OSCAR; W./CENT./E. DIVISIONS CYCLONE SARAH; SOUTHERN LAU GRWP WESTERN DIVISION CYCLOlES ERIC & NIGEL; LAUTOKA AREA; BUILDIN9 INSURANCE CLAIMS REACHED $73 MILLION MSTERH 8 CENTRAL DIVISIONS; FLWOS/LANDSLIDES; EXTENSIVE D W G E TO CROPS; PROPERTY DAHAGE ESTIMATED AT $3 MILLION CYCLONE GAVIN; AT LEAST 2,000 EVACUATED CENTRAL DIVISION, TORRENTIAL RAINS; FIGURES I N C L B E UNDECLARED DISASTER FRON CYCLONE HARTIN I N VAI.UA L E W NORTHERN VANUA LEW/ThVEUNI/LAU GROUP; CYCLONE RAJA; DAMAGE TO CROPS, ROADS, BRIDGES, UATER/POUER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; PRELIMINARY EST. OF DAMAGE UESTERN, CENT., & EASTERN DIVISIONS; CYCLONE SINA; EXTENSIK DAHAGE TO SUGAR CROPS & INFRASTRUCTURE

73008 72/10/24 12/11/01 PAC - 73104 73/46/03 PAC 74011 73/12/09 73/12/18 PAC 75024 75/01/30 75/04/14 PAC 78125 78/02/04 PAC 79023 79/03/27 79/03/30 PAC 80015 80/03/24 80/04/07 PAC 81165 81/01/15 PAC 83613 03/03/01 83/03/02 PAC 83025 8 / 0 3 / 2 5 83/04/08 PAC 83152 8 3 PAC 85017 85/01/17 85/01/18 PAC

85026 85/03/17 85/03/18 PAC F I J I

85153 85/03/05 PAC 86015 86/04/12 86/04/21 PAC

F I J I F I J I

F I J I 87005 -%/12/28 87/01/02 PAC

91112 90/11/27 PAC F I J I

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COUNTRY: FRANCE

DISNO STR DT OECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE W E N T S ----- -------- ----*--- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ---*--I------ ------------- ....................................................... 06104 06/03/10 EUR FRANCE AC 1,060 0 0 0 MINE EXPLOSION; COURRIERES 39104 39/06/15 EUR FRANCE AC 63 0 0 ':,000 SHIPYRECK; OFF INDOCHINA 59106 59/12/02 EUR FRANCE AC 412 0 0 0 DAM COLLAPSE/FLOOD; FREJUS HALPASET DAM 70105 70/02/10 EUR FRANCE LS 42 0 0 0 AVALANCHE; VAL D'ISERE 701 0 7 70/04/16 N R FRANCE LS 72 0 0 0 AVALANCHE; SAINT-GERVfdS 701 14 69/07/06 EUR FRANCE ST 2 3 0 0 0 MIND STORM; BRITTPEY, 6iMANOY 72128 72 EUR FRANCE AC 108 0 0 0 WEAR S2ISSNS; TRAIN CRASH 74132 74/03/03 EUR FRANCE AC 3 4 6 0 0 S WRKISH JET CRASHED NEAR PARIS 77133 77/07 EUR FRANCE FL 2 6 25,000 25. On!! 0 TORRENTIAL RAINS; SOUTHWEST 78126 78/01 EUR FRANCE FL 3 1,000 1,000 0 GALES; MARSEILLES 78127 78/03/15 EUR FRANCE AC 0 0 0 0 AMOCO CADIZ O I L SPILL; BRITTANY COAST 82115 81/12/01 EUR FRAHCE AC y~ 0 0 0 PLANE CRASH; CORSICA 83113 82/12 EUR FRANCE F!. 18 0 0 60,000 SEVERAL DISTRICTS 83178 83/08 EUR FRANCE FL 0 0 0 5,500 BASQUE REGION 85147 85/02/25 EUR F P J X E AC 22 103 0 0 FORBACH; MINE EXPLOSION; 103 INJ.

n - 85184 85/06 iulr FRANCE F I 6 0 0 0 SOUTHERN FRANCE; 130 INJ.; 11,200 ACRES OF FOREST DESTROYED

85191 85/35/03 N R FRANCE AC 3 5 165 0 0 NEAR ASSIER; TRAIN COLLISION; 165 INJ. 85289 85/08/31 EUR FRANCE AC 4 9 100 0 0 NEAR ARGENTON STATION; TRAIN COLLISION; 100 INJ. 86175 86/07/24 EUR FRANCE F I 0 0 0 0 FRENCH RIVIERA; THWSANDS OF PEOPLE EVACUATED 87152 87/06/02 EUR FRANCE F I 0 0 0 0 LYON PORT; EXPLOSIONS I N GPSOLINE STORAGE TANKS; 16

INJ. 88199 88/06/27 EUR FRANCE AC 56 0 0 0 LYON STATION I N PARIS; TWO TRAINS COLLIDED; 43 IN?. 09106 09/06/11 EUR FRANCE EQ 4 0 0 0 0 HAUTE-PROVENCE 24107 23/12 EUR FRANCE AC 600 0 0 0 GLENO; D M BURST 92144 92/05/08 EUR FRANCE AC 16 0 0 0 CORSICA; SOCCER STADIUM COLLAPSED; 625 INJ. 92166 92/09/23 EUR FRANCE ST 3% 0 0 0 SOUTHERN FRANCE; HOST SEVERE STOW I N 3 4 YEARS KILLED

AT LEAST 3 2 PEOPLE 8 LEFT 5 0 HISSING; THOUSANDS EVACUATED FRW THEIR HOHES

92121 92/01/20 EUR FRANCE AC 87 0 0 0 NEAR WONT STE.-UJILE; FRENCH AIRBI'; CRASHED I N SNOW AND

------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FOG

* T o t a l s 3,294 26,368 26,000 66,500 2 6 record(s).

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CWNTUY: FRENCH POLYNESIA

58107 58/01/19 PAC FRENCH POLYNESIA CY 0 0 0 0 fCIAHOTU/SOCIETt IS. 83127 83/02 PAC FRENCH POLYNESIA CY 6 0 0 16,000 CYCLONE ORAUA; TUWTO

* 83148 83/04/16 PAC FRENCH POLYNESIA CY 1 5,000 5,000 21,000 CYCLONE VEENA; NWREA/TETISURA; 50 INJ. ------------a ------------- ------------- -------------

*Tot l l s 7 5,000 5,000 37,000 3 record(~).

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COUNTRY: GABOU

PARTLY UNDER UATER ------------- ------------- ------.------ - - -me- - - - - - - -

0 10,000 10,000 0 1 recordcs).

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COUNTRY: GAMBIA

Thursday, 2 9 July 1993 08:48

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE CWHENTS ---11-------1--- -- ----------- ------I------ -.----------- -----------I. .......................................................

AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

GAMBIA GAMBIA GAUBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA

NORTHUESTERN REGION COUNTRYWIDE

BANJUL

YELLOW FEVER; UIOESPREAD COUNTRYUIDE BANJUL/KOMBO ST. MARY CaJNTRYUIDE GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION DESERT LOCUSTS ENDANGERED CROP AND RANGELAND THROUGHOUT THE GAMBIA INFLUX OF NAURITANIAN REFUGEES FROM NORTHERN SENEGAL BORDERING GAMBIA BUS CARRYING OVER 100 PEOPLE PLUNGED INTO RIVER AFTER BRAKES FAILED; ONLY 3 SURVIVORS

89038 89/05 89/05/02 AFR

93109 92/11/12 AFR

GAHBIA

GAMBIA

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COUNTRY: GEORGIA

92053 92 92/06/11 N R GEORGIA EM 0 1,000 0 0 LACK OF INSULIN I N COUNTRY AFFECTED CHILDREN'S DIABETIC HOSPITALS, ESPECIALLY, 8 CREATED EHERGENCY SITUATION

93105 92/10/06 EUR GEORGIA AC 164 0 0 0 OFF COAST OF ABKHAZIA; FISHING BOAT CARRYING REFUGEES FROM C I V I L CONFLICT SANK DURING STORM; ONLY 36 RESCUED ------------- ------------- ------------- ---.---------

* T o t a l s 164 1,000 0 0 2 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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CWHTRY: GERMANY

DISH0 STR DT DECL DT REG CWNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COMMENTS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____I__ ---- ---------------- -- ------.---- ------------I ------------- ------------- ---------------------------*---------------------------

EUR GERHANY AC 3 6 0 0 0 0 MINE DISASTER; RADBOD 22101 21/09/21 EUR GERMANY AC 6 0 0 0 0 0 INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION; OPPAU 37103 37/05/06 EUR GERMANY AC 36 0 0 0 HINDENBERG DISASTER; LAKEHURST N.J.

EUR GERMAliY AC 4 3 9 0 0 0 MINE EXPLOSION; GRIMBERG MONOP. MINE 48133 48/07/28 EUR GERMANY AC 2 0 0 0 0 6,000 EXPLOSION; LUDWIGSHAFEN 671 13 67/02/23 EUR GERMANY ST 0 0 0 0 ELBE ESTUARY - 73121 72/08/14 EUR GERHANY AC 1 5 6 0 0 0 ?LANE CRASH NEAR EAST BERLIN

EUR GERMANY 330,000 TORRENTIAL RAINS; S., RHINE RIVER I 85139 85/01/18 EUR GERHANY F I 0 0 0 33,000 COLOGNE; FIRE I N REFINERY; 2 6 INJ.

85158 85/04/04 EUR GERHANY F I 0 0 0 0 HAMBURG; UAREHWSE FIRE; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS D M G E 88171 88/03/26 EUR GERUANY F L 6 3,500 0 0 FLOWING I N RHINE, DANUBE RIVERS; AT LEAST 3,500

EVACUATED I N BAVARIA; SOME STREETS I N BONN UNDER UATER 88190 88/06/01 EUR GERHANY AC 5 0 0 0 0 NEAR BORKEN; EXPLOSION I N COAL SHAFT; 1 H1SSb.i; 8 INJ. 88229 88/08/28 EUR GERMANY AC 4 3 0 0 0 RAMSTEIH; COLLISION OF PLCIZES I N A IR SHOW CKdSC JNE TO

CRASH INTO CROUD OF SPECTATORS; AT LEAST 4 3 KILLED; AND 413 INJ.

78203 78/09/03 EUR GERMANY EQ 0 0 0 .150,000 SWABIAN ALB 62110 62/02 EUR GERMANY ST 3 4 7 0 0 600,000 NORTH SEA/STOR# SURGE 69131 68/07/10 EUR GERMANY ST 2 0 0 31,000 P FORLHElH; TORNADO 73125 7211 1/12 EUR GERMANY ST 0 0 0 420,000 LOWER SAXONY; WINTER STORM 55116 5 4 EUR G E R W Y FL 0 0 0 50,000 DANUBE AREA 30106 29/07 EUR GERMANY ST 0 0 0 55,000 BAVARIA, BADEN-WRTEHBERG; HAIL 54114 53/07 EUR GERHANY ST 0 0 0 25,OGD BAVARIA; HAIL 75144 74/08 EUR GERHANY ST 0 0 0 22,000 LOUER SAXONY, BAVARIA, HAIL 79171 79/01 EUR GERMANY CW 0 0 0 80,000 NORTH; FROST AND SNOW STORM 84193 81/07/12 EUR GERMANY ST 0 0 0 1,000,000 BAVARIA; HAIL 76136 76/01/04 EUR GERMANY ST 82 0 0 1,300,000 CAPELLA; ALSO CENTRAL AND WESTERN EUROPE 75145 75 EUR GERMANY AC 0 10,000 0 0 HELHSTETIEN; NITROGEN OXIDE I N WAREHOUSE FORCED

EVACUATION OF 10,000 78205 78 EUR GERMANY AC 0 2,000 0 0 REGENSBURG; FACTORY FIRE CAUSED NITROGEN OXIDE TO

:;APE; 4 0 INJ., 2,000 EVACUATED ------------- ------------- ------------- * T c t a l s 2,323 15,500 0 4,102,000 26 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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69012 68/07 68/10/01 AFR 71029 71 71/01/01 AFR 77135 77 AFR 77136 77/05 A F R 83015 83/01 83/02/11 AFR 84004 82 83/10/19 AFR 84S3 84/02 AFR 85146 85/02/25 AFR

89052 89/08/25 89/09/01 AFR

391 09 39/06/22 AFR

GHANA GHANA GHANA GHANA GHANA GHANA GHANA GHANA

GHANA

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C-S, ALONG COAST CaUNTRYUlDE CHOLERA FOOD SHORTAGE; E. 8 UPPER REGIONS

COUNTRYWIDE; MAJOR CROP LOSSES DUE TO DROUGHT & FIRES MENINGITIS; UPPER EAST REGION CENTRAL GHANA; BUSH FIRES DESTROYED HONES, CROPS & LIVESTOCK HAIN DAH AT TAMALE COLLAPSED AFTER WEEK OF TORRENTIAL RAIN, CAUSING LOSS OF PROPERTY AND MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD b

ACCRA

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COUNTRY: GREECE

28101 2 8 EUR GREECE EQ 103 0 0 0 30101 30/06/13 EUR GREECE ST 22 0 0 0 - 53107 5 3 EUR GREECE EQ 420 0 0 0 65036 65/03/09 65/04/01 EUR GREECE EQ 38 30,000 30,000 8,000

_ 66028 66/02/05 66/02 EUR GREECE EQ 1 11,000 11,000 4,000 67029 66/09/01 66/11/01 EUR GREECE EQ 1 15,000 15,000 14,000

67/05/01 EUR 68/02/21 EUR

EUR EUR EUR

81/02/28 EUR 86/09/16 EUR

EUR EUR

GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE GREECE

871 8 2 87/08/09 EUR GREECE F I 0 0 0 0 88202 88/07/03 EUR GREECE HU 5 6 0 0 0 89105 88/10/16 EUR GREECE EQ 0 0 u 0

GREECE 8 BALKAN STS. GREECE HAILSTORH; SIATISTA IONIAN ISLANDS 3 EARTHQUAKES: ALONISOS 8 SKOPELOS (03/09); C. PATRAS, CORINT H (03/31); C. PELOPONNESUS (04/05). TOTAL 253 1NJ. C., EURYTANIA REG.; 5 0 IMJ. 2 EARTHQUAKES: HEGALOPOS (09/01); CENTRAL GREECE (10/29). TOTAL 123 INJ. N.W. HWNTAINS; 5 6 INJ. LIHNOS, AGIOS EFSTR.; 1 8 INJ. SALONICA; 100 INJ. P I RAEUS NORTHERNMOST 2 QUAKES 8 TREHORS; SOUTHERN SOUTHWESTERN PELOPWNISOS; TOUN OF KALAMATA; 3 0 0 IMJ. REAR SALONIKA; O I L DEPOT FIRE BLISTERING HEATUAVE U.TH TWPS OF 41 DEGREES C KILLED CLOSE TO 1,000 PEOPLE RHODES; FOREST FIRE RAVAGED 16,000 HA WEEK-LONG HEAT VAVE NEAR KILLINI ; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO SOHE VILLAGES; 25 INJ.

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COUNTRY: GRENADA

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG CWNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 64106 63/09/30 CARB GRENADA HU 6 0 0 0 84008 83/10/25 83/10/27 ChRB GRENADA EN 87 2,000 0 0

90034 90/04/27 90/05/04 CARB GRENADA F I 0 0 0 6,000

HURRICANE FLORA 545 INJ.; SOHE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS 8 INFRASTRUCTURE; DISRUPTION OF SERVICES ST. GEORGE'S; FIRE SUEPT CITY BLOCK, DESTROYING GEMRAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS; DAMAGE FIG. I S GOG EST. OF REPLACEMENT COST

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COUNTRY: GUADELWPE

D I I O STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELLSS KS DAMAGE COHHEHTS ----- -------- -------- ---- -------------I-- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... 29101 28i09/12 CAR6 GUADELWPE

57107 56/08/11 CARB GllADELWPE 65010 64/08/22 66/06/24 CARB GUAOELWPE 67020 66/09/27 66/09/27 CARB WADELWPE

76030 76/08/30 76/08/30 CARB GUADELOUPE

*Totals

2,000 0 0 0 STORM CENTER PASSED OMR GUADELWPE, CAUSING GREAT DESTRUCTION

0 0 0 0 HURRICANE BETSY 14 10,000 10,000 0 HURRICANE CLEO; 100 INJ. 25 10,000 10,000 70,000 HURRICANE INEZ; THREE-FWRTHS OF THE DWBLE ISLAND OF

WADELWPE SEVERELY DAFlAGED 0 7!5,00U 0 0 MT. SWFRIERE VOLCANO; 3 INJ. ------- ------------- -------------

2,039 95,000 20,000 70,000 5 record(~).

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GUATEMALA GUATWLA GUATEHALA GUATEUALA GUATEHALA GUATEHALA GUATEHALA GUATaULA GUATEMALA GUATEMALA OUATEKALA GUATEMALA GUATWLA GUATEWLA GUATEMALA WATEWLA

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GUATEUALA

GUATEHALA

GUATEMALA

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GUATEHALA

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SANTA MARIA GUATEMALA CITY; 3 0 0 INJ. GUATEU1.A CITY; 10 INJ. EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS; CUJNTRYUIDE HONOJEL SAL. CONFLICT; CHIU IMALA DEPT. HURRICANE FRAICELIA; PACIFIC COAST REG. S.W. COAST, PANTALEON R. GUATEWAU CITY & AREA; 77,000 MJ. SOUTHEASTERN; 4 5 INJ. DISPLACED PERSWS TORRENTIAL RAINS; WESTERN COAST; 256 INJ.

SANTIAQUITO VOLCANO; NEAR QUEZALTENANGO DISPiACED PERSONS; N.U. CHINALTEUPAW DISPLACED PERSONS; EL QUICHE & HUEHUETENANGO SAW NIGUEL USPANTAN (EPICENTER-TIERRA BLANCA); 2,000 HOMES DESTFiOYEG OR DMAGED PACAYO VOLCANO; CONTINUING ERUPTEONS I#lURED AT LEAST 3 5 PETEN: FIRE COVERED AT LEAST 1.500 SQ. KH. THREATENI!;.: POPU~ATED AREAS HUEHUETENANGO; HW. RAINS (& POSSIBLE TREMOR) TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE 8 FLOODS I N VALPARAISO & E L INGERTO RIVERS: 15 INJ.; ROADS, BRIDES, HOWES DESTROYED CHIQUIWLA AREA; SECONI! CONSECUTIM YEAR OF NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CORN CROP CilAMALTEWANGO AREA; SEISMIC ACTIVITY DAMAGED HOUSES GUATEMALA CITY; SERIES OF QUAKES ON DEC. 25 & 22, 1917, AND JAN. 4 8 24, 1918, DESTROYED NEARLY EVERY BUILDING PLAYA GRANDE AREA; TORRENTIAL RAINS SWELLED CHIOXY R. I N EL QUIChE PROV., ISOLATING 16 VILLAGES QUEZALTENANCO SAN HfGUEL POCHUTA/CHIHELTENANGO OEPT.; 5.3 R; ADOBE HWSES COLLAPSED; ROADS BLOCKED BY Lo. :'..IDES; 110 II'J. CHOLERA; FIRST CASES REPORTED I N 07/91; ti3. OF CASES AS OF 07/01/92

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TY KILLED AFFECTED HOhELESS KS DRHAGZ COMMENTS -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... EP 275 20,000 20,000 0 TWO TREMORS; NEAR L i l W A I ; 1,436 INJ.; 16 VILLAGES

DESTROYED DP 0 280,000 0 0 S N E 280,000 PEOPLE SOUGHT REFLiGE FRO# FIGHTING I N

LIBERIA AC 356 0 0 0 W L F 3F GUINEA; 2 FERRIES COLLIDED ON HIGH SEAS BETWEEN

NIGERIA 8 GUINEA; AT LEAST 356 OF 500 PASSENGERS UERE HISSING 8 PRESWED DEAD ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

63 1 300,000 20,000 0 3 record(~).

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COUNTRY: GUINEA BISSAU

86168 86/06 AFR GUINEA BISSAU I N 0 0 0 0 87037 87 87/05/28 AFR GUINEA BISSAU I N 0 0 0 0 87050 87/07/01 87/08/27 AFR GUINEA BISSAU ST 1 3,700 0 0

88001 87/09/25 87/10/08 AFR GUINEA BISSAU EP 68 6,000 0 0 89039 89/03/23 89/05/10 AFR QJINEA BISSAU F I 0 2,625 0 0

91007 90 90/10/23 AFR GUINEA BISSAU DP 0 1,000 0 0

92042 92/04/19 92/05/18 AFR GUINEA BISSAU F I 0 2,000 0 0

GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION I N TUO DISTRICTS GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION TOUBALI; HURRICANE FORCE MINDS AND RAIN DESTROYED HOMES, SCHOOLS, SEED AND FOOD STOCKS I N CAT10 AND 30 VILLAGES; 3 INJ. CITY OF BISSAU AND ENVIROWS; CHOLERA BIJAGOS ISLANDS; MAJOR PORTION OF HOMES, CROPS, STORED FWOSTUFFS & SEEDS DESTROYED ANTI-SEPARATIST HILITARY OPERATIONS I N S. SENEGAL RESULTED I N REFUGEE FLOW INYO NORTHWESTERN & NORTH CENT. GUINEA-BISSAU GUIDAJE; FIRE SWEPT THROUGH VILLAGE, DESTROYING THATCHED-ROOFED HOMES & FOOD S T L T ; SOnE 2,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED

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CWNTRY: GUYANA

GUYANA CS 1 5 0 13,458 0 2,900 WIDESPREAD; 1,000 INJ. GUYANA FL 0 21,000 0 2 0 0 E. COAST, CANE GROM GUYANA PS 0 250,000 0 0 GEORGETOWN GUYANA AC 9 0 0 0 0 0 PEOPLE'S TEMPLE; JONESTOWN GUYANA F I 1 200 200 0 ACCIDENT; GEORGETOWW ------------- --------.-... ---..-......- ...--.-------

1,051 284,658 ZOO 3,100 5 record(~).

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CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CAkB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I HAIT I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I H A I T I HA IT I H A I T I H A I T I HA IT I H A I T I HA IT I

87004 86/10/23 86/10/30 CARB H A I T I

87041 87/06/29 87/07/04 CAR0 H A I T I 87109 86/11/11 CARB H A I T I 87163 87/07/10 CARB H A I T I 88133 87/12 CAFB H A I T I

89033 89/04/02 89/04/OB CARB H A I T I 91012 90/12/05 90/12/07 CARB HAIT I

91016 91/01/17 91/02/01 CARB H A I T I

92165 92/09/21 CARB H A I T I

92150 92/07/19 CARB HAIT I

0 CUL DE SAC/LEOGAIIE 0 SWTH/SWTHUEST AREA 0 JEREHIE 8 JACHEL

20,000 ANSE-A-VEAU 0 HURRICANE HAZEL; SWTHUESTERN H A I T I 0

180,000 HURRICANE FLORA; S.W. END 7

10,000 HURRICANE CLEO; LES CAYES AREA 20,000 HURRICANE INEZ; S. HISPANIOLA; 881 INJ.

1,000 N.W. PENINSULA 9 5 9 S. HAITI; LES CAYES REGION %

5 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE 0 NORTHWEST PENINSULA 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE 0 CWNTRYUIDE 0 HURRICANE DAVID; N., N.U., S.

40,000 HURR!CANE ALLEN; S.W., PORT-AU-PRINCE 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE 0 SOUTHWEST 0 LA SALINE S L W AREA OF PORT-AU-PRINCE 0 LES CAYES AREA; 660 INJ.; EXTENSIVE DANAGE TO CROPS,

LIVESTOCK, AND INFRASTRUCTURE 0 ISLAND OF LA WNAVE; CONSIDERABLE DAMGE TO HOKES,

CROPS, ROADS, AND WATER SYSTENS 0 C I V I L DISTURBANCES 0 FERRY SANK NEAR 1 '. &NAVE I N PORT-AU-PRINCE BAY 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE; TORRENTIAL RAINS; 150 INJ., 20 HISSING 0 SOUTHERN HAITI; HEAW RAIIS; HOHES OF 577 FANILIES AND

CKF6 DiSTRGYED 91,286 DEPTS. OF E S T , SOUTHEAST, SOOTH, 8 GRAND ANSE ON S.

PENINSULA; HURRICANE GILBERT DESTROYED HONES, I#FRASTRUC'iURE & CROPS; AFFECTED I S NO. NEEDING FOOO A I D

0 FIGHTING I N PORT-AU-PRINCE AFTER COUP ATTEWT; 75 IHJ. 0 PORT-AU-PRINCE; EXPLOSIVE DEVICE SET OFF AT POLITICAL

RALLY; 5 1 INJ. 0 GERVAIS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, & OTHER CITIES; C I V I L UNREST

ON 1/17 8 1/27 LEFT AT LEAST 70 DEAD, 5 0 INJ., & SEVERAL HURDRED HONELESS

2,000 PORT-AU-PRINCE; FIRE & EXPLOSIOY I N CHM1CAL - LABORATORY: 10 CONFIRUED KILLED, 3 KISSING, & 154 INJ.

0 QFF COAST OF SOURCE HATELAS; OnRCRDUDED BOAT CARRYING HAITIAN REFUGEES SANK; AT LEAST 90 FEARED DROUNED

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COUNTRY: HONDURAS

HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS HONDURAS

HONDURAS FL 0 30,000 0 0 HONDURAS FL 4 14,000 0 0

HONDURAS EQ 0 0 0 0 HONGURAS AC 131 0 0 0 HONDURAS FL 15 85,000 6,000 48,000

I S. VALLE & CHOLUTECA 1 POLIO; SAN PEDRO SULA AREA 1 CENTRAL & SOUTH I HONDJEL SAL. CONFLICT; VALLE, LEMPIRA, OCTEP.

EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS I HURRICANE FRANCELIA; ROATAN, U T I LA, GUANAJA; 2 INJ.

FOOD POISONING; MARCALA; 123 INJ. I

HURRICANE F I FI; UIDESPREAD HURRICANE GRETA; N. COAST GRACIAS DIOS N. COASTAL AREA HEAVY RAI NS/FLOODS; ESTERN TROPICAL STOW ALLETA; CHOLUTECA EL PARAISO DEPT.; SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF DISPLACED PERSONS AS A RESULT OF BORDER CONFLICT NORTHEAST HONDURAS/HOSWITIA; M T E N S I M CROP DAMAGE TEGUCIGALPA/SAN PEDRO SULA/RURAL AREAS; PROLONGED HW. RAINS COHPOUHDED BY EFFECTS OF HURRICANE TO NORTH (9/14) DISPLACED THOUSANDS LEHPIRA/GRACIAS A DlOS & CAHWCA; BOTH TOWS DESTROYED NEAR TEGUCIGALPA; CRASH OF JETLINER ATLANTIC COAST, ESP. SULA VALLEY, LOVER AWAN & DEPTS. OF ATLANTIDA, EL PARAISO & DLANCHO; HW. RAIN CAUSED DESTRUCTIVE FLWDING

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ASIA ASIA ASIA

66/06/14 ASlA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASlA ASIA ASIA ASIA

HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HOCG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KO!IG HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG

0 0 0

8,561 0

1,000 2 3 0

3, OCO 0 0 0

2,000 0

182

EXPLOSION TYPHOON WANDA ENTIRE COLONY; 68 INJ. TYPHOON SHIRLEY; N. POINT 8 TAI PO KAN WNGTON 8 VICTORIA

62 INJ. 80 INJ. TROP. STORM ELAINE: 51 INJ. TYPHOON HOPE; 2,00I) INJ. HEAW RAINS/LANDSLIDES TYPHOON ELLEN; 277 INJ. BARGE CARRYIhG O I L PIPELINE WORKERS CAPSIZED 8 SANK I N TYPHOON I N SOUTH CHINA SEA; 8 MISSING

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DISH0 STR DT OECL DT REG COUNTRY TY

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ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA .AS IA INDIA ASlA INDIA

ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA ASIA INOIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA LNDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA

ASIA INDIA

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- -. - -. . - KANGRA; ESTINATES OF W B E R OF PEOPLE KILLED RANGE TO OVER 370,000 BUBONIC PLAGVE WDALORE; PONDICHERKY BUBONIC PLAGUE; NATIONWIDE CHOLEPA; NATIONWIDE CHOLERA: NATIONWOE UNITED PROVS./PUNJAB; 242,000 HOUSES DESTROYED BEZUADA/IIASULIPATM; STOW SURGE CAUSED SEVERE DANAGE TO HONES AND HEAW LIVESTOCK LOSSES SNALLPDX; NATIONWIDE BENWL; DEPRESSION CAUSED HEAW RAINFALL; 200 VILLAGES INUNDATED AS COSSYE R. FLOOOED GUJARAT/AMEDABAD/BARObA; SEVERAL VILLAGES DESTROYED; 10 INJ. NELLORE PLOWS; Ga)AVARI/VIZAGAPATNAN; THOUSANDS HONELESS BIHAR/NEPAL; POSSIBLY AS NANY AS 10,000-12,000 KILLED I N THE TUO COUNTRIES CYCLONIC STJFLOOOS; NADRAS/NECAPATIUI COASTAL DISTRICTS OF NADRAS, ESPECIALLY GUNTUR; SEVERE LIVESTOCK LOSSES & DANAGE TO CROPS TRAINURECK; NEAR PATNA FANINE; CALCUTTA, BENWL KEG. WEST BENGAL; ORISSA; STOW SURGE; ENORNOUS DESTRUCTION OF HOUSES, CROPS, & PROPERTY RAJPUTANA; ABOUT 5 0 VILLAGES DESTROYED CYCLONIC STORM; NADRAS ASSAN CEN. IND./GUJARRT/WNJAB; EXTENSIVE DANAGE TO CROPS AND PROPERTY; THOUSANDS HOWELESS INDEPENDENCE; NATLONUIDE WSULIPATNAH; EAST AND WEST GODAVARI DISTS.; 10-15 ' STORM SURGE; ENORMOUS DESTRUCTION TO CROPS AND HOUSES; 30,000 CATTLE KILLED W. INDIA; CYCLONIC STOW; EXTENSIVE DANAGE TO CROPS, HWSES, PROPtRTY SAURASHTRA; LAND DEPRESSION; MOST RIVERS I N SPATE; 5,000 HOUSES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED; 7,000 CATTLE KILLED ASSM, R I M 2 STORN SURGES; TANJORE/TIRUCHI PUNJAB; 7,000 VILLAGES INUNDATED; 75,000 HOUSES DESTROYED STORN SURGE AND HEAW RAINS; TANJORE; HEAW DANAGE TO PROPERTY; 100,000 CATTLE KILLED E S T BENGAL; ESPECIALLY 2 4 PARGANAS AND HIDNAPORE WJARAT/SAURASHTRA/KUTCH; DEPRESSION CAUSED HEAW RAINFALL; THOUSANDS HOHELESS I N FLOODS

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571 1 0 56/09/09 ASIA INDIA FL

58109 57/09/09 ASIA INDIA FL

58/10/16 ASIA 58/11/15 ASIA 59/07/04 ASIA 60/11/10 ASIA 61/09/06 ASIA 61/10/09 ASIA 63 ASIA 62/09/16 ASIA

INDIA INOIA IHDIA INDIA INOIA INDIA INDIA INDIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

INDIA INDIA INOIA INDIA INDIA INDIA IKDIA INDIA INDIA INOIA INDIA INDIA IND lA IHDIA INDIA IND lA

69105 69/05/17 ASIA INDIA CY

69130 68/12/04 ASIA INDIA CY 70102 69/1U/21 ASIA INDIA ST 701 16 69/07/22 ASIA INDIA ST 70122 69/11/04 ASIA INDIA CY

71002 70/07 70/07/01 ASIA INDIA FL 71047 71/03/25 71/04/30 ASIA INDIA CS

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

INDIA INDIA INOIA INDIA INDIA I l l D I A INDIA INDIA

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0 EIHAR/UTTAR PRADESH; DEPRESSION CAUSED 3ANAGiWG FLOODS; 15,000 HOUSES DESTROYED I N U.P.

0 MDYA PRADESH/UTTAR PRADESH; DEPRESSION; SEVERAL THWSAND HOUSES DAMAGED

0 VISHAKHAPATAH 0 FLOODS; MADRAS CITY 0 FLOODS; KUTCH 0 HW. RAINS/FLOODS; WURI/HADRAS CITY 0 FLOODS; CENT./UEST INDIA; THWSANDS HONELESS 0 SEVERE FLOODS; UTTAR PRADESH 0 N. KASHHIR VALLEY 0 HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS; R.P./WNJAB/DELHI ; AFFECTED FIGURE

I S ONLY FOR HYDERABAD & SECUNDERABAD 0 KASHHIR 0 HONSOON FLOODS; UIDESPREAD 0 ORISSA/U.P./PUNJAB 0 RAJASTHAN, 4 CENTRAL PROVS. 0 FLOODS-FAMINE; NYSORE

5 0 0 D M BREAK/FLOOD; ANDHRA PRADESH 0 STORM SURGE; S. IND./RAHESUARA#

100,000 NATIONUIDE, EXCEPT SOUTH 1,400 HANIPUR 8 ASSAM 4,200 STORM; MADRAS STATE

0 SHALLPOX; NATIONWIDE 4 0 0 Y. INDIA WAKE; HAHARASHTRA, KOYNAU.; 2,272 IHJ.

0 NORTH AND CENTRAL 0 ORISSA 0 FLOWS; A S S M

94,200 2 FLOOOS: (FLASH FLOOD) RAJASTHAN, MIJARAT, N. (07/00); N.E., W. BENGAL, ASSAH (10/07).

8,330 ANDHRA PRADESH/GUNTUR, KRISHNA, GOOAVARI; EXTENSIVE DANAGE TO CROPS 8 HOMES

0 S. INDIA; SEVERE DAMAGE I N RANANATHAWRW AND THWJAWR 0 DEPRESSION CAUSED TORREIJTIAL RAINS I N MADRAS CITY 0 KANNAMAN 0 ANDHRA PRADESH; GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS AND HOUSES; STORM

SURGE NEAR KAKINADA 101,200 RONSWN FLOODS; 8 STATES W., N., N.E.; 1,000 INJ.

0 N.E., Y. BENGAL. TOTALS INCLU5E 5,000 KILLED, MORE THAW h0,000 AFFECTED FRCW CHOLERA, PRIMARILY I N REFUGEE . SETTLmENTS; PART OF W L D U I D E EPIDEMIC

0 TAMIL NADU; THOUSANDS HOHELESS I N IUDRAS CITY 30,000 E. COAST, ORISSP. STATE

0 UTTAR PRADESH 0 BIHAR/U. BENGAL

100,000 CENTRAL INDIA 0 UTTAR PRADESH, BIHAR 0 WINDSTORM; SRINAGAR, KASHRIK 0 ANDHRA PRADESH/ORISSA

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73124 72/12/01 ASIA INDIA CY 7 4 1 17 73/12/23 ASIA INDIA CU - 75105 75/01/19 ASIA INDF: EP 75119 74/08/15 ASIA INDIA CY

76006 75/07 75/09/02 ASIA 76013 75/12/28 75/12/30 ASIA 76108 75/08 ASIA 76109 75/09 ASIA 761 1 0 75/10/22 ASIA 76133 76/09/08 ASIA

INDIA FL INDIA AC INDIA ST INDIA ST INDIA ST INDIA CY

76134 75/11/24 ASIA INDIA CY

77138 77 ASIA INDIA EP 77139 77/08 ASIA INDIA FL n i 9 6 76/11/22 ASIA INDIA CY

78/09,f!P ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

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0 SOU 0 B IH 0 HIM 0 UES

SIP 716,259 NOR

0 WIN 200,000 EAS

0 HOH 0 CUJ

'HERN INDIA, HOMELESS FIGURE I S FOR W R A S CITY ONLY iR, OELNI ICHAL PRADESH ' BENGAL STATE/HAD'IA FRAOESH/GUJARAT; 1 0 0 INJ.; !H SURGE AND RIVERS I N FLOOD 'HWEST, BIHAR i EXPLOSION; OBANBAD (BIHAR) 'ERN INDIA iO0N STORM; BULANDSHAR (U.P.) LRAT - - -. .. . . - .

o WEST BENGAL/ORISSA; CONSIDERABLE DMGE'TO HOUSES a CROPS: 4.000 CATTLE KILLED

o MADRAS C ~ T Y ; SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM FLOODED LOWLYING AREAS; THWSAt!OS HOnELESS

0 CHOLERA 0 MONSOON FLOOS; GANGES SYSTEM 0 SEVERE FLOODS; WRAS/NELLORE; THIRD SUCCESSIVE STORM

TI) AFFECT ANDHRA PRADESH 498,535 3 CYCLONES: TAMIL NADU (11/12); AUDHRA PRADESH

(11/19): KERALA (11/22). 165,000 MONSOOH- FLOODS; NORTH, NORTHEAST

0 TAMIL NADU 0 ENCEPHALITIS; TAHIL NADU 0 PLANE CRASH 0 NEW DZLHI; TORNADO; 7 0 0 INJ. 0 TORNADO; ORISSA; 4 0 0 INJ. 0 TORNADO; U. BENGAL 0 0 VIJAYAWADA (A.P.) 0 MEASLES; UTTAR PRADESH

1,000 MONSOON FLOWS; U. BENGAL !2,800 ANDHRA PRADESH

0 CHOLERA; Y. BENCAL 0 ENCEPHALITIS; UTTAR PRADESH 6 rrONYAN FLOGOS; TAMIL NADU, KERALA 0 NORTHEASTERN 0

200,000 0 HEAW SNOWFALLS; LAHAUL, PANG1 0 PORT FIRE; VISHAKAPATNAM 0 BIHAR, EASTERN

100,000 HOWSOON FLOODS; N.Y., W., N.E. 0 RAJASTHAN 0 TUTICORIN; FIRE I N W I E THEATER; 8 0 INJ.

10,000 D M COLLAPSE; W R V I (GUJARAT) 0 UTTAR PRADESH; 12 INJ. 0 TRAIN COLLISION; NORTHEASTERN; 2 0 0 INJ. 0 TRAIN CRASH; ALUHABAO; 1 5 0 INJ. 0 HONSOON FLOCK?S; ASSAM

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84171 84/07/19 ASIA INDIA

85014 84/12/02 84/12/05 ASIA INDIA

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TAMIL NADU DUST STORM; UTTAR PRADESH UTTAR PRADESH ASSAM UTTAR PRADESH UONSWN FLOODS; NORTHERN, N.E. JM 8 KASHHIR; 4 0 INJ. - MONSOON FLOODS; ORISSA CHOLERA; HADHYA PRADESH ENCEPHALITIS; NDRTHERN BIHAR c

UONSOON RAINS; GUJARAT NDRTHERN TORNADO; ORISSA MONSWN FLOODS; 10 STATES TRAIN DERAILMENT; NEAR HANS1 UINOS/STORH SURGE; ORISSAIUEST BENGAL I#)NSWN RAINS; NORTHEAST/l2 STATES CYCLONIC STORM; WJARAT CYCLONIC STORM; ORISSA STATE; 493 INJ. 9 STATES WJARAT/HAHARASHTRA CYCLONE/HW. RAINS; WJARAT NORTHERN INOIA ENCEPHALITIS; UEST BENGAL SOUTH UEST BENGAL; 1,500 IHJ. UEST BENGAL/24-PARGANAS; 3 0 0 INJ. RAIN/SNW; NIMACHAL PRADESH/WMJAB UPPER ASSAM HEAW RAINS; CENTRAL/UESTERN MONSOON RAINS/LAWDSLIDES; SIKKfW TRAIN COLLISION; CALCUTTA; 2 0 0 INJ. ROOF COLLAPSE; BIKRANGANT; 1 0 0 INJ. FLOODING; ANDHRA PRADESH TRAIN EXPLOSION; DHULUARI; 100 INJ. HEAVY WINTER RAINS; TAMIL NADU TRAIN COLLISION; E S T DELHI; 1 0 0 IUJ. DYSENTERY 8 HEPATITIS EPIDEMICS NORTHEAST STATES; HONSOOW RAINS . JAWWU REGIOU; FOREST FIRES; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS D M G E CHOLERA; UTTAR PRADESH; AT LEAST 60 DEATHS I N TWO MONTHS OFF Y. COAST; FLEET OF FISHING TRAULERS SANK DURING UONSWN RAINS BHOPAL; PESTICIDE PLANT GAS LEAK; OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL ROSE TO 3,598 AS OF 12/89; 70,000-100,OQ INJ. KERALA; ROPE BRIDGE COLLAPSED OVER FL- SYOLLEN STREAM 20,000 HOMES DAUAGED 6 60% OF STANDING CROPS LOST I N AFFECTED AREA OF ANDHRA PRADESH; ABOUT $35 U ILL ION DAHAGE I # T I H I L NADU

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85123 84/11/22 ASIA INDIA AC 85125 84/12 ASIA INDIA CW 85133 84/12/31 ASIA INDIA EP 85138 85/01 ASIA INDIA EP 85145 85/02/23 ASIA INDIA F I 85149 85/03 ASIA INDIA EP 85166 85/06/06 ASIA INDIA HU

85167 85/06/13 ASIA INDIA AC 85170 85/06 ASIA INDIA FL

85189 85/06 ASIA INDIA FL

85195 85/08/13 ASIA INDIA AC 86004 85/11/12 85/11/15 ASIA INDIA FL 86036 86/08 86/08/26 ASIA INDIA FL

86104 85/10 ASIA INDIA EP 86109 85/1G/10 ASIA INDIA ST

86117 85/11 ASIA INDIA AC

861 25 85/12/26 ASIA INDIA CU

86128 86/01 ASIA INDIA F I 86130 86/01 ASIA INDIA EP 86140 86/02/28 ASIA INDIA AC

86160 86/05/16 ASIA INDIA CY 86167 86/06 ASIA INDIA EP 86176 M/07 /31 ASIA INDIA ST 86187 86/08/06 ASIA INDIA AC

86200 86/09/25 ASIA INDIA ST

87111 86/11/16 ASIA INDIA LS

87151 87/06 ASIA INDIA HW 87171 87/08 ASIA INDIA FL

87173 87 ASIA INDIA OR

87180 87/08/07 ASIA INDIA AC

88119 87/11/02 ASIA INDIA CY

0 BOMBAY; TRAIN DERAILMENT; 100 INJ. 0 NORTHEAST INDIA 0 ASSAM/CACHAR DIST.; 100 INJ.; THOUSANDS HOMELESS 0 WESTERN INDIA; MEASLES EPIDEMIC 0 200 KH FRON CALCUTTA; TRAIN FIRE 0 NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY; MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC 0 BIHAR; TEMPERATURES REACHED 4 6 DEGREES C (115 DEGREES

F) 0 ACRA; TRAIN COLLISION; 100 INJ. 0 WESTERN INDIA; 20 VILLAGES SUBMERGED I N PUNJAB I N

HID-JULY 500,000 UTTAR PRADESH 8 UFST BENGAL; MONSDON RAIEI, AT LEAST

$500 HILLION DANAGES I N N., N.U., 8 E. 0 BOMBAY; BUILDING COLLAPSED I N MONSOONS; 6 0 INJ. 0 TAMIL NADU; HEAW DAMAGE TO CROPS & INFRASTRUCTURE 0 ANDHRA PRADESH; FLOODING I N GWAVARI RIVER CAUSED

SEVERE DAMAGE TO HOMES, CROPS, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 0 EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH; ENCEPHALITIS 0 ANDHRA PRADESH; TROPICAL STORM; ABOUT 1,000 HWSES

COLLAPSED I N HIGH WINDS 0 KARNATAKA; GASOLINE TANKER CRASHED & U P L W E D NEAR

CADAVAL; 8 0 INJ. 0 BIHAR, UTTAR PRADESH, AND KASHMIR; COLD WAVE AND STORMS

OVER 2-WEEK PERIOD 0 HEW DELHI; HOTEL FIRE; 7 0 INJ. 0 NEU DELHX; l4ENXNGXTXS 0 NEAR TELLICHERRY, KERALA; TRAIN CRUSHED PEOPLE UHO FLED

TO TRACKS TO ESCAPE EXPLODING FIREWORKS; 100 INJ. 0 RAJASTHAN STATE; MORE THAN 100 INJ. 0 SOUTH BIHAR; HEPATITIS 0 UTTAR PRADESH; )XU(SOON RAINS 0 BIHAR STATE; TRAIN PLUMMETED INTO RIVER AFTER

COLLISION; 150 MISSING 272,943 E S T BENGAL/CALWTTA; SEVERE FLOWING FROM TROP.

DEPRESSION; PRESS REPORTED AS M Y AS 650,000 HWELESS; NWBER OF AFFECTED I S FOR HIDNAPORE DIST.

0 J W AND KASHMIR STATE; SNOWSTORMS; HUNDREDS TRAPPED AS AVALANCHE HIT MJOR HIGHWAY

0 RAJASTHAN 545,000 ASSAM/BIHAR/UEST BENGAL; HONSOOW RAINS; DAHAGE FIG.

PRELIHINARY FOR CROPS I N TWO STATES; HEAW DAHAGE ALSO TO HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

0 15 STATES, ESPECIALLY GUJARAT, RAJASTHAN, & ORISSir, & 4 UNION TERRITORIES; POOR NONSWN REDUCED GRAIN W T W T AS WELL AS UATER LEVEL FOR DRINKING AWD INDUSTRY

0 NAINPUR, UTTAR PRADESH; OVERCRWED BUS PLUNGED INTO CANAL

0 ANOHRA PRADESH; SEVERE CYCLONIC STOW LEFT THOUSANDS HOMELESS, D f SRUPTED PUBLIC SERVICES, AND INUNDATED SOME 80,000 HA OF RICE CROP

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GUNTUR, PRAKASAN DISTS. OF ANDHRA PRADESH; STORM DAMAGED 50,000 HA OF RICE CROP, FORCED EVACUATION OF 30,000 PEWLE NORTHEAST INDIA; BOAT CARRYING OVER 120 PASSENGERS CAPSIZED NEAR MOUTH OF GANGES; AT LEAST 7 0 FEARED DEAD W H Y A PRADESH; BUS SHASHED INTO CULVERT J M AND KASHMIR/LADAKH; HEAW RAINS AND SNWFALLS TRICGEREO SERIES OF AVALANCHES NORTHERN, UESYERN, CECTRAL INDIA; 2-WEEK HEAT UAVE LEFT OVER 450 DEAD; AND HUNDREDS I L L JAMMU; CHILDCEC(*S HOSPITAL HOUSING 150-200 COLLAPSED; 5 0 INJ.; FIGURES UPOFFICIAL NATIONWIDE, ESPECIALLY DELHI; MANY DEATHS FROH CHOLERA & OTHER U!ER-BORNE DISEASES AS HOWSOON FL0001NG CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES; FIG. AS OF 7/28 NEAR TRIVANDRW, KERALA; EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED AND PLUNGED INTO UKE; TOLL UAS EXPECTED TO RISE NORTHERN BIHAR STATE; THOUSANDS HOMELESS; AT LEAST 149,334 DUELLINGS DAHAGED OR DESTROYED; 3,766 INJ. BIHAR, UEST BENGAL, ASSAM; FLOODS FOLLOUING MONSOON RAINS SUBMERGED VILLAGES AND DESTROYED CROPS REHOTE N.E.; D M G E TO HOMES & BRIDGES; 1 2 INJ.; FELT I N BURMA, NEPAL, & BANGLADESH; 3 0 MISSING I N FERRY ACCIDENT I N UTTER DUE TO EP-GENERATED WAVES KATIHAR, BIHAR; CRCWED FERRY I N GAUGES; UP TO 400 n I s s I N G AND FEARED DRWED AHHADABAD; JET CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO LAND I N FOG ALONG NEPAL/UTTAR PRADESH BORDER; OUTBREAK OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; 3,000-5,000 DEATHS SINCE SEPT. UEST BENGAL/6 DISTS.; VIOLENT CYCLONE DESTROYED 15,000 HOMES; DAMAGE FIG. APPROX. FOR AHAN CROP WNJAB, HIHACHAL P A E S H , HARYANA, J W AND KASMIR; LATE MONSOON RAINS TRIGGERED FLOODS THAT HARWNED THOUSANDS, DESTROYED CROPS, 8 DISRUPTED SERVICES BETWEEN LALITWR & DAILUARA; TRAIN DERAILED ON BANGALORE-NEU DELHI RUN; 130 INJ. COASTAL ORISSA & UEST BENML; I iEAW DAMAGE TO HOMES, POWER AND TELECWNICATIONS NETUORKS, AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM UESTERM & SOUTHERN INDIA; MONSOON DWNPWRS CAUSED FLOODING & LANDSLIDES; BOneAY SERIOUSLY AFFECTED; 550 MISSING N.E., ESP. ASSAN, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, HANIWB, & MIZOREM; HONSOON RAINS CAUSED MAJOR RIVERS TO RISE; THWSANDS DISPLACED TRAIN FROM NEW DELHI TO CALCUTTA DERAILED, KILLING AT P-hST 5 2 PASSENGERS AND INJmING 64 N. INDIA, ESP. BIHAR; AT LEAST 109 DIED OF EXPOSURE AS TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO NEAR FREEZING

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89141 89/03/04 ASIA INDIA AC

90109 89/11/09 ASIA INDIA CY 90135 90/04 ASIA I h 3 i A F I

90140 90/04/16 ASIA INDIA AC - 90128 90/?2/14 ASIA INDIA AC

90131 90/03 ASIA INDIA FL 90163 90/08 ASIA INDIA FL

90035 90/05/09 90/05/11 ASIA INDIA CY

90165 90/08 ASIA INDIA EP

91108 90/11 ASIA INDIA CY

85206 8 5 ASIA INDIA AC

85207 85 ASIA INDIA AC

90139 90/04/15 ASIA INDIA AC

90174 90/09/11 ASIA IND!A AC

91157 91/05/06 ASIA INDIA FL

91169 91/06/10 ASIA INDIA 91174 91/07 ASIA INDIA

91176 91/07 ASIA INDIA

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BARODA; AT LEAST 126 DIED AFTER DRINKING I L L I C I T LIQUOR, IDENTIFIED AS UETHYL ALCO!lOL; 200 HOSPITALIZED SOUTHERN INDIA; CYCLONE SWEPT ACROSS LYASTAL AREAS NEW DELHI; FIRES I N SLUM AREAS DESTROYEL SEVERAL THOUSAND HOnES NEAR Pk;iiir; TUO CYLINDERS OF LIQUID GAS CAUGHT FIRE ON A PASSENGER TRAIN; 6 5 INJ. BANGUDORE; INDIAN AIRLINES AIRBUS JETLINER CRASHED WH I LE APPROACH I NG RUNWAY J W AND KASHMIR; FLASH FLOODS HUNDREDS DRDUNED AND THOUSANDS LEFT HOHELESS AFTER HONSWN RAINS CAUSED RIVERS TO OVERFLOW ANDHRA PRA3ESH; DISTS. OF GUNTUR, KRISHNA, EAST AND WEST GODAVARI AND VISAKHAPATNAH; HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES, CROPS, 8 INFRASTRUnURE BIHAR; OUTBREAK OF GASTROENTERITIS; BY EARLY JULY, 18,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED; AT LEAST 9 0 DEATHS GANJAH DIST., ORISSA; 4 DAYS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN CAUSED DAMS/RESERVOIRS TO WERFLOU: THWSANDS HDMELESS; HEAVY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY a CROPS BOMBAY; INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT (PIPE BURST) KILLED 1 PERSON b INJURED 110 NEW DELHI; INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT (LEAKAGE OF SULFUR TRIOXI3E); 3 5 0 INJ., 100,000 EVACUATED UTTAR PRADESH; FOOD POISONING FROM CONTAMINATED FLOUR USED TO HAKE W R I S UTTAR PRADESH; OVERLOADED BOAT CAPSIZED I N UAHAVA R.; AT L U S T 160 PEOPLE D R M E D ASSAM, TRIPURA, ARUNACHAL, 8 HIZOREM; HW. RAINS 6 FLOODS DISPLACED AT LEAST 150,000 & DISRUPTED RAIL 8 ROAD TRAFFIC BOMBAY; MONSOON RAINS FLOWED A QUARTER OF CITY ASSAH; FLOODING I N BRAHHAPUTRA R. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY & STANDING CROPS 6 DISRUPTED C ~ I C A T I O N S MOHAD/MHARASHTRA; DIKE BURST I N RAIN-SWOLLEN UARDHA R.; 500 FEARED DEAD L THOUSANDS LEFT HOMELESS TAMIL NADU; FIRE I N FIREWRKS FACTORY; 7 0 INJ. WEST BENGAL; FLASH FLOOD MAROONED 4 MIL. PEOPLE I N 66 BLOCKS OF 7 DISTS. UTTARKASHI I N UTTAR PRADESH; 7.1 R QUAKE (USGS) TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES, DESTROYED SOHE 10,300 HOHES, L DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE; THOUSANDS INJ. ASSAM; FLOOD-STRICKEN DISTS. OF NAGAON 8 NORIGON; OUTBREM nF CHOLERA NEW D€'.Hl; METHYL ALCOHOL I N DRINK KILLED Zd AT HINDU FESTIVAL SOUTHERN INDIA UTTAR PRADESH/BANOA, ALLAHABAD, & KANWR; AS UANY AS 650 VlLUGES FLOODED AS GANGES 8 J M N A RIVERS OVERFLOWED

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J M & KASHHIR: HW. RAINS & SNOU AT HIGH ALTITUDES CAUSED RIVERS TO OVERFLOW I N PAKISTAN & INDIA (SEE 9 2 0 6 3 : OVER 36,000 HOUSES DESTROYED/iJMGED KEMLA; ;WSOI))I RAINS TRIGGERED FLOOOS 8 LANDSLIDES BOMBAY; LIQUOR LACED WITH METHYL ALCOHOL SERVU) AT BAR ON NEU YEAR'S EYE KILLED AT L U S T 91 8 LEFT MANY OTHERS INJURED ORISSA STATE; POISONWS LIQUOR, ILLEGALLY BREWED, KILLED OVER 2 0 0 PEOPLE & LEFT OVER 6 0 0 SERIOUSLY I L L SRINIGAR; HWSE FILLED WITH FUNERAL MOURNERS COLLAPSED, KILLING 81 AND INJURING 100 JARIA: EXPLOSION I N FIREUORKS STORE KILLED 25 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 100

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0 BUBONIC PLAGUE 0 JAVA, HT. KELUD 0 UT. UERAPI 0 BALI, MT. AGUNG

33,000 C. 8 E. JAVA, SOLD R.; 100 INJ. 0 UT. KELUD; E. JAVA, UARGOULUJO; 6 0 INJ. 0 FAMINE; LOHBOK, SWTB 0 SANG1 TALAUD, UT. AW; 2,000 INJ. 0 JAKARTA 0 E. JAVA 0 AnEm 0 BUBONIC PLAGUE; BOJALALI, C. JAVA

7,831 EAST JAVA 0 CENTRAL JAVA 0 DONGGALA; TSUNAHI SWEPT 100-300 METERS FROM COAST AT

TMBU BAY 0 CELEBES ISJUAJENE; TSUNAUI; 97 INJ.

200 VOL. ERUP., PESTS; FLORES, TIUOR, SULAWL 70,000 C. JAVA, SWTHERN ISLES

0 SITUBONOO, U. JAVA 0 IRIAN JAYA

195,000 BALI; 4,755 INJ. 0 FLASH FLOODS; EAST JAVA, LUHAJANG; 20 INJ. 0 WEST IRIAN 0 CHOLERA 0 CHOLERA; JAKARTLI 0 TORRENTIAL RAIIIS; JAKARTA; E. JAVA 0 CENTRAL JAVA 0 JAVA, BANDUNG DIST. 0 CENTRAL JAVA; 60 INJ.

1,200 NUSA TENGARRA IS.; 75 INJ. 0 EAST TIMOR; 25 INJ.

1,200 PESTS, DR, STORMS; FLORES, T I t W l IS. 0 CHOLERA; EAST JAVA 0 CHOLERA; SIUELU ISLAND 0 CHOLERA; JAKARTA 0 M S 7 JAVA 0 U. ACHEM, I. S W T R A 0 ACEH

3,200 FLOOOS, LANDSLIOES; FLORES ISLAND; 3 5 0 INJ. 0 EAST TIHOR 0 MERAPI VOLCANO; U. SUMATRA; WAKE ON 4/28 AND HEAVY

RAINS 3 ELWTRA 0 Mi. SINILA; CENTRAL JAVA; 1,000 -HJ.

4,950 LOHBOK ISLAKD; 4 8 INJ. 0 YEST JAVA

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0 S. SUUATRA; HEAW DAMGE TO BUILDINGS 0 BAL I & LOWBOK; 619 INJ. 0 TERNATE (HOLUCCAS)

3,400 C. JAVA 0 FLOOOS/LANDSLIDES; IR IAN JAYA 0 HEAW RAINS; TALAGA 2 0 0 KU EJJAKAR

2,200 RAINS/LANDSLIOES; UT. SEnERU 0 PALEUBANG CITY 0 UARINE ACCIDENT; JAVA SEA

160,000 VOLCANIC ERUPTION; HT. GALUNGGUNG 0 JOGJAKARTA 0 HW. RAINS/FLASH FLOODS; JAKARTA 0 N. SUHATRA 0 CENT. JAVA (SLEUEN); 123 INJ.

3,500 SERIES OF TREUORS; SUKABWI ZJAVAZ 0 TORRENiiAL RAINS; S. BORNEO 0 STAUPEDE; S. KALIUANTAN; 130 INJ. 0 HEAW RAINS; IR IAN JAYA 0 HEAW RAINS/LANDSLIDES; S. SUUATERA 0 UT. SOWTAN; SULAUESI 0 FMINE/EPIDENIC; IR IAN JAYME. TIHOR

25,500 HT. COLO; UNA UNA 0 CHOLERA; CENTRAL JAVA 0 FLORES ISLAND/LARANTUKA; HUNDREDS OF HOUSES COLLAPSED;

4 1 7 INJ. 6 i iE f i i ~ 1 " s ; C E i i l m L W f m ; i ,Soo INJ. 0 BANOA ACEHAT; 100 INJ.

149,690 HT. GAMLAUA 0 GAHKUNORO VOLCANO; HALUAHERA ISLAND 0 BANGGAI REGENCY 0 UALARlA EPIOEUIC; LAHPUNG PROV. 0 M R I N E ACCIDENT; MSALENBO IS. 0 HEAW RAINS; ACEH/SUMTRA

7,007 MONSOON RAINS; JAVWOGYAKARTA; 17 INJ. 0 CENTRAL SULAUESI/HAUUJU; 89 INJ.

t,500 WEST JAVA; HEAW RAINS 0 NORTHEAST INDONESIA (SOPUTAN)

1,000 N. SUHATRA; 108 INJ. 0 N. SULAUESI CUT. KARANGETAN) 0 KYRIM/ IR IAN JAYA; THOUSANDS AFFECTD 0 EXPLOSION I N WNIT IONS DEPOT NEAR JAKARTA; 100 INJ.;

1,599 HXES DMGED; Ynl'SiuriiS EWtiVIiE3 0 CILICAP DISTJCENTRAL JAVA; M L A R I A 0 BANDUNG REGION/UEST JAVA 0 BMDUHG REGION; GALE FORCE UINDS 0 WEST COAST OF SUHATRA; TIDAL M V E 0 HT. SANGEANG/NTB PRW,; ! S S Z EVACUATED

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ASIA INDONESIA ASIA INDONESIA ASIA INDFYESIA ASIA INDONESIA

1 ASIA INDONESIA

ASIA INDONESIA

ASIA INDONESIA

ASIA INDONESIA

ASIA INDONESIA

87142 87/05 ASIA INDONESIA

87176 87 ASIA INDONESIA

88110 87/10/19 ASIA INDONSIA 88125 87/11/25 ASIk INDONESIA

88137 87/12/14 ASIA INDONESIA

88140 87/12/25 ASIA INDONESIA

88142 87/12/26 ASIA INDONESIA

88030 88/05/09 88/05/23 ASIA INDONESIA

88184 88/05/28 ASIA INDONESIA - 88209 88/07/17 ASIA INDONESIA

89018 88/12 88/12/22 ASIA INDONESIA

14104 14/06/26 ASIA INDONESIA

17107 17/01/21 ASIA INDONESIA 25103 24/12/02 ASIA INDONESIA 28108 27!12/01 ASIA INDONESIA

32106 3 U 0 5 / 1 4 ASIA INDONESIA

37108 36/08/23 ASIA INDONESIA

0 EASTERN IRIAN JAYA/PANIAI D1ST.t i INJ. 0 SULAWESI; U L A R I A 0 WEST JAVA; 38 VILLAGES SWEPT BY FLOODS 0 WEST W T R A ; CHOLERA OUTBREAK

1,000 PADANG PANJANG/UEST SUUTRA; LANDSLIDE FOLLOWED EARTHRUAKE AND HEW RAINS

0 BENGKULU AND LMWNG PROVS. I N SOUTHERN SVllATRA; HONSfW FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES ISOLATED SEVERAL VILLAGES

0 IRIAN JAYAKURINA; DROUGHT DATING FROU 86/04 CREATED SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE I N HCIUNTAINWS AREA; 1,000 CRITICALLY AFFECTED

1,700 THREE DISTRICTS I N EASTERN JKvA; I N I T I A L DAHAGE ESTIUATES; OVER 26,000 EVACUATED

0 TARUTUNG/N. SWIATRA; 3 0 0 HOUSSS, 1 2 SCHOOLS, 9 CHURCHES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, ROADS, AND A DIKE DAHAGED; 1 INJ.

4,000 BENGKULU/S. SUllAIWA; HEAW RAINS CAUSED RIVFRS TO OVERFLMI; HWSES, SCHOOLS DAHAGEO; CROPS AND STORED RICE DESTROYED

0 PARTS OF JAVA, BAI.1, SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS; SERIOUS EFFECTS I N NUSh TENGGARA TIWR; fOREST FIRE3 I N S. SWTRA, S. AND E. KALIWT!'G

0 JAKARTA;: TRAIN COLLISIOK; 3 0 0 INJ. 3 OFF P M M IS., NEAR SIRUNG VOLCANO; WAKE TRIGGERED

LANDS1 LDE AND TSUNAUI; 100 INJ., I ,000 EWCUATED, AND 3.800 E 2 D I N G S DAHAGEC

0 ST SUHATRA; FLASH FLOODS !WEPT THROUGH 5 VILLAGES; AT LEAST 84 INJ.

60,004 SULAVESI, ESP. POLHAS 8 PINRANG; FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES; OAllllGE FIG. I S ESTIHATE

0 FLORES ISLAND; MT. HANDOSAUU; 13,000 EVACUATED AFTER HAJOR EXPLOSIONS JAN. 3 - 4

0 BANDA API VOLCANO/IK)LUCCAS; HUNDREDS OF HOUSES AND PROPERTY DESTROYED; 7,500 EVACUATED FROM 2 ISLANDS

0 NEAR CUDURA; OVERLOADED FERRY SANK; UP TO 200 D R W E D 0 HT. KIEBESSY VOLCANO/IIAKIAN IS.; OVER 1,500 PEOPLE

EVACUATED 4,600 CENTRAL & WEST JAVA, W T R A , 8 KALIWTAN; HEAVY

WONSOON RAINS CAUSED FLOOOING 8 WIDSLIOES; DAMAGE FIG. FOR AGRIC. AND PROPERTY I N C. JAVA

0 KEPAHYANG/BENGKULU; DAMAGE TO STONE HOUSES, ROADS AND BRIDGES; TSUNAHI FOLLOWED; 2 0 INJ.

0 BALI; GROUND SLIDES; MANY HWSES DNUGED 0 CENTRAL dAVA/UOWOSOBO; ABOUT 2,250 BUILDINGS COLLAPSED 0 CENTRAL SULAUESI/DDNGGALA; DWt ; ' HOST SEVERE I N PALU

BAY AREA DUE TO TSUNAMI; 5 0 INJ. b NORTH SULAUESI/TONOANO; HAJOR DESTRUCT ION AT KAKAS; 5 9 2

HOUSES COLLAPSED; 115 INJ. 0 BANDA ACEH, LHOK SUKON, LHOKSEUWE; 2 0 INJ.

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0 1 1 0 STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLEb AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAMAGE ----- -------- -------- ---* ---------------- - - ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------

page 1 0 6

37109 36/09/09 ASIA INDOtESIA

38104 38/05/20 ASIA INDONESIA

441 05 43/07/23 ASIA INDONESIA

59119 58/10/20 ASIA INDONESIA 67124 67/02/19 ASIA INDONESIA

67125 67/04/11 ASIA INDONESIA

89128 89/01/16 ASIA INDONESIA

89154 89/04/23 ASIA INDONESIA

89171 89/06/03 ASIA INDONESIA 89048 89108/01 89/08/07 ASIA INDONESIA

89173 83/06/20 ASIA INDONESIA 89164 89/05/20 ASIA INDONESIA

89186 89/09/02 ASIA INDONESKA

90021 90/01/24 90/01/29 ASIA iHDONESIA

90031 90/02/10 90/03/05 ASIA INDONESIA

90141 90/04/19 ASIA INDGitBIA

90145 90/05/15 ASIA INDONESIA

91111 90/11/15 ASIA INOONESlA

91171 91/06/20 ASIA INDONESIA

91051 91/07/04 91/07/09 ASIA INDONESIA

91125 91 ASIA INDONESIA

92103 91/1 0/24 ASIA INDONESIA

91130 91/01/16 ASIA INDOEESIA

NORTH SWTERA/TILPbNULl; KARO REGION HOST AFFECTED; LANDSLIDES CEh7RAL SULAWESI/T(IHINL W:?; !ESHOUS LOSS OF L IFE FRON TSUNAMI; 942 HOUSES DESTKIYEO CENTRAL JAVA/JOGYAKARTA; mss -OPENSE ALONG SOUTH CQAST; 2.800 HOUSES DAMAGED; 2.096 PEOPLE INJ. EAST JAVrVliALANG; EARTH FISSURES AWD LAN0SL:DES EAST JAVA/MALANG; DAHPIT AND GlitlPfrHG HOST AFFECTED; 1,658 BUILDINGS COLLAPSED; 1 2 1 PEOPLE INJ. SWTH SULAUES!fTI#AHBUNG; H M Y DEATHS FRDH COLLAPSED BUILDINGS AND TSUNAMI; 100 INJ. E S T SUWATWRIAU PROV.: OVER 2,000 Fl l l l lL IES AFFECTED BY LEVR)SLIOES FOLLOWING CONTINUDUS RAINS; HOUSES & CROPS DAKAGED Hl. SOWTAN; VILLAGE OF NOONGAN ON S. SLOPE AFFECTED BY VOLCANIC DEBRIS; MANY FAMILIES FLED AREA EAST JAVM4ADIUN REGENCY; 4 4 VILLAGES AFFECTED IRIAN JAYAIJAYAWI JAYA D I X . ; QUAKE CAUSED LANDSLIDES THAT BLOCKED BALIEM R. & FLATTENED VILLAGES; 1% INJ.; 5,300 RELOCATED MALUKU ISLANDS/A!4BON; THOUSANDS EVACUATED OFF BALI COAST; SHIP BOUND FOR UALAYSIA AND CARRYING ILLEGAL WORKERS CAPSIZED; 3 0 K N O W DEAD AND AT LEAST 120 HISSING OFF JAVA COAST/I(ADURA STRAITS; FERRY SANK; 37 DROUWED AND 9 0 HISSING AWD FEARED DEAD CENT. JAVA AND lRIAN JAYA; MONSOON RAINS CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES; OVER 12,000 HA OF STANDING CROPS AN0 8,500 DUELLINGS DESTROYED OR DAMAGED EAST JAVA/Hl. KELUD; VOLCANIC ERUPTON AND AVALANCHES FORCED EVACUAIION OF AT LEAST 43,000 AND DAMAGED HOMES, W B L l C BUILDINGS, CROPS, ROADS, AMI RESERVOIRS SULANESI; LIGHT TO MODERATE STRUCTURAL DANAGE TO 200-300 HCUES AND W B L I C BUILDINGS; 25 INJ. SHIP SANK OFF INDONESIA COAST; 130 MISSING AND FEARED ORCRJNED; DATE APPROX. W. SUMATRA; 428 mWlES & SEVERAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS 3AHAGED, DESTROYED, OR BURIED BY LANDSLIDES; 3 2 INJ., 2 0 SEQIOUSLY SULAUESI; 6.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHWAKE; SEVERAL HUNDRED HOUSES REPORTED DAMAGED ALOR ISWU)/NUSA TENGGARA TIWR; 6.7 R QUAKE; OVER 1,000 HOUSES & W B L I C BLDGS. DAMAGED OR DESTROYED; 191 INJ. KALIMANTAN, SUMATRA, JAVA; PROLONGED DROUGHT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF FOREST FIRES TO BURN OUT OF CONTROL SULAVESI/IIT.LUKON; 8,000 EVACUATED; EST. OAHAGE TO CROPS & PRWERTY JAVA; HEAW RAINS TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES THAT BURIED 2 VILLAGES

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92102 91/10/05 ASIA IWDONESIA AC 133 0 0 0

92114 91/12/17 ASIA INDONESIA FL 1 5 240,000 0 14,800

92123 92 /02 ASIA INDONESIA FS 128 12,000 0 0 - 92127 92/02/04 ASIA INDONESIA EP 0 7,500 7,500 0

93102 92/10/08 ASIA INDONESIA L S 75 37,000 0 0

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JAKATA; MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHED INTO GOVERNMENT BUILDING W T R A / R I A U , JAnBI, & W N G PROVS.; HW. DAHAGE TO BUILD;NGS, CROPS, it ROADS; 10,000 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK KILLED SIL IMO OF JAYUIIJAYA MT. AREA; UNUSUAL PATTERN OF RAINFALL RUINED CROPS; RELIEF HAMPERED BY REHOTE LOCAT ION SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES IN JAVA B SULAIJESI; nosf DMGING (5 R.) I N BREBES, CENT. JAVA, LEFT ABUJT 1,500 FAHILIES HOMELESS CENTJESTERN JAVA; CILICAP, TASIKHALAYA it CIAHIS; LANDSLIDE 8 FLOODS AFTER HW. RAINS; DAMAGE TO H M S AFFECTED OVER 37,000

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p g e 1 0 8

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTEO HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COMMENTS I-------------.- -- ----------- 1---------1-- ------I------ ------------- ....................................................... IRAN IRAN I RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN IRAN IRAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN l RAY I RAN l RAN IRAN IRAN IRAN IRAN IRAN l RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN IRAN l RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN l RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN I RAN I RAN IRAN I CAN I RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN IRAN

0 KHURACAN 0 HESHEO 0 EASTERN IRAN 0 FLASH FLOODS; TEHERAN, KAZVIN OIST. 0 LARISTAN 0 CASPIAN SHORES 0 UESTERN IRAN 0 EARTHWAKE; UESTERN IRAN 0 LAR 8 GERASH

30,000 N.U. IRAN, QAZW; 3,000 INJ. 0 OR/SANO/SNOMSTOKHS; UIOESPREAD 0 CHOLERA; E. 8 N.E. PROVINCES 0 NORTHWEST; 7 0 1NJ.

1,000 AZARBAIJAN, W; 100 INJ. 35,000 N.E., KHORASSAN PRW.; 4,050 INJ.

0 KHURASAN PROVINCE; 3 0 0 INJ. 0 AZEPBAIJAN 0 CASPIAN COAST 0 N.E. OF TEHERAN

8,000 NORTHEAST 1,000 QIR; SWTHUEST IRAN; 1,332 INJ.

0 BLIZZARD 0 DAMAGHAN 0 S. KHORASAN PROV. 0 BAHDAR ABBAS, S.E. 0 SHAHR KORD 0 MAKHHUR, ILCHI 0 HOMOZGAN; 1 5 INJ. 0 2 WAKES; KIRMAN PROVINCE; 5 0 0 INJ. 0 CINEHA FIRE; 220 INJ. 0 CHOLERA; GONBAD 0 KHORASAN PROVINCE (1 ZAGROS HTS. (N.U.); 5 2 INJ. 0 KHORASAN 0 KHORASAN 0 KHORASAN; 23 INJ. 0 KHUZESTAN 0 KHUZESTAN 0 PLANE CRASH; ELBURZ W N T A I N S 0 EXPLOSIM; 4 0 INJ. 0 CENTRAL 0 NORTH CENTRAL; 100 INJ. 0 HEAVY RAINS; KHORASSAN 0 KERMAN PROVINCE; 950 INJ. 0 KERHAN PROVINCE; 1,000 INJ. C STRAIT OF HORWZ 0 AHOL/TEHERAN; 61 INJ. 0 FATH-ABAD; 100 INJ. 0 FARS AND BUSdER PRWS.; HFAW DAMAGE TO TREE

PLANTATIONS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ROADS AN5 BRIDGES

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IRAN FL

IRAN EQ IRAN FL IRAN EQ

I RAN EQ

IRAN FL

IRAN DP

IRAN EQ

I RAN FL

I RAN FL

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0 NEAR ZAHIDAN; IRANIAN MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHED INTO W H T A I N

0 CENTERED 220 HI. SWTHUEST OF TEHERAN; 5 0 INJ. 0 TEHERAN, EAST AND SOUTHUEST IRAN; FLASH FLOODS;

EXTENSIVE LOSS OF L I F E AND PR3PERTY 0 SOUTH IRAN; SERIES OF TREMORS; 600 BUILDINGS DESTROYED;

3 0 INJ. 0 PERSIAN GULF; U.S. NAW WARSHIP INCORRECTLY INDENTIFIEO

IRAN AIR AIRBUS AS A FIGHTER PLANE WHILE PROTECTING SEA W l E S

0 DAHAVAND/ROU DEHAN/ABE-ALI; FIG. FOR W E E R KILLED INCLUDES INJ. AND MISSING; HILLIONS OF DOLLARS DAHAGE

0 BALWCtIESTAN/UBOL; FLOOOING I N HIRMAND & PARIYAN RIVERS AFTER HEAW RAINS; DAHAGE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 9 0 VILLAGES

0 BOROUJERD 0 KASHAN PROV.

600,000 NORTHVEST IRAN, ESP. GI lAN AND ZANJAN PRDVS.; 7.7 ON RICHTER SCALE; WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND HEAW CASUALTIES; SEVERAL VILLAGES DESTROYED; 60,COO INJ.

0 FARS PROV., BETWEEN DARAB 8 HADJIABAD; 6.6 R. SCALE; 3 VILLAGES DESTROYED, 18 DAMAGED; OVER 100 INJ.

0 SISTAN, BALUCHISTAN, & KERl4AN PRWS.; 180 VILLAGES SERIOUSLY AFFFECTED: FARHLAND DESTROYED & THOUSANDS OF LIVESTOCK LGST

0 IRAQI CIVILIANS, WSTLY KURDS AND SHIITES, FLED THEIR COUNTRY & ENTERED IRAN AFTER THE IRAQI HILITARY PUT DOUN REBELLIONS FOLLOWING THE GULF WAR

0 BEHBAHAN I N S.U. IRAN; 3 QUAKES, STRONGEST MEASURING 6 R, DAMAGED BUILDINGS & HOMES; 51 IHJ.

59,122 GDRGAN & KHORASAN PROVS.; HW. RAIllS & FLOODS CAUSED DAMAGE 10 ABOUT 4,000 HOUSING UNITS & SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS, FARMLAND, & CATTLE; D M € ESTIMATE

0 GlLAN & HAZANDARAN PRWS.; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO OVER 5,000 HOUSES; THOUSANDS OF HECTARES OF RICE LAND PARTIALLY FLOOPEO

--..---------- ----.-------- ------------- ------------- :04,875 4,097,321 863,100 734,122 65 record(~).

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l RAP IRAQ IRAQ I RAQ IRAQ 1 RAP

I RAP IRAQ

EUPHRATES R. VALLEY EUPHRATES R. BASIN NINAURI, KIRKUK, ARBIL CHOLERA FOODSTUFF CONTAMINATION BY HETHYL ERWRY; 6,071 INJ. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MOSTLY KURDISH IRAQIS FLED TO THE TURKISH BORDER AREA AFTER THE IRAQI ARMY PUT DOWN A REBELLION; OTHERS FLED TO I R N l NORTHERN IRAQ; 100 HOUSES I N 2 VILLAGES DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REMAINED DISPLACED I N NORTHERN IRAQ AND DEPENDENT ON FOOD AID DUE TO IRAQI BLOCKADE AND DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORT FROM TURKEY

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- 81155 81/02/14 EUR 85171 85/06/23 EUR

86190 86/08/25 EUR

8811 1 87/10/20 EUR

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IRELAND F I 46 1 2 9 0 0 FIRE; DUBLIN; 129 INJ. I RELAND AC 329 0 0 0 PLANE CRASH I N ATLANTIC NEAR IRELAND; A IR INDIA 747 EN

ROUTE FROU TORONTO TO BOHBAY IRELAND ST 11 0 0 0 E AND S REGIONS; HURRICANE CHARLIE, REJUVENATED I H

ATLANTIC, CAUSED UIBESPREAD DAMAGE FROM FLOWING I N %?€AS EARLIER AFFECTED BY SEVERE STORRS; ALSO AFFECTED UK

(%ELAND FL 0 0 0 0 NORTHERN IRELAND; TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FLASH FLOODS;

------------- ------------- - - - - - - e m - - - - - ------------- HILLIONS OF DOLLARS UORTH OF DAMAGE

386 129 0 0 4 record(s1.

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08101 08/12/28 EUR ITALY 15101 15/01/13 EUR ITALY 31 101 30/07/23 EUR ITALY 52104 51/11 EUR ITALY

EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EdR ITALY EUR ITALY N R ITALY CUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EGR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR I'CALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY EUR ITALY

EUR ITALY Ell9 ITALY

EUR ITALY

EUR ITALY

EUR ITALY EUR ITALY

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HESSINA AVEZZANO NAPLES PO RIVER VALLEY VAIONT DM; N. ITALY TORNADO; NORTH RONE TO SICILY FLORENCE, VENICE; 100 INJ. SERIES OF QUAKES; WESTERN SICILY; 563 INJ. N.E., PIEDHOWT GENOA PROVINCES TOSCANA VENICE SICILY, SWTH RIVIERA ALPS FRIULI REGION; 1,750 INJ. ImESA PLANT (TCDD); SEMSO FRIULI REGION S.W. OF TUP- 4 TORRENTIAL dAINS; NORTHERN TRAIN COLLISION; BOLOGNA; 120 INJ. 40* TREMORS TORNADO; WINE; 19 INJ. HT. ETNA; 2 4 INJ. BOMB EXPLOSION; 200 INJ. SOUTHERN; 7,700 INJ. TRAIN COLLISION; VIBO VALENTIA; 100 INJ. SERIES OF TREUORS; AMLLINO/POTENZA FOREST FIRE; SARDINIA SERIES OF TREHORS; WBRIA ANCONA STRONG TREMORS; NAPLES WBRIA; 200 INJ. SWTH/CENTRAL ITALY; 83 INJ. VENICE; FIRE I N HISTORIC BUILDINGS NEAR FLORENCE; BOWB EXPLOSION ON TRAIN; 200 INJ. NORTHERN ITALY/DOLOnITE MTS.; DAM COLLAPSE; 3 0 INJ. VENICE; STRONG WINDS CAUSED HIGH TIDES I N ADRIATIC; H IL i IONS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE PALERW ERUPTION OF MSWIUS; OVER 78,000 HA OF FIELDS AND VINEYARDS RUINED POTENZA AREA SOUTH OF NAPLES; AT LEAST 2 KILLED AND 16 INJ. HANFRADONIA; M O N I A GAS FROn CHEMCAL PLANT FORCED EVACUATION OF 10,000 SICILY/CARLENTINI; MODERATE EARTHWAKE LIVORNA; CAR FERRY RAMNEO TANKER I N THICK FOG; UP TO 140 FEARED DEAD

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OISNO STR OT OECL OT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOI:ELESS KS DAMAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- CARB CAPB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CAR8 CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

JAMAICA JAMAICA J M I C A JAMAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAHA I CA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAHAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAWlICA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAHAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA J M A I CA JAMAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA

86118 85/11/18 CARB J M I C A

8 8 0 5 6 88/09/12 88/09/13 CARB JAMAICA

91113 90/12 CARB JAMAICA 9 1 0 4 2 91/05/21 91/05/24 CARB JAMAICA

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13101 12/09/28 ASIA JAPAN 24101 23/09/01 ASIA JAPAN 24102 23/09/01 ASIA JAPAN 24103 23/09/01 ASIA JAPAN 271 0 2 27/03/27 ASIA JAPAN 31106 30/11/25 ASIA JAPAN 33102 33/03/03 ASIA JAPAN 33103 3 3 ASIA JAPAN

34/03/22 S I A 34/09/21 ASIA 4 7 ASIA 46/12/21 ASIA 48/06/28 ASIA 47/09/15 ASIA 52/09/24 ASIA S!06 ASIA

54/09/26 ASIA

JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN

JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

66/01/11 ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

66/09/01 ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN AS I A JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

0 0 0 SHIPWRECK; OFF COAST, KITCHENARU 100,000 0 600,000 '.OKOHAMA, TOKYO; 100,000 INJ.

0 0 0 NEBUKAWA 0 0 0 EP FIRES; TOKYO, YOKOHAMA 0 0 40,000 NEAR TANGO, HONSHU 0 0 0 EQ SWEP.4; I T 0 0 0 0 SANRIrii COAST 0 0 0 SANRIKU

HAKOOATE HONSHU HONSHU ISLAND - HONSHU FUKUI H3NSHU MYOZIN-SIO HOST OF NATION; HEAW RAINS JUNE-AUG.; 628,920 DWELLINGS DAMAGED NORTHERN JAPAN; GREATEST LOSS OF L IFE (1,172) FROH FERRY SINKING I N TSUGARU STRAIT Y O K O N LYUSHU ISLAND; 86,080 DUELL!NGS DAMAGED TYPHOON IDA; CENTRAL HONSHU TOKYO TYPHOON VERA; ENTIRE NATION; 1,352,717 DUELLINGS DAMAGED HONSHU ISLAND HONSHU & OTHER ISLES MINE EXPLOSION; W T A NIIGATA; 3 7 6 INJ. TYPHOOV DINAH MISAWA CITY; 3 INJ. TYPHOON SHIRLEY; SHIKOKU, HONSHU; 730 INJ. TYPHOON KIT; HONSHU; 8 0 INJ. WEST TYPHOON JEAN; SOUTH; 4 0 INJ. SOUTH TYPHOONS ALICE & CORA; RYUKW ISLANDS; 4 1 INJ. N., AMlORI FREFECTURE; 281 INJ. TYPHOOH BILLIE; S.W. & WESTERN JAPAN; 395 INJ. IIIIGATA & YAWAGATA; 3 4 INJ. TYPHOON DIANA; CENTRAL REGION; 3 4 INJ. TOKYO HOTEL OSAKA, SUHOTO S., KYUSHU, SHIKOKU KAGOSHIHA & MKURAZAKI GAS MAIN EXPLOSION; OSAKA KYUSHU ISLAND KYUSHU ISLAND AIR COLLISION NEAR HORIOKA

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ASlA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASlA JAPAN M I A JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

. 85596 85/@!!13 ASIA JAPAN

85200 85/08!30 ASIA JAPAN 86149 86/04 AS: A JAPAN 86186 86/08/04 ASIA JAPAN

87112 86/11/21 ASIA JAPAN

88108 87/10/16 ASIA JAPAN

COMMENTS ....................................................... OIMAWASHI TYPHOON HELEN; HONSHU OKUURA IPJ-HANTO; TJ INJ. W. 8 S. JAPAN; 5 0 IHJ. AINS; VARIWS PAaTS TYPHOON PHYLLIS; NORTHERN JAPAN; 52 INJ. TYPHOON FRAN; SOUTHERN JAPAN TYPHOON VERA; RYUKYUS OK1 NAWA CHOLERA; ARITA (W. JAPAN) CENTRAL & EASTERN #r. USU; SAPPORO 1 0 QUAKES; OSHIHA INFLUENZA; CWNTRYUIDE NIlGATA SEMDAI; 500 INJ. TYPHOON IRMA; SOUTHWESTERN; 100 INJ. OKIND-ERABU; TYPHOON BABE; 4 5 INJ.; 16 MISSING FROM FREIGHTER TORRENTIAL RAINS; SOUTHWESTERN; 5 0 INJ. TOKYO; 6 0 INJ. TYPHOON TIP; NORThERN TYPHOON ORCHID; SOUTHERN; 33 INJ. TYPHOON PHYLLIS; HOKKAIDO TYPHOON THAD; CENTRAL/NORTHER#; 100 INJ. TSUNMIS/LANDSLIDES; HOKKAIUO; 100 INJ. HEAVY RAINS; -S. JAPAN/NAGASAKI; 347 INJ. TYPHOON BESS; C. JAPAN/HONSHU; 150 IUJ. TYPHOOM ELLIS; KYUSHU TYPHOON JUDY; CENiRAI. JhPAN; 102 INJ. PLANE CRASH; TOKYO BAY; 150 INJ. EARTHWAKE/TSUHA#I; WESTERN HONSHU; 77 INJ. HW. RAINS/lKKtSLIDES; WESTERN HONSHU; 8 8 INJ. TYPHOON FOREST; WESTERN JAPAN; 78 INJ. MT. OYAMA; RIYAKE-JIHA IS. HONSHU/NAWNO PREFECIURE CENTRAL JAPAN; TYPdfNN IRMA; MORE T HAN 10,000 HOMES, 12 BRIDGES, AND NUHEROUS ROADS DAMAGED CEIiTRAL JAPAN (NEAR FUJiOKA); PLANE CRASH; WRST SINGLE-PLANE DISASTER I N AYSATION HISTORY TYPHOON PAT; KYUSHU; SEVERAL HISSING; NEARLY 200 INJ. SNOW STORII; AT LEAST 294 INJ., HOST I N A TRAIN CRASH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL JAPAN; TYPHGiX !%+MU; THOUSANDS EVACUATED; 64 INJ. HWNT MlHARA ON OSHIHA ISLAND; ALL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS EVACUATED I H FIRST ERUPTION I N 12 YEARS SHlKOKU AND KOFSHU: TYPHOON KELLY; TSRREYTIAL RAINS TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES; 13,000 HOHES FLOODED; 1 0 INJ.

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COUNTRY: JAPAN

TY KILLED AFFECTED HDHELESS KS DAMAGE -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- CHIBA PREFECTURE NEAR TOKYO; 6.6 MAGNITUDE QUAKE; 5 3 INJ.: 7,533 HOUSES DAMAGED KYUSHU/KANTO; 446,897 DWELLINGS OAJMGEP ENTIRE NATION EXCEPT HOKKAIDO; AKUNE TYPHOON; 180,327 DWELLINGS DAMAGED KINKI/TOHOKU; TYPHOON IONE; 138,051 DUELLINGS DAMAGED WESTERN JAPAN; TYPHOON DELLA; 64,682 DUELLINGS DAMAGED ENTIRE NATION EXCEPT KYUSHU; TYPhOON JANE; 214,039 DWELLINGS DAHAGED WESTERN JAPAN; TORREHTIAL RAINS; 106,178 DUELLINGS DAMAGED ENTIRE NATION EXCEPT HOKKAIDO; TYPHODN RUTH; 359,380 DWELLINGS DANAGED NAGOYA TOHOKU/HOKKAIDO; 15,683 DWELLINGS D W G E D ENTIRE NATION EXCEPT HOKKAIOO; 44,083 DUELLINGS DAMAGED ERUPTION OF SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO KYUSHU; HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS RESULTED I N FLAStl FLOODING HONSHU; TYPHOON FLO SHIGARAKI; 2 TRAINS COLLIDED TRAPPING HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS; 415 INJ. KYUSHU; UNZEN VOLCANO ERUPTED AFTER 2 0 0 YRS. DORMANT; 38 KILLED, INCLUDING 2 FRENCH VOLCANOLOGISTS & 1 AMERICAN; AT LEAST 9,700 EVACUATED WESTERN JAPAN; PACKED TRAIN H I T TRUCK AT CROSSING, INJURING MORE MAN 3 0 0 CWUTERS S.W. T I P OF KYUSHU & ISLAND OF HOKKAIDO; TYPHOWS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE; AT LUST 66 KILLED 8 m INJ.; 117 HONES DSSTROYED & OVER 30,000 DANAGED OR FLOODED TOKYO & ENVIRONS; 5.9 QUAKE SHOOK KAHTO AREA; 32 INJ. HOKKAIDO, NEAR KUSHIRO; 7.8 MAGNITWE QUAKE; HW, D M G E TO FISHING PORT; 425 XNJ.

88138 87/12/17 ASIA JAPAN

46113 45/09 ASIA JAPAN 46114 45/10 ASIA JAPAN

49108 48/09 ASIA JAPAN 49109 49/06 ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN AS!A JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN

ASIA JAPAN ASIA JAPAN

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COUNTRY;. JORDAN

JORDAN FL 8 5 0 0 5 0 0 1,000 JORDAN FL 2 5 9 3,200 2,500 1,400 JDRDAN DR 0 0 0 1,500 JORDAN CS 3,500 1,000,000 767,000 42,000 JORDAN EP 4 715 0 0 JORDAN FL 6 0 0 0

JORDAN I N 0 0 0 0 JORDAN EQ 2 4 2 0 0 0 JORDAN DP 0 800,000 0 0

AMMAN TO HA-AN FLASH FLOOOS: MIAN; 92 INJ. ALL DISTRICTS AHHAN AND NEARBY; 11,000 INJ. CHOLERA ZARM; FLASH FLOODS; 3 MISSING; 29 INJ; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO CROPS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND W B L r c SERVICES DESERT LOCUST INFESTATION NABLUS THOUSANDS OF EXPATRIATE WRKERS FLEEING IRAQ AND KUVAlT ENTERED JORDAN TO AWAIT TRANSPORT TO HOME COUNTRIES AFTER IRAQ ANNEXED KUWAIT KARAK, TAFILEH, M IAN; HW. RAINS 8 FLOODING CAUSED SERI W S DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL LAN9 8 1NFR.ISTRUCTURE

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64/05/01 AFR 65/07/01 AFR 68/05/01 AFR 71/01/01 AFR

AFR AFR

80/05/13 AFR 82/06/04 AFR

AFR AFR AFR AFR

92/02/11 AFR

KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA

NYANZA 8 WESTERN REG. DRY BELT NYANZA 8 W. PROVS. COUNTRYWIDE

WIDESPREAD WRKANA DIST. w FLASH FLOOD; NEAR LAKE VICTORIA HATHARE - WESTERN KENYA; TRAIN DERAIUIENT; 1 9 4 INJ. INFLUX OF REFUGEES INTO N.E. KENYA FROM S W L I A , ETHIOPIA, & SUDAN DUE TO C I V I L STRIFE 8 DROUGHT X I THEIR COUNTRIES WESTERN 8 CENTRAL REGIONS; ETHNIC HOSTILITIES DISPLACED THOUSANDS & DISRUPTED FARMING WORST DROUGHT I N 5 0 YRS.; NORTHEASTERN REGION MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED; INFLUX OF REFUGEES EXACERBATED DROUGHT'S EFFECT BUS ACCIDENT KILLED NEARLY 100 PEOPLE

92039 91 92/05/13 AFR

92044 91 92/05/21 AFR

KENYA

KENYA

AFR KENYA

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1 DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE C W E H T S --I-- -------- -------- ---- ----------1-1--1 -- ----------- 1------1--1-1 ---------1-1- ------------- -----.--.----------------I-----I-.-----------------------

73010 72/10/21 72/11/50 PAC K IR IBATI CY 3 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 CYCLONE BEBE; TARAUA 8 FUNAFUTI 77137 77/09 PAC K IR IBATI EP If 352 0 0 CHOLERA - ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- * T o t a l s 20 1,052 7 0 0 0 :! r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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92104 91/10/30 ASIA KOREA, DER. REP. AC 120 0 0 0 NEAR PYONGYANG; TNT EXPLOSION I N MILITARY REGION; SDHE

------------- ------------- ------------- 400 BUILDINGS LEVELED OR DAHAGED

* T o t a l s 120 @ 0 0 1 record ts ) .

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY ----- -------- -------- ---- ------------.--- -- ASIA ASIA ASIA

64/09/16 ASIA 65 /07 ASIA 66/02/01 ASIA 66/08/01 ASIA 67/12/01 ASIA 66/08/01 ASIA

ASIA 69/09/15 ASIA 69/09/25 ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

72/08/23 ASIA ASIA

KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF

SHIPURECK; PUSAN SEOUL TRAIN WRECK; SEOUL, KOREA TrPHooN SARAH STORU/FLOODS; N. SEOUL 8 KYONGGI PROV.; 3 0 0 INJ. NATIONWIDE, ESP. NORTHERN & SOUTHERN PROVS.; 245 INJ. SEOUL, NAMSANDONG; 5 2 INJ. SEOUL, KYONGGI; 8 5 INJ. 4 SOUTHERN PROVINCES SOUTH EAST COAST E. 8 S. COASTAL PROVS.; 4 0 9 INJ. CHOLERA; COUNTRYUIDE HUACHON (N.); 1 5 INJ. E. 8 S.E. COAST

SEWL TYPHOON BETTY; FLOOD; HAN RIVER, SEOUL; 785 IHJ. WSAN; 5 4 INJ. CHONJU SEOUL AREA; 1,000 INJ.

ASIA n/o7/1z ASIA

ASIA 77/11/14 ASIA DYNANITE EXPLOSION; IR I , 1 2 0 MI. S. OF SEWL; 1,343

INJ. TORRENTIAL RAINS TYPHOON CARMEN TYPHOON JUDY; SOUTHERN CENTRAL TYPHOON ORCHID; N. 8 S. KYONSAN PROVS.; 17 INJ. TYPHOON AGNES; S. E. W. COASTS/INLAND TRAIN COLLISION; NEAR KYONGSAN; 2 4 0 INJ. TYPHOON CECIL; SOUTHWEST COAST; 4 2 INJ. TYPHOON ELL IS NATIONWIDE HOTEL FIRE; WSAN; 8 0 INJ. HEAVY RAINS/LANDSLIDES; SOUTHERN PART OF CWNTRY; 22 HISSING CHEJU 8 COASTAL AREAS UEST & NORTH OF PUSAN; 4 3 KISSING; 20 INJ. SOUTH KOREA; TYPHOON VERA; 73 INJ. TYPHOON THELUA I N SOUTHEAST; HEAW RAINS I N CENTRAL REGIONS AN0 SEOUL CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES OVER 3-WEEK PERIOD; 230 UISSING KOREAN AIRLINES JET CRASHED NEAR B W TORRENTIAL RAINS I N CHOLLA PROV. 8 TYPHOON I N SOUTH CENTRAL KOREA; 49 INJ. SEWL AN0 SURROUNDING PROVS.; 3 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS RAIN CAUSED HAN R. TO OVERFLOW; 8 0 RISSIHG, 27 INJ. PUSAN HARDEST HIT; TYPHOON GLADYS OSAN-SWON; HEAW RAINS; MORE THAN 50 DEAD OR HISSING

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

81/09/08 ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

84/09/03 ASIA ASIA ASIA

KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. C: KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF

ASIA KOREA, REP. OF

86191 86/08/30 ASIA - 87043 87/07/16 87/07/20 ASIA KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF

88129 87/11/29 ASIA 89045 89/07 89/07/28 ASIA

90050 90/09/09 90/09/12 ASIA

KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF

KOREA, REP. OF

91190 91/08/24 ASIA 91181 91/07/20 ASIA

* T o t a l s

KOREA, REP. OF KOREA, REP. OF

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DISH0 STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- 91023 91/02 91/02/24 NE KUWAIT EH 0 30,000 0 0 EUERGENCY IN KUWAIT FOLLOWING IRAQI INVASION; ALSO

DISPLACED PERSONS IN SAFUAN, IRAQ ----I-------- ------------- ------------- ------------I

*Totals 0 30,000 0 0 1 recordW.

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COUNTRY: KYRGYZSTAN

DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG CWNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAHAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ---..------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 92050 92/05/15 92/05/27 AS IA KYRGYZSWH EP 4 50,000 50,000 31,000

92058 92/08/19 92/08/22 ASIA KYRGYZSTAN EQ 54 130,000 16,800 130,000

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OSH & JALALABAD; 7 MAGNITUDE EARTHWAKE & FLOODS DESTROYED HOUES, PUBLIC BLDGS., FARM LAND, 8 TRANSPORTATIOH L COHMUNICATIONS LIHES; AT LEAST 50,000 HOHELESS SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN; WAKE HEASURIHG BETUEEN 6.5 & 7.5 ON RICHTER SCALE; 100 INJ.

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COUHTRY: LAOS

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DISH0 STR OT OECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAMAGE COCtllENTS ----- I------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ---1-1----- 1--1--------- I---------.-- -----------.- ....................................................... 66132 6 6 ASIA LAOS FL 3 0 0 70,000' - 0 15,300 MEKONG RIVER 67016 66/08/25 66/09/01 ASIA LAOS FL 3 0 0 70,000 2,000 15,300 MEKONG FLOODS; KEKONG R. DELTA 69010 68/09/05 68/09/12 ASIA LAOS FL 2 9,000 6 0 0 1,280 S., ALONG MEKONG R. 70011 69/08/15 69/08/16 ASIA LAOS FL 0 0 0 0 VIENTIANE PLAINS ROO4 71/08/17 71/08 ASIA LAOS FL 1 4 100.000 15.000 2 0 0 VIENTIANE & PROVS.

ASIA ASIA

78/10/10 ASIA . ASIA

81/12/11 ASIA ASIA

85/09/18 ASIA 87/07/31 ASIA

ASIA

ASIA

91/09/10 ASIA

LAOS LAOS LAOS LAOS LAOS LAOS

LAOS LAOS

LAOS

LAOS

LAOS

OR 0 3,500;000 0 0 DR 0 0 0 0 SOUTHERN PROVINCES FL 31 459,000 0 0 SOUTHERN, CENTRAL FL 0 0 0 0 AC 0 0 0 0 MEDICAL DISASTER FL 14 0 0 0 THOUSANDS AFFECTED; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 8

INFRASTRUCTURE EP 0 0 0 0 EP 63 2,000 0 0 VIENTIANE AND SURROUNDING PROVS.; DENGUE FEVER; NO.

AFFECTEO I S ESTIMATE DR 0 0 0 0 1 0 NORTHERN PROVS.; DROUGHT SERIOUSLY REDUCED PADDY

OUTWT DR 0 TJ0,OOO 0 0 SOUTHERN PROVS.; FOOD SHORTAGE DUE TO DROUGHT; AFFECTED

FIG. I S h'O. NEEDING FOOD A I D FL 0 332,000 0 0 3 PROVS. I W S. LAOS; MEKONG R. FLOWED; GOL ESTIMATED

177,000 MT SHORTFALL I W RICE PRWUCTION DUE TO DROUGHT 8 FLOODS ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

124 5,272,000 17,600 32,080 16 record(~).

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LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON

LEBANON CS

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COUNTRY: LEBANON

KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAHAGE ------------- ------------- ------------- 30 50,000 50,000 10,000

40,000 1,350,000 0 2,500,000 221 400,000 250,000 0 450 450,000 0 0 220 50,000 0 26,000 310 200,000 20,000 0 540 120,000 35,000 0

19,800 600,000 100,000 1,900,000 0 1,500 0 0

900 2,000,000 0 500,000

LEBANON EO 136 0 0 0 LEBANON CS 1,500 1 ,500,000 0 500,000

LEBANON CS 200 90,000 0 0

LEBANON CS 206 0 0 0

LEBANOil ST 25 100,000 3,000 0

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BORDER CLASHES; SOUTH LEBANON; 60 INJ. NATlONUIDE; 20,000 INJ. S. LEB. & BEIRUT AREA SYRIAN CONFLICT; BEIRUT i3 NORTH; 1,000 IHJ. 400 IHJ. BEIRUT & ZAHLE; 1,337 INJ. DISPLACED PERSONS; BEIRUT 8 S. LEBANON; 1,240 INJ. S. LEBANON/BEIRUT; 28,000 INJ. HORTHERil BEKM REGIOI; HENY DAiiAGE TO AGRICULTURE AND PUBLIC UTILITIES: 5 VILLAGES AFFECTED BEIRUT & ENVIRONS; DAHAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE & SMRE SHORTAGES OF ESSENTIAL GOODS DUE TO ESCALATING VIOLENCE; HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DISPLACED; 3,000-5,000 INJ. BEKAA EAST BEIRUT; INTER-CHRISTIAN FIGHTlNG FOR CONTROL OF CHRISTIAN ENCLAVE; 276,000 DISPLACED OR FLED CITY; 3,500 INJ. HETN AREA; MASSIVE l4ILITARY OPS. BEFORE GEN. AWN'S SURRENDER OAHAGED OR DESTROYED 8,000 HOUSES AS WELL AS HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL INSTS.; 720 INJ. SOUTHERN LEBANON; MILITARY ACTIVITIES RESULTED IN CASIJALTIES, INJURIES, 8 DESTRUCTION SEVERAL AREAS, ESP. IN HIGH ALTITUDES; SEVERE SNOWSTORMS ISOLATED VILLAGES; AT LEAST 25 KILLED

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68045 68 68/06/01 AFR 74016 74/04 74/04/05 AFR - -

84131 84- AFR 85020 85/02/09 85/02/15 AFR 88003 87/10 87/10/09 AFR

89158 89/05 AFR

92054 92 92/06/18 AFR

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COUNTRY: LESOTHO

p a g e 1 2 8

LESOTHO LESOTHO LESOTHO LESOTHO LESOTHO

LESOTHO

LESOTHO

1,000 THROUGHOUT 0 TYPHOID; TEYTEY, ROW, HOHALES 0 0 WOKHOTLONG DISTRICT; 3,000 TO 80,000 AFFECTED 0 HOKHOTLONG & OTHER REMOTE WUNTAIN AREAS; HEAW RAINS

AND MELTING SNW CAUSED SEVERE FLOOOING AND DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE

0 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING HVY. RAINFALL AND FROST DELAYED PLANTING, CAUSING NATIONAL FOOD EMERGENCY

0 DROUGHT DESTROYED 65% OF W Z E , WHEAT, 8 SORGHUH CROPS & THREATENED LOSS OF UATER SUPPLY I N RURAL 6 URBAN

------ AREAS

1,000 7 r e c o r d t s ) .

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78005 77/12/12 77/12/15 AFR 79026 79/04114 79/04/15 AFR 80017 80 80/04/24 AFR 80031 80/01 80/09/12 AFR 83001 82/10/06 82/10/07 AFR 90016 89/12/24 90/01/16 AFR

P

91002 89/12/24 90/10/01 AFR

92016 90 92/04/31 AFR

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LIBERIA F I 0 950 950 0 HONROVlA LIBERIA CS 40 204,000 0 200,000 RIOTS; MNROVIA; 500 INJ. LIBERIA CS 40 400 0 0 LIBERIA EP 466 1,887 0 0 CHOLERA LIBERIA AC 46 200 0 0 Talus/mdslide; near Mano r i v e r LIBERIA OP 10,000 500,000 0 0 FIGHTING BETWEEN REBELS AN0 LIBERIAN ARMY; AS M N Y AS

5.000 KILLED AND 500.000 DISPLACED: THOUSANDS OF OTHERS

LIBERIA FLEO TO NElGHBORING CWNTRIES

0 CWNTRYUIDE; THWSANDS OF LIBERIANS KILLED OR DISPLACED I N PROTRACTED FIGHTING BETUEEN GOVT. TROOPS & REBEL GROUPS; HANY FLED TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

LIBERIA CS 0 1.800.000 0 0 CO!!TINUING C I V I L STRIFE LEFT THOUSANDS DISPLACED I N

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CWNTRY: LIBYA

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63110 63 AFR LIBYA EQ 320 0 (1 5,000 891 79 89/07/27 AFR LIBYA AC 78 121 0 0

93114 921112/22 AFR LIBYA AC 157 0 0 0

EL HARJ (BARE) ---- 1rrrY611; CRASH OF KOREAN JET I N HEAVY FOG KILLED AT LEAST 78 AND INJURED 121 LIBYAN AIRLINER CRASHED WHILE OH FLIGHT F R W BENGHAZI TO TRIPOLI

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COUNTRY: MACAO

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COUNTRY: MADAGASCAR

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COUUENTS ----- -------- -------- --.- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- .-------.---------------------------------------------- 65103 64/0?;01 AFR MADAGASCAR 68020 68/01 68/01/01 AFR MADAGASCAR 69023 69/02/05 69/02/13 AFR MADAGASCAR 70042 70/02/23 76/03/09 AFR MADAGASCAR 72019 72/02/14 72/02/23 AFR MADAGASCAR 72026 72/05/12 72/05/17 AFR MADAGASCAR 75022 75/01/18 75/03/19 RFR MADAGASCAR

76/01/29 AFR . AFR AFR AFR

82/01/22 AFR 84/03/14 AFR 84/04/13 AFR 86/03/18 AFR

MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR

871 19 86/12/29 AFR UADAGASCAR

88033 88/04 88/06/23 AFR MADAGASCAR

90019 89/12/31 90/01/24 AFR MADAGASCAR

91026 91/02/16 91/03/12 AFR MADAGASCAR

91116 90/12 AFR UADSGASCAR

91056 91/08/10 91/08/15 AFR MAD9GASCAR

92045 91 92/05/22 AFR MADAGASCAR

5 0 ANIVORANO & BAUANEVIKA 3,100 CYCLONE GEORGETTE; N.E.-ANDAPA, S.W.-TULEAR 5,000 CYCLlmE DANY; E. TO W., NOSY VARIKA; 4 0 INJ.

11,400 CYCLONE JANE; C. & S. MADAGASCAR 12,420 CYCLONE EUGENIE; CENTRAL REGION; 56 INJ.

0 STllDENT STRIKE; TANANARIVE UNIV.; 1 0 0 INJ. 0 2 CYCLONES: (DEBORAH) SOUTHERN WAGASCAR <01/18);

(INES) TAMTAVE VICINITY (03/08). TOTAL 50 INJ. 17,000 3 CYCLONES; NORTH; 26 INJ.

0 CYCLONE EHILIE; 5 PROVINCES 29,000 CYCLONE ANGELE; TULEAR PROVINCE

0 FOOD SHORTAGE; TOLIARY/TOLAGWARO 250,000 HEAW RAINS/CYCLONES; COUNTRY WIDE

25,000 3 CYCLONES/FLOODS; COUNTRYWIDE 250,000 CYCLONE KAUISY; NORTHERN WAGASCAR; 215 INJ.

0 CYCLONE HONORININA; T O M S I W A & SURROUNDING COASTAL VILLAGES; 4 2 4 INJ.; GDRU ESTIUATES

0 ANTANANARIVO AREA; HEAVY RAINS CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND RICE FIELDS

0 F W R DEPARTUENTS I N FAR SOUTH; 23,300 FAHILIES I N NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE

0 SWTH-CENTRAL EASTERN COAST; CYCLONE ALIBERR; SEVERE DAHAGE TO HOHES, PUBLIC WILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE, & AGRICULTURAL LAND

0 MAHAJANGA & TOLIARY PROVS.; CYCLONE CYNTHIA; WINDS UP TO 120 KU; CROP AND LIVESTOCK LOSSES & SIGNIFICANT D M G E TO HWES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

0 PROLONGED DROUGHT I N SOUTH; LATE REPLANTING OF RICE I N OTHER REGIONS DUE TO POOR RAINS REDUCED PRODUCTION; FIG. I S MOST SERIOUSLY AFFECTED

0 CONFRONTATION BETWEEN DEMONSTE9T!2RP.S P TROOPS LEFT SEVERAL !!U.%RES W N D E D

Q THREE-YEAR DROUGHT I N SOUTHERN MADAGASCAR & LOCUST PLAGUE HAD PUT NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF STARVATION BY 1992

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65044 65/05/23 65/06/01 AFR MALAWI 67046 67/03/12 &'I03 AFR UALAWI 69019 69/01 1 / 0 1 A MALAWI 79147 79/05 AFR MALAWI 88015 88 88/02/24 AFR MALAWI

89029 89/03 89/03/15 AFR MALAUI

91004 90/02 90/10/05 AFR MALAWI

91027 91/03/09 91/03/13 AFR HALAWI

92037 92 92/04/30 AFR MALAWI

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AC 100 0 0 0 SHIPWRECK; LIUDNDE FL 0 1,200 1,200 500 SOUTH, ALONG RUO R. FL 0 2,300 2,300 200 SHIRE R. VALLEY FL 0 20,000 20,000 0 LAKE HALAUI SHORES FS 0 878,000 0 0 DROUGHT IN SOUTH, MEALYBUG INFESTATION, AND LARGE

INFLUX OF MOMICAN REFUGEES CREATED FOOD SHORTAGE FL 13 137,000 80,000 0 3 DISASTERS: FLOODING AFFECTED VILLAGES & REFUGEE

CAMPS IN C. 8 S. DISTS.: EQ ON 3/10 CAUSED DAMAGE & 7 DEATHS IN C. HALAWI; STRDNG WINDS & FLOWS IN KARONGA

DR 0 2,800,000 0 0 BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL IN EARLY GROUING SEASON SEVERELY REDUCED MAIZE PRODUCTION AND PUT OVER 2 MIL. IN NEED OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

FL 700 85,000 50,000 0 CHIRINGA 8 PHALOHBE; FLASH FLOODS & LANDSLIDE; ROADS, BRIDGES, HWES, UT ILIT IES DESTROYED I N AFFECTED VILLAGES; DEATH TOLL ESTS. TO 1,000 & DISPLACED TO 100,000

DR 0 5,700,000 0 0 DROUGHT AFFECTED 4.7 31LLION MALAWIANS AND SOME 1 HILLION MDWIBICAN REFUGEES ------------- ------------- ------.------ -------------

813 9,623,500 153,500 700 9 record(~).

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page 1 3 4

65/12/05 ASIP. 4?;0i/01 ASIA 67/06/12 AS IA 68/05/01 AS IA

AS IA 69/05/23 AS IA 71/01/06 ASIA

AS IA AS IA AS IA AS IA

87/02/04 AS IA AS IA

WLAYSIA HALAYSIA MALAYSIA MALAYSIA MALAYSIA HALAYSIA HALAYSIA HALAYSIA HALAYSIA HALAYSIA HALAYSIA MALAYSIA HALAYSIA

88132 87/12 ASIA MALAYSIA FL 3 2,576 0 0

88213 88/07/31 AS IA MALAYSIA AC 3 0 0 0 0 89115 88/11/12 ASIA MALAYSIA FL 27 60,000 0 0

80175 8 0 AS IA MALAYSIA AC 3 3,000 0 0

91039 91/05/07 91/05/09 AS IA MALAYSIA AC 2 2 2 6 0 2 6 0 0

91128 91 ASIA MALAYSIA EP 263 3,750 0 0

91173 91/06/26 ASIA HALAYSIA AC 1 2 0 0 0 0 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- * T o t a l s 8 0 2 803,641 27,760 79,563

PENINSULAR E. COAST KELANTAN, TRENGWU W L A U KETAW (U. COAST) CHOLERA; U. MALAYSIA noNswNs; JOHORE, S. LOULANDS C I V I L STRIFE; KUALA LWWR; 3 3 6 INJ. U. MALAYSIA, CAPITAL TYPHOID JOHORE BAHRU MONSOON RAINS; EAST COAST FERRY CAPSIZED; NEAR SABAH; 2 0 6 MISSING KAMPUNG DATUK KERAHAT AREA OF KUALA LUl lWR EAST COAST STATES OF TRENGGANU AND KELANTAN; 25,000 EVACUATED TO RELIEF CENTERS 4 EAST COAST STATES; HONSOON RAINS AND FLOODING; AT LEAST 2,576 EVACUATED FROM LOU-LYING AREAS BUTTERUORTH; JETTY COLLAPSE; O M R 3 0 0 INJ. KELANTAN AND OTHER EAST COAST STATES; MONSOON-DRIVEN FLOODS INUNDATED LOU-LY ING REGIONS PORT KELANG; EXPLOSION/FIRE RELEASED POISONOUS GAS; 2 0 0 IHJ., 3,000 EVACUATED SUNGEI , NEAR KUALA LUMPUR; EXPLOSION I N FIREWORKS FACTORY; AT LEAST 2 2 KILLED, 1 2 5 INJ. 8 15 KISSING KUALA LUHPUR 8 OTHER AREAS; DENGUE FEVER; NO. OF CASES I N FIRST 7 HONTHS OF l W l NEAR B A N PAHAT; TRAWLER AND SHIP COLLIDED; 1 2 0 MISSING

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78012 78/03 78/04/06 ASIA 87029 87/04/11 87/04/14 ASIA

91043 91/05/27 91/06/07 ASIA

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MALDIVES EP 219 11,258 0 0 CHOLERA; WIDESPREAD MALDIVES FL 0 300 3 0 0 0 13 ATOLLS H I T BY UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDES; MALE HOST

AFFECTED; AIRPORT INUNDATED; ROADS, BREAKWATERS,

-9 ..,- RETAINING WALLS D M G E D MALDIVES ST 0 Z,S9 %;-7 O GALE WINDS & HW. RAINS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO

C ~ p i i ~ L CS+ b ED!! ATOLLS; UIDESPREAD DISRUPTION OF FISHING INDUSTRY 8 LOSS OF S I T S S TREES

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COUNTRY: W L I

DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE COHMENTS -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

MAL I nAL I MALI HAL I HAL I HAL I MAL I HAL I MAL I MAL I HAL I MAL I MAL I

84/11/03 AFR MALI AFR MALI

85/10/02 AFR HAL I

86/08/05 AFR MALI

87/02/12 AFR MALI 87/10/09 AFR HAL I

AFR MALI

88/08/26 AFR MALI

89/08/25 AFR MALI

AFR MALI

DRWGHT (SAHEL); KAYES, BAMAKO, GAO HENINGITIS; BAMAKO AREA N., KAYES, GAO, BAMAKO; SEE 73021, HAL I DROUGHT NORTHERN HALI; SEE 73021, HAL I DROUGHT YELLOW FEVER; KATI-FALADIE AREA COUNTRYWIDE; SEE 73021, HAL I DROUGHT SAHEL-MALI; ENTIRE COUNTRY CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 NIGER RIVER AREA MENINGITIS; KORO REGION HENINGITIS SAHELIAN/SUDAN ZONES; DIRECTLY AFFECTED ENTIRE FARMING & HERDING POPULATIONS CHOLERA; GAO, S E W , TIHBUKTU, AN3 HOPTI REGIONS FOURTH CONTINUOUS YEAR OF DRWGHT KAYES/YELIMANE/NARA; GRASSHOPPER AND QUELEA BIRD INFESTATIONS SEVERE GRASSHOPPER (OEDALUS SENEGALENSIS) INFESTATION I N NORTH CENTRAL REGION AND NIGER RIVER DELTA GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION BAMAKO AND RURAL AREAS; YELLOV FEVER OUTBREAK WESTERN MALI; CHOLERA OUTBREAK KILLED 5 7 OVER 2-MONTH PERIOD LOCUSTS I N EASTERN HALI; LOCUSTS AND GRASSHOPPERS I N WESTERN HALI; 871,000 HA CROPLAND AFFECTED SEVERAL AREAS OF CWNTRY; HEAVY RAINS DESTROYED MUD H OHES CRITICAL FOOD SITUATION DUE TO DRWGHT AND INSECTS; GW FIG. FOR Nb. NEEDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION (AS OF 3/21)

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02102 02/05/08 CARB MARTINIPUE 61115 60/07/10 CARB MART 1 NIRUE 6 4 1 17 63/09/25 CAR0 MARTINIPUE 68108 67/09/07 CARB HARTINIQUE 71003 70/08/20 70/08 CARB MARTINIQUE 79039 79/08 79/09/01 CARB MARTINIPUE

L

91 102 90/10/04 CARB MARTINIRUE

ST. VINCENT VOLCANO; ST. PIERRE, H I PELEE HURRICANE ABBY; ONE-THIRD BANANA AND CAME CROPS LOST HURRICANE EDITH HURRICANE BEULAH TROPICAL STORM DOROTHY HURRICANE DAVID: WADELWPE ALSO SEVERELY AFFECTED: 3 INJ. HURRICANE KLAUS SPAWNED FLOODING THAT LEFT 6 DEAD, 2 HISSING, & 1,500 TEMPORARILY HOMELESS

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COUNTRY: MAURITANIA

65026 65/01 65/01/01 AFR 71033 69 71/01/01 AFR 72015 6 9 72/01/01 AFR

AFR AFR AF R AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

84041 84/09/21 84/09/23 AFR 85013 8 3 84/12/05 AFR

86040 8 5 86/09/27 AFR

87025 87 87/03/24 AFR 88004 87/10 87/10/29 AFR 88048 88/06 88/08/30 AFR

89007 87/11 88/10/27 AFR

89034 89/04/09 89/04/26 AFR

91165 91/06/02 AFR

MAURITANIA W R I TAN I A MAURITANIA

MAURITANIA HAURITANIA MAURITANIA MAURITANIA HAURITANIA HAURITANIA MAURITANIA MAURITANIA

MAURITANIA HAURITANIA

HAURITANIA

MAURITANIA W R I T A N I A MAURITANIA

MAURITANIA

MAURITANIA

MAUR ITANIA

DR 0 46,000 0 0 TICHITT & KANDOSSA DR 0 0 0 1,500 COUNTRYWIDE; SEE 73027, HAURITANI A DROUGHT DR 0 0 0 1,500 SAHEL-MAURITANIA; NATIONUIDE; SEE 73027, MAURITANIA

DRWGHT DR 0 1,300,000 0 34,000 SAHEL-MAURITANIA; ENTIRE COUNTRY DR 0 0 0 0 CO#TINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 DR 0 0 0 0 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY TJ DR 0 1,420,000 0 0 WIDESPREAD DR 0 27,000 0 25,500 SOVTHERN EP 0 0 0 0 RABIES EP 5 1 2 0 0 RABIES/HENINGITIS; GUIDIMAKA / E.,U. HWH OR 0 1,700,000 0 0 NATIONUIDE; CEREAL PRODUCTION DOVW BY 75%; 30% OF

LIVESTOCK 8 5QX OF CMELS DIED FL 0 3,000 0 0 ADRAR REGJATAR VILLAGE DR 0 1,600,000 0 0 CONTINUATION OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS; AN ESTIMATED

200,000 DISPLACED I N 0 0 0 0 GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION I N SOUTHEASTERN MAURITANIA;

ALSO DESERT LOCUSTS I N 0 0 0 0 GRASSHOPPER/LOCUST INFESTAT ION EP 3 5 1 78 0 0 SEVEN REGIONS THREATENED; YELLOW FEVER I N 0 0 0 0 DESERT LOCUST SEASON STARTED I N NORTH 8 SPREAD TO EAST

& SOUTH; ALSO GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE I N 0 0 0 0 LOWST INFESTATION I N W, N, E, & S; GRASSHOPPERS I N

SU; POCKETS OF DROUGHT AND PEST DAMAGE I N E LED TO FOOD SHORTAGES

EX 0 80,000 0 0 ANTI-SENEGALESE RIOTING; THOUSANDS REPATRIATED TO SENEGAL; SEVERAL DEATHS & INJURIES

ST 4 3 0 0 0 0 NOUAKCHOTT 8 BOUTILINIT; VIOLENT WINDS KILLED AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE & INJURED 3 0 0 ------------- ----------.-- ------------- ------*------

4 4 6,176,490 0 62,500 2 0 record(~).

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68033 67/12/25 68/04/01 AFR

72/02/23 AFR 75/02/07 AFR 79/02/27 AFR 80/01/09 AFR 80/01/25 AFR 82/02/12 AFR 83/12/08 AFR

AFR

91018 91/01/29 91/02/05 AFR

* T o t a l s

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ClXlNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS K t DAMAGE COMMENTS -------I-------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... HAURITIUS

MAURITIUS MAURITIUS HAURITIUS MAURITIUS HAURITIUS M U R I T I U S HAURITIUS MAURITIUS

UAURITIUS

CY 0 20,000 3,500 5,000 2 CYCLONES: CARMEN--RODRIGUES ISLAND (67/12/25); MONICA--RODRIGUES ISLAND (68/04/01). TOTAL 2 4 INJ.

CY 2 25,000 0 0 CYCLONE FABIENHE; ROORIGUES; 16 INJ. CY 9 826,199 0 200,000 CYCLONE GERVAISE; ENTIRE ISLAND; 5 9 INJ. CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE CELINE; RODRIWES ISLAND CY 5 100,000 5,000 175,000 CYCLONE CLAUDETTE; SOUTHWEST; 2 5 7 INJ. EP 0 1 0 8 0 0 TYPHOID; WIDESPREAD CY 0 32,000 0 650 CYCLONE DAHIA; RODRIGUES IS. CY 1 3 5 0 0 0 CYCLONE ANDRY; AGALEGA ISLANDS; 1 INJ. CY 1 4,000 4,000 50,000 N. & U. COASTS; CYCLONE FIRINGA; 8 4 4 HWSES DESTROYED,

CROPS DAMAGED, COIIWUNICATIONS AND POWER DISRUPTED; 507 INJ.

CY 0 0 0 0 RODRIGUES; CYCLONE BELLA, ONE OF WORST STORKS TO H I T THE ISLAND DEPENDENCY I N 2 0 YEARS, CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE & CROPS ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

18 1,007,657 12,500 430,650 10 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAMAGE ---------------- - - ------------- ------------- ------*------

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MEXICO MEXICO HEX I CO HEX I CO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO HEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MSXICO HEX I CO

MEXICO HEXICO MEXICO MEXICO HEXICO MEXICO MEXICO HEX I CO MEXICO HEX I CO MEXICO HEXICO HEXICO MEXICO HEXICO HEX I CO HEX I CO HEXICO MEXICO MEXICO HEXICO MEXICO HEXICO MEXICO HEXICO HEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO

HEX I CO F I 250 MEX 1 CO EQ - 1 74

ACAPULCO C O L I M PARICUTIN E. COAST HURRICANE HILDA; TAMPICO HURRICANE JANET; CHETUHAL AREA U. MEXICO JALXSCO & COLIHA HURRICANE TAM; SO. MEXICO GUERRERO 8 CIICHOACAN WEST & CENTRAL HURRICANE INEZ; YUCATAN, TAMPICO; 69 INJ. SNOU STORU; NORTHERN AREAS INCLUDES HURRICANE WATRINA1 (08/29); WIDESPREAD FLOM)S (09/00); HUR?lICANE BEULAH (09/17); HURRICANE FERN P!O!OZ) MEXICO-U.S. BSDER CHIAPAS STATE; 5 0 0 IN.). S W T H MORELIA TROPICAL STORM; ACAPULCO MEXICO CITY FLASH FLOODS; UEXICO CITY; 70 INJ. MICHOACAN, C O L I M PUEBLA & VERACRUZ NEAR ACAPULCO FLASH FLOODS; GUADALAJARA; 27 INJ. I RAPUATO HURRICANE OLIVIA; MZATLAN RA!NS; C E t i i f i L 8 EAST REG. HURRICANE LIZA; L A PAZ, BAJA PENINSULA; 1,400 INJ. HURRl CANE ANITA 3 NORTHERN STATES RAIN STOWS GAS TANKER EXPLOSION; 2 0 0 INJ. MEXICO CITY & S.: 1 0 0 INJ. HEXICO CITY 8 S.: 3 5 INJ. VERACRUZ NORTHWESTERN; 6 0 INJ. COLORADO RIVER; ARANDAS 6 STATES; 3 0 0 INJ. SWTHEASTERN E L CHICHON TROPICAL ST. L IDIA; SINALOA STATE CENTRAL TRAIN DERAILMENT; NEAR TEPIC HW. RAINS/FLASH FLOODS; PUEBLO STATE; 2 0 0 INJ. HURRICANE PAUL; N. PACIF IC COAST FLOOO/HUDSLIDES; HANZANILLO

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MEXICO

MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO MEXICO MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

HEXICO HEXICO MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

MEXICO

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TRAIN COLLISION; NEAR GUAYMS; POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 1 0 0 DEAD; MANY INJURED FIREWORKS EXPLOSION; TLAPACOYA; 3 5 0 INJ. XICOLA HURRICANE TlCO; HAZATLAN BLIZZARDS; 11 STATES WEST COAST; TORRENTIAL RAINS; THOUSANDS HWELESS NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANKS EXPLOSION; NEAR MEXICO CITY; 4,248 INJ.; 6 5 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RAZED N E X I M CITY & 7 STATES, ESPECIALLY MICHOACAN & JALISCO; 30,204 INJ.; UNOFFICIAL FIGURES FOR NUMBER DEAD ARE 9,500 SONORA; OVERFLOWING RESERVOIR NEAR POMOCA; AIRPLANE CRASH MEXICO CITY; FLOODING AFTER HEAVY RAINS LEFT DOZENS INJURED AND HUNDREDS HOMELESS MEXICALI; SEVERAL BUILDINGS SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE; 50 PEOPLE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES ENSENADA; STORM UITH UINOS ESTIMATED AT 140 W/HR DEVASTATED PORT AND TUNA BOATS SINALOA/NAYARl+$ DRWGHT CAUSED DRASTIC CUT I N CROP PRODUCTION AND iiARDSHIP FOR SHALL FARMERS CHIHUAHUA; FIRE AT PETROLEW TANK COMPLEX FORCED EVACUATION OF TENS OF THWSANDS OF PEOPLE GUADALUPE; EXPLOSION 8 FIRE I N GASOLINE STORAGE TANK FORCED EVACUATION OF THOUSANDS; SECOND SUCH FIRE I N HEXICO I N A MONTH VERACRUZ, NEAR SAN JUAN DE LOS REYES; PEHEX O I L PIPELINE RUPTURED, CAUSING EXPLOSION AND FIRE; DOZENS OF FAMILIES HOHELESS GULF STATES OF TAMAULPAS AND VERACRUZ/PACIFIC STATES OF CHIAPAS AND HIDALGO; TROPICAL STORMS AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING; HOMELESS FIG. FOR VERACRUZ MEXICO CITY; FIREWORKS EXPLOSION I N MARKET AREA; 83 INJ. YUCATAN 8 GULF COAST; HU. GILBERT, WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO HONES, HOTELS & INFRASTRUCTURE; 4 BUSES SUEPT AWAY I N FLOOD I N MONTERREY; APPROX. FIG. FOR HWELESS MEXICO CITY; EARTHQUAKE OF ABOUT 7.0 MAGNITUDE S # m MEXICO CITY AND 7 WEARBY STATES; 3 5 0 INJ. QUINTANA ROO; FOREST FIRES BURNED THOUSANDS OF HECTARES ACAPULCO, MEXICO CITY GUASAVE; 11-CAR TRAIN PLUNGED INTO RIVER WHERE RAIN HAD WASHED AWAY BRIDGE; SOHE 5 0 0 INJ. CHIHUAHUA; HEAVY RAI NS AND FLOODING; EXTENSIVE HWSIHG AND PROPERTY LOSSES; 1 0 0 INJ. EASTERN MEXICO, NEAR HUEJUTLA; RAGING FLOODWATERS I N RIVER VALLEY KILLED AT LEAST 23 MONTANA; TRAIN DERAILNENT RELEASED CHLORINE; 1,DOO INJ., 5,000 EVACUATED

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DISNO STR D l DECL DT RE3 CWHTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS K$ DAMAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 84194 84 CA HEXICO AC 0 3,000 0 0

85208 8 5 CA MEXICO AC 0 5.000 0 0

91155 91/05/03 CA MEXICO AC 0 4,000 0 0

91175 91/06 CA MEXICO EP 5 2 5,000 0 0 92036 92/06/22 92/04/24 CA MEXICO AC 200 15,000 15,000 300,000

93117 93/01/17 CA HEXICO FL 2 5 0 0 0

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HALAHORAS; ArmONIA GAS ESCAPED FROH FERTILIZER PLANT; 2 0 0 INJ., 3,000 EVACUATED GUADALAJARA; LEAKAGE OF SULFURIC ACID AFTER TRAIN ACCIDENT INJURED 4 9 8 FORCED EVACUATION OF 5,000 CORDOBA; EXPLOSIONS I N CHEHICAL PLANT FORCED 4,000 TO EVACUATE; 600 RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PROBLEMS CAUSED BY FUMES OR CHEHICAL SPILL 1 6 OF 31 STATES; CHOLERA; CASES AS OF 7/01/92 GUADALAJARA; SERIES OF GAS EXPLOSIONS I H SEWER iiWE RIPPED OPEN STREETS 8 DESTROYED BUILDINGS I N A DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD; 1,600 INJ. TIJUAUA; SERIES OF STORMS CAUSED FLOODING 8 WDSLIDES

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57102 57/12/02 ASIA MONGOLIA EQ 1,200 0 0 0 67103 66/07/11 ASIA HONGOLIA FL 5 7 250,000 20,000 25.000

" 86146 86/04 ASIA MONGOLIA F I 0 0 0 0

90143 b & 3 ASIA MONGOLIA F I 0 0 0 110,600

* BllSi 91/04/21 ASIA MONGOLIA ST 6 0 0 0

ULAN BATOR EAST GOB1 & KHEHTEI A I M S ; STEPPE FIRE; EXTENSIVE AGRIC. LOSSES; THOUSANDS OF CATTLE PERISHED NORTHEAST; FOREST FIRES DESTROYED 6 5 4 HA FOREST AND 1,705 HA PASTURE AND KILLED LARGE NUHER OF SHEEP AND CATTLE 6 PROVS. OF CENT. HONGOLIA; SEVERE WINDS & SNOW KILLED SOME 72,000 HEAD OF CATTLE & DESTROYED SHELTERS; STEPPE FIRES KILLED 1,200 SHEEP

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AFR 64/01/01 AFR 65/12/16 AFR 66/01/01 AFK 66/12/24 AFR 69/04/28 AFR

AFR 70/01/22 AFR 71/01/01 AFR

AFR AFR AFR

82139 82/04 AFR 88G05 87/10 87/11/04 AFR 8 8 0 1 7 88/05 88/03/15 AFR

88161 88/02/27 AFR

89009 88/11 88/11/07 AFR

90115 89/12/19 AFR

HCROCCO #oROCEO noitocco NOROCCO HOROCCO HOROCCO HOROCCO MOROCCO HOROCCO HOR3CCO HOROCCO HOP.OCC0 HOROCCO HOROCCO HOROCCO

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AGADIR; 25,000 INJ. TANGIER, GHARB AREA; 10 INJ. S., ALONG SOUS 8 ZIZ R. ENTIRE NATION CEREBRAL HENINGITIS; HEKNES, FEZ RABAT: 20 INJ. COASTS, STRAITS NORTHERN REGIONS: 3 INJ. #ATIONUIDE ESTER# PROVINCES PLANE CRASH NEAR AGADIR KEHITRA, TETSUAN CRW. CLIFF COLL4PSE; FEZ SOUTHEASTERN MOROCCO; LOCUST INVASION REGION SOUTH OF ATLAS WS., ESP. GUELIHINE, ERRACHIDIA, QUARZAZATE AND FOUn ZWID; SECOND LOCUST INVASION NEAR FES; CLIFF WEAKENED BY HEAVY RAINS COLLAPSED ON SHANTYTOWN I N ABAVDONED QUARRY DESERT LOCUST SUARNS F R W ALGERIA AND HAURITANIA INVADED SOUTHERN HOROCCO EXPLiSION AND FIRE ON IRAHIAN TANKER CAUSED 19 HIL. GAL. C R i E O I L TO SPILL AND THREATEN HOROCCAN COAST; HOST DISSIPATED WITHOUT DAKAGE

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COUNTRY: MOZAMBIQUE

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- AFR AFR AFR

74/09/16 AFR 75/02/28 AFR 77/02/22 AFR

AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

83/10/11 AFR

M O W 0 IQUE MOZAMBIQUE HOZAHBIQUE ROZAHBIQUE CHIZAMBIQUE HOZAHBIQUE CHIZAHBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE HOUIIBIQUE UOZAHBIPUE MOZAHBIQUE HOZAHBIQUE HOZAHBIQUE HOWlBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE UOZAHB IQUE

UMBELUZI RIVER LOURENCO HARP. 8 GAZA U n B E Z I A

LIHPOPO R. VALLEY LIHPOPO RIVER VALLEY COAL UINE EXPLOSION; mMTIZE HAILSTORN; MAPUTO; 5 1 INJ. ZAMBESI VALLEY CYCLONE ANGELE; NAHPULA PROVINCE CHOLERA 6 PROVINCES N.E. PROVINCES SWTH/CENTRAL CHOLERA EPIDEUIC; 6 DROUGliT DISTRICTS 7 PROVINCES; CROP PRODUCTION DOWN BY 70-80% I N AFFECTED AREAS CYCLONE DfflOINA; SOUTH ROZAHBIQUE CONTINUING FOOD SHORTAGE I N 6 PROVINCES SO. 8 CENT. I16UIIBIWE; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE I N RIVER VALLEYS HAPUTO PROV.; DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL TRANSICISSION TOWERS, HOUSES, 8 WAREHOUSES HATOLA; UAREHWSE FIRE SSSTROYED PESTICIDES; HUNDREDS E&'Ac!KEG NAHPULA PROV.; TRAIN DERAILMENT; 160 INJ. 9 PROVINCES; OHGOING C I V I L STRIFE; OFFICIAL ESSIYATE OF NO. OF CHILDREN WHO DIED I N 1986 9 PROVS.; ONGOING C I V I L STRIFE; 3.4 UILLION Sr71ERELY AFFECTED; EST. OF NO. DEAD 1987-88 QUELIHANE; CYCLONE FILAO GNGOING C I V I L STRIFE 8 DISGUPTION OF ECOWfflY L INITED ACCESS TO BASIC FOODS; 4.6 HIL. PERSONS DISLOCATED OR DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY INSURGENCY ONGOING C I V I L STI(1FE; 4.5 MIL. PEOPLE INTERNALLY LXSPLACED OR LACKING SUFFICIENT FOOD: AN EST. 900.000

84021 84/01/29 84/02/02 AFR 85016 81 85/01/08 AFR 85021 85/02/07 85/02/22 AFR

85028 B5/OS!26 85/03/29 AFR

85152 85/03/01 AFi i

#OWlkIQUE CY 1 0 9 HOZAHBIQUE DR 100,000 HOZAHBIQUE FL 8

HOZAHBIQUE ST 0

UOZAHBIQUE F I 0

85192 85/08/03 AFR 87007 87 87/01/08 AFR

B B ~ Q O 57 er/12/31 AFR

NOZAHBIQUE AC 5 8 MOZAMBIQUE cs 80,nnc

WOZAMBIQUE CS 100,000

Mi63 88/03/01 AFR 89011 88 88/11/14 AFR

UOWBIQUE CY 1 0 0 HOZAHBIQUE CS 0

90006 89 89/10/27 AFR

KILLED :!! 10 YRS. OF C I V I L WAR DISLOCATION OF PEOPLE 8 DISRUPTION OF ECONWIC ACTIVITIES DUE TO CC!!TINlJING C I V I L STRIFE & DRWGHT RESULTED I N NEED 602 F W A I D & RELIEF ASSISTANCE CONTINUING POLITICAL UPHEAVAL ii: RURAL AREAS AND DROUGHT CONDITIONS LEFT LARGE POWLAi!ON DISPLACED OR LACKING H U N S OF LIVELIHOOO NAUPULA PROV.; TRAIN DERAILED DISABLED GREEK TANKER RAN AGROUND NORTH OF )(RPUTO AND LEAKED HEAVY FUEL O I L INTO THE BAY AND CQISTAL UATERS, AFFECTING TK ' FISHING SECTOR DRWGHT DEVA lATED CROP PRODliCTIOl I N UAR-RAVAGED CWNTRY; REPORTS O i TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS DUE TO STARVATION, THIRST, OR CHOLERA

32 record(s) .

91044 9 0 91/06/03 AFR

92011 91 91/12/03 AFR

91139 91/03 AFR 92034 92/04/17 92/04/19 AFR

HOZAMBIPUE AC 9 6 0 0 0 HOWlRIQUE AC 0 50,000 0 0

HOZAWB IQUE DR 0 3,300,000 0 0 92048 92 92/05/22 AFR

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WORST DROUGHT I N 50 YEARS; KAVANGD 8 OVAMBO REGIONS MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED; CROP PRODUCTION DOWW 72% FROM 1991; SEVERE WATER SHORTAGE AND MANY LIVESTOCK DEATHS

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COUNTRY: NEAR EAST

NEAR EAST CS 0 471,000 0 NEAR EAST CS 93 150,000 0

NEAR EAST CS 0 1,010,000 1,010,000 #Wt EAST EP 0 943 0 NEAR EAST ST 9 0 0 0 ------------- ------------- ------------- .

183 1,631,943 1,010,000

0 ARAB-ISRAEL DISPLACED; THROUGHOUT HID-EAST 0 INCLUDES: (JORDAN STORM [BLIZURDI) (01/14); (NEAR

EAST CEASEFIRE VIOLATICINS) JORDAN, ISRAEL, ETC. (02/00). TOTAL 145 INJ.

100,000 WEAR EAST REGIONAL; HIDDLE EAST 0 HEDICAL EHERGENCY; UEST BANK 0 BLIZZARDS

- ,------------

100,000 5 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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64002 63/11 64/01/01 ASIA 64022 64 64/05/30 ASIA - 67101 66/06/ZP ASIA 67102 67 ASIA 68009 67/09/24 67/11/01 ASIA 69015 68/10/04 68/16/06 ASIA . 71004 70/08/15 70/08 ASlA 71 120 70/09/27 ASIA 73001 7 2 73/01/01 ASIA 76011 75/08 75/11/03 ASIA 76125 76/06/04 ASIA 78027 78/07 78/08/31 ASIA 80021 79 60/05/19 ASIA SSt5 80/07/29 80/08/03 ASIA 81 138 8i;Si?3 ASIA 81149 81/09/29 ASIA 83180 83/09 ASIA 84180 84/09 ASIA 84191 84/09/20 ASIA 85190 85/08 ASIA

87048 87/06 87/08/21 ASIA

NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL iiEP.&L NEPAL NEPAL

NEPAL

SHALLPOX; UIDESPREAD #OUNTAIN AREAS NEPAL-INDIA BORDER; 100 INJ. UESTERN HWNTAINS BUBONIC PLAGUE; VILLAGE OF NAURA E., HIHALAYAM UATERSHED SOUTHERN NEPAL LETE HILL AREA KATHUANDU PAHIRE PHEDI ESP. TERAI AREA; 48 INJ. COVNTRWIDE WESTERN; 5,600 INJ. FLASH FLOODS; NORTHERN NEPAL HEAW RAINS/FLASH FLOODS HEAVY RAINS; WESTERN DISTRICTS; 5 0 INJ. SWT HERN NEPAL; WUitSLIDES BOAT CAPSIZED I N RAPT1 R. NEAR INDIA-NEPAL BORDER DOLAKHA DIST.; LANDSLIDES; HEAW DAHAGE TO CROPS AND INFRASTRUCTJRE: 57 INJ. COUNTRYUIDE; HOWSOON RAINS; FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES DAMAGED HOES, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE (ROADS, BRIDGES, POWER INSTALLATIONS) KATHMANDU VALLEY; M I L STORH CAUSED PANIC AT FWTBttLL ME; AT LEAST 70 KILLED I N CRUSH AT STADIUH GATES FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES FOLLOWING HDNSWN RAINS EASTERN NEPAL; REWP.TS OF io,mo KILLED HAY-ALSO INCLUDE ESTIMATES I N INDIA E. ZONE/UDAYPUR DIST.; 66,000 HWSES 8 2,000 PUBLIC BLDGS. DESTROYED OR DAWGED; EXTENSIVE D M G E TO INFRASTRUCTURE; D W G E EST. RANGED $30-860 UIL. ; 1,016 INJ. UYAGI DIST. I N UESTERN NEPAL; MAJOR LANDSLIDE DUE TO HEAW RAINS 8 BURSTlNG OF DEBRIS DAM FLOODS 8 LANDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY #ONSOON RAINS KILLED AT LEAST 3 0 AND DESTROYED OVER 500 HCUES I N 5 DISTRICTS WIDESPREAD OUTBREAKS OF GASTROENTERITIS; OVER 3,800 HOSPITALIZED, AT LEAST 150 FATAL GASTROENTERITIS; CASES AS OF 9/29 GASTROENTERITIS; (MIISTRYWIDE, WITH HOST AFFECTED DISTRICTS I N NORTHMESTERN 8 CENT. REGIONS THAI JETLINER CRASHED I N HIHALAYAN FOOTHILLS YHILE TRYING TO LAND I N RAIN 8 FOG

88164 88/03/12 ASIA NEPAL

88201 88/07 ASIA NEPAL 34105 34/01/15 ASIA NEPAL

88046 88/08/21 88/08/22 ASIA NEPAL

88238 88/09/20 ASIA NEPAL

- 90164 90/08 ASIA NEPAL

90166 90/08 ASIA NEPAL

. 91185 91/08 ASIA NEPAL 92135 92/04/01 ASIA NEPAL

921 5 1 92/07/31 ASIA NEPAL

92169 92/09/ 28 ASIA NEPAL PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AIRBUS CRASHED NEAR KATMANDU

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CWNTRY: NETHERLANDS

53105 53/01/31 EUR NETHERLANDS FL 2,000 300,000 0 300,000 75146 75 EUR NETHERLANDS AC 14 0 0 0

93101 92/10/04 EUR NETHERLANDS AC 74 0 0 0

ZUIDERZEE AREA BEEK; ROAD ACCIDENT CAUSED EXPLOSION OF PROPYLENE; 104 INJ. AUSTERDAM; EL AL PLANE CRASHED INTO 2 APARTMENT BUILDINGS, KILLING ALL 4 ON BOARD AND AT LEAST 70 ON THE GROUND

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COUNTRY: NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA PAC NEU CALEDONIA

PAC NEU CALEDONIA

PAC WEU CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

PAC NEW CALEDONIA

COCMENTS ....................................................... BELEP/LOYALTY ISLANDS; HAJOR D M G E TO HWSES AND CROPS SOUTHERN NEW CALEDONIA; STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS; CONSIDERABLE DAUAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE CENTRAL CALEDONIA; STORM SURGE AND FL0001NG; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO HONES, PLANTATIOHS AND INFRASTRUCTURE WIND, FLOODING, AND STOW SURGE; D M G E TO HONES, CROPS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CYCLONE BEATRICE; SOUTHERN NEW CALEDONIA; HEAW RAINS/LANDSLIDES; SEVERE DAHAGE TO BUILDIKGS AND CROPS CYCLONE BRENDA; EAST COAST; TORRENTIAL RAINS; CONSIDERABLE DAHAGE TO CROPS AN0 INFRASTRUCTURE CYCLONE COLLEEN; NEAR OUVEA IS.; 30-100% LOSSES I N PLANTATION CROPS TROPICAL DEPRESSION; NOUFIEA/POINDIRIE; VIOLENT WINDS; DAHAGE TO CROPS, HOUSES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CYCLONE ALISON; CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE FROH WIND AN0 WATER CYCLONE DAVID; OWEA/GRAHDE TERRE; FLOOOING; DAUAGE TO MARKET, SUBS1 STENCE, PLANTATION CROPS CYCLONE CLIFF; GRANDE TERRE; HEAW RAINS; 40 FAMILIES HIWELESS I N HWAILOU CYCLONE FREDA; STRONG WINDS AND STORM SURGE; 100% OF SUBSISTENCE CROPS LOST I N BELEP CYCLONE GYAN; RARE DEC. STOW; S200,OOO DAHAGE TO THE ONLY TERRITORIAL ROAD

13 recordcs).

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54109 53/12/25 PAC 76104 76/01/14 PAC 84020 84/01 84/02/01 PAC 87131 87/03/02 PAC

31111 31/02/03 PAC

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NEW ZEALAND VO 150 0 0 0 RUAPEHU NEW ZEALAND EP 0 0 0 0 KERHANOEC IS.; RAWL NEW ZEALANO FL 0 2,600 2,600 20,000 INVERCARGILL NEW ZEALAND EQ 1 7.000 0 210.000 BAY OF PLENTY/NORTH ISLAND: HUNDREDS. OF HOMES DAUAGED:

AT LEAST 25 INJ. NEW ZEALAND EQ 256 0 0 25,000 HAWKE BAY

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CUJNTRY: NICARAGUA

page 1 5 3

TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAUAGE CaCfnENTS ---- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... UANAGUA PUERTO CABEZAS BILWASKARNA NATIONUIOE, UANAGUA UANAGUA MISTROOK, EL SALT0 HONOJEL SAL. CONFLICT; SONOTO, ESTELI, CHINAN E W I N E ENCEPHALITIS; CWNTRYUIDE CERRO NEGRO ERUPT.; N.W. NEAR UANAGUA HURRICANE EDITH; COCO A. VALLEY; 5 0 INJ. MANAGUA; 20,000 INJ.

NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICMAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA # I CARAGUA N ICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA NICARAGUA N I CARAGUA NICARAGUA N I CAKAGUA NICARAGUA li ICARAGUA

COUNTRYWIDE WIDESPREAD NORTHEAST N. ATLANTIC COAST TROPICAL STQRH ALLETA; PACIFIC COAST MARINE ACCIDENT; LAKE NICARAGUA O I L TANK EXPLOSION; CORINTO CORINTO; WATER TANK COLLAPSED, CAUSING WAVE TO SWEEP OVER NEARBY HWES AN0 DESTROYING WATER STORAGE CAPACITY; 17 INJ. CARIBBEAN COAST; HURRICANE JOAN DEVASTATED HOMES, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE; GOVT. EST. OF NO. AFFECTED; 278 INJ. N. ATLANTIC COAST; FLOODING DESTROYED STAPLE CROPS UOST VIOLENT HISTORICAL ERUPTION OF CERRO NEGRO VOLCANO; WORE THAN 75 INJ. 7.2 UAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF W. COAST GENERATED TSUNAHI WITH WAVES UP TO 15 K. HIGH; ALL OF PACIFIC LITTORAL AFFECTED; 63 HISSING 8 489 INJ.; DAHAGE TO S30 MIL. CHOLERA; 381 CASES OFFICIALLY AS OF 07/51/92

25 recordcs).

NICARAGUA

N I CARA2UA NICARAGUA

NICARAGUA

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COUNTRY: NIGER

page 1 5 4

AFR AFR AFR

AFR AFR

AFR AFR AFR

66/01/01 AFR 67/01/01 AFR 69/05/01 AFR 69/11/10 AFR 70/03/13 AFR 71/01/01 AFR 72/01/01 AFR 73/04/03 AFR

AFP. 74/08/26 AFR

AFR 82/04/05 AFR 83/02/04 AFR 84/02/28 AFR 84/09/21 AFR

85/04/29 AFR AFR

8?;53/13 AFR 88/03/30 AFR

88/07/08 AFR

88/09/02 AFR

AFR

NlGER NlGER NIGER

NIGER NIGER

NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NlGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER WIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGER

TAHWA AREA B IRNI N1KONNI~HADOUA/TAHOUA; DROUGHT LASTED TWO YEARS NATIONWOE; L a S T RECORDED RAINFALL CINCL. 1960-1970 DROUGHT) LOCUST INFESTATION FIGURE FOR NO. D M I S FOR ZINDER DEPT. ALONE; 32,000 FLED AREA; DROUGHT CONTINUED OYER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD MENINGITlS LOCUST INFESTATION/DROUGHT

NATIONWID E., MID-E NORTH; SE YELLOW FE HENINGIT I COUNTRWI SAHEL-NIG SAHEL-WIG CONT I NUAl CENTRAL R CONTl NUAl TRADE CEH

LST REG. i 73020, NIGER DROUGHT RR; SOUTHERN & WESTERN BDR. i; COUHTRYUIDE IE IR; ENTIRE COUNTRY; SEE 73020, NIGER DROUGHT iR; ENTIRE COUNTRY iON OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 IGION :ON OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 73 'ER FIRE; NIAMEY (GRAND MARCHE)

CMINTRYUIDE; 50% REDUCTION I N CROP (XITPUT & LIVESTOCK POPULATION CONTINUING DROUGHT LOCALIZED GRASSHOPPER OUTBREAKS I N NIAMEY, DOSSO, AND DIFFA GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION NORTHERN AREAS OF NIAMEY, ML""D1, ZlNDER AND DlFFA DEPTS. HARDEST HIT; UP TO 1 MILLION AFFECTED LOCUST INFESTATIOW COVERED 1.9 K ILL ION HA; GRASSHOPPERS I N CENTRAL NIGER NATIONWIDE, ESPECIALLY TILLABERI & SOUTHERN ZINDER DEPARWENTS UTA PLANE ENROUTE FROM THE CONGO TO FRANCE CRASHED I N NIGER DESERT; AUTHORITIES SUSPECTED BOW EXPLOSION COUNTRYWIDE; MANY AREAS SUFFERED SECOND POOR HARVEST MEASLES AND MENINGITIS

NIGER iiIGER

NIGER NIGER

NlGER

NIGER

NIGER

91019 9 0 91/02/05 AFR 91031 91/03 91/03/29 AFR 91142 91/03 AFR

N l GER NIGER NIGER DIFFA, MIRADI, TAHQUA, 8 ZINDER DEPTS.; CHOLERA CASES

AS OF 7/30

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COUNTRY: HIGERIA

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69003 67/07/06 68/05/26 AFR 70028 69/10 69/11/10 AFR 72028 72/05/26 72/05/26 AFR 73120 73/01/23 AFR 78175 78/03/22 AFR 85034 85/04/25 85/05/03 AFR

A 85109 84/10/16 AFR 86142 86/03 AFR 86188 86/08/10 AFR

NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA

0 1,400,000 BIAFRA SECESSION; EASTERN NIGERIA 0 0 YELLOW FEVER; PLATEAU PROV. 8 ADJ. o o FLOUR HILL EXPLOSION; NEAR LAGOS; loo INJ. 0 0 JORDANIAN JET CRASHED AT KANO AIRPORT 0 0 IBADAN 0 0 GOHBE; MEDICAL EMERGENCY: 200-500 WINDED 0 0 BOAT ACCIDENT 0 0 BAUCHI 8 KANO STATES; CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS 0 0 BENDEL STATE; BUS COLLISION BETWEEN BENIN CITY AND

AGBOR; 3 0 INJ. 0 0 NORTHERN REGIONS, GRASSHOPPER INFESTATIONS 0 0 OFF PORT HARCOURT; COLLISION OF TWO PASSENGER SHIPS; 5

HISSING 0 0 SOUTHEASTERN AND WESTERN REGIONS; YELLOW FEVER

EPIOEHIC; FIGURES ARE THOSE REPORTED BUT ESTIMTES RANGED WCH HIGHER

0 0 CROSS RIVER STATE; MEASLES 0 0 KOKO PORT/BENDEL STATE; TOXIC WASTE DUHP POSED HEALTH

HAZARD 0 0 KANO & BDaNO STATES I N N.E./OYO STATE I N WEST; HEAVIEST

RAINS I N W. AFRICA I N 3 DECADES DAMAGED HOHES AND FARMLANDS

0 0 I i fO AND BENDEL STATES; OUTBREAKS OF LASSA FEVER; REPORTED CASES OF ENDEMIC DISEASE

0 0 CR3SS RIVER ESTUARY; OVERLOADED FERRY CAPSIZED; WRE THAN 200 FEARED DEAD

0 Q PORT HARCOURT; AT LEAST 100 KILLED I N COLLAPSE OF SCHOOL

0 0 CONTAMINATED COUGH SYRUP KILLED AT LEAST 109 CHILOREN 0 0 IKA AREA OF BENDEL STATE; YELLOY F M R SUSPECTED;

REPORTS OF AT LEAST 600-1,200 CASES & 306-400 DEATHS 0 0 12 STATES; CHOLERA; FIGS. AS OF 7/23 ------- ------------- 0 1,400,000 21 record(~).

86194 86/09 AFR 86196 86/09/07 AFR

NIGERIA NIGERIA

87033 86/11 87/05/12 AFR NIGERIA

88103 87/10 AFR 88032 87/08 88/06/15 AFR

NIGERIA NIGERIA

NIGERIA 88216 88/08 AFR

89030 89/01 89/03/20 AFR NIGERIA

9 0 1 0 7 89/10/28 AFR NIGERIA

90151 90/06/15 AFR NIGERIA

90175 90/09/15 AFR 91147 91/04 AFR

NIGERIA NIGERIA

91141 91/03 AFR NIGERIA

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COUNTRY: OHAH

DISNO STR D l DECL DT REG CoVNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS KS DAMAGE C W E N T S ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ---------*--- ------------- ------------- .......................................................

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COUNTRY: PAKISlAN

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27105 26/09/01 ASIA PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAl PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN P U I STAN irAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAK l STAN PAKI STAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKiSTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKI SCAN PAKISTAE PAKI S i A I PAKISTAN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN

88170 Ct8/03/26 ASIA PAKISTAN

88214 88/08 ASIA PAKISTAN

ASIA PAKISTAN

50109 50 ASIA PAKISTAN 46115 45/11/27 ASIA PAKISTAN 90'121 9 l M 1 / 0 4 ASIA PAKISTAN

ASIA PAKISTAN

0 KARACHI; DEPRESSION; CONTINUOUS RAIN FOR 3 6 HWRS & HIGH WINOS CAUSED GREAT DAMAGE

0 QUETTA, BALUCHISTAN 0 HAILSTORM; HYDERABAD 0 FLCQOS; KARACHI a w r # WECK; KA~ACHI f! AVALANCHE; Lw,!W PASS

6,382 COAST, LOW. IEJS V. 0 GILGIT, SKARDU

500 LAHORE DISTRICT 0 KARACHI

2,800 KARACHI AREA 0 CHOLERA; HULTAN DlSTRICT

6 0 KARACHI FIRE 100,000 W. PAK. DISPLACED PERSONS; PUNJAB, SIND, KASHMIR

0 DISP. PERSONS; WNJAB, SIND, A U D 651,500 WNJAB AND SIND

3,255 N. IWDUS R. VALLEY; 15,000 INJ. 0 NATIONUIDE

505,000 PUNJAB, SIND, NUFP 0 HONSWN FLOODS; WIDESPREAD 0 MONSOON FL(iODS; UIDESPREAD 0 SIND, WNJAB 0 LIGHTNING STRIKE; NORTHERN; 2 3 INJ. 0 TRAIN DERAILMENT; 150 INJ. 0 DAREL/TANGIR/KHANBARI; 3,MO INJ. 0 MONSOON RAINS; MUNTRWIDE 0 HEAW SNOWFALL; PHUBAN; 100 INJ. 0 PAK./AFGHAP. BORDER; 6 0 INJ.

22,000 AIRPORT FIRE; KARACHI; 1 2 INJ. 0 MONSOON RAINS; KARACHI; THOUSANDS HOMELESS 0 KARACHI; DUST STORM DESTROYED MANY HOKES; 250 INJ.

4,180 ISLAHABAD/RAWALPINDI; EXPLOSION I N MUNITIONS DEPOT; 300 TO SEVERAL THOUSAND INJ.; AFFECTED FIG. I S NO. HONELESS ONLY

0 JAWU AND KASHWR REGION OF PAKISTAN; ARANDU GUL VILLAGE BURIED BY AVALANCHE

0 PUNJAB/SIND/MXJNTAIN PRW.; 2 FLOW PHASES: LATE JULY-EARLY AUG. & SEPT. 26-27; 1.3 HIL. HA AFFECTED; OVER 37,000 HWSES DESTROYED

0 WNJAB/SIALKOT, SARGODHA, RAJANWR, JHANG DISTS.; 1,424 VlLLAGES & 163,000 HA OF FARMLAND AFFECTED

0 0 MAKRAN 0 S U W R (NEAR SANGI); OVERCRWED PASSENGER TRAIN ,

SUITCHED TO WRONG TRACK, W E D INTO FREIGHT TRAIN; 7 0 0 INJ.

0 6.6 R. SCALE I N HINDU KUSH; OVER 200 INJ. I N PESHAWR 8 NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROV.: D M G E 70 CIDER BUILDiNGS I N

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COUNTRY: PAKISTAN

DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAHAGE -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- -----------em ------------- 91/02/04 ASIA PAKISTAN EQ 204 0 0 32,000

ASIA PAKISTAN AC 100 0 0 0

ASIA PAKISTAN FL 2 4 0 0 0 ASIA PAKISTAN HU 3 0 0 0 0 0

92/08/24 ASIA PAKISTAN FL 133 85,000 0 0

92/09/15 ASIA PAKISTAN FL 2,600 9,300,000 0 1,000,000

ASIA PAKISTAN EP 3 6 0 0 0

ASIA PAKISTAN AC 200 0 0 0

ASIA PAKISTAN AC 1 4 0 0 0

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NU FRONTIER; 6.8 R SCALE (SEE ALSO 91021); 638 INJ.; 7,000 HOUSES DESTROYEP & 42,090 OAHAGED; 3,800 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK KILLED GHOTKI; PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHED INTO STATIONARY FREIGHT fRA1~;-250 INJ. BALOCHISTAN: SEVERE FLOODING KILLED AT LEAST 2 4 SIND PROV.; HEAT UAVE WITH TEHPS. TO 5 2 DEGREES CELSIUS KILLED AT LEAST 3 0 0 SINDH PROV. I N S.W.; LATER FLOODING I N N.W. PROV., PUNJAB, 8 KASHHIR CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE I N THE SINDH; SOHE 374,000 HUTS D M G E O OR DESTROYED N.W. FRONTIER, KASHHIR, & PUNJAB; HEAVIEST RAINS I N PAKISTAN'S RECORDED HISTORY DISPLACED THOUSANDS 8 DESTROYED INFRASTRUCTURE; FLOOD CREST AFFECTED SINDH NORTHERN PAKISTAN; 37 VILLAGES AFFECTED; NEARLY 1,300 HWSES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED; 115 PEOPLE KILLED OR INJURED PUNJAB PRW.; OVERLOADED FERRY CAPSIZED I N JHELW ic.; WRE THAN 200 FEARED OROUNED RETI; PASSENGER TRAIN SLAHnED INTO PARKED FREIGHT TRAIN; 150 INJ.

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DISNO SIR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOUELESS KS DAUAGE I---- -------- --I----- ---- -----I---------- -- ---------I- ------------- ------------- ------------- 64112 64/10 CA P A W 65013 64/09/13 64/09/14 CA PANAUA

* 65016 64/10/02 64/10/04 CA PANAUA 65030 65/02/05 65/02 CA PANAMA 67032 66/11/04 66/11 CA PANAUA 70046 70/04/08 70/04/10 CA P A W 71036 7 0 71/01/01 CA PANAMA 72029 72/06/19 72/06/22 CA PANAHA 73029 72/12 73/05/22 CA PANAUA 74007 73/11/17 73/11/18 CA P A W 79153 78/11/09 CA PANAMA 82020 82/04/21 82/05/20 CA PANAHA 85004 84/10/30 84/11/02 CA P U 87003 86/10 86/10/16 CA PANAHA

88021 88/03 88/03/24 CA PANAMA 89109 88/10/21 CA PANAUA

91037 91/04/22 91/04/23 CA PANAHA

91057 91/08/11 91/08/16 CA PANAHA

91199 91/09 CA PANAHA 92148 92/07/06 CA PAWAUA

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MEASLES; WESTERN TORNADO; BOCAS DEL TORO; 18 INJ. OLD QTR., PANAMA CITY; 2 6 INJ. PANAUA CITY; 18 INJ. FLASH FLOODS; PAMRA-CHEPO AREA; 1,600 INJ. CHlRIQUI PRW., E. COAST; 500 INJ. CROP FAILURES; VERAGUAS PROVlNCE CAPITAL, SAW M I W E L I T

S. VERAGUAS PROVINCE PANAUA CITY BRIDGE COLLAPSE; CHIRlPUI R./DAVID PANAHA CITY AREA PANAUA CITY/LOS SANTOS PRMI./OUTLYING AREAS SURROUNDING C H I R I W I PRW. FOOD CRISIS DUE TO C I V I L STRIFE HURRICANE JON; FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES DESTROYED CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND INFRASTRUCTURE; 23 MISSING FIGHT lNG B E M E N U.S. TROOPS 8 GEN. NORIEGA'S PDF LEFT AT LEAST 516 DEAD, 1,000 INJ., & 9,000-12,000 DISPLACED NU PANAUA, ESP. CHANWINOLA 8 ALIMIRANTE; 850-1,000 HOUES DESTROYED; WATER & POWER SYSTEMS AFFECTED; 270 INJ. BOCAS DEL TORO PROV.; SOHE 400 HOUES FLOODED; 10 MISSING, 6 s INJ. CHOLERA; CASES AS OF 7/01/92 P A W CITY; TORNADO CAUSED PAHAGE TO SCHOOLS, HOHES, FACTORIES; OVER 5 0 INJ.

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PAWA NEW GUINEA EQ 1

PAWA WEU GUINEA LS 7 6

PAWA NEW GUINEA LS 200

0 NINIGO/AWIN IS. 0 RABAUL; WLCAN AND TAWRWR VOLCANOES 0 HT. LAHINGTON 0 IIAWAII; 3,200 EVACUATED 0 MANAH; THWSANDS EVACUATED 0 TELEFMIN, NEW GUINEA

1,750 EARTHQUAKE/LANDSLIDES; HADANG 0 CYCLONE HANNAH; NEW BRITAIN/N. PROVINCE 0 FROST/FAMINE: HIGHLANDS

0 0 VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; RABAUL VJLCANO 0 0 2 EARTHQUAKES; NORTHYEST 0 1,OOO BIALLA REGION/UEST NEU BRITAIN 0 0 8 VILLAGES I N EAST SEPIK PROV.; DAMAGE TO DWELLINGS AND

TELECOMINICATIONS 0 2,625 ISLANO OF W B O I AND FINSCHAFEN AREA OF HWN PENINSULA;

SERIOUS DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, ROADS, AND UHARF 600 0 KAIAPIT DIST. OF IIOROBE PROV.; 5 VILLAGES BURIED I N

MASSIVE MIDSLIDE; 6 0 0 TO 1,000 HOnELESS 0 0 TORRENTIAL RAINS I N HIGHLANDS UNLEASHED HUDSLIDE THAT

BURIED AT LEAST 200 - - - e m - - - - -------------

2,600 17,275 18 record(~).

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COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HWELESS Kt DAHAGE C M E N T S ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- --.---------- ....................................................... PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PARAGUAY

PARAGUAY

DR 0 13,400 0 0 CHACO REGION FL 0 4,890 2,500 1,000 S.U., PARANA & PARAGUAY R l M R S FL 6 25,000 25,000 2,000 ASUNCION FL 0 27,000 27,000 5 0 ASUNCION & CONCEPClON FL 0 120,000 70,000 0 PARAWAY RIVER; NORTHERN FL 0 85,000 0 0 PARAWAY RIVER FL 0 100,000 0 82,000 TORRENTIAL RAINS; EASTERN REGION FL 0 30,000 15,000 D BAHIA NEGRA TO ALBERDI; FLOODING I N PARAGUAY R. FL 0 15,000 0 0 SOUTH AWD SOUTHEAST; FLOODING I N PARANA RIVER DISPLACED

THOUSANDS AND DESTROYED CROPS FL 0 65,575 0 0 CONCEPCION; RECORD RAINS CAUSED FLOODING I N PARAGUAY

R.; SEVERE DAMAGE TO CROPS 8 FARM ANIHALS; HANY OF

------------- ---------*--- ------------- ------------- AFFECTED SUFFERED FROH UATER-BORNE DISEASES

6 485,865 139,500 85,050 1 0 record(s1.

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PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU

PERU EP PERU FL PERU EQ PERU LS PERU FL

PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU PERU

PERU LS PERU LS

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COUHENTS --------.---------------------------------------------- ALBANCAY CALLA0 HUDSLIDE; HUARAY; SP. HUAREZ YANAOCA QUICHES SAT I PO CUSCO TUHBES AREQUIPA AREW IPA NT. HUASCARAN SLIDE; RANRAHIRCA 8 ENVIRONS PLANE CRASH; LIHA IQUITOS, BELEN; 100 INJ. LAKE CARHUACANCHA PUNO DEPARTMENT NORTH COAST; 1,500 INJ. S. TO N., VAST AREAS; 300 INJ. NORTH; HOYOBAHBA; 120 INJ. NORTH HUANCAYO/PARIACH.; 216 INJ. 2 FLOODS: LIHA, SIERRA (01/00); DEPT. OF LORETO (02/00). TOTAL 5 0 iNJ. EARTHPUAKE/LANDSLIDE; NORTHERN PERU; 143,331 INJ. FIVE AREAS, N. COAST PIURA, TUHBES; 252 INJ. CHUNGAR COAST FLOOD (03/00); EARTHQUAKE I N JUANJUI AN0 TARAPOTO (03/20) HAWTARO RIVER OCEAN 5 0 Kt-l. S. OF LIHA; 2,414 INJ. YELLOW FEVER CITY OF CUZCO SAH HARTIN (N.E.) SOUTHERN; 1,000 INJ. EAST, CUZCO AYACUC./HUANCAVELICA; 100 INJ. SERIES OF TREMORS; AYACUCHO DEPT. YANACOCHA FLASH FLOODS; HUALLAGA/CUZCO HEAVY RAINS/LAWDSLIDES; CUZCO UCAYALI R. HW. RAINS/LANDSLIDES; NORTH COAST PUNO DEPT. LIMA CHIHBOTE UUDSLIDES CAUSED BY HW. RAINS CUT OFF L lHA FROW CENT. & N. REGIONS. COLCABAHBA/HUANCAVELICA DEPT. LA HOYADA REGION; SEVERAL SCORES OF PEOPLE BURIED AND FEARED DEAD I N MASSIVE LANDSLIDE

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PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

PERU

1,200 PUN0 & HUANUCO/LAKE TITICACA; THWSANDS HDHELESS; DAMAGE ESTIUATE I S FOR LOST AGRICULTURAL PROOUCTION I N PUN0

0 NORTHERN PERU; 2 VILLAGES PARTLY BURIED; CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROADS AND CROPS

0 CUZCO; 8 0 INJ.; SEVERAL THOUSAND HOMELESS, ESPECIALLY I N SLUM SETTLEUENTS

0 VILLARICA AND OXAPAUPA I N PASCO STATE; FLASH FLOODS; SEVERAL PERSONS HISSING

0 CHUSCHI I N AYACUCHO STATE; MUDSLIDE AFTER HEAW RAINS CAUSED DAU BURST; 10 HISSING: 45 INJ.

0 LIMA AREA, ESPECIALLY CHOSICA; HEAW RAINS CAUSED FLOODING I N RIHAC VALLEY AND SEVERE HIJDSLIDES

0 NEAR SAN JUAN U B I R l W E I N ANDES FOOTHILLS (JUNIN AREA); 50-100 HISSING AFTER HEAVY RAINS TRIGGERED MIDSLIDES

0 ANCASH; HEASLES EPIDEMIC OVER 3-UONTH PERIOD HAD KILLED NEARLY 200 BY FEBRUARY

0 HUANCO PROV./HUANCACALLE-WJWRA; AVALANCHES (2/3 & 2/18) TRIGGERED BY HW. RAINS; 5,000 AFFECTED I N APURIMAC/CUSCO/HADRE DE DIOS

0 ARECUIPA; FLOODING 8 HUDSLIDES; 100 FAMILIES DISPLACED; WATER & SEWERAGE SYSTEUS OBSTRUCTED

0 NEAR NAZCA; EXPLOSION AND FIRE I N GOLD MINE PRODUCED TOXIC GAS; 200 TRAPPED

0 NORTHEAST PERU; DEPTS. OF SAN HARTIN AND AMAZONAS; 6.3 ON R SCALE; EXTENSIVE DAUAGE TO HOES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS

0 FARMERS AND PASTORALISTS I N HIGHLANDS AFFECTED; THOUSANDS OF HEAD OF CATTLE DIED; WATER SHORTAGE I N MRGINAL URBAN AREAS

0 NEAR IWITOS; RIVERBOAT COLLIDED Y lTH CARGO SHIP; 134 PERSONS, WOSTLY SCHOOL CHILDREN, HISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD

0 CHOLERA OUTBREAK I N COASTAL AREAS SPREAD TO CENT. HIGHLANDS & JUNGLE; PROBABLE CASES AS OF 8/01/92

0 NORTHERN JUNGLE NEAR WOBAUBA, RIOJA, 8 UNION: SERIES OF WAKES (4.5 TO 6.9 R); 90% OF HDYOBAh3A REPORTEDLY DESTROYED; 232 INJ.

0 MACAIAREQUIPA REGION; AT LEAST 2 0 TREHORS DANAGED ADOBE HOMES; 35 INJ.; VILLAGE OF UACA 90% DESTRDYED

0 GRAU I # NORTH & SAN HARTIN I N N.E.; EXCESSIVE RAINFALL & RIVER FLOODING CAUSED SNERE DAMAGE TO HOUSING, CROPS, 8 INFRASTRUCTURE

250,000 "EL NINO" DROUGHT I N 16 DEPTS. DEVASTATED AGRICULTURAL & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; AFFECTED I S NO. NEEDING OUTSIDE HELP FOR FOOD NEEDS

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ASIA PHILIPPINES

ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES

ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES

ASIA PHILIPPINES ASlA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES

64/07/01 ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PllILIPPINES

64/11/21 ASIA PHILIPPINES 65/05/05 ASIA PHILIPPINES 65/10/01 ASIA PHILIPPINES

66031 66/02/07 66/02 ASIA PHILIPPINES 661 19 65/07/12 ASIA PHILIPPINES 67039 66/12/28 67/01/01 ASIA PHILIPPINES 68011 67/11/03 67/11/05 ASIA PHILIPPINES

68037 68/04/20 68/04/26 ASIA PHI LIPPINES 68120 68/81/16 ASIA PHILIPPINES 6901 1 68/08/02 68/09/30 ASIA PHILIPPINES

69021 68/11/22 69/01/03 ASIA PHILIPPINES

69122 68/08/17 ASIA PHILIPPINES

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CANTADRIA TYPHOON; CENTRAL PHILIPPINES HT. T A M ERUPTION; 3 5 HI . S. OF MNILA; 199 INJ. FLOODS; WEST LUZON SULU UANI WBULCAN SACIAR/TAYABAS LL'ZON LEYTE/HINDORO SAHAR/S. LUZON UNTANDUANES/BONDOC PANAY/ILOILO CITY AND ANTIQUE; REPEATED SHOCKS OVER 4 7 DAYS DESTROYED 55 CHURCHES AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS CEBU CITY/NEGROS/PAHAY; NUMBER DEAD COUNTED WITH STORN OF 11/7 AFFECTING SAME AREA TYPHOON IRIS; SAUAR/S. LUZON CENT. PHILIPPINES; TYPHOON ANY; TOTAL CASUALTIES (DEAD, HISSING, INJ.) REACHED 991 HT. CATARHAN, HINDANAO; HIBOK-HIBOK VOLCANO TYPHOON WANDA; VISAYAS/BICOL TYPHOON EMMA; CENT. PHILIPPINES; 103 INJ. TRIX/WIL#A; CENTRAL PHILIPPINES; 486 HISSING; 349 INJ. TRAIN 8 BRIDGE URECK; NEGROS ISLAND HINDANAO/LANAO AND OZAHIS CITY; SEICHE I N LAKE LANA0 AND LANDSLIDES; 85% OF BUILDINGS I N UUIAO TOWN DESTROYED NATIOWIDE TYPHOON KAREN; S.U. OF UANILA TROPICAL STORH LUCILLE; LUZON TYPHOON OLIVE; S. LUZON TYPHOON KIT; CENTJS. LUZON TYPHOON LOLA; LUZON TY WINNIE (DADING); MANILA, S-C LUZON; 163 INJ. TYPHOON CARHEN; N. LUZON; THOUSANDS HOHELESS TYPHOON LOUISE; N. HINDANAO, S. LUZON; 1,258 INJ. LUCENA CITY TAAL VOLCANO; 4 0 HI. S. HANILA; 785 INJ.; GOP W T NO. DEAD AT 235 ILOILO CITY COTABATO 8 LVZON TYPHOON ANING; VISAYAS, S. LUZON TYPHWN EWA (YELMING); HIT SAWR ISLAND, MOVED ACitOSS VISAYAS, BICOL,SWTHERN TAGALOG, CENTRAL LUZON HT. MYON ERUPT.; ALBAY PRW., LUZOI! HINDANAO LUZON IS., MANILA; 233 INJ.; HANY CASUALTIES I N COLLAPSE OF 6-STORY RUBY TOWER 3 TYPHOONS: ( W I E ) S., VISAYAS (11/22); (NINA) S., VISAYAS (11/25); (OM) SAIIAR, LUZON (12/02). TYPHOON SHIRLEY; LUZON

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701 11 70/04/07 ASIA PHILIPPINES

- 70117 69/07/21 ASIA PHILIPPINES 71010 70/08/31 70/09/01 ASIA PHILIPPINES

71015 70/10/13 70/10 ASIA PHILIPPINES

71019 70/11/19 70/11 ASIA PHILIPPINES 71 108 71/04/22 ASIA PHILIPPINES 71 129 71/05/24 ASIA PHILIPPINES

72101 72/01/06 ASIA PHILIPPINES 72122 71/10/02 ASIA PHILIPPIWES 72123 71/10/09 ASIA PHILIPPINES

72124 72/06/23 ASIA PHILIPPINES 73033 72/07 72/07/14 ASIA PHILIPPINES 73011 72/12/03 72/12 ASIA PHILIPPIHES 73118 73/03/17 ASIA PHILIPPINES 74008 73/11/20 73/11/27 ASIA PHILIPPINES

74123 73/1 0/04 ASIA PHILIPPINES 74124 Zi/10/14 ASIA PHILIPPINES

ASIA 74/08/18 ASIA

ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

76/05/26 ASIA 76/06/16 ASIA

PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES

ASlA PHILIPPINES ASlA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASLA PHILIPPINES ASlA PHILIPPIWES ASIA PHILIPPINES

14 0 0 0 LUZON; HEAVY C W G E I N BALER, UAIIILA, AND OTHER TOWS; HUNDREDS IS!;.

11 0 0 0 TYPHOON V!dLA; NORTI! 137 78,000 67,200 2,353 2 TYPHOOilS: (FRAN! HANILA, BULACAN, PMPG. (08/31);

(GEORGIA) QUEZON PRDV., AURORA (09/12). 1,551 1,214,000 1,214,000 85,500 2 TYPHOONS: (JUAN) BICOL AREA (10/13); (KATE) E.

COASTS, ~INDAUAO (10/18). TOTAL 985 I I J . 186 430,000 430,000 97,656 TYPHOON PATSY; WANILA, WEZDN PROV.; 2,075 INJ.

5 6 0 0 700 TROPICAL STORiS WANDA; VISAYAS/PALAWAN; 3 9 HISSING 13 0 32,500 0 TYPHOON DINAH; CENT. PHILIPPINES; 4 4 HISSING; 6,500

HWES DESTROYED 23,000 TYPHOON KIT; VISAYAN ISLANDS

0 TYPHWN ELAINE; CENT. PHILIPPINES D TROPICAL STDRU GLORIA; N. LUZON; 4 4 HISSING; THOUSANDS

HOHELESS I N WAKE OF GLORIA AND TYPHOONS ELAINE 8 FAYE 15,000 TYPHOON OM; S. L u m n

220,500 FLOOD AFTER TYPHOONS; C., N. LUZON 10,390 TYPHWN THERESE; S., HISAHIS PROV.; 650 INJ.

450 LUZON, TABUS IS.; 64 INJ. 0 INCLUDES: (TROP STORH VERA) CENTRAL PHILIPPINES

(11/20); ( F L O W CENTRAL, CAPIZ PRW. (12/21). 2,000 TYPHOON NORA; NORTHERN LUZON; 2 0 nIssING 5,000 TYPHOON RUTH; CENT. LUZON; 23 HISSING; 90% OF BUILDINGS

AND 100% OF CROPS DESTROYED I N BALER 1,OOD TYPHOON DINAH; LUZDN; 3 3 MISSING

17,800 CENTRAL LUZON 0 TROPICAL STORH; HINDANAD

2.000 TYPHWN IVY: LUZON 26 0 0 9;200 TYPHOON BESS; N. LUZON; 3 HISSING 13 0 0 11,600 TYPHOON CARNEN; LUZDN 23 300.000 300.000 21.000 TYPHOON ELAINE: LUZON

3;500 3;200 TYPHOON GLORIA) N. LUZON 5.000 7.300 TYPHWN IW: S. LUZON

0 134,000 INCLUDES: (EARTHQUAKE) GULF OF MORD (08/16); (TSUNAMI) MDRD GULF 8 SULU (08/17). TOTAL 6,348 INJ.

0 0 TAAL VOLCANO; 4 0 HI. S. NANILA 2,500 700 NANILA; 4 INJ.

0 0 INSECTICIDE POISON.; PALAUAN 0 100 N.E. LUZOH: 3 0 INJ.

0 CENTRAL 8 NORTH 0 MANILA 0 RIO GRANDE RIVER; HINDANAO 0 CHOLERA; BENGwET

5,000 800 TYPHOON DINAH; NORTHERN 0 0 TROP. ST. ELAINE (HIDING); LUZON

30,000 3,600 TYPHWN KIM (UNDING); N. LUZON 12.000 7.500 3 FIRES: 3 CITIES INC. MANILA

0 NANILA

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAUAGE ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIk PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIFPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES ASIA PHILIPPINES

ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASIA PHIL ASlA PHIL ASlA PHIL ASIA PHIL

84/09/06 ASIA PHIL

PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES PPINES

8439 84/09/10 84/09/17 ASIA PHILIPPINES

84118 83/11/21 ASIA PHILIPPINES 85008 84/11/03 84/11/08 ASIA PHILIPPINES 85112 84/90/28 ASIA PHILIPPINES

85151 85/03 ASIA PHILIPPINES 85169 85/06/21 ASIA PHILIPPINES

86026 86/07/09 86/07/11 ASIA PHILIPPINES

86037 86/08/27 86/09/03 ASIA PHSL IPPINES 86106 85/10 ASIA PHILIPPINES 86112 85/10/18 ASIA PHILIPPINES

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TYPHOON CAROLINE; CENTRAL MEASLES; E. SAlUR MT. CIAYON; ALBAY PROVINCE BULUSAN; CENTRAL NORTHERN TROP. STOM HELING; LUZON INC. HANILA TROP. STORM NINA; MANILA TYPHOON RITA; CENTRAL LUZON; 148 INJ. TYPHOON CECIL; LEYTE; 49 INJ. TYPHOON IRVING; NORTHERN TORRENTIAL RAINS; UINDANAO TYPHOON KIM; NORTHWESTERN TYPHOON JOE; NORTHERN TYPHOON BETTY; 8 NORTHERN STATES HINDANAO FLWDS/LANOSLIDES; CENTRAL ALBAY PROV.; 32 INJ.; CIL!FLOU ON UT. UAYON TROPICAL STORU; ORIENTAL HINDORO TYPHOON CLARA; NORTHERN LUZON HW.RNS./LANOSLIDES; DAVAO DEL NORTE llONSOON RAINS; SOUTHEAST (LUCENA) TYPHOON IRUA; 5 ISLANDS; 95 INJ. TYPHOON LEE; SAUAR/HINDORO/LUZON HEAW RAINS; S. PHILIPPINES TROPICAL STORH/TYPHOON MAUIE; S.E./N. HINDANAO TYPHOON NELSON; 6 CENT. PROVINCES; 3 1 INJ. TIPHOON FAYE; U. PHILIPPINES; 6 7 INJ. TYPHOON RUPING; CJS. LUZON; 22 INJ. TYPHOON NANCY; N. LUZON; 2 2 INJ. UISAUIS ORIENTAL ILOCOS NORTE; 200 INJ. TYPHWN VERA; SOUTHEAST LUZON TYPHOONS JUNE & IKE; NORTHERN LUZON 8 CENT. PHILIPPINES; IKE WAS WORST TYPHOON SINCE 1970 ALBAY PROV. (MT. WON); DAUAGE TO CROPS, UATER SPRINGS, 8 ROADS FERRY CAPSIZED I N TYPHOON; HINOAWAO TYPHOON AGNES (UWOANG); VISAYAS; 217 HISSING; 191 INJ. OFF MRINOUPUE IS.; FERRY CAPSIZED DURING TROPICAL ST ORM PAM) DIST./MANILA: UORE THAN 2,000 FAHILIES HOMELESS LUZON; TYPHOONS KURING AND DALING; SEVERAL RILLIOW DOLLARS DAUAGE tlORTHERN M(0 CENTRAL LUZON AND UETRO UANILA; TYPHOON PEGGY; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOUSES, AGRIC., & PROPERTY LUZON, INCLUDING METRO MANILA; TYPHOON KIDING SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES; FLASI! FLOODS TYPHOON DOT; NUEVA ECIJA; TARLAC 8 PAMPANGA (CENT. LUZON); 2 4 INJ.

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86113 85/10/21 ASIA PHILIPPINES 86124 85/12/19 ASIA PHILIPPINES . 86156 86/04/24 ASIA PHILIPPINES 87046 87/08/12 87/08/17 ASIA PHILIPPINES

87102 86/1 0/06 ASIA PHILIPPINES

87156 87/06/18 ASIA PHILIPPINES 87165 87/07/11 ASIA PHILIPPINES

87179 87 ASIA PHILIPPINES 88006 87/11/25 87/11/27 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88112 87/10/23 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88139 87/12/20 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88027 88/04/28 88/05/02 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88028 88/05/03 88/05/10 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88183 88/05/29 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88185 88/05/31 ASIA PHILIPPINES

88207 88/07/16 ASIA PHILIPPINES

89005 88/10/21 88/10/26 ASIA PHILIPPINES

* 89006 88/10/22 88/10/26 ASIA PHILIPPINES

. 89010 88/11/07 &3/11/08 ASIA PHILIPPINES

89024 89/01 89/02/09 ASIA PHI LIPPINES

19103 18/08/15 ASIA PHILIPPINES 551 15 54/07/02 ASIA PHILIPPINES 89159 89/05 ASIA PHILIPPINES

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COUNTRY: PHILIPPINES

COMHENTS

SO. HINDANAO; GOLD HINING CAHPS FERRY CARRYING 200 PASSENGERS FROR MANILA TO PALAWAN IS. SANK; AT LEAST 8 5 RESCUED NEAR LEYTE IS.; INTERISLAND SHIP CAPSIZED; 170 HISSING CENTRAL PHILIPPINES: TYPHOON BETTY; SERIOUS DAUAGE TO HWES, CROPS, WD IHFRASTRUCTURE; b PERSONS MISSING; 425 INJURED LUZON; TYPHOON OYANG; NWBER AFFECTED I S FOR METRO W I L A ; DAHAGE ESTIMATE FOR PUBLIC UORKS; 2 6 INJ; 11 HISSING KALINGA-APAYAO/LUZON; 1 INJ. CENTRAL PHILIPPINES; FERRY SANK I N ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN NEGROS AVD S l W I JOR ISLANDS; 64 HISSING 18 PROVS.; PRIHARY EFFECT ON ENPLOYMENT BICOL DIV., ESP. ALBAY, SO2SOGON, AND C M R I N E S SUR; TYPHOON NINA AND STORH SUilGE; DAMAGE TO HUES, CROPS, LIVESTOCK, INFRASTRUCTURE; 363,637 FAMILIES AFFECTED CAGAYAN AND ILOCOS NORTE; TYPHOMl LYNN; CWDSLIDES I N KALING-AAPAYO PROV.; DAUAGE ESTIMATED I N THE HILLIONS OFF HINDORO; FERRY DONA PA2 COLLIDED WITH TANKER I N CEHTURY'S WORST PEACETIHE HARINE DISASTER PANDACAN/HANILA; 1,600 FAHILIES LEFT HOUELESS I N FIRE THAT RACED THROUGH SLUM AREA; PRELIMINARY DAHAGE ESTIUATE ILOILO CITY/PANAY; FIRE I N SWATTER DISTRICT; PRELIHINARY DPHAGE ESTIllATE NEAR CAROHATAN, HINDANAO; HOTOR LAUNCH SANK; FIGS. UNOFFICIAL NATIONUIDE; TYPHOON SUSAN (BIRING) DID NOT HAKE LANDFALL BUT SPAUNED HEAW RAINS; LANDSLIDES I N LUZON 8 HINDAHAO; CARGO SHIP CAPSIZED NORTHERN LUZON; TYPHOON WARREN (HUANING); EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO HOUSES, CROPS, AND IWFRASTRUCTURE HINDANAO/HISA!4lS ORIENTAL; TORNADO PERHAPS TRIGGERED BY ADVANCING TYPHOON DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF HOMES NEAR CAGAYAN DE OR0 S M R / C M R I W E S SUR/CENTRAL LUZON; TYPHWN RUBY (UNSANG); STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING CAUSED WIDESPREAD DWAGE TO HOUES, CROPS, & IWFRASTRUCTURE; 270 INJ. CENTRAL PHILIPPINES; TYPHOON SKIP (YOWING); HIGH WINDS, FLOODS, LANDSLIDES DESTROYED HOMES AND CROPS AND KNOCKED OUT POUER & COWUNICATIOWS oVER WIDE AREA SAHAk; 36 CITIES & 781 VILLAGES AFFECTED; FLOODS & WIDFLOWS DESTROYED CROPS & PROPERTY; 6 0 INJ.; 5 2 MISSING HINDANAO/S. COTABATO; LANDSLIDES AND TSUNAHI LUZON/SORSOCW. BACON, LEGASPI; 101 INJ. HINDANAO/NONKAj 9; HW. RAINS TRIGGERED LANDSLIDE THAT CAUSED SEVERAL GOLD HINE TUNNELS TO COLLAPSE; 1,000 FEARED TRAPPED; 200 INJ.

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89050 89/08 89/08/11 ASIA PHILIPPINES

89176 89/07/15 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90001 8 9 / 1 V 0 9 89/10/12 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90011 89/11/30 89/12/04 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90103 89/10/06 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90105 89/10/19 ASIA PHILIPPIHES

89188 89/09/10 ASIA PHILIPPINES 90127 90/02/08 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90043 90/07/56 90/07/16 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90152 96/06/22 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90047 90/08/18 90/08/25 ASIA PHILIPPINES

91009 90/11/12 90/11/14 ASIA PHILIPPINES

90171 90/08/30 ASIA PHILIPPINES 91047 91/06/08 91/05/10 ASIA PHILIPPINES

92006 91/10/26 91/10/31 ASIA PHILIPPINES

92007 91/11/05 91/11/06 ASIA PHILIPPINES

92057 92/07 92/07/22 ASIA PHILIPPINES

92129 92/02/16 ASIA PHILIPPINES

METRO HANILA; MONSOO# RAINS CAUSED WIDESPREAD FLOODING I N SQUATTER AREAS OF SAN JUAN, WRIKINA, & SNOKEY MWNTAIN NORTHERN 8 CENT. LUZON; TYPHOON GORDON; HEAW D W G E TO HWES; DAMAGE FIG. FOR AGRIC. & INFRASTRUCTURE PROW. I N REGIONS 111, IV, & V AND METRO MANILA; TYPHOON DAN (SALING); OVER 82,000 HOES DAMAGED; DISRUPTION TO POUER & WATER SUPPLIES HETRO HANILA h CEBU; ATTEMPTED COUP AND ENSUING FIREFIGHTS CAUSED S M R A L DEATHS & UIDESPREAD INJURY; ABOUT 20,000 EVACUATED N. LUZON; TYPHOON ANGELA (RUBING) DESTROYED HOUSES, UPROOTED TREES 8 M R POLES, AND RUINED RICE CROPS; 2 8 HISSING; 191 INJ. N. LUZONIISABELLA PRGV; TYPHOON ELSIE (TASING); OVER 50,000 HONES DA#ACED/OESTROYEO TYPHOON SARA (OPENG) CENTRAL VISAYAS, ESP. BDHOL; OVER 6 0 0 HOUSES DAI4AGED TO DESTROYED; 34,500 EVACUATED; 4 INJ. C. LUZON; ESP. BAGUIO, CAQANATUAN, AND DAGUPAN; SEVERAL WLTI-STORY BUILDINGS COLLAPSED: LANDSLIDES AND FISSURES CLOSED ROADS; 752 n r s s i ~ ~ ; 3,516 INJ.; GOP FJGS N. LUZON; TROP. STORH OFELIA TRIGGERED FLOWS AND IAHDSLIDES, DESTROYING HOMES AN0 PROPERTY NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND NORTHERN LUZON; FLOOOING FROM TROP. DEPRESSION HELING AND SOUTHWEST MONSOON VISAYAN ISLANOS & N. WINOANAO; TYPHWN RUPING; HW. D W G E TO H W S , INFRASTRUCTURE, MTURING CROPS; POWER AND COUMUNICATIONS DISRUPTED; 1,274 1NJ.,240 MISSING NORTHERN PHILIPPINES; TYPHOON ME MT. PINATUBO I N S.W. LUZON; UIDESPREAD DAHAGE FROM ASHFALL & LAHARS; HWDREDS OF THOUSANDS DISPLACED; U.S. BASES AFFECTEO NORTHERN & CENT. LUZON; TYPHOON TRINING (RUTH); S M E 60,000 F r w L r E s AFFECTED BY smn's HIGH UINDS s FLOOOING; 26 HISSING, 38 INJ. LEYTE PROV., ESP. ORUOC; FLASHFLOCOS, LANDSLCDES INDUCED BY TROP. STOW URING ( T H E M ) CAUSE0 UIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION; 1,385 MISSING, 3,074 INJ. I

PAHPANGA, TARLAC, & ZMBALES; S.W. MONSOON & TROP. STORMS TRIGGERED LAHARS I N WAKE OF 1991 HT. PIWTUBO ERUPTION; ADDITIONAL DISPLACED; 10 MISSING & 13 INJ, T M L VOLCANO; THREATENED ERUPTION FORCED EVACUATIOtl OF 4

ALL INHABITANTS OF T M L IS. ON WHICH VOLCANO I S LOCATED

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CWNTRY: POLAND

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS #t DAMAGE ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- POLAND POLAND QOLAND POLAND POLAkD POLAND POLAND POLAND

TORRENTIAL RAINS; SOUTHWEST VISTULA RIVER TRAIN COLLISION; TORUN; 5 2 INJ. VlSTULA R.; PLOCK HW. Sl'ORIS/FLOO[)IHG; BALTIC COASTLINE NEAR WARSAW; LOT AIRLINES PLANE CRASH UARSAW; TORNADO

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68012 67/11/L6 67/11/27 EUR 69108 69/02/28 EUR 74120 73/01/17 EUR 15023 7 5 75/04/01 EUR 76007 75/97 75/09/03 EUR 79014 79/01 ;9/01/M EUR 79018 79/02 7: '02/16 EUR 82007 81/12/29 82,'01/04 EUR 84012 83/11/18 83/11/21 EUR 85203 85/09/12 EUR

86166 86/06 EUR 88227 88/08/25 EUR

93113 92/12!21 EUR

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COUNTRY: PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL PORNGAL PORTUGAL PORTUGAL

FL EP ST F I DP FL FL FL FL A::

PORTUGAL F I 1 5 0 0 0 PORTUGAL F! 2 . 2,000 200 26,000

PORTUGAL AC 54 0 0 0

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LISBON 8 3 OTHER CITIES; 100 INJ. COASTS, STRAITS ATLANTIC Ct3AST

ANGOLA RETURNEES ISLAND OF MADEIRA; 220 INJ. N. (COAST) & CEWTRAL HEAVY RAIWBNi.sDS; r.ISBON13 CITIES HEAW RAMS; L?ZBOY 4REA V1SF.U; 9k.W COLLISION; A? LEAST 64 HISSING AND 1 0 0 INJ. CENTRAL PORT1"*L; FOREST FIRES; 5 0 INJ. LISBON/CHIAk&O DIST.; SEVERAL CWERCIAL BLDC?. WTTED I N HISTORIC SECTION; UNOFFICIAL DAMAGE FIG.; 45 INJ. LISBO!4; DUTCH AIRLINER CRASHED UHILE LANDING I N STORMY WEATHER; H O G THAN 200 INJ.

13 record(s).

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77177 77/04/08 AFR 80145 80/01/27 AFR - 87128 87/02/13 AFR

89132 89/01/29 AFR

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CWHTRY: REUNION

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REUNION VO 0 1,000 0 0 LA FWRNAISE; SAINTE ROSE REUNlOH CY 25 7,000 7,000 0 CYCLONE HYACINTHE REUNION CY 10 4,000 4,000 0 SAINT DENIS HARDEST HIT; DAMAGE ESTIMATED I N THE

MILLIONS REUNION CY 10 6,200 6,240 0 SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND; CYCLONE FIRINGA; 61 INJ.; ROOFS

RIPPED OFF; TREES 8 TELEGRAPH POLES FELLED -I-------.--- ------------- ------------- -----I------- 45 18,200 17,200 0 4 record(8).

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COUNTRY: ROMANIA

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EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUX EUR EUR

46106 45/12/09 EUR 70049 70/05/11 70/05/17 N R 76002 75/07 75/07/10 EUR 77012 77/03/04 77/03/05 EUR 26105 2 6 EUR

89189 89/09/10 EUR

90149 90/05/30 EUR

91054 91/07/28 91/07/31 EUR

92112 91/12/02 EUR

* T o t a l s

ROMANIA ROMANIA ROMANIA ROMANIA R W I A R W N I A ROHANIA ROUANIA ROUANIA ROHANIA RDMANIA ROHANIA ROHANIA R O W 1 A R W N I A ROCWlI A

ROUANIA

ROMANIA

ROUANIA

0 R W N I A EQ 0 0 0 0 0 HAILSTORM; KLAUSENBURG 0 0 TRAINWRECK; NEAR KISHINEV

10,000 BUCHAREST 0 0

500,000 3 9 COUNTIES ESPECIALLY EAST 0 S. ALONG DANUBE

2,000,000 BUCHAREST 8 N.; 11,300 INJ. 0 D I W B E VALLEY 0 TIHISOARA, BUCHAREST & OTHER CITIES; POPULAR UPRISING

ENDED REIGN OF CEAUSECU; HEAVY CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS; 3,500 INJ.

0 NEAR GALATI/DANUBE R.; RW\NIAN CRUISER COLLIDED WITH TUGBOAT

0 6.8 R QUAKE KILLED 9 & INJURED 778; ALSO FELT I N SOVIET UNION (3 DEATHS), BULGARIA, YUGOSLAVIA, 8 TURKEY

50,000 BACAU, SUCEAVA, & NEAHT PROVS. I N NE ROCIANIA; SEVERE FLOODING CUT OFF 1 5 VILLAGES, DAHAGED CROPS 8 INFRASTRUCTURE; UOST DEATHS CAUSED BY D M BURST; 19 HISSING

0 VOITEG/TIHIS PROV.; 5.7 R. QUAKE; SOME 1,000 BUILDINGS DESTROYED OR DAWAGED; 5 I N J .------------

2,560,000 2 0 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY: RUSSIA

92158 92/08 EUR RUSSIA AC 24 0 0 0 RUSSIA S UKRAINE; AT LEAST 24 DEATHS FROH EATING WILD MUSHROOHS 8 OVER 150 HOSPITALIZED

92160 92/08/27 EUR RUSSIA RC 82 0 0 0 IVANOVO; AEROFLOT JET CRASHED UHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IH HEAW FOG

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AFR AFR

73/03/15 AFR 74/10/07 AFR 77/02/07 AFR

AFR 78/11/28 AFR

AFR AFR

89/72/15 AFR

91005 90/10/01 90/10/16 AFR

91126 91 AFR 92056 92/07 92/07121 AFR

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COUNTRY: RWANDA

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COUNTRY TY K l LLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE CWENTS ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------------------------------------------------*----

CUANDA RUANDA RWANDA RUANDA RWANDA RUAilDA RWANDA RWANDA RUANDA RWANDA

RUANDA

RWANDA RWANDA

TUTSI STRIFE; ENTIRE COUNTRY

FLOWS-CROP LOSSES; THROUGHOUT COUNTRY FAHINE; WIDESPREAD CHOLERA; SWHERN CHOLERA; E. SHORE LAKE KI'JU

5 PREFECTURES; HOUSES, BRIDGES DESdttOYED; ROADS BLOCKED COlORiNES SOUTH S WEST OF KIGALI; SOHE 600,000 PEOPLE LIVING ON HARGINAL LAND AT RISK DUE TO POOR RAINFALL 8 CROP FAILURE BWNBA PREFECTURE; UP TO ?0,000 DISPLACED BY CONFLICT BETUEEN GOVT. FORCES AND INVADING RUANDAN EXILES FROH NElGHBDRlNG COUNTRIES NORTHEAST; WENINGITIS CASES AS OF 9/11 RENEWED FIGHTING I N 21-HDNTH OLD C I V I L WAR BETUEEN GOR & REBELS CAUSED SIGN1 FICANT INCREASE I N DISPLACED POPULATION I N NORTH; AFFECTED I S ESTIMTE AS OF 7 /29

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COUNTRY: SAHEL

73019 69 73/01/01 AFR SAHEL

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84018 83 84/01/18 AFR 86131 86/01 AFR

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COUNTRY: SAO T W E 8 PRIN.

SAO TOHE 8 P:rIN. DR 0 93,000 0 0 SAO TOME 8 PRIN. EP 150 0 0 0

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FOOD SHORTAGE; COUNTRWIDE MLARIA, AFFECTING CHILDREN I N PARTICULAR; NUMBER DEAD AS OF 02/28

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CWNTRY: SAUDI ARABIA

64017 64/04/04 64/04/05 NE SAUDI ARABIA FL 20 1,000 1,000 0 66038 66/03/19 66/04/01 NE SAUDI P!?WA F I 1 317 0 220 80160 80/05/19 NE SAUDI ARABIA AC 301 0 0 0 82114 81/11/19 NE SAUDI ARABIA AC 50 90 0 0 90158 90/07/03 NE SAUDI ARABIA AC 1,426 0 0 0

91177 91/07/12 NE SAUDI ARABIA AC 261 0 0 0

91145 91/03/21 NE SAUDI ARABIA AC 98 0 0 0

FLASH FLOOD; NEDJARAN JARW DIYA VILLAGE PLANE CRASH BLDG. COLLAPSE: TAIF; 90 INJ. MECCA; MOSLEM PILGRIMS KILLED I N STAMPEDE I N PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL NEAR JIDDA; PLANE CARRYING MUSLIM PILGRIHS HOME T 3 NI t i iR1A CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO HAKE EMERGENCY LANGiNG SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF RAIS AL-MISHIAB; SAUDI AF PLANE CARRYING SENFJLESE SOLDIERS RETURNING FRDM K Z C A 13 MULTINATIP'U FORCE CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO LAhD

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COUNTRY: SENEGAL

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AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

AFR AFR AFR AFR

AFR

SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL I N E G A L SENEGAL SENEGAL

SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL SENEGAL

SENEGAL

DISPLACED PERSONS; CASAHANCE AREA YELLW F M R ; DIOURBEL REGION TIDAL WAVE; SAINT LOUIS NORTHWEST NATIONWIDE, CASAClANCE; SEE 13028, SENEGAL DROUGHT COUNTRYUIDE; SEE 73028, SENEGAL DRWGHT SAHEL-SENEGAL; NORTHEAST CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DROUGHT; SEE FY 13 CONTINUATION OF SAHEL DRWGHT; SEE FY 73

COUNTRWIDE .. CHOLERA; DAKAR, CAP M R T PROV. FLEWE/LOUGA/SENEGAL ORIENTAL HW. RAINS/HIGH MINDS; HATAH-BAKEL 4 DEPARTHENTS; SEVERE REDUCTIONS I N STAPLE CROPS NORTHERN REGIONI; GRASSHOPPER INFESTATIONS LAC DE GUIERS; LAND INUNDATED 8'1 COLLAPSE OF EARTHEN RETENTION DAM GRASSHOPPER INFESTATION NORTHERN AND EASTERN REGIONS; LOCUST INFESTATION HEAVY INFESTATION OF DESERT LOCUSTS COUNTRYWIDE THOUSANDS OF UAURITANIANS RESIDING I N SENEGAL REPATRIATED AFTER ETHNIC RIOTING; 40,000 HAURITANIAN MDRS SENT TO REFUGEE CAMPS I N SENEGAL NEAR DAKAR; EXPLOSION I N TANK OF LIQUID AHHDNIA AT SONOCOS PEANUT O I L H I L L INJURED HORE THAN 400 PEOPLE, HANY SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS 8 BUR'S

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COUNTRY: SEYCHELLES

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AIRPORT DAMAGE; W I N T LARUE AIRPORT; 12 INJ.

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COUNTRY: SIERRA LEONE

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76001 75/06/21 15/07/02 AFR SIERRA LEONE ST 1 10,000 0 3,600 ATLANTIC CCAST 86007 85/12 86/02/13 AFR SIERRA LEONE EP 3 5 2 3,000 0 0 KAHBIA, PORT LOKO, TONKOLILI, AND FWR OTHER OISTS.;

CHOLERA WTBREAK 90045 90/08 90/08/14 AFR SIERRA LEONE DP 0 125,000 0 0 LIBERIANS AND EXPATRIATES I N LIBERIA FLEEING C I V I L

STRIFE I N THEIR COUNTRY, TOOK REFUGE I H SIERRA LEONE 92143 92/05/05 AFR SIERRA LEONE AC 100 0 0 0 NXYE; TUNNEL COLLAPSE I N DIAHOND MINE KILLED OVER 100 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- * T o t a l s 453 138,000 0 3,600 4 r e c o r d [ ~ ) .

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PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC

85/04/15 PAC

86018 86/05/19 86 /G/20 PAC

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COUNTRY: SOLOHON ISLANDS

SOLOC#)N ISLANDS SOLOHON ISLANDS S O L m ISLANDS SOLOHON ISLAliDS SOLOHON ISLANDS SOLOHON ISLANDS SOLOHON ISLAHDS SOLOHON ISLANDS SOLWON ISLANDS

SOLWON ISLANDS CY 101 90,000 60,000 0

CYCLONE ANGELA; MALAITA/GUADALCANAL CYCLONE ANNIE; VESTERN ISLANDS CYCLONE BECKY; CENTRAL ISLANDS TINAKULA; SANTA CRUZ GUAOALCANAL CYCLONE KERRY; E. & S. ISLANDS eYCLONE BERNIE JTUPIA, VAMIKOLO, 8 TIKOPIA ISLANDS; 131 HOMES ANJ OTHER BUILDINGS DESTROYED ISLANDS OF MALAITA, GUADALCANAL, ULAVA, MAKIRA, RENNELL, & BELLONA; CYCLONE NAHU; HEAVY DAWGE TO CROPS, HOMES, & INFRASTRUCTURE

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COUNTRY: SOMALIA

64/12/27 AFR 65/03/01 hFR 69/09/04 AFR 74/12/10 AFR 77/09/21 AFR

AFR 77/12/22 AFR

AFR 85/03/31 AFR

85/09/26 AFR 86/04/17 AFR 87/04/30 AFR

AFR 88/08/01 AFR

SOUALIA SO)SALIA SWALIA W L I A SOHALIA SO#ALIA SOHALIA W L I A SUlALIA

SOMALIA SOUALIA SOHALIA SONALIA SWVILIA

89017 88 88/12/14 AFR S W L I A

0 NATIONWIDE, GALCIAO 0 HEALTH DISASTER; NATIl?NUIOE/GALACIAO

5 0 0 E. BURAO, N. WUDUGH 0 N.W. TO CENTRAL AREAS ' OGADEN CONFLICT; BORDER AREAS 0 SHALLPOX 0 SHABELLE, JUBA RIVERS 0 FLASH FLOODS; HIRAN/JUBA FROV. 0 CHOLERA; HAINLY I # REFUGEE CENTERS I N HARGEISA

(NOR THUEST SOMALIA) 0 SHIP LOADED WITH CHEMICALS RA# AGkdJNO 8 BURNED 0 SOUTH AND NORTHWEST S W L I A ; CHGLERA 0 TWELVE REGIONS I N CENTRAL AREA; HEAVY LIMSTOCK LOSSES 0 AWAL & GECO REGIONS; NUNBEif NEEDING FaOD ASSISTANCE 0 HARGEISA AND BURAO; ATTACKS ON NCISTHERN CITIES BY THE

SOHALIA NATIONAL HWEMENT (SW) FORCES CREATED A . .

DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS 0 HARGEISA 8 BURAO; CONTINUING EMERGENCY DUE TO LARGE

WHBERS OF DISPLACED PERSONS 8 REFUGEES NEEDING FOOD. SHELTER 8 HEDICAL CARE

89168 89/06 AFR SWALIA FL 0 40,000 0 0 KORYALEH PRW.; FLOOOING I N SHABELLE RIVEE SUBMERGED 30-50,000 HA FARMLAND

90018 89/12 90/01!22 I.FR SWALIA CS 5,000 240,000 0 0 NORTHWESTERN SOHALIA, ITINUING C I V I L STRIFE DISRUPTED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; NEEL $OR FCM) ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED PERSONS AND REFUGEES

89139 89/03 AFR SOMALIA FL 3 4 0 0 3 EASTERN SOIIALIA/SKUSHBAN. BOSASSO. KANDALA. TORRENTIAL RAINS WASHED AWAY HOHES,'ROAOS, A#D BRIDGES

91143 91/03/01 AFR SOMALIA AC 150 0 0 0 NEAR HALINDY, KENYA; BOAT CARRY lNG 600 S W L I REFUGEES STRUCK A REEF & SANK

91029 91/01 91/03/25 AFR SOMALIA CS 20,000 4,500,000 0 o CIVIL WAR, CONTINUING AFTER OVERTHROU SIAD BARRE, DISPLACED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS: HANY PLZ~ TO NEIGHBORING COUkJRIES; ESTS. OF-NO. KILLED I N KaG. &. C. REG.

92008 91 91/11/19 AFR W L I A CS 500,000 4,500,000 0 C IN-FIGHTING BETUEEN CLAN-BASED GRWPS APTEr. OERit i ' iG2 OF PRES. BARRE, AND LAWLESSNESS LEFT UP TO >00,000 DEAD, 1.5 MILLION NEAR STARVATION 8 COUNTRY DEVASTATED ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

*Totals 562,403 12,035,729 0 500 2 1 record(~).

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DISNO STR DT OECL DT REG COUNTRY ----- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

86017 86/05/18 86/05/19 AFR 86019 86 861'05/23 AFR 86198 86/09/16 AFR 87008 8 6 87/01/30 AFR

87054 87/09/26 87/09/29 AFR

871 14 86/12/03 AFR

87139 87/04/01 AFR

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0 SVERDLOSK; RAIL CARS FILLED UITH EXPLOSIVES CRASHED INTO COAL TRAIN AT SUITCHING YARD; 2 0 8 INJ.; HUNDREDS HOKELESS (RUSSIA)

0 BETUEEN UFA & ASHA; GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSIW NEAR R A I L TRACKS CAUSED TRAIN COLLISION & "4E; MANY SURVIVORS BADLY BURNED (RUSSIA)

0 TADZHIKISTAN; WAKE TRIGGERED 2 ,c-LONG LANDSLIDE THAT BURIED PARTS OF 3 VILLAGES; OFFICIhL DEATH TOLL (TAJIKISTAN)

0 CHECHENO-INWSH; WOUWTAIN LANDSLIDES CAUSED BY UNUSUALLY HEAVY SNOUFALLS ENGULFED OVER 1,000 HONES; TIMELY UARNING PREVENTED LOSS OF L I F E (RUSSIA)

0 GEORG I A/ADZHARI A; LANDSLIDE FORNED DAM ACROSS RIVER CHARUKHA, CAUSING I T TO FLOaO; HDRE THAN 5 0 0 HOUSES 8 OTHER BUILDIWGS DESTROYED

O KAZAKHSTAN; 2 CARGO TRAINS COLLIDED, STARTING FIRE THAT BURNED 13 HOMES; 100 INJ.

0 WOSW; HUNDREDS OF SOCCER FANS KILLED WHEN EXITS YERE BLOCKED I N OVER-CROWDED STADIUM (RUSSIA)

0 ANDISHAN, TACHKENT (UZBEKISTAN) 85,000 GAZLI (UZBEKISTAN)

0 SAMARKAND (UZBEKISTAN) 0 UFA; EXPLOSION AT CHEMICAL PLANT INJURED 110 AND

POLLUTE0 DRINKING UATER (RUSSIA) 0 KIRGIZIA; 1,000 HOMES DESTROYED I N 3 VILLAGES

(KYRGYZSTAN) 0 NOVOSIBIRSK; PLANT ACCIDENT (RUSSIA)

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o GEORGIA; EARTHWAKE nEAsuR1m 6.3 ON R SCALE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED 10-15 VILUGES; 15,000-20,000 HOMELESS; 200 INJ.

0 KHIGIRISTAH, UZBEKISTAN; LANDSLIDE BURIED 8 HOUSES

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0 SHIPURECK; ATLANTIC OFF SPAIN 0 EKPLOSION; CADIZ 0 DAN COLLAPSE/FLOOD; VEGA DE TERA

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ASION RIVER; NORTHERN GAS TANKER EXPLOSION; SAW CARLOS RAPITA; 1 2 INJ. HOTEL FIRE; SARAGOSSA; 7 0 INJ.

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0 ETHNIC VIOLENCE; BOnB EXPLOSION I N BUS TERMINAL 700,000 RESETTLEMENT OF PEOPLE DISPLACED BY YEARS OF CUWNkFit,

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0 6 DISTS. I N NORTH 8 EAST; CROP PRCRUCTION SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY DRWGHT YiiICH BEGAN AUG. 1988

0 AIYPARA, BATTICALOA AND SEVERAL OTHER DISTS. AFFECTED; 16,000 HWES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED

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0 SOUTHERN DISTRICTS; HUNDREDS OF HOUSES DAMAGED BY FLOODS AFTER 4 DAYS OF ClONSOON RAINS; OVER 20,000 FAMILIES AFFECTED

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HURRICANE ABBY HURRICANE EDITH; 40-50% OF BANANA CROP LOST TROPl CAL STORM BEULAH HURRICANE ALLEN GALE FORCE MINDS TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE; 15% OF BANANA PLANTS DESTROYED BY WIWDS

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0 MENINGITIS; KHARTOUM PRW. 0 CHOLERA THREAT; NATIOWIDE 0 SOUTH 0 GASH RIVER (C. & E.) 0 EBOLA VIRUS; U. EWATORIA PROV.

25,000 GEZIRA PROVINCE .

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0 LOCUST INFESTATION (DESERT & MIGRATORY) I N THREE AREdS OF THE NILE

0 SOUTHERN SUDAN; C I V I L WAR TACTICS PUT LARGE POPULATION AT RISK FROM STARVATION

0 LOCUST 8 GRASSHOPPER INFESTATIONS 0 RAT INFESTATION 0 AFFECTED FIG. INCLUDES DRWGHT I N NORTHWEST AND C I V I L

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0 KHARTOUM AND CENTRAL REGION; MENINGITIS; FIGS. AS OF WAY 5

0 DARFUR PRW. AND KHARTOUM AREA; DESERT LOCWSTS 0 EAST-CEWTRAL WAN, INCLUDING KHARTUJH AND ENVIRONS;

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0 S. SUDAN; ALSO, KHARTOUM AN0 SOHE NORTHERN PROVS.; ONGOING C I V I L WAR DISPLACED HI'MDREOS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE & CREATED FAMINE CONDlfIOWS I N SQlE AREAS

0 E. SUDAN, ESP. RED SEA PROV.; 3.4 MIL. HA INFESTED I N SUDAN SINCE 7/1/88

0 EASTERN SUDAN; SEVERE OUTBREAK OF HALARIA FOLLWIHG AUG. FLOODS

0 CONTINUING C I V I L STRIFE I N SOUTHERN SJDAN; DISPLACED PERSONS I N KHARTW, SO. DARFUR, SO. KORDOFAN, EWATORIA, & CENT. NILE PROVS.

0 E. EQUATORIA; EARTHQUAKES CAUSED MINlHAL DAMAGE; 8,000-10,030 PEOPLE ALREADY DISPLACED BY UAR NEEDED EXTRA ASSISTANCE

0 C I V I L STRIFE THRWGHWT I. SWAN; DISPLACED PERSOWS I N . KHARTOUM, TRANS. ZONE, EAST & CENT. REGS., & SOUTH; DROUGHT I N CENT., E., B N. REGS. & I N PARTS OF S.

0 DROUGHT I N UEST AND POOR AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS I N CENTRAL, EASTERN, 8 NORTHERN REGIONS; %ilTINUINC C I V I L STRIFE I N SOUTH

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SWITZERLMD SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND SUITZERLAND SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND SUITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND

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CWNTRY: SWITZERLAND

AVALANCHE; S M S - FEE ALPS RECKINGEN ALPS HAILSTORM; TICINO CANTON HAIL IHEAW RAINS VIOLENT STORMS; 4 CANTONS; SEVERAL H ILL ION DAMAGE 10 CROPS, ROADS 8 PROPERTY TRAIN COLLISION; NEAR UARTIGNY; 40 INJ. GR I smis FRIBOURG; HAILSTORM

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C.oUNT RY: SYRIA

SYRIA FL 0 40,000 40,000 5,000 SYRIA FL 0 130,000 75,COO 39,000 SYRIA EP 88 2,865 0 0 SYRIA EP 0 1,300 0 0 ------------- ------..------ ------------- -------------

88 174,35 115,300 &.,OOO

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92041 92/05/13 92/05/16 ASIA

92049 92/05/14 92/05/25 ASIA

COUNTRY ----------- TAJIKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

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TY KILLED LFFECTED HWELESS KS DAMAGE -- ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------

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KANDAK; HEAVY RAINS CAUSED HUDSLIDE THAT DAllAGED PART OF VILLAGE SFRIES OF EVENTS-FLOCDS, HAILSTOW, LANDSLIDE, EFIDEMICS, POLITICAL UNREST-HIT SEVERAL AREAS OF TAJIKISTAN, KILLING AT LEAST 1,346 & AFFECTING M R E THAN 63,500

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D'fNO STR DT DECL DT REG .-..-- -------- -------- ----

64/05/14 AFR 64/05/14 AFR 67/05/18 AFR 68/06/20 AFR 74/05/01 AFR

AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

86/08/13 AFR AFR AFR

I 88173 88/04 AFR

89148 89/04/03 AFR

I 90032 90106 90/04/2O AFR

. AFR AFR

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TANZANIA TANi!ANI A TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA

T A N r n l A

TANZANIA

TANZANIA

TANZANIA EP 284 1,733 0 0 TANZANIA DR 0 800,000 0 0

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NORTHERN PANGAMI RIVER BASIN NATIONUIDE, KILUA RUFIJI RIVER VALLEY ULANGA DISTRICT TANGA RABIES; UIDESPREAD CHOLERA; UIDESPREAD

9 REGIONS BUfi iXIC PUCUE MBEYA UNDIAGNOSED DISEASE; KILUA DlSTRlCT TRAIN DERAILMENT; 79 INJ. BUKDBA; BUS ACCIDENT; 74 INJ.

RED LOCUST SWARMS I H E S i S R N TANZZ.WA NORTHERN TANZANIA; BUBDHIC PLtGUE KIGOHA NEAR LAKE TANGANYIKA: CHOLERA EPIDEMIC; NWBER OF CASES AS OF JAN. 1988 HOR9MRO!KILIK4uJPP99!IP.!Ur?4 !!EB!WP; !,5?!? =!!t!ES DISPLACED I H IRINGA RUKUA, COAST, W2OWR0, IIWARA & HBEYA REGIONS; TORRENTIAL RAlNS 8 FLOODING SUBMERGED HWES & CROPS SCGHERN TANZANIA; LIWDl AND MTUARA; TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FLWDING DESTROYED HOCIES AND SCHOOLS AND MASHED OUT ROADS AND BRIDGES 9 REGIONS; MENINGITIS CASES AS OF 9/10 CENT. & NORTHERN REGIONS MOST AFFECTED BY ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; D R W O 3 FOR SECOND YEAR

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COUNTRY: THAILAND

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DISNO STR DT DECL OT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAHAGE CWENTS __--- -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA ASIA

THAILAND THAI LAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAN9 THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILPND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND

86159 86/05/08 ASIA THAILAND

88014 8 8 88/02/19 ASIA THAILAND

88130 87/11/30 ASIA THAILAND

89013 88/11/18 88/11/23 ASIA THAILAND

88234 88/09/09 ASIA THAILiND 90007 89/11/04 89/11/06 ASIA THAI LAND

90177 90/09/24 ASIA THAILAND

91025 91/03/02 91/03/04 ASIA THAILAND

91136 91/02/16 ASIA THAILAND

91161 91/05/27 ASIA THAILAllD

92133 92/03/08 ASIA THAILAND

0 1,'jOO WEKONG FLOODS; CHIENGRAI TO UBON; 200 INJ.

700 CHIANG-RAI PRW. FIRE; CHIANG KHAN 45,000 1 3 S. PROVINCES; 93 IN:.

0 CHOLERA 0 NORTH, NORTHEAST

400,000 N., C., N.E. PRWllCES; 400 INJ. 0 KACliCHEA REFUGEES 0 TRAIN COLLISION; BANGKOK; 100 INJ. 0 0 EXPLOSION; 3 5 0 IWJ.

59,700 noNswN FLOOGS; CENTRAL, N. E. 0 TYPHOON KELLY; NAN PROVINCE

13,000 STORHS/FLOODS; S. THAILAND 0 KHOK SUNG VILLAGE; 100 INJ. 0 #ONSOON RAINS; BANGKOK/42 PROVINCES 0 SOUTHERN & EASTERN THAILAND; 31 INJ.; SEVERAL MILLION

DOLLARS DAMGE TO CROPS & IHDUSTRY 0 I ? PROVS. I N CENT., EA5TPBC E WTHERN THAILAND; TROP.

DEPRESSION DUMPED 361 W OF U1C; a# BANGKOK I N 2 4 HOURS; 2 1 INJ.; 3 RISSSNC; P:',tlOMS OF DOLLARS DAHAGE

0 VIETNMESE REFUGEES STRANDELI UN I W ! D S I N GULF OF THAILANO

7,200 SWTYERN THAILAND; HEAVY HOHSlW RAINS AND FLOODING DESTROYED SOUE 137,000 HA OF FAWLAWDS; GOVf. EST. OF DAMAGE

169,146 5. THAILAND, ESP. NAKHON tr THAWlARAT 8 SURAT THANI; RAINS DESTROYED HWES, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE, 500,000 HEAL OF LIVESTOCK; 3 9 0 PERSONS MISSING; 2,000 I N

0 BANGKOK; VIETNAMESE JET CRASHED; 5 SERIOUSLY HURT 452,000 SOUTHERN PROVS.; TYPHOON GAY WRST TO HIT THAILAND I N

3 5 YRS.; 5 8 0 VESSELS LOST INCLUDING UNOCAL DRILL SHIP; 30,000-45,000 HOHELESS

0 BANGKOK; TRUCK CARRYING LIQUIFIED GAS CRASHED AND EXPLODED I N BUSY INTERSECTION; THE BLAZE ENGULFED 4 3 CARS AND 3 0 SHOPS; 97 INJ.

0 BANGKOK/KLONG TOEY PORT; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF CHEMICALS CAUSE0 EXPLOSION; S L W SETTLEHENT NEAR PORT DESTROYED; OVER 5,000 HOMELESS; HAW INJURED

0 PHANG NGA PROV.; TWCK CARRYING DYNNITE TO QUARRY OVERTURNED AND EXPLODED HIDST CROUD THAT HAD GATHERED

0 AUSTRIAN JET EXPLOOED OVER NORTHERN THAILAND, KILLING ALL ON BOARD

0 OFF COAST OF THAILAND; FERRY COLLIDED UITH O I L TANKER; 112 ON FERRY MERE KILLED

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COUNTRYWIDE

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COUNTRY: TOGO

66019 65/12/05 65/12/05 AFR TOGO AC 150 300 0 0 66041 66/03/15 66/04/01 AFR TOGO ST 0 15 0 200 70030 69/12/02 69/12 AFR TOGO DP 0 200,004 0 0 71038 71 71/01/01 AFR TOGO DR 0 150,000 0 500 83012 83/01 83/01/29 AFR TOGO EX 0 20,000 0 0 89020 89/01 89/01/05 AFR TOGO DR 0 400,000 0 0

89021 88/12 89/01/05 AFR T O M EP 5 0 1,617 0 0 92028 92 92/03/27 AFR TOGO FS 0 50,000 0 0

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TRUCK DISASTER; SOUTOUBWA; 3 0 0 INJ. TORNADO; SOKOOE, UllA KARA; 15 INJ. GHANA-TOGO BORDER CWNTRYUIDE

TONE AND 011 PREFECTURES; FLOODING AND DRWGHT CREATED FOW SHORTAGE .. NORTHERN TOGO; NENINGITIS OUTBREAK POOR HARVESTS 8 INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION PROBLEW DUE TO POLITICAL DISTURBANCES RESULTED I N CRITICAL FOOD SHORTAGES I N ALL REG13NS

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COUNTRY: TOKELAU

14101 14!01 PAC TOKELAU CY 0 0 0 0 26104 25/12 PAC TOKELAU CY 0 0 0 0 - 66106 66/01/29 PAC TOKELAU CY 0 0 0 0 87028 87/02/27 871 0411 1 PAC TOKELAU ST 0 1,700 3 0 500

90126 90/02 PAC TOKELAU CY 0 0 0 0

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HlGH SEAS; ATAFU STRONG SALES HlGH SEAS; NUKUNONO/ FAKAOFO FAKAOFO, NUKWONO, AND ATAFU ATOLLS; FOOD TREES (COCONUT AND BREADFRUIT) KNOCKED D M ; HOUSES AND 1 NFRASTRUCTURE DESTROYED CYCLONE OFA; WIDESPREAD DAHAGE TO BUILDINGS, TREES, AND CROPS

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DISNO STR DT DECL DT REG ----- .---.-.- -------- ---- PAC PAC PAC

77/06/23 PAC 78/05/08 PAC 82/03/04 PAC

PAC 90/02/12 PAC

TONGA TONGA TONGA TONGA TONGA TONGA TONGA TONGA

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NIUAFOgOU VAVA'U HAgAPAI CYCLONE JULIETTE; HA'API IS. GROUP TONGATAPU; 5 INJ. CYCLONE ERNIE; HAgAPAI IS.; 5 INJ. CYCLONE ISAAC; NATlDNUlDE STRONG WINDS; TDNGATAW NORTHERN ISLAND OF NIUATOWTAW AND OTHER ISLANDS; CYCLONE OFA CAUSED HEAVY PROPERTY AND CROP D W G E

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33106 33/06/27 CARB 64107 63/09/30 CARD 75010 74/08/14 74/08/26 CARB 88lE 88/04/26 CRRB

0 90044 90/07/27 90/08/03 CARB

* T o t a l s

TRINIDAD TOBAGO TRINIDAD TOBAGO TRINIDAD TOBAGO TRINIDAD TOBAGO

TRINIDAD TOBAGO

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K l LLED AFFECTED HDHELESS KS DAHAGE MHHENTS --------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... 13 0 0 3,000 TRINIDAD 26 0 0 30,000 HURRICANE FLORA; TOBAGO 2 50,000 0 5,000 TROPICAL STORM ALMA: CENTRAL TRINIDAD 6 0 0 0 NEAR PORT-AU-SPAIN; EXPLOSION I N ARHY BUNKER DESTROYED

15 BUILDINGS, SEVERAL VEHICLES; DAHAGE EST. AT SEVERAL MILLION; 2 0 INJ.

6 0 3 0 0 0 0 PORT-OF-SPAIN; HOSTAGE CRISIS RESULTING F R g l COUP ATTUIPT; DAHAGE FROM LOOTING/BURNING; UP TO 3 0 0 INJ.

I-------- ------------- ----1.-11---- -.----...--.. 105 50,300 0 38,000 5 record@).

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AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

88016 b8/03/15 88/03/19 AFR 88144 88 AFR

88039 88/07 88/07/23 AFR 90020 90/01/21 90/01/26 AFR

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COUNTRY: TUNISM

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TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA TUNISIA

TUHiSlA TUNISIA

TUNISIA iUNIS IA

KAIRWN 8 KHLEDIA ZARZIS AREA COUNTRYWIDE MEDJERDA R. VALLEY CENTRAL PLAINS, E. REG. S. 8 CENTRAL REGIONS FACTORY EXPLOSION; TUNIS; 147 INJ. HEAW RAI NS; SFAX/COASTAL AREAS TUNIS, BEJA, AND S E M M L OTHER REGIONS; TORRENTIAL RAINS GAFSMSFAX AXIS AND NORTH CENTRAL; LOCUST IWASlON DROUGHT AND LOCUSTS REDUCED CEREAL PRDDUCTION TO ABOUT 27% OF AVERAGE YEAR; SEVERE IHPACT ON RURAL POOR LOCUST CONTROL PROGRAM SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TUNISIA; HOST DESTRUCTIVE FLOODING I N HDRE THAN 2 0 YEARS

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23102 22/09/13 EUR 40101 39/12/27 EUR - 42103 42 EUR 43102 43 EUR 46101 46/05/31 EUR 4910: 48 EUR . 53103 53/03/18 EUR 55110 54/11/27 EUR 631 09 63/02/01 EUR 64011 64/02 64/02/01 EUR 64014 6/03/10 64/04/01 EUR 64023 64/05/08 64/06/01 EUR 65017 64/10/06 64/10/07 EUR 65102 65/02 EUR 67014 66/08/19 66/08/22 EUR 671 1 7 66/07/ 1 2 EUR 68002 67/07/22 67/07/27 EUR

EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR

77006 76/11/24 76/11/25 EUR 77187 77/08 EUR

EUR aR EUR EUR EUR

79/11/20 EUR EUR EUR EUR EiR EUR

83/10/31 EUR

84189 84/09/18 EUR 06158 06/05/05 EUR

88034 88/06/23 88/06/24 EUR

TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY

TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY T URKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY

TURKEY TURKEY

TURKEY

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87195 87/08 EUR TURKEY 03102 03/04/29 EUR TURKEY 44100 44/02/01 EUR TURKEY 90030 90/02/07 90/02/16 EUR TURKEY

90039 90/06/19 90/06/21 EUR TURKEY

90049 90/OB 90/09/05 EUR TURKEY

91033 91/03 91/04/05 EUR TURKEY

91160 91/05/17 EUR TURKEY 92018 92/02/01 92/02/03 EUR TURKEY

92025 92/03/03 92/03/06 EUR TURKEY

92027 92/03/13 92/03/14 EUR TURKEY

93118 93/01/18 EUR TURKEY

92159 92/08/08 EUR TURKEY

EP 11 150 0 0 SOUTHERN TURKEY; CHOLERA EQ 6,000 0 0 . 0 MALAZGIRT EQ 3,959 0 0 0 GEREDE AC 68 0 0 0 NEAR RERZIFON, AMASYA PRW.; EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT

YENICELTEK COAL MINE FL 36 4,500 0 0 TRABZON AREA; FLOODING FROM TORRENTIAL RAINS CLOSED

HIGHWAYS, DISRUPTED COMHUNICATIONS AND RUINED CROPS; - HUNDREDS HOMELESS; 15 MISSING

DP 0 60,000 0 0 THOUSANDS OF EXPATRIATE WORKERS ENTERED TURKEY FRW IRAQ TO AICUV TRANSPORT TO HWE COUNTRIES

DP 0 0 0 0 KURDS FLEEING IRAQ UERE GIVEN REFUGE I N CAWS I N TURKEY (SEE DISNO 91030)

FL 30 0 0 0 EASTERN TURKEY; TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODS AV 261 1,000 0 0 CORHEC 8 OTHER TOUIlS I N S.E. TURKEY; SERIES OF MASSIVE

AVALANCHES; SEVERE WEATHER HAMPERED RESCUE AC 272 0 0 0 NEAR ZONWLDAK; COAL MINE EXPLOSION; 122 BDDIES

RECOVERED; 150 UlSSING AND PRESUUED DEAD EP 547 230,000 0 0 ERZINCAN; 6.8 MGNITUDE WAKE; OVER 18,000 BUILDINGS

DAHAGED OR DESTROYED; OVER 2,000 INJ. AV 0 0 0 0 OZENGELI; 50 HOUSES BURIED & ABOUT 300 PEOPLE FEARED

TRAPPED UNDER TONS OF SNOW AC 32 0 0 0 T EKIRDAG PROV.; EXPLOSION I N TEXTILE FACTORY DESTROYED

CROWED CAFETERIA, PLUNGING PEOPLE INTO LOkHR-LEVEL WATER STORAGE UNIT; AT LEAST 32 DEAD AND 27 INJ. ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

55,445 1,411,240 453,325 443,800 57 r e c o r d ( ~ ) .

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COUNTRY: TUVALU

73103 72/10/21 PAC TUVALU CY 6 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 85132 84/12/26 PAC TUVALU ST 0 0 0 0 87022 87/02/22 87/03/12 PAC TUVALU CY 0 0 0 0

90028 90/02/02 90/02/12 PAC TUVALU CY 0 300 300 0

C W E N T S --------*----------------------------------------------

CYCLONE BEBE; FUNAFUTI FUNAFUTI; SEVERE DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND CROPS FUNAFUTI AN0 OTHER ISLANDS; SERIOUS DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, CROPS, AND FISH FARMS VAITUPU; CYCLONE OFA AND SUBSEWZIT TROPICAL DEPRESSION; SEVERE DAMAGE 10 BUILDINGS AND CROPS

4 reco rd (s1 .

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AFR AFR

66/04/01 AFR 67/01/01 AFR 79/05/10 &FR 80/04/10 AFR 80/09/26 AFR 83/08/29 AFR 85/07/30 AFR 86/03/28 AFR

UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA U WND A UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA

87136 87/03/17 AFR UGANDA

88007 87 87/12/17 AFI? UGANDA

88036 88 88/07/05 AFR UGANDA

88235 88/08/08 AFR UGANDA

89043 88 89/06/16 AFR UGANDA

90025 90 90/02/06 AFR UGANDA

0 NATIONWIDE 0 BUBONIC PLAGUE

1,500 U. B w a A COUNTY; 510 INJ. 203 KARAllOJA

0 COUP 0 N.; WE., ESPECIALLY KARAHOJA 0 0 LUUERO/CENT. UGANDA 0 MEDICAL EMERGENCY 0 LUWERO TRIANGLF/#BARARA/LIRA & CULU; GOU ESTIHATES OF

NO. DISLOCATED BY HOSTILITIES OF RECENT YEARS; ENERG. ACTION TO PROVIDE BASIC NECESSITIES FOR RESETTLEMENT

0 EASTERN 9GAHDA; BUS COLLIDED WITl l TRUCK AND CRASHED THROUGH BRIDGE RAILING INTO R I M R

0 KARMJA; CROP FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE SPRING RAINS; AFFECTED FIG. I S NUMBER NEEOING FOOD ASSISTANCE

0 NORTHERN AND EASTERN UGANDA; ENERGENCV ACTION TO PROVIDE RESETTLEMENT K I T S FOR PEOPLE I N MAR-RAVAGED M E A S

0 WEST NILE/ARURA; EARTHQUAkE FOLLOWED BY 2 HWRS OF HEAVY RAIN

0 NORTHWESTERN UGANDA; POOR SEASONAL RAINS, HAIL STORH, INSECURITY, RETURNEES FROH SUDAN COMBINED TO CREATE FOOD SHORTAGE

0 CWNTRYHIDE; MENINGOCCAL MENIUGITIS; REPORTED CASES FROH KAMPALA, MBALE, AND ARUA

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67/03/29 EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR

UNITED KINGDON UNITED KINGDOH UNITEO KINGDOM UNITEO KIIIGDOM UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOH UNITED KINGDOH UNITED KINGDOM UNITEO KIHGDOM UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOM UNITEO KINGDOH UNITEO KINGOW UNITED KINGDOH

85/05/15 EUR UNITEO KINGDOM EUR UNITED KINGDOM

EUR UNITEO KINGDOH EUR UNITED KINGDOH EUR UNITED KINGDOH

EUR UNITED KIIGDOH

EUR UNITED KINGOOH

EUR UNITED KINGDOM

EUR UNITED KINGDOM

EUR UNITED KINGDOM

EUR UNITED KINGDOM EUR UNITED KINGDOM

EUR UNITEO KINGDOH

0 SHIPWRECK; N. ATLANTIC, TITANIC 0 UALES HINE EXPLOSION; SENGHENYDD 0 SCOTLAND TRAINWRECK; NEAR GRETNA, SCOTLAND 0 DIRIGIBLE; BEAUVAIS, FRANCE 0 LYNHOUTH 0 UK tlKILLEFi FOG; LW9ON

36,400 TORREY CANYON O I L SPILL; COAST OF CORNWALL 0 S. UALES LANDSLIDE; ABERFAN, WALES 0 PSYCH. ASYLUM FIRE; SHREUSBURY

2,500 MIND STORM; SCOTLAND 1,000 GALES, TIDES 2,500 CHEMICAL EXPLOSION; SALFORD

0 TRAIN WRECK NEAR EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND; 100 INJ. o WIREHOUSE FIRE; NORTHEST LONDON; n I L L I a s OF DOLLARS

WORTH OF DAHAGE o BRADFCWYORKSHIRE COUNTY; STADIun FIRE; 211 INJ.

1,700,090 S. U.K.; MINDS UP TO 110 MPH WORST I N MEMORY; ROOFS LIFTED OFF HWSES; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS DISRUPTED BY P M R OUTAGES & FALLEN TREES; ALSO FRANCE, FPAIN, PORTUGAL

0 LONDON; SUBWAY STATIOH FIRE; 8 0 INJ. 0 NORTH SEA OFF SCOTLAND; EXPLOSICN AND FIRE ON O I L RIG 0 LONDON; NEAR CLAPHAH JUNCTION; TRAIN URECK; MORE THAN

100 INJ. 0 LOCKERBIE, SCOT,; PAN AH JET CRASHED, KILLING ALL 258

PEOPLE ABOARD AND AT LEAST 11 RESIDENTS OF TOWN; CRASH CAUSED BY BOMB

0 SHEFFIELD; SOCCER FANS SURGED INTO CROWDED STADIUM 8 WERE CRUSHED AGAINST CROW-CONTROL FENCE; 200 INJ.

0 LEICESTERSHIRE; BRITISH MIDLAND AIRLINER CRASHED; ABOUT 6 5 INJ.

0 BARGE RAMNEO INTO PLEASURE BOAT ON THAHES R.: UP TO 6 0 KILLED. 87 SLIGHTLY INJ.

0 FOXBORWGH; CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION; 8 9 INJ., 3,000 EVACUATED

0 BARKING; CHEMICAL PLANT FIRE; 12 INJ., 3,500 EVACUATED i ,oon LONDON; FIRE IN HOSPITAL UING DESTROYED 5 YEARS OF

RESEARCH 0 LGNDON C W T E R TRAIN CRASHED INTO BUFFERS AT CANON ST.

STATION; 248 INJ.

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COUNTRY: URUGUAY

COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS K t DAKAGE ---------------- -- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- URUGUAY FL 8 38,063 0 39,000 URUGUAY AC 8 40 0 0 URUGUAY FL 0 16,000 2,500 0

URUGUAY FL 0 4,700 0 0

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CENTRAL AND WEST AIRPLANE CRASH; POCITOS BEACH; 40 INJ. EASTERN 8 SWTHERN DEPTS.; OVER 16,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROH SANTA U K I A R. AREA WESTERN 8 N.W. OEPTS. AFTER URUGUAY & CUAREIH RIVERS OVERFLOWED; NUHEROUS HOHES DESTROYED 8 CATTLE DROWNED; AFFECTED I S N3. EVACUATED AS OF 6/12

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COUNTRY: UZBEKISTAN

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92043 92/05/15 92/05/21 ASIA UZBEKISTAN EQ 9 50,000 50,000 0 ANDIZHAN OBLAST; 5.6 R. SCALE QUAKE AND FLOODING CAUSED

------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- HEAW DAMAGE TO HOMES, CROPS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

* T o t a l s 9 50,000 50,000 0 1 record(s1.

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PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC PAC

85/01/23 PAC

8701 1 87/02/07 87/02/08 PAC

88010 88/01/11 88/01/16 PAC

92014 92/01/08 92/01/13 PAC

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COUNTRY TY KILLED AFF ECTEO HMELESS KS DAMAGE COHNENTS ---------------- -- ------------- ------------- ------------- ....................................................... VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 2 CYCLONES; CENTRAL ISLANDS VANUATU CY 100 0 0 250 LANDSLIDE; EPI/AHBRYH VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE AMANDA; SWTHERN ISLANDS VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE CARLOTTA; EFATE/A#I\TOH VANUATU CY 4 0 0 0 CYCLONE WENDY; BANKWSANTO VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLCME GAIL; EFATE/SHEPHERDS VANUATU ST 0 0 0 0 STORH ALISON; TONGOA/EWIE VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE JUNE; EFATE VMUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE GORDON: WESTERN ISLANDS VANUATU CY 0 0 0 0 CYCLONE CLIFF; SEVERAL ISLANDS VANUATU CY 0 0 0 1,000 CYCLONE GYAN; NORTHERN 1S.m. SANTO VANUATU CY 9 117,500 0 0 3 CYCLONES; 6 ISLANDS; THOUSANDS HOMELESS; EX OF COPRA

CROP DESTROYED VANUATU CY 48 48,000 0 25,000 EFATE, ERROHANGO, TANNA, AN0 ANIWA; DAMAGE TO HWSES,

CROPS, U T I L I T I E S VANUATU CY 0 3,100 1,600 0 TORRES AND BANKS GRWPS AND U. ESPIRITU SANTO; CYCLONE

ANNE VANUATU CY 2 0 0 0 EFATE, AHBRYH, PENTECOST, 8 MATASO HOST AFFECTED;

CYCLONE BETSY, HEAW DAMAGE TO TRADITlONAL HOUSING 8 CROPS ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

163 168,600 1,600 26,250 1 5 recordCs).

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VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA

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VENEZUELA VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA VENEZUELA

LANGUNI LU IS AIRPLANE CRASH CARACAS 8 HACUTO COAST; 1,536 INJ. LLANOS REGION PLANE CRASH I N W C A I B O RABIES; TACHIRA, SANTA AHA RAINS/MIDSLIDES; CARACAS *

O I L TANKS FIRE; CARACAS; 5 0 0 INJ. CARACAS 8 NEARBY COASTAL AREAS; FLOODS 8 LANDSLIDES EASTERN VENEZUELA; 5 0 INJ. ARAGUA/MARACAY; TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSED MASSIVE MUDSLIDES UHICH DESTROYED HUES, CLOSED ROADS; 3 0 0 INJ.; UNOFFICIAL DEATH TOLL OYER 9 0 0 WESTERN VENEZUELA NEAR SAN PEDRO RIVER; 29 INJ., 37 HISSING CHICHIRIVICHI; FLASH FLOOD I N SEASIDE RESORT AFTER D M COLLAPSE; UP YO 60 HISSING; 96 HOMES OAllAGED OR DESTROYED NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHWESTERN; AT LEAST 5,000 AFFECTED FED. DIST.; 2 0 STATES; DENGUE FEVER; TOTAL NO. OF DEATHS AND CASES AS OF 03/22 TACOA; O I L TANK EXPLOSION; 1,000 INJ. CHULERA; 967 CONFIRMED CASES AS OF O7,'01/92

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DISNO STRDT DECLDT REG COUNTRY TY KILLED AFFECTED HOHELESS KS DAYAGE COHHENTS -____ -------- -------- ---- ---------------- -- I---------- ------------- -----I------- -----.------- ------------*------------------------------------------

54101 53/09/26 ASIA VIETNAH TY 1,000 0 0 0 SWTHERN COAST 5 4 1 11 53/09/25 ASIA VlETNAU TY 1,000 0 0 0 64009 64/01 66/01/19 ASIA VIETNAM EP 5 9 8 10,848 0 0 CHOLERA; SAIGON, HEKONG DELTA 65022 64/11 64/11/12 ASIA V I E T N M TY 7,000 700,000 700,000 50,000 TYPHOONS IRIS, JEAN; C. S. CHINA SEA C S S T 67019 66/09/20 66/09/20 ASIA VIETNAM FL 31 125,541 70,361 10,000 HEKONG FLOODS; NEAR CAUBODIA BORDER 67047 67/03/06 67/03 ASIA VIETNAM F 1 3 5,000 5,000 5 0 0 SAIWN, KHANH HOA; 11 INJ. 68025 68/01 68/02/01 ASIA VIETNAH CS 235 500,000 500,000 10.000 TET OFFENSIVE; SAIGON, HUE, DANANG; 3,544 INJ. 68042 68/05 68/05/23 ASIA VIETNAU CS 92 2,411 0 3,000 HAY OFFENSIVE; ESP. SAlGON; 2,411 INJ. 71123 70/10/26 ASIA VIETNAM FL 237 204,000 0 0 5 NORTHERN PROVINCES 71131 71/05/01 ASIA VIETNAH TY 23 0 0 0 QUANG NGAl PROV.; TYPHOON WANDA; 10,000 HOHES PARTLY OR

COnPLETELY DESTROYED 72116 71/10/23 ASIA VIETNAH TY 89 0 0 0 NOZTHERN PROVINCES 74115 73/11/10 ASIA VIETNAM TY 1 0 0 150,000 0 0 S. VIETNAU TYPHOON; BINH DINH 75001 74 74/07/01 ASIA VIETNAU RE 0 0 0 0 75102 75 ASIA VIETNAH CS 0 0 0 0 75143 75/04/04 ASIA VIETNAM AC 172 0 0 0 PLANE CRASH NEAR SAlGOh 771 93 77/07/22 ASIA VIETNAU TY 0 1,000 1,000 0 TYPHOON SARAH; HAIPHONG 78200 78/08 ASIA VIETNAM FL 0 4,000,000 79,000 0 UEKONG DELTA; 10 PROVINCES; MOlWON RAINS I N AUG. &

SEPT.; THOUSANDS EVACUATED; AT LEAST 79,000 HOHELESS; 1 MILLION HA RICE CROPS FLOODED

80149 80/07/23 ASIA VIETNAU TY 130 3,000,000 165,000 0 TYPHOOU JOE; RED R I M R DELTA 80151 80/09/15 ASIA VIETNAM TY 1 6 4 250,000 250,000 0 TYPHOON RUTH; CENTRAL; 97 INJ. 81121 80/12 ASIA VIETNAM FL 9 4 628,000 0 0 TORRENTIAL RAINS; CENTRAL 83104 82/10/18 ASIA VIETNAH TY 70 1,300,000 0 0 TYPHOON NANCY; 4 PROVINCES; 290 INJ. 83156 83/05 ASIA VIETNAM ST 76 0 0 0 WHIRLWINDS; CENTRAL 84104 83/09/28 ASIA VIETNAM TY 4 5 3 580,000 265,000 0 SEVERAL TYPHOONS; 3 2 4 INJ. 84148 84/04/15 ASIA VIETNAU TY 21 0 1,000 0 1 8 0 Kt4 E. OF HANOI; 9 4 INJ. 85105 8 4 H O ASIA VIETNAU FL 33 38,000 38,000 0 HEAVY RAINS; CENTRAL VIETKAH 85117 8 4 H 1 ASIA VIETNAM TY 134 650,416 0 0 TYPHOON AGNES (NINE); NGHlA BINH PROV.; 289 INJ.;

255,000 HA PADDY & 21,000 HA OTHER CROPS DESTROYED 9 R DAUAGED

86102 85/09/07 ASIA VIETNAU FL 93 2,800,000 0 0 HA NAN NINH MOST SERIOUSLY AFFECTED OF 10 PRWS. H I T BY HEAW RAINS & TV. AkDY (1-3 OCT.); 120,000 HWSES FLOOOED

86103 85/10 ASIA VIETNAH TY 670 225,000 225,000 0 BINH TRI THIEN & NGHE TINH; TYPHOOH CECIL; 2 5 7 INJ.; 128 MISSING

86195 86/09/06 ASIA VIETNAM TY 4 0 1 0 0 0 TYPHOON WAYNE; 3 4 HISSING; 2,502 II4J.; HEAW D M G E TO HOHES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AN@ WAREHWSES; 13,930 HA RICE CROP AFFECTED

87115 86/12/03 ASIA V I E T N M FL 165 0 0 0 CENTRAL VIETNAM; SEVERE DAUAGE TO BUILDINGS, CROPS, ROADS, DIKES, AND IRRIGhTION WORKS

87178 87 ASIA VIETNAU DR 0 0 0 0 NORTHERN PROVS.; DROUGHT, STORHS, AND INSECT INFESTATION RAISED RICE DEFICIT TO 1.7 l4ILLION TONS

88115 87/11 ASIA VIETNAU TY 1 0 1 352,000 352,000 0 NGHIA BlNH AND PHU KHAHU PROVS.; TYPHOQll HAURY 89103 88/10/10 ASIA VIETNAU TY 1 0 1 600,000 0 0 NGHE TINH AND 6 OTHER PROVS.; 2 TYPHOONS DESTROYED OR

DAMAGED 151,875 HOUSES, 396 BRIDGES, AND O E R 49,000 HA OF ?ICE CROP

89114 88/11/06 ASIA VIZTNAH TY 2 0 720,000 0 0 DOML' Hz.1, PHU KHAKH AND THUAN HA!; 2 MORE TYPHOONS DESTROYED OR DAUAGED OVER 12,000 HOMES, 46,500 HA OF CROPS, AND 135 BRIDGES

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89165 89/05/25 ASIA VIETNAM

89178 89/07/24 ASIA VIETNAM

90102 89/10/03 ASIA VIETNAM

89142 89/03/08 ASIA VIETNAM

90150 90/06/15. ASIA VIETNAM

90169 90/08/28 ASIA VIETNAM

81179 81 ASIA VIETNAM

91106 90/10/23 ASIA VIETNAM 91183 91/08 ASIA VIETNAM

91188 91/08/17 ASIA VIETNAH

91162 91/06 ASIA VIETNAM 92015 91/12/28 92/01/23 ASIA VIETNAM

C. VIETNAM/DANANG; CYCLONE CECIL; HEAVY DAHAGE TO BUILDINGS, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE; HUNDREDS OF BOATS SUNK; DAHAGE FIG. FOR DANANG; 1 0 6 INJ.; HUNDREDS HISSING THANH HOA PROV.; TYPHOON IRVING; 89,000 HOMES DESTROYED & 200,000 DAHAGED; EXTENSIVE DAHAGE TO CROPS & INFRASTRUCTURE; 4 9 1 INJ. ESP. NGHE TINH & BINH TRI THIEN PROVS.; 3 TYPHOONS (BRIAN, ANGELA, DAN) DAMAGED HOUSES, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE SOUTH CHINA SEA; FISHING BOAT CARRYING VIETNAHESE REFUGEES COLLIDED WITH TANKER; 130 BOAT PEOPLE FEARED DROUNED N.U. VIETNAH; TYPHOON AND HEAW RAINS CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING; OVER 17,000 HA RICE CROP DESTRaYED OR DAHAGED TYPHOOIl BECKY H I T KY ANH DIST.; TORNADO ON 08/29 STRUCK HA NA NINH 8 THAI BINH PROVS.; OVER 100,000 HOUSES COLLAPSED & HEAVY DAHAGE TO RICE CROPS SAIGON; TALCUM POWDER CONTAHINATED WITH WARFARIN KILLED 177 & INJURED 564 CENT. EASTERN COAST; THOUSANDS LEFT HWELESS UEKONG DELTA; 68,000 HA RICE F IEUIS FLOODED 8 32,000 HA DESTROYD; 54,000 HOUSES FLOODED CENT. VIETNAM; TYPHOON FRED; 11,313 HOUSES COLLAPSED, 79,850 BLDGS. DAMAGED, & 5 0 BOATS SUNK; HW. DAMAGE TO CROPS & IRRIGATION BANKS; 16 INJ., 10 HISSIUG NGHE TINH PROV.; TUNNEL COLLAPSE I N RUBY MINE CENTRAL VIETHAM, ESP. QUANG NGAI, QUANG NAN-DA NANG, 8 THUA THIEN PROVS.; SEVERE D W G E TO FISHING FLEET; SONE 6,692 PEOPLE LOST U w l S OF SUBSISTANCE

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65111 65/02/05 PAC 66105 66/01/29 PAC

* 87118 86/12/25 PAC

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COMMENTS

CLOSE TO BOTH GRGUPS CYCLONE/STORU SURGE FOOD CROPS DESTROYED ON FUTUNA; CYCLONE RAJA

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64101 64/06/13 PAC 66032 66/01/29 66/02/01 PbC - 68032 68/02/10 68/03/22 PAC 83165 83/09 PAC 89022 89/01/06 89/01/19 PAC

. 90024 90/02/02 90/02/06 PAC

92012 91/12/06 91/12/09 PAC

UESTERN SAMOA ST 250 0 0 0 USTERN SAHOA CY 10 95,000 0 600 WESTERN SAMOA CY 0 0 0 238 WESTERN SAHOA F1 0 1,000 0 31, b50 WESTERN SAMOA CY 0 0 0 15,500

UESTERN SAHOA CY 8 80,000 20,000 119,400

WESTERN SAMOA CY 12 85,000 0 331,000

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DISNO STRDT DECLDT REG ----- -------- -------- ---- YEHEN, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF YEMEH, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF YEMEH, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF YEMEH, REP. OF YEHEN, REP. OF YEMEN, REP. OF

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EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR N R EUR N R EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR

YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUCGSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA YUGGSL&?!A YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA

93107 92/11 ElJR YUGOSLAVIA

SKOPJE CROATIA 8 SLOVENIA DANUBE SYSTEH; 15,000 1NJ. MINE EXPLOSION; KAKANJ YUGO-ALBANIA EQ; MACEDONIA, DEBAR; 70 INJ. MONTENEGRO; 3 0 INJ. 4 QUAKES; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; 1,116 INJ. SHALLPOX; BELGRADE, CACM A I R COLLISION NEAR ZAGREB HONTENEGRO; 1,000 INJ. S. ADRIATIC COAST; 80 INJ. TRAIN COLLISION; SThLAC; 1 0 0 INJ. UONTENEGRO MT. KOPAONIK; 1 0 0 INJ. BOSNIA/HERCEGOVINA; 6 0 INJ. MONTENEGRO 8 SOUTHERN SERBIA; HEAVY RAINS ALEKSINAC MINE DISASTER; EXPLOSION AND FIRE KREKA; 170 MINERS TRAPPED AFTER EXPLOSION I N MINE INTERETHNIC FIGHTlNG I N CROATIA AND BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA KILLED THOUSANDS AND CREATED LARGE DISPLACED POPULATION; AFFECTED INCLUDES REFUGEES I N OTHER COUNTRIES HONTENEGRO; FLOODS DESTROYED HDMES & STORES & DAMAGED TAILINGS DAM AT UOJKOVAC

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AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR AFR

91063 91/09/23 91/69/28 AFE

92023 92/02/16 92/02/27 AFR

9 f 0 6 5 92/09 92/09/25 AFR

92164 92/59/11 AFR

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ZAIRE

ZAIRE EM 4 0 0 0 0

ZAIRE DP 0 40,000 0 0

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N. K IVU PROVINCE, BENI; 600 XNJ. BU#AW C I V I L STRIFE; BUKAW ( K I W PROV) VILLAGE OF MANDUE, K I W PRWIHCE EBOLA VIRUS; EQUATOR PROVINCE NYIRANCONCO; NEAR COEIA; 10 INJ. SHABA INVASION; SHABA PROVINCE CHOLERA; W I R A REPATRIATION; SHABA PROVINCE FAHINE; BAS U I R E HAUT U I R E ; K I W PROVINCE KASUnBALESA SHABA; TRAIN-TRUCK COLLlSION ALONG ZAIRE RIVER; CHOLERA DEATHS OVER 4-WEEK PERIOD ALONG ZAIRE RIVER; CHOLERA DEATHS OVER 4 UEEKS KINSHASA; HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLOOOlNG I N LOU-LYING AREAS; 5 0 0 INJ. KINSHASA & OTHER CITIES; WIDESPREAD LOOTING BY MJTINOUS TROOPS 8 CIVILIANS DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE & THREATENED SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES; 1,500 INJ. ViOLEYT REACTION TO PROTEST MARCH; 1 0 0 IN; : C I V I L UNREST OVER SEVERAL MONTHS RESULTED I N ECOkYIC CRISIS ETHNIC VIOLENCE I N SHABA LEFT AN ESTIMATED 4U,000 DISPLACED SHABA PROV./KABALO; 61 INJ.; 5 0 ADOBE HOUSES COLLAPSED

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65009 64/08 64/08/15 AFR ZAMBIA 71011 70/09/25 70/09 AFR ZAMBIA 78008 78/02 78/02/18 AFR ZAMBIA 79005 78/10 78/10/25 AFR ZAMBIA 81007 8 0 80/12/30 AFR ZANBIA 82160 82 /07 AFR ZAMBIA 86033 86 86/08/17 AFR ZAMBIA

87162 87/07/06 AFR ZANBIA

84130 89/01/23 AFR ZAMBIA

91115 90/12 AFR ZAMBIA

92024 91 92/02/27 AFR ZAMBIA

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KILLED AFFECTED HOMELESS KS DAMAGE ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 3 0 0 3,000 3,000 0 89 5 0 0 0 0 11 30,000 30,000 2 0 0 0 1,000 0 0

1 5 23,000 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 0 0 0 0

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N.E. DISTRICTS MINE DISASTER; MULFULIRA COPPER MINE LUSAKA; 9 0 0 INJ. RHODESIAN RAIDS; RHODESIAN BORDER; 1,000 INJ. FOOD SHORTAGE MEASLES: HUINILUNGA RED LOCUSTS AND AFRICAN MIGRATORY LOCUSTS I N KAFUE FLATS AND NORTHERN PROVINCE BARGE SANK ON LUAPULA R.; EARLY REPORTS PUT DEATH TOLL AT OVER 3 0 0 LUSAKA, S, E, 8 U PROVS.; FLOWS BROUGHT ON BY TORRENTIAL RAINS DESTROYED HUD HOMES I N SHANTY TOUNSHIPS AROUND LUSAKA; DAUAGE TO CROPS, ROADS, BRIDGES NORTHERN, LUAPULA, 8 COPPERBELT PROVS.; CHOLERA OUTBREAK; FIGS. AS OF 12/20 DROUGHT CAUSED SERIOUS FOOD SHORTFALL AN@ INCREASE I N DISEASE AND MLNUTRITION

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66109 66/01/03 AFR 761 12 75/12,24 AFR 82025 82/06/10 82/06/11 AFR 84101 82 . AFR

841 28 83/ 12/24 AFR I 91186 91/08/04 AFR

92020 95 92/02/11 AFR

93111 92/11/26 AFR

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ZIMaAWE

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BUS ACCIDENT; NEAR CHIPORIO THIRD SUCCESSIVE YEAR OF DRWGHT; DAMAGE FIG. FOR CATTLE LOSSES ONLY I N 1984 TRAIN DERAILMENT; HUANGE; 215 INJ. NEAR V I L L U E OF TRWTBECK; BUS CARRYING STUDENTS ON SPORTS OUTING OVERSHOT BEND I N WINDING ROAD; 12 SERIOUSLY INJ. POOR RAINS I N 1991 CAUSm W i S f DRWGHT OF THE CENTURY; SEVERE WATER EY15itiAGES 8 NUMEROUS CATTLE DEATHS CSSLERA; OUTBREAK I N TUO W S FOR MOZAMBICAN REFUGEES SPREAD TO HOST POPULATION; CASES AS O f 93/02/23