A red dot beside the disaster name also signifies an ongoing situation.12 entries found
Affected countries: China
About 143,800 people have been affected and more than 2,453 houses toppled after a 6.0-magnitude quake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on 1 Nov 2011. (Xinhua, 3 Nov 2011)
Affected countries: Peru
Since November 2011, floods and landslides have affected more than 23,000 people and damaged roads, houses, buildings and crop fields in 79 provinces. In January, the departments of Apurímac, Arequipa, San Martín, Tacna and Lima were particularly affected (...
Affected countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Heavy rains in Sud-Kivu left 400 families with no shelter, destroyed houses, schools and crops. (OCHA 7 Dec 2011). In Bas Congo province flooding affected 1,200 households (Caritas - 13 Dec 2011).
Affected countries: Niger
A cholera outbreak affected seven regions along the Niger River, the source of contamination. The first confirmed cases were recorded in March 2011; by October 2011, 2,130 cases and 50 deaths had been reported. (IFCR, 24 Oct 2011)
Affected countries: Turkey
Eastern Turkey was hit by earthquakes on 23 Oct 2011 and 9 Nov 2011, which killed 644 people and affected 650,000. More than 10,000 aftershocks were registered. 2,900 houses collapsed and 25,750 buildings were severely damaged and defined as inhabitable. (...
Affected countries: Somalia
Heavy rains and flooding in southern Somalia starting in Oct 2011 displaced 1,000 households and impeded delivery of humanitarian aid (OCHA, 18 Oct 2011).
By the end of Dec 2011, the Deyr rains had subsided in many parts of the Lower and Middle Juba...
Affected countries: Mexico
Hurricane Jova struck the states of Colima, Jalisco, Tabasco, Oaxaca y Campeche, causing floods and mudslides that affected more than 92,000 people (...
Affected countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Since mid-October 2011, almost 2 million people have been affected by floods and landslides across Central America, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica and parts of Mexico.
The Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have declared states...
Affected countries: Central African Republic
Torrential rains fell in the Central African Republic in October 2011, causing floods in the 7th subdivision of Bangui and in Male Local Council, which affected 587 families (IFRC, 25 Oct 2011)
Affected countries: Haiti
Heavy rains from 6 to 10 Oct 2011 caused significant flooding in Haiti’s southern departments of Sud, Nippes and Grande Anse. Two people drowned and more than 416 households were evacuated to emergency shelters. (...
Affected countries: Central African Republic
At the beginning of September 2011, the first cases of cholera appeared in the Sékia Moté, Bokélo, Mondoli, Monza, Bokassi, Nzinga and Sedale villages. The government declared an epidemic on 30 Sept 2011, with 51 cases and 11 deaths registered. New cases of cholera continued to be registered until...
Affected countries: China, Philippines, Viet Nam
Typhoon Nalgae, struck the Philippines on Saturday, 1 October 2011, following almost the same route as Typhoon Nesat. Nalgae hit Isabela province and although it did not cause widespread adverse conditions, heavy rains in the Cordillera mountain region pose a new threat of flash floods and...
