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Affected countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
On 14 May, Cyclone Mahasen brought heavy rains and landslides to Sri Lanka, with seven people confirmed dead and 3,881 people displaced due to the resulting heavy rains and landslides. In Bangladesh, following the raising of warning signals to 7 from a possible 10 (expecting severe weather) for Cox...
Affected countries: Ecuador
Starting in January 2013, seasonal rains have caused flooding and landslides in various parts of Ecuador. The most affected provinces are Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Esmeraldas, Manabí, El Oro, Chimborazo, Pichincha, Guayas, Imbabura, Tungurahua, Los Ríos, Carchi, Orellana, Morona Santiago,...
Affected countries: Kenya
Heavy rains beginning in December 2012 caused flooding in Nyanza (West Kenya) and Rift Valley
provinces in Kenya. The flood situation was expected to continue to worsen through mid-January 2013. A total of 2,156 households were affected by the flooding with 1,217 households being in Rift Valley and...
Affected countries: Kyrgyzstan
In 2011/2012, Kyrgyzstan experienced a harsh winter with unusually low temperatures, heavy snowfall and high precipitation, which exceeded the annual average by 2-2.5 times. Melting snow and heavy rains caused mudflows and flash floods across the country. Food stocks, home properties, livelihoods...
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: Uganda
Mudslides caused by heavy rains left over 6,400 people in need of urgent re-settlement, 5 injured and 3 bodies still trapped under debris. WFP distributed food aid to 26 families with the assistance of the Red Cross. (Uganda Red Cross, 12 Aug 2011)...
Affected countries: Pakistan
On 30 July 2011, floods and mudslides have affected the Ghanche District in Gilgit-Balistan, causing damage to hundreds of houses and to crop areas (Government and...
Affected countries: Tajikistan
As a result of heavy rains on 11-12 June 2011, floods hit Sughd province in the northern part of Tajikistan, affecting 7 villages in 3 districts of the province (IFRC, 16 Jun 2011).
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