A red dot beside the disaster name also signifies an ongoing situation.12 entries found
Affected countries: Brazil
The state of emergency was declared in 53 municipalities of Minas Gerais, in the south-east of Brazil, after floods and landslides killed at least 7 people (AFP, 4 Jan 2012...
Affected countries: Chile
On 29 Dec 2011, a forest fire was reported in the Biobío region, affecting the communes of Quillón and Florida, province of Ñuble. The fire rapidly spread due to high temperatures and favourable wind conditions. More than 500 persons were evacuated from the area as the fires consumed more than 30,...
Affected countries: India
Cyclone Thane made landfall near Chennai on the Tamil Nadu coast in India on 30 Dec 2011, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least 18 people. Heavy rainfall is forecast for the next 12-24 hours. (Times of India, 30 Dec 2011)
Affected countries: Philippines
Heavy rainfall in several regions has caused flooding and landslides since the end of December. Over 171,800 persons were affected and more than 72,000 were evacuated (Government, 30 Dec 2011).
On 5 Jan 2012, a landslide killed 42 people in Pantukan...
Affected countries: Nepal
Since the last week of December 2011, the temperature in most of the areas affected by last September’s earthquake significantly dropped to close to freezing at night combined with intense snowfall in many parts of the districts. Of the total 7,746 families displaced by the earthquake across 12...
Affected countries: Angola
More than 100 cases of cholera were registered during the first fortnight of December, in the district of Lucapa, north-eastern Lunda Norte province, claiming various lives (Government, 23 Dec 2011).
Affected countries: Philippines
Tropical Storm Washi, known locally as Sendong, swept across the Mindanao region from 16 to 18 Dec 2011, bringing strong winds and heavy rains that caused massive flooding, flash floods and landslides.
As of 16 Jan, more than 1,250 people had been killed, over 6,000 had been injured and almost 432...
Affected countries: Mexico
1,106 houses were damaged by the earthquake that struck the state of Guerrero on Dec 10, affecting 3,371 people (Government, 5 Jan 2012).
Affected countries: Angola
About 5,000 people are affected by serious flooding near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Church World Service, 7 Dec 2011). Heavy rains have also caused destruction in the south-eastern Kuando...
Affected countries: Indonesia
On 4 Dec 2011, Mt. Gamalama erupted and spewed lava and ash on the island Ternate in eastern Indonesia. Since then, several eruptions have taken place. On 27 Dec, a flood of cold lava killed three and injured five. 2,368 people were displaced as of 15 Dec. (...
Affected countries: United Republic of Tanzania
Nine people were killed and more than 6,776 were left homeless after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Mbeya regions (ACT Alliance, 5 Dec 2011 ).
Dar es Salaam city was subjected to massive flooding following...
Affected countries: Mexico
The state of emergency has been declared in the states of Durango, Zacatecas and Veracruz where 71 municipalities are affected by a cold wave (Government, 7 Dec 2011).
