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"Unique.." "DFO.." "Glide.." "Country" "Other" "Nations" "X.Affected" "Locations" "Rivers" "Began" "Ended" "Days" "Dead" "Displaced" "Damage..USD." "Main.cause" "Severity.." "Affected.sq.km" "Magnitude..M..." "Notes.and.Comments" "Centroid.X" "Centroid.Y" "X" "M.6" "Total.floods.M.6" "M.4" "Total.floods.M.4" "Date.Began" "Total.floods.M.6.1" "Total.floods.M.4.1" "ENSO.index" "1" NA NA "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" NA "" "" "" "" NA "" NA "" NA NA "" NA "annual" NA "annual" "" "bimonthly" "bimonthly" NA "2" 1 1 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Northeastern" "" "1-Jan-85" "5-Jan-85" 5 "26" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "92,620" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1985" "0" "1" NA "3" 2 2 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States: Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais a Espirito Santo" "" "15-Jan-85" "2-Feb-85" 19 "229" "80,000" "2,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "678,500" 7.3 "\"Brazil's worst flooding since the 1940s, three southern state were inuated in 1983....it has not stopped raining since the e of December...declared a state of emergency in 133 counties\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "2" "15-Jan-1985" "1" "2" NA "4" 3 3 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Towns: Tanjay a Pamplona" "" "20-Jan-85" "21-Jan-85" 2 "43" "444" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "12,850" 4.4 "\"A waterspout swirled across two central Philippine towns.\"CAUSE:Waterspout" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "20-Jan-1985" "1" "3" NA "5" 4 4 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Region: Northern Sulawesi; Towns: Gorontalo Regency" "" "4-Feb-85" "18-Feb-85" 15 "21" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,540" 5.4 "\"large areas of cropla have been devastated\"CAUSE:Flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "4" "4-Feb-1985" "1" "4" NA "6" 5 5 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Provinces: Natal, Maputo; Rivers: Nkomati, Omati, Maputo, Umbeluzi, Incomati, Limpopo, Pungue, Buzi a Zambezi; Town: Ressano Garcia" "" "9-Feb-85" "11-Feb-85" 3 "19" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "20,080" 5 "\"With the exception of floods caused by a cyclone early last year, the flooding was the worst in 50 years...The floods follow a four-year drought that devastated South African a Mozambican farmlas. The drought was broken in January with rains that exceeded the long-term average for the month. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "5" "9-Feb-1985" "1" "5" NA "7" 6 6 "" "Comoros islas" "" "" "" "Isla of Anjouan; Villages: Hassimpao, Marahare, Vouani" "" "16-Feb-85" "28-Feb-85" 13 "2" "35,000" "5,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,040" 4.1 "\"Most crops destroyed including important sources of agricultural income: vanilla plants a olive trees. Situation aggravated by soil erosion. Potential risk of famine in affected rural areas in next five months.\"CAUSE:Tropical storm" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "6" "16-Feb-1985" "1" "6" NA "8" 7 7 "" "New Zealand " "" "" "" "Coromael Peninsula" "" "17-Feb-85" "18-Feb-85" 2 "4" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,870" 4.2 "\"11 inches of rain fell during a 24-hour period.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "7" "17-Feb-1985" "1" "7" NA "9" 8 8 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central a East Java a the eastern islas" "" "19-Feb-85" "23-Feb-85" 5 "10" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "77,090" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "8" "19-Feb-1985" "1" "8" NA "10" 9 9 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - Towns: Eastlake, Defiance; Rivers: Chagrin, Maumee Missouri - Towns: Fairplay, Kansas City; Rivers: Missouri, Mississippi, Iian Creek, Marmaton Oklahoma - Towns: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Shawnee, Skiatook; Rivers: Deer Creek, Bird Creek Iiana - Towns: Fort Wayne, Marion, Niles, Vincennes; Rivers: Wabash, Mississinewa, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe, Maumee Ohio - Towns: Milan; Rivers: Huron Illinois - Towns: Wilmington, Kankakee, Phalen Acres, Morse; Rivers: Kankakee New York - Towns: Buffalo, Amherst; Rivers: Silver Creek, Elliot Creek Michigan - Counties: St. Clair Towns: Kalamazoo, Hastings; Rivers: Belle, Thornapple" "" "22-Feb-85" "1-Mar-85" 8 "7" "2,250" "12,100,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "210,530" 6.4 "\"Some rivers in Iiana were heading for their highest levels in nearly 30 years...Fort Wayne officials said they expected their third worst floods of the century. In Chicago almost every major river in the state is above flood stage. Many rivers are at their all-time highs,..the Maumee climbed to its third highest level in history.\"CAUSE:Rain - Snowmelt" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "9" "22-Feb-1985" "2" "9" NA "11" 10 10 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Bermeja, Department of Tarija" "" "25-Feb-85" "28-Feb-85" 4 "2" "1,000" "" "" 1 "69,710" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "25-Feb-1985" "2" "10" -0.6 "12" 11 11 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Towns: Rome, Peoria, Liverpool, Chillicothe, Meredosia; Rivers: Illinois, Fox" "" "3-Mar-85" "8-Mar-85" 6 "4" "2,400" "11,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "26,270" 5.5 "\"The National Guard was on alert as water spilling from the Illinois threatened the river basin with its worst flooding in history \"CAUSE:Rain - Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "11" "3-Mar-1985" "0" "1" NA "13" 12 12 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Towns: Zuni Pueblo, Ramah Lakes on the Zuni River: Black Rock, Eustace " "" "13-Mar-85" "14-Mar-85" 2 "" "80" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "26,530" 4.7 "\"Heavy rains a snowmelt put pressure on two earthen dams on Zuni Iian tribal las\"CAUSE:Rain - Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "12" "13-Mar-1985" "0" "2" NA "14" 13 13 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Pasadena, Houston, Victoria, San Antonio, Sugar La" "" "14-Mar-85" "15-Mar-85" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "141,510" 5.5 "\"2 inches of rain in an hour flooded streets a intersections a some uerpasses were filled with several feet of water. One freeway uerpass was flooded 6 feet deep. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "13" "14-Mar-1985" "0" "3" NA "15" 14 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Lake Erie, Detriot River Michigan - Counties: Monroe, Macomb a Wayne Ohio - Toledo" "" "30-Mar-85" "31-Mar-85" 2 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,880" 4.5 "\"High water a northeast wis caused the worst flooding in more than a decade on islas in the Detroit River. A Coast Guard spokesman said the water level at the river's mouth was 59 inches above normal a 8 inches above the level predicted. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "14" "30-Mar-1985" "0" "4" NA "16" 15 15 "" "NE" "" "" "" "State: Ceara, Piaui a Maranhao, Paraiba" "" "2-Apr-85" "17-Apr-85" 16 "32" "700,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,970,400" 7.7 "\"A year ago these people were dying of hunger from the drought. Now they're being punished by the rain...These are by far the worst floods we've ever had...Rio Grae del Norte state governor Agripino Maiahas called the flooding the worst in almost 50 years...The heavy rains have swollen rivers that have been dry or almost dry for several years. In some areas, the rains have continued for more than two months, but have become more intense in recent weeks.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "15" "2-Apr-1985" "1" "5" NA "17" 16 16 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Counties: San Patricio a Nueces; City: Stinton, Corpus Christi" "" "11-Apr-85" "12-Apr-85" 2 "1" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,190" 4.5 "\"Nearly a foot of rain washed coastal areas\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "16" "11-Apr-1985" "1" "6" NA "18" 17 17 "" "NE" "" "" "" "Jinshan township of Huma County, Heilongjiang River" "" "21-Apr-85" "29-Apr-85" 9 "" "200" "1,300,000" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "300,330" 6.4 "\"The largest ice dam was 15 meters high a 25 kilometers long.\"CAUSE:Ice flows" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "17" "21-Apr-1985" "2" "7" NA "19" 18 18 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Marquette County" "" "24-Apr-85" "25-Apr-85" 2 "" "400" "400,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "5,120" 4.3 "\"The 6-foot floods washed out pits up to 20 feet deep in roads...an emergency services department spokesman, called the flooding the 'worst of the century.\"CAUSE:Rain - Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "18" "24-Apr-1985" "2" "8" -0.47 "20" 19 19 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nebraska New Mexico - Rio Grae River Minnesota - Wild Rice River in Mahnomen Texas - Erath County Colorado - Southeastern " "" "11-May-85" "12-May-85" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "154,870" 5.5 "\"Violent storms...hurled tornadoes, softball-size hail a heavy rain at the nation's midsection today, knocking out power, flooding streets, destroying homes a triggering mudslides.\"CAUSE:Rain - Tornadoes" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "19" "11-May-1985" "0" "1" NA "21" 20 20 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Mountain towns of Jayuya a Utuado" "" "19-May-85" "20-May-85" 2 "2" "4,500" "67,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,420" 3.5 "\"Caused serious damage to the isla's coffee crop.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "19" "19-May-1985" "0" "1" NA "22" 21 21 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Guilin" "" "26-May-85" "6-Jun-85" 12 "64" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "458,670" 6.9 "\"Some of China's worst flooding this century...the region's worst flooding since 1908...severe rains caused four rivers to overflow...The worst flood in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 77 years \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "20" "26-May-1985" "1" "2" NA "23" 22 22 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Buenos Aires, Ingeniero Budge, La Matanza, Maldonado River" "" "30-May-85" "1-Jun-85" 3 "25" "100,000" "230,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "78,650" 5.5 "\"The weather bureau reported at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT) Friday that 11.5 inches of rain fell over the previous 24-hour period, setting a record. The previous high-water mark was set Feb. 27, 1930, when 9.6 inches fell in one day.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "21" "30-May-1985" "1" "3" NA "24" 23 23 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Maulvibazar, Sylhet district, River Manu" "" "3-Jun-85" "22-Jun-85" 20 "7" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "8,910" 5.4 "\"Floods that hit the area for the third time in two weeks...Officials said the flooding arou Moulvibazar was the worst in memory.\"CAUSE:Rain - cyclones" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "22" "3-Jun-1985" "1" "4" NA "25" 24 24 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Counties: Hays, Comal a Blanco; Cities:Red River, Denison, San Antonio, Archer City, Wimberley, Bulverde; Rivers:Blanco Bulverde Cibolo Creek, Iian Creek, Blanco River Oklahoma - Cities: Ardmore, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Marietta a Love County, Rivers: Polecat Creek" "" "5-Jun-85" "6-Jun-85" 2 "6" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "83,470" 5.2 "\"Rainfall was measured up to 16 inches.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "23" "5-Jun-1985" "1" "5" NA "26" 25 25 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Cities: Barnsdal, Avant, Pawhuska, Skiatook, Bartlesville, Wynona River: Bird Creek" "" "10-Jun-85" "11-Jun-85" 2 "" "320" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,870" 4.5 "\"This is probably the worst storm we've had in my lifetime a I haven't heard anybody say anything different.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "24" "10-Jun-1985" "1" "6" NA "27" 26 26 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "isla of Luzon; Provinces - Rizal, Bataan a Pampanga; Cities - Manila, Quezon, Santa Cruz" "" "22-Jun-85" "30-Jun-85" 9 "98" "130,000" "60,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,770" 4.8 "\"The flood was the worst to hit this city of 6.8 million in more than a decade...two typhoons a heavy monsoon rains that spurred the worst flooding in the Philippines in 13 years.CAUSE:Rain - typhoons" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "25" "22-Jun-1985" "1" "7" NA "28" 27 27 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Kerala, Assam Bombay, Karnataka, Goa" "" "23-Jun-85" "27-Jun-85" 5 "95" "25,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "254,240" 6.1 "\"Bombay, where the heaviest rain in more than 10 years.\"CAUSE:Rain - monsoon" NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "26" "23-Jun-1985" "2" "8" NA "29" 28 28 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Guizhou a Sichuan; City: Xichang Rivers: Yangtse, Jinsha" "" "28-Jun-85" "10-Jul-85" 13 "275" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "290,680" 6.8 "\"Some of the region's worst flooding in decades, \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "27" "28-Jun-1985" "3" "9" -0.14 "30" 29 29 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts: Chittagong, Baar; Rivers: Matamuhuri, Sankha " "" "3-Jul-85" "4-Jul-85" 2 "2" "77,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,450" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "28" "3-Jul-1985" "0" "1" NA "31" 30 30 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "Monschau, Rur River" "" "6-Jul-85" "7-Jul-85" 2 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,930" 3.6 "\"Rainstorms a high wis ripped across north a eastern West Germany Saturday bringing extensive flooding, ripping up trees, blocking roads a washing away a bridge.\"CAUSE:Rain " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "28" "6-Jul-1985" "0" "1" NA "32" 31 31 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Virginia - Counties: Raolph, Tucker; Rivers: Cheat, Dry Fork, Horse Camp Run Pennsylvania - Counties: Westmorea, Western Erie; Towns: West Jeannette, New Stanton, Ligonier Township; Rivers: Brush Creek" "" "9-Jul-85" "10-Jul-85" 2 "2" "200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "24,270" 4.7 "\"It was lightning, a there was hail, but it was raining so bad you couldn't see anything\"CAUSE:1" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "29" "9-Jul-1985" "0" "2" NA "33" 32 32 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Am Timan Region, Bahr Azoum River" "" "13-Jul-85" "16-Jul-85" 4 "" "1,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,240" 4.8 "\"Rainy season has started with a torrential rainfall.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "30" "13-Jul-1985" "0" "3" NA "34" 33 33 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir" "" "18-Jul-85" "30-Jul-85" 13 "340" "20,000" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "117,440" 6.2 "\"Two days of the heaviest monsoon rains in 20 years\"CAUSE:Rain - monsoons" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "31" "18-Jul-1985" "1" "4" NA "35" 34 34 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Kosti, Nyala, El Geneina, El Fasher" "" "19-Jul-85" "22-Jul-85" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,580" 5.4 "\"Heavy rains have halted delivery of most relief supplies to tens of thousas of Sudanese a Chadian famine victims.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "32" "19-Jul-1985" "1" "5" NA "36" 35 35 "" "China" "" "" "" " Provinces: Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shaong Rivers: Yalu, Liao, Hun, Taizhi, Liaohe" "" "20-Jul-85" "2-Sep-85" 45 "200" "2,000,000" "350,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "994,500" 7.8 "\"The worst in the area in 25 years...In the worst destruction in the region in 26 years, Mamie's strong wis a torrential rains broke dikes, swept away homes, ruined thousas of acres of crops a severed communications \"CAUSE:Rain - thuerstorms, typhoons" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "33" "20-Jul-1985" "2" "6" NA "37" 36 36 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts: Rangpur, Kurigram a Nilphamari, Sirajaganj, Gaibaha, Meherpur, Naogoan; Rivers: Jamuna, Dharal Brahmmaputra" "" "21-Jul-85" "17-Aug-85" 28 "15" "175,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,660" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "34" "21-Jul-1985" "2" "7" NA "38" 37 37 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Counties: DeKalb, Cherokee Cities: Fort Payne, Dogtown Rivers: Johnny's Creek, Wills Creek" "" "24-Jul-85" "25-Jul-85" 2 "" "100" "100,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,440" 3.7 "\"6 1/2 inches of rain _ including 3 inches in an hour _ washed out part of an earthen dam, forced the evacuation of dozens of people a the helicopter rescue of others.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "34" "24-Jul-1985" "2" "7" NA "39" 38 38 "" "China " "" "" "" "Shanghai, Chongming isla" "" "1-Aug-85" "2-Aug-85" 2 "3" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "58,280" 5.1 "\"On Chongming isla at the mouth of the Yangtze River, raging flood water flattened 82 houses a spoiled 1.1 million pous of grain in the county granary, the Shanghai newspaper said. It said 80 percent of the rice paddies in another suburban county were flooded.\"CAUSE:Rain - typhoon" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "35" "1-Aug-1985" "2" "8" NA "40" 39 39 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Cheyenne, Dry Creek" "" "2-Aug-85" "3-Aug-85" 2 "12" "" "40,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "17,920" 4.7 "\"soaked Cheyenne with 6.06 inches of rain between 6:20 p.m. a 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. The previous record for rain in a 24-hour period was 4.7 inches July 15, 1896\"CAUSE:1" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "36" "2-Aug-1985" "2" "9" NA "41" 40 40 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Namche Bazar, Bhotekoshi River" "" "4-Aug-85" "5-Aug-85" 2 "3" "160" "" "21" 2 "12,490" 4.7 "\"A laslide sent water pouring down from Langboche, a glacial lake, swelling the flow of the Bhotekoshi River to 45 times normal at Namche Bazar. The resultant flash flood on Aug. 4 was the heaviest ever recorded there.\"CAUSE:Laslide" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "37" "4-Aug-1985" "2" "10" NA "42" 41 41 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province" "" "6-Aug-85" "9-Aug-85" 4 "283" "14,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "146,690" 5.8 "\"Since May, 104 of Yunnan's 128 counties have suffered from strong wis, hail storms a heavy rain,'' the newspaper said. ''Thousas of acres of grain fields have been hit. Many rescue workers have been dispatched to the disaster area to help residents recover from the natural disasters.'' The floods damaged 10 reservoirs, 85 small hydroelectric power stations a 751 bridges. Four ''fairly big'' coal mines in eastern Yunnan also were flooded, causing ''heavy losses, \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "38" "6-Aug-1985" "2" "11" NA "43" 42 42 "" "Austria" "" "" "" "Provinces: Tyrol, Salzburg; Cities: Melk, Branunau Rivers: Danube, Inn, Gars, Gasteiner Ache" "" "7-Aug-85" "8-Aug-85" 2 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "15,150" 4.7 "\"Authorities said flooding in some areas was the worst in 31 years.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "39" "7-Aug-1985" "2" "12" NA "44" 43 43 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Awash River" "" "17-Aug-85" "19-Aug-85" 3 "" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "92,580" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "40" "17-Aug-1985" "2" "13" NA "45" 44 44 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province, Chenzhou Prefecture" "" "30-Aug-85" "3-Sep-85" 5 "147" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,000" 5.3 "\"The province has been battered by rainstorms, strong wis, a hailstorms since late july, afflicting thirty-eight counties a cities a almost one-fourth of the province's sown area. the province's 19 major rivers are still rising. water in 67 reservoirs -- including six large ones -- are above the danger level.\" CAUSE:Rain - typhoons" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "41" "30-Aug-1985" "2" "14" NA "46" 45 45 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province" "" "30-Aug-85" "8-Sep-85" 10 "" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,640" 5.7 "almost 20 inches of rain had been recorded. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "42" "30-Aug-1985" "2" "15" NA "47" 46 46 "" "USA" "" "" "" " Florida - West Coast, Gulf Coast, Panhale, Tarpon Springs, Apalachicola, Jacksonville, Black Creek Arkansas - Mountain Home Kentucky - Paducah, MCCracken County South Dakota - Mitchell Iowa - Fort Dodge, Mason City Michigan - Flint River Iianapolis Missouri - Troy" "" "30-Aug-85" "5-Sep-85" 7 "4" "1,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,970" 5.7 "\"A wide ba of thuerstorms _ some of them the leftovers of Hurricane Elena _ dumped heavy rains from Iowa to the Ohio River valley...In Paducah, Ky., 8.09 inches of rain Thursday set off the worst flash floods in a decade...many streets remained closed Suay, flooded by three day rain totals of nearly 10 inches. \"CAUSE:Rain - hurricane" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "43" "30-Aug-1985" "2" "16" -0.43 "48" 47 47 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Isla of Hokkaido" "" "1-Sep-85" "2-Sep-85" 2 "11" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "79,040" 5.2 "\"Dumping as much as 4 inches of rain in one hour in some hard-hit areas, the storm triggered laslides, disrupted rail service a flooded hureds of homes.\"CAUSE:Rain - typhoon" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "44" "1-Sep-1985" "0" "1" NA "49" 48 48 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province, Counties: Haikang, Lianjiang, Suyixi" "" "1-Sep-85" "4-Sep-85" 4 "26" "70,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,100" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "45" "1-Sep-1985" "0" "2" NA "50" 49 49 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Districts: Rautahat, Parsa, Bara, Nuwakote, South Plain Belt Rivers: Bagnati a Bakaiya" "" "6-Sep-85" "11-Sep-85" 6 "30" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,060" 4.9 "\"laslides a floods triggered by five days of rain...Officials have blamed the laslides on erosion caused by deforestation. Five million of the country's 16 million acres of forest have been cut down in the last 10 years to make room for Nepal's expaing population.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "46" "6-Sep-1985" "0" "3" NA "51" 50 50 "" "USA" "" "" "" "County: Saginaw; Cities: Flint, Flushing; Flint River Flooding renewed on 9-Sept-85" "" "6-Sep-85" "9-Sep-85" 4 "" "160" "10,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "3,240" 4.4 "\"Swollen Flint River was expected to crest at between 17 a 17 feet, well above its 11-foot flood stage...The flooding was caused by overloaded storm sewers, no longer able to maintain discharge into the swollen river or its tributaries because of the \"once-in-a-hured-years\" rainfallCAUSE:1" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "47" "6-Sep-1985" "0" "4" NA "52" 51 51 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces north of Nghe Tinh - Thai Binh, Ha Nam Ninh, Thanh Hoa, a suburbs of Hanoi all in the rice-producing Red River delta" "" "7-Sep-85" "15-Sep-85" 9 "34" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,680" 5.3 "\"Some areas in northern vietnam had 660 millimeters of rainfall from september 7 to 12, causing rivers to rise over the flood stage...Vietnam's worst flooding in five years. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "48" "7-Sep-1985" "0" "5" NA "53" 52 52 "" "Sweden" "" "" "" "Provinces: Dalarna, Haelsingla dalaelven a Voxnan rivers" "" "12-Sep-85" "15-Sep-85" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,410" 5.3 "\"The floods were described by local authorities as the worst in the region since 1916\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "49" "12-Sep-1985" "0" "6" NA "54" 53 53 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Districts: Barabai, Lucknow, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Barabanki Cities: Lucknow, Orissa Pradesh, Delhi Rivers: Bagmati " "" "13-Sep-85" "15-Oct-85" 33 "557" "152,000" "308,000,000" "" 1.5 "90,000" 6.6 "\"Weather officials in Lucknow reported that more than 17 inches of rain has fallen on the city since Friday...The worst floods in 25 years\"CAUSE:Rain - monsoons" NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "50" "13-Sep-1985" "1" "7" NA "55" 54 54 "" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "" "Ozama River" "" "14-Sep-85" "15-Sep-85" 2 "12" "895" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,760" 4.2 "\"The worst since September 1979\"CAUSE:Rain - laslides" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "51" "14-Sep-1985" "1" "8" NA "56" 55 55 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Niger River" "" "23-Sep-85" "25-Sep-85" 3 "" "6,000" "8,000,000" "" 1 "74,620" 5.3 "\"This year's flood is the area's worst in 19 years\"CAUSE:" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "52" "23-Sep-1985" "1" "9" NA "57" 56 56 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Teesta River Northern Rangpur district" "" "27-Sep-85" "28-Sep-85" 2 "" "800" "" "" 1 "6,470" 4.1 "\"The Teesta River broke through an embankment .\"CAUSE:" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "53" "27-Sep-1985" "1" "10" NA "58" 57 57 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Towns: Mameyes Portones, Ponce, Santa Isabel, Aibonito, Toro Negro, Cidra, Toa Baja, Tuque Beach, Caquas Juana Dias, Coama, Santa Isabel, Patillas Rivers: Coamo, Plata, Jewel, Paso Seco" "" "6-Oct-85" "8-Oct-85" 3 "99" "6,200" "447,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,220" 4.3 "\"...described the rains, which began Saturday, as the worst since 1970. ..The National Weather Service said a tropical front that began moving slowly across the 100-mile-long isla on Friday dumped as much as seven inches of rain in a single 10-hour period early Moay in some southern a central areas.\"CAUSE:Tropical storm - laslides" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "54" "6-Oct-1985" "1" "11" NA "59" 58 58 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Mexico -- State: Sinaloa -- Cities: Culiacan, Chihuahua, Los Mochis, Guamuchil, Guasave -- Rivers: Juarez Texas -- Towns: Tulia, Silverton, Midla, Lubbock, Seminole, Seagraves, Denver City, Odessa, Lamesa, Miami, Crosbyton, Post Oklahoma -- Counties: Muskogee, Okmulgee -- Towns: Gage, Cherokee, Blackwell, Haskell, Beggs, Tulsa, Coweta, Ponca City, Wagoner, Morris, Hominy -- Rivers: Hikaskia, Deep Fork New Mexico -- Towns: Hobbs, Albuquerque, Silver City, Ruidoso, Red Rock, Silver City -- Rivers: Gila Missouri -- Towns: Kansas City, Parkville, Liberty, Mosby -- Rivers: Fishing Kansas -- Counties: Sedgwick, Leavenworth, Lyon, Butler, Chase, Sumner -- Towns: Wichita, Matfield Green, Augusta, Plymouth, Hartford -- Rivers: Whitewater, Cottonwood, Neosho Iowa -- Towns: -- Rivers: Chariton, Cedar Creek" "" "9-Oct-85" "12-Oct-85" 4 "1" "460" "" "" 1 "225,140" 6 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "55" "9-Oct-1985" "1" "12" NA "60" 59 59 "" "Benin" "" "" "" "Provinces: Oueme, Zou, Mono, Atlantique" "" "10-Oct-85" "28-Oct-85" 19 "78" "48,000" "4,873,782" "" 1 "29,270" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "56" "10-Oct-1985" "1" "13" NA "61" 60 60 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Suan Phung, Damnoen Saduak districts of Ratchaburi Province" "" "12-Oct-85" "17-Oct-85" 6 "18" "7,640" "3,600,000" "" 1 "13,910" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "57" "12-Oct-1985" "1" "14" NA "62" 61 61 "" "India" "" "" "" "Eastern coastal states: Orissa, West Bengal Villages: Barakhanpur, Paradip Subarnarekhu River" "" "18-Oct-85" "20-Oct-85" 3 "49" "150,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "46,760" 5.3 "200 missing; 500 villages had access cut off; deaths occurred by house collapse, drowning; storm came from Bay of Bengal, storm surge also likely involved. Orissa was washed away.CAUSE:Tropical Storm" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "58" "18-Oct-1985" "1" "15" NA "63" 62 62 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Towns: Fredericksburg, Maypearl, Tyler, Burnet, Kerrville, Hunt; Rivers: Guadalupe, Llano, Pedernales, Fort Hood Creek Arkansas - Towns: Star City, Gould" "" "19-Oct-85" "21-Oct-85" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,060" 5.3 "\"Up to 8 inches of rain sent streams surging out of their banks over the southern Plains.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "59" "19-Oct-1985" "1" "16" NA "64" 63 63 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Isla of Luzon" "" "19-Oct-85" "20-Oct-85" 2 "31" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "89,520" 5.3 "\"Typhoon Dot was the strongest storm to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Joan smashed southern Luzon isla with 178-mph wis in 1970, leaving 800 people dead.\"CAUSE:Typhoon" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "60" "19-Oct-1985" "1" "17" NA "65" 64 64 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Golden Meadow, 50 mi south of New Orleans; St Bernard, St Tammany; other parishes in eastern toe of Lousiana" "" "26-Oct-85" "30-Oct-85" 5 "" "400,000" "1,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "9,360" 4.8 "Highest tide on record;water in small towns 7 ft deep; forced many farmers out of business; damage to shrimp fisheryCAUSE:Tropical Storm" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "61" "26-Oct-1985" "1" "18" -0.13 "66" 65 65 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Monagahela River, Cheat River; St James, Potomac rivers in Virginia; Petersburg, Riverton (washed away), West Virginia; Washington Couny, West Virginia; Harpers Ferry, C a O tow path, other national parks damaged" "" "1-Nov-85" "9-Nov-85" 9 "54" "18,000" "850,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "57,870" 5.9 "Four days of heavy rain; Potomac crested on Nov.8 (third highest crest on record at that time; James River returned to normal by Nov.9; Tygart Dam in West Virginia opened, downstream major flooding along the Cheat River; Monongahela largest flood in 50 years.CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "62" "1-Nov-1985" "0" "1" NA "67" 66 66 "" "Jamaica" "" "" "" "Southern a central portions of isla; Clareon, Manchester, a St. Elizabeth" "" "19-Nov-85" "22-Nov-85" 4 "7" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,960" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "63" "19-Nov-1985" "0" "2" NA "68" 67 67 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Caracas" "" "2-Dec-85" "5-Dec-85" 4 "24" "15,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "19,690" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "64" "2-Dec-1985" "0" "3" NA "69" 68 68 "" "Trinidad" "" "" "" "Seven north coast towns, Uriah Butler Highway" "" "2-Dec-85" "4-Dec-85" 3 "" "" " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "290" 3.1 "Heaviest rains in 30 yearsCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "64" "2-Dec-1985" "0" "3" NA "70" 69 69 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Algonac, St Clay River" "" "30-Dec-85" "31-Dec-85" 2 "" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,800" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "64" "30-Dec-1985" "0" "3" -0.28 "71" 70 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon - Towns: Ontario, Nyssa. Rivers: Snake. Idaho - Snake River. Michigan - Towns: Algonac. Rivers: St. Clair, Muskegon" "" "1-Jan-86" "6-Jan-86" 6 "" "100" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "1,743" 4 "\"40-mile ice jam clogging the Snake River along the Oregon-Idaho border...worst ice jams on the Snake River in nearly a generation\" Displaced data approximate Hectares/Acres data for OntarioCAUSE:Ice jam flooding" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1986" "0" "1" NA "72" 71 2 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Northeast Bolivia - Cochabamba a La Paz region. Towns: Villa Fatima, Nueva Esperanza, Tocopilla. Chapare River" "" "6-Jan-86" "3-Apr-86" 88 "30" "11,300" "42,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "62,580" 6.9 "\"Three days of rain have caused floods that inuated villages a vast areas of farmla\"CAUSE:Persistent torrential rains" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "2" "6-Jan-1986" "1" "2" NA "73" 72 3 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern a Central California - Napa, Humbolt, Sonoma a Yuba Counties. Towns: Napa, Guerneville, Lia. Rivers: Russian, Napa, Eel, Yuba Western Nevada: Towns: Reno. Rivers: Truckee" "" "12-Feb-86" "27-Feb-86" 16 "18" "30,000" "319,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "88,740" 6.3 "\"weeklong string of storms brought snow to higher elevations in Nevada, Utah a Idaho, a flooding in low-lying areas broke a temporary dam in northern California, where three counties were declared disaster areas\". Feb 21: Yuba River burst a levee, flooding 24 square miles about 40 miles north of Sacramento. 21,000 homeless Displaced CA: 27,000. NV: 3,000CAUSE:A series of winter storms hit the Pacific coast" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "3" "12-Feb-1986" "2" "3" NA "74" 73 4 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Peru - Lake Titicaca region:15 villages as well as the provincial capital, Puno. Bolivia - Lake Titicaca region, Guaqui a Desaguadero. Santa Cruz province" "" "1-Feb-86" "1-May-86" 90 "" "300,000" "50,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "94,880" 7.2 "\" The rains have swollen Lake Titicaca ... to 8 feet above normal -- the lake's highest level in this century .... Rainfall in the last six months has been nearly double the average near the lake\"CAUSE:Months of torrential rains" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "4" "1-Feb-1986" "3" "4" -0.24 "75" 74 5 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Wisconsin - Towns: Green Bay, Oconto. Rivers: East, Oconto, Suamico a Duck Creek. Michigan - Osceola County. Town: Evart. Muskegon River. Minnesota a upper Mississippi rivers" "" "27-Mar-86" "5-Apr-86" 10 "2" "496" "200,000" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "4,325" 4.6 "\"Unseasonable warmth quickened melting snow in northeastern Wisconsin\". April 5: \"Rapidly melting snow in northern Wisconsin a Minnesota had swollen the Minnesota a upper Mississippi rivers to their highest levels since 1975\"CAUSE:Ice jams a snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "5" "27-Mar-1986" "0" "1" NA "76" 75 6 "" "Argentina " "" "" "" "Northern Argentina - Provinces: Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Santa Fe." "" "11-Apr-86" "7-May-86" 27 "2" "55,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "269,500" 6.9 "" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "6" "11-Apr-1986" "1" "2" NA "77" 76 7 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Northeast Brazil - Pernambuco state. Towns: Mombaca, Procoto a Cavalos" "" "23-Apr-86" "25-Apr-86" 3 "11" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "155,300" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "7" "23-Apr-1986" "1" "3" -0.1 "78" 77 8 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Central Iran - Provinces: Isfahan, Hamedan, Lorestan a Khuzestan." "" "2-May-86" "6-May-86" 5 "26" "1,000" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "206,300" 6 "\"more than 70 villages were isolated after bridges were swept away by the floods\"CAUSE:heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "8" "2-May-1986" "1" "1" NA "79" 78 9 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Bangkok city. Provinces: Uthai Thani, Kamphaeng Pit, Rayong, Ratchaburi" "" "9-May-86" "12-May-86" 4 "32" "" "3,850,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "83,430" 5.7 "\"Twelve inches of rain -- the heaviest 24-hour rainfall in Bangkok in more than 500 years -- paralyzed the capital Friday, flooding the city with four feet of water \" ... \"officials in charge of flood control forecast the amount of floodwaters which swamped bangkok in the past two days at 60 million cubic metres, an all-time record in this city.\"CAUSE:monsoon downpours" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "9" "9-May-1986" "1" "2" NA "80" 79 10 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southeast Missouri: Cape Girardeau, Scott a Madison Counties" "" "15-May-86" "15-May-86" 1 "3" "" "100,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,446" 3.8 "\"More than 7 inches of rain that accompanied the tornadoes sent several feet of water cascading through the streets of some towns\" CAUSE:flash floods associated with tornadoes " NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "9" "15-May-1986" "1" "2" NA "81" 80 11 "" "Solomon Islands" "" "" "" "Islas - Malaita, Makira, eastern e of Guadacanal. " "" "19-May-86" "20-May-86" 2 " " "10,000" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "28,740" 4.8 "\"A cyclone slammed into the Solomon Islas Moay with peak wis of 140 mph, collapsing homes, bridges a schools a causing widespread flooding that left up to 50 people missing a 10,000 homeless\" CAUSE:flooding associated with cyclone " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "10" "19-May-1986" "1" "3" NA "82" 81 12 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Fort Worth area. Marine Creek" "" "24-May-86" "24-May-86" 1 "3" "100" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,250" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "10" "24-May-1986" "1" "3" NA "83" 82 13 "" "Chile " "" "" "" "Cities: Valparaiso, Santiago, Concepcion, San Antonio" "" "27-May-86" "29-May-86" 3 "8" "17,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "27,960" 4.9 "\"In Valparaiso, Chile's largest port, a rain swollen dam burst its banks Tuesday night a swept tons of mud down through hillside slums into the streets of the business center.\". \"Rain-swollen rivers overflowed their banks, flooding farm las a cutting off rural roads in many parts of the central region\"CAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding a mudslides a a dam burst" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "11" "27-May-1986" "1" "4" NA "84" 83 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Pennsylvania - northern Allegheny County. Pittsburgh's northern suburbs: Etna, Iiana, O'Hara a Shaler townships. Allegheny River tributaries Pine Creek a Little Pine Creek" "" "30-May-86" "31-May-86" 2 "8" "10" "20,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,700" 3.5 "\"The National Weather Service estimated up to 4 inches of rain from slow-moving thuerstorms may have fallen in Etna, Fox Chapel, Millvale a Shaler, Iiana, Hampton a O'Hara townships in one hour \" CAUSE:Heavy thuerstorms triggered flash floods a mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "11" "30-May-1986" "1" "4" NA "85" 84 15 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central Texas - Bexar County; Dallas area, San Antonio, Del Rio, De Leon, Abilene, Comanche, Sweetwater, Spleora. Rivers: San Antonio, Olmos Creek, Peach Creek " "" "31-May-86" "11-Jun-86" 12 "10" "3,500" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "26,900" 5.5 "June 6 -\"Unrelenting rain today sent water gushing through a San Antonio, Texas, hotel a rushing over streets in the city's worst flooding in 15 years\" CAUSE:Flash flooding " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "12" "31-May-1986" "1" "5" NA "86" 85 16 "" "Jamaica" "Haiti" "Dominican Republic" "Cuba" "Caribbean --Jamaica - southern a western parishes, Kingston area, Savanna La Mar, May Pen, Old Harbor Bay, Lucie. Wag Water River. --Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo city. --Haiti - area arou Les Cayes city. --Cuba - eastern a central provinces: Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Las Tunas, Holguin a Camaguey." "" "4-Jun-86" "15-Jun-86" 12 "94" "11,860" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "81,750" 6.2 "Jamica -\"12 straight days of rain that has dumped 25 inches of water on the Caribbean isla\" ... \"The weather bureau compared the current rains to those that killed 60 people in 1979. The floods covered an area of 10 square miles with 18 feet of water a hureds of people were evacuated from their homes. \" Fatalities: Jamaica: 50. DR: 18. Haiti: 21. Cuba: 5 Displaced: Jamaica: 3,000. DR: . Haiti: 1,360. Cuba: 7,500 Damage: Jamaica: $25,000,000. DR: . Haiti:  Hectares/Acres floodedJamaica: 4,000 acres. DR: Haiti:  CAUSE:Heavy rain causing floods a mudslides " NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "13" "4-Jun-1986" "2" "6" NA "87" 86 17 "" "Chile " "" "" "" "Central Chile - Santiago area, Curico; rural districts of Talca a Rengo, regions of O'Higgins a Maule. Mapocho River" "" "15-Jun-86" "18-Jun-86" 4 "40" "45,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "27,960" 5 "\"Rainfall in central Chile was 76 percent higher than normal for this time this year\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "14" "15-Jun-1986" "2" "7" NA "88" 87 18 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northwestern Lousiana -  Shreveport area, Caddo a Bossier parishes. Eastern Texas - Beaumont, Rye, Liberty County. Trinity River" "" "27-Jun-86" "30-Jun-86" 4 "1" "1,000" "5,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "25,820" 5 "\"Bonnie, packing 80 mph wis, hit the Texas coast early Thursday, killing two people, a merely brushed south Louisiana. The storm lost strength as it moved inla, but spawned torrential rainfall, thuerstorms a tornadoes that wreaked havoc over the weeke. \"  Damage: Texas: $5,000,000CAUSE:Torrential rains from hurricane" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "15" "27-Jun-1986" "2" "8" 0.31 "89" 88 19 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Iowa - West Des Moines, Van Meter, Des Moines. Raccoon River . Nebraska - town of DeWitt. Big Blue River, Turkey a Swan Creeks" "" "1-Jul-86" "2-Jul-86" 2 "1" "640" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "6,980" 4.3 "\" On Tuesday, the (Racoon) river had crested at a record 9.6 feet above flood stage upstream at Van Meter, authorities said\" . \"Flooding forced authorities to evacuate the small southeastern Nebraska town of DeWitt.\" ... \"Big Blue River reached a record 28.8 feet at Crete\"CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "16" "1-Jul-1986" "0" "1" NA "90" 89 20 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Philippines - Luzon Isla. Provinces: Nueva Ecija, La Union, Cagayan, Tarlac, Pangasinan. low-lying areas in Manila, Baguio. China - Guangdong Province, Jiexi a Puning counties. Lufeng town" "" "9-Jul-86" "13-Jul-86" 5 "103" "530,000" "165,500,000" "21" 1 "46,630" 5.4 "\" Army troops worked Suay to rescue victims of flooding in southern China a a tornado near Shanghai as the remains of Typhoon Peggy continued to hurl heavy rains a wis at the battered coastline. At least 52 people have been killed a nearly 1,000 injured in China since Friday, when Peggy swept across the South China Sea after a destructive pass over the Philippines a slammed into the southern Chinese coast.\"  Displaced: Philippines: 500,000. China: 30,000  Fatalities: Philippines: 82. China: 21 Philippines: $2,500,000 . China: $163,000,000CAUSE:Widespread flooding a laslides " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "17" "9-Jul-1986" "0" "2" NA "91" 90 21 "" "Columbia " "" "" "" "Eastern Provinces: Aracua, Casanare, Guainia, Guaviare." "" "10-Jul-86" "30-Jul-86" 21 "4" "28,000" "2,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "199,500" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "18" "10-Jul-1986" "1" "3" NA "92" 91 22 "" "Canada " "" "" "" "Central a northern Alberta; Edmonton. Rivers: North Saskatchewan, Pembina" "" "18-Jul-86" "22-Jul-86" 5 "0" "1,000" "72,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "47,000" 5.5 "\"...the North Saskatchewan River ... was reported 35 feet above its normal level Saturday\" CAUSE:Heavy rains a snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "19" "18-Jul-1986" "1" "4" NA "93" 92 23 "" "China" "" "" "" "Coastal areas of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Counties: Hepu, Qinzhou a Fangcheng. Nanning city. Yongjiang River." "" "21-Jul-86" "31-Jul-86" 11 "73" "50,000" "42,248,463" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "116,900" 6.1 "\"the city was menaced by flooding in the past ten days, as waters in the yongjiang river that runs through the city once swelled to 76.33 meters -- six cm lower than the previous peak in 1968\"  Damage Estimate is 200mm Yuan. Curency conversion as of 01/01/90 Conversion factor USD-Yuan=4.7339 CAUSE:Typhoon a accompanying torrential rains " NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "20" "21-Jul-1986" "2" "5" NA "94" 93 24 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Iia - States: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar. Ganges River  Bangladesh - Chapainawabganj district. Rajshahi Region, Ganges River" "" "15-Jun-86" "20-Aug-86" 67 "258" "3,040,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "506,500" 7.5 "Fatalities: Iia: 250. Bang: 8 Displaced Iia: 3,000,000 . Bang: 40,000 Begin date approximate.CAUSE:Monsoon rains " NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "21" "15-Jun-1986" "3" "6" NA "95" 94 25 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jilin Province. Heilongjiang Province, Daqing area, Songhua River " "" "25-Jun-86" "24-Aug-86" 61 "" "800,000" "1,200,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "604,400" 7.6 "\"Flooding in Jilin province has affected 1.86 million people a inuated 2.5 million acres. ... flooding was caused by storms that hit the northeastern province 12 times in June a July\" CAUSE:Storms " NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "22" "25-Jun-1986" "4" "7" NA "96" 95 26 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Ha Bac, Bac Thai a Hai Hung provinces. Cities: Lang Son, Thai Nguyen. Red River" "" "25-Jul-86" "4-Aug-86" 11 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "66,100" 5.9 "\"the flood, which was caused by torrential typhoons in mid july, has also destroyed dikes a dams, houses a farmla in towns a villages of 10 northern provinces\" CAUSE:Weeks of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "23" "25-Jul-1986" "4" "8" NA "97" 96 27 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Prefectures: Tochigi, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Ibaragi a Shizuoka. Towns: Ishige. Kogai River." "" "5-Aug-86" "8-Aug-86" 4 "17" "3,000" "" "21" 1 "16,940" 4.8 "\"Water flooded 18,352 houses nationwide a seeped uer the floorboards of another 36,027\" CAUSE:Flooding a laslides from typhoon " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "24" "5-Aug-1986" "4" "9" NA "98" 97 28 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southeastern Wisconsin -  Milwaukee, Burlington,Wauwatosa. Menomonee River" "" "6-Aug-86" "6-Aug-86" 1 "1" "250" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,563" 3.8 "Milwakee \"The Weather Service said 6.78 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, breaking the city's all-time record of 5.7 inches set in 1917. \" CAUSE:Record torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "24" "6-Aug-1986" "4" "9" NA "99" 98 29 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Ahra Pradesh State - Districts:East Godavari, Adilabad a Khammam. Godavari River" "" "15-Aug-86" "22-Aug-86" 8 "150" "3,000,000" "717,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "107,200" 5.9 "\"The floods followed two years of drought in Ahra Pradesh\" CAUSE:Monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "25" "15-Aug-1986" "4" "10" NA "100" 99 30 "" "Uruguay " "" "" "" "Eastern a southern departments - Cebollati a Santa Lucia Rivers." "" "4-Aug-86" "16-Aug-86" 13 "" "16,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "48,990" 5.8 "\" URO/UP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS EXTENSIVE FLOODING EASTERN A SOUTHERN DEPARTMENTS AFTER INTENSE RAINS A OVERFLOW CEBOLLATI A SANTA LUCIA RIVERS. MAJOR ROADS CLOSED. VILLAGES ISOLATED. UP TO 2,500 PERSONS HOMELESS.\" CAUSE:Intense rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "26" "4-Aug-1986" "4" "11" NA "101" 100 31 "" "USA" "" "" "" "South Carolina - Scott Creek in Newberry. Union County, Lockwood  " "" "18-Aug-86" "21-Aug-86" 4 "2" "125" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,756" 4.2 "Newberry \"10.4 inches of rain were dumped on the area within a 24-hour period\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "27" "18-Aug-1986" "4" "12" 0.72 "102" 101 32 "" "Azores" "" "" "" "Sao Miguel Isla - Nordeste, Povoacao, Mosteiros " "" "1-Sep-86" "2-Sep-86" 2 "3" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "982" 3.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "27" "1-Sep-1986" "0" "0" NA "103" 102 33 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Texas - Alpine, Alpine Creek. Big Spring, Crane, Midla, Odessa  " "" "2-Sep-86" "5-Sep-86" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,460" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "28" "2-Sep-1986" "0" "1" NA "104" 103 34 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Nuevo Leon state, Monterrey city, Santa Catarina a Topo Chico rivers." "" "4-Sep-86" "8-Sep-86" 5 "20" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,130" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "29" "4-Sep-1986" "0" "2" NA "105" 104 35 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Michigan's Lower Peninsula -  Oceano County: towns of Pentwater a Hart, Pentwater River, dam burst at Hart Lake. Gratiot County: Rainbow Lake Dam collapsed flooding the Maple River. Tittabawasee River at Midla. Rogue River at village of Belmont. Saginaw River at Saginaw. Cass River at Vassar. Clinton, Ionia a Gratiot counties. Southeastern Wisconsin - Sheboygan a Fo du Lac Counties" "" "9-Sep-86" "17-Sep-86" 9 "6" "4,000" "323,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "53,940" 6 "\"The flooding was caused by heavy rains that began Wednesday that pushed rivers over their banks, bursting nine dams, flooding 4,000 miles of roads a forcing the evacuation of at least 4,000 residents.\" . \"In addition to the Saginaw, at least five rivers hit record heights. The Tittabawassee River at Midla crested at 33.4 feet Saturday, breaking the mark of 29.7 feet set in 1916. The Pine River at Alma crested at 13 feet Friday, breaking the 1948 record by 2.19 feet. The Muskegon River at Newaygo crested at 19.6 feet Friday; the record was 13.9 feet, set in 1969. The Cass River set two records. It crested at 19 feet Friday at Cass City a 25 feet Saturday at Vassar, breaking March 20, 1948, records of 15.8 feet a 20.8 feet. \"CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "30" "9-Sep-1986" "0" "3" NA "106" 105 36 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North-central Montana - Fort Belknap Reservation, Phillips County. Towns: Malta, Harlem, Saco. Flooding along the Milk River a its tributaries from Chinook to Nashua" "" "25-Sep-86" "5-Oct-86" 11 "1" "700" "36,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "49,270" 5.9 "\"Scores of livestock were killed a streets a homes flooded after 8 inches of rain fell in 18 hours in the sparsely populated farming-ranching region.\" \"Floodwaters that killed one person a hureds of head of livestock have flooded or eangered areas along 150 miles of the river, from Chinook to Nashua\"CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "31" "25-Sep-1986" "0" "4" NA "107" 106 37 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Iia - West Bengal state, Calcutta area a districts of Hooghly, Howarah, Parganas, a Midnapore. Ganges River. Bangladesh -  25 districts including: Khulna, Bagerhat, Sathkhira, Pathuakhali, Barguna, Jessore, Faridpur; Dhaka a Chittagong areas. Teesta a Jamuna rivers" "" "22-Sep-86" "10-Oct-86" 19 "49" "700,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "231,500" 6.6 "\"Meteorologists said more than 16 inches of rain fell on Calcutta a surrouing districts between Tuesday evening a Friday night, causing the Ganges River to breach its banks in many places.\"  Fatalities: Iia: 19. Bang: 30 Displaced: Iia: 500,000. Bang: 200,000CAUSE:Monsoon " NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "32" "22-Sep-1986" "1" "5" NA "108" 107 38 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Illinois - Lake a northern Cook counties. Chicago's nothern suburbs; Grafton, East St. Louis. Rivers: Des Plaines, Illinois, Mississippi, Mackinaw. Oklahoma - Washington County. Bixby - (a Tulsa suburb), Tahlequah, Muskogee, Bartlesville, Hulah, Copan, Dewey, Enid, Blackwell, Kingfisher, Guthrie, Coyle, Dover, Miami, Moffett. Rivers: Chikaskia, Caney, Arkansas, Neosho. Missouri - Rhinela a Hermann in Montgomery County; St. Louis a St. Charles Counties; Portage des Sioux, West Alton. Rivers: Missouri, Mississippi, Blackwater, Meramec. Flooding also reported in Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Ohio." "" "26-Sep-86" "13-Oct-86" 18 "10" "55,000" "40,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "107,600" 6.6 "\"The Illinois River in Oklahoma was expected to crest at 24 to 25 feet, about 15 feet above flood stage today. ''We're going to have the highest water we've had in history,'' said James Waters, a civil defense worker in Tahlequah.\" \"The Midwest rain has set several records, including a 25-year high of 14.78 inches of rain in a month in Missouri, water levels 581.48 feet above sea level on Lake Michigan a the highest autumn peak in 115 years on sections of the Mississippi River. \"The Missouri crested Tuesday at nearby St. Charles at a record for this century of 37.5 feet, 12.5 feet above flood stage. The record there was 40.1 feet in 1844. ... The Missouri has broken through or poured over 73 levees along a 200-mile stretch between Glasgo a St. Charles since Oct. 1,\" Damage: IL: 40,000,000CAUSE:\"A frontal system of abuant moisture a little movement \"" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "33" "26-Sep-1986" "2" "6" NA "109" 108 39 "" "Tunesia" "" "" "" "Cap Bon region of northern Tunisia: Tunis, Governorates of Tunis, Ben Arous, Ariana, Zaghouan, Nabeul, Kairouan, Kasserine, Bizerte, Beja, Jeouba" "" "30-Sep-86" "3-Oct-86" 4 "20" "500" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "12,640" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "34" "30-Sep-1986" "2" "7" NA "110" 109 40 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Isla - Manila a surrouing provinces " "" "6-Oct-86" "7-Oct-86" 2 "18" "60,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "24,920" 4.7 "\"The floods were caused by a low pressure area in the central Luzon plain, 37 miles northwest of Manila. It had center wis of 34 mph. By late afternoon, a weather official said it was ''almost stationary'' 43 miles northwest of Manila, near the Bataan peninsula across Manila Bay\" CAUSE:Two days of heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "35" "6-Oct-1986" "2" "8" NA "111" 110 41 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Areas north a south of Anchorage, Talkeetna, Seward, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Cordova a Willow. Montana a Sheep creeks " "" "9-Oct-86" "15-Oct-86" 7 "0" "1,500" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,700" 5.5 "Flooding \"cut rail a highway links between Anchorage a Fairbanks a washed out la access to the coastal town of Seward\" \"The storm -- which began Thursday, howled mightily Friday, dumped more rain Saturday a tapered off early Suay only to start up again Suay night -- originated as tropical typhoon Carmen ... it was unusual, but not unheard of, for a tropical storm to blow north to Alaska.\"CAUSE:three days of heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "36" "9-Oct-1986" "2" "9" NA "112" 111 42 "" "Haiti " "" "" "" "La Gonave Isla off Haiti's west coast " "" "23-Oct-86" "25-Oct-86" 3 "40" "901" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "1,153" 3.5 "\"The rains began Thursday a continued through Suay, a flooding was exacerbated by the lack of grou cover. The 60,000 residents of La Gonave have systematically used trees for fuel, causing erosion. \" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "36" "23-Oct-1986" "2" "9" NA "113" 112 43 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Southern Sumatra - Bengkulu a Lampung provinces. Central Java - 23 villages" "" "27-Oct-86" "3-Nov-86" 8 "93" "31,000" "12,800,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "79,460" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "37" "27-Oct-1986" "3" "10" 1.01 "114" 113 44 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Washington - Lewis, King, Skagit, a Whatcom counties. Towns: Snoqualmie, Glacier. Rivers: Skykomish, Snohomish, Skagit a Puyallup, Boulder Creek" "" "23-Nov-86" "26-Nov-86" 4 "0" "2,000" " " "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "26,880" 5.2 "\"A week of wi-driven rain a melting snow produced floods that closed 40 miles of Interstate 90 today, blocked U.S. 2 to Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle a shut down more than a dozen other roads.\" CAUSE:A week of rain a melting snow" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "38" "23-Nov-1986" "0" "1" NA "115" 114 45 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces: Shiraz, Bushehr, Khuzestan, Buir Ahmad. Izeh in the Zagros Mountains, Behbahan, Shahruj, Masjid Sulaiman. " "" "30-Nov-86" "11-Dec-86" 12 "200" "40,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "155,900" 6.3 "\"a severe storm hit the upper Gulf port of Gonaveh\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causing flash floods " NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "39" "30-Nov-1986" "1" "2" NA "116" 115 46 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam -  Provninces: Nghia Binh, Phu Khanh, Quang Nam Da Nang, Thuan Hai a Gialai-Kontum." "" "3-Dec-86" "5-Dec-86" 3 "165" "" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "49,610" 5.2 "\"The agency, quoting a statement by the Central Flood a Storm Prevention Committee, said the ''unprecedented floods'' struck Dec. 3 a 4 in most districts of Nghia Binh, Phu Khanh, Quang Nam Da Nang, Thuan Hai a Gialai-Kontum provinces. The area is in the southern half of central Vietnam. \"CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "40" "3-Dec-1986" "1" "3" NA "117" 116 47 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais. Cities: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro " "" "23-Dec-86" "1-Jan-87" 10 "29" "7,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "275,500" 6.4 "\"Although rain usually falls during Rio's current summer season, the amount of rainfall has been abnormally high this year.\" CAUSE:Weeklong torrential rains causing flooding a laslides" NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "41" "23-Dec-1986" "2" "4" 1.19 "118" 117 1 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Chaco region, Rio Pilcomayo. Tucuman. Formosa province - western and central areas; Bermejo River." "" "15-Jan-87" "5-Feb-87" 22 "7" "9,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "224,500" 6.7 "\"CONTINUAL AND INTERMITTENTLY TORRENTIAL RAINS 1-6 JAN IN HIGH PLATEAU REGION HAVE BURST DAMS AND CANALS AND FLOODED LOWLANDS WITH UP TO 3 METERS WATER \"CAUSE:Torrential rains" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "15-Jan-1987" "1" "1" NA "119" 118 2 "" "Madagascar " "" "" "" "Antananarivo and Ambatolampy-Antsirabe areas  " "" "1-Jan-87" "26-Jan-87" 26 "2" "40,220" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "45,560" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "2" "1-Jan-1987" "2" "2" NA "120" 119 3 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paulo city, Tiete River." "" "26-Jan-87" "28-Jan-87" 3 "69" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "7,000" 4.5 "\"The downpour that began Saturday dumped 10.5 inches fell on the area, pushing the Tiete River out of its banks and blocking major highways in Sao Paulo, Brazil's industrial center and a city of 15.3 million\" ... \"At least 4.5 inches of rain fell Monday night in what meteorologist Neide Oliveira said was the worst downpour since 1949\"CAUSE:Torrential rains causing gradual flooding" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "3" "26-Jan-1987" "2" "3" NA "121" 120 4 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Chapare region in central Bolivia, Chapare River. Towns: Villa Fatima, Nueva Esperanza and Tocopilla." "" "20-Jan-87" "30-Jan-87" 11 "20" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,810" 5.1 "\"Heavy rains began in Bolivia in early December and are continuing\"CAUSE:heaviest rain in 38 years unleashed flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "4" "20-Jan-1987" "2" "4" NA "122" 121 5 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Town of Villa Rica (170 miles east of Lima on the east slopes of the Andes), Entaz and Esperanze rivers. Also nearby town of Oxapampa" "" "1-Feb-87" "10-Feb-87" 10 "113" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,210" 5.5 "\"The death toll rose to 100 in an Amazon jungle town where a river flooded its banks over the weekend and swept away homes and other buildings, a Civil Defense official said. He said 400 people were missing\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "1-Feb-1987" "2" "5" NA "123" 122 6 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Mestia and Lentekhi districts. \"many parts of eastern and western Georgia\"" "" "28-Jan-87" "14-Feb-87" 18 "110" "10,000" "583,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,920" 5.8 "\"heavy floods have forced several factories to suspend their operation and some villages in mestia and lentekhi districts have been destroyed either fully or partially\" ... \"the heaviest snowfalls in 50 years hit the Caucasian mountains last month\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "28-Jan-1987" "2" "6" NA "124" 123 7 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Java Island - eastern districts of Bojonegoro, Tuban and Lamongan. Bengawan Solo River " "" "21-Feb-87" "23-Feb-87" 3 "3" "26,000" "1,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "19,660" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "7" "21-Feb-1987" "2" "7" 1.19 "125" 124 8 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Andean mountains of eastern Ecuador -Town of Tena. Aguarica River. Napo Province, towns of Quijo, Gonzalo Pizarro, Playas de Alto Coca. " "" "5-Mar-87" "7-Mar-87" 3 "300" "15,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "31,910" 5 "\"the earthquakes ruptured a natural dam formed by debris and silt last week on the Aguarica River, which had been flooded by heavy rains and snowmelt from 19,000-foot-high Mount Cayembe.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "8" "5-Mar-1987" "0" "1" NA "126" 125 9 "" "Peru " "" "" "" "Town of Chosica and Lima area, Rimac River" "" "9-Mar-87" "11-Mar-87" 3 "12" "1,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "4,670" 4.1 "\"four natural dams gave way after rains in the barren highlands about 25 miles east of Lima. The water raced down the mountain, picking up dirt and rocks as it headed for the town of Chosica\"CAUSE:Earthqukes break a natural dam - flooding and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "9" "9-Mar-1987" "0" "2" NA "127" 126 10 "" "Tajikistan " "" "" "" "Donbass region, Sargazan village " "" "16-Mar-87" "17-Mar-87" 2 "31" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,710" 4 "\"Heavy rain triggered a mudslide Monday that ripped apart a dam wall and sent a giant wave of water crashing down on the village of Sargazan,\" CAUSE:Earthen dams collapse, seasonal rains in the highlands" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "9" "16-Mar-1987" "0" "2" NA "128" 127 11 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Maine - Penobscot and Kennebec Counties, Towns: Augusta, Guilford, Livermore Falls, Wilton, Farmington, Lewiston, Dover, Skowhegan, Gardner and Hollowell. Rivers: Piscataquis, Androscoggin, Kennebec, St. John, Aroostook, Penobscot, Saco. -- New Hampshire - Pemigewasset River in Plymouth and Holderness. Claremont. Nashua River. -- Vermont - town of Island Pond. -- Massachusetts - Merrimack River Valley towns of Lowell, Lawrence, Andover, North Andover and Methuen. -- New Brunswick, Canada - towns of Perth and Andover, ice jam flood on St. John River" "" "31-Mar-87" "9-Apr-87" 10 "5" "5,000" "110,000,000" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "39,620" 5.8 "\"Melting snows and up to 4 inches of rain that pounded New England Wednesday sent all of Maine's rivers to at least 10 feet above flood stage. Several earthen dams were broken by the rising water\" -- April 2 -\"In the state capital of Augusta, City Hall was evacuated and the ... the Kennebec River crested about 5 a.m. today at a record 34.5 feet -- 22 feet over flood stage and well above the record of 30 feet set 50 years ago\"  -- April 8 -\"The Merrimack River at Lowell continued receding today after cresting Tuesday at in Lowell more than 5 feet above flood stage, its highest level since 1938\"CAUSE:Heavy rain and dam burst " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "31-Mar-1987" "0" "3" NA "129" 128 12 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Between towns of Cuenca and Guayaquil. Bulu Bulu river " "" "3-Apr-87" "5-Apr-87" 3 "100" "3,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "15,800" 4.7 "\"forty hours of torrential rains sent bulu bulu river flooding over southern ecuador friday, killing at least 100 and leaving thousands stranded as towns and vast areas of farmland were devastated. rampaging water and some 50 mudslides along a 33-kilometer stretch of highway linking the andean town of cuenca and the port city of quayaquil brought transport to a halt, blocked relief operations, and buried some 30 vehicles under tons of mud and rock.\" CAUSE:Melting snow and a storm ... more rain on April 7 prolongs floods" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "11" "3-Apr-1987" "0" "4" 1.88 "130" 129 13 "" "Yugoslavia" "" "" "" "Serbia and northern Bosnia - floods in 20 villiages including those near the Western Serbia town of Loznica and Sanski Most." "" "7-May-87" "15-May-87" 9 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,820" 5.3 "\"About 2,000 families were threatened by floods in 20 villages, the Belgrade Politika daily newspaper said. Much of the flooding was the result of snow melted by the rain.\"CAUSE:Forty hours of torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "12" "7-May-1987" "0" "1" NA "131" 130 14 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland - Tweed, Lismore, Brunswick, Murwillumbah and Mullumbimby. Wilson River" "" "9-May-87" "11-May-87" 3 "3" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,030" 4.2 "May 11 \"light rains had started a few weeks ago, causing the soil to reach saturation point by the time a strong downpour began on may 8. up to 450 mm of rain fell in the area in the 24 hours ending yesterday morning\"  End date approxiamteCAUSE:Widespread flooding caused by rain and melting snow" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "13" "9-May-1987" "0" "2" NA "132" 131 15 "" "Poland" "" "" "" "Nowy Sacz Province, Carpathian mountain region " "" "23-May-87" "26-May-87" 4 "" "500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "13,140" 4.7 "\"current rainstorms flooded 15,000 hectares of farmland and 1,500 buildings in southern poland, leaving several hundred people homeless, the polish news agency pap reported saturday. the pap reported that all rivers in the carpathian mountain region of southern poland have overflowed their banks, flooding a dozen of big factories including a flax mill, an oil refinery and a foodstuff factory. some railways and bridges were ruined and electric wires disrupted by rampant waters. the southern nowy sacz province got a bigger rainfall in three hours than the total in two weeks at the normal time, according to radio warsaw last night\" CAUSE:Heavy rinas cause wide-spread floodng " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "14" "23-May-1987" "0" "3" NA "133" 132 16 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province -  31 villages submerged in Zhangpu County; Guangzhou city. Other counties: Huiyang, Shantou, Shenzhen, Shaoguan, Zhaoqing and Jiangmen. Dongjiang River near Huizhou City. Henanyan town. The 4 major rivers in the province are 2 meters above danger level. Flooding continues in early June around Maoming City in Gaozhou, Xinyi, Huazhou, Yangjiang and Yangchun counties. -- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - 28 counties including Hengxian." "" "19-May-87" "9-Jun-87" 22 "178" "470,000" "108,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "274,100" 6.8 "Fatalities: Guangdong: 136 -- Guangxi: 42. Displaced: Guangdong: 470,000 . Damage: Guangdong: $108,000,000 CAUSE:Heavy rains  \"Guangdong recorded its worst storms in more than 500 years from May 20 to 22, when 3.2 feet of water fell, official press reports said\"  -- \"The China Daily said the floods in Guangxi destroyed 4,509 homes and 179 bridges and damaged 117 miles of river embankments. \"CAUSE:Rainstorms " NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "15" "19-May-1987" "1" "4" NA "134" 133 17 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwestern Iowa - Mills and Montgomery counties. Towns: Hastings, Red Oak, Malvern, Emerson, Hamburg. Rivers: West Nishnabotna, Nishnabotna, East Nishnabotna. -- Eastern Nebraska - Weeping Water in Cass County. Weeping Water Creek. -- Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh area, Little Pine Creek in Etna, Shaler and Hampton Townships. -- Central and southwestern Oklahoma - Pauls Valley area, Washita River. -- Texas - Austin and San Antonio areas. Frio, Medina and Sabinal rivers. -- Northwestern Missouri - Missouri River broke through levees at Tarkio and Fairfax" "" "26-May-87" "30-May-87" 5 "2" "2,200" "20,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "36,410" 5.4 "May 26 \"On the West Nishnabotna River in the Randolph area, a crest of 24 feet was expected by about noon. Flood stage is 19 feet, and the last time a flood of this magnitude occurred was in June 1947.\" ... \"The Nishnabotna River at Hamburg was expected to crest at about 27 feet by evening, 11 feet above flood stage. The weather service said the last time a stage that high occurred was in June 1984.\"  Damage: Iowa: $20,000,000 CAUSE:strong thunderstorms over the central Plains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "16" "26-May-1987" "1" "5" NA "135" 134 18 "" "Dominican Republic " "" "" "" "Towns: San Juan, La Vega and Santiago in the San Juan de la Maguana Valley. San Juan River " "" "30-May-87" "31-May-87" 2 "10" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,876" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "17" "30-May-1987" "1" "6" NA "136" 135 19 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Texas - Towns: Cuero, Harlingen, Del Rio, Victoria. Guadalupe River. --  Mexico - Mexico City, Alta Vista, Valle Aragon, and San Miguel Xalostoc areas. Los Remedios River. On June 16 more flooding reported in Gustavo Madero, Xochimilco and Iztapalapa sections of the capital" "" "5-Jun-87" "8-Jun-87" 4 "" "536" "" "" 1 "7,259" 4.5 "\"The official newspaper said violent storms battered central Sichuan Province beginning June 24, with more than 19 inches of rain falling over two days ... Before the storms struck, the farming area had been in the grip of its longest drought in 40 years. Officials say China may face unusually bad flooding this summer because of a long period of abnormal weather.  Texas -''This is about the maximum height (the river has reached recently), We had one (flood) in '81. It was about the same as it is right now, and it's supposed to get worse.'' \"  Displaced: Texas: 400 -- Mexico: 136CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "18" "5-Jun-1987" "1" "7" NA "137" 136 20 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Counties: An, Jinzhu, Jintan, Pi, Guan and Shuangliu." "" "24-Jun-87" "2-Jul-87" 9 "40" "" "" "" 1 "139,900" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "19" "24-Jun-1987" "2" "8" 1.92 "138" 137 21 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North-central Ohio -  Counties: Richland, Morrow, Marion and Delaware. Towns: Shelby and Belleville. Blackfork River" "" "2-Jul-87" "3-Jul-87" 2 "" "2,100" "20,000,000" "" 1.5 "11,880" 4.6 "river, reached a record high on july 7, while the flood level of the huaihe river surpassed the danger level at the border of anhui and henan provinces on the morning of july 8.\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "20" "2-Jul-1987" "0" "1" NA "139" 138 22 "" "China" "" "" "" "Anhui Province -  Jianghuai area. Chaohu, Chuxian and Huizhou Prefectures. Rivers: Yangtze, Huaihe, Chuhe." "" "2-Jul-87" "23-Jul-87" 22 "56" "25,600" "" "" 1 "268,100" 6.8 " \"ON 4 JULY 87 HEAVY RAINS IN TOLIMA DEPARTMENT CAUSED COMBEIMA RIVER AND AFFLUENTS TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AFFECTING TOWNS IBAGUE (POPULATION 300,000) AND PASTALES (500).\" \"reports from the provincial water resources and electric power department warn, the water level of the chuhe river, a major tributary of the yangtzeCAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "21" "2-Jul-1987" "1" "2" NA "140" 139 23 "" "Columbia " "" "" "" "Tolima Department towns of Ibague and Pastales. Combeima River and its tributaries" "" "4-Jul-87" "6-Jul-87" 3 "15" "240" "" "" 1 "19,620" 4.8 "\"Six days of heavy rain in central Chile pushed rivers flowing down from the Andes over their banks, flooding the tennis courts of posh Santiago suburbs, rural towns and farmland.\"  \"The flooding affected an area stretching from 80 miles north to 160 miles south of the capital.\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "22" "4-Jul-1987" "1" "3" NA "141" 140 24 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Chile - Santiago area, Mapocho River. River Aconcagua in La Calera,. " "" "12-Jul-87" "18-Jul-87" 7 "47" "90,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,280" 5.4 "\"Officials said 19 people died in four days of rain that turned the Adda and Brembo mountain streams into raging torrents and sent mud cascading down wooded mountainsides. Eight people were missing and 50 were hospitalized. \" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "23" "12-Jul-1987" "1" "4" NA "142" 141 25 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Italy - Valtellina Valley village of Tartano in Lombardy Region. area stretching from Bergamo east of Milan to Bolzano. -- Flooding also reported in southern Switzerland and Austria " "" "12-Jul-87" "21-Jul-87" 10 "20" "300" "800,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,680" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "24" "12-Jul-1987" "1" "5" NA "143" 142 26 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Kerr County town of Comfort, Guadalupe River " "" "17-Jul-87" "17-Jul-87" 1 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "990" 3.2 "\"China Daily newspaper said 30 rivers in the mostly arid region overflowed, flooding some 320 square miles of farmland and affecting about 3 million people.\"  \"a 30-foot surge of floodwater engulfed a bus and van evacuating 43 campers and counselors from the Pot O Gold camp Friday\" CAUSE:Overnight rains " NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "24" "17-Jul-1987" "1" "5" NA "144" 143 27 "" "China " "" "" "" "Xinjiang Province -" "" "16-Jul-87" "21-Jul-87" 6 "2" "44,000" "2,700,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "637,500" 6.6 "\"A record 24.5 inches of rain fell Wednesday in the Sochon area, 110 miles south of Seoul, the most in one day since weather records were begun in 1907. \" CAUSE:Melting snow and heavy rain " NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "25" "16-Jul-1987" "2" "6" NA "145" 144 28 "" "South Korea " "" "" "" "Chungchongnamdo Province: Puyo, Sochon, and Nonsan. Flooding extended up to Souel. Rivers: Paekma, Han, Kimgang, Kum. -- On July 27 another storm inundates Souel and causes floods in southern provinces of Chollanamdo and Kangwon" "" "21-Jul-87" "29-Jul-87" 9 "330" "35,900" "22,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "9,040" 4.9 "suburbs and spread south to cover the entire city. \" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "26" "21-Jul-1987" "2" "7" NA "146" 145 29 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Tehran area on July 26. Also the Boojhan River inundated Boojhan village in Khorassan province on July 24." "" "24-Jul-87" "27-Jul-87" 4 "147" "" "" "" 1 "50,250" 5.3 "\"Flooding in the Iranian capital, Tehran, killed or injured an undetermined number of people on Sunday, ... the flooding first began in the city's northernCAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "27" "24-Jul-1987" "2" "8" NA "147" 146 30 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Bangladesh - Districts: Rangpur, Dinajpur, Gaibaha, Kurigram, Noakhali, Noagaon, Mymensing, Sylhet, Netrokona, Jamlpur, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Chapai Nawabganj. Rivers: Ganges, Brahmaputra, Jumna a Teesta. -- Iia - Assam State, Lakhimpur District. 3,000 villages inuated." "" "23-Jul-87" "24-Sep-87" 64 "880" "500,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "240,100" 7.4 "\"At least 51 people were killed, hundreds were injured and more than 2,000 homes were destroyed by storms that lashed the eastern provincial capital of Jinan, ... storms pounded Jinan from midday Wednesday to early Thursday, dumping up to 11 inches of rain and flooding most streets in the city\"  Bangladesh \"According to rough official estimates, crops on 2.5 million acres of land have been affected, most of them beyond recovery. About 650,000 houses, mostly of mud and straw, have been partially or completely washed away and more than 5,300 miles of roads have been damaged.\"  -- August 13 \"All of the country's major rivers have burst their banks for the second time since late July, with the waters destroying everything in their path on the way to the Bay of Bengal\" -- August 26 \"Officials estimate more than one fourth of the 55,126-square-mile country is under water and that 2.3 million acres of cultivated land have been destroyed by the floods. \" Dead: Bang: 750 -- Iia: 130 Displaced: Bang: 200,000 -- Iia: 300,000 Displaced: Bangladesh: 1,000,000,000CAUSE:Sustained heavy rains - Monsoon season HECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "28" "23-Jul-1987" "3" "9" NA "148" 147 31 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaong Province - capital city of Jinan " "" "26-Aug-87" "27-Aug-87" 2 "51" "6,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "16,380" 4.7 "\"rains were caused by a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea to the north of Venezuela\" ... \"Downpours swelled two rivers a triggered laslides along the north-central coast\" CAUSE: storm" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "29" "26-Aug-1987" "3" "10" 2.01 "149" 148 32 "" "Venezuela " "" "" "" "North-central coast  - Aragua a Miraa States. Towns: Maracay, Barrio El Progreso, Mata Seca, San Jose, Sacanova, Godoy, Tierra Nuestra, El Limon, El Progreso a Guanita. Rivers: Limon a Delicias." "" "6-Sep-87" "8-Sep-87" 3 "112" "30,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "19,300" 4.8 "the usual precipitation for this period of the year\" CAUSE:Torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "30" "6-Sep-1987" "0" "1" NA "150" 149 33 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang Province - area arou Daqing oilfield. Songhua River" "" "27-Aug-87" "15-Sep-87" 20 "" " " "" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,400" 6.3 "\"In Palmerton, Pa., about 120 people were evacuated Tuesday when rain flooded their homes, said borough manager John Kasten. Tuesday's flooding was the seco time flash floods hit the town this summer, Kasten said. The town was flooded earlier this summer during a June storm, but the water subsided more quickly\"  \"300,000 hectares of farmla a 230,000 hectares of grassla in daqing a five surrouing counties had been inuated. the daqing area received 420 millimeters of rain since mid-july, about three times. Exact endate unkown.CAUSE:Heavy rains since mid- July" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "31" "27-Aug-1987" "1" "2" NA "151" 150 34 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Pennsylvania -  Lehigh a Lancaster Counties. Towns: Palmerton, Allentown. Rivers: Susquehanna, Lehigh, Conestoga a Schuylkill. -- Western Virginia - James River" "" "8-Sep-87" "9-Sep-87" 2 "1" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,000" 4.4 "tropical cyclone in 1984. \"CAUSE:Rain " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "32" "8-Sep-1987" "1" "3" NA "152" 151 35 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Provinces: Northern Natal Province a Eastern Cape. Kwazulu tribal homela, Valley of a Thousa Hills. Areas in a arou cities of Pietermaritzburg a Ladysmith. Area north of Durban. Tugela River" "" "26-Sep-87" "2-Oct-87" 7 "300" "60,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "92,670" 5.8 "\"The unusually heavy rains, which fell Moay a Tuesday in Mexico City a surrouing areas, caused flooding, destroyed shanties, tied up traffic for hours a downed hureds of trees, city officials said Wednesday\"  \"Weather bureau officials said the weeke rains were caused by a freak juxtaposition of high a low pressure systems. The recent deluge, they said, has broken all South African rainfall records for the past 100 years. \" ... \"coastal damage from the six-day downpour was worse than destruction by a. More than 300CAUSE:Heavy rains - six-day downpour" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "33" "26-Sep-1987" "1" "4" NA "153" 152 36 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Mexico City a surrouing areas. Hoo a Los Remedios rivers" "" "28-Sep-87" "29-Sep-87" 2 "15" "3,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "2,770" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "33" "28-Sep-1987" "1" "4" NA "154" 153 37 "" "Guatamala" "" "" "" "Guatemala - Huehuetenango Department. Towns: La Democracia, Santa Ana Huista, San Antonio Huista a Nenton. Rivers: Zapote, El Ingerto, Valpariaiso. -- Mexico - Tabasco State, Usumacinta River valley. Yucatan Peninsula town of Campeche" "" "1-Oct-87" "8-Oct-87" 8 "36" "3,500" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "70,300" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "34" "1-Oct-1987" "1" "5" NA "155" 154 38 "" "Spain " "" "" "" "Norhteastern Spain - three northernmost provinces of Catalonia: Barcelona, Gerona a Tarragona. -- Majorca - Provinces: Granada a Gerona. -- Southern France - Coastal areas of coast of Languedoc a Roussillon" "" "4-Oct-87" "10-Oct-87" 7 "12" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "64,610" 5.7 "\"A police spokesman said 13,000 homes were flooded as the typhoon cut across the southern isla of Shikoku a the main isla of Honshu about 350 miles southwest of Tokyo.\" ... \"The heavy rains, which drenched much of Japan throughout the night, pushed rivers out of their banks a caused laslides in 431 places,\"CAUSE:Torrential Rains " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "35" "4-Oct-1987" "1" "6" NA "156" 155 39 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Islas: Shikoku a Honshu. Tottori prefecture " "" "16-Oct-87" "17-Oct-87" 2 "8" "3,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "49,940" 5 "\" Rampaging flood waters swept over Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley ... washing away houses a leaving fertile farmla inuated ... also collapsed bridges a caused power failures in more than 20 villages in the valley's Baalbeck area\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "36" "16-Oct-1987" "1" "7" NA "157" 156 40 "" "Lebanon" "" "" "" "Lebanon - Eastern Bekaa Valley, Al Assi River north of the town of Baalbeck. --  Egypt - Southestern Sinai Penninsula, Sinai a Suea" "" "17-Oct-87" "19-Oct-87" 3 "10" "200" " " "Brief torrential rain" 2 "12,690" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "37" "17-Oct-1987" "1" "8" NA "158" 157 41 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Taiwan - Taipei city; Keelung River" "" "24-Oct-87" "26-Oct-87" 3 "49" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,700" 4.2 "\"Weathermen said 45 inches of rain fell on Taipei's Yangming Mountain Saturday, the most rain in one day in Taiwan since the weather bureau began keeping records 40 years ago. \" CAUSE:Heavy Rains from typhoon" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "38" "24-Oct-1987" "1" "9" NA "159" 158 42 "" "Jamaica " "" "" "" "Southeastern Jamaica -  most affected parishes: Clareon, St Catherine, Kingston, Trelawny, St Arew. towns of Crooked River, Riversdale. Rivers: Minho, Dogna" "" "30-Oct-87" "1-Nov-87" 3 "4" "1,000" "300,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "4,600" 4.1 "\"DAMAGE COMPARABLE TO JUNE 86 FLOODS\" \"The flooding has driven more than 1,000 people from their homes, authorities said. Flooding a laslides closed 279 roads throughout the isla during the weeke,\" Damage \"hundreds of thousands\"CAUSE:Tropocal Depression " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "39" "30-Oct-1987" "1" "10" 1.66 "160" 159 43 "" "Spain " "" "" "" "East Coast - Valencia a Murcia regions. provinces: Alicante, Jaen." "" "3-Nov-87" "6-Nov-87" 4 "16" "3,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "37,570" 5.2 "\"Torrential rain a flooding has killed at least 16 people a trapped thousas of others on rooftops in southeastern Spain\" ... \"rivers in the Valencia region overflowed their banks\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "40" "3-Nov-1987" "0" "1" NA "161" 160 44 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" " Central Vietnam" "" "5-Dec-87" "10-Dec-87" 6 "86" "40,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "45,060" 5.4 "\"torrential rains in central viet nam have caused floods that have killed 86 people, destroyed 15,000 houses a schoolrooms, a submerged 18,000 hectares of rice. according to local press reports, thousas more hectares of la with iustrial a farm crops a many roads a irrigation projects were damaged after the sixth typhoon here recently. emergency relief is being rushed to the flood-stricken areas.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains  " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "41" "5-Dec-1987" "0" "2" NA "162" 161 45 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Lower Mississippi Valley -- Arkansas - Critteen County: Towns: West Memphis, Marion. Mississippi River. Also - Rock Creek flooded in Little Rock. -- Western Tennessee - Shelby County Towns: Millington, Raleigh North, Jackson, Franklin. Rivers: Mississippi, South Forked Deer, Harpeth" "" "25-Dec-87" "29-Dec-87" 5 "3" "6,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "16,160" 5.1 "\"Between 1,300 a 1,700 people were evacuated Friday as a result of two-day storms that dumped 11.21 inches of rain in Millington, Tenn., a 6.5 inches in Memphis, Tenn., across the Mississippi River from West Memphis. \" CAUSE:Heavy rain from storm system " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "42" "25-Dec-1987" "0" "3" 1.29 "163" 162 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oahu Island - southeast area. Koolau Mountains, Waimanalo, Niu Valley to Kailua." "" "1-Jan-88" "2-Jan-88" 2 "0" "2,800" "28,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "386" 3.1 "\"The storm dumped 5 inches to 12 inches of rain over much of Windward Oahu on New Year's Eve. The ground was unable to absorb the rain because it had already been saturated by heavy rains several weeks ago. The watery onslaught began Thursday night, triggering floods and mudslides that made roads impassable and forced 2,800 residents to evacuate.\"CAUSE:Heavy rain causing flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "0" "1-Jan-1988" "0" "0" NA "164" 163 2 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Costa Rica - Limon Province. Laistonia area. Guacimo, Siquirres, Matina Cantons, Sixaola, Bri-Bri, Alta Talamanca. -- Panama - Province: Bocas Del Toro. Sixaola area, Guabito city. Changuinola and Sixaola rivers." "" "30-Jan-88" "5-Feb-88" 7 "9" "7,000" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,880" 4.9 "\"a flood rushed along the border of costa rica and panama due to a heavy rainfall in the last few days ... his is the second time in less than 30 days that the changuinola and sixaola rivers in the border regions overflow\"CAUSE:Several days of heavy rain -- HECTARES FLOODED: \"60,000 hectares of farmland were spoiled\"" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "30-Jan-1988" "0" "1" NA "165" 164 3 "" "Dominican Republic " "" "" "" "North central area " "" "1-Feb-88" "2-Feb-88" 2 "4" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,490" 4.3 "\"The four people who died drowned in floodwaters from rivers in the mountains in the north-central part of this Caribbean country\" CAUSE:Three days of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "1-Feb-1988" "0" "2" NA "166" 165 4 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southeastern Louisiana - St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. Little Tchefuncte, Tangipahoa and Bogue Falaya rivers " "" "1-Feb-88" "4-Feb-88" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,700" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "1-Feb-1988" "0" "3" NA "167" 166 5 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro state - Rio de Janeiro's northern suburbs including Duque de Caxias and Nova Iguacu. Cities: Petropolis, Teresopolis, Baixada Fluminense, S.J. Do Meriti, Nilopolis, C. De Macacu. Quitandinha and Bingen rivers." "" "1-Feb-88" "10-Feb-88" 10 "290" "25,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,180" 5.1 "\"Rains have been so severe that motorists, stranded in knee-deep water, tied cars to lamp posts and trees to prevent them from being swept away.\" CAUSE:Heavy rains in Feburary causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "1-Feb-1988" "0" "4" NA "168" 167 6 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Central Java - Karanganyar and Bantul Districts. towns: Solo, Nglorog, Kretek " "" "5-Feb-88" "6-Feb-88" 2 "7" "3,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "7,790" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "5-Feb-1988" "0" "5" NA "169" 168 7 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "Central, northern and northwestern South Africa - Provinces: Orange Free State, Natal and Cape. Karoo plains. Towns: Bloemfontein, Douglas, Jacobsdal, Ritchie, Ladysmith, Barkly West, Groblershoop. Rivers: Orange, Modder, Riet, Vaal, . Spitskop dam burst on the Modder River." "" "10-Feb-88" "2-Mar-88" 22 "24" "10,000" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,000" 6 "\"Schools, houses and highways were reported awash, two major water reservoirs and a number of dams on farms collapsed and telephone links to many towns were severed, officials said. Rivers that had been dry for up to eight years burst their banks and spread in widths of up to a mile. \" CAUSE:Heavy rains, flooding and dam bursts " NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "6" "10-Feb-1988" "1" "6" NA "170" 169 8 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Cusco Province - town of Alto Urubamba. Urubamba River" "" "22-Feb-88" "22-Feb-88" 1 "" "" "" "" 1 "5,170" 3.7 "\"about 150 people are missing in floods monday that left 30 houses, three trucks and a bridge buried in the town of alto urubamba in peru's cusco province. the floods caused by rains drowned farmland and destroyed a freeway to quillabamba, anta and chincheros. the urubamba river level has gone up 10 meters, threatening to flood places around alto urubamba.\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "6" "22-Feb-1988" "1" "6" 0.7 "171" 170 9 "" "France" "" "" "" "Gard Region, Nimes city " "" "3-Oct-88" "3-Oct-88" 1 "10" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "710" 2.9 "\"... where water five feet deep surged on Monday after an unexpected and tightly focused storm struck Nimes, a city of 130,000 known for its Roman monuments... About a hundred of the estimated 50,000 people whose homes were damaged by the wall of water and mud on Monday chanted, \"compensation, compensation\" as Mitterrand arrived with senior officials\" CAUSE:Severe storms causing flash flooding" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "6" "3-Oct-1988" "1" "6" NA "172" 171 9 "" "Botswana" "" "" "" "Botswana - Francistown and Mahalapye sub-districts -- Mozambique - Pungoe River in Sofala and Manica provinces. Limpopo River in Gaza Province. -- Zimbabwe - Honde River on Mozambique border, widespread flooding in rural areas. -- South Africa - Natal, Cape and Free State. Durban and its surrounding areas." "" "8-Mar-88" "15-Mar-88" 8 "18" "24,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "388,500" 6.5 "Botswana -\"in the past month, heavy rains have ended the country's seven years' drought, but brought flood disaster to the country instead. flood has washed away villages and railway lines. some main roads in the country have also been closed.\"  -- Zimbawe - \"Farmers who prayed for rain during a devastating three-year drought have faced nearly four months of almost daily downpours, which threaten to wash away any chance of an agricultural rebound. The rains that began in November have caused widespread flooding in rural areas, swelling rivers, turning streets into streams, and virtually isolating some villages by knocking out phone lines and bridges.\" FATALITIES: Botswana: 8 -- Mozambique: 11 DISPLACED: Botswana: 6000 -- Mozambique: 18000CAUSE:Heavy rains in past month HECTARES FLOODED: Mozambique: 15,000 hectares in Sofala and 6,000 hectares in Gaza" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "7" "8-Mar-1988" "1" "1" NA "173" 172 10 "" "Argentina " "" "" "" "Buenos Aires city, 35 flooded districts. La Plata, Moron and Quilmes. La Plata River " "" "25-Mar-88" "28-Mar-88" 4 "24" "57,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,060" 4.6 "\"continuous rains and southeast winds worsened the effects of the floods in the city of buenos aires, bringing the death toll to 24 and forcing 57,000 people to be evacuated sunday night. the rainfall reached 55.2 millimeters sunday and 204 millimeters in the last three days, compared with a monthly level of 450 millimeters\" CAUSE:Continuous rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "8" "25-Mar-1988" "1" "2" NA "174" 173 11 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "West Germany - Danube River in Bavaria. towns: Niederachdorf, Beuel, Bamberg, Koln, Regensburg, Passau, Dresden, Bonn. Flooding also on the Main, Rhine, Mosel, Elbe, Donlau and Neckar rivers." "" "26-Mar-88" "30-Mar-88" 5 "6" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "105,500" 5.9 "\"The rain-swollen Danube River burst through dikes along its banks in Bavaria Sunday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people ... Officials said the Danube swept away sections of earthen dikes 15 feet high\" CAUSE:Heavy rains and rapidly melting snow in the Alps. " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "9" "26-Mar-1988" "1" "3" NA "175" 174 12 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "Northern Territory - Todd River in the town of Alice Springs. -- Northwest of Western Australia - De Grey River near Port Hedland -- Flooding also in northern part of South Australia" "" "30-Mar-88" "1-Apr-88" 3 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "18,140" 4.9 "\"Officials said more than 8 inches of rain fell on Alice Springs in 24 hours -- almost as much as the town normally gets in a year. \" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "30-Mar-1988" "1" "4" NA "176" 175 13 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Hezil River between Turkey and Iraq near Silopi" "" "14-Apr-88" "15-Apr-88" 2 "8" "5,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,390" 3.4 "\"eight people, including six children, were reported drowned in flood following torrential rains that left several thousand people homeless in southeastern turkey.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "10" "14-Apr-1988" "1" "4" NA "177" 176 14 "" "Czechoslovakia " "" "" "" "Jihlava River overflowed in Luka village near Jihlava." "" "20-Apr-88" "21-Apr-88" 2 "2" "500" "" "25" 1 "450" 3 "\"it was reported that 92 houses and 107 buildings in the area were inundated.\" CAUSE:floods that followed a hailstorm " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "10" "20-Apr-1988" "1" "4" NA "178" 177 15 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Nairobi area. Districts: Kisumu , South Nyanza, Laikipia. Nyando Division in West Kenya. Rivers: Tana, Nyando." "" "10-Apr-88" "10-May-88" 31 "60" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "89,600" 6.4 "\"this year's long rain season, which started last month, has witnessed the heaviest downpours for the past decade, which have claimed the lives of more than 60 people and thousands of cattle and other domestic animals and rendered thousands of families homeless. \" CAUSE:Heaviest seasonal rains in ten years " NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "11" "10-Apr-1988" "2" "5" 0.34 "179" 178 16 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu Island - central and eastern areas. Kumamoto Prefecture. Ofuna River" "" "3-May-88" "4-May-88" 2 "3" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,180" 4.2 "\"in kumamoto prefecture, about 3,200 homes were flooded after a river bank collapsed. rainfall between tuesday and early this morning reached 358 millimeters in kumamoto city and 422 millimeters in a mountainous area of kumamoto prefecture\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causing flooding and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "12" "3-May-1988" "0" "1" NA "180" 179 17 "" "Rwanda" "" "" "" "Rwanda - Prefectures: Ruhengeri, Gitarama, Gisenyi, Gikongoro, Kibuye -- Uganda - Mubuku River in Kasese District. Rubiriha River along border with Zaire" "" "6-May-88" "15-May-88" 10 "52" "23,628" "13,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "40,350" 5.6 "Uganda \"...mubuku river in the district overflowed its banks at night last weekend and swept away houses, destroyed banana, maize and bean plantations and gardens\"  DAMAGE: Rwanda: 13,000,000 FATALITIES Rwanda: 48 -- Uganda: 4 DISPLACED: Rwanda: 21,628 -- Uganda: 2000CAUSE:Torrential rain causing flooding and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "13" "6-May-1988" "0" "2" NA "181" 180 18 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - three northern counties: Jianyang, Chongan and Zhenghe. Minjiang River near Fuzhou -- Flooding also reported in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, locations unspecified." "" "19-May-88" "28-May-88" 10 "125" "2,800,000" "72,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,600" 5.6 "\"In part of Jianyang county, the rainfall totaled 11.9 inches, flooding all major roads in the county. Water in a major upper tributary of the Min River rose 30 feet above normal levels,\"  FATALITIES: Fujian: 91 -- Jiangxi: 3 -- Hunan: 32 DISPLACED: Fujian: 2,800,000 -- CAUSE:Heavy rains HECTARES FLOODED: 333,000 HA -- 823,745 acres of farmland in Fujian" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "14" "19-May-1988" "0" "3" NA "182" 181 19 "" "India" "" "" "" "India - Assam State: 52 villages inundated along the Bramaputra and Barak rivers and their tributaries. Districts: Nagaon, Karimganj -- Bangladesh - northeastern districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj. Bramaputra, Surma and Kushiara rivers. -- see also DFO-1988-032" "" "23-May-88" "11-Jun-88" 20 "76" "43,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "42,290" 5.9 "\"a total of 1,418 villages with a population of 835,005 have been affected by flood in india's northeastern state of assam ... about 6,000 head of cattle and a vast area of paddy cultivation have been washed away in the flood-hit state\"  -- May 31 \"A flash flood on the Kushiara River washed away an entire village of more than 200 people\" FATALITIES: India: 26 -- Bang: 50 DISPLACED: India: 3000 -- Bang: 40,000CAUSE:Melting snow from the Himalayas and pre-monsoon rains in Bangladesh -- HECTARES FLOODED: India: \"Thousands of acres\" -- Bang: 200,000 acres in Sylhet district." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "15" "23-May-1988" "0" "4" NA "183" 182 20 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - northern areas. Fugang county." "" "24-May-88" "26-May-88" 3 "5" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,750" 4.3 "\"It said 12 inches of rain fell on one Guangdong county, Fugang, during the two-day storm, causing 2,150 houses to collapse and flooding 6,422 acres of farmland .. the rains damaged part of the Beijing-Canton railway line in northern Guangdong. Rail service was halted for about six hours early Wednesday until repairs were made, . \" CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "16" "24-May-1988" "0" "5" NA "184" 183 21 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Provinces: Sancti Spiritus, Cienfuegos, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, Holguin. Agabama River." "" "30-May-88" "6-Jun-88" 8 "24" "65,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "34,420" 5.6 "\"RAINFALL RECORDED 634 MM. IN CIENFUEGOS, 578 MM. IN VILLA CLARA AND 556 MM. IN SANCTI SPIRITUS, IN 8 HOURS. 131 ROADS NOT PASSABLE AND 55 MAJOR RAILWAY LINES CUT OFF. DAMAGE TO 5,700 HOUSES, 15 SCHOOLS/HOSPITALS AND NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL SILOS. THOUSANDS OF LIVE-STOCK WERE LOST. \" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "17" "30-May-1988" "0" "6" NA "185" 184 22 "" "Sri Lanka " "" "" "" "Sabaragamuwa Province, Ratnapura District. Millawitiya. Kaluganga River. Also flooding in Kalutara district of Western Province." "" "1-Jun-88" "9-Jun-88" 9 "3" "110,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,180" 4.8 "\"flood waters rose over fifteen feet near the city's bus stand. all main routes have been submerged, crippling transport in the area which has experienced heavy rain over the past two days. a bridge across the kalu ganga river was swept away marooning several hundreds of families\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "18" "1-Jun-1988" "0" "7" NA "186" 185 23 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Rizal Province. Metro Manila area. " "" "1-Jun-88" "6-Jun-88" 6 "35" "5,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,300" 4.3 "\"during the past eight day, the storm dumped a total of 263.3 milimeters of water in metro manila as of yesterday. yesterday's record 11.8 mm rainfall in metro manila inundated low areas of the national capital and neighboring rizal towns,\" CAUSE:Week-long typhoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "19" "1-Jun-1988" "0" "8" NA "187" 186 24 "" "Afghanistan " "" "" "" "Provinces: Kabul, Takhar, Samangan, Beghlan, Badakhshan, Herat, Jouzjan. Kabul River Valley" "" "13-Jun-88" "28-Jun-88" 16 "" "3,000" "260,000,000" "" 1 "122,600" 6.3 "\"GOVERNMENT REPORTS MANY PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED, LOSS OF 120,000 TONS CEREALS, 6,000 TONS VEGETABLES CROP AND 117,000 HEADS CATTLE, DAMAGE/DESTRUCTION OF THOUSANDS HOUSES, 1,300 KMS IRRIGATION CANALS/STREAMS, 1,200 KMS ROADS, BRIDGES AND CULVERTS\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "20" "13-Jun-1988" "1" "9" NA "188" 187 25 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Shizhu county" "" "10-Jun-88" "11-Jun-88" 2 "11" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,270" 4.3 "\" Downpours Friday and Saturday in Sichuan's Shizhu county sent flood waters pouring from local mountains, submerging nearly 12,500 acres of crops and ruining two electric stations and 150 homes ... The report said the waters quickly receded and services were being restored to the affected area\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "21" "10-Jun-1988" "1" "10" NA "189" 188 26 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Ankara city slums" "" "12-Jun-88" "12-Jun-88" 1 "16" "400" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "230" 2.4 "\"A violent half-hour rainstorm triggered flash floods and damaged dozens of homes in this capital, killing 11 people and leaving two missing, ... the tempest damaged about 100 houses, mostly in the city's poorly built slums, and caused widespread power outages\" CAUSE:Violent half-hour rainstorm triggered flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "21" "12-Jun-1988" "1" "10" NA "190" 189 27 "" "Bangladesh " "" "" "" "Districts: Chittagong, Jessor, Satkhira. Low lying areas of Dhaka. Rajshahi town. Padma River" "" "14-Jun-88" "20-Jun-88" 7 "8" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "66,360" 5.7 "\" life in the capital dhaka, a city of over four million people, was disrupted during the last two days as all the low-lying areas of went under water, road communication come to a partial halt and at least 10,000 slum dwellers had to leave their homes\" CAUSE:Incessant rains during the last seven days " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "22" "14-Jun-1988" "1" "11" NA "191" 190 28 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Longquan County Jiangxi Province - Central and northern areas. Counties: Shangrao. Xinjiang River" "" "11-Jun-88" "25-Jun-88" 15 "70" "50,000" "10,800,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "26,300" 5.6 "Zhejiang:\"from 15 to 24 this month, the province's average rainfall exceeded 100 mm, surpassing the whole month's level in a normal year\"  -- Jiangxi:\"the province's five major rivers have swollen to the danger point or beyond, except for the upper and middle reaches of the ganjiang river. the most serious is the xinjiang river whose water level is 2.3 meters above the warning stage and almost at a record high\" DAMAGE: Jiangxi: 10,800,000 CAUSE:Torrential rains  700,000 acres of farmland" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "23" "11-Jun-1988" "1" "12" NA "192" 191 29 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State - renewed flooding of Bramaputra and tributaries. Districts: Nagaon, Dibrugarh, Tezpur and Neamatighat. Guwahati - more than 3,000 villages in 15 districts submerged -- Tripura State - Agartala city and township. Meghalaya State" "" "21-Jun-88" "14-Jul-88" 24 "34" "2,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "70,500" 6.2 "\"meanwhile the mighty brahmaputra and its major tributaries have flooded the low-lying areas of dibrugarh, tezpur and neamatighat. in the low-lying areas of guwahati, capital of the state, people had to wade through waist-deep water in some places \"  -- July 7 \"the flood situation in assam state worsened further on wednesday with the brahmaputra and its several tributaries having past their danger mark and submerged vast areas in the upper region. official reports received here said the rain-fed brahmaputra, which had already crossed its danger mark at neamatighat, inundated about 25 villages in jorhat sub-division.\" FATALITIES: Assam: 34CAUSE:Incessant heavy rains  108,375 hectares in Assam" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "24" "21-Jun-1988" "2" "13" NA "193" 192 30 "" "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Rivers Pripyat and Stokhod " "" "20-Jun-88" "1-Jul-88" 12 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,290" 5.2 "\"A report said Friday that rainfall over the past 20 days in the western Ukraine had exceeded the average precipitation for two months. The rivers Pripyat and Stokhod have burst their banks, flooding 573,040 acres planted with crops and more than 296,400 acres of pasture for cattle, TASS said\" CAUSE:Above average rainfall " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "25" "20-Jun-1988" "2" "14" NA "194" 193 31 "" "China " "" "" "" "Sichuan Province -  36 counties southwest of Chengdu. Gaoxian. Ya'an. Yibin." "" "24-Jun-88" "28-Jun-88" 5 "65" "500,000" "76,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "33,860" 5.5 "\"flooding and storms killed 65 people and injured 1,420 others in 36 counties of sichuan province in late june, provincial officials said here today. in addition, 1,341 head of livestock, 145,300 hectares of crops, 100 small hydroelectric stations and thousands of houses were destroyed\" CAUSE:\"flooding and storms\" " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "26" "24-Jun-1988" "2" "15" NA "195" 194 32 "" "Bangladesh " "" "" "" "37 out of 64 administrative districts including: Sylhet, Habiganj, Sunamgonj, Comilla, Bandarban, Chittagong, Netrokona, Bogra, Moulavibazar, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Narsingdi, Serajgonj, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Manikganj, Jamalpur, Bohla . Towns: Sylhet, Brahmanbaria. Rivers: Brahmaputra, Jammu, Meghna, Padma. -- see also DFO-1988-019 and DFO-1988-066" "" "27-Jun-88" "15-Aug-88" 50 "254" "5,250,000" "450,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "98,280" 6.7 "\"Roads throughout Sylhet and the surrounding districts of Sunamganj and Moulvibazar in the far northeastern corner of Bangladesh were also washed out or still under water. \"  -- July 16 \"Officials at the Flood Control Ministry in Dhaka said today that water levels were receding in most flooded areas except Brahmanbaria and Manikganj\" -- July 26 \"swollen rivers are overflowing their banks all across northeastern Bangladesh\"CAUSE:Monsoon flooding " NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "27" "27-Jun-1988" "3" "16" NA "196" 195 33 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" " Paraguay River" "" "28-Jun-88" "28-Jun-88" 1 "" "7,000" "" "" 1 "16,420" 4.2 "\"Forecasters predicted more rain while authorities say the Paraguay River is expected to rise for at least another week in what is described as the worst flooding since 1983\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "28" "28-Jun-1988" "3" "17" -0.65 "197" 196 34 "" "Nigeria " "" "" "" " Lagos area" "" "2-Jul-88" "3-Jul-88" 2 "0" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,960" 3.6 "\"the 183.8 mm single rainfall recorded in lagos on july 2, which accounts for over 60 percent of the july monthly average of 283.7 mm, flooded the entire lagos area, leaving hundreds of people homeless.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "6" 0 "28" "2-Jul-1988" "0" "1" NA "198" 197 35 "" "India" "" "" "" "India -- Punjab State - Districts: Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar. Patiala city , Patiala canal. Ravi River in Gurdaspur district. Bhatinda. -- Himachal Pradesh State - Districts: Hamirpur. Towns: Jangelberi. -- Haryana State - Ambala Cantonment. Yamuna River. -- Delhi - New Delhi, Wazirabad village. Yamuna River. -- Jammu Region - Chenab River. -- Kashmir Region -Jehlum River in Pulwama and Anantnag districts. Srinagar Uttar Pradesh State - 15 districts. Duri Rapti River at Kakrashi -- Bihar State - 9 districts including Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Khagaria, Chandigarh. -- Southern and western Nepal - 55 out of nepal's 75 districts affected including Makawanpur, Baitadi, Udayapur, Dailekh. Janakpur area. -- see also DFO-1988-067" "" "4-Jul-88" "8-Aug-88" 36 "233" "500,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "847,700" 7.7 "July 7 \"all the roads to the jangelberi area in hamirpur district of himachal pradesh were submerged under rain water and blocked due to landslides\" ... \"the flood situation in patiala of punjab state continued to be grim. in certain pockets of patiala, water was flowing more than eight feet above the ground level.\" -- July 14 \"swollen rivers claimed nine lives in seven districts of uttar pradesh\" -- July 16 \"many villages in pulwama and anantnag districts in the indian-controlled area of kashmir are submerged by flood waters as the jehlum river is flowing 71.6 cubic meters above the danger mark at sangam today.\" -- Aug 4 \"with incessant rain over the past three days and a rise in the water level of the yamuna river, many parts of the indian capital, especially the low-lying areas, have been waterlogged, local press reported today. the yamuna river crossed the danger mark of 204.83 meters on monday and continued to rise until wednesday. it is expected to touch the 205.7 meters mark today.\" -- Aug 8 \"india's northwestern states were cut off from the rest of the country today by road, rail and air as himachal pradesh, punjab, haryana and chandigarh experienced heavy rain during the past 24 hours.\" FATALITIES: India--Punjab: 12 -- Himachal Pradesh: nd -- Haryana: 17 -- Jammu: 20 -- Kashmir: 13 -- Uttar Pradesh: 39 -- Bihar: 50 -- Nepal: 82 DISPLACED: India: 500,000CAUSE:Heavy monsoon rains causing floods and landslidesHECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "29" "4-Jul-1988" "1" "2" NA "199" 198 36 "" "Canada " "" "" "" "Alberta Province town of Slave Lake" "" "5-Jul-88" "7-Jul-88" 3 "" "2,500" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,960" 3.8 "\"slave lake, a town of some 5,000 people 220 kilometres northwest of edmonton, has received nearly a week of heavy rain. rivers overflowed and inundated 700 houses. 2,500 residents were forced to leave their homes\" CAUSE:Nearly-one-week-long rainfall " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "29" "5-Jul-1988" "1" "2" NA "200" 199 37 "" "USSR" "" "" "" "Southwestern frontier region of Krasnodar." "" "5-Jul-88" "7-Jul-88" 3 "" "" "150" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,700" 5.5 "\"heavy rainfalls have flooded 330,000 hectares of cropland and damaged 27,000 houses in krasnodar ... the flood damaged villages and affected life in cities. pravda said factories, warehouses, roads and bridges have been flooded and some damaged heavily, with an estimated loss of 600 million roubles in the entire region.\"   600mm rubles in damage. Using 1988 black market rate of exchange.CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "30" "5-Jul-1988" "1" "3" NA "201" 200 38 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern Gansu Province - Zhuoni and Lintan counties" "" "6-Jul-88" "6-Jul-88" 1 "" "" "" "" 1 "30,630" 4.5 "\"...heavy floods on july 6. the floods caused extensive damage to homes, farmlands, roads and electrical facilities in many counties, particularly zhuoni and lintan in the southern part of the province.\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "31" "6-Jul-1988" "1" "4" NA "202" 201 39 "" "Korea" "" "" "" "Pochon area. Chunchon city area" "" "8-Jul-88" "14-Jul-88" 7 "6" "2,000" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,800" 4.1 "\"the area that sufferd the hardest hit was pochon, north of seoul, where 13.7 inches of rain fell friday and saturday ... 1,183 homes were flooded and more than 2,000 people fled temporarily\" CAUSE:Strong rains causing floods and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "32" "8-Jul-1988" "1" "5" NA "203" 202 40 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Guadalupe River near Hunt in Kerr County. Perkins Draw in Pecos County" "" "10-Jul-88" "11-Jul-88" 2 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,440" 3.7 "\"The (Guadalupe) river had risen 21 feet by midafternoon near Hunt, destroying piers and docks at summer camps along its banks.\"CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "32" "10-Jul-1988" "1" "5" NA "204" 203 41 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Toba area in Mie prefecture. Tottori prefecture " "" "15-Jul-88" "15-Jul-88" 1 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,680" 3.6 "\"Heavy rain in western Japan has killed at least four people and left 11 missing as swollen waters flooded homes, closed highways and disrupted local train service\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "32" "15-Jul-1988" "1" "5" NA "205" 204 42 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat State - Saurashtra-Kutch region. Districts: Surat, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Surat town. Rajkot city. -- Maharashtra State" "" "14-Jul-88" "27-Jul-88" 14 "97" "25,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "76,350" 6 "\"twenty-six dams in the region started overflowing following record-breaking downpour of 200 to 374 mms today. people downstream all the 26 dams are alerted to move to safer places. many more dams of the total 88 are nearing the brim. rajkot city, where the people had to pay for water during droughts, received 374 mms in the last 30 hours.\"  FATALITES: Gujarat: 82 -- Maharashtra: 15CAUSE:Fortnight-long wet spell flooding and overflowing dams" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "33" "14-Jul-1988" "2" "6" NA "206" 205 43 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States of Alagoas and Pernambuco. Maceio city. Mundau and Paraiba Rivers." "" "17-Jul-88" "18-Jul-88" 2 "66" "50,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "38,460" 4.9 "\"THE CITY (Maceio) HAD MORE RAIN IN 11 DAYS THAN DURING THE WHOLE OF 1987.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "34" "17-Jul-1988" "2" "7" NA "207" 206 44 "" "Pakistan " "" "" "" "Punjab Province - 13 districts. -- Northwest Frontier Province - Tochi River in North Wazirastan. Chugarzai village in Swat district. Indus River. Kohistan. -- Kashmir Province -Jhelum and Chenab rivers -- Sind Province -" "" "18-Jul-88" "5-Aug-88" 19 "158" "163,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "220,500" 6.6 "\"forty-six people have been killed and 1,191 villages affected in 13 districts of punjab province in the center of pakistan due to successive torrential rains and floods in the rivers, local press reported here today. about 2,433 katcha houses (slums) and 2,013 straw huts have been damaged and 1,500 houses demolished in the flood-affected areas. one hundred and thirty-four head of cattle are reported to be missing, \" CAUSE:Heavy monsoon rains causing floods and landslides" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "35" "18-Jul-1988" "3" "8" NA "208" 207 45 "" "South Korea  " "" "" "" "Southeastern areas - Yongwol, Chechon, Youngju city " "" "20-Jul-88" "20-Jul-88" 1 "16" "2,640" "45,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,410" 3.5 "\"News reports said about 650 houses were flooded and 2,640 people were evacuated to schools and other temporary shelters after the latest downpours, which dropped nearly eight inches of rain.\" CAUSE:Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "35" "20-Jul-1988" "3" "8" NA "209" 208 46 "" "Spain " "" "" "" "Northern Basque country - Guipuzcoa province" "" "19-Jul-88" "20-Jul-88" 2 "9" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,320" 3.4 "\"In the hardest-hit area of Guipuzcoa province, heavy rain fell for four hours Tuesday night, knocking out power lines and blocking roads, Spanish National Radio said. \" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "35" "19-Jul-1988" "3" "8" NA "210" 209 47 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kake and Uchikuroyama in northwest Hiroshima Prefecture. Shimane Prefecture. Hiroshima city " "" "20-Jul-88" "21-Jul-88" 2 "12" "1,633" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,320" 3.9 "\"according to the weather bureau, 270 milimeters of rain were recorded in hiroshima last night. forecasters expect more rain tonight.\" CAUSE:Landslides and flash floods caused by the heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "35" "20-Jul-1988" "3" "8" NA "211" 210 48 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang Province - Qiqihar city area. Daqing oilfield. Gannan County. Nenjiang River. -- see also DFO-1988-058" "" "21-Jul-88" "19-Aug-88" 30 "" "76,000" "56,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "9,150" 5.6 "Jul 23\"... counties near Qiqihar have been getting 3.7 inches of rain a day and the hardest-hit areas have received more than 5 inches of rain a day. \" -- \"the daqing area was hit continuously by torrential rains, which resulted in more than 600 million cubic meters of flood waters. more than 1,900 oil wells were under water, of which 300 have ceased production, and more than 2,300 buildings and houses have collapsed\" -- Aug 11 \"20 days of uninterrupted rain has covered the daqing oilfield in northeastern china with 50 to 100 centimeters of water.\" -- Aug16 \"floods caused by torrential rains have destroyed trunk railway lines at 75 sections in heilongjiang province\" -- Aug18 \"120,000 people are working to buttress the banks of the rain-swollen Nen River. \"CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "36" "21-Jul-1988" "3" "9" NA "212" 211 49 "" "China" "" "" "" "Three counties in Gansu province. Xifeng City" "" "23-Jul-88" "23-Jul-88" 1 "54" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,130" 4.5 " \"Heavy rains accompanied by hail flooded wide areas of northwestern China, collapsing thousands of homes and killing 54 people ... Up to 5.6 inches of rain fell in just over two hours Saturday in three counties of Gansu province\"CAUSE:Heavy rains accompanied by hail " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "37" "23-Jul-1988" "3" "10" NA "213" 212 50 "" "New Zealand " "" "" "" "North Island - Auckland and the East Cape area. Ruatoria. Waiwere River" "" "27-Jul-88" "27-Jul-88" 1 "1" "52" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "48,970" 4.7 "\"heavy rain lashed new zealand's largest city of auckland and the east cape area on the north island yesterday, causing extensive flooding. auckland and ruatoria were worst hit by the storm, which caused surface flooding across the length of the northern part of the island from north of auckland right to gisborne.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain from storm " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "38" "27-Jul-1988" "3" "11" NA "214" 213 51 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Ninghai, Sanmen, Xinchang, Fenghua and Shengxian counties. Ningbo city" "" "29-Jul-88" "5-Aug-88" 8 "264" "64,000" "167,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "18,770" 5.4 "\"a total of 139 people were drowned and another 300 missing in downpours that struck five counties in zhejiang province, from friday evening to saturday morning ... torrential floods also submerged vast expanses of farmland, washed away houses, destroyed power transmission and telecommunications lines and broke highways in many places\" CAUSE:Torrential rain causing flooding and dam burst" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "39" "29-Jul-1988" "3" "12" NA "215" 214 52 "" "Venezuela " "" "" "" "Central coast - Chichirivichi village on Chichirivichi River" "" "31-Jul-88" "31-Jul-88" 1 "2" "" "" "" 1 "910" 3 "\"some of chichirivichi's houses are buried under three to five meters of mud and numerous cars piled up as they were swept by the current. potable water pipes were destroyed and electricity lines were damaged by the river flood, causing a blackout in the village. the venezuelan government sent teams of 350 rescuers to help the victims\" CAUSE:River flood" NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "39" "31-Jul-1988" "3" "12" NA "216" 215 53 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andara Pradesh State - seven districts. Godavari River and tributaries" "" "31-Jul-88" "2-Aug-88" 3 "50" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "94,870" 5.5 "\"the death toll in the recent heavy rains and subsequent floods in godavari river and its tributaries was 50. a total of over 1,000 villages in seven districts had been affected and crops in an area of 375,000 acres had been damages, besides livestock deaths, damage to houses, school buildings and roads\"  CAUSE:Recent heavy rains and subsequent floods" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "40" "31-Jul-1988" "3" "13" NA "217" 216 54 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Transbaikal area west of Khabarovsk." "" "3-Aug-88" "4-Aug-88" 2 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "257,900" 5.7 "\"NUMEROUS RIVERS, LARGE AND SMALL, BURST THEIR BANKS. ... SWIFT HIGHLAND RIVERS WASHED AWAY MORE THAN TEN BRIDGES. HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. SEVERAL VILLAGES IN THE TAIGA ARE THREATENED WITH BEING FLOODED\"  Damage: \"millions of rubles\"CAUSE:Torrential rains from a cyclone " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "41" "3-Aug-1988" "3" "14" NA "218" 217 55 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shanxi Province - Fenyang County and 11 others. Yellow River," "" "6-Aug-88" "6-Aug-88" 1 "50" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,880" 4.6 "\"at least 21 people were killed and 19 went missing in floods which this morning struck fenyang county in north china's shanxi province. according to local reports, some 30,000 people were trapped by the flood waters, caused by three and a half hours of torrential rain. the floods submerged 40 villages and destroyed at least 100 houses.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "42" "6-Aug-1988" "3" "15" NA "219" 218 56 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Sudan -- Khartoum area. Gadharef, central Gezira region, Kassala, Eddamer, Atbara, Ash Showak, Dongola region, Kordofan, Katarant, Katarant Almaad, Karima Merawi. El-Gezira district. island of Tuti. Cities: Kassala, Showak, El-Damer, Omdurman. Blue Nile, White Nile, and Atbara rivers -- Ethiopia -- Baro River floods Itang refugee camp in Ilubabor from mid August to early October" "" "5-Aug-88" "10-Sep-88" 37 "91" "2,000,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "354,100" 7.3 "Aug 8 \"current level of the Nile at its confluence at Khartoum was already 10 inches higher than the levels in Sudan's worst recorded flood year of 1946.\" -- Aug 9 \"More than 15 hours of continuous rains across Africa's largest country have caused major flooding that has destroyed bridges, communications, buildings and homes. The storm's rainfall amounted to more than the previous 10 years cumulative rainfall in the arid nation. Hardest hit were the country's capital city of Khartoum and Gadaref. \" -- Aug 29\"Aerial surveys show that damage in northern Sudan is worse than first thought and that up to 100,000 people might be trapped by floodwaters along the Nile valley between Atbara and Dongola,\"CAUSE:\"UNPRECEDENTED HEAVY RAINS\" " NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "43" "5-Aug-1988" "4" "16" NA "220" 219 57 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Hangzhou city. Ningbo and Zhoushan" "" "7-Aug-88" "8-Aug-88" 2 "117" "188,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "12,330" 4.6 "\"torrential rains delivered by the storm over a four-hour period averaged at least 50 mm. with the highest recorded at 272 mm ... in addition, 47,000 houses caved in, 43-kilometer dykes and dams burst, and 155 bridges and 1,048 ships destroyed.\"  CAUSE:Torrential rains from typhoon " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "44" "7-Aug-1988" "4" "17" NA "221" 220 58 "" "China" "" "" "" "Inner Mongolia - Dahingganling forest area. southern Morin Dawa autonomous banner of Daur nationality. Six counties on the upper reaches of the Nenjiang River -- see also DFO-1988-048" "" "10-Aug-88" "15-Aug-88" 6 "10" "64,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "53,820" 5.5 "\"67 wooden bridges, more than 100 culverts, 40,000 meters of highway and 10,000 meters of river dykes and some railway beds have been damaged.\" CAUSE:Four days of torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "45" "10-Aug-1988" "4" "18" NA "222" 221 59 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Counties: Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Nantou. Cities: Chaiyi, Shuishan, Kaohsiung, Tainan." "" "14-Aug-88" "17-Aug-88" 4 "15" "10,000" "125,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "11,240" 4.8 "\"... MORE THAN 500 MILLIMETERS OF RAIN HAVE POURED DOWN ON MOST PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIWAN IN THE 24 HOURS SINCE SUNDAY MORNING.\" \"... WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND AS WELL AS DESTROYING ROADS AND BRIDGES. \"CAUSE:Heavy rains from low pressure system causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "46" "14-Aug-1988" "4" "19" NA "223" 222 60 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Veracruz State - Papaloapan River and its tributaries. Tesochoacan River" "" "13-Aug-88" "15-Aug-88" 3 "" "4,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "10,350" 4.5 "\"papaloapan river and its tributaries burst their banks late saturday, leaving behind a wide path of muddy destruction throughout the state. cosamaloapan mayor sergio villasana deldin said that the torrential rains have inundated the state in recent days, but not caused any deaths or serious injuries so far.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "47" "13-Aug-1988" "4" "20" NA "224" 223 61 "" "Nicaragua" "" "" "" "Northern coast area - Zelaya Norte. Alamikamba. Kukalaya. Prinzapolks. Wawa River, Rio Coco " "" "9-Aug-88" "16-Aug-88" 8 "" "25,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,590" 5 "\" the wawa, one of zelaya norte's main rivers, overflowed its banks and flooded an area of over two kilometers, interrupting communications between puerto cabezas and the mining communities of siuna, bonanza, and rosita.\" -- \"nearly 90 percent of farm crops was lost in nicaragua's north atlantic region\"CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "48" "9-Aug-1988" "4" "21" NA "225" 224 62 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaaxi Province - Jiujianfang. Yellow River" "" "13-Aug-88" "14-Aug-88" 2 "163" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,250" 4.2 "\"the storm caused severe mountain torrents which destroyed 3,000 houses, 5,800 hectares of arable land, 270 kilometers of highway and 16 bridges\"  -- \"Floodwaters reported as high as 40 feet killed 55 people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in a village in central Shaanxi Province\"CAUSE:Heavy storm " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "49" "13-Aug-1988" "4" "22" NA "226" 225 63 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Venezuela -- States: Anzoategui, Bolivar, Cojedes (El Pao dam overflowed). Areas: Francisco de Miranda, Parapal, San Luis, Los Cocos, Rio Blanco. Towns: Cuidad Guayana, Cumana, Maracay, Barcelona, San Cristobal. Rivers: Manzanares, Querecual, Neveri -- Columbia -- Departments of Cordoba and Sucre. Magdalena River" "" "16-Aug-88" "23-Aug-88" 8 "10" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "145,600" 6.1 "FATALITIES: Venezuela: nd -- Columbia: 10 DISPLACED: Venezuela: 2000 -- Columbia: 10,000CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "50" "16-Aug-1988" "5" "23" NA "227" 226 64 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Kano State - Fourteen of the state's 20 local government areas. collapse of the Bagauda Dam near Kano city. -- Borno State - Fika local government area" "" "7-Aug-88" "20-Aug-88" 14 "53" "200,000 " "14,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "60,620" 6.1 "The rains are \"the heaviest within the last five decades\" -- \"the two dams, the bagauda dam and the kude dam, collapsed on tuesday and thursday, respectively. the bagauda dam, built in 1968, held back 22 million cubic meters of water. when it collapsed, the racing water flooded roads, crops and factories around it. \"CAUSE:Heavy rains and collpase two dams " NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "51" "7-Aug-1988" "6" "24" NA "228" 227 65 "" "China" "" "" "" "Henan Province " "" "9-Aug-88" "18-Aug-88" 10 "34" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "153,100" 6.2 "\"In Henan province east of Shaanxi, rains and flash floods killed 34 people and destroyed 20,000 homes over the past nine days\" CAUSE:Rains and flash floods " NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "52" "9-Aug-1988" "7" "25" NA "229" 228 66 "" "Bangladesh " "" "" "" "\"53 of the country's 64 administrative districts were covered by flood waters at the height of the disaster.\" -- Dhaka city 85% inundated by Buriganga River. Other cities under 5-10 feet of water: Serajganj, Gopalganj, Tangail, Ranjbari and Faridpurko. -- Bramahaputra, Ganges and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries. -- see also DFO-1988-032 and DFO-1988-019 " "" "20-Aug-88" "3-Oct-88" 45 "1378 " "28,000,000  " "2,000,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "138,900" 7 "\"The floods destroyed an estimated 3.5 million tons of standing crops and stored grain. It washed away 2,200 miles of roads and razed eight million houses.\" -- \"SINCE 1 SEPTEMBER MORE THAN HALF OF BANGLADESH REMAINED FLOODED. 20 MILLION PEOPLE NOW AFFECTED IN 39 DISTRICTS.\"  -- Sep 7 \" NEARLY 600,000 COMPETELY DESTROYED HOMES: 1.5 MILLION DAMAGED. TOTAL OF 30,000 KM ROADS PARTIALLY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. RICE CROP ON 1.5 MILLION HECTARES DESTROYED AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGED ON 2 MILLION HECTARES. OFFICIAL ESTIMATES OF CROP LOSSES BETWEEN 1.5 - 3 MILLION TONS.\"CAUSE:Unusually strong monsoons " NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "53" "20-Aug-1988" "8" "26" NA "230" 229 67 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State - Bramputra Valley from from Dibrugarh to downtown Dhubri . Barak Valley. Districts: Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Sibsagar, Cachar, Karimganj, Nagaon, Lakhimpur, Golaghat. Gauhati area. Bramaputra River and tributaries. -- Uttar Pradesh State - 12,373 villages. Ganges River and tributaries. -- Bihar State - 19 districts including Saharsa, Khagaria, Madhubani and Darbhanga. Ganges, Kosi, Bagmati, Adhwara, Burhi, Gandak rivers. -- West Bengal State - Balurghat and Dinajpur areas. Ganges and Churani rivers. -- Arunchal Pradesh State - -- Nepal --10 districts in southern plains. far-western seti zone. -- see also DFO-1988-035" "" "23-Aug-88" "15-Sep-88" 24 "876" "2,000" "15,200,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "626,900" 7.2 "8/24 \"the flood situation in india's northeastern state of assam further deteriorated today following alarming rise of the mighty brahmaputra river and its tributaries in the entire 800-kilometer-long brahmaputra valley from dibrugarh to dhubri\"  -- 8/29 \" the brahmaputra river, in spate, wrecked havoc in santipur, bhutnath, fatasil and ambari areas. the entire brahmaputra valley was virtually in the grip of unprecedented floods.\" -- 9/5 \"one hundred and eight people have been killed by floods and landslides caused by torrential rains at different districts in nepal, according to the home ministry. this year's floods also damaged roads, bridges, canals, drinking water projects, culverts and public and private houses, causing a heavy loss of property to nepal,\" -- 9/5 \"the flood situation in india's northeastern state of assam deteriorated again on sunday with the brahmaputra river maintaining a rising trend, it was reported here today. official reports from guwahati, capital of assam, said the brahmaputra was rising rapidly in dibrugarh following heavy rain in its catchment in the lower region on sunday. while vast areas of dubri and goalpara remained submerged in lower assam the situation in other districts of upper assam continued to improve.\" FATALITIES: India: 850 -- Nepal: 26 DISPLACED:India: nd -- Nepal: 2000CAUSE:Unusually strong monsoons. -- Flooding and landslides in Nepal HECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "54" "23-Aug-1988" "9" "27" NA "231" 230 68 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "\"various parts of the northern region\"" "" "11-Aug-88" "25-Aug-88" 15 "5" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "55,980" 5.9 "\"five people in northern uganda lost their lives in floods caused by torrential rains over the past two weeks, the local press reported today. a number of bridges and houses have been washed away and rivers have risen to maximum levels in various parts of the northern region.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "55" "11-Aug-1988" "9" "28" NA "232" 231 69 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Rivers State - Port Harcourt city" "" "22-Aug-88" "22-Aug-88" 1 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,230" 3.1 "\"the downpour, said to be the heaviest in the area in10 years, lasted 24 hours till yesterday morning, flooding at least 60 houses and destroying household property such as rugs, furniture and electric appliance.\" CAUSE: 24 hour downpour" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "55" "22-Aug-1988" "9" "28" NA "233" 232 70 "" "Burkina Faso" "" "" "" "Provinces: Bam, Yatenga, Seno, Soum, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Namentenga, Bazega, Houet, Kenedougou, Comoe, Kadiogo. Ndorola" "" "21-Aug-88" "2-Sep-88" 13 "11" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "135,900" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "56" "21-Aug-1988" "10" "29" NA "234" 233 71 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Nayarit State - left bank of the Santiago river " "" "22-Aug-88" "23-Aug-88" 2 "18" "130,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,220" 3.6 "\"Flooding has driven thousands of villagers from homes on the left bank of the santiago river ... torrential rains swelled the river on tuesday, and operators of a nearby dam were forced to open its floodgates, sending hundreds of thousands of gallons swirling towards the villages \" CAUSE:Torrential rains and dam release " NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "56" "22-Aug-1988" "10" "29" NA "235" 234 72 "" "China" "" "" "" "Eastern Shandong Province - Yellow River flooded 33 villages" "" "23-Aug-88" "24-Aug-88" 2 "" "10,000" "" "" 1 "16,810" 4.5 "\"The powerful Yellow River breached its banks for the fifth time in less than two weeks Wednesday, flooding 33 villages and tens of thousands of acres of farmland and affecting nearly 300,000 people in eastern China.\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "57" "23-Aug-1988" "10" "30" NA "236" 235 73 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sind Province - several dozens villages destroyed. Indus River" "" "18-Aug-88" "25-Aug-88" 8 "" "200,000" "117,924,528" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "33,000" 5.4 "Damage: \"billions of rupies\". 2bn rupies converted at 01/01/90 rate 16.96 INRCAUSE:successive monsoon torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "58" "18-Aug-1988" "10" "31" NA "237" 236 74 "" "Niger " "" "" "" "Southern, eastern and western parts of Niger. Niger River. " "" "18-Aug-88" "25-Aug-88" 8 "" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "744,000" 7 "" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "59" "18-Aug-1988" "11" "32" NA "238" 237 75 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Chad -- Provinces: Kanem, Ouaddai, Logone Occidentale, Logone Oriental. Prefectures: Salamat (Am-Timam), Mayo Kebbi (bongor), N'Djamena, Moyen-Chari (Sarh), Batha. Chari River in N'djamena city. southern town of Moundou. Elghazal river at Moussoro.  -- Cameroon - northern provinces including Pitoa Region" "" "20-Aug-88" "6-Sep-88" 18 "51" "58,000" "900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "562,900" 7 "\"the current downpour, the heaviest for 50 years, has caused havoc across the normally arid countries bordering the sahara, from senegal to sudan, since the beginning of august\" -- Chad - \"about 13,500 houses have been washed away, 13,500 hectares of land devastated and 4,500 tonnes of grains destroyed by flood.\" Displaced: Chad: 47,000 -- Cameroon: 11,000 DAMAGE: Chad: nd -- Cameroon: 900,000 FATALITIES: Chad: 40 -- Cameroon: 11CAUSE: downpours" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "60" "20-Aug-1988" "12" "33" NA "239" 238 76 "" "El Salvador" "Honduras" "Guatemala" "Nicaragua" "Central America --Honduras - Shantytowns in Tegucigalpa, Slum Chamelecon in San Pedro Sula, La Lima. --El Salvador - Provinces: Usulatan, La Union, Ahuachaba, San Miguel, San Salvador, La Paz. Towns: Chilanguera and La Cantora. Rio Grande and Lempa Rivers. --Guatemala - Guatemala City --Nicaragua - Nadaime city" "" "25-Aug-88" "29-Aug-88" 5 "50" "25,850" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,900" 5 "\" the storm, which rolled into the area thursday and lingered through monday, caused widespread crop damage in el salvador, guatemala, honduras and nicaragua.\" -- \"floods after heavy rains killed at least seven people and destroyed 160 houses in the latest hours in tegucigalpa, leaving 1,500 people homeless. reports from the honduran capital said the destroyed homes were located in shantytowns, where landslides caused by the rains carried away the residents' shacks.\"  Fatalities: Honduras: 7 -- El Salvador: 36 -- Guatemala: 6 -- Nicaragua: 1 Displaced: Honduras: 2500 -- El Salvador:25,000 -- Guatemala: 500 -- Nicaragua: 100CAUSE:'Heavy rainfalls were caused by a tropical front linked to cyclone \"chris.\" '" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "61" "25-Aug-1988" "12" "34" NA "240" 239 77 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - Counties: Guiping, Wuxuan. Liuzhou city. Laibin town. Wuzhou city. Hongshui, Liujiang and Xijiang rivers.  -- Guangdong Province- Zhaoqing city. Xijiang River" "" "31-Aug-88" "6-Sep-88" 7 "58" "300,000" "256,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "50,320" 5.7 "8/31 \"the second flood peak on the liujiang river hit liuzhou city today with the water rising to 89.10 meters, 9.10 meters higher than the minimum warning line and the highest this century\" -- \"Nearly 3 million acres of cropland, 250,000 houses, and hundreds of factories and schools were flooded\"CAUSE: Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "62" "31-Aug-1988" "12" "35" NA "241" 240 78 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Town of Damavand, (50 km east of Tehran) and 30 villages in area." "" "25-Aug-88" "25-Aug-88" 1 "25" "" "" "" 1 "1,150" 3.1 "\"more than 90 iranians were eighter killed, wounded or missing during last week's floods around the mountain town of damavand, 50 kilometers east of tehran, radio tehran reported today.... thirty villages in the affected region were also damaged, said the radio.\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "62" "25-Aug-1988" "12" "35" NA "242" 241 79 "" "Columbia " "" "" "" "Provinces: Cordoba, Atlantico, Sucre, Magdalena, Cesar, Bolivar, Santander. Magdalena River." "" "27-Aug-88" "3-Sep-88" 8 "" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "158,800" 6.1 "\"a flood of the magdalena river in colombia's six northern provinces has left 100,000 homeless, destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of crops and killed thousands of animals,\" CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "63" "27-Aug-1988" "13" "36" -1.32 "243" 242 80 "" "Senegal " "" "" "" "City of Bambey" "" "2-Sep-88" "2-Sep-88" 1 "4" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,300" 3.3 "\"a flood caused by heavy rains has killed a 42-year-old man and left 800 families homeless in the senegalese city of bambey where water has reached a height of more than one meter\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "63" "2-Sep-1988" "0" "0" NA "244" 243 81 "" "Niger " "" "" "" "Sahel area. Niger River" "" "2-Sep-88" "3-Sep-88" 2 "13" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "88,400" 5.4 "\"the heavy rains raised the Niger River to its highest levels since record-keeping began in 1928 and promised to bring the best harvests in 20 years ... rains that have drenched most of the Sahel, also said more than 610 miles of roads were impassable and that the flooding washed out an unknown number of bridges.\" CAUSE:Heaviest rains in two decades " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "64" "2-Sep-1988" "0" "1" NA "245" 244 82 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Chiapas State - Coatan River in Tapachula city. Huixtla, Escuincla, Pijijiapan, Arteaga and Tonala. Cuatan Grande and Chico rivers. -- Oaxaca State - Tehuantepec isthmus. Salado River" "" "1-Sep-88" "5-Sep-88" 5 "17" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "25,820" 5.1 "'the rain has not stopped for 48 hours, turning some of the city's roads into rivers.\" CAUSE:Heavy rains from the Tropical Storm Kristy " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "65" "1-Sep-1988" "0" "2" NA "246" 245 83 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Veracruz State - Hueleque River in Poza Rica. Tuxpan-Pantepec River in Alamo. Papantla La Antigua, Cazones, Coatzintla, Tuxpan, La Palmilla. Cotaxtla River. Cazones River. -- Hidalgo State -" "" "2-Sep-88" "6-Sep-88" 5 "31" "30,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,600" 4.8 "\"Rains from Tropical Storm Debby caused a flash flood in the town of Alamo, but about 30,000 people evacuated safely\"CAUSE:Rains from Tropical Storm Debby causing flash floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "66" "2-Sep-1988" "0" "3" NA "247" 246 84 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Eastern regions of Soviet Buryatia, Transbailkal area. Rivers Uda, Kurba, Kodun and their tributaries." "" "6-Sep-88" "6-Sep-88" 1 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "47,400" 4.7 "\"MORE THAN 10,000 HECTARES OF FARMLAND, HOUSES AND SHEEP IMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN INUNDATED. BRIDGES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, ROAD TRAFFIC HAS BEEN DISRUPTED. THERE ARE HUMAN CASUALTIES.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains from a cyclone in Mongolia " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "67" "6-Sep-1988" "0" "4" NA "248" 247 85 "" "China " "" "" "" "Dongting Lake area in Hunan and Hubei provinces " "" "5-Sep-88" "14-Sep-88" 10 "" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "47,800" 5.9 "\"continuous heavy rains have severely waterlogged the dongting lake area, one of the country's prime agricultural and commercial bases. twenty-three counties and cities in hunan and hubei provinces have been affected. the inland lakes have overflowed flooding nearly 200,000 hectares of farmland. more than 100,000 people have been evacuated\" CAUSE:Continuous heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "68" "5-Sep-1988" "0" "5" NA "249" 248 86 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Tampa Bay Area. Counties: Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco. Towns: Palmetto, Bradenton, Yankeetown, Tampa, St Petersburg. Manatee and Little Manatee rivers. Alafia River." "" "6-Sep-88" "9-Sep-88" 4 "7" "1,000" "24,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "6,500" 4.6 "\"A local state of emergency was declared in Manatee County along the Manatee River, which was 7 feet above flood stage late Wednesday afternoon, and was expected to crest at 11 1/2 feet above flood stage before Thursday. \" --''We are letting some of the people evacuated go back in,'' Strickland said. ''We have let about three-fourths of them go back because the water never got to their homes. But we have some houses covered and some with 5 to 6 feet of water inside. It's the first time they have been flooded in some 60 years.''CAUSE:Several days of heavy rainfall from a near-stationary front" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "69" "6-Sep-1988" "0" "6" NA "250" 249 87 "" "Mexico" "Jamaica" "Haiti" "Honduras" "Central America and Caribbean --Mexico - Yucatan Penninsula: Cancun, Cozumel, Campeche. Nuevo Leon State: Santa Catarina river in Monterrey and Cadereyta. Tamulipas state: Matamoros, Ciudad Victoria, La Pesca, Soto la Marina, San Carlos. --Dominican Republic - Yuna River near Cotui.  --Southern Haiti - \" widespread flooding and crop damage\" --Jamaica - \"widespread flooding across the island\" --Venezuela - Caracas area. --El Salvador - eastern states of San Miguel, Usulutan and La Union --Flooding also reported in Caymen Islands, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Costa Rica" "" "10-Sep-88" "18-Sep-88" 9 "237" "821,400" "68,200,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "105,100" 6.2 "Hurricane Gilbert \"The National Hurricane Center said Gilbert was the most intense storm on record in terms of barometric pressure. It was measured at 26.31 inches, breaking the 26.35 inches recorded for the 1935 hurricane that devastated the Florida Keys. \" --Mexico - \"Floods prevented officials from reaching the hotel zone in Cancun\" ... \"Steady rains flooded some streets in Monterrey, an industrial city with 3 million people 210 miles northwest of La Pesca. About 1,000 people were evacutated from low-lying areas of the city\" ... \"Rescue workers Sunday found eight more bodies of the estimated 200 people missing a day after a river in Monterrey flooded, sweeping away four passenger-filled buses in the single most deadly blow of Hurricane Gilbert, officials said.\" --Jamaica - widespread flooding across the island. Thousands displaced. --Haiti - Damage to crops and roads --Caymen Islands - \"Flooding was widespread, with an estimated 5 percent to 10 percent of the houses damaged\" --Honduras - thousands displaced, crops bridges and roads destroyed. Damage: Jamaica: 8,000,000,000 -- Puerto Rico: 200,000 -- Monterrey, Mexico: 60,000,000 Fatalities: DR: 9 -- Haiti: 30 -- Jamaica: 36 -- Mexico: 142 -- Venezuela: 5 -- Costa Rica: 2 -- Honduras: 13 Dispalced: DR: 400 -- Jamaica: 500,000 -- Mexico: 300,000 -- El Salvador: 15,000 -- Honduras: 6000 CAUSE:Heavy rains from the \"Western Hemisphere's most powerful hurricane on record.\"" NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "70" "10-Sep-1988" "1" "7" NA "251" 250 88 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Nigeria -- Oyo State - Oshogbo. Erinle River. Sokoto State - 76 villages submerged. Niger River -- Benin -- Provinces: Zou and Borgou. Districts: Malanville/Karimama, Zagnanado/Savalou. Oeme and Niger Rivers" "" "14-Sep-88" "26-Sep-88" 13 "7" "136,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "71,960" 6 "\"the erinle river dam in oshogbo local government area of oyo state collapsed last week as a result of torrential rain in excess of its water conservation capacity. the flood has washed away or submerged farmlands, cut off roads and damaged bridges... damage caused by the collapse of the dam were enormous and beyond what the state government could cope with\"  Fatalities: Nigeria: 7 -- Benin: nd DISPLACERD: Nigeria:220,000 -- Benin: 16,000CAUSE:Dam collapse following torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "71" "14-Sep-1988" "1" "8" NA "252" 251 89 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Darbang and Niskot villages in Myagdi District. Myagdi River " "" "20-Sep-88" "21-Sep-88" 2 "106" "56" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "27,590" 4.7 "\"a flash flood swept away about 87 people including four policemen in a village in western myagdi district ... the flooding occurred as the myagdi river was blocked by a landslide.\" CAUSE:Flash flood caused by breach of a landslide blocking the Myagdi River" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "72" "20-Sep-1988" "1" "9" NA "253" 252 90 "" "Thailand " "" "" "" "1,488 villages flooded in 53 of Thailand's 73 provinces; including Phayao, Rayong and Uthai Thani." "" "18-Sep-88" "5-Oct-88" 18 "19" "16,000" "1,200,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "243,200" 6.6 "\"over 2,000 roads, 500 bridges, 300 weirs and embankments and more than 554,000 rai (88,640 hectares) of crops were damaged. of the 47 provinces hit by the current floods, 16 are in the north, 14 in the northeast, 12 in the central region and five in the south.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing seasonal floods " NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "73" "18-Sep-1988" "2" "10" NA "254" 253 91 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - " "" "20-Sep-88" "26-Sep-88" 7 "9" "51,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,700" 5.8 "\"total precipitation averaged 100 mm in most parts of the province and reached 400 mm in some prefectures. big tracts of farmland were inundated and many peasant houses collapsed in the worst-hit prefectures. more than 51,000 people have become homeless. the flood also damaged roads, irrigation canals and river embankments.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain from a typhoon " NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "74" "20-Sep-1988" "2" "11" NA "255" 254 92 "" "India" "" "" "" "India -- Punjab State - 10 of 12 administrative districts and 1,463 villages inundated. Districts: Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Batala, Sangrur, Ferozepore, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Bhatinda and Faridkot. Cities: Jalandhar, Amritsar, Phillaur, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Harike Barrage. Rivers: Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. -- Haryana State - 381 villages in seven of the total 12 districts. Jagadhri sub-division. Cities/towns: Delhi, New Delhi. Faridabad, Hissar, Kaithal, Nirwana. Yamuna River. -- Himachal Pradesh State - all 12 districts including Una district. -- Jammu and Kashmir State - Anantnag town. Rivers: Jelum, Tawi, Chenab and Ravi. -- -- Pakistan -- Punjab State - Districts: Sialkot, Gujrat and Gujranwala. Cities: Bahawalpur, Multan, Wazirabad, Narowal, Chaprar Marala, Lahore, Shahdara, Depalpur. Narang Mandi and Sharaqpur road areas. Rivers: Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi." "" "21-Sep-88" "8-Oct-88" 18 "731" "1,250,000" "6,814,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "268,500" 6.9 "\"Rain continued for a fourth day in Punjab and swelled the state's three main rivers -- the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej -- to record levels, inundating about 250 villages and destroying homes, crops and livestock\"-- Sep 28 \"the flood situation continued to be grim in the northern region of india yesterday. according to reports reaching here today, more areas were inundated in punjab as 35 more deaths were reported from the flood-ravaged states of northern india with the death toll rising to 350. gushing waters entered ferozepur city and cantonment area and about 100 adjoining villages in punjab. amritsar, jalandhar and gurdaspur districts in punjab continued to be cut off from the rest of the country. road and rail traffic in the affected areas of punjab and himachal pradesh continued to be paralyzed. many areas of delhi were flooded as the yamuna water level touched the 206.92 meters mark, 1.09 meters higher than the danger level yesterday. massive relief and rescue operations continued the whole day in the seriously affected regions of punjab, haryana, delhi, himachal pradesh and india-controlled kashmir.\" Fatalitiesd: India: 607 -- Pakistan: 124 Displaced: India: 250,000 -- Pakistan: 1,000,000 dAMAGE: India: 214,000,000 -- Pakistan: 6,600,000,000CAUSE:\"unprecedented continuous heavy rains\" causing floods and landslidesHECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "75" "21-Sep-1988" "3" "12" NA "256" 255 93 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Counties: Ilan, Taipei, Hualien and Taitung." "" "21-Sep-88" "3-Oct-88" 13 "0" "" "14,170,816" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,300" 5 "\"THE COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE MONDAY DECLARED ILAN A DISASTER AREA AFTER THE NORTHEASTERN TAIWAN COUNTY WAS HARD HIT BY FLOODS CAUSED BY HEAVY RAINS DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS.\"  Damage 370mm TWD. Exchange rate as of 01/01/1990=26.11 CAUSE:Two weeks of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "76" "21-Sep-1988" "3" "13" NA "257" 256 94 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra State - Bombay city" "" "3-Oct-88" "4-Oct-88" 2 "23" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "600" 3.1 "\"normal life in the metropolis of bombay was crippled for the second time within a span of six days as suburban trains on both the central and western railway were affected due to flooding of tracks... it was reported that hutment dwellers in low-lying areas of the city like bombay, chembur, sion and gowandi were being shifted to safer places\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "76" "3-Oct-1988" "3" "13" NA "258" 257 96 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Federal Capital Territory Suleja - Abuja city and dam. -- Anambra State - 12 communities in Anambra Local Government Area. -- Rivers: Niger and Anambra" "" "21-Sep-88" "5-Oct-88" 15 "" "70,000" "1,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "8,880" 5.1 "\"the multi-million u.s. dollar dam at abuja, the future capital of nigeria, has collapsed as a result of flood following a torrential rainfall ... the dam which has been constructed half way was designed to supply water for residents of abuja international airport staff quarters and its environment ... it was reported that the giant concrete slabs, pumping machines and other equipment installed so far at the site have been washed away by the flood.\"  CAUSE:Abuja dam collapses after torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "77" "21-Sep-1988" "3" "14" NA "259" 258 97 "" "Ghana " "" "" "" "Northern, Upper West and Upper East regions. West Gonja District. Salaga. Singa. Daboya. Black and White Volta Rivers" "" "1-Oct-88" "11-Oct-88" 11 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,200" 6.1 "\" the floods have submerged some villages in west gonja in the northern region. an advance team has been sent to the west gonja area to assess the situation. a report from the northern region said today that floods have displaced about 3,000 people at salaga, south of the northern regional capital, tamale. \" CAUSE:\"recent heavy rains\" " NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "78" "1-Oct-1988" "4" "15" NA "260" 259 98 "" "Guatamala" "" "" "" "El Quiche Province - Chioxy River in the northern border strip between the towns of Playitas and Playa Grande" "" "16-Oct-88" "17-Oct-88" 2 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "370" 2.9 "\"River flooding caused by heavy rains has isolated 16 villages from the rest of the country and left 6,000 people homeless in northern Guatemala\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "78" "16-Oct-1988" "4" "15" NA "261" 260 99 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "600-mile span between Thanh Hoa Province in the north to Phu Khanh Province in the south. Lam River in Nghe Tinh Province" "" "10-Oct-88" "20-Oct-88" 11 "100" "500,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "39,060" 5.6 "\"the unidentified typhoon, which struck in mid-October, dumped from 7.7 inches up to 44 inches of rain in some areas of central Vietnam.\"--\"The storms and floods have damaged 31 bridges, communication and irrigation projects and many sections of roads and railways, affecting about 230,000 people ... ''continuous heavy rains and whirlwinds'' have ravaged the more than 600-mile span between Thanh Hoa and Phu Khanh Provinces in central Vietnam\"  \"preliminary estimates showed that 44 percent of the autumn rice crop was destroyed in the central provinces of Nghe Tinh, Nghia Binh and Quang Nam-Danang.\"CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "79" "10-Oct-1988" "4" "16" NA "262" 261 100 "" "Columbia " "" "" "" "Northern Columbia - Guajira Peninsula. Towns: Carmen de Bolivar, La Uribia. River Alferez. --  Venezuela - Caracas area. -- Nicaragua - Managua area, Miskito Coast, Corn Island, Bluefields, El Rama. Rivers: San Juan, Colorado, Coto. -- Panama - eastern province of Veraguas and Pacific province of Herrera. Border area with Costa Rica. -- Northern Costa Rica - Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Rivers: San Juan, Colorado, Coto" "" "18-Oct-88" "25-Oct-88" 8 "135" "407,000" "62,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "62,660" 5.7 "\"Hurricane Joan, puzzling forecasters with its unusual path through the southern Caribbean Tuesday, unleashed floods in northern Colombia that left about 50 people dead, missing or injured, officials said.\"  \"One of the worst-affected areas was Carmen del Bolivar, where torrential rains ruptured a man-made retaining barrier over the River Alferez and sent a wall of water crashing through 16 neighborhoods and 1,000 houses. \"-- \"Nicaraguan officials said 21 died in and around Bluefields, 180 miles east of Managua. The city of about 38,000 was 90 percent destroyed when Joan struck early Saturday\" Fatalities: Columbia: 36 -- Venezuela: 11 -- Panama: 5 -- Nicaragua: 60 -- Costa Rica: 23 Displaced: Columbia:  50,000 -- Panama: 2000 -- Nicaragua: 300,000 -- Costa Rica: 55,000 da,age:Panama: 62,000,000CAUSE:Heavy rains from the hurricane " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "80" "18-Oct-1988" "4" "17" NA "263" 262 101 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Northern Mindanao Island - Misamis Oriental Province. three villages in the port city of Cagayan de Oro. Agusan River. Pagadian City. -- Southern and central Luzon Island - Manilla area. Marikina River. -- Other areas: Eastern Visayas Island, Bicol Island, Southern Tagalog" "" "22-Oct-88" "26-Oct-88" 5 "181" "60,000" "24,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,340" 4.4 "\"More than 26,000 people were rendered homeless in the floods, which destroyed some 1,000 thatched huts and a bridge on a major highway, stranding thousands of commuters to Cagayan de Oro.\" --\"the three-day typhoon swept a 700-kilometer-wide path of destruction from mindanao to the islands of visayas, bicol, southern and central luzon, including metro manila.\"CAUSE:Torrential rains and flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "81" "22-Oct-1988" "4" "18" NA "264" 263 102 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Rivers State - Kassama in Yenagoa Local Government Area " "" "27-Oct-88" "28-Oct-88" 2 "10" "12,000" "" "" 1 "2,830" 3.8 "\"ten persons, including six children, were reported to have died at kassama in the yenagoa local government area in nigeria's southeastern state of rivers in the wake of floods currently ravaging the area. the floods have also rendered about 12,000 people homeless and destroyed property, houses and several hectares of farmland.\" CAUSE: \"recent floods\"" NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "81" "27-Oct-1988" "4" "18" NA "265" 264 103 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hainan Province - 46 villages in Qiongshan, Ding'an and Wenchang counties. Nandu river" "" "28-Oct-88" "30-Oct-88" 3 "0" "10,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,370" 4.2 "\"...typhoon-driven torrential rains caused floods in 46 villlages in qiongshan, ding'an and wenchang counties of the island. the typhoon, plus the cold air current from the north, resulted in great damages to agricultural production, the official said, adding that some 73,000 hectares of rice, rubber trees and tropical cash crops were affected.\" CAUSE:Typhoon-driven torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "82" "28-Oct-1988" "4" "19" -1.34 "266" 265 104 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Flores Island - four villages in the district of Ende. Ria Raja, Rewarangga" "" "5-Nov-88" "7-Nov-88" 3 "20" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "780" 3.4 "\" the floods and landslides caused by continuing rains that started early Saturday destroyed nearly 300 houses and office buildings in four villages in the district of Ende. Electricity was cut off in the area. \" CAUSE:Floods and landslides caused by continuing rains " NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "82" "5-Nov-1988" "0" "1" NA "267" 266 105 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Bicol Peninsula. Camarines Sur province. Pasacao. Pasig in Metro Manilla area.  Panay Island - Capiz and Aklan provinces -- Palawan Island - Rizal. -- Flooding also reported on Cebu, Leyte, Visayas and Romblon islands" "" "4-Nov-88" "8-Nov-88" 5 "255" "1,000,000" "400,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,600" 4.7 "\"The second typhoon in two weeks pounded the central Philippines with 108 mph winds and torrential rains Monday, causing floods and mudslides that forced thousands from their homes. \"--\"The Civil Defense Office said 14 of the 16 towns in Capiz province, 250 miles southeast of Manila on Panay Island, were flooded Monday and hundreds of families were being evacuated to schools and churches.\" --\"at least eight people killed Saturday near Cebu, 350 miles south of Manila, during flooding caused by Tess. The Red Cross said three were killed by floods on Palawan Island.\" Fatalities: Tess: 86 -- Skip: 139 Damage: $400,000 on LeyteCAUSE:Typhoon rains causing flooding and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "83" "4-Nov-1988" "0" "2" NA "268" 267 106 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Mediterranean coast -- Catalunya Province: Areyns de Mar, Viladecans, Sant Adrian del Besos. Corbera and Torrellas. -- Valencia province: Turia River" "" "12-Nov-88" "13-Nov-88" 2 "5" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,650" 3.7 "\"Early Saturday, rains lashed the east coast of Valencia province, causing rivers to overflow their banks and damaging numerous cars and buildings. \"--\"Floods sent water rushing through Areyns de Mar, north of Barcelona, blocking roads with mud and damaging more than 100 cars, police said. \"CAUSE:Three days of heavy rain on the Mediterranean coast" NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "83" "12-Nov-1988" "0" "2" NA "269" 268 107 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "North Sumatra - south Tapanuli" "" "18-Nov-88" "19-Nov-88" 2 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,300" 4.6 "\"The daily Suara Pembaruan said victims included a family of eight whose house was swept away in a landslide in north Sumatra, an island of Indonesia. The report said 10 more people were washed away when a river overflowed. \" CAUSE:Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "84" "18-Nov-1988" "0" "3" NA "270" 269 108 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Thailand -- Nakhon Si Thamarat Province - Nakhon Si Thamarat city. Districts: Phipoon, Phibul, Lansaka. Villages: Katun, Khiriwong Songkhla Province - Hat Yai city. Ranot District. -- Surat Thani Province - Nasarn District. -- Other Provinces: Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, Chumphon, Trang, Phatthalung. -- Malaysia -- States: Kelantan, Johore, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Pahang, Trengganu, Kedah, Perlis" "" "20-Nov-88" "1-Dec-88" 12 "386" "301,000" "172,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "96,670" 6.2 "Thailand - \"the state railway of thailand, meanwhile, indefinitely suspended all regular train service to provinces south of surat thani city. 30-40 centimetres of floodwater over three sections of south-bound railway lines prevented trains from travelling in those areas.\"--\"the interior ministry reported that the provinces hit by what is described as the worst flooding in decades in the south include chumphon, trang, surat thani, nakhon si thammarat, phatthalung, songkhla, yala and narathiwat. \" --\"...uncontrolled logging was blamed was for many of the deaths caused by recent floods. In two districts of Nakhon Sri Thammarat province - where 267 of the 367 bodies were found - mud, logs and trees cascaded down denuded hills, slamming into houses and burying villages.\"-- Malaysia -\"About 25,720 people were evacuated from Kelantan, the worst-hit state, where many roads were closed and covered with up to 3 feet of water. \" Displaced: Thailand: 355 -- Malaysia: 31 Damage: Thailand: 172,000,000 -- Malaysia: nd Dispalced: Thailand:  254,000 -- Malaysia: 47,000CAUSE:Torrential monsoon rains causing flash floods and mudslides HECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "85" "20-Nov-1988" "1" "4" NA "271" 270 109 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Bundibugyo district (about 200 miles west of Kampala) " "" "23-Nov-88" "7-Dec-88" 15 "" "5,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "14,340" 5.3 "\"Two weeks of torrential rains, floods and mudslides in western Uganda have left about 5,000 people homeless\" CAUSE:\"Two weeks of torrential rains, floods and mudslides\" " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "86" "23-Nov-1988" "1" "5" NA "272" 271 110 "" "Gabon " "" "" "" "Cities: Lambarene, Port-Gentil, Ouila, Koula-Moutou, Makoukou Rivers: Ogooue and N'gounie " "" "28-Nov-88" "3-Dec-88" 6 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "70,730" 5.6 "\"in the past few days, torrential rains, abnormally abundant in this season, have overflown the banks of major rivers of the country, such as the rivers ogooue and n'gounie, causing damage to several provincial capitals. cities of port-gentil, ouila, koula-moutou, makoukou have been seriously hit. the city of lambarene, located at the confluence of the two rivers, has almost been entirely submerged.\" CAUSE:'Abnormally abundant' torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "87" "28-Nov-1988" "1" "6" NA "273" 272 111 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Districts: Pemalang, Pekalongan and Semarang. Rivers Kali Comal and Sikuang" "" "17-Dec-88" "19-Dec-88" 3 "40" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "7,430" 4.3 "\"Dams on the rivers Kali Comal and Sikuang burst as a result of the torrents, releasing floodwaters that cut communications and rail links between Jakarta and Semarang, 340 miles east of the capital ... 80 percent of the area's 216 villages were submerged in waters that had risen to as much as 6 1/2 feet. Floodwaters swept away homes and ravaged farmland.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding, dam bursts and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "88" "17-Dec-1988" "1" "7" -1.32 "274" 273 1 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Natal" "" "1-Jan-89" "2-Jan-89" 2 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,100" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "1" "1-Jan-1989" "0" "1" NA "275" 274 154 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "mountains north of Caracas along the Caribbean" "" "1-Jan-89" "8-Jan-89" 8 "8" "553" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "520" 3.6 "Flooding and mudslides. 126 houses destroyed and 247 severely damaged." NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "1" "1-Jan-1989" "0" "1" NA "276" 275 104 "" "New Caledonia" "" "" "" "Outer Loyaute Islands - Ouvea, Mare, Lifou Ile des Pins" "" "2-Jan-89" "8-Jan-89" 7 "196" "532,000" "350,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "18,850" 5.1 "Fruit plantations ravaged." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "2-Jan-1989" "0" "2" NA "277" 276 4 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Inverness" "Ness" "14-Jan-89" "17-Jan-89" 4 "0" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,310" 3.7 "Power was disrupted to 2,000 homes." NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "2" "14-Jan-1989" "0" "2" NA "278" 277 6 "" "UK" "" "" "" "" "" "15-Jan-89" "25-Jan-89" 11 "35" "14,000" "341,200" "Heavy rain" 1 "840" 4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "2" "15-Jan-1989" "0" "2" NA "279" 278 125 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Bengkulu, Riau" "" "17-Jan-89" "27-Jan-89" 11 "35" "137,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "68,880" 5.9 "Flooding and landslides. Hundreds of hectares of rice paddies destroyed, many roads and bridges washed away, thousands of livestock lost." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "17-Jan-1989" "0" "3" NA "280" 279 7 "" "Portugal" "" "" "" "Lisbon" "" "22-Jan-89" "10-Feb-89" 20 "2" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,130" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "22-Jan-1989" "0" "4" NA "281" 280 8 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Valencia" "" "25-Jan-89" "1-Feb-89" 8 "" "" "" "" 1 "6,650" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "25-Jan-1989" "0" "5" NA "282" 281 127 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Manila, Bicol, Sorsogan Samar - Eastern and Northern Samar Leyte - Southern Leyte" "" "25-Jan-89" "8-Feb-89" 15 "72" "551,051" "4,340,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "35,390" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "6" "25-Jan-1989" "0" "6" NA "283" 282 9 "" "Yugoslavia" "" "" "" "Bosnia" "" "26-Jan-89" "2-Feb-89" 8 "72" "500,000" "4,340,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,950" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "7" "26-Jan-1989" "0" "7" NA "284" 283 10 "" "Caribbean, USA" "" "" "" "" "" "1-Feb-89" "2-Feb-89" 2 "7" "4,000" "2,600,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "25,070" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "8" "1-Feb-1989" "0" "8" NA "285" 284 11 "" "Zambia" "" "" "" "Lusaka, Chawama, Chilanga, Kanyama, Makeni" "" "1-Feb-89" "10-Feb-89" 10 "8" "20,000" "500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,550" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "9" "1-Feb-1989" "0" "9" NA "286" 285 12 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Nuevo Leon" "San Rafael" "5-Feb-89" "8-Feb-89" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "375" 3.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "9" "5-Feb-1989" "0" "9" NA "287" 286 128 "" "Namibia" "" "" "" "Southern Namibia" "" "8-Feb-89" "12-Feb-89" 5 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "124,200" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "10" "8-Feb-1989" "0" "10" NA "288" 287 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Appalachia" "" "11-Feb-89" "13-Feb-89" 3 "7" "17,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,250" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "11" "11-Feb-1989" "0" "11" NA "289" 288 16 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Arizona - Pheonix" "" "13-Feb-89" "18-Feb-89" 6 "5" "" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,610" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "12" "13-Feb-1989" "0" "12" NA "290" 289 129 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Eastern Andes Region (north of Lima) - Shucyacu" "Gera, Indoche " "16-Feb-89" "22-Feb-89" 7 "60" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 4.3 "Hundreds of farm families near Shucyacu, a tiny village 20 miles south of Moyobamba were temporarily been driven from their homes. Rice and corn crops destroyed. 6 ft high flood water." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "13" "16-Feb-1989" "0" "13" NA "291" 290 130 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Tegal, Brebes" "Muarareja " "21-Feb-89" "27-Feb-89" 7 "3" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,960" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "14" "21-Feb-1989" "0" "14" -1.21 "292" 291 131 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Chikwawa, Nsanje" "" "9-Mar-89" "15-Mar-89" 7 "6" "37,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,170" 5 "Widespread damage to corn crops. Worst floods recorded since 1956." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "15" "9-Mar-1989" "0" "1" NA "293" 292 23 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Lower Ohio Valley" "" "18-Mar-89" "27-Mar-89" 10 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,600" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "16" "18-Mar-1989" "0" "2" NA "294" 293 24 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Central South Governorates: Hadramaut, Shabwa, Mahra, Seyoun" "" "19-Mar-89" "1-May-89" 44 "53" "80,000" "" "Monsoon rain" 1 "58,570" 6.4 "Worst flooding in years. 3,066 houses and 625 miles of roads destroyed. 48,000 acres of farmland inundated, destroying 60% of the grain and fruit crop." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "17" "19-Mar-1989" "1" "3" NA "295" 294 26 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Missouri, Kansas City - Line Creek" "" "26-Mar-89" "11-Apr-89" 17 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,930" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "18" "26-Mar-1989" "1" "4" NA "296" 295 22 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Louisiana - Anacoco Northeast Texas - Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Huntington, Longview Arkansas - Texarkana Mississippi - Vicksburg" "" "29-Mar-89" "1-Apr-89" 4 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,400" 5.6 "Up to 14 inches of rain. Roads flooded and washed out. Thunderstorms spawned tornadoes. Earthen dam burst near Henderson, Texas." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "19" "29-Mar-1989" "1" "5" NA "297" 296 132 "" "Australia - Cyclone Aivu " "" "" "" "Northern Queensland - Burdekin, Ayr" "" "4-Apr-89" "8-Apr-89" 5 "2" "1,000" "" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "51,940" 5.4 "Burdekin fruit-growing region declared a disaster area." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "20" "4-Apr-1989" "1" "6" NA "298" 297 134 "" "Djibouti" "" "" "" "Djibouti" "Ambouli " "7-Apr-89" "12-Apr-89" 6 "9" "150,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,360" 5 "75% of capital flooded, up to 3 ft of water in houses." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "21" "7-Apr-1989" "1" "7" NA "299" 298 133 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Piaui State - Teresina, Sao Miguel do Tapuio Ceara State - Iguatu Paraiba State - Joao Pessoa" "Poti, Parnaiba, Trussu, Jagauribe" "8-Apr-89" "15-Apr-89" 8 "34" "4,080" "650,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "403,800" 6.5 "Flooding and landslides. End to a 6 month drought." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "22" "8-Apr-1989" "2" "8" NA "300" 299 32 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon" "" "9-Apr-89" "19-Apr-89" 11 "45" "306,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "154,600" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "23" "9-Apr-1989" "3" "9" NA "301" 300 135 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Adzharia/Ajaria" "Charukh" "18-Apr-89" "30-Apr-89" 13 "52" "20,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "3,020" 4.6 "Flooding and landslides. 40 million roubles in damage. Landslide formed a dam on the Charukh River 100 m high and 600 m wide, flooding the town of Tsablana." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "24" "18-Apr-1989" "3" "10" -0.71 "302" 301 35 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas (Houston, Beaumont, Austin, Dallas), Louisiana" "" "15-May-89" "20-May-89" 6 "6" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "185,600" 6 "14.2 inches of rain in 24 hrs in Western Louisiana. Waist high flooding." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "25" "15-May-1989" "1" "1" NA "303" 302 138 "" "China - Typhoon Brenda " "" "" "" "Guandong Province" "" "21-May-89" "5-Jun-89" 16 "84" "1,000,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "90,100" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "26" "21-May-1989" "2" "2" NA "304" 303 136 "" "Vietnam - Cyclone Cecil" "" "" "" "Provinces: Quang Nam-da Nang, Binh Tri Thien, Nghe Tinh" "" "23-May-89" "31-May-89" 9 "140" "150,000" "22,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "18,570" 5.4 "10,000 houses destroyed and 27,000 buildings damaged. Country's worst natural disaster in nearly 50 years. 7,000 hectares of rice that was ready for harvesting destroyed and 145,000 hectares affected. Quang Nam-da Nang Province damage cost of 93 billion dong (22 million dollars)." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "27" "23-May-1989" "2" "3" NA "305" 304 40 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Vermont - Plainsfield, Montpelier, Hancock, Middlebury" "Winooski, Dog" "24-May-89" "26-May-89" 3 "151" "336,000" "21,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "8,900" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "28" "24-May-1989" "2" "4" NA "306" 305 139 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Kegalle, Aranayake" "Kelaniya " "30-May-89" "11-Jun-89" 13 "315" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,740" 4.6 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "29" "30-May-1989" "2" "5" NA "307" 306 48 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States: Ceara, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Maranhao, Piavi, Rio grande do Norte, Paraiba, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Goias, Tocantins" "Paraiba" "1-Jun-89" "26-Jun-89" 26 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,735,000" 7.9 "Unusually heavy rainfall for this late in the season." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "30" "1-Jun-1989" "3" "6" NA "308" 307 137 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Davao del Sur Province - Malita" "" "1-Jun-89" "8-Jun-89" 8 "11" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,950" 4.5 "Trees and crops uprooted. Thunderstorm and tornado. Waist high floodwater." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "31" "1-Jun-1989" "3" "7" NA "309" 308 44 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central Plains" "" "2-Jun-89" "5-Jun-89" 4 "270" "175,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "320,800" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "32" "2-Jun-1989" "4" "8" NA "310" 309 140 "" "China" "" "" "" "Qinghai Province" "" "15-Jun-89" "30-Jun-89" 16 "3" "" "670,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "122,500" 6.3 "Floods killed 343 head of animals; destroyed or inundated 243 hectares of farmland and 217 hectares of forests." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "33" "15-Jun-1989" "5" "9" NA "311" 310 50 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro" "" "16-Jun-89" "18-Jun-89" 3 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,980" 4.4 "Flooding and mudslides following 24 hrs of torrential rain." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "34" "16-Jun-1989" "5" "10" NA "312" 311 51 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Santiago " "" "19-Jun-89" "21-Jun-89" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,680" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "35" "19-Jun-1989" "5" "11" NA "313" 312 141 "" "China" "" "" "" "Quangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Tian'e County - Yanlai Township" "" "21-Jun-89" "30-Jun-89" 10 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,670" 4.9 "Flooding and mudslides. 108 houses destroyed, 326 hectares of crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "36" "21-Jun-1989" "5" "12" NA "314" 313 54 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Andean foothills" "" "25-Jun-89" "29-Jun-89" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,800" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "37" "25-Jun-1989" "5" "13" NA "315" 314 59 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province" "" "30-Jun-89" "20-Jul-89" 21 "18" "22,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "178,400" 6.6 "200,000 hectares of crops washed away. 5,600 houses collapsed." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "38" "30-Jun-1989" "6" "14" -0.32 "316" 315 55 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Coastal communities - Mountains north of Caracas" "" "1-Jul-89" "10-Jul-89" 10 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,590" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "39" "1-Jul-1989" "0" "1" NA "317" 316 56 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern and Eastern Regions: Bandarban, Rangpur" "" "3-Jul-89" "5-Jul-89" 3 "2" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "33,670" 5 "50 villiages flooded, rice crops damaged. Flash flooding after Brahmaputra tributaries burst their banks." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "40" "3-Jul-1989" "0" "2" NA "318" 317 142 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Lanxi " "Qiantangjiang " "3-Jul-89" "7-Jul-89" 5 "38" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,580" 4.4 "142 km of dykes burst." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "41" "3-Jul-1989" "0" "3" NA "319" 318 53 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Alagoas State - Uniao dos Palmares, Maceio" "Mundau, Paraiba, Camarajibe" "5-Jul-89" "16-Jul-89" 12 "33" "410,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "27,550" 5.7 "More than double the average amount of rain recorded in July during the past 50 years. Mudslides and 12 ft floodwaters. Worst flooding in Maceio in 30 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "42" "5-Jul-1989" "0" "4" NA "320" 319 72 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Assam, Manipur, Mizoram" "Brahmaputra, Jhanji, Madoijan, Barak" "5-Jul-89" "10-Aug-89" 37 "31" "32,000" "31,250,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "112,800" 6.8 "Major erosion in Assam from Brahmaputra flooding. $31.25 million in crops lost in Manipur. Worst flooding in Manipur in 23 yrs, worst in Mizoram in 60 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "43" "5-Jul-1989" "1" "5" NA "321" 320 58 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hong Kong" "" "6-Jul-89" "10-Jul-89" 5 "1377" "" "16,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,010" 3.7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "43" "6-Jul-1989" "1" "5" NA "322" 321 70 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sylhet District" "Kushiara" "6-Jul-89" "23-Jul-89" 18 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,690" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "44" "6-Jul-1989" "1" "6" NA "323" 322 61 "" "China" "" "" "" "Quangxi Province - Nanning" "" "7-Jul-89" "20-Jul-89" 14 "50" "410,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,170" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "45" "7-Jul-1989" "1" "7" NA "324" 323 62 "" "China" "" "" "" "" "Yellow" "10-Jul-89" "17-Jul-89" 8 "50" "48,000" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "207,100" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "46" "10-Jul-1989" "2" "8" NA "325" 324 60 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province" "" "11-Jul-89" "23-Jul-89" 13 "814" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "321,500" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "47" "11-Jul-1989" "3" "9" NA "326" 325 144 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Sabaragamuwa Province - Kegalle, Ratnapura" "" "11-Jul-89" "16-Jul-89" 6 "14" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,310" 4.4 "Floodwaters up to 5 ft. 247 mm of rain in 24 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "48" "11-Jul-1989" "3" "10" NA "327" 326 63 "" "China" "" "" "" "Qinghai Province - Haibei Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, Xining" "" "16-Jul-89" "27-Jul-89" 12 "107" "1,413" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,440" 5 "5,000 hectares of farmland destroyed and 3,237 head of livestock killed." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "49" "16-Jul-1989" "3" "11" NA "328" 327 110 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Gordon" "" "" "" "Luzon - Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, La Union, Abra, Mountain Province, Baguio" "" "16-Jul-89" "20-Jul-89" 5 "26" "186,000" "30,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "46,660" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides. Damage to rice and tobacco producing regions." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "50" "16-Jul-1989" "3" "12" NA "329" 328 71 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jilin Province" "Nenjiang, Dongliaohe " "18-Jul-89" "26-Jul-89" 9 "63" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "192,300" 6.2 "270,000 hectares of farmland damaged, 10,000 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "51" "18-Jul-1989" "4" "13" NA "330" 329 64 "" "China" "" "" "" "Anhui Province" "Huaihe" "19-Jul-89" "27-Jul-89" 9 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,720" 4.8 "100,000 hectares of paddy fields flooded. 200 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "52" "19-Jul-1989" "4" "14" NA "331" 330 66 "" "China - Typhoon Vera" "" "" "" "Provinces: Zhejiang, Jiangsu" "" "20-Jul-89" "25-Jul-89" 6 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "85,600" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "53" "20-Jul-1989" "4" "15" NA "332" 331 79 "" "China - Typhoon Hope" "" "" "" "Provinces: Fujian, Zhejiang" "" "20-Jul-89" "29-Jul-89" 10 "104" "20,000" "54,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "215,100" 6.3 "Crops and livestock destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "54" "20-Jul-1989" "5" "16" NA "333" 332 67 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang Province - Qiqihar" "Wusuli, Nenjiang " "21-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 11 "24" "16,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,600" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "55" "21-Jul-1989" "5" "17" NA "334" 333 68 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka " "Bhavani, Bindusara, Krishna, Godavari, Tunga, Ghataprabha" "22-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 10 "780" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "905,200" 7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "56" "22-Jul-1989" "6" "18" NA "335" 334 73 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "" "" "22-Jul-89" "27-Jul-89" 6 "29" "900" "896,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "91,480" 5.7 "Flooding and landslides. 225 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "57" "22-Jul-1989" "6" "19" NA "336" 335 78 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Seoul" "" "25-Jul-89" "29-Jul-89" 5 "131" "1,200,000" "231,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,880" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "58" "25-Jul-1989" "6" "20" NA "337" 336 83 "" "Vietnam - Typhoon Irving" "" "" "" "Vietnam - Thanh Hoa" "" "25-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 7 "102" "369,200" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,730" 4.9 "92,300 houses and 160,000 acres of farmland destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "59" "25-Jul-1989" "6" "21" NA "338" 337 148 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou, Chiayi" "" "26-Jul-89" "30-Jul-89" 5 "16" "152" "47,320,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,550" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides. 392.2 mm of rain. 63 houses collapsed. 324.8 hectares of farmland lost their topsoil, 985.7 hectares were flooded - combined loss of $31.78 million. 6,000 hectares of rice and other crops damaged as well. Additional damage of $15.54 million." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "60" "26-Jul-1989" "6" "22" NA "339" 338 74 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Chongqing City , Nanchong, Daxian, Wanxian, Fuling" "Yangtze" "27-Jul-89" "20-Sep-89" 56 "3000" "" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "70,240" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "61" "27-Jul-1989" "7" "23" NA "340" 339 76 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Eastern Areas - Kalmunai, Sammunturai, Ampara, Polonnaruwa" "" "27-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 5 "160" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "8,030" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "62" "27-Jul-1989" "7" "24" NA "341" 340 143 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Mato Grosso do Sul - Ivinhema Sao Paulo - Itapecerica da Serra" "" "27-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 5 "36" "45,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "179,800" 6 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "63" "27-Jul-1989" "7" "25" NA "342" 341 150 "" "USSR" "" "" "" "Russia's Far East - Dalnerechensk, Lesozavodsk" "Ussuri, Malinovka " "27-Jul-89" "7-Aug-89" 12 "17" "" "640,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "22,860" 5.6 "Potato, tomato, cucumber plantations devastated on over 100 farms. 120,000 hectares of fields flooded, 75,000 head of cattle killed. River levels raised over 23 ft." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "64" "27-Jul-1989" "7" "26" NA "343" 342 80 "" "South Korea - Typhoon Judy" "" "" "" "Southern Port City of Pusan" "" "28-Jul-89" "31-Jul-89" 4 "21" "40,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,070" 3.6 "Flooding and landslides. 10,000 acres of paddy fields flooded. 11.7 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "64" "28-Jul-1989" "7" "26" NA "344" 343 81 "" " Fiji" "" "" "" "Viti Levu" "" "29-Jul-89" "2-Aug-89" 5 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,950" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "65" "29-Jul-1989" "7" "27" NA "345" 344 151 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Punjab, Sind" "Indus" "29-Jul-89" "7-Aug-89" 10 "53" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "331,500" 6.5 "46,500 hectares of crops damaged (mostly rice)." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "66" "29-Jul-1989" "8" "28" NA "346" 345 82 "" " Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta" "Ciliwung" "31-Jul-89" "2-Aug-89" 3 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,530" 4 "Flooding and landslide." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "67" "31-Jul-1989" "8" "29" NA "347" 346 84 "" "Namibia" "" "" "" "" "" "31-Jul-89" "3-Aug-89" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "118,000" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "68" "31-Jul-1989" "8" "30" NA "348" 347 86 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sylhet District - Zakignaj" "Dalia" "1-Aug-89" "7-Aug-89" 7 "200" "600,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "9,530" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "69" "1-Aug-1989" "8" "31" NA "349" 348 85 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky - Fort Knox, Lexington, Louisvile, Barlow, Boston, Frankfort Tennessee - Lebanon, Nashville, Rives West Virginia - Cabell, Lincoln, Ona, Milton" "Kentucky - Rolling Fork, Ohio, Kentucky Tennessee - Sinking Creek, Town Creek, Obion West Virginia - Mud" "4-Aug-89" "7-Aug-89" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "54,970" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "70" "4-Aug-1989" "8" "32" NA "350" 349 87 "" "Bermuda - Hurricane Dean" "" "" "" "Hamilton" "" "6-Aug-89" "7-Aug-89" 2 "" "60" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "50" 2 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "70" "6-Aug-1989" "8" "32" NA "351" 350 88 "" "Burundi" "" "" "" "Bujumbura Province" "" "7-Aug-89" "9-Aug-89" 3 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,330" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "70" "7-Aug-1989" "8" "32" NA "352" 351 91 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Eastern Iran - Zabol" "Hirmand, Pariyan" "7-Aug-89" "10-Aug-89" 4 "" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,980" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "71" "7-Aug-1989" "8" "33" NA "353" 352 89 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra: Riau, West Sumatra - Kampar, Solok, Bengkulu" "" "9-Aug-89" "13-Aug-89" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "98,710" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "72" "9-Aug-1989" "8" "34" NA "354" 353 90 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Samar Luzon Leyte - Sorgoson" "" "9-Aug-89" "14-Aug-89" 6 "112" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,680" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "73" "9-Aug-1989" "8" "35" NA "355" 354 92 "" "Djibouti" "" "" "" "Djibouti" "" "9-Aug-89" "25-Aug-89" 17 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,890" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "74" "9-Aug-1989" "8" "36" NA "356" 355 95 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "West Azerbaijan Province - Haris, Heidarabad, Teil, Almas, Dizaj, Sheikh Marjan" "" "17-Aug-89" "19-Aug-89" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "56,830" 5.2 "Flooding and landslides. Heavy damage to livestock." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "75" "17-Aug-1989" "8" "37" NA "357" 356 96 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces" "" "22-Aug-89" "25-Aug-89" 4 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "96,590" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "76" "22-Aug-1989" "8" "38" NA "358" 357 97 "" "Japan - Typhoon Roger" "" "" "" "Kanto Region - Tokyo, Saitama, Tokushima" "" "25-Aug-89" "28-Aug-89" 4 "5" "6,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,700" 5.1 "Flooding and landslides. 1,600 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "77" "25-Aug-1989" "8" "39" NA "359" 358 98 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Tamale" "" "25-Aug-89" "29-Aug-89" 5 "2" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,900" 4.9 "100 houses destroyed. Dam collapsed after days of torrential rain, flooding the town." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "78" "25-Aug-1989" "8" "40" -0.55 "360" 359 103 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Districts - Taplejun, Panchthar" "Koshi" "1-Sep-89" "25-Sep-89" 25 "59" "3,000" "1,440,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,800" 5.6 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "79" "1-Sep-1989" "0" "1" NA "361" 360 100 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Prefectures: Kumamoto, Osaka, Oita, Fukuoka " "" "2-Sep-89" "5-Sep-89" 4 "7" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,380" 4.6 "Flooding and landslides. 4,500 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "80" "2-Sep-1989" "0" "2" NA "362" 361 152 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh state" "" "3-Sep-89" "10-Sep-89" 8 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "205,000" 6.2 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "81" "3-Sep-1989" "1" "3" NA "363" 362 101 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Districts: Chikwawa, Nsanje, Machinga, Mango Chi, Salima, Balaka, Zomba, Mulanje, Nwanza, Chiradzulu" "" "8-Sep-89" "18-Sep-89" 11 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,410" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "82" "8-Sep-1989" "1" "4" NA "364" 363 153 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Bhajang District - Chaurjhari" "" "8-Sep-89" "12-Sep-89" 5 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,400" 4.5 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "83" "8-Sep-1989" "1" "5" NA "365" 364 102 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States: Colima, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Mexico City" "" "9-Sep-89" "24-Sep-89" 16 "22" "21,063" "4,300,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "249,800" 6.6 "577 heads of livestock killed." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "84" "9-Sep-1989" "2" "6" NA "366" 365 111 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Sara (Openg)" "" "" "" "Northern Luzon - Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Pangasinan, Cordilleras, Benguet, Kalinga-Apayao, La Union, Zambales" "" "10-Sep-89" "12-Sep-89" 3 "17" "3,000" "1,420,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "36,940" 5 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "85" "10-Sep-1989" "2" "7" NA "367" 366 159 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Parana State" "" "10-Sep-89" "13-Sep-89" 4 "12" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "193,200" 5.9 "2500 homes destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "86" "10-Sep-1989" "2" "8" NA "368" 367 155 "" "Taiwan - Typhoon Sarah" "" "" "" "Taiwan, Penghu Islands" "Houchin" "12-Sep-89" "17-Sep-89" 6 "11" "100" "36,400,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "17,490" 5 "100 people homeless in Hualien. 81,500 acres of rice paddies and vegetable and fruit farms flooded in eastern and central Taiwan - estimated damage $36.4 million. " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "87" "12-Sep-1989" "2" "9" NA "369" 368 105 "" "Oman" "" "" "" "" "" "14-Sep-89" "16-Sep-89" 3 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "72,160" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "88" "14-Sep-1989" "2" "10" NA "370" 369 106 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "" "" "17-Sep-89" "19-Sep-89" 3 "7" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "129,500" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "89" "17-Sep-1989" "2" "11" NA "371" 370 156 "" "Caribbean - Hurricane Hugo" "" "" "" "Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas" "" "18-Sep-89" "21-Sep-89" 4 "14" "50,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,050" 4.4 "Flooding and landslides. Strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "90" "18-Sep-1989" "2" "12" NA "372" 371 108 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Manila" "" "23-Sep-89" "25-Sep-89" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,320" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "90" "23-Sep-1989" "2" "12" NA "373" 372 157 "" "China - Typhoon Brian" "" "" "" "Hainan Island" "" "2-Oct-89" "5-Oct-89" 4 "31" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "18,210" 4.9 "194,000 acres of rice paddies flooded. Millions of rubber trees damaged." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "91" "2-Oct-1989" "2" "13" NA "374" 373 109 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Angela" "" "" "" "Northern Luzon Coast - Gonzaga, Santa Ana" "" "6-Oct-89" "10-Oct-89" 5 "45" "8,846" "75,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,320" 4.4 "$75,000 worth of crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "92" "6-Oct-1989" "2" "14" NA "375" 374 36 "" "USA - Hurricane Jerry" "" "" "" "Texas - Galveston" "" "15-Oct-89" "16-Oct-89" 2 "2" "" "9,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,300" 4.1 "8 ft storm tides." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "93" "15-Oct-1989" "2" "15" NA "376" 375 112 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Transbaikal Area" "" "18-Oct-89" "25-Oct-89" 8 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,200" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "94" "18-Oct-1989" "2" "16" -0.33 "377" 376 113 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern Philippines" "" "3-Nov-89" "8-Nov-89" 6 "30" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,860" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "95" "3-Nov-1989" "0" "1" NA "378" 377 122 "" "Thailand - Typhoon Gay" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces - Chumphon, Prachuab Khirikhan, Surat Thani" "" "3-Nov-89" "10-Nov-89" 8 "304" "150,000" "13,900,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "44,230" 5.5 "Flooding and landslides. 29 ships sunk or capsized. 144,000 hectares of farmland in Chumphon damaged." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "96" "3-Nov-1989" "0" "2" NA "379" 378 114 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Koryaleh Province - Afgoi-Yare, Allafuuto, Kurtun-Waare" "Shabelle" "6-Nov-89" "14-Nov-89" 9 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,030" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "97" "6-Nov-1989" "0" "3" NA "380" 379 115 "" "North Korea" "" "" "" "Pyongyang" "" "7-Nov-89" "11-Nov-89" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,320" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "98" "7-Nov-1989" "0" "4" NA "381" 380 117 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Southwestern Districts: Kegalle (Bulathkohupitiya), Gampaha, Galle, Kalutara, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, Ratnapura" "" "19-Nov-89" "6-Dec-89" 18 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,520" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "99" "19-Nov-1989" "0" "5" NA "382" 381 158 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Northeastern States: Bahia, Minas Gerais, Piaui, Maranhao, Goias, Tocantins" "Paraguacu" "10-Dec-89" "31-Dec-89" 22 "35" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,339,000" 7.7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "100" "10-Dec-1989" "1" "6" NA "383" 382 119 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Taipei" "" "16-Dec-89" "18-Dec-89" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,560" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "100" "16-Dec-1989" "1" "6" NA "384" 383 120 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Districts - Mahurunga, Kilambo, Kihimika, Tangazo, Kitunguli" "Ruvuma" "17-Dec-89" "25-Dec-89" 9 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "69,920" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "101" "17-Dec-1989" "1" "7" NA "385" 384 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska" "Drift" "15-Dec-89" "15-Jan-90" 32 "" "" "" "See Notes" 1 "15,160" 5.7 "Cause: Volcano, glacier melt - Volcano Redoubt erupting since mid-December, sending corrosive ash up to eight miles into the sky and melting glacier ice which produces muddy torrents overflowing the Drift River. Oil production in the Cook Inlet shut down because of the flooding, further floods could trigger a major oil spill." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "102" "15-Dec-1989" "1" "8" 0.15 "386" 385 2 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Districts: Ampara, Badulla, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale, Monaragala, Nuwara Eliya, Plolnnarauwa, Trincomalee, Puttalam, Mannar, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa" "" "3-Jan-90" "14-Jan-90" 12 "33" "150,612" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "55,380" 5.8 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "3-Jan-1990" "0" "1" NA "387" 386 3 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Washington Counties - Lewis, Cowlitz, Garfield, Pacific, Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima Oregon - Coastal areas" "Chehalis, Skookumchuk" "9-Jan-90" "11-Jan-90" 3 "4" "3,000" "7,200,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "86,750" 5.7 "100 year storm." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "9-Jan-1990" "0" "2" NA "388" 387 4 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Departments: Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu" "Parana" "14-Jan-90" "14-Mar-90" 60 "" "120,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,790" 6.3 "River Parana overflowed its normal level up to 15 meters." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "3" "14-Jan-1990" "1" "3" NA "389" 388 5 "" "Guam - Typhoon Koryn" "" "" "" "" "" "14-Jan-90" "15-Jan-90" 2 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "580" 3.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "3" "14-Jan-1990" "1" "3" NA "390" 389 6 "" "Tunisia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Kairouan, Sfax, Kasserine, Gafsa, Sidi Bou Zid, Tozeur, Nefta, Gabes " "" "20-Jan-90" "1-Feb-90" 13 "25" "152,000" "233,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "127,700" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "4" "20-Jan-1990" "2" "4" NA "391" 390 7 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Louisiana - Baton Rouge" " " "26-Jan-90" "30-Jan-90" 5 " " "150" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,560" 4.6 "Amite crested at 39.5 ft." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "26-Jan-1990" "2" "5" NA "392" 391 8 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Semarang, Temanggung, Batang, Kendal, Pati, Sragen, Groongan, Cilacap, Demak, Rembang, Banyumas" "Banjir Kanal, Kaligarang " "26-Jan-90" "1-Feb-90" 7 "189" "45,000" "4,840,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "23,640" 5.2 "Flooding and landslides. Thousands of houses inundated by floodwaters up to 10 feet. Worst flooding in Semarang in 20 yrs. 12,300 hectares of rice fields, 20 hectares of sugarcane, and 1,500 hectares of shrimp ponds destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "26-Jan-1990" "2" "6" NA "393" 392 9 "" "England and Wales" "" "" "" "Herfordshire, Worcestershire, North Wales, Hereford, Leonminster, Gloucester, Wales and West Country" "Severn, Taff, Wyle" "26-Jan-90" "10-Feb-90" 16 "47" "" "2,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "46,970" 6.1 "Severn River rose 12 ft and waters breached banks of all 4 rivers." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "7" "26-Jan-1990" "3" "7" NA "394" 393 10 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Sistan-Baluchistan Province - Chabahar" "" "11-Feb-90" "16-Feb-90" 6 "11" "15,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "28,580" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "8" "11-Feb-1990" "3" "8" NA "395" 394 11 "" "West Germany" "" "" "" "Black Forest region; Baden-Wuerttemburg, Waldshut-Tiegen" "Rhine" "14-Feb-90" "16-Feb-90" 3 "3" "50" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,630" 5 "Rhine rising at a rate of seven inches per hour." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "9" "14-Feb-1990" "3" "9" NA "396" 395 12 "" "France" "" "" "" "French Alps - Tignes, Val d'Isere" "" "15-Feb-90" "17-Feb-90" 3 "14" "" "" "Avalanche related" 1 "9,560" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "10" "15-Feb-1990" "3" "10" NA "397" 396 13 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Eastern Provinces - Kahraman Maras, Bingol, Gaziantep, Giresun" "" "18-Feb-90" "20-Feb-90" 3 "18" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "175,700" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "11" "18-Feb-1990" "3" "11" NA "398" 397 14 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Southern Andean Highlands - Cuzco, Chumbivilcas" "" "20-Feb-90" "23-Feb-90" 4 "21" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "132,800" 5.7 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "12" "20-Feb-1990" "3" "12" NA "399" 398 15 "" "England and Wales" "" "" "" "North Wales, Towyn, Liverpool, Kent, Devon, Sussex" "" "26-Feb-90" "28-Feb-90" 3 "17" "2,000" "2,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "118,200" 5.7 "North Wales - storms and floods the worst residents had ever seen." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "13" "26-Feb-1990" "3" "13" 0.56 "400" 399 16 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Cox's Bazar District" "Bakkhali" "3-Mar-90" "5-Mar-90" 3 "" "1,200" "156,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,190" 4 "20,000 acres of rice fields flooded. 33,000 acres of salt producing land submerged - major loss to salt farmers." NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "13" "3-Mar-1990" "0" "0" NA "401" 400 17 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alabama: Elba, Selma Florida: Panhandle Region Georgia: Montezuma, Mason" "Alabama: Conecuh, Pea, Choctawhatchee, Chattahoochee, Alabama Georgia: Flint, Ocmulgee Florida: Choctawhatchee" "16-Mar-90" "24-Mar-90" 9 "15" "6,000" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "162,200" 6.2 "Levee burst in Elba, Alabama." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "14" "16-Mar-1990" "1" "1" NA "402" 401 18 "" "India" "" "" "" "Jammu-Kashmir State: Kaluchuk, Kargil" "Ballol Canal" "21-Mar-90" "22-Mar-90" 2 "17" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "90,820" 5.3 "An avalanche killed 10 border guards." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "15" "21-Mar-1990" "1" "2" NA "403" 402 19 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Habiganj District, Noakhali District" "Khowai" "24-Mar-90" "30-Mar-90" 7 "50" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "41,630" 5.5 "15,000 acres of rice under 5 ft of water in Habiganj. 20 fishing boats caught in the Bay of Bengal." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "16" "24-Mar-1990" "1" "3" NA "404" 403 20 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Lindi, Masasi, Mtwara, Tabora, Singida, Dodoma, Kilimanjaro Region (Moshi District), Rukwa Region" "Masangati" "3-Apr-90" "1-May-90" 29 "100" "4,100,000" "280,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "777,800" 7.5 "Worst flooding since 1942. Dam in Masasi district damaged by the rain. Flooded 6,800 acres of maize, millet, banana farms and drowned an unknown number of cows and goats." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "17" "3-Apr-1990" "2" "4" NA "405" 404 21 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java: Bogor - Cogowong " "Cidurian " "4-Apr-90" "5-Apr-90" 2 "22" "160" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,800" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "17" "4-Apr-1990" "2" "4" NA "406" 405 22 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria" "Warrego, Bogan" "18-Apr-90" "28-Apr-90" 11 "4" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "971,200" 7.3 "The record floods have been described by Queensland rescue authorities as the ''worst floods in white man's history'' in Australia. 100,000 sheep and cattle killed." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "18" "18-Apr-1990" "3" "5" NA "407" 406 23 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janiero" "" "18-Apr-90" "19-Apr-90" 2 "7" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,460" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "19" "18-Apr-1990" "3" "6" NA "408" 407 24 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Rajshahi, Netrakona, Sylhet" "Surma " "22-Apr-90" "25-Apr-90" 4 "54" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,940" 5.4 "10,000 acres of crops flooded in Sylhet." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "20" "22-Apr-1990" "3" "7" NA "409" 408 25 "" "United States" "" "" "" "Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma" "Trinity, Arkansas, Red, Ouachita " "26-Apr-90" "1-Jun-90" 37 "13" "4,668" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "277,900" 7.2 "Oklahoma - worst flooding since 1973; Texas - worst flooding since 1922; Arkansas designated disaster area." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "21" "26-Apr-1990" "4" "8" NA "410" 409 26 "" "Guyana" "" "" "" "Coastal villiages, Legaun Island" "Corentyne" "25-Apr-90" "4-May-90" 10 "" "" "100,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,170" 5.5 "Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of livestock lost. 400 acres of rice abandoned on Legaun Island." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "22" "25-Apr-1990" "4" "9" 0.41 "411" 410 27 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Bashkiria Region" "Belaya (White)" "5-May-90" "11-May-90" 7 "14" "20,000" "161,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "71,510" 5.9 "Farmlands devestated. 105 villages inundated by rising waters that destroyed hundreds of homes. \"This flooding has beaten all the records.\"" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "23" "5-May-1990" "0" "1" NA "412" 411 28 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh state " "" "10-May-90" "13-May-90" 4 "430" "470,000" "300,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "267,300" 6 "$300 million in crops destroyed, including 434,720 acres of rice paddies. " NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "24" "10-May-1990" "1" "2" NA "413" 412 29 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Northwest Frontier - Machni, Nagman, Khazani, Khishtu" "Kabul" "16-May-90" "18-May-90" 3 "4" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,730" 4.8 "Flood damage in the tented camps of afghan refugees in Machni, Nagman, Khazani and Khishtu." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "25" "16-May-1990" "1" "3" NA "414" 413 30 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Murgabsky Region" "Pyandzha" "17-May-90" "18-May-90" 2 "" "280" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "128,200" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "26" "17-May-1990" "1" "4" NA "415" 414 31 "" "Nicaragua" "" "" "" "Managua" "Lindo, Musawas, Bambana" "28-May-90" "29-May-90" 2 "5" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "111,100" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "27" "28-May-1990" "1" "5" NA "416" 415 32 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Soviet District Krasnoyarsk: Tura, Uchami" "Nizhnyaya Tunguska" "30-May-90" "30-May-90" 1 "" "208" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "70,240" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "28" "30-May-1990" "1" "6" NA "417" 416 33 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Mississippi: Warren County - Vicksburg" "Mississippi" "31-May-90" "2-Jun-90" 3 "" "200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "4,890" 4.3 "7 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "29" "31-May-1990" "1" "7" NA "418" 417 34 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province" "" "5-Jun-90" "2-Jul-90" 28 "363" "350,000" "592,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "206,500" 6.8 "" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "30" "5-Jun-1990" "2" "8" NA "419" 418 35 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Dac lac Province" "" "12-Jun-90" "20-Jun-90" 9 "20" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,090" 5.2 "4 small dams burst." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "31" "12-Jun-1990" "2" "9" NA "420" 419 36 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State" "Brahmaputra, Barak, Nona, Morapagladiga" "13-Jun-90" "18-Jun-90" 6 "21" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "53,050" 5.8 "22.34 inch downpour was the heaviest 24 hr rainfall in the city in 104 years. 17,800 hectares of land, including 3,120 hectares of cropland, submerged." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "32" "13-Jun-1990" "2" "10" NA "421" 420 37 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - Belmont and Jefferson Counties" "Ohio" "15-Jun-90" "16-Jun-90" 2 "26" "440" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,170" 4 "Flood destroyed 110 homes. 5 inches of rain in 3 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "33" "15-Jun-1990" "2" "11" NA "422" 421 38 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Zamboanga Del Norte Province" "" "17-Jun-90" "19-Jun-90" 3 "36" "236" "43,478" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,620" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "34" "17-Jun-1990" "2" "12" NA "423" 422 39 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Provinces: Trabzon, Giresun, Gumushane" "" "18-Jun-90" "21-Jun-90" 4 "48" "" "150,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,700" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "35" "18-Jun-1990" "2" "13" NA "424" 423 40 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province" "" "18-Jun-90" "22-Jun-90" 5 "108" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "340,800" 6.2 "Flooding and 2 landslides." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "36" "18-Jun-1990" "3" "14" NA "425" 424 41 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Illinois - Springfield, Peoria" "" "20-Jun-90" "22-Jun-90" 3 "1" "" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,630" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "37" "20-Jun-1990" "3" "15" NA "426" 425 42 "" "Philippines, Taiwan - Typhoon Ophelia" "" "" "" "Philippines: Luzon - La Union Province Southern Taiwan" "" "20-Jun-90" "25-Jun-90" 6 "63" "86,000" "3,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "71,150" 5.6 "56 killed in Philippines; 7 killed in Taiwan. $36 million in crop and property damage." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "38" "20-Jun-1990" "3" "16" NA "427" 426 43 "" "China - Typhoons Ophelia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejian" "" "23-Jun-90" "29-Jun-90" 7 "86" "" "44,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "377,900" 6.4 "2 typhoons in rapid succession." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "39" "23-Jun-1990" "4" "17" NA "428" 427 44 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Son la Province" "" "20-Jun-90" "8-Jul-90" 19 "13" "4,000" "725,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,950" 5.4 "4,300 hectares of rice and other crops submerged. Over 100 small dams damaged." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "40" "20-Jun-1990" "4" "18" NA "429" 428 45 "" "Bangledesh" "" "" "" "Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong, Sirajganj, Bogra" "Jamuna" "26-Jun-90" "8-Jul-90" 13 "23" "800,000" "" "4" 1 "49,250" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "41" "26-Jun-1990" "4" "19" NA "430" 429 46 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Miyazaki" "" "29-Jun-90" "3-Jul-90" 5 "24" "832" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "37,530" 5.3 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "42" "29-Jun-1990" "4" "20" 0.44 "431" 430 47 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Lagos" "" "3-Jul-90" "4-Jul-90" 2 "5" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,420" 3.8 "10 hrs of heavy rain." NA NA "" 0 "11" 0 "42" "3-Jul-1990" "0" "0" NA "432" 431 48 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar" "Kain, Banas, Rupnarayan, Punpun, Ghaghara" "3-Jul-90" "24-Jul-90" 22 "425" "63,517" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,101,000" 7.4 "69,000 hectares of crops damaged in Bihar." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "43" "3-Jul-1990" "1" "1" NA "433" 432 49 "" "Myanamar" "" "" "" "Alon-Sitpin and Hse-Kyin Village Tracts" "Chindwin" "4-Jul-90" "5-Jul-90" 2 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,890" 4.8 "River flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "44" "4-Jul-1990" "1" "2" NA "434" 433 50 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sichuan, Shaanxi" "Jtalin, Han, Wet Rivers, Hanjiang" "4-Jul-90" "19-Jul-90" 16 "72" "71,000" "211,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "438,800" 6.8 "123,500 acres of crops washed away in Sichuan. " NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "45" "4-Jul-1990" "2" "3" NA "435" 434 51 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Chita Region" "Ingoda, Chitinka" "8-Jul-90" "10-Jul-90" 3 "5" "3,000" "660,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "431,600" 6.4 "Tens of thousand of hectares of farm land flooded." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "46" "8-Jul-1990" "3" "4" NA "436" 435 52 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Punjab Province - Bhakkar District" "Indus" "10-Jul-90" "12-Jul-90" 3 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "190,900" 5.8 "Thousands of families homeless. Major erosion." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "47" "10-Jul-1990" "3" "5" NA "437" 436 53 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Bogra, Pabna" "Jamuna (Brahmaputra), Padma (Ganges), Mahananda, Pagla, Punarbhaba" "14-Jul-90" "6-Sep-90" 55 "64" "392,077" "6,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,610" 6.1 "Jamuna (Brahmaputra) River flowing 5-46 centimeters above the danger level, putting 871 villages under water." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "48" "14-Jul-1990" "4" "6" NA "438" 437 54 "" "Nicaragua" "" "" "" "Caribbean Coast" "Coco, Prinzpolka, Tunky, Bambana, Musawas " "15-Jul-90" "20-Aug-90" 37 "5" "106,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "60,690" 6.4 "130,000 acres of cultivated land flooded, eliminating sources of subsistence food for 6 months." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "49" "15-Jul-1990" "5" "7" NA "439" 438 55 "" "Tobago - Tropical Storm Arthur" "" "" "" "" "" "25-Jul-90" "26-Jul-90" 2 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "400" 2.9 "Tropical storm Arthur caused flooding, felled trees, triggered mudslides and damaged water supply system." NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "49" "25-Jul-1990" "5" "7" NA "440" 439 56 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Iowa - Finchford, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids" "Cedar" "28-Jul-90" "4-Aug-90" 8 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,890" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "50" "28-Jul-1990" "5" "8" NA "441" 440 57 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Recife" "" "29-Jul-90" "31-Jul-90" 3 "27" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,000" 3.8 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "50" "29-Jul-1990" "5" "8" NA "442" 441 58 "" "China - Typhoon Tasha" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guangdong, Fujian" "" "29-Jul-90" "4-Aug-90" 7 "108" "100,800" "83,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "292,900" 6.3 "Farmland flooded - 143,000 hectares in Guangdong, 135,000 hectares in Fujian." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "51" "29-Jul-1990" "6" "9" NA "443" 442 59 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "City of Arzamas" "Shamka" "31-Jul-90" "2-Aug-90" 3 "" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,660" 5.1 "2 million roubles worth of damage" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "52" "31-Jul-1990" "6" "10" NA "444" 443 60 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Cross River State: Ugep Area - Agbara, Gbakolo" "" "2-Aug-90" "3-Aug-90" 2 "100" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,520" 4 "Floods submerged hundreds of hectares of farmland and destroyed crops. Flood victims seeking refuge on a nearby hilltop." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "53" "2-Aug-1990" "6" "11" NA "445" 444 61 "" "USA" "" "" "" "New Hampshire Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, Sullivan" "" "7-Aug-90" "11-Aug-90" 5 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,290" 5 "State declared a major disaster area. 400 people evacuated from campgrounds." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "54" "7-Aug-1990" "6" "12" NA "446" 445 62 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Diana" "" "" "" "Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Hidalgo" "" "7-Aug-90" "8-Aug-90" 2 "35" "3,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "256,000" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "55" "7-Aug-1990" "6" "13" NA "447" 446 63 "" "Japan - Typhoon Winona" "" "" "" "Tochigi Prefecture" "" "10-Aug-90" "11-Aug-90" 2 "" "" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "9,580" 4.3 "Flooding and landslides. Reservoirs recovered 20 million much needed tons of water." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "56" "10-Aug-1990" "6" "14" NA "448" 447 64 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh" "Ganges, Ghaghra " "13-Aug-90" "14-Aug-90" 2 "17" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "284,900" 5.8 "1.31 million hectares of land flooded, including over 710,000 hectares of cropped area. 2,200 head of cattle perished and nearly 67,000 houses were damaged." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "57" "13-Aug-1990" "6" "15" NA "449" 448 65 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa" "Indiana - Tippecanoe, Kankakee Wisconsin - Pecatonica, Lemonweir " "18-Aug-90" "24-Aug-90" 7 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "502,400" 6.5 "Tippecanoe River at Monterey above its former record flood level, set in March 1982. Kankakee River reached its highest level since February 1985. 1,000 houses evacuated in Wisconsin b/c of concern about the possible rupture of the Lake Tomah Dam on the Lemonweir River." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "58" "18-Aug-1990" "7" "16" NA "450" 449 66 "" "China - Typhoons Yancy, Abe" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai" "" "19-Aug-90" "8-Sep-90" 21 "559" "4,041,000" "1,400,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "457,800" 7 "August 20, 31, September 4, 8 - severe typhoons successively hit Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shanghai. Significant damage to farmland and livestock." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "59" "19-Aug-1990" "8" "17" NA "451" 450 67 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat" "" "19-Aug-90" "25-Aug-90" 7 "50" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "186,200" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "60" "19-Aug-1990" "9" "18" NA "452" 451 68 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Chugoku (Hiroshima), Shikoku" "" "22-Aug-90" "23-Aug-90" 2 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "57,750" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "61" "22-Aug-1990" "9" "19" NA "453" 452 69 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Abe, Typhoon Heling" "" "" "" "Luzon - Manila, Benguet, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulaca, Pampanga " "" "25-Aug-90" "1-Sep-90" 8 "66" "1,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "69,900" 5.7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "62" "25-Aug-1990" "9" "20" NA "454" 453 70 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Barisal District" "Kirtankhola" "25-Aug-90" "27-Aug-90" 3 "" "50,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "14,540" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "63" "25-Aug-1990" "9" "21" NA "455" 454 71 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Districts - Chitwan, Buwal, Jajarkot, Rolpa" "" "27-Aug-90" "4-Sep-90" 9 "42" "2,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "27,690" 5.4 "Flashfloods." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "64" "27-Aug-1990" "9" "22" NA "456" 455 72 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Sudan Border; Gambella" "Baro" "27-Aug-90" "1-Sep-90" 6 "" "50,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "167,100" 6 "Flooding destroyed the year's crop in Southwestern Ethiopia." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "65" "27-Aug-1990" "10" "23" 0.11 "457" 456 73 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia" "Ohio" "7-Sep-90" "9-Sep-90" 3 "5" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "45,800" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "66" "7-Sep-1990" "0" "1" NA "458" 457 74 "" "Philippines, Taiwan - Typhoon Dot" "" "" "" "North/Central Luzon" "" "7-Sep-90" "10-Sep-90" 4 "7" "15,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "96,170" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "67" "7-Sep-1990" "0" "2" NA "459" 458 75 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Kyonggi - Seoul, Inchon" "Han" "11-Sep-90" "14-Sep-90" 4 "114" "160,000" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "10,440" 4.8 "15 inches of rain in 24 hrs in Seoul. $400 million in damage to homes, farmland, roads and public utilities," NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "68" "11-Sep-1990" "0" "3" NA "460" 459 76 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Bendel State" "" "16-Sep-90" "21-Sep-90" 6 "" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,120" 5.3 "Farmers forced to prematurely harvest their crops." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "69" "16-Sep-1990" "0" "4" NA "461" 460 77 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Cantarranas" "Rio Grande" "17-Sep-90" "18-Sep-90" 2 "33" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,790" 3.7 "33 died when a bus tried to cross the Rio Grande and was carried away by a flood wave." NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "69" "17-Sep-1990" "0" "4" NA "462" 461 78 "" "Japan - Typhoon Flo" "" "" "" "Honshu - Wakayama, Iwate Amami Islands" "" "17-Sep-90" "20-Sep-90" 4 "38" "60,000" "1,240,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1.5 "169,600" 6 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "70" "17-Sep-1990" "1" "5" NA "463" 462 79 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Chihuahua" "" "22-Sep-90" "25-Sep-90" 4 "45" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "41,290" 5.4 "Over 5 inches of rain in the normally very dry city. The worst storm to hit Chihuahua in 90 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "71" "22-Sep-1990" "1" "6" NA "464" 463 80 "" "Vietnam - Typhoon Ed" "" "" "" "Provinces - Quang Nam-Danang, Quang Tri" "" "22-Sep-90" "26-Sep-90" 5 "29" "560,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "20,590" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "72" "22-Sep-1990" "1" "7" NA "465" 464 81 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts - Sirajganj, Pabna, Manikganj, Sylhet, Netrokona" "Jamuna" "26-Sep-90" "30-Sep-90" 5 "14" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,260" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "73" "26-Sep-1990" "1" "8" NA "466" 465 82 "" "Martinique, US - Tropical Storm Klaus" "" "" "" "Puerto Rico, Bahamas, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia" "" "4-Oct-90" "6-Oct-90" 3 "6" "1,500" "1,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "76,700" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "74" "4-Oct-1990" "1" "9" NA "467" 466 83 "" "Scotland" "" "" "" "Strathclyde, Glasgow, Edinburgh" "Thames" "6-Oct-90" "7-Oct-90" 2 "1" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,550" 4.7 "Low pressure and gale-force winds led to an unusually high tide in the River Thames." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "75" "6-Oct-1990" "1" "10" NA "468" 467 84 "" "Vietnam - Typhoons Ira and Lola" "" "" "" "Provinces - Dong Nai, Nghe Tinh, Thai Binh, Quang Nam-Danang, Thua Thien-Hue" "Red" "8-Oct-90" "24-Oct-90" 17 "16" "440,800" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "82,530" 6.1 "31.5 inches of rain in Quang Nam-Danang - all rivers swelled to the highest levels seen in 10 yrs. Flood damaged 5,500 metric tons of paddy rice." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "76" "8-Oct-1990" "2" "11" NA "469" 468 85 "" "Thailand - Typhoons Ira and Lola" "" "" "" "Central and Northeastern Provinces" "" "8-Oct-90" "26-Oct-90" 19 "11" "" "400,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "162,400" 6.5 "" NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "77" "8-Oct-1990" "3" "12" NA "470" 469 86 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts - Manikganj, Sherpur, Gaibandha " "Padma, Jamuna" "10-Oct-90" "13-Oct-90" 4 "9" "700,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "41,680" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "78" "10-Oct-1990" "3" "13" NA "471" 470 87 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Blumenau" "" "14-Oct-90" "15-Oct-90" 2 "17" "2,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,240" 4.1 "2 hrs of rain, severe floodind and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "79" "14-Oct-1990" "3" "14" NA "472" 471 88 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Bogra District" "Benglai, Jamuna" "14-Oct-90" "17-Oct-90" 4 "" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,870" 4.4 "Erosion by the Jamuna (Brahmaputra) River left 1000 familes homeless. 60,000 acres of crops submerged, paddy crops on 12,500 acres totally damaged. " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "80" "14-Oct-1990" "3" "15" NA "473" 472 89 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Meghalaya, Assam" "" "17-Oct-90" "18-Oct-90" 2 "10" "6,000" "1,170,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "93,840" 5.3 "83,000 hectares of land submerged in Goalpara district, Assam." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "81" "17-Oct-1990" "3" "16" NA "474" 473 90 "" "France" "" "" "" "Var region, Alpes-Maritimes" "" "18-Oct-90" "19-Oct-90" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,560" 4.3 "Scores of homes damaged." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "82" "18-Oct-1990" "3" "17" NA "475" 474 91 "" "India" "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu State - Nilgris (Blue Hills)" "" "24-Oct-90" "28-Oct-90" 5 "44" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "13,580" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "83" "24-Oct-1990" "3" "18" NA "476" 475 92 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts - Bhola, Shariatpur" "Meghna, Tatulia Rivers, Padma" "26-Oct-90" "29-Oct-90" 4 "" "4,500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,040" 3.6 "2,300 acres of crops damaged. Erosion of the Padma (Ganges) River devoured part of Naria subdistrict, Shariatpur district." NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "83" "26-Oct-1990" "3" "18" NA "477" 476 93 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sulawesi - Teunom District" "Krueng Teunom, Krueng On" "26-Oct-90" "29-Oct-90" 4 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,030" 4.4 "Floods forced hundreds to flee their homes. Hundreds of acres of newly planted crops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "84" "26-Oct-1990" "3" "19" NA "478" 477 94 "" "England, Ireland" "" "" "" "Southern England, Northern Ireland" "Tow" "28-Oct-90" "30-Oct-90" 3 "7" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "148,000" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "85" "28-Oct-1990" "3" "20" 0.33 "479" 478 95 "" "Guyana" "" "" "" "New Amsterdam" "Berbice" "3-Nov-90" "8-Nov-90" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,760" 4 "Town under 3 feet of floodwater." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "86" "3-Nov-1990" "0" "1" NA "480" 479 96 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Hokkaido Northern Honshu - Akita, Iwate, Miyagi" "" "5-Nov-90" "6-Nov-90" 2 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "118,200" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "87" "5-Nov-1990" "0" "2" NA "481" 480 97 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Department of Cortes: Choloma, Villanueva, Piementa, Potrerillos Department of Yoro: El Progreso, Santa Rita Department of Gracias a Dios: Brus Laguna, Puerto Lempira" "" "9-Nov-90" "21-Nov-90" 13 "9" "20,000" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "41,830" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "88" "9-Nov-1990" "0" "3" NA "482" 481 98 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Washington Counties - Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King" "Skagit, Cedar, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Stillaguamish, Nooksack" "10-Nov-90" "15-Nov-90" 6 "" "500" "12,800,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,290" 5.1 "Near record levels of flooding." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "89" "10-Nov-1990" "0" "4" NA "483" 482 99 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Mike" "" "" "" "Leyte, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Palawan Islands" "" "12-Nov-90" "16-Nov-90" 5 "176" "984,356" "61,570,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "55,710" 5.4 "\"Su[er typhoon\" - most powerful in 9 yrs. Export crops wiped out include mango, banana, coconut, and sugarcane." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "90" "12-Nov-1990" "0" "5" NA "484" 483 100 "" "US" "" "" "" "Northwest Indiana" "Kankakee" "26-Nov-90" "30-Nov-90" 5 "2" "1,000" "36,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,310" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "91" "26-Nov-1990" "0" "6" NA "485" 484 101 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Ampara" "" "23-Dec-90" "27-Dec-90" 5 "" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,710" 4.7 "7,000 acres of paddy fields affected." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "92" "23-Dec-1990" "0" "7" NA "486" 485 102 "" "England" "" "" "" "Cumbria, Birmingham, Lancashsire" "Rea" "25-Dec-90" "28-Dec-90" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,110" 5.3 "Significant wind damage in addition to flooding." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "93" "25-Dec-1990" "0" "8" NA "487" 486 103 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Highlands: Huancayo, Santa Rosa de Lima" "Shullcas " "28-Dec-90" "30-Dec-90" 3 "20" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "111,300" 5.5 "Shullcas River 20 yrds above normal." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "94" "28-Dec-1990" "0" "9" NA "488" 487 104 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia" "Kankakee, White, Ohio, Wabash" "31-Dec-90" "3-Jan-91" 4 "" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "177,900" 5.9 "Ohio River in West Virginia at its highest level in 15 yrs. Indiana declared a federal disaster area." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "95" "31-Dec-1990" "0" "10" NA "489" 488 1 "" "Australia - Cyclone Joy" "" "" "" "Queensland Coast, Rockhampton" "Fitzroy " "25-Dec-90" "16-Jan-91" 23 "6" "800" "80,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1.5 "96,490" 6.5 "Tropical fruit crops ravaged, thousands of livestock drowned or starved." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "96" "25-Dec-1990" "1" "11" NA "490" 489 2 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Sumatra - Jambi Region" "" "12-Dec-90" "3-Jan-91" 23 "5" "" "167,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,300" 5.8 "Flooding destroyed 3 bridges and 700 acres of crops, drowned at least 600 head of poultry and 40 sheep. Hundreds of houses in 78 villiage flooded." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "97" "12-Dec-1990" "1" "12" 0.35 "491" 490 3 "" "Britain, Ireland" "" "" "" "Ireland: Galway County, Dublin County Britain: Devon County, Somerset County" "" "5-Jan-91" "6-Jan-91" 2 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "123,200" 5.4 "Strong winds." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "5-Jan-1991" "0" "1" NA "492" 491 4 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Southeastern Provinces - Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan" "Hirmand " "27-Jan-91" "5-Feb-91" 10 "6" "50,000" "28,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "448,300" 7 "160 villages damaged. First flooding of the Hirmand River in 500 years. Thousands of acres of farmland flooded, a great number of livestock lost." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "2" "27-Jan-1991" "1" "2" NA "493" 492 5 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Pacific Coast region - Santo Domingo, Guayaquil" "" "2-Feb-91" "8-Feb-91" 7 "14" "300" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "114,100" 5.9 "Thousands of hectares of crops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "2-Feb-1991" "1" "3" NA "494" 493 6 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Provinces - Kandahar, Nimruz, Farah, Helmand, Zabol" "Helmand" "28-Jan-91" "17-Feb-91" 21 "380" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "225,200" 6.7 "32,000 head of livestock killed. An earthquake loosened snow high in the mountains, causing it to slip and contribute to the melting at lower altitudes." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "4" "28-Jan-1991" "2" "4" NA "495" 494 7 "" "Britain" "" "" "" "North Yorkshire - Boroughbridge " "Ure, Ouse " "24-Feb-91" "1-Mar-91" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "15,090" 5.3 "Boroughbridge under 3 ft of water, maximum recorded levels on the Ure River." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "24-Feb-1991" "2" "5" 0.29 "496" 495 8 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - Khuzestan, Hormuzgan, Fars, Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad, Kerman, Sistan-Baluchestan" "" "7-Mar-91" "1-Apr-91" 26 "" "100,000" "1,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "624,200" 7.2 "Thousands of acres Sistan-Baluchestan province submerged. Tens of thousands of cattle stranded." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "6" "7-Mar-1991" "1" "1" NA "497" 496 9 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Chiringa, Phalombe" "" "11-Mar-91" "14-Mar-91" 4 "500" "150,000" "24,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "3,060" 4.3 "Flashflooding and landslides. Worst flood in country's recent memory. Entire villages washed away." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "7" "11-Mar-1991" "1" "2" NA "498" 497 10 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Western Transvaal, Western Orange Free State" "" "15-Mar-91" "19-Mar-91" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "210,500" 6 "Many sheep drowned." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "8" "15-Mar-1991" "2" "3" NA "499" 498 11 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro" "Tiente, Pinheiros, Pirai" "19-Mar-91" "31-Mar-91" 13 "20" "17,000" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "89,510" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "9" "19-Mar-1991" "3" "4" NA "500" 499 12 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii - Oahu (northeast and north shore)" "" "19-Mar-91" "25-Mar-91" 7 " " "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "880" 3.8 "19 in of rain in 24 hrs. Mud and flooding cut off the area from Honolulu. Communities under 5 ft of water." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "9" "19-Mar-1991" "3" "4" NA "501" 500 13 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Al-balqa, Amman" "" "24-Mar-91" "25-Mar-91" 2 "5" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,680" 3.9 "Floods uprooted thousands of trees, flushed farm lands, and killed thousands of sheep." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "9" "24-Mar-1991" "3" "4" NA "502" 501 14 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Eilat, Beersheba" "" "24-Mar-91" "25-Mar-91" 2 "8" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "12,330" 4.4 "Farmland and highways swamped. Eilat cut off." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "10" "24-Mar-1991" "3" "5" NA "503" 502 15 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Yazd Province - Nadoushah District" "" "30-Mar-91" "1-Apr-91" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,920" 5 "Damage to city buildings and tracks of rural farmland. Flooded arable land and orchards. Poultry and cattle killed." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "11" "30-Mar-1991" "3" "6" NA "504" 503 16 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Sumatra" "Batang Suliti" "1-Apr-91" "2-Apr-91" 2 "1" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,450" 4.9 "395 acres of rice fields, which were about to be harvested, were destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "12" "1-Apr-1991" "3" "7" NA "505" 504 17 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Victoria County, Harlingen, San Benito" "Huebner Creek" "5-Apr-91" "9-Apr-91" 5 "" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,170" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "13" "5-Apr-1991" "3" "8" NA "506" 505 18 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sunamganj District" "Kushiara, Mahram" "8-Apr-91" "9-Apr-91" 2 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,790" 3.6 "8,000 hectares of rice crops flooded." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "13" "8-Apr-1991" "3" "8" NA "507" 506 19 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Louisiana, Mississippi - Lower Mississippi Valley" "Ouachita, Pearl " "28-Apr-91" "2-May-91" 5 "" "10,000" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "119,200" 5.8 "A total of 1.7 million acres, mostly agricultural land, flooded in central and northern Mississippi. Mississippi's wettest April on record." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "14" "28-Apr-1991" "3" "9" NA "508" 507 20 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Southeastern Coast" "" "29-Apr-91" "10-May-91" 12 "138000" "10,000,000" "1,400,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "21,360" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "15" "29-Apr-1991" "3" "10" 0.33 "509" 508 21 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Georgia, Astrakhan" "Volga" "1-May-91" "8-May-91" 8 "" "" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "97,550" 5.9 "Damage estimated at 220 million roubles." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "16" "1-May-1991" "0" "1" NA "510" 509 22 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Fairbanks" "Tanana, Chena, Kuskokwim, Yukon" "3-May-91" "7-May-91" 5 "2" "800" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "22,130" 5 "Fairbanks received a record 147 inches of snow this winter, more than double the normal 67 inches, causing more intense spring river flooding." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "17" "3-May-1991" "0" "2" NA "511" 510 23 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Assam, Tripura" "Ghagra, Barak, Kusiara, Longai, Rukni, Sonai" "7-May-91" "11-May-91" 5 "13" "25,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "26,040" 5.1 "200 villages submerged." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "18" "7-May-1991" "0" "3" NA "512" 511 24 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sylhet District" "Surma, Kushiara, Manu, Khowai" "14-May-91" "31-May-91" 18 "100" "1,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,480" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "19" "14-May-1991" "0" "4" NA "513" 512 25 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Provinces - Malatya, Elazig, Bingol, Adiyaman" "" "16-May-91" "17-May-91" 2 "42" "500" "25,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "40,170" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides. Flashfloods caused widespread property and agricultural damage." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "20" "16-May-1991" "0" "5" NA "514" 513 26 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guizhou, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Gansu, Guangxi" "Huaihe, Yangtze" "18-May-91" "15-Jun-91" 29 "400" "600,000" "75,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,683,000" 7.9 "4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of summer crops destroyed or damaged. Over 10 million people risk losing their livelihoods from the flooding." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "21" "18-May-1991" "1" "6" NA "515" 514 27 "" "Jamaica" "" "" "" "Central Jamaica - Spanish Town" "Rio Cobre" "21-May-91" "23-May-91" 3 "15" "320,000" "32,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "7,560" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "22" "21-May-1991" "1" "7" NA "516" 515 28 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Chungchong Pukto-do, Chungchong Namdo" "" "25-May-91" "27-May-91" 3 "" "" "152,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,990" 4.7 "6,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Loss of 152 million Won. 180 mm of rain a day." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "23" "25-May-1991" "1" "8" NA "517" 516 29 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Jawzjan Province - Arabjar, Chakush, Jabash Khurt, Lab-E-Jar, Qurda Ariq, Sultuq Khort, Aqcha, Qara Boyen" "" "28-May-91" "4-Jun-91" 8 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,270" 5.3 "Area controlled by rebels, initial reports spoke of thousands of casualties." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "24" "28-May-1991" "1" "9" NA "518" 517 30 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Provinces - Oum El-Bouaghi, Tebessa, Khenchlahtit" "" "1-Jun-91" "4-Jun-91" 4 "17" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,280" 5.1 "Flooded rivers carried away dozens of cattle and severely damaged crops." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "25" "1-Jun-1991" "1" "10" NA "519" 518 31 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Southern and Western Sri Lanka" "" "2-Jun-91" "6-Jun-91" 5 "31" "191,700" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "42,640" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "26" "2-Jun-1991" "1" "11" NA "520" 519 32 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Antioquia - Bolivar, Bello, Frontino" "La Arboleda, Cascaita, La Quebradita" "3-Jun-91" "7-Jun-91" 5 "57" "239" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,500" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "27" "3-Jun-1991" "1" "12" NA "521" 520 33 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Kalimantan Regencies - Kapuas, Barito Utara" "Kapuas, Barito " "9-Jun-91" "11-Jun-91" 3 "73" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "88,240" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "28" "9-Jun-1991" "1" "13" NA "522" 521 34 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra (Bombay), Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka " "" "10-Jun-91" "12-Jun-91" 3 "72" "300,000" "100,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "491,400" 6.3 "Heaviest rain in Bombay in 40 yrs, 40 killed in Bombay alone." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "29" "10-Jun-1991" "2" "14" NA "523" 522 35 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northeastern Texas - Diana Louisiana - New Orleans region" "Mississippi" "11-Jun-91" "12-Jun-91" 2 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "78,320" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "30" "11-Jun-1991" "2" "15" NA "524" 523 36 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Northwest Frontier Province - Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Sardaryab, Khiali, Shahlam, Azakhel Refugee Camp" "Kabul" "11-Jun-91" "12-Jun-91" 2 "39" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "79,580" 5.2 "Hailstorms; Flooding came in conjunction with heatwave that killed 300 people across Southern Pakistan." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "31" "11-Jun-1991" "2" "16" NA "525" 524 37 "" "China" "" "" "" "Beijing area" "" "12-Jun-91" "14-Jun-91" 3 "22" "4,000" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "19,050" 5.1 "5,400 hectares of farmland submerged. 112 mm of rain fell in Beijing between June 7 and 10, breaking the previous record for the century. 543 mm of rain in the northern suburbs June 6-11. End to a serious water shortage." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "32" "12-Jun-1991" "2" "17" NA "526" 525 38 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Durgapur, Sirajganj" "Jamuna, Someswari, Kushiara, Sheola" "17-Jun-91" "27-Jun-91" 11 "" "160,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "30,040" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "33" "17-Jun-1991" "2" "18" NA "527" 526 39 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Antofagasta" "" "18-Jun-91" "19-Jun-91" 2 "120" "30,000" "6,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "15,850" 4.5 "5 million tons of mud swept through the coastal destert city." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "34" "18-Jun-1991" "2" "19" NA "528" 527 40 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Cape Peninsula - Cape Town, Boland, Franschhoek" "Berg" "24-Jun-91" "25-Jun-91" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,700" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "35" "24-Jun-1991" "2" "20" 1.04 "529" 528 41 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sichuan, Guizhou, Anhui, Hubei" "Yangtze" "1-Jul-91" "18-Jul-91" 18 "750" "615,000" "3,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "589,000" 7 "177 people died in Hubei, 250 people in Guizhou, 323 in Sichuan." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "36" "1-Jul-1991" "1" "1" NA "530" 529 42 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Northern Zhejiang - Hangzhou" "" "1-Jul-91" "9-Jul-91" 9 "" "" "300,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,700" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "37" "1-Jul-1991" "1" "2" NA "531" 530 43 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northern Hunan Province" "Lishui, Yuan Shui" "2-Jul-91" "18-Jul-91" 17 "101" "160,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "134,700" 6.4 "813,600 hectares of farmland flooded, 11.24 million people trapped. Major drought in southern part of the province." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "38" "2-Jul-1991" "2" "3" NA "532" 531 44 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Western Bangladesh: Pabna - Kazipur, Chairman Subdistricts" "Jamuna" "4-Jul-91" "6-Jul-91" 3 "" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,040" 4.1 "800,000 acres of standing crops washed away. " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "39" "4-Jul-1991" "2" "4" NA "533" 532 45 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Northern Moldavia - Sholdaneshte, Tilineshte" "Dniester, Prut" "5-Jul-91" "8-Jul-91" 4 "15" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,410" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides. Hurricane force rain and hailstorms. Tens of millions of roubles in damage. Hundreds of hectares of vineyards, gardens, and other plantations under several feet of water. Hundreds of cattle killed. Power lines and oil storage tanks damaged - threat of environmental pollution." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "40" "5-Jul-1991" "2" "5" NA "534" 533 46 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Zonguldak Province" "" "7-Jul-91" "10-Jul-91" 4 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,040" 4.5 "Extensive damage to fields - flooding or landslides affected 2,000 hectares of cropland." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "41" "7-Jul-1991" "2" "6" NA "535" 534 47 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Western Georgia - Adzharia" "" "9-Jul-91" "10-Jul-91" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,470" 3.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "41" "9-Jul-1991" "2" "6" NA "536" 535 48 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Etang" "" "" "" "Central Luzon" "" "10-Jul-91" "13-Jul-91" 4 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,760" 4.4 "Heavy rains from tropical Typhoon Etang washed down tons of mudflows from slopes of the Mt. Pinatubo volcano, overflowing nearby rivers and flooding several villages." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "42" "10-Jul-1991" "2" "7" NA "537" 536 49 "" "Myanmar" "" "" "" "Northern Myanmar" "Irrawaddy, Chindwin" "10-Jul-91" "23-Jul-91" 14 "" "17,570" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "129,000" 6.3 "Chindwin river exceeded its danger level by 346 cm." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "43" "10-Jul-1991" "3" "8" NA "538" 537 50 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sirajganj, Pabna, Manikganj" "Jamuna, Padma" "10-Jul-91" "15-Jul-91" 6 "4" "70,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,390" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "44" "10-Jul-1991" "3" "9" NA "539" 538 51 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Buryatia - Ulan-Ude region" "Barguzin, Garga, Uda, Selenga, Taiga" "11-Jul-91" "29-Jul-91" 19 "2" "2,000" "300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "61,650" 6.1 "Uda River at 496 cm - unprecedented since the foundation of Ulan-Ude. 69,000 hectares of hayfields and 52,000 hectares of grain fields flooded. 1,000 cattle killed." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "45" "11-Jul-1991" "4" "10" NA "540" 539 52 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam, Meghalaya" "Brahmaputra" "13-Jul-91" "19-Jul-91" 7 "25" "400,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "55,550" 5.6 "40,000 hectares of crops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "46" "13-Jul-1991" "4" "11" NA "541" 540 53 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Southern Regions - Accra, Volta, Central, Eastern" "" "14-Jul-91" "16-Jul-91" 3 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,970" 5 "Food production in the Keta Lagoon area of the Volta region could fall 45% this year due to the flooding." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "47" "14-Jul-1991" "4" "12" NA "542" 541 54 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Gaibaha, Sherpur, Kurigram, Mymenshingh, Bogra, Tangail, Manikganj, Pabna" "Jamuna" "14-Jul-91" "16-Jul-91" 3 "17" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "55,050" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "48" "14-Jul-1991" "4" "13" NA "543" 542 55 "" "Benin" "" "" "" "Departments - Zou, Atlantique" "" "15-Jul-91" "20-Jul-91" 6 "2" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,910" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "49" "15-Jul-1991" "4" "14" NA "544" 543 56 "" "Laos, Vietnam" "" "" "" "Laos - Oudomsai Province Northwest Vietnam" "Ma, Da" "15-Jul-91" "22-Jul-91" 8 "16" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,860" 5.7 "Floods destroyed rice fields, irrigation canals, and reservoirs." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "50" "15-Jul-1991" "4" "15" NA "545" 544 57 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Chita Region" "Chitinka" "18-Jul-91" "22-Jul-91" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "366,900" 6.3 "Grain and foddder rops seriously damaged." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "51" "18-Jul-1991" "5" "16" NA "546" 545 58 "" "China" "" "" "" "Eastern Shandong Province" "" "19-Jul-91" "20-Jul-91" 2 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "94,810" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "52" "19-Jul-1991" "5" "17" NA "547" 546 59 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Central Provinces - Kyonggi, Seoul" "" "22-Jul-91" "26-Jul-91" 5 "54" "3,600" "105,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,910" 5 "23 mountains damaged by the rains - landslides." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "53" "22-Jul-1991" "5" "18" NA "548" 547 60 "" "Philippines - Tropical Storm Brendan" "" "" "" "Central Luzon Provinces - Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Manila" "" "23-Jul-91" "28-Jul-91" 6 "16" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,140" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides. Rains loosened tons of mud, volcanic ash, and other debris on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo - mudflows cascaded down river channels, prompting authorities to evacuate riverbank villages." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "54" "23-Jul-1991" "5" "19" NA "549" 548 61 "" "China - Typhoon Caitlin" "" "" "" "Provinces - Jilin, Heilongjiang, Yanbian Autonomous Region on North Korean Border" "" "23-Jul-91" "3-Aug-91" 12 "66" "160,000" "364,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "508,800" 6.8 "366,000 hectares of wheat and other crops completely destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "55" "23-Jul-1991" "6" "20" NA "550" 549 62 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Satun Province - Langu, Thung Wa, Muang" "" "25-Jul-91" "27-Jul-91" 3 "1" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "2,400" 4 "Flood water 1 m high. 7,700 hectares of farmland damaged and 5,000 farm animals affected." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "56" "25-Jul-1991" "6" "21" NA "551" 550 63 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Southern Eritrea" "" "25-Jul-91" "26-Jul-91" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "54,880" 5 "Serious damage to livestock and crops." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "57" "25-Jul-1991" "6" "22" NA "552" 551 64 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northwest Provinces - Son La, Lai Chau" "" "28-Jul-91" "31-Jul-91" 4 "38" "4,000" "3,200,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "30,960" 5.1 "3,700 acres of crops submerged." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "58" "28-Jul-1991" "6" "23" NA "553" 552 65 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Bacau County, Sucevea, Onesti" "Tazlau, Siret, Bistrita, Moldova" "29-Jul-91" "30-Jul-91" 2 "71" "10,000" "33,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,940" 4.9 "65 died when a dam on the Tazlau River burst in Bacau. 73,000 hectares of farmland ravaged." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "59" "29-Jul-1991" "6" "24" NA "554" 553 66 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra - Nagpur District, Amravati District" "Wardha" "29-Jul-91" "31-Jul-91" 3 "500" "6,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "47,250" 5.2 "Wardha River burst its banks." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "60" "29-Jul-1991" "6" "25" NA "555" 554 67 "" "Czechoslovakia" "" "" "" "Bohemia, North Moravia" "Danube" "1-Aug-91" "3-Aug-91" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "60,520" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "61" "1-Aug-1991" "6" "26" NA "556" 555 68 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Krasnodar Province - Sochi Region" "" "2-Aug-91" "9-Aug-91" 8 "46" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,790" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "62" "2-Aug-1991" "6" "27" NA "557" 556 69 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar" "Sangu, Sankha, Matamuhuri, Sonadia" "2-Aug-91" "7-Aug-91" 6 "6" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,830" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "63" "2-Aug-1991" "6" "28" NA "558" 557 70 "" "Austria, Germany" "" "" "" "Austria - Salzburg Germany - Bavaria" "Danube" "2-Aug-91" "6-Aug-91" 5 "10" "" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "61,650" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "64" "2-Aug-1991" "6" "29" NA "559" 558 71 "" "Poland, Hungary" "" "" "" "Poland - Belsko Biala, Zywiec, Wadowice Hungary - Budapest" "Danube" "2-Aug-91" "6-Aug-91" 5 "" "" "10,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "65,820" 5.7 "Floods worst in Hungary in 37 years." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "65" "2-Aug-1991" "6" "30" NA "560" 559 72 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Kano State - Hadeia Area" "" "4-Aug-91" "5-Aug-91" 2 "4" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,910" 4.7 "Farmland, crops, roads destroyed by the flood - estimated at millions of Naira." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "66" "4-Aug-1991" "6" "31" NA "561" 560 73 "" "Myanmar" "" "" "" "Irrawady Delta Region" "Irrawaddy" "7-Aug-91" "9-Aug-91" 3 "1" "210,250" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "55,420" 5.4 "Inundated farmlands (rice paddy fields) amount to 206,650 acres." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "67" "7-Aug-1991" "6" "32" NA "562" 561 74 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "Khabarovsk Region" "Amur" "8-Aug-91" "13-Aug-91" 6 "" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "773,100" 6.7 "Damages run to an estimated 30-35 million roubles. Over 300,000 hectares of farmland submerged - much is mowed grain and hay. 50,000 hectares of cropland, including grain, soya beans, potatoes, and vegetables were destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "68" "8-Aug-1991" "7" "33" NA "563" 562 75 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shanghai" "" "8-Aug-91" "9-Aug-91" 2 "16" "20,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,350" 3.9 "Heavy rain and tornadoes. 9 in of rain in 24 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "14" 0 "68" "8-Aug-1991" "7" "33" NA "564" 563 76 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts - Sirajganj, Jamalpur" "Jamuna " "9-Aug-91" "20-Aug-91" 12 "800" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,440" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "69" "9-Aug-1991" "7" "34" NA "565" 564 77 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sichuan" "Yangtze" "9-Aug-91" "12-Aug-91" 4 "456" "" "566,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "554,200" 6.3 "Damage to 1.4 billion pounds of grain." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "70" "9-Aug-1991" "8" "35" NA "566" 565 78 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Pennsylvania: Delaware County - Wharton, Darby" "" "10-Aug-91" "12-Aug-91" 3 " " "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,580" 3.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "70" "10-Aug-1991" "8" "35" NA "567" 566 79 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - Mazaaran, Gilan" "" "11-Aug-91" "13-Aug-91" 3 "" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,780" 5 "Rise of the Caspian Sea due to strong winds and hailstorms." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "71" "11-Aug-1991" "8" "36" NA "568" 567 80 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern Texas - Fort Worth, Dickens County" "" "12-Aug-91" "14-Aug-91" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,210" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "72" "12-Aug-1991" "8" "37" NA "569" 568 81 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Al-Damazin City, El-Gezir Region" "Blue Nile" "12-Aug-91" "13-Aug-91" 2 "3" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "104,600" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "73" "12-Aug-1991" "8" "38" NA "570" 569 82 "" "Costa Rica, Panama" "" "" "" "Panama - Bocas del Toro region Costa Rica - Limon" "" "13-Aug-91" "22-Aug-91" 10 "5" "25,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,430" 5.3 "Flooding and mudslides. Crops destroyed. 2,000 hectares of bananas wiped out in Costa Rica." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "74" "13-Aug-1991" "8" "39" NA "571" 570 83 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa" "Mahandi, Kathajori, Kushabhadra, Debi" "14-Aug-91" "18-Aug-91" 5 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "151,900" 5.9 "Thousands of hectares of cropland submerged." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "75" "14-Aug-1991" "8" "40" NA "572" 571 84 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachel Pradesh, Haryana" "Burhi Gandak " "15-Aug-91" "29-Aug-91" 15 "88" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "547,700" 6.9 "" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "76" "15-Aug-1991" "9" "41" NA "573" 572 85 "" "Vietnam - Typhoon Fred" "" "" "" "Provinces - Quang Bin, Ha Tinh, Than Hoa, Nghe An" "" "17-Aug-91" "21-Aug-91" 5 "15" "40,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "42,120" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "77" "17-Aug-1991" "9" "42" NA "574" 573 86 "" "Thailand - Typhoon Fred" "" "" "" "Provinces - Skahon Nakhon, Nakhon Panom, Mukdahan, Nong Khai, Udon Thani" "Mekong" "18-Aug-91" "21-Aug-91" 4 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "48,320" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "78" "18-Aug-1991" "9" "43" NA "575" 574 87 "" "Myanmar" "" "" "" "Karen State" "Thanlwin" "18-Aug-91" "19-Aug-91" 2 "" "29,674" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,250" 4.8 "The Thanlwin River inundated 18,017 acres of fields." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "79" "18-Aug-1991" "9" "44" NA "576" 575 88 "" "Japan, South Korea - Typhoon Gladys" "" "" "" "Japan: Kyushu - Kagoshima South Korea: Coastal areas, Changwon, Pusan, Ulsan" "" "20-Aug-91" "24-Aug-91" 5 "99" "40,000" "12,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "29,700" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "80" "20-Aug-1991" "9" "45" NA "577" 576 89 "" "Cambodia" "" "" "" "Provinces - Kandal, Takeo, Kampot, Kampong Cham, Kompong Speu, Kratie" "Mekong" "22-Aug-91" "30-Aug-91" 9 "100" "700,000" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "55,860" 5.7 "1.1 million acres of rice crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "81" "22-Aug-1991" "9" "46" NA "578" 577 90 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit" "Nazas" "27-Aug-91" "5-Sep-91" 10 "12" "8,500" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "657,000" 6.8 "" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "82" "27-Aug-1991" "10" "47" 1.04 "579" 578 91 "" "India" "" "" "" "Bihar State " "Ganges" "1-Sep-91" "14-Sep-91" 14 "" "87,500" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "170,900" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "83" "1-Sep-1991" "1" "1" NA "580" 579 92 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Utah - North Ogden, Salt Lake City" "" "5-Sep-91" "8-Sep-91" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "24,980" 5.2 "Flooding and mudslides. 2 days of torrential rains - \"super storm.\" North Ogden received 8.4 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday, breaking a 24-hour record of 6 inches set in 1970." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "84" "5-Sep-1991" "1" "2" NA "581" 580 93 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northern Thailand: Chiang Rai Province - Mae Salui" "" "5-Sep-91" "8-Sep-91" 4 "16" "2,000" "6,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,170" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "85" "5-Sep-1991" "1" "3" NA "582" 581 94 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon: Zambales Province - San Marcelino" "" "7-Sep-91" "8-Sep-91" 2 "" "10,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "400" 2.9 "Flooding and mudflows." NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "85" "7-Sep-1991" "1" "3" NA "583" 582 95 "" "Japan - Typhoon Kinna" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Saga, Magasaki, Fukuoka Western Honshu" "" "10-Sep-91" "14-Sep-91" 5 "9" "80" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "152,000" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "86" "10-Sep-1991" "1" "4" NA "584" 583 96 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts - Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Natore, Kushtia, Rajbari, Faridpur, Madaripur, Dinajpur, Sirajganj, Nilphamari, Manikganj " "Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Mahanada, Jamuneshwar " "11-Sep-91" "17-Sep-91" 7 "112" "1,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "63,030" 5.6 "25,000 mud-and-straw houses have been destroyed and 35,000 partially damaged. 106 bridges damaged." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "87" "11-Sep-1991" "1" "5" NA "585" 584 97 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Rio Grande Valley, Real County" "Rio Grande, Nueces, Frio, Medina, Sabinal" "14-Sep-91" "16-Sep-91" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "70,880" 5.3 "Frio River 20 ft above flood stage." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "88" "14-Sep-1991" "1" "6" NA "586" 585 98 "" "India" "" "" "" "West Bengal State" "" "14-Sep-91" "15-Sep-91" 2 "21" "" "40,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "91,960" 5.3 "Flash floods. $40 million in property destruction - 35,000 houses damaged." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "89" "14-Sep-1991" "1" "7" NA "587" 586 99 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces: An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang, Kien Giang " "Mekong" "19-Sep-91" "25-Sep-91" 7 "55" "21,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,790" 5.2 "85,000 acres of subsidiary crops with 32,000 tons of rice destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "90" "19-Sep-1991" "1" "8" NA "588" 587 100 "" "Japan - Typhoon Luke" "" "" "" "Honshu Prefectures - Kanagawa, Aichi, Mie, Chiba, Saitama " "" "19-Sep-91" "22-Sep-91" 4 "8" "200" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "52,830" 5.3 "Downpours flooded 28,537 homes, 37 of which were destroyed, mainly in Aichi and areas north of Tokyo. Flooding triggered. 644 landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "91" "19-Sep-1991" "1" "9" NA "589" 588 101 "" "Britain" "" "" "" "Lincolnshire, Midlands, Suffolk, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, Thames Valley, Bedfordshire, Dorset" "" "26-Sep-91" "27-Sep-91" 2 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "35,830" 4.9 "Flash floods and minor landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "92" "26-Sep-1991" "1" "10" NA "590" 589 102 "" "Japan - Typhoon Mireille" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Nagasaki State Honshu - Aomori Prefecture Hokkaido" "" "27-Sep-91" "30-Sep-91" 4 "52" "500" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "141,700" 5.8 "Deadliest typhoon since 1971. The typhoon capsized or washed away 42 boats, smashed or destroyed 117 homes, damaged 20,779 homes and buildings and flooded 10,665 others. " NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "93" "27-Sep-1991" "1" "11" NA "591" 590 103 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sirajganj District" "Padma" "28-Sep-91" "29-Sep-91" 2 "" "50,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "2,440" 3.7 "The flooding Padma River washed away part of a flood barrier." NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "93" "28-Sep-1991" "1" "11" NA "592" 591 104 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Yasuj Area" "" "5-Oct-91" "6-Oct-91" 2 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,660" 5 "Considerable damage to crops and flocks - 400 head of cattle killed and 6,900 hectares of farmland ruined." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "94" "5-Oct-1991" "1" "12" NA "593" 592 105 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Istanbul - Esenyurt District" "" "6-Oct-91" "7-Oct-91" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,490" 3.8 "Many homes destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "94" "6-Oct-1991" "1" "12" NA "594" 593 106 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Florida - Miami, Fort Lauderdale" "" "8-Oct-91" "13-Oct-91" 6 "" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,410" 4.8 "14 inches of rain in 2 days." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "95" "8-Oct-1991" "1" "13" NA "595" 594 107 "" "Japan - Typhoon Orchid" "" "" "" "Chiba Prefecture, Fukushima " "" "12-Oct-91" "13-Oct-91" 2 "" "100" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "29,060" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "96" "12-Oct-1991" "1" "14" NA "596" 595 108 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Sicily, Tuscany, Venice" "Arno" "13-Oct-91" "15-Oct-91" 3 "17" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,840" 5.2 "Cracks in dikes in Sicily and near Pisa, in Tuscany, forced some evacuations." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "97" "13-Oct-1991" "1" "15" NA "597" 596 109 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Ruth" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces - Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Benguet, Abra, Kalinga-Apayao" "" "28-Oct-91" "29-Oct-91" 2 "43" "165,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "54,780" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "98" "28-Oct-1991" "1" "16" 1.01 "598" 597 110 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Uring" "" "" "" "Leyte" "" "5-Nov-91" "8-Nov-91" 4 "6315" "28,000" "14,630,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "20,700" 5.1 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "99" "5-Nov-1991" "0" "1" NA "599" 598 111 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka " "" "13-Nov-91" "18-Nov-91" 6 "90" "85,000" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "599,600" 6.6 "Damage to standing crops." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "100" "13-Nov-1991" "1" "2" NA "600" 599 112 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Santa Catarina" "" "16-Nov-91" "17-Nov-91" 2 "12" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "94,630" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "101" "16-Nov-1991" "1" "3" NA "601" 600 113 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Aceh" "" "30-Nov-91" "2-Dec-91" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "54,660" 5.2 "1 meter flood waters." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "102" "30-Nov-1991" "1" "4" NA "602" 601 114 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio" "Tennessee" "2-Dec-91" "3-Dec-91" 2 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "210,400" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "103" "2-Dec-1991" "1" "5" NA "603" 602 115 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Sidi Abdel-Qadar" "" "5-Dec-91" "6-Dec-91" 2 "" "6,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "3,170" 3.8 "Irrigation Dam cracked, flooding the village." NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "103" "5-Dec-1991" "1" "5" NA "604" 603 116 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Western Iran Provinces - Bushehr, Larestan" "" "7-Dec-91" "11-Dec-91" 5 "22" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "336,700" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "104" "7-Dec-1991" "2" "6" NA "605" 604 117 "" "French Polynesia" "" "" "" "Moorea Island" "" "11-Dec-91" "12-Dec-91" 2 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "110" 2.3 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "104" "11-Dec-1991" "2" "6" NA "606" 605 118 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Batticaloa District" "" "12-Dec-91" "15-Dec-91" 4 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,890" 3.9 "Flooding and mudslides. Rice and other crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "104" "12-Dec-1991" "2" "6" NA "607" 606 119 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii - Northeastern Kauai" "Anahola " "14-Dec-91" "16-Dec-91" 3 "3" "200" "7,100,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,320" 3.6 "15.33 inches of rain in 24 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "104" "14-Dec-1991" "2" "6" NA "608" 607 120 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sumatra - Riau" "" "16-Dec-91" "22-Dec-91" 7 "2" "100,000" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "92,250" 5.8 "80 villages submerged." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "105" "16-Dec-1991" "2" "7" NA "609" 608 121 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Wharton" "Colorado, Brazos, Guadalupe, Trinity" "18-Dec-91" "31-Dec-91" 14 "15" "1,800" "8,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,420" 5 "Floods swamped farmland, drowned scores of livestock." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "106" "18-Dec-1991" "2" "8" NA "610" 609 122 "" "Lebanon" "" "" "" "Beirut, Central Bekaa Valley" "" "23-Dec-91" "28-Dec-91" 6 "1" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,180" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "107" "23-Dec-1991" "2" "9" NA "611" 610 123 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Coastal districts" "" "24-Dec-91" "30-Dec-91" 7 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "67,100" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "108" "24-Dec-1991" "2" "10" NA "612" 611 1 "" "Israel, Jordan" "" "" "" "Southern and Coastal areas - Tel Aviv" "" "31-Dec-91" "3-Jan-92" 4 "" "400" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "23,370" 5.1 "400 evacuated from Tel Aviv suburbs, record high water level of 2 ft in the streets. Highest rainfall in Jordan in 40 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "109" "31-Dec-1991" "2" "11" 1.26 "613" 612 3 "" "Scotland" "" "" "" "Highlands" "Ness" "2-Jan-92" "3-Jan-92" 2 "1" "30" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,880" 4.1 "Strong winds and driving rain." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "2-Jan-1992" "0" "1" NA "614" 613 4 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro" "" "4-Jan-92" "5-Jan-92" 2 "25" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,220" 4.2 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "4-Jan-1992" "0" "2" NA "615" 614 5 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Socotra Island" "" "4-Jan-92" "6-Jan-92" 3 "" "24,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,770" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "4-Jan-1992" "0" "3" NA "616" 615 6 "" "Argentina " "" "" "" "Provinces - Cordoba (San Carlos Minas), Chaco, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires" "" "5-Jan-92" "7-Jan-92" 3 "53" "1,800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "397,300" 6.1 "Storm dumped 330 mm of water, about half a year's normal rainfall, in 32 hrs on San Carlos Minas and other villages in Cordoba. Flash flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "4" "5-Jan-1992" "1" "4" NA "617" 616 7 "" "Puerto Rico" "" "" "" "Patillas, Toa Baja, Cayey, Ponce" "" "5-Jan-92" "8-Jan-92" 4 "20" "600" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,910" 4.5 "10 inches of rain. Worst flooding since 1985." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "5" "5-Jan-1992" "1" "5" NA "618" 617 8 "" "Britain" "" "" "" "Gloucestershire, Hereford, Worcester, Shropshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire" "Avon, Chelt " "9-Jan-92" "9-Jan-92" 1 "" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "18,380" 4.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "6" "9-Jan-1992" "1" "6" NA "619" 618 9 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States - Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, Aguascalientes, Durango, Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato" "" "17-Jan-92" "18-Jan-92" 2 "50" "13,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "478,300" 6 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "7" "17-Jan-1992" "1" "7" NA "620" 619 10 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Departments - Alger, Tipaza, Blida, Ain-Defla" "" "21-Jan-92" "29-Jan-92" 9 "18" "500" "900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,840" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "8" "21-Jan-1992" "1" "8" NA "621" 620 11 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States - Minas Gerais, Bahia" "" "1-Feb-92" "12-Feb-92" 12 "41" "15,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,074,000" 7.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "9" "1-Feb-1992" "2" "9" NA "622" 621 12 "" "Israel, Syria, Jordan" "" "" "" "Israel: Jerusalem, Haifa, Fureidis Jordan: Amman, Aghwar Syria: Jordanian border" "Jordan, Yarmouk " "1-Feb-92" "15-Feb-92" 15 "15" "4,200" "9,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "26,220" 5.8 "Harshest winter in more than 40 years - 15 people dead in floods and avalanches. 30 families evacuated in Fureidis Village (Israel); dozens of families in Tel Aviv, Jaffa area, 4000 in Lebanon; affected 2,800 hectares in Jordan alone. Dam collapse in the Golan Heights on the Jordan River." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "1-Feb-1992" "2" "10" NA "623" 622 13 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Provinces - Havana, Matanzas, Villaclara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Las Tunas, Holguin, Granma" "" "6-Feb-92" "10-Feb-92" 5 "" "9,127" "2,589,900" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "90,430" 5.8 "Worst flash flooding since 1938." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "11" "6-Feb-1992" "2" "11" NA "624" 623 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Sepulveda Basin" "Los Angeles, Ventura " "10-Feb-92" "12-Feb-92" 3 "8" "" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "4,600" 4.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "12" "10-Feb-1992" "2" "12" NA "625" 624 15 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Tucuman, Catamarca, Santiago del Estero" "Icano, Guayamba, Monteros, Albigasta" "11-Feb-92" "14-Feb-92" 4 "4" "12,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "192,700" 6.1 "Thousands of hectares flooded." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "13" "11-Feb-1992" "3" "13" NA "626" 625 16 "" "Turkey, Egypt" "" "" "" "Southeastern Turkey, Alexandria" "" "20-Feb-92" "26-Feb-92" 7 "200" "1,000" "100,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "81,540" 5.9 "Extremely harsh winter in the middle east - heavy rain and snow." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "14" "20-Feb-1992" "3" "14" NA "627" 626 17 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Alberta - Peace River" "" "27-Feb-92" "29-Feb-92" 3 "" "4,000" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "8,000" 4.4 "Ice jam." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "15" "27-Feb-1992" "3" "15" 1.85 "628" 627 18 "" "Solomon Islands - Tropical Cyclone Esau" "" "" "" "Rennell, Bellona" "" "1-Mar-92" "2-Mar-92" 2 "" "40" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,770" 4.1 "Widespread damage to food crops - coconut, banana and papaw trees - on the islands of Rennell and Bellona." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "16" "1-Mar-1992" "0" "1" NA "629" 628 19 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Northern Departments - Piura, Tumbes" "" "3-Mar-92" "25-Mar-92" 23 "" "32,000" "21,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "40,570" 6.1 "Associated with El Nino. 2,500 hectares of rice and bananas destroyed. 90% of irrigation facilities in the valleys of the area destroyed or damaged." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "17" "3-Mar-1992" "1" "2" NA "630" 629 20 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Houston" "San Jacinto" "4-Mar-92" "6-Mar-92" 3 "1" "" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,380" 4.3 "3-6 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "18" "4-Mar-1992" "1" "3" NA "631" 630 21 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Northern Bolivia - Department of Beni" "" "10-Mar-92" "11-Mar-92" 2 "4" "5,125" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "204,600" 5.6 "Floods since January. Attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "19" "10-Mar-1992" "1" "4" NA "632" 631 22 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Vermont - Montpelier" "Winooski " "12-Mar-92" "14-Mar-92" 3 "" "" "10,000,000" "Ice jam/break-up" 1.5 "1,310" 3.8 "Floodwater up to 6 ft. Ice jam diverted the Winooski River through the city." NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "19" "12-Mar-1992" "1" "4" NA "633" 632 23 "" "Australia - Cyclone Fran" "" "" "" "Queensland - Bundaberg, Gladstone" "" "14-Mar-92" "14-Mar-92" 1 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "53,880" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "20" "14-Mar-1992" "1" "5" NA "634" 633 24 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Quebec - Ile Enchanteresse" "Montmorency" "14-Mar-92" "14-Mar-92" 1 "" "53" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "390" 2.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "20" "14-Mar-1992" "1" "5" NA "635" 634 25 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan" "" "15-Mar-92" "23-Apr-92" 40 "248" "210,000" "170,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "545,400" 7.5 "35 cities and counties seriously suffering from the floods, which have not been seen in the province in nearly a century. Record river high since 1910 in Changsha." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "21" "15-Mar-1992" "2" "6" NA "636" 635 26 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guizhou, Sichuan" "" "15-Mar-92" "2-May-92" 49 "59" "" "70,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "542,300" 7.4 "Flooding, landslides, and hailstorm. 574 injured." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "22" "15-Mar-1992" "3" "7" NA "637" 636 27 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fars, Khorasan, Azerbaijan" "" "28-Mar-92" "8-Jun-92" 73 "105" "48,000" "143,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,151,000" 8.1 "Complete devestation of 12,000 houses. 340,000 hectares of farmlands demolished and 40,000 heads of livestock killed. " NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "23" "28-Mar-1992" "4" "8" NA "638" 637 28 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guayas, Manabi, El Oro, Los Rios, Esmeraldas, Tungurahua, Cotopaxi, Loja, Zamora, Chinchipe, Guayaquil" "" "24-Mar-92" "8-May-92" 46 "22" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "109,500" 6.7 "" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "24" "24-Mar-1992" "5" "9" NA "639" 638 29 "" "Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay" "" "" "" "Argentina: Provinces - Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Misiones Brazil: States - Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Asuncion" "" "1-Apr-92" "2-Jul-92" 93 "37" "305,992" "280,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,348,000" 8.3 "Northern Argentina - flood levels at historical records in many parts of Formosa, Misiones, Corrientes, and Chaco Provinces. Flooding attributed to El Nino. $280 million in damages. Paraguay - worst flooding since 1983." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "25" "1-Apr-1992" "6" "10" NA "640" 639 30 "" "England, Scotland" "" "" "" "Northeastern England - Northumberland, Durham, Cumbria Eastern Scotland - Fife" "Wansbeck, Coquet, Pont" "1-Apr-92" "3-Apr-92" 3 "" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,730" 4.6 "2 inches of rain in 24 hrs in Scotland. Worst flooding in the region for 20 years. Scores of homes evacuated. " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "26" "1-Apr-1992" "6" "11" NA "641" 640 31 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hong Kong" "" "1-Apr-92" "8-May-92" 38 "5" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,370" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides. Rainfall in April amounted to 492.2 mm, breaking the record previously set in 1884." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "27" "1-Apr-1992" "6" "12" NA "642" 641 32 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Brescia Province" "" "3-Apr-92" "5-Apr-92" 3 "32" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,030" 4.3 "Strong southeastly winds pushing the waters of the Adriatic Sea into the lagoons, raising the water level in Venice." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "28" "3-Apr-1992" "6" "13" NA "643" 642 33 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Dushanbe, Kulyab, Leninabad, Gissar" "Vakhsh" "15-Apr-92" "9-Jun-92" 56 "200" "500" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "123,600" 6.8 "Mud and rock slides caused by torrential rain killed more than 200 people in the Pamir Mountains. Cotton plants wiped out on tens of thousands of acres." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "29" "15-Apr-1992" "7" "14" NA "644" 643 34 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Northwest Territories - Hay River" "Hay" "24-Apr-92" "26-Apr-92" 3 "" "100" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "1,530" 3.7 "A 10- km deep ice jam at the mouth of the Hay River flooded the town." NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "29" "24-Apr-1992" "7" "14" NA "645" 644 35 "" "Uzbekistan" "" "" "" "Bukhara Oblast " "" "28-Apr-92" "28-Apr-92" 1 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,450" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "30" "28-Apr-1992" "7" "15" 2.25 "646" 645 36 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Provinces - East Sepik, West Sepik" "Sepik" "3-May-92" "6-May-92" 4 "" "10,000" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "71,650" 5.6 "Called Papua New Guinea's worst ever natural disaster." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "31" "3-May-1992" "0" "1" NA "647" 646 37 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Nimroz Province" "" "13-May-92" "26-May-92" 14 "7" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "48,120" 5.8 "80 villages with a total of 25,000 residential units were completely washed away." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "32" "13-May-1992" "0" "2" NA "648" 647 38 "" "Kyrgyzstan" "" "" "" "Osh, Djalalabad" "" "16-May-92" "17-May-92" 2 "4" "22,336" "31,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "83,000" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "33" "16-May-1992" "0" "3" NA "649" 648 39 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "James Bay" "" "17-May-92" "18-May-92" 2 "" "800" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "88,080" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "34" "17-May-1992" "0" "4" NA "650" 649 40 "" "Uzbekistan" "" "" "" "" "Amu Darya" "1-Jun-92" "11-Jun-92" 11 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "16,360" 5.3 "Floodwater destroyed many fields as well as cotton and vegetable plantations along the river. River flow at 6,000 cubometers of water per second - level not registered in 20 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "35" "1-Jun-1992" "0" "5" NA "651" 650 41 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Colombo; Districts - Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara" "" "5-Jun-92" "8-Jun-92" 4 "14" "100,000" "500,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "11,670" 4.8 "19 inches of rain in 24 hrs in Colombo - new record. " NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "36" "5-Jun-1992" "0" "6" NA "652" 651 42 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central and Southern Connecticut - Counties Middlesex, Hartford, New Haven" "Mad, Quinnipiac, Farm " "5-Jun-92" "6-Jun-92" 2 "" "250" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,610" 4 "Up to 8 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "36" "5-Jun-1992" "0" "6" NA "653" 652 43 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Far East: Maritime Kray - Razdolnenskaya valley" "Kazachka, Borisovka, Ilistaya, Melgunovka, Komissarovka" "8-Jun-92" "8-Jun-92" 1 "" "" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "9,490" 4 "Severe damage to a major vegetable farm." NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "36" "8-Jun-1992" "0" "6" NA "654" 653 44 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan" "" "12-Jun-92" "1-Aug-92" 51 "93" "120,000" "3,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "491,100" 7.4 "Storms on July 22-29 hit the north of Sichuan, where about 60% of farmers suffered heavy losses. " NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "37" "12-Jun-1992" "1" "7" NA "655" 654 45 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hong Kong - Kowloon, Kwun tong, Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan" "" "13-Jun-92" "15-Jun-92" 3 "" "31" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,230" 3.6 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "11" 0 "37" "13-Jun-1992" "1" "7" NA "656" 655 46 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Southern region of Gaza province" "" "15-Jun-92" "15-Jun-92" 1 "53" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,010" 4.6 "Flash floods after long drought." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "38" "15-Jun-1992" "1" "8" NA "657" 656 47 "" "India" "" "" "" "Southern and Midwest regions; States - Gujarat, Kerala" "" "15-Jun-92" "23-Jul-92" 39 "90" "8,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "752,400" 7.5 "" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "39" "15-Jun-1992" "2" "9" NA "658" 657 48 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Birobidzhan (Jewish Autonomous Region)" "" "20-Jun-92" "21-Jun-92" 2 "" "" "20,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,740" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "40" "20-Jun-1992" "2" "10" NA "659" 658 49 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces - Haiphong, Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Nam Ha" "" "20-Jun-92" "24-Jun-92" 5 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,790" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "41" "20-Jun-1992" "2" "11" NA "660" 659 50 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Southern Chittagong District - 70 southern villages" "Shankha " "25-Jun-92" "25-Jun-92" 1 "2" "50,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "21,630" 4.3 "Highway connecting Chittagong and Cox's Bazar flooded." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "42" "25-Jun-1992" "2" "12" NA "661" 660 51 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi" "Min" "29-Jun-92" "14-Jul-92" 16 "228" "172,000" "76,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "393,000" 7 "60,000 people in 98 villages in Luobu and Yangbu townships in Zhejiang province's Jinhua county besieged by floods. The flood peak reached Fuzhou City, capital of Fujian province, on July 7 - water level over warning mark by 3.3 m. $76 million in damage in Fujian. Highest level in 50 years along Min River." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "43" "29-Jun-1992" "3" "13" NA "662" 661 52 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Missouri - Jefferson City, La Grange, Hannibal" "Mississippi" "30-Jun-92" "6-Jul-92" 7 "" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,290" 5.4 "Mississippi river 12 ft over flood level - highest in 20 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "44" "30-Jun-1992" "3" "14" 1.8 "663" 662 54 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Krasnador Kray" "" "2-Jul-92" "9-Jul-92" 8 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "83,460" 5.8 "80% of grain crops in Krasnodar Kray destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "45" "2-Jul-1992" "0" "1" NA "664" 663 55 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province - Guilin" "Lijiang " "2-Jul-92" "5-Jul-92" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "12,860" 4.9 "Worst flooding in 40 years in Guilin - scenic resort town." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "46" "2-Jul-1992" "0" "2" NA "665" 664 56 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Dongting and Boyang Lakes; Yueyang" "Xiangjiang " "2-Jul-92" "21-Jul-92" 20 "96" "254,472" "56,660,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "65,830" 6.3 "Xiangjiang River over warning level by 2.85 m, reaching 37.85 m, the highest since 1976. 786,666 hectares of farmland floooded. Damage in direct loss caused by the floods has reached 850 million yuan (US$56.66 million)." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "47" "2-Jul-1992" "1" "3" NA "666" 665 57 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Districts - Solukhumbu, Khotang" "" "4-Jul-92" "12-Jul-92" 9 "12" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "16,330" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "48" "4-Jul-1992" "1" "4" NA "667" 666 58 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northern Iran: Bandar Anzali, Nowshahr; Caspian Region" "" "9-Jul-92" "10-Jul-92" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,180" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "49" "9-Jul-1992" "1" "5" NA "668" 667 59 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State" "Naodehing " "10-Jul-92" "20-Jul-92" 11 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,220" 5.5 "200 villages submerged. Cropland flooded." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "50" "10-Jul-1992" "1" "6" NA "669" 668 60 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sindh Province" "" "15-Jul-92" "10-Aug-92" 27 "94" "1,280,000" "4,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "137,600" 6.6 "320,000 houses destroyed. 5,500 head of cattle killed, crop damage in districts 20-100%." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "51" "15-Jul-1992" "2" "7" NA "670" 669 61 "" "England" "" "" "" "South and East England - Isle of Wight; Hampshire, Portsmouth, Surrey, Battle" "" "20-Jul-92" "20-Jul-92" 1 "" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,060" 4.2 "Scores of homes and hotels evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "52" "20-Jul-1992" "2" "8" NA "671" 670 62 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Nueva Ecija Province" "" "21-Jul-92" "29-Jul-92" 9 "20" "" "3,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,260" 4.7 "Deforestation blamed for floods - caused by siltation, lack of flood control structures and unusually high rainfall levels." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "53" "21-Jul-1992" "2" "9" NA "672" 671 63 "" "China - Typhoon Gary" "" "" "" "Western Guangdong Province - Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang" "" "22-Jul-92" "23-Jul-92" 2 "1" "" "120,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "74,670" 5.2 "200,000 hectares of farmland, including 41,000 hectares of paddy fields, damaged. Zhanjiang - 66,667 hectares of sugar cane 13,333 hectares of fruit and 3,333 hectares of rice fields were flooded." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "54" "22-Jul-1992" "2" "10" NA "673" 672 64 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa Sate - coastal districts of Cuttack, Puri" "Mahanadi" "26-Jul-92" "7-Aug-92" 13 "16" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "44,020" 5.8 "8 districts and 3 million people affected. 50,000 hectares of paddy crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "55" "26-Jul-1992" "2" "11" NA "674" 673 65 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Tuyen Quang Province" "" "28-Jul-92" "31-Jul-92" 4 "" "38,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,220" 4.4 "48 villages submerged. Tens of thousands of hectares of paddy fields and crops flooded." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "56" "28-Jul-1992" "2" "12" NA "675" 674 66 "" "China" "" "" "" "Inner Mongolia - Xilamulun He, Hohnut, Wanjia, Shuimo Provinces - Shaanxi, Gansu" "Xiliao He" "1-Aug-92" "20-Aug-92" 20 "111" "" "110,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "432,900" 6.9 "Flooding and landslides. 99,000 people affected in 10 counties, 52 towns, and 138 villages." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "57" "1-Aug-1992" "3" "13" NA "676" 675 67 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Maharashtra (Marathwada Region), Uttar Pradesh" "" "1-Aug-92" "3-Sep-92" 34 "40" "2,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "518,100" 7.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "58" "1-Aug-1992" "4" "14" NA "677" 676 68 "" "Burkina Faso" "" "" "" "Rongoussi, Ziniare, Tenkodogo" "Bagie " "1-Aug-92" "15-Sep-92" 46 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "266,300" 7.1 "Fields of millet, maize and sorghum swept away." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "59" "1-Aug-1992" "5" "15" NA "678" 677 69 "" "England" "" "" "" "Northampton, Winterton, Lincolnshire, Doncaster, Medoc region of Bordeaux, Bayonee Region" "" "9-Aug-92" "9-Aug-92" 1 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "23,850" 4.6 "Unprecedented levels of flooding." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "60" "9-Aug-1992" "5" "16" NA "679" 678 70 "" "Burma" "" "" "" "Pegu Division" "" "10-Aug-92" "20-Aug-92" 11 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,970" 5.6 "30,000 acres of paddy fields destroyed. 20,000 acres now replanted." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "61" "10-Aug-1992" "5" "17" NA "680" 679 71 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sindh Province - Karachi" "" "10-Aug-92" "15-Aug-92" 6 "22" "3,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "7,350" 4.6 "Thousands homeless. Sugar cane fields flooded - millions of dollars in lost revenue. 6 in of rain in 12 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "62" "10-Aug-1992" "5" "18" NA "681" 680 72 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Maring, Tropical Storm Ted" "" "" "" "Luzon - Pangasina, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, La Union" "" "14-Aug-92" "29-Sep-92" 47 "45" "250,000" "56,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "70,410" 6.7 "Floods included areas affected by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "63" "14-Aug-1992" "6" "19" NA "682" 681 73 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Chaoshan Area (Shantou, Jieyang, Chaozhou)" "" "16-Aug-92" "22-Aug-92" 7 "6" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "33,610" 5.4 "Several people died. Flood waters destroyed highways, farmland, fish ponds, houses, and irrigation works along the coastal areas." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "64" "16-Aug-1992" "6" "20" NA "683" 682 74 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Lester" "" "" "" "Baja, Sinaloa" "" "23-Aug-92" "23-Aug-92" 1 "3" "10,000" "3,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "85,940" 4.9 "10,000 evacuated in Baja. Waves over 20 ft high destroyed roads and highways near coastal resorts in Sinaloa." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "65" "23-Aug-1992" "6" "21" NA "684" 683 75 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Wadi Halfa, Kassala, Omdurman" "Gash, Nile" "23-Aug-92" "31-Aug-92" 9 "4" "1,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "741,600" 6.8 "400 houses, food stores and silos destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "66" "23-Aug-1992" "7" "22" NA "685" 684 76 "" "USA - Hurricane Andrew" "" "" "" "SE Louisiana, Florida" "" "26-Aug-92" "27-Aug-92" 2 "20" "1,800,000" "20,000,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "68,140" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "67" "26-Aug-1992" "7" "23" NA "686" 685 77 "" "Guam - Typhoon Omar" "" "" "" "" "" "28-Aug-92" "28-Aug-92" 1 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "520" 2.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "67" "28-Aug-1992" "7" "23" NA "687" 686 78 "" "China, Taiwan - Tropical Storm Polly" "" "" "" "Provinces - Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai" "Suzhou, Huangpu " "29-Aug-92" "2-Sep-92" 5 "168" "5,000,000" "350,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "166,200" 5.9 "100 kilometres of seawalls collapsed under the rains and high tides. Flooding and landslides. Damage estimate for Zhejiang alone at 2 Billion Yuan (US$350,000,000)." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "68" "29-Aug-1992" "7" "24" NA "688" 687 79 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Adelaide" "" "30-Aug-92" "30-Aug-92" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "12,880" 4.3 "Flash flood - worst in 30 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "69" "30-Aug-1992" "7" "25" 0.59 "689" 688 80 "" "Nicaragua" "" "" "" "Pacific coastline - El Transito, Masachapa" "" "1-Sep-92" "1-Sep-92" 1 "100" "16,000" "5,000,000" "Tidal surge" 1 "12,150" 4.1 "Offshore earthquake created huge tidal wave." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "70" "1-Sep-1992" "0" "1" NA "690" 689 81 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjarnegara Bali" "" "2-Sep-92" "15-Oct-92" 44 "70" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "98,560" 6.6 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "71" "2-Sep-1992" "1" "2" NA "691" 690 82 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Hindukush Mountains - Salang, Dhorband, Shaltuh valleys Gulbahar, Shoul Dara, Parwan Province, Kapisa Province" "Shutul " "3-Sep-92" "3-Sep-92" 1 "3000" "4,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "48,000" 4.7 "33 ft wall of water swept through the valleys, wiping out villages. Orchards, irrigation canals, 1,000 homes destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "72" "3-Sep-1992" "1" "3" NA "692" 691 83 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia: Martime Territory - Nakhodka" "Ussuri " "5-Sep-92" "16-Sep-92" 12 "" "180" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,750" 5.9 "Many fields swamped, crops and rivers flooded." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "73" "5-Sep-1992" "1" "4" NA "693" 692 84 "" "Pakistan, India" "" "" "" "Northern and Central Pakistan - Azad Kashmir, Punjab Northern India - Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu" "" "8-Sep-92" "18-Sep-92" 11 "2750" "3,000,000" "2,400,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "873,400" 7.2 "Unprecedented levels of flooding. Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "74" "8-Sep-1992" "2" "5" NA "694" 693 85 "" "Hawaii - Hurricane Iniki" "" "" "" "Kauai, Nihau, Oahu" "" "10-Sep-92" "12-Sep-92" 3 "3" "25,000" "500,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,900" 3.9 "Worst storm to hit Hawaii this century. Kauai hit the worst." NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "74" "10-Sep-1992" "2" "5" NA "695" 694 86 "" "India, Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "India: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh" "" "12-Sep-92" "20-Nov-92" 70 "263" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "552,600" 7.8 "" NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "75" "12-Sep-1992" "3" "6" NA "696" 695 87 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Campeche, Yucatan" "Rio Papaloapan" "17-Sep-92" "18-Sep-92" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "182,400" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "76" "17-Sep-1992" "3" "7" NA "697" 696 88 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Regions - Illubaro, Kefa (Gambella)" "Baro" "20-Sep-92" "24-Sep-92" 5 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "87,640" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "77" "20-Sep-1992" "3" "8" NA "698" 697 89 "" "England, Wales" "" "" "" "Midlands, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, East Anglia" "" "21-Sep-92" "26-Sep-92" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "111,300" 6 "Some villages flooded with up to 3 feet of water." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "78" "21-Sep-1992" "4" "9" NA "699" 698 90 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Adamawa State - Mubi area; Borno State - Madagali" "" "22-Sep-92" "23-Sep-92" 2 "9" "13,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "42,370" 4.9 "Property worth millions of naira including foodstuff and liverstock were destroyed in the flood." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "79" "22-Sep-1992" "4" "10" NA "700" 699 91 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southeast Provinces - Alpes Cote d'Azur, Rhone Alpes (Vaison-la-Romaine, Auvignon, Gigondas)" "Drome, Ardeche" "22-Sep-92" "22-Sep-92" 1 "38" "2,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "22,750" 4.5 "Deadliest in 34 years." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "80" "22-Sep-1992" "4" "11" NA "701" 700 92 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France and Corsica: Languedoc-Roussillon Province - Aude Region, Pyreness-Orientales Region, Rennes-les-Bains" "" "27-Sep-92" "27-Sep-92" 1 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,380" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "81" "27-Sep-1992" "4" "12" NA "702" 701 93 "" "El Salvador" "Mexico" "Honduras" "" "Central America --El Salvador: Southeast Departments - La Union, San Miguel, Usulatan, San Viciente, La Paz --Mexico: Mexco City, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Guerrero, Vera Cruz --Honduras " "" "28-Sep-92" "2-Oct-92" 5 "7" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "94,600" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "82" "28-Sep-1992" "4" "13" NA "703" 702 94 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Caspian Sea Coastline" "" "28-Sep-92" "29-Sep-92" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,060" 4.7 " 2,700 buildings damaged - schools, factories, warehouses waterlogged; farms flooded." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "83" "28-Sep-1992" "4" "14" NA "704" 703 95 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Genoa" "" "28-Sep-92" "28-Sep-92" 1 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,080" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "83" "28-Sep-1992" "4" "14" NA "705" 704 96 "" "France, Italy, Spain" "" "" "" "France: Riviera, Nice, Monaco Italy: Piemonte, Veneto, Lazio, Campania, Genoa Northeastern Spain" "" "28-Sep-92" "8-Oct-92" 11 "12" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "135,600" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "84" "28-Sep-1992" "5" "15" NA "706" 705 98 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces - Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam-Da Nang" "" "5-Oct-92" "9-Oct-92" 5 "55" "7,579" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,510" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "85" "5-Oct-1992" "5" "16" NA "707" 706 99 "" "Montenegro (Yugoslavia)" "" "" "" "Kolasin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Savnik, Berani, Niksic, Pluzani, Danilovgrad" "" "6-Oct-92" "18-Oct-92" 13 "6" "6,140" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,390" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "86" "6-Oct-1992" "5" "17" NA "708" 707 100 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Kangaroo Creek, near Adelaide" "" "10-Oct-92" "11-Oct-92" 2 "" "280" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,760" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "87" "10-Oct-1992" "5" "18" NA "709" 708 101 "" "England" "" "" "" "South East - London, Kent, Essex" "" "20-Oct-92" "21-Oct-92" 2 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,300" 4.4 "2 inches of rain in some places." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "88" "20-Oct-1992" "5" "19" NA "710" 709 102 "" "Vietnam, Thailand - Typhoon Angela" "" "" "" "Vietnam: Quang Binh, Quang Tri; 8 coastal provinces Thailand: Provinces - Surat Thani, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat" "" "28-Oct-92" "31-Oct-92" 4 "49" "3,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "69,560" 5.4 "Vietnam - destroyed crops covering thousands of acres and swept away hundreds of houses and bridges." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "89" "28-Oct-1992" "5" "20" NA "711" 710 103 "" "Philippines, Vietnam - Typhoon Colleen" "" "" "" "Philippines: Luzon - Mount Pinatubo, Manila, Quezon city Vientnam - central coast" "" "28-Oct-92" "30-Oct-92" 3 "3" "3,300" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "56,290" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "90" "28-Oct-1992" "5" "21" NA "712" 711 104 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Tuscany - Poggio a Caiano, Florence" "Arno" "31-Oct-92" "31-Oct-92" 1 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,330" 3.5 "3 ft of water in the streets of Poggio a Caiano." NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "90" "31-Oct-1992" "5" "21" 0.59 "713" 712 105 "" "Montenegro" "" "" "" "Mojkovac" "Tara" "10-Nov-92" "15-Nov-92" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,280" 3.9 "Flooding of the Tara River caused damage to the Mojkavac Dam. The dam prevents large amounts of highly toxic waste from endangering people and the environment. " NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "90" "10-Nov-1992" "0" "1" NA "714" 713 106 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Kruja, Lac, Lezha, Shkdora, Tropja, Mirdita" "Mati, Fani, Drimi" "17-Nov-92" "19-Nov-92" 3 "7" "2,000" "7,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "5,620" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "91" "17-Nov-1992" "0" "2" NA "715" 714 109 "" "Thailand - Typhoon Forrest" "" "" "" "6 Southern provinces" "" "29-Nov-92" "29-Nov-92" 1 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "25,180" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "92" "29-Nov-1992" "0" "3" NA "716" 715 110 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Florida - St.Vincent Island" "" "29-Nov-92" "29-Nov-92" 1 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "80" 1.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "92" "29-Nov-1992" "0" "3" NA "717" 716 111 "" "UK" "" "" "" "England and Wales - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bristol, Tredegar, Gwent, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan" "Severn, Lune" "30-Nov-92" "3-Dec-92" 4 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,630" 5 "One of the wettest autumns on record. In Gloucestershire, the river Severn burst its banks causing road chaos awidespread flooding. A 25-mile stretch of the river between Gloucester and the Severn Bridge overflowed with the Lydney area worst affected. " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "93" "30-Nov-1992" "0" "4" NA "718" 717 112 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "North, North-Central, and Eastern Provinces - Valaichchenai, Batticaloa, Horowpathana" "" "17-Dec-92" "19-Dec-92" 3 "" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "29,670" 4.9 "Affected 18,700 families." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "94" "17-Dec-1992" "0" "5" NA "719" 718 113 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Provinces - Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur" "" "22-Dec-92" "27-Dec-92" 6 "6" "22,000" "2,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,080" 5 "The floods devastated at least 32 villages and damaged infrastructure, crops, livestock, houses." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "95" "22-Dec-1992" "0" "6" NA "720" 719 114 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fars, Kerman, Hormuzgan, Sistan va Baluchestan" "" "23-Dec-92" "25-Dec-92" 3 "14" "3,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "626,100" 6.3 "900 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "96" "23-Dec-1992" "1" "7" NA "721" 720 115 "" "Zimbabwe" "" "" "" "Muzarabani communal lands, Masvingo, Bulawayo" "" "25-Dec-92" "27-Dec-92" 3 "1" "250" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "140,700" 5.8 "Worst flood in memory." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "97" "25-Dec-1992" "1" "8" 0.62 "722" 721 1 "" "Fiji and Solomon Islands - Cyclones Kina & Nina" "" "" "" "Fiji - Viti Levu Island Chain; Suva city, Labasa" "" "1-Jan-93" "3-Jan-93" 3 "21" "10,000" "64,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "9,800" 4.5 "\"Kina was the second cyclone to strike Fiji in four weeks\" DAMAGE:Fiji: 64,000,000CAUSE:Cyclone rains" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1993" "0" "1" NA "723" 722 2 "" "Southern Iran" "" "" "" "Hormuzgan province." "" "3-Jan-93" "6-Jan-93" 4 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "103,100" 5.6 "Begin date approximateCAUSE:Three days of heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "3-Jan-1993" "0" "2" NA "724" 723 3 "" "Northwest Colombia" "" "" "" "Antioquia Department, town of Murindo, Turriquitado River" "" "5-Jan-93" "5-Jan-93" 1 "16" "" "" "" 1 "26,800" 4.4 "\"The flooding Turriquitado River swept through the low-lying town of Murindo in Antioquia department,\"CAUSE:nd" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "5-Jan-1993" "0" "3" NA "725" 724 4 "" "Mexico" "USA" "" "" "Mexico - Baja California area: Tijuana, Colonia Los Laureles, Colonia Gavilondo, Tecate, Ensenada, Mexicali. Tijuana River. -- Southern California - San Diego County: San Diego's South Bay area, San Ysidro, Camp Pendleton. Tijuana River. San Bernardino County: Mojave River. Riverside County: Temecula, Murrieta and Canyon Lake flooded by Murietta Creek. Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County. -- Southeastern Arizona - Gila River at towns of Duncan and Winkelman. Salt River. San Francisco River at Clifton." "" "6-Jan-93" "20-Jan-93" 15 "36" "11,215" "164,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,000" 5.6 "\"The most extensive damage occurred in San Diego's South Bay area and Tijuana just across the border, where as much as 10 feet of water flooded city streets\" ... \"Baja tourism officials said Tuesday that Highway 1 was heavily damaged last week from Ensenada to La Paz, a distance of 850 miles on the 1,066-mile highway. \" -- Jan 15 \"Dams overflowed, rivers surged and flood watches were posted Friday across Southern California as another storm moved in from the Pacific, continuing more than a week of heavy rain.\" \"As more rain and some thunderstorms continued to hit the state, many dams and reservoirs were spilling over. In a rare occurance for California, which was in its seventh year of drought, flood control officials began releasing dam water as a precautionary measure. \" FATALITIES: Mexico: 28 -- CA: 8 DISPLACED: Mexico: 10,000 -- CA: 115 -- AZ: 1100CAUSE:\"relentless storm system that has hovered over California and the Pacific for about 20 days. Southern California has seen rain almost daily since the year began\"" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "6-Jan-1993" "0" "4" NA "726" 725 5 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Central Scotland - Perthshire area, Perth, Kinross, North Muirton estate, Stirling, Tayside. River Tay" "" "15-Jan-93" "18-Jan-93" 4 "0" "500" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "2,045" 3.9 "\"\"The flooding has been caused by the combination of heavy rainfall and a rapid thaw of earlier snow. \"Large areas of land have been inundated and many properties have been flooded, requiring temporary evacuation of occupants.\"\" CAUSE:Melting snow combined with torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "4" "15-Jan-1993" "0" "4" NA "727" 726 6 "" "US South " "" "" "" "Southern Louisiana - Lafayette Parish, Covington, Baton Rouge, Opelousas, Lafayette, Bogalusa. Rivers: Vermilion, Tchefuncte and Bogue Falaya. -- Southern Mississippi - Pearl River County, Hobolochiatto Creek floods Picayune" "" "20-Jan-93" "21-Jan-93" 2 "0" "200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "42,380" 5.1 "\"A storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain on the area Wednesday ... Streets and homes were flooded from Lafayette to Bogalusa\" ... \"\"At one point, some Lafayette homes along the Vermilion River had water up to the second story. Jan 20CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "20-Jan-1993" "0" "5" NA "728" 727 7 "" "Southern Iran " "" "" "" "Iran - Provinces: Kirman, Boir, Kohkiloye, Fars, Khuzistan and Khorasan; Bushehr, Yazd, Isfahan, Lorestan. Cities most hit: Birjand, Ganveh, Darab, Bandar Abbass, Bandar-Lengeh, Lengeh, Bastak and Lar. Khorramabad area; Jahrai, Zohreh and Kkashkan rivers. -- As of Feb 22 heavy rain still falling in Boir, Bushehr, Fars and Khuzistan." "" "3-Feb-93" "22-Feb-93" 20 "500" "300,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "625,200" 7.1 "\"flooding in iran brought on by storms this week killed at least six people, damaged bridges, swamped villages and cut power supply, according to state-run iranian radio monitored here today\"  -- \"FLOODS HAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN 11 PROVINCES, 50 CITIES AND 6,000 VILLAGES\"CAUSE:'Unprecedented' heavy rains casuing flooding and landslides" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "6" "3-Feb-1993" "1" "6" NA "729" 728 8 "" "Southern Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Provinces: Agusan, Surigao, Davao del Norte. Cities: Surigao Butuan. Agusan River. --  Leyte island - town of San Juan" "" "1-Feb-93" "5-Feb-93" 5 "23" "90,000" "37,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "23,140" 5.1 "\"surigao and butuan cities, eight towns in agusan norte, and nine towns in agusan sur were under water as the agusan river breached its bank,\" CAUSE:Weeklong monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "7" "1-Feb-1993" "1" "7" NA "730" 729 9 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java Island - northern coast from Indramayu District in West Java to Gresik District in East Java." "" "1-Feb-93" "5-Feb-93" 5 "54" "259,000" "19,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "19,200" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "8" "1-Feb-1993" "1" "8" NA "731" 730 10 "" "Southern Yemen  " "" "" "" "Provinces: Aden, Lahej, Abyan" "" "5-Feb-93" "10-Feb-93" 6 "31" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "61,490" 5.6 "\"the flooding was caused by heavy seasonal rain in mountainous regions in southern parts of the arabian peninsula\" CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "9" "5-Feb-1993" "1" "9" NA "732" 731 11 "" "Northeastern Tanzania" "" "" "" "Ten villages in Lushoto and Korogwe Districts of the Tanga Region." "" "8-Feb-93" "12-Feb-93" 5 "54" "2,900" "3,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "42,100" 5.3 "\"the government has also banned tree harvesting in catchment areas, river banks and valleys, he added. he said it is scientifically believed that the recent floods in the country were a result of indiscriminate felling of trees.\" CAUSE:Flash floods  caused by unusually heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "10" "8-Feb-1993" "1" "10" NA "733" 732 12 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwestern Arizona - Yuma County: Wellton- Mohawk Valley. 90-mile stretch of the Gila River " "" "23-Feb-93" "6-Mar-93" 12 "1" "1,600" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,400" 4.9 "\"Heavy rains has forced billions of gallons of water over the Painted Rock Dam on the Gila River, flooding an estimated 10,000 acres of lush farmland in western Arizona and forcing several thousand people from their homes.\" CAUSE:Dam release due to a month of extensive rainfall in Arizona" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "11" "23-Feb-1993" "1" "11" 0.92 "734" 733 13 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Nebraska - Counties: Boyd, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Merrick, Platte, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward and Stanton. Towns: West Branch, Ashland, West Point, Wood River, Thomas Lake area, Grand Island Rivers: Platte, Elkhorn, Loup and Wood rivers" "" "7-Mar-93" "12-Mar-93" 6 "2" "1,500" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "25,230" 5.2 "\"Ice floes have dammed sections of the Elkhorn, Wood, Loup and Platte rivers, sending water coursing through farm fields, over roads and into basements.\" ... \"A 25-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln was closed early Wednesday\"CAUSE:Runoff from melting snow and ice jams" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "12" "7-Mar-1993" "0" "1" NA "735" 734 14 "" "Eastern Iran" "" "" "" "Two villages east of the town of Nahbandan in Khorasan Province." "" "17-Apr-93" "17-Apr-93" 1 "1" "8,000" "" "" 1 "5,300" 3.7 "\"Floods devastated two villages in eastern Iran ... About 800 houses were destroyed and 1,700 damaged, and at least 8,000 families were driven from their homes\" CAUSE:nd" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "12" "17-Apr-1993" "0" "1" NA "736" 735 15 "" "Ecuador " "" "" "" "Municipality of Quito, Pichincha mountain area. In southeast Ecuador - mudslide blocks the Paute river in Rio Paute zone in Azuay province" "" "15-Apr-93" "15-Apr-93" 1 "77" "25,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,500" 3.4 "\"So far, several weeks of intense rains have caused seven deaths and dozens of injuries, along with the destruction of hundreds of houses and roads, in this city of a little over 1.5 million inhabitants\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "12" "15-Apr-1993" "0" "1" NA "737" 736 16 "" "Northwest Columbia " "" "" "" "Taparto River burst overflowed near town of Andes in Antioquia Department. Flooding also reported in departments of: Amazonas, Meta, Tolima, Boyaca and Narino." "" "26-Apr-93" "1-May-93" 6 "55" "2,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "20" 2.1 "\"THE FLASH FLOODS AFFECTED A MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF ABOUT 20 SQUARE KILOMETRES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANDES\" CAUSE:Flash floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "12" "26-Apr-1993" "0" "1" 1.38 "738" 737 17 "" "Chile " "" "" "" "Southeast part of Santiago city. Channels Las Perdices and San Carolos overflow" "" "3-May-93" "3-May-93" 1 "21" "1,225" "12,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,200" 3.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "12" "3-May-1993" "0" "0" NA "739" 738 18 "" "Southern China " "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Bei River overflowed in 35 counties." "" "1-May-93" "7-May-93" 7 "65" "3,000" "903,000,000" "" 1 "72,700" 5.7 "\"The Beijiang (Bei River) overflowed after 35 counties in the province received more than 100 millimeters (four inches) of rain in the past week\" ... \"The floods also destroyed telecommunications facilities, power lines, dams and irrigation works,\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "13" "1-May-1993" "0" "1" NA "740" 739 19 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Kofarnikhon district; Dushambe city. Vakhsh River" "" "7-May-93" "8-May-93" 2 "" "9,000" "8,400,000" "" 1 "20,200" 4.6 "\"Flooding caused by heavy rain destroyed 3,000 homes, unleashed mud slides and caused millions of dollars in damage\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "14" "7-May-1993" "0" "2" NA "741" 740 20 "" "Argentina " "" "" "" "Buenos Aires Province - Salado River overflows. Towns: Junin, General Viamonte, Castelli, General Pinto, Las Flores, General Belgrano, Chascoms, 25 De Mayo, Roque Perez, General Villeges." "" "11-May-93" "15-May-93" 5 "" "" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "247,100" 6.1 "extensive agricultural damage. End date approxiamteCAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "15" "11-May-1993" "1" "3" NA "742" 741 21 "" "Jamaica " "" "" "" "Clarendon, St Catherine, Portland, Kingston, St Thomas, St Andrew, Westmoreland, Trelawny." "" "19-May-93" "1-Jun-93" 14 "8" "1,600" "18,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,200" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "16" "19-May-1993" "1" "4" NA "743" 742 22 "" "Kazakhstan" "" "" "" "Atyrauskaya Region - Districts: Embinskyi, Kzylkoginskyi, Denizskyi. Flooding also in Zapadna-Kazakhstanskaya and Aktjubinskaya Regions." "" "26-May-93" "4-Jun-93" 10 "10" "30,000" "36,531,643" "Snowmelt" 1 "213,200" 6.3 "End date approxi,mate. Exchange rate in 1993 =930.70CAUSE:Melting snow and heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "17" "26-May-1993" "2" "5" NA "744" 743 23 "" "Somalia " "" "" "" "Upper Shabelle area, Rakeyle Omar Gudle. Jelib area south of Mogadishu.  Shabelle River" "" "29-May-93" "15-Jun-93" 18 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "90,680" 6.2 "\"The banks were washed out last November, causing major flooding in an area that once was one of Somalia's breadbaskets. An irrigation and reservoir system has fallen into disrepair over the past two years, adding to the problems\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "18" "29-May-1993" "3" "6" NA "745" 744 24 "" "Southern Sri Lanka " "" "" "" "Columbo, Southern Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura areas." "" "28-May-93" "7-Jun-93" 11 "8" "100,000" "310,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "13,960" 5.2 "June 5 \"heavy rains were the result of the depression in the bay of bengal and that the heavy rains followed by stormy winds will continue for few more days\" CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "19" "28-May-1993" "3" "7" NA "746" 745 25 "" "Haiti" "Cuba" "" "" "Caribbean --Haiti - Cayes and Gonaives. --Cuba - eastern provinces" "" "31-May-93" "2-Jun-93" 3 "20" "40,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "73,170" 5.3 "FATALITIES: Haiti: 13 -- Cuba: 7 DISPLACED: Cuba: 40,000 CAUSE:Several days of torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "20" "31-May-1993" "3" "8" NA "747" 746 26 "" "Tiawan " "" "" "" "Miaoli and Taichung counties; Taipei " "" "2-Jun-93" "6-Jun-93" 5 "10" "" "53,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,750" 4.6 "\"Recent heavy rains in central Taiwan have triggered landslides and flooding in many lowland areas ... floods have also damaged farm land, fishing ponds, plantations, roads, bridges and railways in central and southern Taiwan\" CAUSE:Heavy rains causing landslides and flooding " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "21" "2-Jun-1993" "3" "9" NA "748" 747 27 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "Northeast India - States: Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram. Districts: Barak Valley, Darimganj, Hailakandi, Khowai, Teliamura, Karimgang, Kailasahar, Dhalai, Kamalpur, Kancharmpur and Dharmanagar. Rivers: Brahmaputra, Barak, Singra, Kathkal, Manu. --Bangladesh - districts of Habiganj, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Zakiganj, Moulavibazar,. Feni, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar. Towns: Sylhet, Habiganj and Maulvi Bazar. Rivers: Brahmaputra-Meghna, Khowai, Manu, Dhalai, Kushyara, Surma." "Northeast India - Brahmaputra, Barak, Singra, Kathkal, Manu. --Bangladesh - Brahmaputra-Meghna, Khowai, Manu, Dhalai, Kushyara, Surma." "4-Jun-93" "22-Jun-93" 19 "238" "950,000" "28,600,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "259,000" 6.7 "India: \"vast stretches of paddy fields have been inundated in the district as all the rivers are flowing at the extreme danger level. road communication, train services and water and power supply were disrupted by the flash flood caused by incessant rains during the last few days\"  DAMAGE: India: 28,600,000 -- Bang: nd FATALITIES: India: 18 -- Bang: 220 DISPLACED: India: 700,000 -- Bang: 250,000CAUSE:Heavy downpours well ahead of the monsoon season in India and Bangladesh is causing this early flooding -- HECTARES FLOODED: Bang: 150,000 acres " NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "22" "4-Jun-1993" "4" "10" NA "749" 748 28 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southeast China --Guangdong Province - Guangzhou and Shenzen areas, fifteen towns. --Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - Prefectures: Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Yilin, Hechi and Qinzhou. Wuzhou City on the Xijiang River. --Guizhou Province. --Fujian Province - western section - " "Xijiang River" "25-May-93" "30-Jun-93" 37 "180" "17,150,000" "372,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "444,800" 7.2 "Guangdong -\"Fifteen towns and districts in the economically expanding region were hit by heavy rain, with precipitation totalling 585 millimetres. Some areas were under two metres (6.6 feet) of water\"  -- Guangxi: \"The Xijiang has been above danger level since June 20 and has flooded more than 20 thousand households and large areas of farmland around the city,\" -- Fujian - \"Storms from June 1 to 9 destroyed more than 3,000 houses, irrigation facilities and large areas of farmland in western Fujian\" DAMAGE: Guangdong:  $330,000,000 -- Guangxi: $21,700,000 -- Fujian: $20,500,000 FATALITIES: Guangdong: 84  -- Guangxi: 66 -- Guizhou: 11 -- Fujian:19' DISPLACED: Guangdong: 700,000 -- Guangxi: 1,000,000 -- Fujian 15,000CAUSE:Heavy rains HECTARES FLOODED: 145,000 ha in Guangdong " NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "23" "25-May-1993" "5" "11" NA "750" 749 29 "" "UK " "Ireland" "" "" "East Coast of Ireland - Dublin County: Baldoyle. Louth County: Nanny River at Duleek. --SW England - West Country counties of Devon and Cornwall. Towns: Bideford, Bude. --Wales - Towns: Llandudno, Conwy, Cardigan. Deganwy. " "Ireland - Nanny River --SW England - East Lyn River. --Wales -  Conwy, Teifi" "11-Jun-93" "13-Jun-93" 3 "8" "2,500" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "4,400" 4.3 "\"Cars and caravans were swept away as torrential rain brought chaos to many parts of the country today. Worst hit was west Wales where the \"storm of the century\" forced 500 residents in the seaside town of Llandudno to flee their homes in the face of the rising flood waters\" ... \"Wales and the West Country were the worst hit by a 30-hour deluge in which some areas notched almost seven inches of rain - three times the average total for a normal June month.\"CAUSE:Rainstorms " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "24" "11-Jun-1993" "5" "12" NA "751" 750 30 "" "Russia " "" "" "" "Urals/Sverdlovsk Region - Districts of Serov and Krasnotyurinsk. Dam break on Kavka River in Serov city on June 14" "" "13-Jun-93" "17-Jun-93" 5 "15" "3,000" "42,978,403" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,270" 5.1 "DAMAGE: 40BN RUBLES. 1993 exchange rate=930.70CAUSE:Heavy rains and snowmelt " NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "25" "13-Jun-1993" "5" "13" NA "752" 751 31 "" "Eastern China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - floods in more than one third of the province. -- Jiangxi Province - washed out farmland in 36 counties. -- Hunan Province - Yiyang, Changde, Yueyang and Changsha areas. Jingzhou and Tongdao counties. Xiangjiang River. -- Fujian Province - northern section. -- Anhui Province. -- Rivers: Upper reaches of the Qiantang, Minjiang, Wujiang and Yuanjiang rivers; tributaries of the Pearl river; Ganjiang and Xiangjiang rivers, two tributaries of the Yangtze" "" "15-Jun-93" "8-Jul-93" 24 "132" "375,000" "860,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "432,800" 7 "Zhejiang - \"In some parts of Zhejiang province, a foot of rain has fallen since June 14\"  -- Jiangxi - \"During that period, 187 millimetres (7.4 inches) of rain fell, quickly swelling rivers which flooded 353,700 hectares (873,600 acres) of farm land and destroyed 43,600 homes.\" -- Hunan - \"most of central china's hunan province has been hit by heavy rainstorms since june 30\" ... \"in changsha, capital of the province, more than 3,000 houses in the western and southern parts of the city have been inundated.\"  -- Fujian -\"floods in the northern section of fujian province destroyed hundreds of houses, roads, bridges and irrigation works\" DAMAGE: Zhejiang: 526,000,000 -- Jiangxi: 260,000,000 -- Fujian: 74,000,000 FATALITIES: Zhejiang: 38  -- Jiangxi: 61 -- Hunan: 33 DISPLACED: Zhejiang: 355,000 -- Jiangxi: 20,000CAUSE:Heavy rains across eastern china between June 11 and 20 and continuing in early JulyHECTARES FLOODED:Zhejiang: 828,000 ha -- Jiangxi: 353,700 ha -- Hunan:160,000 ha  -- Fujian: 4,700 ha" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "26" "15-Jun-1993" "6" "14" NA "753" 752 32 "" "USA" "Mexico" "" "" "Mexico - States: Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Puebla and Oaxaca. -- South and East Texas - Willacy County, town of Raymondville; Starr County," "" "21-Jun-93" "23-Jun-93" 3 "9" "12,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "168,800" 5.7 "Tropical storm Arlene \"Three rivers overran their banks in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, leaving more than 1,840 people homeless\" ... \"The navy announced that emergency plans had been placed in effect in Campeche and the southeastern states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo, where at least 10,000 people had been displaced by flooding\" FATALITIES: Mexico: 7 -- Texas: 2 DISPLACED: Mexico: 10,000 -- Texas: 2000 CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "27" "21-Jun-1993" "6" "15" NA "754" 753 33 "" "Russia " "" "" "" "City of Barnaul and nearby rural areas. Ob River " "" "22-Jun-93" "30-Jun-93" 9 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "3,540" 4.5 "\"THE WATER LEVEL HAS EXCEEDED THE NORMAL ONE BY OVER ONE METRE ... FLOODING FIELDS AND WASHING OFF HOUSES, ROADS AND STREETS\" CAUSE:Melting snow and continuous rain " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "28" "22-Jun-1993" "6" "16" NA "755" 754 34 "" "USA" "" "" "" "States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas - in nine states along the mississippi, 479 counties have been declared flood disaster areas. -- Iowa - Towns: Davenport, Burlington, Iowa City, Eddyville, Ottumwa, Fredonia, Columbus Junction, Wapello, Coralville, Des Moines. Rivers: Iowa, Des Moines, Mississippi, Raccoon, Cedar. (all 99 Iowa counties federal disaster areas) -- Illinois - Towns: Niota, Meyer, East Hannibal, Hull,Valmeyer, Gulfport, Pontoosuc, Hamilton, East Dubuque, Oquawka, Grafton, Mosier, Hamburg, Keithsburg, Meyer, Quincy, Grafton, Prairie du Rocher. Rivers: Rock, Mississippi, Illinois, Big Muddy. -- Missouri - Towns: Alexandria, Gregory Landing, West Quincy, Annada, West Alton, McBride, Winfield, Peruque, Crystal City, Barnhart, Jefferson City, Lemay, Defiance, Waldron, Chesterfield. Rivers: Missouri, Mississippi. -- Wisconsin -towns: Prairie du Chien, Rivers: Mississippi. -- Nebraska, - June 28 lowland flooding was reported along the Missouri River in Nebraska from Plattsmouth to Rulo. -- Eastern South Dakota - Town: Dell Rapids along the Big Sioux River. -- North Dakota - Fargo and Moorhead, Minn, Red River" "" "24-Jun-93" "23-Aug-93" 61 "48" "31,000" "12,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "445,000" 7.7 "June - Mississippi River closed to navigation over 500 mile stretch from the Twin Cities to St. Louis. July 7 the Mississippi had sprawled 7 miles outside its banks north of St. Louis and thousands had been evacuated in Minnesota , Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, S Dakota. -- July 21 the Mississippi rose to a new record (47.1 ft) at St Louis extending 200 miles from Grafton, Ill., to Cape Girardeau, Mo. August 1 the Mississippi crested again at St Louis at another record level of 49.58 ft. -- August 23 barge traffic resumed on the upper Mississippi. On September 13 the Mississippi River fell below flood stage after 8- days above. -- \"The Great Flood of 1993 broke through or topped 1,082 of the 1,576 levees in the Missouri and upper Mississippi river basins. The levees sustained hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.\" CAUSE:\"From April - June the Upper Mississippi River basin avgd 16 in of rain, 5 in above normal\" -- \"persistent and unusual weather pattern\" HECTARES FLOODED: \"more than 16,000 sq miles of farmla\" Jul 18. -- \"41,600 sq km of soybean, corn, wheat\" Jul 21. -- 276,000 acres along 200 miles from Hannibal to Cape Girardeau" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "29" "24-Jun-1993" "7" "17" NA "756" 755 35 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Koryn " "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Provinces: Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales. Mount Pinatubo area. Towns/cities: Baguio City, Manila, Concepcion" "" "26-Jun-93" "28-Jun-93" 3 "5" "22,700" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "19,660" 4.8 "\"More than 22,700 people fled rivers of mud and ash cascading down Mount Pinatubo volcano Saturday in floods triggered by typhoon Koryn.\" CAUSE:Typhoon rains trigger lahar " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "30" "26-Jun-1993" "7" "18" 1.56 "757" 756 36 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Calvin" "" "" "" "Mexico's Pacific coast - Oaxaca state: Oaxacan coast, Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Acapulco. Manzanillo-Puerto Vallarta region." "" "5-Jul-93" "7-Jul-93" 3 "28" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "147,700" 5.6 "\"The government news agency said 16 of the dead were from the states of Mexico and San Luis Potosi, where heavy rains caused mud and rock slides in the mountains of the central plateau.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causing coastal river flooding and mud and rock slides " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "31" "5-Jul-1993" "0" "1" NA "758" 757 37 "" "North India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan " "" "" "" "India -- Punjab State (4,741 villages and 44 towns were inundated)- Districts: Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ropar, Mansa, Ferozpure, Ludhiana. Towns: Patiala, Chandigarh, Ropar. Rivers: Ravi, Beas, Satluj. --Himachal Pradesh State - flash flood reported on Jul 8 in villages of Swar and Devgarh in Chohar Valley of Mandi District. --Haryana State - Districts: Hissar, Sonipat. Tohana and Jakhal areas, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Faridabad, Panipat, Sirsa. Rivers: Ghaghhar, Yamuna. --Jammu Kashmir State - Jhelum river at Srinagar city. --Assam State - Kamrup District. at least 50 villages submerged in Barak Valley. Brahmaputra River. -- Gujarat State - Sabarmati river --West Bengal State - Jalpaiguri district -- Bihar State - Jamshedpur town, Rivers: Subarnarekha, Kharkhai. -- other states - Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura. -- Nepal -- (flooding first reported on July 18) Districts: Makawanpur, Sharlahi, Taplejung, Panchthar, Kavrepalan-Chowk, Sindhuli, Chitawan, Rautahat, Dhading, Ramechhap, Okhaldhu Nga, Palpa, Sirahna, Dhanusa. Towns: Palung Bazar, Panchthar, Daman, Gaur. Katmandu isolated by floods. Rivers: Narayani, Trishuli, Bagmati, Palung, Manahara. -- Bangaldesh -- Northeastern Meghna River Basin and Southeastern Hill Basin. Chittagong Region. Districts: Bogra, Sirajganj, Netrokona, Pabna, Sirajganj, Sylhet, Brahmanbaria, Hobiganj, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Comilla, Khagrachari, Bandarban, Rangamati, Maulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj. Rivers: Meghna, Padma and Jamuna. -- Pakistan -- Punjab Province districts of Narowal, Lahore, Sailkot, Kasur, Muzaffargarh, Gujranwala, Sailkot, Faisalabad, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Rajanpur, Sheikhupura, Rahimyarkhan, Jhang, Bhawalnagar. Rivers: Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej." "" "8-Jul-93" "13-Aug-93" 37 "3083" "9,370,926" "100,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "531,500" 7.5 "India - \"in the northern state of Punjab, where the heaviest rain in two decades left 16 people dead over the weekend, and flooded two-thirds of Patiala city and some 1,100 villages.\" -- July 24 \"Nearly half of Bangladesh was under water Saturday after six days of relentless rain, and the death toll in four weeks of flooding throughout South Asia jumped to 2,100 people\"  -- Aug 13 \"While floodwaters have receded from the plains of the north, India's heartland, parts of the northeastern state of Assam still remain inundated.\" -- Aug 29 - \"Monsoon floods have begun subsiding throughout Bangladesh\" DAMAGE: India: nd -- Nepal: 100,000,000 -- Bang: nd FATALITIES: India: 1050 -- Nepal: 1800 -- Bang: 218 -- Pakistan: 15CAUSE:Unusually heavy monsoonal rain HECTARES FLOODED: Iia: 800,000 hectares -- Nepal: 24,000 acres -- Bang: 28,742 square kilometers. 520,000 ha -- Pakistan: 798,315 Acres" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "32" "8-Jul-1993" "1" "2" NA "759" 758 38 "" "France " "" "" "" "Loire and Beaujolais areas. Town of Jassans. Rhone River at Villefranche-sur-Saone in Rhone region. The Vienne river spilled its banks at Limoges. Lot River at Villeneuve-sur-Lot." "" "6-Jul-93" "6-Jul-93" 1 "2" "100" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,740" 3.4 "\"Torrential rains and egg-sized hail pummeled southwestern France Monday night and early today, flooding rivers, sweeping away campsites, damaging the Beaujolais vineyards and killing two people. \" CAUSE:Torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "32" "6-Jul-1993" "1" "2" NA "760" 759 39 "" "China " "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province - northeast area, Jiujiang city and 9 towns. -- Hunan Province - Xiangjiang, Zijiang and Yuanjiang river areas. Li Shui River valley. Counties: Yongshun, Sangzhi. Cities: Dayong, Changde. -- Guangxi - Hechi and Liuzhou prefectures. Liujiang River flooded in Liuzhou city. Wuzhou city at the confluence of Xijiang, Xunjiang and Guijiang rivers." "" "3-Jul-93" "31-Jul-93" 29 "367" "1,003,000" "570,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,000" 5.7 "Jiangxi - \"... several rivers in northeast Jiangxi to break their banks ... Nine towns with 210,000 residents were marooned by flood waters\" -- Hunan -\"floods in central Hunan province had killed 78 people in 10 days\" ... \"some 72 counties, 1,555 towns and townships and 17,270 villages in the province were affected by floods\"  -- Guangxi -\"the region experienced record torrential rains for five days in succession ... the hilly city of wuzhou at the confluence of xijiang, a tributary of the pearl river, xunjiang and guijiang rivers has suffered the most. streets, markets, storage facilities and the port in the eastern part of the city are flooded\" DAMAGE: Jiangxi: 205,000,000 -- Hunan: 175,000,000 -- Guangxi: 190,000,000 FATALITIES: Jiangxi: 42 -- Hunan: 129 -- Guangxi: 196 DISPLACED4/17/2003 Jiangxi: 210,000 -- Hunan: 500,000 -- Guangxi: 293,000 -- CAUSE:Rains which fell from July 1-5. More rains in Hunan starting Jul 17. HECTARES FLOODED: Hunan: 646,000 ha -- Guangxi: 65,000 ha" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "33" "3-Jul-1993" "1" "3" NA "761" 760 40 "" "Ethiopia " "" "" "" "Southeastern part of country. Also Gambellar region in southwest " "" "24-Apr-93" "28-Jul-93" 96 "" "120,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "180,400" 7.2 "\"ethiopia has witnessed heavy and abnormal rains since april in many parts of the country, especially in its southeastern part. as a result, many rivers have overflown their banks, destroying farms, causing losses of life and extensive damage to property\" CAUSE: Heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "34" "24-Apr-1993" "2" "4" NA "762" 761 41 "" "China " "" "" "" "Inner Mongolia - Chifeng City area, Jarun Banner. Olji Moron river" "" "26-Jul-93" "15-Aug-93" 21 "72" "200,000" "220,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "56,900" 6.3 "\"Inner Mongolia's Olji Moron river is also overflowing its banks, carrying water at the highest flood level since monitoring began in 1958, Xinhua said.\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "35" "26-Jul-1993" "3" "5" NA "763" 762 42 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Leshan city, Leshan prefecture. Emeishan city, Mount Emei area" "" "27-Jul-93" "1-Aug-93" 6 "41" "7,000" "27,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,500" 4.8 "\"The record rainfall cut off all access roads to Emei City, a popular tourist destination, when it dropped 21 inches (52 mm) of rain in as many hours and inundated the city's railway station with 5 feet (1.5 m) of floodwater. \" CAUSE:Three days heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "36" "27-Jul-1993" "3" "6" NA "764" 763 43 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Buryatia (a republic in southern Siberia in the Transbaikal area) - Districts: Kyakhtinsky, Dzhidinsky, Selenginsky, Kaban, Tarbagai. Villages: Naushki, Khoronkhoi, Ust-Kyakhta, Deben, Yenkhor, Shana, Yekha-Tsagan. also villages near Ulan Ude city. Rivers: Selenga, Dzhida, Djida, Cheka." "" "31-Jul-93" "12-Aug-93" 13 "4" "30,000" "700,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "122,300" 6.4 "\"Coming hard on the heels of a drought, the floods southwest of Lake Baikal have left some 8,000 houses, 9,000 country homes and 1,200 kilometers (720 miles) of roads under water and forced authorities to evacuate low-lying areas of Ulan Ude, the republic's capital,\" CAUSE:Continuous torrential rains in Mongolia" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "37" "31-Jul-1993" "4" "7" NA "765" 764 44 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Southern and western Japan --Kyushu Island - Prefectures: Kagoshima, Miyazaki. Cities: Oita, Kagoshima. Yoshinocho area. --Honshu Island - Yamaguchi. --Shikoku Island - Kochi" "" "28-Jul-93" "7-Aug-93" 11 "73" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,750" 5.4 "\"A seasonal rain front remained over a wide area of the the Japanese archipelago\" CAUSE:Heavy rains causing flooding and landslides followed by Typhoon Robyn on Aug 10 " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "38" "28-Jul-1993" "4" "8" NA "766" 765 45 "" "Belarus" "Ukraine" "" "" "Belarus - Gomel Region: Petrikov, Zhitkovichi and Leltchitsy districts. Brest Region: Tolin, Luninets and Pinsk districts. Prypyat River. --Ukraine - Northern areas. Thearea, Rovno." "" "25-Jul-93" "12-Aug-93" 19 "6" "42,000" "180,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "85,360" 6.2 "\"IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF JULY 1993, BELARUS RECEIVED ABOUT THREE TIMES THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RATE OF RAINFALL\"  DAMAGE: Belarus:100,000,000 -- Ukraine: 80,000,000 FATALITIES: 6 DISPLACED: Belarus: 27,000  -- Ukraine: 15,000CAUSE:Heavy rains for 40 days -- HECTARES FLOODED: Belarus: 267,000 Ha  -- Ukraine: 300,000 Ha" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "39" "25-Jul-1993" "5" "9" NA "767" 766 46 "" "Venezuela" "Nicaragua" "Honduras" "" "Central America --Venezuela - States: Miranda and Aragua. Caracas area, Maturin. --Nicaragua - South Atlantic coastal region. Zelaya province. Towns: Santa Ana,Wis, Bluefields, Siuna, Rosita, Bonanza. Rivers: Escondido, Kurinwas, Kamas, Rio Grande, Coco. --Honduras - Mosquitia region, Cruta and Segovia rivers" "Nicaragua - Escondido, Kurinwas, Kamas, Rio Grande, Coco. --Honduras - Cruta and Segovia rivers" "7-Aug-93" "12-Aug-93" 6 "90" "47,800" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "75,800" 5.7 "Tropical Storm Bret  \"Torrential rains that lasted more than six hours sparked mudslides that buried makeshift wooden and tin-plate homes as Bret began battering the capital late Saturday, packing winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) an hour\"  FATALITIES: Venezuela: 86 -- Nicaragua:4 DISPLACED: Venezuela: 5000 -- Nicaragua: 40,000 -- Honduras: 2800CAUSE:Torrential rains from Bret" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "40" "7-Aug-1993" "5" "10" NA "768" 767 47 "" "China" "" "" "" "Eastern China --Shandong Province - 28 counties including: Linyi, Tengzhou, Dingtao. --Jiangsu Province - Suzhou,Wuxi and Changzhou. Wujiang city. --Zhejiang Province - 60 towns and 300 villages were flooded" "Jiangsu - Wujiang, Wuxian, Kunshan, Yangtze and Xinyihe. " "4-Aug-93" "23-Aug-93" 20 "101" "2,577,000" "121,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "112,500" 6.4 "Jiangsu: \"in the rivers of wujiang, wuxian and kunshan, water levels have surpassed the peaks of 1991\"  -- \"Tens of thousands of people were relocated as steady downpours in the first three weeks of August reached record levels in the hills and flatlands of Zhejiang province\" DAMAGE: Shandong: nd -- Jiangsu: nd -- Zhejiang: 121,000,000 FATALITIES: Shandong: 88 -- Jiangsu: 5 -- Zhejiang: 8 DISPLACED: Shandong: 2,500,000 -- Jiangsu: 5000 -- Zhejiang: 72,000CAUSE:Torrential rainstorms HECTARES FLOODED: Shaong: 853,000 ha  -- Jiangsu: 243,000 ha -- Zhejiang: 227,000 ha" NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "41" "4-Aug-1993" "6" "11" NA "769" 768 48 "" "Northeast Peru " "" "" "" "North east Amazon jungle region, especially Iquitos, Requena, Yurimaguas and Amazonas " "" "10-Jul-93" "20-Aug-93" 42 "" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "134,900" 6.8 "\"300,000 flood victims, mainly farmers, who lost homes and crops after exceptionally heavy rains flooded large areas of Peru's north east jungle region, especially Iquitos, Requena, Yurimaguas and Amazonas\" CAUSE:Exceptionally heavy rains " NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "42" "10-Jul-1993" "7" "12" NA "770" 769 49 "" "Eastern Sudan " "" "" "" "Town of Gedaref flooded by Khor Abu Fargha stream." "" "18-Aug-93" "23-Aug-93" 6 "6" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "30,820" 5.3 "\"during heavy rains last week, gedaref, a town 340 kilometers southeast of khartoum, was flooded by the overflown stream of khor abu fargha.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "43" "18-Aug-1993" "7" "13" NA "771" 770 50 "" "Philippines - Tropical Storm Rubing" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Zambales and Pampanga provinces - Mount Pinatubo area. Towns: Castellejos, Porac. Manilla area. Sto. Tomas-Marella River" "" "19-Aug-93" "22-Aug-93" 4 "5" "10,000" "2,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,160" 4.5 "\"Monsoon rains since last Thursday have inundated several towns in three provinces surrounding Pinatubo volcano, triggering an avalanche of volcanic mud from its slopes\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "44" "19-Aug-1993" "7" "14" NA "772" 771 51 "" "South Korea " "" "" "" "Southern coast area - cities: Namhae, Kwangju, Pusan" "" "20-Aug-93" "23-Aug-93" 4 "12" "3,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "11,570" 4.7 "\"Up to 11 inches of rain fell overnight in southern provinces, inundating vast tracts of farmland and leaving thousands of people homeless.\" CAUSE:Overnight downpour" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "45" "20-Aug-1993" "7" "15" NA "773" 772 52 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nebraska - Sandhills region - town of Anselmo." "" "21-Aug-93" "22-Aug-93" 2 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "570" 3.2 "\"More than 2 inches of rain fell in Anselmo, a valley town of 200 people near Broken Bow, in about 30 minutes around midnight Saturday, Heilbrun said. That came on top of 4 inches Friday.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain on saturated soil " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "45" "21-Aug-1993" "7" "15" NA "774" 773 53 "" "Mexico - Tropical Storm Irwin " "" "" "" "Veracruz state - \"seven rivers flooded\" including the Coatzacoalcos and two tributaries of the Papaloapan." "" "21-Aug-93" "23-Aug-93" 3 "" "3,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "22,340" 4.8 "\"Recent heavy rain began to subside Monday in the Gulf state of Veracruz, where authorities said some 3,000 people were left homeless after seven rivers flooded.\" CAUSE:Tropical storm Irwin and a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "46" "21-Aug-1993" "7" "16" NA "775" 774 54 "" "Japan - Typhoon Vernon " "" "" "" "Honshu Island - Tokyo city, Kanda River. Aizuwakamatsu." "" "27-Aug-93" "28-Aug-93" 2 "2" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,400" 3.7 "\"The typhoon, which was moving north in the evening, dumped more than 23 centimetres (nine inches) of rain on the capital Friday, a record for August and the third-highest rainfall ever\" ... \"Twenty-seven landslides and 3,028 flooded homes were reported in Tokyo and neighboring areas\"CAUSE: Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "46" "27-Aug-1993" "7" "16" NA "776" 775 55 "" "Southwest China " "" "" "" "Yunnan Province -  " "" "21-Aug-93" "1-Sep-93" 12 "152" "21,000" "78,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "77,050" 6 "\"The flooding in southwest China's Yunnan province washed away 7,800 homes and drowned 4,700 heads of livestock, as well as destroying 49,600 acres of farmland and damaging 626,000 acres more\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "47" "21-Aug-1993" "7" "17" NA "777" 776 56 "" "Northwest China" "" "" "" "Qinghai Province - Gonghe County in Hainan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture. Dam burst at Gouhou reservoir" "" "27-Aug-93" "27-Aug-93" 1 "242" "3,000" "26,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "6,800" 3.8 "\"Officials had not determined what caused the failure in the 231-foot-tall dam, which Wang said held back 109 million cubic feet of water. \" CAUSE:Dam break HECTARES FLOODED: 866 ha farmla 1,300 ha forests" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "47" "27-Aug-1993" "7" "17" 1.05 "778" 777 57 "" "Southwest Japan - Typhoon Yancy " "" "" "" "Kyushu Island - Kagoshima prefecture, Kagoshima city area, towns: Kimpo, Kawanabe. -- Also western region of Honshu island. " "" "2-Sep-93" "4-Sep-93" 3 "35" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "880" 3.4 "\"Yancy, the strongest storm to hit Japan in more than three decades ... dumped up to two feet of rain as it churned across Kyushu, Shikoku and other southwestern areas\" ... \"The typhoon also swept away four bridges, triggered 74 landslides and damaged 34 roads\"CAUSE:Heavy rain causing flooding and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "47" "2-Sep-1993" "0" "1" NA "779" 778 58 "" "Northern India and Western Nepal " "" "" "" "India -Uttar Pradesh State -  2,500 villages flooded in13 districts including Nainital, Kumaon, Bareilly, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Rampur. Towns: Gorakhpur, Nainital. All major rivers \"flowing above the danger level\" including the Rapti river. -- Nepal - Doti and Kanchanpur districts, Mahakali River flooded 3 villages." "" "9-Sep-93" "17-Sep-93" 9 "232" "4,590" "7,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,900" 5.8 "\"as many as 13 districts of the state were reported to be in critical situation as the major rivers flew above the red mark there. more than 2,000 houses have collapsed and 25,000 partially damaged while more and more areas are coming under the flood\" ... \"Most of the deluged areas were declared drought zones only two weeks ago\" DAMAGE: India: 7,300,000 -- Nepal: nd FATALITIES: India: 227 -- Nepal: 5  DISPLACED: India: 3000 -- Nepal: 1590CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "48" "9-Sep-1993" "0" "2" NA "780" 779 59 "" "Southeast Australia " "" "" "" "Victoria State - Towns: Traralgon, Gippsland, Maribyrnong, Melbourne area. Maribyrnong River" "" "15-Sep-93" "15-Sep-93" 1 "" "800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "31,800" 4.5 "\"the floods, believed to the heaviest in years, have also closed more than 40 major roads throughout the state. power and phone lines were cut in some sections of the state by rising flood waters as much of the state has recorded more rain than the monthly average for september\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "49" "15-Sep-1993" "0" "3" NA "781" 780 60 "" "Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico - " "" "" "" "Central America --Nicaragua - Provinces: Matagalpa, Jinotega and Nueva Segovia. Towns: Bluefields, Puerto Cabezas, Rama, Matiguas. Rivers: Rio Grande, Siquia, Malacatoya.  --Costa Rica - southern Pacific coast and central parts of the country. Towns: Ciudad Cortes, Quepos, Parrita and Perez Zeledon. --Mexico - Veracruz State: Palma Sola and Panuco rivers, Tampamachoco lake area. Tamaulipas State: Blanco and El Tigre rivers. Other states: San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo. --Honduras - northeast Mosquitia region and northwestern San Pedro region" "" "16-Sep-93" "22-Sep-93" 7 "50" "38,600" "5,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "59,970" 5.6 "Central America - Tropical Storm Gert  Nicaragua - \"The town of Rama was partially destroyed as rivers in the area rose more than 40-feet above their nornal levels\"  DAMAGE:  Honduras: 5,000,000 FATALITIES: Nicaragua: 8  -- Mexico: 15 -- Honduras: 27 DISPLACED: Nicaragua: 4,000  -- Costa Rica: 600 -- Mexico: 7,000 -- Honduras: 27,000CAUSE:Torrential rains HECTARES FLOODED: Mexico: 33,000 ha in Hidalgo state. " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "50" "16-Sep-1993" "0" "4" NA "782" 781 61 "" "Southern France, Northern Italy and Switzerland" "" "" "" "France - Five provinces along Mediterranean coast. Regions: Bouches-du-Rhone, Vaucluse, Savoie, Drome. Towns: Vaison-la-Romaine, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Pertuis, Toulouse, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Valreas, Bollene. Rivers: Arc, Garonne, Lez, Rhone. -- Italy - Regions: Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy and Valle d'Aosta. Genoa area. Areas of Como and Maggore Lakes. Udine city, Ivrea, Saona, Como, Turin, Valle d'Aosta, Aosta, Piedmont, Livorno. -- Switzerland - town of Brig near Italian border; Lake Maggiore in Locarno and Ascona." "" "22-Sep-93" "8-Oct-93" 17 "17" "1,700" "880,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "51,300" 6.1 "France -\"the storm has hit five provinces, especially in areas along the coast of the mediterranean. the report said that the storm had brought flooding and roads and bridges had been severely damaged.\"  -- \"Heavy rain cut off tunnels and roads at the Italian border and flooded Alpine villages, forcing hundreds from their homes\" DAMAGE: France: 87,700,000 -- Italy: 3,000,000 FATALITIES: France: 12 -- Italy: 14 -- Switzerland: 1 DISPLACED: France: 1700CAUSE:Series of thunderstorms, heavy rain in the Alps. " NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "51" "22-Sep-1993" "1" "5" NA "783" 782 62 "" "US Midwest " "" "" "" "Northeast Oklahoma - Ottawa County Towns: Miami, Wyandotte, Quapaw, Commerce. Tar Creek, Spring and Neosh rivers. -- Southwestern Missouri - Barton, St. Charles, St. Louis, Stone, Taney and Greene Counties. Jefferson City. Towns: Marthasville, Mexico, Valley Park. Rivers: Big River south of St Louis; Missouri River, Tuque Creek, Gravois Creek, South Fork of the Salt River, Cuivre River at Troy, Meramec River, James River. -- Southeastern Kansas - Crawford County. Towns: Girard, Pittsburg. Cow Creek. -- Illinois - Illinois River at Kampsville, Alexander County" "" "22-Sep-93" "28-Sep-93" 7 "" "2,500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "31,700" 5.5 "\"Sandbaggers returned to duty and people still recovering from the summer's floods faced new evacuations and road closings brought on by colossal amounts of rain in parts of Missouri and Kansas on Friday\" -- \"Just northeast of Miami, the rain sent the Spring River to a record crest of 48 feet, 28 feet above flood stage, at Quapaw, Okla\" CAUSE:Torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "52" "22-Sep-1993" "1" "6" NA "784" 783 63 "" "Hong Kong - Typhoon Dot" "" "" "" "Northern part of the New Territories -Villages: Sik Wu, Tin Ping and Siu Hang. Shenzhen River" "" "27-Sep-93" "28-Sep-93" 2 "" "1,200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "280" 2.9 "\"more than 300 milimeters fell in the past 72 hours, twice the average rainfall for the whole of september\" CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "52" "27-Sep-1993" "1" "6" NA "785" 784 64 "" "Eastern Mexico " "" "" "" "States of Veracruz, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. Cities: Tampico, Altamira and Veracruz" "" "28-Sep-93" "29-Sep-93" 2 "" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "13,900" 4.6 "\"Heavy rain caused the River Panuco to overflow its banks, forcing as many as 12,000 people from their homes in the Gulf coast states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz. ... In Tampico, there were fears that the water could rise as high as it did in 1955 when flooding reached 6 feet in the city center\"CAUSE:Heavy rain continues after Hurricane Gert" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "53" "28-Sep-1993" "1" "7" NA "786" 785 65 "" "Northern Iran" "" "" "" "Gilan province - regions of Chaboksar, Kelachai, Rudsar, and the port cities of Anzali and Astara were flooded" "" "2-Oct-93" "3-Oct-93" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,200" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "54" "2-Oct-1993" "1" "8" NA "787" 786 66 "" "Southeast Australia " "" "" "" "Victoria State -  northern and central area. agricultural area which includes the towns of Benalla and Wangarratta. -- New South Wales State." "" "3-Oct-93" "15-Oct-93" 13 "" "2,000" "3,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "4,160" 4.9 "\"the northern and central victoria has been flooded since last night, causing millions of dollars damage, ... the floods caused by torrential rain have blocked highways, deluged houses and cars, with many people having lost everything. ... reports said that the floods, believed to be the largest in years, also hit part of the new south wales state\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "55" "3-Oct-1993" "1" "9" NA "788" 787 67 "" "Philippines - Tropical Storm Flo / Kadiang" "" "" "" "Central and northern Luzon Island - Provinces: Pampanga, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales. Towns: Floridablanca, Bagabag, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Pulilan, Paombong, San Simon, San Luis, Candaba and Arayat. Rivers: Angat, Pampanga, Candaba." "" "4-Oct-93" "12-Oct-93" 9 "57" "300,000" "6,790,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "35,870" 5.7 "\"Widespread flooding was reported throughout central and northern Luzon, the Philippines' main island.\" ... \"Dozens of villages in Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales provinces around Pinatubo were buried in water swollen by volcanic debris\"CAUSE:Continuous heavy rains causing flooding and landslides -Flo struck the main island of Luzon twice" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "56" "4-Oct-1993" "1" "10" NA "789" 788 68 "" "Central Vietnam " "" "" "" "Phu Yen Province - Tuy Hoa town (54 dead throughout the province). -- Binh Thuan Province - Phan Thiet, Muong Man River. -- flooding also reported in other provices: Quang Tri, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh, Darlac and Binh Thuan" "" "2-Oct-93" "12-Oct-93" 11 "122" "15,000" "50,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "29,440" 5.8 "\"the rains, the heaviest so far this century with downpours of up to 1,044 millimeters, caused floods which completely paralyzed transportation and communications in the province.\"  \"weeklong flash floods last week 'crippled four provinces on the central Vietnamese coast.'\" CAUSE:Several days of torrential rain -- HECTARES FLOODED: Phu Yen - 3,500 ha  -- Binh Thuan - 20,000 ha Worst in Phu Yen since 1902." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "57" "2-Oct-1993" "1" "11" NA "790" 789 69 "" "Trinidad & Tobago" "" "" "" "Western Trinidad - Port of Spain area" "" "5-Oct-93" "5-Oct-93" 1 "5" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,170" 3.1 "\"Five persons died as between 60 and 100 mm of rain pelted the northwest and west of Trinidad shortly after noon today. The rains fell for two hours swelling rivers, causing landslides, blocking roads and felling trees.\" CAUSE:\"Freak thundershowers triggered heavy flooding and mudslides\"" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "57" "5-Oct-1993" "1" "11" NA "791" 790 70 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "Northern Natal Province - Umfolozi delta region - Umfolozi River" "" "6-Oct-93" "8-Oct-93" 3 "12" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,890" 4.2 "\"Heavy rainfall caused flooding in drought-stricken areas that left four people missing and dozens homeless, ... At least eight inches of rain fell this week in the northern Natal Province where the Umfolozi River overflowed its banks... \" CAUSE:Heavy rainfall " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "58" "6-Oct-1993" "1" "12" NA "792" 791 71 "" "Southern India " "" "" "" "Karnataka State - " "" "11-Oct-93" "21-Oct-93" 11 "35" "40,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "40,600" 5.6 "\"The rains that have been lashing Karnataka for more than 10 days sparked floods which destroyed roads, crops and hundreds of houses across 250 villages, forcing some 40,000 people to flee to safer areas\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "59" "11-Oct-1993" "1" "13" NA "793" 792 72 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Relisan province - Oued-Rhiou city. Flooding also reported in provices of Chlef and Tiarette." "" "19-Oct-93" "20-Oct-93" 2 "22" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "39,700" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "60" "19-Oct-1993" "1" "14" NA "794" 793 73 "" "France - Corsica " "" "" "" "Southern Corsica - three villages north of Porto Vecchio. Sainte Lucie and Propriano regions. Bonifacio. Cavo and Conca rivers" "" "31-Oct-93" "2-Nov-93" 3 "4" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,690" 3.7 "\"The Cavo and Conca rivers cut off roads, knocked out electricity and flooded dozens of houses in three villages north of Porto Vecchio, on the southern end of this French Mediterranean island\" CAUSE:Flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "60" "31-Oct-1993" "1" "14" NA "795" 794 74 "" "Honduras " "" "" "" "Provinces: Yoro, Colon, Atlantida. Atlantic Coast cities:  Bonita Oriental, Tela, La Ceiba, Tocoa. Rivers: Aguan, Tocoa, Lean, Cerro Azul" "" "31-Oct-93" "3-Nov-93" 4 "174" "15,000" "6,500,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,650" 4.4 "\"entire families were missing in Tocoa, 300 miles north of the capital, where swollen rivers washed away entire villages and buried homes under tons of sand and silt.\" CAUSE:Torrential downpours " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "61" "31-Oct-1993" "1" "15" 1.05 "796" 795 75 "" "Hong Kong " "" "" "" "Kowloon, New Territories, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Island " "" "4-Nov-93" "15-Nov-93" 12 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,100" 4.1 "\"The Royal Observatory said nearly 20 inches (500 mm) or rain was recorded overnight on outlying Lantau Island, where a taxi driver became lost in the downpour and drove his vehicle into a river\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Two days of heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Ira" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "62" "4-Nov-1993" "0" "1" NA "797" 796 76 "" "Mexico " "" "" "" "Baja California Sur - areas of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas" "" "4-Nov-93" "6-Nov-93" 3 "" "10,000" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,660" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "62" "4-Nov-1993" "0" "1" NA "798" 797 77 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "North Sumatra - Riau Province. Regencies: Labuhan Batu, Deli Serdang and Langkat.Town: Pekanbaru. Upper Siak River" "" "3-Nov-93" "16-Nov-93" 14 "5" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,230" 5.8 "\"Floods which have swept through the eastern Sumatra province of Riau in Indonesia for the past two weeks have damaged about 3,000 houses. At least three people were killed in the first week of flooding, triggered by heavy rains which caused the upper Siak River to overflow.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "63" "3-Nov-1993" "0" "2" NA "799" 798 78 "" "Southeastern India " "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu State - flooding in 12 districts including Udhagamandalam" "" "10-Nov-93" "14-Nov-93" 5 "95" "" "" "" 1 "40,500" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "64" "10-Nov-1993" "0" "3" NA "800" 799 79 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern and Southern Missouri - Counties: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Francois, St. Louis, Shannon and Wayne. Towns: Elvins, West Plains, Flat River, Fredericktown, Ellington Rivers: Castor, Little Mulberry Creek, North Fork, Howell Creek, Meramec, Gasconade, St. Francis and Big Piney. -- Central and Southern Illinois." "" "13-Nov-93" "16-Nov-93" 4 "5" "600" "" "" 1.5 "33,630" 5.3 "\"There was up to 6 feet of water in some areas\" ... \"Up to 6 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours near Fredericktown in southeast Missouri\"CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "65" "13-Nov-1993" "0" "4" NA "801" 800 80 "" "Cuba " "" "" "" "Provinces: Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin" "" "24-Nov-93" "28-Nov-93" 5 "30" "51,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "19,320" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "66" "24-Nov-1993" "0" "5" NA "802" 801 81 "" "Southern Iran " "" "" "" "Province of Khuzestan - city of Andimeshk and 10 surrounding villages" "" "29-Nov-93" "30-Nov-93" 2 "3" "" "580,000" "" 1 "980" 3.3 "\"the flood surrounded 10 villages, killing 1,000 livestock and damaging several bridges. the flood destroyed many residential units, farmland and roads\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "66" "29-Nov-1993" "0" "5" NA "803" 802 82 "" "Southern Thailand " "" "" "" "Provinces: Nakorn Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Songkhla " "" "27-Nov-93" "2-Dec-93" 6 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "56,410" 5.5 "\"more than 70 roads and thousands of acres of farmland in five southern provinces are also inundated from three days of torrential rain\" CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "67" "27-Nov-1993" "0" "6" NA "804" 803 83 "" "Central Philippines " "" "" "" "Leyte Island - Province of Leyte - Abuyog town and surrounding villages: villages of Buaya, Malagincay, Buhay, Latoc, Budburon, Hampipila, Mahagna, Mahaplag" "" "29-Nov-93" "1-Dec-93" 3 "27" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "360" 3 "\"16 houses were washed away late Wednesday in several villages in Abuyog town, 350 miles south of Manila after heavy rains pounded the remote mountain area for two days\" CAUSE:Flashfloods caused by heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "67" "29-Nov-1993" "0" "6" NA "805" 804 84 "" "Southeastern India " "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu State - Northern coastal areas including Pondicherry and Madras. more than 60 coastal villages submerged." "" "4-Dec-93" "15-Dec-93" 12 "70" "45,000" "216,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,960" 5 "\"The storm brought torrential rains that triggered flash floods, landslides and house collapses ... Vast tracts of farmland were inundated\" ... \"In Pondicherry ... the overflowing Sattanur Dam swamped residential areas, forcing hundreds to flee\" End date approximateCAUSE:Typhoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "68" "4-Dec-1993" "0" "7" NA "806" 805 85 "" "Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand- Typhoons Lola and Manny" "" "" "" "Philippines (Lola followed by Manny) -- Southeastern Luzon Island - Camarines Sur province, Naga city, Naga River. Catanduanes Island. Marinduque Island. Mindoro Island. Samar Island. -- Southern Vietnam (Lola) - Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces. -- Southern Thailand (Manny) - Phatthalung Province; Nakhon Si Thammarat" "" "5-Dec-93" "13-Dec-93" 9 "353" "598,000" "5,700,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "46,900" 5.6 "Philippines - \"Typhoon Lola alone killed 230 people, left 583,000 persons homeless and damaged crops, infrastructure and livestock worth 574 million pesos\" -- Vietnam -\"The typhoon damaged more than 8,000 houses and 200 schools in Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces. It destroyed 16,500 hectares of corn, cassava, and tobacco, and flooded more than 11,000 hectares of rice\"  DAMAGE: Vietnam: 4,500,000 -- Thailand: 1,300,000 FATALITIES: Philippines: 275 -- Vietnam: 78 DISPLACED: Philippines: 583,000 -- Vietnam: 15,000CAUSE:Typhoon rains HECTARES FLOODED: Vietnam: 27,500 ha " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "69" "5-Dec-1993" "0" "8" NA "807" 806 86 "" "China " "" "" "" "Inner Mongolia - Several towns in Dengkou County, Yellow River" "" "7-Dec-93" "15-Dec-93" 9 "" "5,200" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "12,100" 5 "\"The waters toppled at least 80 houses and flooded 1,250 others\"  End date approximateCAUSE:Ice Jam flood " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "70" "7-Dec-1993" "0" "9" NA "808" 807 87 "" "Peru " "" "" "" "Departments: Junin, Huancavelica, Pasco, Apurimac, Huanuco, . Districts: Huayucachi, El Tambo, Chupaca and Chilca. Ancash region. Towns: Tingo Maria, Huancayo. Rivers: Huallaga River " "" "8-Dec-93" "15-Dec-93" 8 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "162,300" 6.1 "\"torrential rains and floods have stricken nearly all parts of peru, causing serious damage to houses and crops\" ... \"\"Flooding rivers and landslides swept away 1,050 homes in the Amazon jungle and Andes Mountains of Peru as the South American country's rainy season got underway. End date approximateCAUSE:Heavy rainfalls which normally appear in february and march have arrived early " NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "71" "8-Dec-1993" "1" "10" NA "809" 808 88 "" "Costa Rica and Panama" "" "" "" "Central and Eastern Costa Rica - Districts: Alamancha, Limon, Matinia, Paraiso, Turrialba, Sarapiqui, Siquirres, Talamanca. -- Panama -Bocas del Toro" "" "9-Dec-93" "12-Dec-93" 4 "4" "17,000" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,330" 4.8 "Costa Rica \"THE SAN JOSE- LIMON HIGHWAY (BETWEEN THE CAPITAL AND THE MAJOR PORT) IS ALSO FLOODED. SEVERAL BRIDGES HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY AND MANY BANANA PLANTATIONS ARE INUNDATED BY UP TO 2 METERS OF WATER\"  DAMAGE: Panama: millions  FATALITIES: 4 DISPLACED: Costa Rica: 15,000 -- Panama: 2000CAUSE:Heavy rains causing floods and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "72" "9-Dec-1993" "1" "11" NA "810" 809 89 "" "Northeastern Sri Lanka " "" "" "" "Districts in the Northern Jaffna peninsula: Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Northern Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee. More flooding on Dec 25 in Polonnaruwa, Gallella, Manampitiya and Yakurai areas" "" "15-Dec-93" "27-Dec-93" 13 "" "500,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "24,700" 5.7 "\"about 100,000 families now rendered homeless due to floods in sri lanka's northern, eastern and north central districts, social services authorities here said today. the eastern district of batticaloa is the worst hit with its entire coastal belt going under water, they said noting that at least 35,000 families remained homeless there alone\" CAUSE:\"Unprecedented rains\" " NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "73" "15-Dec-1993" "1" "12" NA "811" 810 90 "" "Northwest Columbia " "" "" "" "Antioquia province town of Dabeiba. Desmotadora River" "" "16-Dec-93" "18-Dec-93" 3 "35" "150" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,950" 3.8 "\"The Desmotadora river flooded as the result of torrential rain that washed away at least 30 homes in the town of Dadeiba in a barrage of mud, rocks and debris\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "73" "16-Dec-1993" "1" "12" NA "812" 811 91 "" "Southern Thailand " "" "" "" "Provinces: Trang, Yala, Narathiwat. Districts: Muang, Palian and Huai. Cities: Nakhorn Srithamarat, Trang" "" "16-Dec-93" "29-Dec-93" 14 "41" "2,000" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "42,420" 5.8 "\"trang province's districts of muang, palian and huai yot has begun to drop from 3-3.5 meters to 1-1.5 meters. travel between muang to kantang is severed because the strong current has washed away a section of road for almost half a kilometer.\" CAUSE:Week-long torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "74" "16-Dec-1993" "1" "13" NA "813" 812 92 "" "Western Europe" "" "" "" "Southern Germany -- States: Saarland, Rheinland-Palatinate, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria. Cities: Koblenz, Trier, Saarbruecken, Nuremberg,, Cologne, Bonn, Heidelberg, Bad Kreuznach, Cochem. Rivers: Mosel, Saar, Rhine, Neckar, Aisch, Nahe. -- Northern France - Lorraine and Ardennes. Towns: Givet, Landrichamps, Lille, Picardy, Soissons, Compiegne. Rivers: Muese, Houille, Oise, Moselle, Aisne. Flooding spreads to central France by Dec 29 where the Seine and its tributaries, the Oise and Marne, flood areas around Compiegne and Paris -- Southern Belgium - Provinces: Limburg, Namur province. Sambre valley. Towns: Maaseik, . Rivers: Muese, Sambre. -- Netherlands - Provinces: Limburg and Gelderland. Maastricht, Roermond, Venlo, Rotterdam area. Muese River. -- Czech Republic -- 4 rivers overflow in theWest Bohemia area" "" "21-Dec-93" "31-Dec-93" 11 "11" "48,000" "1,142,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "261,100" 6.8 "Germany \"In Trier, near the border with Luxembourg, Mosel reached 11.28 m, its highest level in 200 yrs.\" \"In Saarland the Saar River was 19 ft above normal, highest since devastating flood in May 1970. \" \"In Heidelberg, Neckar river hit its high of the century overnight at 9.8 meters\" \"The Rhine swept to its greatest height in 67 yrs Thursday, flooding Cologne\" -- France \"In Ardennes, N France, the Meuse rose to record levels of 5.05 m, flooding half of Givet, close to the Belgian border, and cutting off neighbouring villages\" -- Belgium \"In southern Belgium - Namur province - Meuse reached highest level this century.\" -- Netherlands \"The Rhine reached its highest level this century in Arnhem, breaking a record set in 1926 by 12 cm\" DAMAGE: Germany: 580,000,000  -- France: 510,000,000 -- Netherlands: 52,000,000 FATALITIES: Germany: 4 -- France: 4 -- Belgium: 1 -- Netherlands: 1 -- Czech: 1 DISPLACED: Germany: 25,000 -- France: 8000 -- Belgium: 2000 -- Netherlands: 13,000 CAUSE: Several days of torrential rain and snowmelt" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "75" "21-Dec-1993" "2" "14" NA "814" 813 93 "" "Northeast Malaysia " "" "" "" "Kelantan state - Kota Bahru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Kuala Krai. Other states affected were Trengganu, Pahang, Perak, Johore and Sabah. Padas River" "" "22-Dec-93" "27-Dec-93" 6 "23" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "103,800" 5.8 "\"In and around the capital of Kelantan, Kota Bahru ... 26 villages and 25 roads have been flooded with water between 1.35 meter (4.42 feet) and 0.15 meter (0.5 feet), officials said. \" CAUSE:Annual monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "76" "22-Dec-1993" "2" "15" NA "815" 814 94 "" "Ukraine " "" "" "" "Zakarpatskaya (Transcarpathia) region " "" "20-Dec-93" "24-Dec-93" 5 "5" "25,000" "159,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,260" 4.3 "\"The latest statistics released by the government's flood-relief committee also showed that 139 residential areas and 15,000 buildings have been inundated and large numbers of communication lines, roads and bridges destroyed.\" CAUSE:\"three-day consecutive rains on december 20-22 throughout the region\" " NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "77" "20-Dec-1993" "2" "16" NA "816" 815 95 "" "Southern Israel " "" "" "" "Dead Sea area. Eilat town. Ein Gedi nature reserve" "" "23-Dec-93" "23-Dec-93" 1 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,180" 3.7 "\"The rainfall that began overnight in southern Israel was equal to the average rain the area receives in a year. The flooding disrupted traffic on all the major highways in the south, cutting off the southern resort of Eilat.\" CAUSE:\"Extraordinary rainfall\"  Worst flooding in 25 yrs in Negev." NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "77" "23-Dec-1993" "2" "16" NA "817" 816 96 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Java Island -West Java province districts: Tanggerang, Serang and Lebak; Cidurian and Ciujung rivers " "" "26-Dec-93" "27-Dec-93" 2 "2" "8,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,050" 3.9 "\"At least two people were swept away by the floods water in Tanggerang district, while thousands of acres of farm plantations were seriously damaged.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "77" "26-Dec-1993" "2" "16" NA "818" 817 97 "" "Philippines -Typhoon Nell  " "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Surigao del Norte province and Butuan City " "" "27-Dec-93" "28-Dec-93" 2 "6" "12,000" "7,400,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,260" 3.4 "\"Drownings were reported in Surigao del Norte province and Butuan City, which were hit by massive flooding that destroyed at least 208 million pesos (7.43 million dollars) worth of houses and public infrastructure\" CAUSE:Typhoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "77" "27-Dec-1993" "2" "16" NA "819" 818 98 "" "Papua New Guinea " "" "" "" "Central highlands, Chimbu Province" "" "29-Dec-93" "30-Dec-93" 2 "14" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,590" 4.3 "\"a fierce storm hit villages in the western highlands and chimbu province of papua new guinea (png) early today, leaving at least 14 people dead and more missing. \" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "78" "29-Dec-1993" "2" "17" NA "820" 819 99 "" "UK " "" "" "" "Southern England - West Sussex and Kent .Towns: Polperro, Uckfield, Barnham, Lamberhurst area. Rivers: Pol, Uck, Tiese, the Lesser Tiese and the Beult" "" "30-Dec-93" "31-Dec-93" 2 "0" "300" "" "" 1 "5,370" 4 "\"The dampest winter in 12 years has left parts of southern England from Kent to Cornwall flooded after weeks of heavy rain\"  worst flooding in 17 yrs on the River Pol" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "79" "30-Dec-1993" "2" "18" 0.61 "821" 820 1 "" "Philippines - Storm Akang" "" "" "" "Southern Luzon: Sorsogon Province - Manito Visayas Northern Mindanao" "" "4-Jan-94" "8-Jan-94" 5 "29" "14,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "44,230" 5.3 "Flashfloods and landslides. 49 missing and feared dead." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "4-Jan-1994" "0" "1" NA "822" 821 2 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Southeast Tanzania: Kilwa district - Lindi region - Kinjumbi, Mtiyarambungo Villages." "Hanga" "9-Jan-94" "13-Jan-94" 5 "31" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,600" 5.5 "1,400 acres of farmland were devastated." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "9-Jan-1994" "0" "2" NA "823" 822 3 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Bandung District" "Citarum" "12-Jan-94" "22-Jan-94" 11 "10" "50,700" "1,900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,210" 5.1 "39 villiages swamped, flood waters over 8 ft. Rice fields and about 12,500 houses, offices, schools and other public buildings flooded." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "12-Jan-1994" "0" "3" NA "824" 823 4 "" "Australia - Cyclone Rewa" "" "" "" "Brisbane, Great Barrier Reef area" "" "16-Jan-94" "20-Jan-94" 5 "13" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "120,900" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "16-Jan-1994" "0" "4" NA "825" 824 5 "" "Papua New Guinea - Cyclone Rewa" "" "" "" "Southeastern Papua New Guinea" "" "16-Jan-94" "20-Jan-94" 5 "9" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "65,500" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "16-Jan-1994" "0" "5" NA "826" 825 6 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Brebes district, Banjumas Region East Java" "" "28-Jan-94" "31-Jan-94" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,040" 5.4 "Flooding in Brebes over 2 meters. Destroyed dozens of houses and hundreds of hectares of shrimp and fish ponds." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "6" "28-Jan-1994" "0" "6" NA "827" 826 7 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Town of Florida" "Fraile" "31-Jan-94" "2-Feb-94" 3 "16" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,300" 4.1 "Flooding and mudslides. Fraile River swelled and formed a mudslide 12 ft deep." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "7" "31-Jan-1994" "0" "7" NA "828" 827 8 "" "Madagascar - Cyclones Daisy and Geralda" "" "" "" "Antananarivo, Toamasina " "" "31-Jan-94" "16-Feb-94" 17 "200" "50,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "143,000" 6.4 "Rice crops severely damaged." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "8" "31-Jan-1994" "1" "8" NA "829" 828 9 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Jungle and Andes Provinces: Junin, Cajamarca, Jauja, Satipo, Oxapampa" "Perene, Mantaro " "31-Jan-94" "20-Feb-94" 21 "63" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "609,300" 7.1 "5,000 acres of fruit plantations destroyed. 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of agricultural land damaged or destroyed. 15 of 25 provinces affected." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "9" "31-Jan-1994" "2" "9" NA "830" 829 10 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra Province: Medan district - Lumban Julu Village" "Binangajulu, Denai, Deli" "11-Feb-94" "14-Feb-94" 4 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,420" 4.9 "Destroyed rice barns and killed livestock." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "11-Feb-1994" "2" "10" NA "831" 830 11 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Southeast - Chittagong City" "" "26-Feb-94" "2-Mar-94" 5 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,730" 4.5 "Tens of thousands of hectares of farmlands devastated. Bridges, highways, and houses swept away." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "11" "26-Feb-1994" "2" "11" NA "832" 831 12 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Lima, Batanchaca, Callao" "Rimac" "27-Feb-94" "6-Mar-94" 8 "17" "120,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "27,660" 5.6 "Flooding and rockslide. Worst flooding of the Rimac River in 2 yrs as a result of torrential rain in the Andean highlands. Worst flooding in Lima's history." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "12" "27-Feb-1994" "2" "12" 0.2 "833" 832 13 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan province: Torbat-e-heidariyeh" "" "11-Mar-94" "14-Mar-94" 4 "4" "80" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,420" 5 "Floods inundated streets of the city and 20 houses in the downtown." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "13" "11-Mar-1994" "0" "1" NA "834" 833 14 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumbawa Island: West Nusa Tenggara province - Bima" "" "12-Mar-94" "16-Mar-94" 5 "5" "50,000" "1,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,820" 4 "Destroyed 3,000 hectares (7,410 acres) of rice. Thousands of hectares of fishponds and salt-making fields flooded. Water as high as 2 m (6.5 ft) inundated 12,000 houses, office buildings, schools. " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "13" "12-Mar-1994" "0" "1" NA "835" 834 15 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Kalmykia" "" "17-Mar-94" "22-Mar-94" 6 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,010" 5.6 "58 dams burst and 4 bridges destroyed. 6,500 hectares of agricultural land destroyed. 200 houses, 15 cattle breeding farms (500 cattle killed), and 12 km or roads submerged." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "14" "17-Mar-1994" "0" "2" NA "836" 835 18 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Cepu district, Ngawi district East Java - Lamongan district, Kedungkerep" "Bengawan Solo" "23-Mar-94" "26-Mar-94" 4 "12" "83,125" "1,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,280" 5.2 "15,000 houses in 129 villages flooded. Some areas under more than 6.5 ft (2 m) of water. Thousands of acres of farmland inundated." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "15" "23-Mar-1994" "0" "3" NA "837" 836 19 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alabama, Georgia" "" "24-Mar-94" "28-Mar-94" 5 "35" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "179,800" 6 "Flashflooding caused by heavy storms and tornadoes." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "16" "24-Mar-1994" "0" "4" NA "838" 837 20 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Al-Bouweidah area - Ramtha" "" "24-Mar-94" "26-Mar-94" 3 "9" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,810" 4.1 "Farming region - agricultural damage." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "17" "24-Mar-1994" "0" "5" NA "839" 838 21 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Provinces: Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur" "" "18-Mar-94" "31-Mar-94" 14 "9" "16,821" "855,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,860" 5.7 "Two weeks of flash floods - extensive agricultural and infrastrucutre damage." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "18" "18-Mar-1994" "0" "6" NA "840" 839 22 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sirajganj" "" "29-Mar-94" "2-Apr-94" 5 "16" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,275" 4.1 "Heavy storms and lightening." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "19" "29-Mar-1994" "0" "7" NA "841" 840 23 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Regions: Volgograd, Tambov, Oryol, Penza, Kalmykia, Rostov" "Volga and Moscow rivers" "6-Apr-94" "14-Apr-94" 9 "13" "2,795" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "463,400" 6.6 "5,630 hectares of farmland flooded in Penza." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "20" "6-Apr-1994" "1" "8" NA "842" 841 24 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Central and Southern Illinois, Oklahoma" "Missouri: Meramec, Missouri, Mississippi Illinois: Sangamon, Embarras, Cache Oklahoma: Neosho Ohio: Cuyahoga, Mahoning" "9-Apr-94" "18-Apr-94" 10 "6" "4,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "644,300" 6.8 "Meramec crested at 37.4 ft - 21 ft above flood stage. Neosho crested at Miami, OK at 25.6 ft - 10 ft above flood stage. Agricultural land flooded in southeastern Ohio." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "21" "9-Apr-1994" "2" "9" NA "843" 842 25 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts: Nokhali, Chittagong, Janakantha, Ittefaq" "" "19-Apr-94" "23-Apr-94" 5 "20" "12,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "22,180" 5 "Flooding, mudslides, and lightening. 3,000 mud-and-thatch huts flattened." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "22" "19-Apr-1994" "2" "10" NA "844" 843 26 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Kasese district - Kyarumbar subcounty, Rwenzori Mountain slopes" "" "30-Apr-94" "2-May-94" 3 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,570" 4.5 "Floods and landslides due to heavy rain in the mountains. Extensive damage to crops and bridges." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "23" "30-Apr-1994" "2" "11" 0.45 "845" 844 27 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province " "" "1-May-94" "3-May-94" 3 "95" "" "161,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "165,700" 5.7 "Flooding, hail, and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "24" "1-May-1994" "0" "1" NA "846" 845 29 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - Sanming, Nanping, Longyan, Putian, Quanzhou, Fuzhou" "Minjiang " "1-May-94" "9-May-94" 9 "70" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "121,700" 6.2 "Worst flooding in the province in 40 years. 40 cities and counties ravaged by 3 days of heavy rainfall and powerful gusts. 61,000 hectares of crops inundated - loss of 650m renminbi." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "25" "1-May-1994" "1" "2" NA "847" 846 30 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Ehaliyadoa" "" "25-May-94" "28-May-94" 4 "7" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "3,395" 4.1 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "26" "25-May-1994" "1" "3" NA "848" 847 31 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Nizhni Novogorod Region - Villiages of Diveyevo, Voznesenskoye, Satis" "" "28-May-94" "30-May-94" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,910" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "27" "28-May-1994" "1" "4" NA "849" 848 32 "" "Armenia" "" "" "" "Town of Artik, Villiages of Nor Kyank, Vardakar." "" "31-May-94" "1-Jun-94" 2 "5" "400" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "3,590" 3.9 "165-foot (50-m) high dam collapsed, releasing 1.5 million cubic ft of water over farmland, grazing pasture, and villages. 100 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "27" "31-May-1994" "1" "4" NA "850" 849 33 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sylhet District" "Rangpani " "1-Jun-94" "6-Jun-94" 6 "6" "11,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "11,310" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "28" "1-Jun-1994" "1" "5" NA "851" 850 34 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Cauca Province - Toribio, Pitalito, Toez, Irlanda, Talaga, Simbola, Cupritas, Belancazar." "Paez" "5-Jun-94" "9-Jun-94" 5 "2" "240" "" "Avalanche related" 1 "27,780" 5.1 "An earthquake sent an avalanche of ice, rocks, and mud down the slopes of volcano Nevado del Huila into two rivers, causing them to overflow their banks and destroy about 60 homes and several bridges. Debris caused Paez river to rise 16 ft. Hundreds feared dead." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "29" "5-Jun-1994" "1" "6" NA "852" 851 35 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang" "Xiangjiang, Xijiang, Bei Jiang" "9-Jun-94" "29-Jun-94" 21 "719" "" "3,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "1,015,000" 7.6 "Worst flooding in China in 100 yrs. 610,000 homes destroyed, summer rice crops ruined. July - Typhoon Tim in Fujian Province" NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "30" "9-Jun-1994" "2" "7" NA "853" 852 36 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Ramu Village, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong " "" "14-Jun-94" "22-Jun-94" 9 "1" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "6,360" 4.8 "Flooding and mudslides. 30,000 people trapped in their homes, rice fields swamped." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "31" "14-Jun-1994" "2" "8" NA "854" 853 37 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky" "" "22-Jun-94" "27-Jun-94" 6 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,310" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "32" "22-Jun-1994" "2" "9" NA "855" 854 38 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Western Cape Province - Capetown" "" "24-Jun-94" "28-Jun-94" 5 "2" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "11,390" 4.9 "Thousands of squatters left homeless. Storms of an intensity that occur only every 50-100 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "33" "24-Jun-1994" "2" "10" 0.62 "856" 855 39 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab" "Mahanadi, Narmada, Shivnath" "1-Jul-94" "24-Jul-94" 24 "617" "800,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,982,000" 7.7 "Flooding and mudslides. Annual monsoon rains." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "34" "1-Jul-1994" "1" "1" NA "857" 856 42 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Florida Panhandle: Blountstown Georgia: Bainbridge, Americus, Albany, Macon Southeast Alabama" "Georgia: Flint, Ocmulgee Florida: Apalachicola, Chipola " "1-Jul-94" "15-Jul-94" 15 "32" "20,000" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "167,700" 6.4 "Tropical Storm Alberto 400,000 acres of farmland in south Georgia flooded. Billions of dollars in damage. " NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "35" "1-Jul-1994" "2" "2" NA "858" 857 43 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Buryatia Region" "Dzhida, Uda, Selenga" "2-Jul-94" "7-Jul-94" 6 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "322,800" 6.3 "Damage exceeds 3 billion rubles." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "36" "2-Jul-1994" "3" "3" NA "859" 858 44 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh State - Kullu, Kangra Districts" "" "3-Jul-94" "12-Jul-94" 10 "60" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "52,340" 5.7 "Vast agricultural areas flooded." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "37" "3-Jul-1994" "3" "4" NA "860" 859 45 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Quetta" "" "4-Jul-94" "8-Jul-94" 5 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,190" 5 "Hundreds of adobe houses collapsed. Standing crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "38" "4-Jul-1994" "3" "5" NA "861" 860 47 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Sistan-Baluchestan Province: Iranshahr, Khash" "" "9-Jul-94" "11-Jul-94" 3 "24" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "155,500" 5.7 "Flooding and landslides. Hundreds of farm animals perished. Hundreds of hectares of agricultural land, including 20,000 date palms flooded." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "39" "9-Jul-1994" "3" "6" NA "862" 861 48 "" "Philippines - Storm Iliang" "" "" "" "Northern Luzon Provinces: Cagayan, La Union, Pangasinan, Dagupan City " "" "10-Jul-94" "16-Jul-94" 7 "" "" "444,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "37,090" 5.4 "3,600 houses were destroyed, and damage to crops and infrastructure reached $444,000." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "40" "10-Jul-1994" "3" "7" NA "863" 862 49 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province" "" "11-Jul-94" "18-Jul-94" 8 "41" "" "95,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "183,800" 6.2 "3400 families homeless. 11 hrs of rain." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "41" "11-Jul-1994" "4" "8" NA "864" 863 50 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Provinces Sindh, Punjab, Gudu, Sukkuer" "" "11-Jul-94" "16-Sep-94" 68 "333" "30,000" "330,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "343,300" 7.4 "12,000 cattle killed. Cotton crop devastated - 70% lost in Sindh. 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of cultivated land in central and lower Sindh province destroyed. Over 16.6 million acres of land were flooded total, 1 million of which held cotton, rice, sugarcane." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "42" "11-Jul-1994" "5" "9" NA "865" 864 51 "" "Philippines - Storm Norming" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces: Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan." "" "15-Jul-94" "20-Jul-94" 6 "8" "114,674" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,360" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "43" "15-Jul-1994" "5" "10" NA "866" 865 53 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Lai Chau Province: Dien Bien District, Muong Lay township" "Nam Nuc, Red" "15-Jul-94" "31-Jul-94" 17 "21" "172" "2,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,600" 5.7 "Flooding and mudslides, dislodged bolders. Worst flood on record. Destroyed 200 houses and 1,600 hectares (3,954 acres) of rice." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "44" "15-Jul-1994" "5" "11" NA "867" 866 54 "" "Hong Kong" "" "" "" "Macau, Hong Kong - Zhuhai, Shenzhen" "Shenzhen" "22-Jul-94" "27-Jul-94" 6 "10" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,990" 4.4 "Up to 10 ft of water on roads. Over 400 mm (16 in) of rain in 36 hrs. Most intense rainfall in Macao and Zhuhai since 1952. Flooding and landslide. 500 families evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "45" "22-Jul-1994" "5" "12" NA "868" 867 55 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia Northern autonomous region" "" "23-Jul-94" "13-Aug-94" 22 "128" "2,000,000" "1,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,330,000" 7.6 "500,000 houses destroyed. Rivers at highest levels since 1949. No summer harvest in Inner Mongolia. In Liaoning, 1.33 million hectares of farmland inundated, 30,000 farm animals drowned." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "46" "23-Jul-1994" "6" "13" NA "869" 868 57 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Panay, Negros Islands" "" "22-Jul-94" "2-Aug-94" 12 "2" "18,000" "1,600,000" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "25,390" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "47" "22-Jul-1994" "6" "14" NA "870" 869 58 "" "Philippines - Tropical Depression Oyang, Tropical Depression Pasing" "" "" "" "Northern Luzon Provinces, Mt. Pinatubo, Manila" "Pasig-Potrero, Mancatian " "23-Jul-94" "3-Aug-94" 12 "37" "264,837" "10,425,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "22,000" 5.4 "Flooding and avalanche of mud, ash and other volcanic debris around Mt. Pinatubo." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "48" "23-Jul-1994" "6" "15" NA "871" 870 60 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Afar Region - Dubti District" "Awash" "28-Jul-94" "3-Aug-94" 7 "4" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,900" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "49" "28-Jul-1994" "6" "16" NA "872" 871 61 "" "Thailand - Typhoon Amy" "" "" "" "Northern and Western Provinces: Lampang, Nan, Kanchanaburi, Phrae, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Phayao, Chiang Mai" "" "28-Jul-94" "2-Aug-94" 6 "9" "10,000" "8,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "124,800" 5.9 "Flooding and landslide." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "50" "28-Jul-1994" "6" "17" NA "873" 872 62 "" "Taiwan - Typhoon Caitlin" "" "" "" "South and East: Hualien " "" "1-Aug-94" "4-Aug-94" 4 "10" "" "100,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "16,590" 4.8 "$100,000,000 in agricultural losses." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "51" "1-Aug-1994" "6" "18" NA "874" 873 63 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Ritang (Doug)" "" "" "" "Batanes Islands Northern Luzon Provinces - Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora" "" "6-Aug-94" "10-Aug-94" 5 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "18,140" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "52" "6-Aug-1994" "6" "19" NA "875" 874 122 "" "Cambodia - Typhoon Amy" "" "" "" "Provinces: Kampang Speu, Kandal, Western Pursat, Northwestern Battambang" "Bassac " "30-Jul-94" "8-Aug-94" 10 "6" "22,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "40,130" 5.6 "Thousands of hectares of rice seedlings destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "53" "30-Jul-1994" "6" "20" NA "876" 875 64 "" "Taiwan - Typhoon Doug" "" "" "" "Southern Taiwan - Kaohsiung " "" "7-Aug-94" "16-Aug-94" 10 "9" "3,600" "148,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "27,170" 5.6 "Up to 5 m of floodwater. $20.3 million worth of agricultural losses - 12,478 hectares of agricultural crops (rice, vegetables, sorghum) damaged." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "54" "7-Aug-1994" "6" "21" NA "877" 876 65 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Bashkortostan: Beloretsk, Bashkiria region - villages of Tirlyan, Avzalovo, Kazylyarovo, Alakagovo" "Tirlyan reservoirs, Belaya" "5-Aug-94" "8-Aug-94" 4 "20" "1,000" "19,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,570" 5.1 "Dam break following heavy rain in the Ural Mountains. 380 farms badly damaged." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "55" "5-Aug-1994" "6" "22" NA "878" 877 67 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Provinces: Norther Kordofan (Hamrat el Waz, Dongola), Darfur, Al Wusta (Jebel Aulia refugee camp), Al Khartum (Khartoum)" "Managil canal, Nile" "4-Aug-94" "17-Aug-94" 14 "8" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,094,000" 7.4 "Flood waters from Managil Dam killed eight people and destroyed 120 dwellings. Longest spate of rain in five years. 400 families displaced in Kordofan. Nile over 12.55 m, higher than the 1988 40 yr flood." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "56" "4-Aug-1994" "7" "23" NA "879" 878 68 "" "China - Typhoon Caitlin" "" "" "" "Hong Kong, Southern Guangdong Province" "" "6-Aug-94" "10-Aug-94" 5 "14" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,850" 4.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "57" "6-Aug-1994" "7" "24" NA "880" 879 70 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh State" "" "4-Aug-94" "11-Aug-94" 8 "53" "3,000" "" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "292,100" 6.4 "Thousands homeless." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "58" "4-Aug-1994" "8" "25" NA "881" 880 71 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh State: resort in Fojal villiage, Kulu District" "Fojal Nalla " "8-Aug-94" "10-Aug-94" 3 "11" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,800" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "59" "8-Aug-1994" "8" "26" NA "882" 881 72 "" "Niger" "" "" "" "Southern and Western Niger" "" "1-Aug-94" "10-Aug-94" 10 "27" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "594,800" 6.8 "Floods destroyed 2,000 homes, 32 mosques and schools. 7,500 hectares (19,000 acres) of farmland under water. Heaviest rain in 20 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "60" "1-Aug-1994" "9" "27" NA "883" 882 73 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Ghazni Province - Qara Bagh" "" "8-Aug-94" "11-Aug-94" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,780" 4.9 "Floodwaters destroyed 54 houses and 370 irrigation channels. Agriculture produce swept away along with the cattle of 70 nomad families." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "61" "8-Aug-1994" "9" "28" NA "884" 883 74 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Central and Southern Pakistan - Sindh Province, Bhakkar, Kotri" "Indus" "9-Aug-94" "15-Aug-94" 7 "26" "40,000" "" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "318,200" 6.3 "Crops destroyed and livestock decimated." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "62" "9-Aug-1994" "10" "29" NA "885" 884 76 "" "China - Typhoon Fred" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Wenzhou Jiangsu Province - Shanghai, Suzhou" "" "21-Aug-94" "24-Aug-94" 4 "762" "600,000" "1,260,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "206,000" 6.2 "Floods worse than any in the last century. 800,000 houses damaged or destroyed. 367,000 farm animals killed and 741,000 acres (300,000 hectares) of farmland throughout Zhejiang damaged." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "63" "21-Aug-1994" "11" "30" NA "886" 885 77 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Southern Gonder Province - Kemkem, Tach Gayint" "" "15-Aug-94" "18-Aug-94" 4 "18" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,310" 4.9 "1,000 sheep and goats lost, 145 hectares of crops ruined in Tach Gayint." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "64" "15-Aug-1994" "11" "31" NA "887" 886 80 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Regions: Southern Andean, La Josefina" "Cuenca, Burgay " "20-Aug-94" "24-Aug-94" 5 "5" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "39,020" 5.3 "Extensive damage to crops." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "65" "20-Aug-1994" "11" "32" NA "888" 887 81 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh State - Kullu District, Baladhi Village " "" "20-Aug-94" "23-Aug-94" 4 "9" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "14,450" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "66" "20-Aug-1994" "11" "33" NA "889" 888 82 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Balochistan Province - Sibi Division" "Sasht-e-koraan" "22-Aug-94" "27-Aug-94" 6 "24" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "17,320" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "67" "22-Aug-1994" "11" "34" NA "890" 889 83 "" "Moldova" "" "" "" "Regions: Telenesht, Arkhei, Strasheny, Khenchesht, Chemeshlia" "Prut" "24-Aug-94" "29-Aug-94" 6 "47" "1,300" "75,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,680" 5.3 "Flooding and mudslides. 300 houses destroyed, 3,000 severely damaged. 35,000 hectares of vineyards and orchards in central Moldova flooded. 86,000 acres of crops ruined, 70,000 hens drowned, and 120 cattle and 1,000 pigs died. " NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "68" "24-Aug-1994" "11" "35" NA "891" 890 84 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Addis Ababa. northern Wollo region." "" "25-Aug-94" "31-Aug-94" 7 "87" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "163,200" 6.1 "740 hectares (1,820 acres) of cultivated land in Wollo region were devastated." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "69" "25-Aug-1994" "12" "36" NA "892" 891 85 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Kyonggi Province, Taean, South Chungchong Province, Seoul, Yongin" "" "26-Aug-94" "30-Aug-94" 5 "5" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,410" 5 "Flooding and landslides. 200 hectares of farmland around Pyongtaek city, Kyonggi province flooded." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "70" "26-Aug-1994" "12" "37" NA "893" 892 86 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra State - Nagpur" "Morna" "26-Aug-94" "2-Sep-94" 8 "26" "" "" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "44,160" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "71" "26-Aug-1994" "12" "38" NA "894" 893 87 "" "Thailand - Typhoon Harry" "" "" "" "Provinces: Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Phayao, Phitsanulok, Khanchanburi" "Mae Ping" "30-Aug-94" "7-Sep-94" 9 "10" "" "12,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "160,000" 6.2 "Roads under 1 m of water. Worst flooding in 20 yrs in Chiang Rai, 48,000 hectares of rice fields inundated." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "72" "30-Aug-1994" "13" "39" NA "895" 894 88 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh State - Mandi, Hamirpur districts" "" "31-Aug-94" "5-Sep-94" 6 "20" "" "" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "5,275" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "73" "31-Aug-1994" "13" "40" 0.62 "896" 895 90 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa State - Districts: Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Malkangiri" "" "2-Sep-94" "7-Sep-94" 6 "" "" "" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "154,600" 6 "300,000 acres of crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "74" "2-Sep-1994" "0" "1" NA "897" 896 91 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Parma, Livorno" "Enza " "2-Sep-94" "3-Sep-94" 2 "3" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "30,590" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "75" "2-Sep-1994" "0" "2" NA "898" 897 92 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Provinces: An Giang, Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Long An" "Mekong " "3-Sep-94" "18-Dec-94" 107 "407" "2,000,000" "208,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "65,260" 7 "Vietnam's worst flood disaster since 1968." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "76" "3-Sep-1994" "1" "3" NA "899" 898 93 "" "Cameroon" "" "" "" "Logone-Chari Province" "Alo " "9-Sep-94" "14-Sep-94" 6 "6" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,420" 4.8 "Unseasonably heavy rain. Water released from dam on the Alo River to relieve pressure, further flooding the villiages." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "77" "9-Sep-1994" "1" "4" NA "900" 899 94 "" "Nigeria, Niger" "" "" "" "Nigeria: Borno State - Maiduguri Niger: Agadez" "Alo" "11-Sep-94" "15-Sep-94" 5 "142" "180,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "317,300" 6.2 "Nigeria: Dam on the Alo River damaged. Dike on a lake burst flooding Maiduguri with 6 ft of water. Niger: 5,300 domestic animals killed. Thousands of acres flooded, wells and graneries destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "78" "11-Sep-1994" "2" "5" NA "901" 900 95 "" "Burkina Faso" "" "" "" "" "" "16-Sep-94" "20-Sep-94" 5 "4" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "271,900" 6.1 "Unusually heavy rain. Positive impact on agriculture." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "79" "16-Sep-1994" "3" "6" NA "902" 901 96 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Maritime Territory (Primorye): Nokhodka, Vladivostok" "Ussuri, Lazovka, Avakumovka" "17-Sep-94" "26-Sep-94" 10 "13" "700,000" "290,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "140,100" 6.3 "Heaviest flooding in 70 yrs. Floods hit during harvest - only 30% of vegetables and potatoes saved." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "80" "17-Sep-1994" "4" "7" NA "903" 902 97 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon: Mount Pinatubo area" "Pasig Potrero" "19-Sep-94" "24-Sep-94" 6 "16" "10,000" "380,000" "Monsoonal Rain" 1 "4,150" 4.4 "Flooding and mudslides. 20 villiages buried in up to 10 ft of water and mud." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "81" "19-Sep-1994" "4" "8" NA "904" 903 98 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Provinces: Bordj Bou Arreridj, Tiaret, Bouira, Tissemslit, Naama, Djelfa, Adrar " "" "21-Sep-94" "26-Sep-94" 6 "32" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "108,200" 5.8 "Crops damaged." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "82" "21-Sep-1994" "4" "9" NA "905" 904 99 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Suchitepequez Province - Chicacao" "" "9-Oct-94" "13-Oct-94" 5 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "45,760" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "83" "9-Oct-1994" "4" "10" NA "906" 905 100 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas: Houston" "San Jacinto, Neches, Brazos, Trinity " "17-Oct-94" "23-Oct-94" 7 "19" "10,000" "700,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,990" 5.7 "Flooding caused 4 oil pipelines to rupture, spilling over 1 million gallons into the San Jacinto river and catching fire." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "84" "17-Oct-1994" "4" "11" NA "907" 906 101 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Teresa (Katring)" "" "" "" "Luzon: Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Polilio Islands" "" "18-Oct-94" "22-Oct-94" 5 "4" "50,000" "280,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,750" 4.8 "60% of houses on Polilio Island were destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "85" "18-Oct-1994" "4" "12" NA "908" 907 102 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Axel" "" "" "" "Leyte: Tacloban City, Maasin Mindanao: Surigao del Sur - Tandag, Tago" "" "18-Oct-94" "22-Oct-94" 5 "12" "12,480" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "13,650" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "86" "18-Oct-1994" "4" "13" NA "909" 908 103 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shandong Province: Longtan Waterfall, Laoshan Mountains" "" "19-Oct-94" "20-Oct-94" 2 "17" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,150" 4.4 "Flash flood at a waterfall due to preceeding heavy rain. 17 tourists swept away." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "87" "19-Oct-1994" "4" "14" NA "910" 909 104 "" "India" "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu - Madras" "" "27-Oct-94" "31-Oct-94" 5 "40" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "89,230" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "88" "27-Oct-1994" "4" "15" NA "911" 910 105 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Athens, Rhodes Island, Kardhitsa Region, Kasos Island" "" "24-Oct-94" "27-Oct-94" 4 "14" "1,000" "437,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,620" 5.2 "Kardhitsa cotton fields destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "89" "24-Oct-1994" "4" "16" NA "912" 911 106 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh coast " "" "30-Oct-94" "4-Nov-94" 6 "230" "16,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "110,700" 5.8 "1,700 houses damaged and 130,000 acres of crops flooded." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "90" "30-Oct-1994" "4" "17" 1.33 "913" 912 107 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Northern Regions: Piedmont, Cuneo, Liguria, Tuscany, Piacenza " "Po" "1-Nov-94" "10-Nov-94" 10 "83" "10,308" "4,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "90,170" 6.1 "Half of the farmland in the area no longer fit for cultivation." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "91" "1-Nov-1994" "1" "1" NA "914" 913 108 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Mafrak, Zarka, Maan, Madaba" "Jordan" "1-Nov-94" "4-Nov-94" 4 "21" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "68,730" 5.4 "Torrential rains rare in Jordan." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "92" "1-Nov-1994" "1" "2" NA "915" 914 109 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Nusa Tenggara Province" "Tanggik " "1-Nov-94" "4-Nov-94" 4 "31" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,940" 4.9 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "93" "1-Nov-1994" "1" "3" NA "916" 915 110 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Provinces: Asyut - Dronka (Durunka), Sohag, Qena" "" "2-Nov-94" "8-Nov-94" 7 "593" "100,000" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "44,070" 5.7 "Flood waters carrying burning oil from a fuel depot swept through Dronka. 507 killed in Dronka, 86 killed by flooding in other provinces. Sohag: 750,000 oxen, goats, sheep, and poultry killed. 2,513 homes collapsed and 4,200 hectares (10,400 acres) of land flooded." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "94" "2-Nov-1994" "1" "4" NA "917" 916 123 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Southwestern Regions: Shabelle, Juba" "Jubba, Shabeelle" "4-Nov-94" "11-Nov-94" 8 "100" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "83,020" 5.8 "Many farms submerged." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "95" "4-Nov-1994" "1" "5" NA "918" 917 111 "" "Haiti - Typhoon Gordon" "" "" "" "Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Leogane, Ganthier " "" "5-Nov-94" "15-Nov-94" 11 "400" "" "3,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "26,430" 5.5 "Thousands homeless. Roads used for food aid for 300,000 people impassable." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "96" "5-Nov-1994" "1" "6" NA "919" 918 112 "" "Jamaica - Typhoon Gordon" "" "" "" "" "" "6-Nov-94" "14-Nov-94" 9 "4" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,110" 5 "Flooding and mudslides. Worst on the western side of the island." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "97" "6-Nov-1994" "1" "7" NA "920" 919 113 "" "Cuba - Typhoon Gordon" "" "" "" "Eastern Cuba, Northwest Coast" "" "6-Nov-94" "14-Nov-94" 9 "2" "100,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "84,990" 5.9 "12,000 homes flooded in eastern Cuba." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "98" "6-Nov-1994" "1" "8" NA "921" 920 114 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "North Omo Zone - Gofa, Guba Ganchilla" "" "12-Nov-94" "18-Nov-94" 7 "22" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,500" 5.2 "Underground spring tore the ground open with a volcano-like explosion and caused massive flooding and landsliding. Homes and farmland submerged." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "99" "12-Nov-1994" "1" "9" NA "922" 921 115 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Western Provinces: Bushehr, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Ilam, Hamedan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Kohkiluyeh-Boyerahmad, Tehran" "Karun, Karkheh" "14-Nov-94" "28-Nov-94" 15 "13" "40,000" "171,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "271,200" 6.6 "120,000 hectares of farmlands inundated. 10,000 houses damaged." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "100" "14-Nov-1994" "2" "10" NA "923" 922 116 "" "Djibouti" "" "" "" "Djibouti, Ali-Sabieh, Dikhil " "Ambouli " "17-Nov-94" "22-Nov-94" 6 "70" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,790" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "101" "17-Nov-1994" "2" "11" NA "924" 923 117 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Bosasso" "" "19-Nov-94" "21-Nov-94" 3 "30" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,610" 4.7 "Boats and homes swept away." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "102" "19-Nov-1994" "2" "12" NA "925" 924 118 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Sumatra Province - Pesisir Selatan" "" "2-Dec-94" "7-Dec-94" 6 "6" "640" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,750" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides. Thousands of hectares of crops and residential areas flooded. Over 160 houses destroyed. Thousands of livestock lost. Roads to Jambi cut off by landslides." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "103" "2-Dec-1994" "2" "13" NA "926" 925 120 "" "Djibouti" "" "" "" "Djibouti" "" "9-Dec-94" "15-Dec-94" 7 "40" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,680" 4.3 "4/5 of the capital submerged." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "104" "9-Dec-1994" "2" "14" NA "927" 926 121 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Garding" "" "" "" "Leyte, Negros (Bacolod), Samar, Cebu, Panay" "" "19-Dec-94" "23-Dec-94" 5 "10" "548,000" "1,210,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "51,070" 5.4 "Dam burst in Bacolod." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "105" "19-Dec-1994" "2" "15" 1.21 "928" 927 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern California Counties: Marin, Lake, Tehema, Sonoma, Napa " "Russian, Napa, Sacramento, Petaluma, Eel, Smith, Van Duzen" "3-Jan-95" "17-Jan-95" 15 "11" "6,000" "300,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "81,500" 6.1 "$22.7 million worth of produce lost in Ventura County and 50-80% of strawberry crop lost in Orange County. Russian River crested 17 ft above flood stage, contaminated with toxins and sewage. Worst flooding since 1986." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "3-Jan-1995" "0" "1" NA "929" 928 2 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Northern Malawi" "" "7-Jan-95" "9-Jan-95" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,460" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "7-Jan-1995" "0" "2" NA "930" 929 3 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Northern Transvaal" "" "8-Jan-95" "9-Jan-95" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,450" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "8-Jan-1995" "0" "3" NA "931" 930 4 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra: Riau" "Idragiri" "9-Jan-95" "11-Jan-95" 3 "3" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "91,180" 5.4 "1,200 hectares of paddy fields flooded in Riau. 60,000 people affected." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "4" "9-Jan-1995" "0" "4" NA "932" 931 5 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Cordoba Province" "Parana" "15-Jan-95" "20-Jan-95" 6 "7" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "156,000" 6 "150 mm of rain in 2 hrs. Normally dry creeks at 2 meters." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "5" "15-Jan-1995" "0" "5" NA "933" 932 6 "" "France" "" "" "" "Britanny" "Villaine" "20-Jan-95" "30-Jan-95" 11 "16" "5,000" "760,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "27,720" 5.8 "Highest rainfall in 150 years." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "6" "20-Jan-1995" "0" "6" NA "934" 933 7 "" "France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg" "" "" "" "" "Rhine, Mosel, Main, Waal, Maas, Meuse" "23-Jan-95" "7-Feb-95" 16 "30" "294,100" "4,000,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "341,200" 7 "Floods around the Rhine were the worst in a century - reached a record 34 ft 71/3 in in Cologne, Germany." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "7" "23-Jan-1995" "1" "7" NA "935" 934 8 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java: East Java, West Java Sumatra: Riau, Jambi, West Sumatra" "Bengawan Solo, Batanghari" "3-Feb-95" "17-Feb-95" 15 "47" "37,000" "400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "343,100" 6.7 "Significant damage to rice paddies and rubber plantations, thousands of livestock drowned. Villiages under 2 meters of water. Worst flooding in a decade." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "8" "3-Feb-1995" "2" "8" NA "936" 935 9 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paulo" "Tiete" "6-Feb-95" "13-Feb-95" 8 "27" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,900" 5.2 "Flooding and mudslides. Tiete river rose 10 ft. Damage to banana plantations." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "9" "6-Feb-1995" "2" "9" NA "937" 936 10 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Asuncion" "Paraguay" "14-Feb-95" "21-Feb-95" 8 "" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,340" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "10" "14-Feb-1995" "2" "10" NA "938" 937 11 "" "Botswana" "" "" "" "Villages: Palapye, Mahalapye" "Lotsane, Mahalapye" "23-Feb-95" "2-Mar-95" 8 "20" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,140" 5.4 "Damage to railway lines." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "11" "23-Feb-1995" "2" "11" 0.87 "939" 938 12 "" "Australia - Cyclone Bobby, Hurricane Violet" "" "" "" "Western Australia: Onslow, Kalgoorie New South Wales: Sydney Victoria: Melbourne" "Gascoigne, Yarra" "5-Mar-95" "13-Mar-95" 9 "7" "" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1.5 "1,014,000" 7.1 "Cyclone Bobby and Hurricane Violet. Strongest March rain and flooding in Melbourne since 1970. $37 million in lost production from gold mines. Damage to east-west Transline railway." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "12" "5-Mar-1995" "1" "1" NA "940" 939 13 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Imbeya District" "Mbarali, Mlomboji" "4-Mar-95" "10-Mar-95" 7 "0" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,220" 5.4 "400 houses swept away. Rains on the Uwanji plateau caused the Mbarali and Mlomboji rivers to overflow." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "13" "4-Mar-1995" "1" "2" NA "941" 940 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California" "Russian, Napa, Sacramento, Salinas" "8-Mar-95" "20-Mar-95" 13 "15" "10,000" "2,000,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "196,000" 6.4 "48 of California's 58 counties declared disaster areas. Most geographicly widespread storm in California in this century. $400 million in agricultural damage - lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, almond, strawberries." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "14" "8-Mar-1995" "2" "3" NA "942" 941 15 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Caspian Sea regions: Dagestan, Kalmykia" "" "14-Mar-95" "14-Mar-95" 1 "2" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "115,700" 5.1 "Strong winds pushed the Caspian Sea onto the adjacent, low-lying regions. 81,500 cattle killed." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "15" "14-Mar-1995" "2" "4" NA "943" 942 16 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Buenos Aires Province" "Salado" "6-Apr-95" "11-Apr-95" 6 "6" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "303,400" 6.6 "150,000 hectares of soybean and sunflower fields flooded in Pergamino. Water 2 meters deep. Worst flooding disaster of the century - one month's worth of rain in 4 hrs." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "16" "6-Apr-1995" "3" "5" NA "944" 943 17 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province" "Xijiang" "20-Apr-95" "21-Apr-95" 2 "40" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "169,700" 5.5 "68 mm of rain in 1 hr." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "17" "20-Apr-1995" "3" "6" NA "945" 944 18 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Takhar Province: Chai Aab district" "" "19-Apr-95" "21-Apr-95" 3 "10" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,370" 4.7 "1,500 houses and 300 hectares of crops washed away." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "18" "19-Apr-1995" "3" "7" NA "946" 945 19 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan Province: Mashhad" "Arefi " "21-Apr-95" "23-Apr-95" 3 "9" "50" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "147,600" 5.6 "Bridges, orchards, roadways, and houses washed away." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "19" "21-Apr-1995" "3" "8" NA "947" 946 20 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Piemonte Region Provinces: Cuneo, Asti, Turin" "Po" "24-Apr-95" "30-Apr-95" 7 "3" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "24,760" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "20" "24-Apr-1995" "3" "9" NA "948" 947 21 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Eastern Ogaden Region" "Webi Shebelle, Wedeb" "28-Apr-95" "15-May-95" 18 "27" "89,875" "500,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "67,450" 6.3 "First time the Webi Shebelle overflowed it's banks in 20 years. 1300 sheep, goats, and cattle killed." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "21" "28-Apr-1995" "4" "10" 0.32 "949" 948 22 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Louisiana: New Orleans" "" "7-May-95" "13-May-95" 7 "6" "20,000" "3,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,340" 5.1 "5,000 homes evacuated. Up to 19 inches of rain in 24 hrs (avg is 5 inches for the month)." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "22" "7-May-1995" "0" "1" NA "950" 949 23 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra: North Sumatra, Bengkulu Java: Central Java" "Sumatra: Bila, Ketahun " "1-May-95" "13-May-95" 13 "55" "17,500" "600,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "137,300" 6.3 "12,300 acres of rice paddy, 3,000 homes, and several dikes damaged. North Sumatra hardest hit. Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "23" "1-May-1995" "1" "2" NA "951" 950 24 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma" "Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas" "10-May-95" "1-Jun-95" 23 "3" "5,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "472,100" 7 "Missouri River crested at 36.7 ft - 11.7 ft above flood stage. Mississippi crested at 46.7 ft - 14.7 ft over flood stage." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "24" "10-May-1995" "2" "3" NA "952" 951 25 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Provinces: Western, Northwestern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern" "" "7-May-95" "11-May-95" 5 "1" "40,000" "400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,550" 5.1 "10,000 families homeless." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "25" "7-May-1995" "2" "4" NA "953" 952 26 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Jiangsu " "Xiangjiang, Yangtse" "15-May-95" "15-Aug-95" 93 "1530" "7,000,000" "14,400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,668,000" 8.4 "1.9 million houses destroyed and 7 million damaged. 7.48 million hectares (18.5 million acres) of land under cultivation ravaged by the floods." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "26" "15-May-1995" "3" "5" NA "954" 953 27 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Divisions: Chittagong, Khulna, Dhaka, Barisal" "Halda" "17-May-95" "24-May-95" 8 "41" "351,000" "300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "61,220" 5.7 "Torrential rains ended a 5 month drought and caused a tidal wave." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "27" "17-May-1995" "3" "6" NA "955" 954 29 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Counties: Olt, Teleorman, Gorj, Dolj, Arges" "Jiul, Oltul, Arges, Vedea" "23-May-95" "26-May-95" 4 "0" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,760" 5.1 "250 houses washed away. 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of crops and over 500 houses flooded. 3,500 chickens and 1 cow drowned. 40 oil wells flooded." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "28" "23-May-1995" "3" "7" NA "956" 955 30 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Dar es Salaam" "" "27-May-95" "1-Jun-95" 6 "4" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,080" 4.5 "126 mm of rain - normal max fo May is 169.5." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "29" "27-May-1995" "3" "8" NA "957" 956 31 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Tehran Province: Khavar-Shah township" "" "31-May-95" "3-Jun-95" 4 "10" "200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "29,480" 5.1 "50 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "30" "31-May-1995" "3" "9" NA "958" 957 32 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "Southern Germany" "Rhine, Loisach, Isar " "1-Jun-95" "5-Jun-95" 5 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "57,980" 5.5 "Rhine at 7.46 meters - normal level is 2.50 meters. Roads and railways closed." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "31" "1-Jun-1995" "3" "10" NA "959" 958 33 "" "Norway" "" "" "" "Southern, Eastern, and Central regions" "Glomma" "1-Jun-95" "14-Jun-95" 14 "1" "4,000" "290,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "162,700" 6.7 "Biggest flood in 100 years. Lakes rising by 2 cm/hr." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "32" "1-Jun-1995" "4" "11" NA "960" 959 34 "" "India" "" "" "" "Mizoram State" "" "2-Jun-95" "3-Jun-95" 2 "40" "3,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,150" 4.6 "Floods and landslides. 800 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "33" "2-Jun-1995" "4" "12" NA "961" 960 35 "" "Azerbaijan" "" "" "" "Azerbaijan Beilagan, Gakh, Agdash, Adjabedi, Barda, Gekchay, Shaki, Lenkoran, Yardimili, Lerik, Astara " "" "15-Jun-95" "25-Jun-95" 11 "" "1,500,000" "5,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "80,960" 5.9 "Many of the deaths due to outbreaks in cholera, dysentery and malaria" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "34" "15-Jun-1995" "4" "13" NA "962" 961 36 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "North and East Districts: Sylhet, Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Gaibandha, Netrokona, Tangail, Moulavibazar, Khagrachari, Maikganj" "Brahmaputra, Surma, Manu, Gorai" "16-Jun-95" "23-Jun-95" 8 "105" "2,000,000" "200,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "68,350" 5.7 "Flooding, landslides, and disease." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "35" "16-Jun-1995" "4" "14" NA "963" 962 37 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Eastern Districts: Baglung, Lamjung, Solukhumbu, Khotang, Okhaldhunga " "" "19-Jun-95" "25-Jul-95" 37 "139" "10,000" "2,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "71,920" 6.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "36" "19-Jun-1995" "5" "15" NA "964" 963 38 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Assam, Meghalaya" "Brahmaputra " "20-Jun-95" "23-Jun-95" 4 "17" "1,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "102,900" 5.6 "Flooding and landslides. 300 sq. km of agricultural land with standing crops inundated. Railways shut down." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "37" "20-Jun-1995" "5" "16" NA "965" 964 39 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Central and Western Cities: Havana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Villa Clara" "" "21-Jun-95" "23-Jun-95" 3 "3" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "56,150" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "38" "21-Jun-1995" "5" "17" NA "966" 965 40 "" "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Kharkov" "Ouda, Seversky Donets, Lopan" "29-Jun-95" "11-Jul-95" 13 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,180" 4.8 "Severe damage to sewage system, rivers contaminated." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "39" "29-Jun-1995" "5" "18" 0.48 "967" 966 41 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "republic of Abkhazia " "Aragvi" "1-Jul-95" "11-Jul-95" 11 "5" "" "2,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,420" 5 "Floodwater washed landmines out to sea. Damage to agriculture over 15 billion roubles. 2,500 Hectares of corn, 100 hectares of tabacco plantations, and 150 hectares of vegetables and melons were flooded. Rainfall higher in 24 hrs than the monthly average." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "40" "1-Jul-1995" "0" "1" NA "968" 967 42 "" "Togo" "" "" "" "Lome Districts" "" "3-Jul-95" "5-Jul-95" 3 "3" "150,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,640" 4 "Average 1.5 meters of water." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "41" "3-Jul-1995" "0" "2" NA "969" 968 43 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Asuncion" "Paraguay" "5-Jul-95" "5-Jul-95" 1 "" "27,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "50,610" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "42" "5-Jul-1995" "0" "3" NA "970" 969 44 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Sichuan, Hubei" "Yangtse" "5-Jul-95" "19-Jul-95" 15 "65" "25,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "231,400" 6.7 "" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "43" "5-Jul-1995" "1" "4" NA "971" 970 45 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer" "Saskatchewan" "5-Jul-95" "12-Jul-95" 8 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "184,500" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "44" "5-Jul-1995" "2" "5" NA "972" 971 46 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Southern Ghana - Accra" "" "5-Jul-95" "7-Jul-95" 3 "22" "55,000" "15,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "120,800" 5.7 "Major damage to infrastructure and communication. Worst floods in Accra since 1936 - 458 mm of rain in 9 hrs. Floodwater up to 2 meters." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "45" "5-Jul-1995" "2" "6" NA "973" 972 47 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern Districts: Kurigam, Netrokona, Gaibandha, Sherpur " "Brahmaputra, Ganges, Meghna" "4-Jul-95" "22-Jul-95" 19 "250" "15,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "15,620" 5.5 "48,000 hectares of rice crops lost, 400,000 mud and straw houses swept away, 19,000 kilometres of roads heavily damaged. Deaths from drowning, snake bites, and disease." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "46" "4-Jul-1995" "2" "7" NA "974" 973 48 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, North West Frontier" "Indus, Swat, Leh" "19-Jul-95" "10-Aug-95" 23 "600" "600,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "672,300" 7.2 "Tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land flooded, but most crops harvested before the floods so only marginal losses." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "47" "19-Jul-1995" "3" "8" NA "975" 974 49 "" "Philippines - Tropical Depression Karing" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces: Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac" "Pasig-Portrero " "29-Jul-95" "31-Jul-95" 3 "0" "20,000" "5,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "9,190" 4.4 "Tropical Depression Karing. Floods and mudflows 5 meters high from the slopes of volcanic Mount Pinatubo. 5,000 families forced to flee their homes." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "48" "29-Jul-1995" "3" "9" NA "976" 975 50 "" "North Korea" "" "" "" "Provinces: Huichun, Chagan, Pyongyang, Hwanghae, North Pyongyang" "Yalu, Amnok" "1-Aug-95" "8-Sep-95" 39 "68" "500,000" "15,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "120,700" 7 "Worst summer rains in 100 years. Avg daily rainfall of 583 mm recorded over wide areas from 7/30 to 8/18; 600 mm in 1-2 hrs in some regions. 1.9 million tons of grain damaged - half of the country's annual production." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "49" "1-Aug-1995" "4" "10" NA "977" 976 51 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Provinces: Phayao, Pichit, Pitsanuloke, Nakhon Sawan" "Nan, Chao Phraya" "1-Aug-95" "9-Nov-95" 101 "260" "4,220,000" "240,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "444,500" 8 "1.68 million hectares of farmland damaged. 68 of 76 provinces affected. Chao phraya river reached 2.27 m above sea level - the highest in Bangkok's 200 year recorded history." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "50" "1-Aug-1995" "5" "11" NA "978" 977 52 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Jilin, Liaoning" "" "25-Jul-95" "28-Aug-95" 35 "123" "3,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "325,400" 7.4 "Worst flooding in Liaonging this century. Liaonging: 890,000 hectares of agricultural land flooded and 120,000 farm animals dead. Jilin: 1.19 hectares of land flooded and 300,000 farm animals killed." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "51" "25-Jul-1995" "6" "12" NA "979" 978 53 "" "Guatemala, Mexico" "" "" "" "Guatemala: El Naranjo, Chibuj, Milagro, Pepoptum, Maria Linda, Coyolate, Santiago Mexico: Chiapas" "Naranjo, Novillero " "4-Aug-95" "23-Aug-95" 20 "17" "7,100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "158,700" 6.5 "400 hectares of subsistence crops destroyed. 11 communities cut off by floodwaters." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "52" "4-Aug-1995" "7" "13" NA "980" 979 54 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio: Coutnies - Champaign, Licking, Logan, Marion, Mercer, Miami, Scioto, Shelby West Virginia: Counties - Kanawha, Lincoln" "Ohio" "7-Aug-95" "18-Aug-95" 12 "4" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "118,300" 6.2 "600 homes and businesses damaged. Up to 10.75 in of rain in 24 hrs." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "53" "7-Aug-1995" "8" "14" NA "981" 980 55 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Jos - Anguwan Rukuba area" "" "7-Aug-95" "10-Aug-95" 4 "30" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,770" 4.9 "10 hours of torrential rain." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "54" "7-Aug-1995" "8" "15" NA "982" 981 56 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Magete, Addis Ababa" "" "11-Aug-95" "18-Aug-95" 8 "44" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "195,900" 6.2 "Besseka lake overflow." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "55" "11-Aug-1995" "9" "16" NA "983" 982 57 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districits: Netrokona, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Rajshahi " "Brahmaputra, Ganges, Padma, Buriganga " "16-Aug-95" "23-Aug-95" 8 "26" "1,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "42,130" 5.5 "Third major deluge of the season." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "56" "16-Aug-1995" "9" "17" NA "984" 983 58 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Southern Region: Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Taroudant, Ourika Valley " "Gigaya, Ourika, Gamat " "17-Aug-95" "18-Aug-95" 2 "166" "210" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "132,500" 5.6 "64 vehicles, 52 homes, 53 shops and five adminstrative departments destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "57" "17-Aug-1995" "9" "18" NA "985" 984 59 "" "South Korea - Typhoon Janis" "" "" "" "Central Provinces: North Kyongsang, South Chungchong, Kyunggi " "Han, Kum" "24-Aug-95" "27-Aug-95" 4 "53" "16,000" "246,000,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "33,970" 5.1 "Typhoon Janis. Han rose to 10.5 meters, highest level since 1990. Up to 24 inches of rain in some areas. 52,370 hectares of flooded farmland, 936 damaged houses or buildings." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "58" "24-Aug-1995" "9" "19" NA "986" 985 60 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Provinces: Lezhe, Miredita, Laci" "" "19-Aug-95" "26-Aug-95" 8 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,110" 4.9 "Farmland, power supplies, roads, bridges, and buildings destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "59" "19-Aug-1995" "9" "20" NA "987" 986 61 "" "Caribbean - Tropical Storm Iris." "" "" "" "Eastern Islands: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts" "" "26-Aug-95" "28-Aug-95" 3 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "8,340" 4.4 "Tropical Storm Iris. Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "60" "26-Aug-1995" "9" "21" NA "988" 987 62 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Carolina, South Carolina, Southeastern Georgia" "Haw" "26-Aug-95" "29-Aug-95" 4 "8" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "176,800" 5.8 "Remnants of Tropical Storm Jerry." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "61" "26-Aug-1995" "9" "22" NA "989" 988 63 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Kent and Tropical Storm Nina" "" "" "" "Luzon: Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac, Manilla, Bataan" "Pasig-Potrero" "29-Aug-95" "6-Sep-95" 9 "3" "45,000" "550,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "23,530" 5.3 "Typhoon Kent followed directly by Tropical Storm Nina. Flooding and landslides from volcanic Mt. Pinatabo. 100 villiages flooded. Up to 1.2 meters of water." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "62" "29-Aug-1995" "9" "23" 0.05 "990" 989 113 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao: South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat" "Kabulnuan, Alah" "4-Sep-95" "15-Sep-95" 12 "180" "50,000" "750,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,940" 5.1 "Flooding of crater Maughan lake on volcanic Mt. Parker - landslide from the mountain (sparked by heavy rains) into the lake caused flooding. 29,000 hectares of crops damaged. Floodwater up to 15 ft." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "63" "4-Sep-1995" "0" "1" NA "991" 990 64 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Southern Taiwan" "" "29-Aug-95" "30-Aug-95" 2 "1" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "14,890" 4.5 "Typhoon Kent." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "64" "29-Aug-1995" "0" "2" NA "992" 991 65 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh " "Ganges, Yamuna" "1-Sep-95" "20-Sep-95" 20 "600" "2,000,000" "258,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "762,900" 7.2 "Worst flooding in New Delhi in 17 years. Disease concerns." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "65" "1-Sep-1995" "1" "3" NA "993" 992 66 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Provinces: Taza, Taounate, Fez" "" "3-Sep-95" "6-Sep-95" 4 "43" "228" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "99,920" 5.6 "150 livestock killed." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "66" "3-Sep-1995" "1" "4" NA "994" 993 67 "" "India" "" "" "" "Sikkim State" "" "5-Sep-95" "8-Sep-95" 4 "35" "" "252,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "6,520" 4.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "67" "5-Sep-1995" "1" "5" NA "995" 994 68 "" "Caribbean - Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn" "" "" "" "Guadeloupe, Antigua, Dominica, Dutch Antilles, St. Martin, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, Nevis, Dutch Antilles, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Martinique" "" "5-Sep-95" "18-Sep-95" 14 "20" "24,000" "300,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "51,660" 5.9 "Hurricane Luis, Hurricane Marilyn." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "68" "5-Sep-1995" "1" "6" NA "996" 995 69 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "El Progreso, Valle de Sula Valley, La Lima" "Ulua" "9-Sep-95" "12-Sep-95" 4 "30" "6,000" "4,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,440" 4.6 "Flooding and mudslides. Millions of dollars of agricultural losses." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "69" "9-Sep-1995" "1" "7" NA "997" 996 70 "" "Japan - Typhoon Oscar" "" "" "" "Hachijo Island, Miyake Island, Tokyo region" "" "15-Sep-95" "18-Sep-95" 4 "3" "500" "9,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "16,380" 5 "Typhoon Oscar. Most powerful storm to hit the area in 50 yrs. Flooding and landslides. 120 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "70" "15-Sep-1995" "1" "8" NA "998" 997 71 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Ismael" "" "" "" "States: Sonora, Mazatlan" "" "14-Sep-95" "22-Sep-95" 9 "50" "25,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "168,600" 6.2 "Hurricane Ismael. Damage to shrimp production, loss of shrimping fleets." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "71" "14-Sep-1995" "2" "9" NA "999" 998 72 "" "Cambodia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Rattanakiri, Kratie" "Mekong" "18-Sep-95" "2-Oct-95" 15 "" "1,348" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "52,120" 5.9 "337 families displaced, 2,900 hectares (7,165 acres) of rice fields destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "72" "18-Sep-1995" "2" "10" NA "1000" 999 73 "" "Laos" "" "" "" "Provinces: Khammouane, Vientiane, Savannakhet, Champassak Mae Nam Khong" "Mekong" "18-Sep-95" "25-Sep-95" 8 "" "40,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "72,540" 5.8 "21,000 of 43,000 hectares in the Vientiane prefecture flooded, 16,000 destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "73" "18-Sep-1995" "2" "11" NA "1001" 1000 74 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Penang Island" "" "17-Sep-95" "22-Sep-95" 6 "" "5,120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,280" 3.9 "Flooding and landslides. Up to 2 meters of water." NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "73" "17-Sep-1995" "2" "11" NA "1002" 1001 75 "" "United States" "" "" "" "Alaska: Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna" "" "18-Sep-95" "16-Oct-95" 29 "" "300" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "50,390" 6.3 "Several hundred buildings flooded and residents evacuated." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "74" "18-Sep-1995" "3" "12" NA "1003" 1002 76 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Northern and Western Provinces: Has, Shkodra, Lushnja, Buna, Lezhe" "Drini" "21-Sep-95" "24-Sep-95" 4 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,070" 4.8 "Heaviest precipitation in Northern Albania in 15 years." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "75" "21-Sep-1995" "3" "13" NA "1004" 1003 77 "" "Togo, Benin" "" "" "" "Central and Northern Togo Central and Southwest Benin: Zou Province, Athieme Prefecture" "Oueme, Mono" "21-Sep-95" "28-Sep-95" 8 "19" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,600" 5.9 "53,000 people affected, 23,000 hectares of crops destroyed. Mono River rose 6 meters." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "76" "21-Sep-1995" "3" "14" NA "1005" 1004 78 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Kegalle, Da Nang, Dong Thap, Dong Thap, Kien Gang, An Giang, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Can Tho" "Mekong, Perfume" "21-Sep-95" "19-Oct-95" 29 "153" "920,000" "23,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "123,000" 6.6 "Floods submerged 230,000 houses in 13 provinces. Crop and property damage of $23 million." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "77" "21-Sep-1995" "4" "15" NA "1006" 1005 79 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Eastern High Plateau Regin: Oum El Bouaghi" "" "22-Sep-95" "24-Sep-95" 3 "5" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "62,910" 5.3 "Annual autumn rains." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "78" "22-Sep-1995" "4" "16" NA "1007" 1006 80 "" "Japan - Typhoon Ryan" "" "" "" "Honshu: Chugoku, Shikoku Kyushu" "Nishiki" "23-Sep-95" "24-Sep-95" 2 "3" "3,800" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "90,340" 5.3 "Typhoon Ryan. 14 inches of rain in 24 hrs. 950 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "79" "23-Sep-1995" "4" "17" NA "1008" 1007 81 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "West and Southeastern Chad: Kanem, Moyen-Chari" "" "24-Sep-95" "24-Oct-95" 31 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "517,400" 7.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "80" "24-Sep-1995" "5" "18" NA "1009" 1008 82 "" "Mauritania" "" "" "" "Southwest Region: Nouakchott" "" "24-Sep-95" "1-Oct-95" 8 "" "95,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "144,900" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "81" "24-Sep-1995" "6" "19" NA "1010" 1009 83 "" "Senegal" "" "" "" "Podor" "Podor, St. Louis" "24-Sep-95" "8-Oct-95" 15 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,810" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "82" "24-Sep-1995" "6" "20" NA "1011" 1010 84 "" "Myanmar" "" "" "" "Sagaing, Ayewardy" "Daung" "26-Sep-95" "10-Oct-95" 15 "50" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "164,700" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "83" "26-Sep-1995" "7" "21" NA "1012" 1011 85 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Bihar, West Bengal, Assam" "Ganges" "26-Sep-95" "2-Oct-95" 7 "144" "510,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "308,100" 6.3 "Heavy rains, erosion, diseases. Severe agricultural damage. Worst natural disaster in West Bengal since 1978." NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "84" "26-Sep-1995" "8" "22" NA "1013" 1012 86 "" "El Salvador" "" "" "" "Provinces: Usulutan, San Vicente, La Paz" "Rio Lempa" "27-Sep-95" "12-Oct-95" 16 "8" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,230" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "85" "27-Sep-1995" "8" "23" NA "1014" 1013 87 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern Districts: Dinajpur, Gaibandha, Naogaon, Santahar, Dhaka Padma, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra" "Tista" "29-Sep-95" "16-Oct-95" 18 "400" "5,300,000" "232,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "61,580" 6 "Crops on 442,000 hectares of land covering nearly 1/4 of the total cultivated area in these districts flooded. $232 million in crop losses." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "86" "29-Sep-1995" "9" "24" NA "1015" 1014 88 "" "Philippines - Tropical Storm Sybil" "" "" "" "Luzon: Pampanga, Palayan City, Manila, Batangas Panay: Iloilo Leyte Samar Negros: Bukidnon" "Marikina " "30-Sep-95" "3-Oct-95" 4 "150" "176,000" "33,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "189,600" 5.9 "Tropical Storm Sybil. Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "87" "30-Sep-1995" "9" "25" NA "1016" 1015 89 "" "Cuba - Hurricanes Opal and Roxanne" "" "" "" "Pinar del Rio" "Cuyaguateje" "29-Sep-95" "30-Sep-95" 2 "0" "4,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,850" 4.4 "Hurricanes Opal and Roxanne." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "88" "29-Sep-1995" "9" "26" NA "1017" 1016 90 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Opal" "" "" "" "States: Campeche, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Chiapas" "" "30-Sep-95" "2-Oct-95" 3 "10" "100,000" "300,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "196,500" 5.8 "Hurricane Opal. 300 cattle killed. Hundreds of millions of dollars of agriculture and livestock losses." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "89" "30-Sep-1995" "9" "27" NA "1018" 1017 91 "" "Nicaragua - Hurricane Roxanne" "" "" "" "Chinandega, Rivas" "Guasable, Negro, Villanueva" "1-Oct-95" "19-Oct-95" 19 "38" "22,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,840" 5.3 "Hurricane Roxanne." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "90" "1-Oct-1995" "9" "28" NA "1019" 1018 92 "" "United States - Hurricane Opal" "" "" "" "Western Florida: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin Southern Alabama: Escambia, Conecuh Northwestern Georgia North Carolina" "Blackwater, Yellow, Chattahoochee" "4-Oct-95" "8-Oct-95" 5 "19" "100,000" "1,800,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "203,500" 6.2 "Hurricane Opal. Third costliest storm in U.S. history. Worst storm since Hurricane Camille in 1969. Blackwater River in Florida crested at 14-15 ft above flood stage." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "91" "4-Oct-1995" "10" "29" NA "1020" 1019 93 "" "Vietnam - Typhoons Angela and Zack" "" "" "" "Provinces: Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Quang Nam-Danang, Quang Tri, Quang Binh" "" "8-Oct-95" "15-Nov-95" 39 "253" "212,000" "90,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "26,970" 6 "Typhoon Angela, Zack. Flooding and mudslides. 23,400 hectares of rice fields rendered unable to be harvested; 56,885 additonal hectares submerged or damaged." NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "92" "8-Oct-1995" "11" "30" NA "1021" 1020 94 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Mameng" "" "" "" "Pampanga Province" "" "9-Oct-95" "26-Oct-95" 18 "100" "450,000" "80,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,280" 5.1 "Typhoon Mameng. Flooding and mudslides. $80 million in fishpond and poultry farm losses." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "93" "9-Oct-1995" "11" "31" NA "1022" 1021 95 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Districts: Ratnapura, Kegalle" "" "9-Oct-95" "12-Oct-95" 4 "6" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,270" 4.3 "Ratnapura: 124.5 mm of rain in one day - average daily rainfall is 14.4 mm." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "94" "9-Oct-1995" "11" "32" NA "1023" 1022 96 "" "Benin" "" "" "" "Mono, Zou" "Mono" "10-Oct-95" "9-Nov-95" 31 "" "57,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,120" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "95" "10-Oct-1995" "11" "33" NA "1024" 1023 97 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Guanacaste Province" "Tempisque" "6-Oct-95" "9-Nov-95" 35 "" "22,500" "6,300,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "11,550" 5.8 "Worst hit central american country this hurricane season. Rainfall 80% above average yearly level. 1,844 hectares of rice fields swamped, so rice will have to be imported at a high cost." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "96" "6-Oct-1995" "11" "34" NA "1025" 1024 98 "" "Panama" "" "" "" "Provinces: Los Santos, Panama" "" "10-Oct-95" "20-Oct-95" 11 "1" "500" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,740" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "97" "10-Oct-1995" "11" "35" NA "1026" 1025 99 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Roxanne" "" "" "" "Sates: Yucatan (Cozumel, Merida), Campeche, Tabasco, Chiapas, Quintana Roo" "" "12-Oct-95" "19-Oct-95" 8 "17" "70,000" "60,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "225,000" 6.3 "Hurricane Roxanne. Cattle and banana businesses seriously damaged." NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "98" "12-Oct-1995" "12" "36" NA "1027" 1026 100 "" "United States - Tropical Storm Roxanne" "" "" "" "Florida: Southern Counties - Hendry, Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie" "Peace, Myakka" "13-Oct-95" "28-Oct-95" 16 "" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,850" 5.7 "Tropical Storm Roxanne and other fronts. 20 inches of rain in 24 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "99" "13-Oct-1995" "12" "37" NA "1028" 1027 101 "" "Azerbaijan" "" "" "" "Deveci, Siazon" "" "13-Oct-95" "12-Nov-95" 31 "5" "5,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,040" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "100" "13-Oct-1995" "12" "38" NA "1029" 1028 102 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State" "" "20-Oct-95" "23-Oct-95" 4 "94" "12,000" "2,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "262,800" 6 "Over 3,000 houses destroyed. Extensive crop damage." NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "101" "20-Oct-1995" "13" "39" NA "1030" 1029 103 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Angela, Tropical Storm Zach" "" "" "" "Luzon (Quezon), Negros, Panay, Cebu" "" "28-Oct-95" "5-Nov-95" 9 "765" "766,000" "95,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "209,700" 6.3 "Typhoon Angela (Luzon). Strongest since 1984. Tropical Storm Zach (Negros, Panay, Cebu). Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "102" "28-Oct-1995" "14" "40" -0.41 "1031" 1030 104 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Jeddah" "" "4-Nov-95" "5-Nov-95" 2 "5" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "34,500" 5 "Losses estimated at SR150 million. Major infrastructure damage." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "103" "4-Nov-1995" "0" "1" NA "1032" 1031 105 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Izmir Province" "" "4-Nov-95" "8-Nov-95" 5 "62" "4,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "14,860" 5 "Thousands of tons of cotton ruined." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "104" "4-Nov-1995" "0" "2" NA "1033" 1032 106 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Mogadishu" "" "4-Nov-95" "7-Nov-95" 4 "20" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,310" 4.4 "Hundreds left homeless. Refugee camps flooded." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "105" "4-Nov-1995" "0" "3" NA "1034" 1033 107 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Bay of Bengal region: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna" "Chunkuri, Hogla" "10-Nov-95" "13-Nov-95" 4 "45" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "20,680" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "106" "10-Nov-1995" "0" "4" NA "1035" 1034 108 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Washington, Oregon" "Skagit, Snohomish, Cowlitz " "28-Nov-95" "10-Dec-95" 13 "2" "15,000" "100,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "111,700" 6.5 "Flooding of the Cowlitz River was the worst in southwestern Washington in over 100 years. Cowlitz crested at 31 ft (8 ft above flood stage)." NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "107" "28-Nov-1995" "1" "5" NA "1036" 1035 109 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "British Columbia" "Tulameen, Similkameen" "29-Nov-95" "7-Dec-95" 9 "" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "31,440" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "108" "29-Nov-1995" "1" "6" NA "1037" 1036 110 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao: Davao Province" "" "10-Dec-95" "16-Dec-95" 7 "12" "9,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,970" 4.7 "9,000 left homeless." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "109" "10-Dec-1995" "1" "7" NA "1038" 1037 111 "" "United Arab Emerites" "" "" "" "Fujaira" "" "19-Dec-95" "2-Jan-96" 15 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,990" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "110" "19-Dec-1995" "1" "8" NA "1039" 1038 112 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces: Aurora, Cagayan, Isabela" "Cagayan" "24-Dec-95" "27-Dec-95" 4 "18" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,780" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides. Worst flooding in this area in recent years." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "111" "24-Dec-1995" "1" "9" NA "1040" 1039 1 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Kwazulu Natal province - Pietermaritzburg" "Msunduze, Slangspruit" "25-Dec-95" "2-Jan-96" 9 "157" "2,000" "600,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,830" 5.4 "70 mm of rain in less than 30 min on 12/25. Entire squatter camps washed out." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "112" "25-Dec-1995" "1" "10" NA "1041" 1040 2 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "North: Transylvania, Moldova, Maramures, Cluj, Neamt Central: Mures, Alba, Hunedoara, Bacau South: Arad" "Bistritza, Aries, Somesh, Cris" "28-Dec-95" "7-Jan-96" 11 "2" "19,000" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "187,000" 6.5 "Heaviest snowfall since 1970 followed by melting and rain. 170,000 acres of farmland flooded, also 220 villiages and 300 miles of road. Property damage and losses exceeding those of the 1970 flood disaster in Romania. 4,000 houses in northwestern Romania washed away, thousands in southern Romania taken to safer areas. 75% of the country affected." NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "113" "28-Dec-1995" "2" "11" NA "1042" 1041 3 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Central and Southern Brazil: Sao Paulo, Sao Jose dos Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Bauru, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul" "Tiete" "25-Dec-95" "8-Jan-96" 15 "100" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,408,000" 7.3 "Floods and landslides." NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "114" "25-Dec-1995" "3" "12" -0.5 "1043" 1042 4 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta" "Ciliwung" "6-Jan-96" "9-Jan-96" 4 "10" "28,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,175" 3.7 "Floodwaters up to 7 meters." NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "1" "6-Jan-1996" "0" "1" NA "1044" 1043 5 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao: Surigao del Sur province (San Miguel)" "" "6-Jan-96" "12-Jan-96" 7 "0" "2,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,870" 4.5 "Millions of pesos of crops and infrastructure destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "6-Jan-1996" "0" "2" NA "1045" 1044 6 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Maputo province" "Maputo" "12-Jan-96" "15-Jan-96" 4 "0" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,870" 4.6 "400 hectares of crops flooded." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "12-Jan-1996" "0" "3" NA "1046" 1045 7 "" "Panama" "" "" "" "Regions: Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Panama, Cocle" "" "14-Jan-96" "16-Jan-96" 3 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,010" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "14-Jan-1996" "0" "4" NA "1047" 1046 8 "" "USA" "" "" "" "New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey" "Ohio, Delaware, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Allegheny, Monongahela, Neversink, Conhocton, Canisteo" "15-Jan-96" "21-Jan-96" 7 "35" "200,000" "532,000,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "136,100" 6 "Record snowfall 1/7 and 1/12 followed by rapid melting and rains. Damage to over 50,000 homes, 28 sewage treatment plants. In hardest hit areas of PA, worst flooding since Hurricane Agnes 1972" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "15-Jan-1996" "0" "5" NA "1048" 1047 9 "" "Zimbabwe" "" "" "" "Gokwe, Musampakaruma" "Gunguwe " "16-Jan-96" "22-Jan-96" 7 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "18,900" 5.3 "Rainfall up to 150 millimeters in 24 hrs in some areas. Crops, huts, roads, and livestock lost." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "6" "16-Jan-1996" "0" "6" NA "1049" 1048 10 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Chateauguay, Quebec (town of Hinchinbrooke)" "Chateauguay " "19-Jan-96" "25-Jan-96" 7 "0" "12,000" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "1,270" 3.9 "Record snowfalls in late November and early December followed by unseasonably warm temperatures and rain." NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "6" "19-Jan-1996" "0" "6" NA "1050" 1049 11 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "South: Provinces - Essaouira, Azilal, Settat, Taroudant; Region - Chichaoua. North: Provinces - Tangiers, Chefchaouen, Kenitra; Region - Gharb. Center: Provinces - Khemisset, Sidi Kacem, Safi; Region - Casablanca." "Lihoud " "21-Jan-96" "1-Feb-96" 12 "23" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "280,200" 6.5 "Region of Gharb: 90,000 hectares (222,000 acres) of agricultural land under water, 600 families homeless. El Jadida province: 3,550 hectares of crops submerged. Tetouan province: 17,000 hectares of crops damaged. Sidi Kacem province: 26,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Kenitra province: 36,250 hectares of farmland submerged. Several rivers flooded." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "7" "21-Jan-1996" "1" "7" NA "1051" 1050 12 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Durban, Ladysmith, Tokoza" "Klip " "24-Jan-96" "27-Jan-96" 4 "4" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "91,480" 5.6 "Wettest summer since 1987. 300 homes evacuated in Ladysmith." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "8" "24-Jan-1996" "1" "8" NA "1052" 1051 13 "" "France" "" "" "" "Languedoc-Roussillon Province - Herault region: Beziers, Puisserguier, Cassenon, Agde, Serignan, Puissalicon, Magalas " "Orb, Libron, Herault " "27-Jan-96" "30-Jan-96" 4 "4" "600" "6,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,140" 3.9 "$6 million in damage to roads, schools, and buildings - not including private property." NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "8" "27-Jan-1996" "1" "8" NA "1053" 1052 14 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Province: Gaza (Chokwe)" "Incomati, Limpopo" "27-Jan-96" "29-Jan-96" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,620" 4.6 "100 mm of rain for 3 days." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "9" "27-Jan-1996" "1" "9" NA "1054" 1053 15 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Northern province: Giyani district, Mapayeni Village, Kruger Park" "Ritavi" "6-Feb-96" "10-Feb-96" 5 "1" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,000" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "10" "6-Feb-1996" "1" "10" NA "1055" 1054 16 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Provinces: Cartago (Turrialba), Limon (Siquirres, Limon), Heredia" "" "7-Feb-96" "14-Feb-96" 8 "9" "100,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,450" 4.8 "15-20 percent of its banana exports lost. $10 million in damages to houses, roads, and bridges." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "11" "7-Feb-1996" "1" "11" NA "1056" 1055 17 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta" "" "9-Feb-96" "13-Feb-96" 5 "20" "30,000" "434,800,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,190" 4 "Rainfall 5 times the normal levels, worst flooding since 1942. Tens of thousands of people left homeless, 565,000 people affected." NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "11" "9-Feb-1996" "1" "11" NA "1057" 1056 18 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon, Idaho (Counties: Benwah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Nez Perce Indian Reservation), Washington, Montana" "Willamette, Columbia" "7-Feb-96" "13-Feb-96" 7 "7" "24,900" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "482,600" 6.5 "Willamette 10 ft above flood stage. Columbia 11 feet above flood stage. 22,000 evacuated in Oregon, 1,000 in Montana, 7,000 in Washington, 1,200 in Idaho." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "12" "7-Feb-1996" "2" "12" NA "1058" 1057 19 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Provinces: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Free State, North West, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern" "Vaal, Queens, Crocodile, Limpopo, Olifants, Klein Letaba, Mogolo" "9-Feb-96" "19-Feb-96" 11 "66" "3,000" "6,860,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "582,300" 7 "Thousands homeless and dozens missing. Olifants River at highest level in 38 years" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "13" "9-Feb-1996" "3" "13" NA "1059" 1058 20 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Provinces: Rio de Janeiro (Itaguai, Vidigal, Rio das Pedras, Rocinha, Sao Conrado, Barra da Tijuca, Jacarepagua), Sao Paulo" "" "13-Feb-96" "15-Feb-96" 3 "87" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "142,900" 5.9 "Worst rainstorms in Rio de Janeiro's history - 30 cm in 2 days. Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "14" "13-Feb-1996" "3" "14" NA "1060" 1059 21 "" "Mozambique - Cyclone Bonita" "" "" "" "Central and Southern Provinces: Zambezia, Gaza (Xai Xai, Chokwe), Maputo, Inhambane" "Limpopo, Incomati, Pungue, Zambezi, Save, Olifants" "13-Feb-96" "29-Feb-96" 17 "11" "200,000" "14,500,000" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "264,700" 6.7 "Flooding following Cyclone Bonita. 100,000 hectares of crops destroyed, 150,000 cattle left without grazing land. Gaza Province: Limpopo up to 12 kilometres (7.44 miles) wide, over 3000 hectares of crops destroyed in Chibuto County." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "15" "13-Feb-1996" "4" "15" -0.62 "1061" 1060 22 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java: Pekalongan District" "" "1-Mar-96" "3-Mar-96" 3 "0" "18,584" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,780" 4.7 "Over 10,000 homes in Pekalongan inundated and 18,584 people evacuated. Rains caused rivers to overflow their banks." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "16" "1-Mar-1996" "0" "1" NA "1062" 1061 23 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces: Khuzestan, Lorestan, Hamadan (Saveh), Ilam (Abdanan, Shirvan, Qhardaval, Zarin Abad)" "Karoun, Khorramabad, Jarahi, Karkhe" "28-Mar-96" "1-Apr-96" 5 "22" "" "7,930,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "121,600" 5.8 "Khuzestan: rain and mudslides, 24,000 hectares (59,300 acres) of farmland damaged and 1,840 farm animals killed. Saveh: 250 livestock killed." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "17" "28-Mar-1996" "0" "2" NA "1063" 1062 24 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sumatra: Ulu Musi district - Lahat Regency (Galang, Tanjung Agung)" "Air Betung" "27-Mar-96" "31-Mar-96" 5 "20" "506" "430,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "67,730" 5.5 "14 hrs of torrential rain." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "18" "27-Mar-1996" "0" "3" NA "1064" 1063 25 "" "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Districts: Luhanska, Rivnenska, Khmelnitska, Belovodski, Starobelski, Swatovski, Markovski, Kremenski, Ivanofrankovsk, Kolomyisky, Snyatovsky" "Prypyat, Deikun" "10-Apr-96" "22-Apr-96" 13 "0" "10,000" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "592,500" 6.9 "Over 2,000 homes flooded. Tens of thousands of farm animals evacuated. Melting of winter snowfall that was twice the normal amount." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "19" "10-Apr-1996" "1" "4" NA "1065" 1064 26 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Nyanza province: Kano, Lower Nyakach, Karachuonyo, Kisumu district (West Nyakach), Homa Bay district (East Karachuonyo)" "" "8-Apr-96" "11-Apr-96" 4 "0" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,430" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "20" "8-Apr-1996" "1" "5" NA "1066" 1065 27 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Southwestern, Western, Northern Provinces: Faryab, Faizabad-Badakhshan" "" "9-Apr-96" "23-Apr-96" 15 "115" "120,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "227,000" 6.5 "7 provinces hit, worst flooding in several years. Faryab was hardest hit: 2,800 houses, 930 acres of agricultural land, 3,350 cattle, 28 flour mills, 12 mosques and 5 schools destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "21" "9-Apr-1996" "2" "6" NA "1067" 1066 28 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Pernambuco state: Recife" "Beberibe, Capibaribe " "23-Apr-96" "30-Apr-96" 8 "53" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,680" 5.2 "Floods and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "22" "23-Apr-1996" "2" "7" NA "1068" 1067 29 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Eastern Algeria: Annaba" "" "23-Apr-96" "30-Apr-96" 8 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "101,900" 5.9 "Worst flooding was around the port city of Annaba." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "23" "23-Apr-1996" "2" "8" NA "1069" 1068 99 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois" "White, Wabash" "28-Apr-96" "2-May-96" 5 "6" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "394,900" 6.5 "Up to 9 in of rain in 3 days, thousands forced to leave their homes. Indiana: Evansville received a record 7 in of rain in 24 hrs. Southern Indiana - worst flooding in nearly 30 years. 6 counties declared emergencies. Wabash River at its highest since 1994." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "24" "28-Apr-1996" "3" "9" -0.49 "1070" 1069 30 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Southern Queensland (Brisbane), Northern New South Wales (Grafton)" "" "2-May-96" "9-May-96" 8 "4" "120" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "330,400" 6.6 "Most severe flooding in Grafton area since 1974 - 150 mm of rain in one week." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "25" "2-May-1996" "1" "1" NA "1071" 1070 31 "" "Czech Republic" "" "" "" "North Moravia - Bruntal, Lichnov" "Vltava, Berounka, Elbe" "10-May-96" "14-May-96" 5 "1" "60" "36,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,860" 4.9 "Worst flooding in Bruntal area since 1945." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "26" "10-May-1996" "1" "2" NA "1072" 1071 32 "" "United States" "" "" "" "West Virginia, Kentuckey (Pike County), Ohio" "Guyandotte, Big Sandy" "13-May-96" "20-May-96" 8 "3" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,660" 5.7 "6.5 in of rain. Guyandotte River crested 6 ft above flood stage. Big Sandy River crested at 13 ft above flood stage. 2500 forced to evacuate in West Virginia." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "27" "13-May-1996" "1" "3" NA "1073" 1072 33 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Western Yemen: Hudayda and Taiz regions" "" "14-May-96" "18-May-96" 5 "7" "5,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,290" 5 "139 houses destroyed and 150 damaged. Also damage to roads and drainage systems." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "28" "14-May-1996" "1" "4" NA "1074" 1073 34 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java: Kedung Badak, Kebun Pedas " "Cipakancilan" "16-May-96" "20-May-96" 5 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "870" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "28" "16-May-1996" "1" "4" NA "1075" 1074 35 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Eastern Ethiopia Regions: Afar, Somali" "Awash, Wabe Shebele" "29-May-96" "10-Jun-96" 13 "40" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "355,400" 6.7 "6 weeks of unusually heavy rains. 4,000 hectares (9,880 acres) of agricultural land destroyed when the Wabi River overflowed." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "29" "29-May-1996" "2" "5" NA "1076" 1075 100 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi province (Fuzhou, Yichun, Ji'an, Yifeng)" "Fuhe, Ganjiang" "30-May-96" "2-Jun-96" 4 "0" "22,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "150,100" 5.8 "150,000 hectares (370,500 acres) of cultivated land damaged, 5,700 houses to collapsed, and 472 kilometers (295 miles) of highway affected. " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "30" "30-May-1996" "2" "6" NA "1077" 1076 36 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Beledweyne" "Shabelle" "13-Jun-96" "14-Jun-96" 2 "3" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,530" 4 "Dozens of animals drowned after the nur farah water dam collapsed following 24 hrs of rain. 300 hectares of farm lands growing maize, sesame, sorghum and beans destroyed. 30 km affected." NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "30" "13-Jun-1996" "2" "6" NA "1078" 1077 101 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Central and Eastern Yemen Provinces: Shabwa, Maarib, Abyan, Hadramut, Al-Jawf " "" "13-Jun-96" "25-Jun-96" 13 "340" "37,770" "1,200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "191,000" 6.6 "1,274 homes destroyed. 80% of farmland flooded. Thousands of hectares of crops and thousands of cattle lost." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "31" "13-Jun-1996" "3" "7" NA "1079" 1078 102 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Maryland, Pennsylvania" "Patapsco" "17-Jun-96" "23-Jun-96" 7 "5" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "18,340" 5.3 "Tropical Storm Alfred - record rainfalls: 2.25 in 6/18 in Pittsburgh, PA, breaking the daily record of 1.56 in set in 1932. 4.65 in 6/18 in Erie, breaking the 1957 daily record of 2.8 in. ''I was born in this house and never have seen anything this bad\" - Jesse Springer, 37, Emmitsburg, MD. Dozens in Western MD forced from their homes, hundreds stranded. Up to 13 in of rain. 10.7 in of rain in Gettysburg, PA in 6 hrs." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "32" "17-Jun-1996" "3" "8" NA "1080" 1079 37 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Guizhou, Guangdong (Yanxi, Yanjiang, Daling)" "Pearl" "17-Jun-96" "20-Jun-96" 4 "100" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "233,500" 6 "20 in rainfall in Yangi. 2,000 hectares of farmland flooded." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "33" "17-Jun-1996" "3" "9" NA "1081" 1080 38 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Regions: Toscana, Veneto, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna" "Tagliamento, Seveso, Lambro" "19-Jun-96" "23-Jun-96" 5 "17" "300" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "66,760" 5.5 "Heaviest rainstorm since 1966. Flooding and mudslides. Hundreds evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "34" "19-Jun-1996" "3" "10" NA "1082" 1081 39 "" "India" "" "" "" "Rajasthan state " "Ruprel, Fanali" "10-Jun-96" "30-Jun-96" 21 "63" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "328,700" 6.8 "5,000 homes collapsed." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "35" "10-Jun-1996" "4" "11" NA "1083" 1082 40 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern and Western Districts: Jamalpur, Sherpur, Khagrachari, Sirajganj, Netrakona, Gaibandha, Rangamati " "Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Bhogai, Someswari, Maharashi, Ganges, Dharala " "27-Jun-96" "9-Jul-96" 13 "6" "72,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "59,270" 5.9 "Rice crops damaged. 16 of 64 districts flooded. Up to 5 in of rain in one day." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "36" "27-Jun-1996" "4" "12" NA "1084" 1083 41 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces: Zhejiang, Anhui" "Tianxi, Qingyijiang, Shuiyangjiang" "30-Jun-96" "8-Jul-96" 9 "43" "271,200" "450,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "236,700" 6.5 "Zhejiang: 4.51 million people affected, 6,507 villages and 290,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Tianmu: 200 mm of rain in 24 hrs. Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou plain: over 200 mm of rain in 24 hrs. Heaviest rains in 50 yrs, flooding forced closure of Zhejiang's West Lake tourist attraction for the first time in 50 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "37" "30-Jun-1996" "5" "13" -0.01 "1085" 1084 42 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia: Irkutsk Region" "" "3-Jul-96" "7-Jul-96" 5 "" "220,000" "266,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "614,600" 6.5 "6,500 hectares (16,000 acres) of crops damaged." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "38" "3-Jul-1996" "1" "1" NA "1086" 1085 43 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Southern Amazon: Amazona state" "Orinoco " "1-Jul-96" "20-Jul-96" 20 "" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "179,100" 6.9 "Thousands of members of the ancient Yanomami tribe homeless and lacking food. 'We've lived here thousands of years and this never happened,'' Fermin Irayawe, a Yanomami Indian and Upper Orinoco Municipality council member. Floods have submerged one-third of the 184,000-square kilometer (110,000-square mile) state. Up to 10 meters of water. The normal depth of the Orinoco is 40 meters (132 feet). It has risen to 50.9 meters (168 feet). Last major flooding was in 1976 when the river rose to 52.2 meters (172 feet)." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "39" "1-Jul-1996" "2" "2" NA "1087" 1086 44 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Northern Sumatra: Band Aceh " "" "5-Jul-96" "10-Jul-96" 6 "0" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,100" 4.8 "40-75 cm of flood water." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "40" "5-Jul-1996" "2" "3" NA "1088" 1087 45 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces: East and West Azerbaijan " "" "12-Jul-96" "16-Jul-96" 5 "25" "" "15,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "101,600" 5.7 "400 homes and 9,000 hectares of agricultural fields damaged. 2,000 livestock killed. Unseasonal torrential rain." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "41" "12-Jul-1996" "2" "4" NA "1089" 1088 46 "" "India" "" "" "" "West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam" "Brahmaputra" "10-Jul-96" "24-Jul-96" 15 "82" "3,000,000" "85,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "129,000" 6.3 "Tens of thousands of hectares of Assam farmland flooded." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "42" "10-Jul-1996" "3" "5" NA "1090" 1089 47 "" "Liberia" "" "" "" "Monrovia" "" "15-Jul-96" "18-Jul-96" 4 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "18,260" 4.9 "Flooding over 1 meter deep." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "43" "15-Jul-1996" "3" "6" NA "1091" 1090 48 "" "India" "" "" "" "Bihar state: Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Saharsa districts" "Gandak, Kosi, Sone, Bagmati, Andhwara" "17-Jul-96" "10-Aug-96" 25 "74" "4,000,000" "980,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "171,900" 6.6 "Affected: 3,634 villages in 18 districts, 5.435 million people. Damaged: property worth over 32.9 million rupees ( 0.98 million us dollars), 24,330 houses." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "44" "17-Jul-1996" "4" "7" NA "1092" 1091 49 "" "Thailand - Typhoons Gloria and Frankie" "" "" "" "Northern and Central Provinces: Chumphon, Chiang Rai, Nan, Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Rayong, Ranong" "" "18-Jul-96" "21-Aug-96" 35 "29" "343,386" "13,500,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "314,300" 7 "Typhoons Gloria and Frankie. 46 of 76 provinces hit. 6909 hectares of farmland damaged and 1,720 farm animals killed." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "45" "18-Jul-1996" "5" "8" NA "1093" 1092 50 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Pennsylnvania" "Ohio" "18-Jul-96" "21-Jul-96" 4 "2" "115" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "53,520" 5.5 "8 bridges swept away and 22 others submerged. Over 750 homes damaged and 9 destroyed. More than 4 inches of rain. " NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "46" "18-Jul-1996" "5" "9" NA "1094" 1093 51 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Southern Quebec: Saguenay-Lac St. Jean region" "Saguenay, Chicoutimi " "19-Jul-96" "22-Jul-96" 4 "10" "12,000" "750,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,910" 5.3 "Torrential rains. 1500-2000 houses completely destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "47" "19-Jul-1996" "5" "10" NA "1095" 1094 52 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Central and Southern Districts: Manikganj, Dhaka, Munshiganj, Rajbari, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur" "Brahmaputra, Ganges, Meghna, Buriganga " "19-Jul-96" "2-Aug-96" 15 "50" "2,300,000" "15,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "69,100" 6 "590,000 families affected, 73,000 houses destroyed and 161,000 damaged. 86,000 acres (34,400 hectares) of crops destroyed and 164,000 acres (65,600 hectares) of farmland affected." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "48" "19-Jul-1996" "6" "11" NA "1096" 1095 53 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Sindhupalchok District: Tatopani" "Bhairav Kunda " "20-Jul-96" "23-Jul-96" 4 "61" "72" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "3,250" 4.1 "18 houses destroyed by flash flooding." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "49" "20-Jul-1996" "6" "12" NA "1097" 1096 54 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province: Guigang, Guiping, Pingnan, Tengxian, Cangwu, Wuzhou" "Xijiang " "19-Jul-96" "25-Jul-96" 7 "0" "0" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "17,020" 5.1 "Highest flood peak on xijiang river surpassed without suffering deaths or major economic losses - due to huge flood control efforts (dikes, reservoirs, sandbags) 2 yrs prior." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "50" "19-Jul-1996" "6" "13" NA "1098" 1097 55 "" "Philippines - Typhoons Gloring (Gloria) and Huaning (Herb)" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces: Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Bataan" "" "22-Jul-96" "3-Aug-96" 13 "89" "40,000" "53,700,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "23,200" 5.5 "Typhoons Gloring (Gloria) and Huaning (Herb). Floodwater up to 4 ft. $46 million worth of agriculture products and infrastructure projects destroyed by Gloring, $7.7 million in infrastructure destroyed by Huaning. Over 10,000 families forced to evacuate. A 5.8 earthquake on 7/31 in Pampanga caused a dike in the Gumain River in Dinalupihan to collapse, releasing water from the typhoons and flooding adjacent villiages." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "51" "22-Jul-1996" "6" "14" NA "1099" 1098 56 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Far East Provinces: Primorye (Dalnerechensk), Khabarovsk " "" "1-Aug-96" "25-Aug-96" 25 "4" "14,000" "140,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "524,900" 7.1 "Floods have downed power lines, destroyed nearly 9,000 hectares (22,000 acres) of crops, inundated around 200 kilometers (125 miles) of roads, damaged 29 bridges, and destroyed 3,444 homes." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "52" "1-Aug-1996" "7" "15" NA "1100" 1099 57 "" "China - Typhoon Kirk" "" "" "" "Provinces: Fujian, Guangdong" "" "6-Aug-96" "10-Aug-96" 5 "266" "100,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1.5 "138,200" 6 "Typhoon Kirk. Flooded more than 70,000 houses and 58,000 hectares of farmland, and destroyed 15,000 water conservation facilities. Worst flooding in more than 30 years in Shandong." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "53" "6-Aug-1996" "8" "16" NA "1101" 1100 58 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Istanbul" "" "7-Aug-96" "11-Aug-96" 5 "2" "180" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "2,205" 4 "45 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "54" "7-Aug-1996" "8" "17" NA "1102" 1101 59 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Pyrenees: Huesca Province, Las Nieves campsite" "Gallego " "7-Aug-96" "9-Aug-96" 3 "85" "800" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "3,510" 4 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "55" "7-Aug-1996" "8" "18" NA "1103" 1102 60 "" "Mongolia" "" "" "" "Ulan Bator " "Tuul, Selbe" "9-Aug-96" "11-Aug-96" 3 "6" "" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "4,370" 4.1 "Destruction to cattle and buildings." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "56" "9-Aug-1996" "8" "19" NA "1104" 1103 61 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Western and Central Ethiopia regions: Gambella, Wondji, East-Shoa, Oromo, Afar" "Baro, Guilo, Akobo, Awash" "12-Aug-96" "30-Aug-96" 19 "" "30,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1.5 "468,900" 7.1 "Thousands of acres of farmland destroyed including fruit, cotton, and 17,290 acres of sugar cane. Wondji floods aggravated by release from the Awash river's Koka dam to prevent it from breaking. Worst floods on Awash river in 60 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "57" "12-Aug-1996" "9" "20" NA "1105" 1104 62 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces: Vinh Phu, Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai" "Red" "18-Aug-96" "25-Aug-96" 8 "55" "90,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "84,500" 6 "Dike on the Red River burst north of Hanoi. Railroad lines and highways flooded. Worst flooding in Hanoi since 1971." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "58" "18-Aug-1996" "10" "21" NA "1106" 1105 63 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts: Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Dinajpur, Sherpur " "Mahananda, Padma, Ganges" "26-Aug-96" "7-Sep-96" 13 "20" "100,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "26,910" 5.5 "Damage to rice crops." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "59" "26-Aug-1996" "10" "22" NA "1107" 1106 64 "" "North Korea, South Korea" "" "" "" "North Korea Provinces: Hwanghae, North Phyongan, Kangwon South Korea Provinces: Kangwon" "Amnok " "25-Jul-96" "30-Aug-96" 37 "205" "535,000" "2,353,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "100,900" 6.6 "Up to 800 mm of precipitation. 26,900 head of cattle and poultry killed. 290,000 hectares of crops flooded in North Korea. 3,200 hectares of farmland inundated in South Korea. " NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "60" "25-Jul-1996" "11" "23" -0.26 "1108" 1107 65 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Provinces: Khartoum, Omdurman " "Nile" "2-Sep-96" "6-Sep-96" 5 "17" "4,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "107,500" 5.7 "More than 1,000 homes destroyed in the state of Khartoum." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "61" "2-Sep-1996" "0" "1" NA "1109" 1108 66 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Punjab province" "" "2-Sep-96" "7-Sep-96" 6 "119" "100,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1.5 "203,000" 6.3 "3,000 villages inundated - 18,000 houses in 19 districts. 1 million acres of crops damaged. 181 head of cattle killed. Worst flooding in Punjab in two decades. " NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "62" "2-Sep-1996" "1" "2" NA "1110" 1109 67 "" "United States - Hurricane Fran" "" "" "" "Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Washington D.C." "Shenandoah, Potomac, Dan, James, Rappahannock, Nuese" "5-Sep-96" "13-Sep-96" 9 "34" "4,000" "2,000,000,000" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "293,700" 6.4 "Hurricane Fran." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "63" "5-Sep-1996" "2" "3" NA "1111" 1110 68 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Northern Nepal" "" "6-Sep-96" "13-Sep-96" 8 "20" "1,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "8,000" 4.8 "Bridge on the Arniko highway, linking Kathmandu to the northern border, was destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "64" "6-Sep-1996" "2" "4" NA "1112" 1111 69 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Khartoum province" "Nile" "10-Sep-96" "15-Sep-96" 6 "0" "800" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "10,690" 4.8 "At least 200 homes destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "65" "10-Sep-1996" "2" "5" NA "1113" 1112 70 "" "Puerto Rico" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "" "Caribbean --Puerto Rico: Mayaguez, San Juan, St. Croix, Ponce, Guayama, Loiza, Punta Diamante, Arecibo --Dominican Republic: Hispaniola, Samana Peninsula --Haiti " "La Plata" "11-Sep-96" "19-Sep-96" 9 "24" "10,000" "155,000,000" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "11,200" 5 "Hurricane Hortense. 18 inches of rain in Puerto Rico. Floodwaters up to 5 ft. $128 million worth of crops lost." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "66" "11-Sep-1996" "2" "6" NA "1114" 1113 71 "" "Cambodia" "Laos" "" "" "Cambodia - provinces: Phnom Penh, Ratankiri, Kratie, Prey Veng, Kampong Cham, Steung Treng, Pursat, Battambang, Siem Reap, Kompong Thom --Laos - provinces: Savannakhet, Champasak, Pakse" "Tonie Sap, Mekong, Bassac " "27-Sep-96" "4-Oct-96" 8 "46" "1,000" "5,100,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "232,600" 6.3 "Worst floods in Cambodia since 1978. 296,516 acres (120,000 hectares) of rice fields destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "67" "27-Sep-1996" "3" "7" NA "1115" 1114 72 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Fausto" "" "" "" "Baja California: Todos Santos, San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas" "" "13-Sep-96" "14-Sep-96" 2 "1" "300" "" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "9,300" 4.3 "Hurricane Fausto. Several hundred evacuated. Up to 12 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "68" "13-Sep-1996" "3" "8" NA "1116" 1115 73 "" "Canada - Hurricane Hortense" "" "" "" "Nova Scotia: Cape Breton, Halifax, St. Paul's Island, Bedford" "" "15-Sep-96" "18-Sep-96" 4 "0" "" "" "Tropical Cyclone" 1.5 "47,110" 5.5 "Hurricane Hortense. Winds over 100 mph. Over 5.4 inches of rain. First hurricane to hit the region since Blanche in 1975." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "69" "15-Sep-1996" "3" "9" NA "1117" 1116 74 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas Panhandle: Perryton" "Wolf Creek" "18-Sep-96" "20-Sep-96" 3 "0" "" "" "Brief Torrential Rain" 1 "5,540" 4.2 "6 inches of rain overnight. Highway bridge ripped away." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "70" "18-Sep-1996" "3" "10" NA "1118" 1117 75 "" "China - Typhoon Willie" "" "" "" "Provinces: Guangdong (Liezhou Peninsula), Hainan Island" "Niandu " "20-Sep-96" "1-Oct-96" 12 "38" "" "100,000,000" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "36,470" 5.6 "Typhoon Willie. Up to 15 in of rain. 110,000 hectares of rice crop affected, 6,000 hectares of sugarcane toppled, 4,000 hectares of mangos and 35,000 hectares of bananas destroyed. Total agricultural losses reached 581 million yuan (70 million dollars). 300 hectares of shrimp farms inundated totalling 140 million yuan (16.9 million dollars) in losses. Strongest typhoon in Hainan in past 10 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "71" "20-Sep-1996" "3" "11" NA "1119" 1118 76 "" "Bosnia" "" "" "" "Central and Northern Regions: Bihac, Odzak" "Bosna, Sava" "20-Sep-96" "24-Sep-96" 5 "1" "" "" "Heavy Rain" 1.5 "24,390" 5.3 "Worst flooding in decades. Damage to multiple bridges." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "72" "20-Sep-1996" "3" "12" NA "1120" 1119 77 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces: An Giang, Dong Thap, Tien Giang" "Mekong" "1-Oct-96" "13-Nov-96" 44 "162" "200,000" "50,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "22,610" 6 "200,000 homes flooded and 600,000 tons of rice threatened." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "73" "1-Oct-1996" "3" "13" NA "1121" 1120 78 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Central Provinces: Kanchanaburi, Bangkok" "Chao Phrya" "3-Oct-96" "28-Oct-96" 26 "60" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "116,500" 6.5 "Chao Phrya River over 6 ft above sea level" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "74" "3-Oct-1996" "4" "14" NA "1122" 1121 79 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Eastern States: Tampulipas, Durango, Coahuila" "" "6-Oct-96" "10-Oct-96" 5 "" "9,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "366,800" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "75" "6-Oct-1996" "5" "15" NA "1123" 1122 80 "" "Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama - Tropical Storm Lili" "" "" "" "Central America --Honduras: Provinces - Olancho --Costa Rica: Provinces - Guanacaste, San Jose, Puntarenas, Cartago, Limon" "Chamelecon, Ulua, Tempisque" "14-Oct-96" "18-Oct-96" 5 "11" "10,500" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "272,800" 6.1 "Tropical Storm Lili." NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "76" "14-Oct-1996" "6" "16" NA "1124" 1123 81 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania" "Muddy" "19-Oct-96" "23-Oct-96" 5 "5" "700" "" "Heavy Rain" 1.5 "67,010" 5.7 "Nor'easter. 320 evacuated in Massachusetts, hundreds in New Jersey. Multiple rainfall records broken: up to 18 inches. 5 ft of water on some Maine roads. Worst flooding in Manville, New Jersey in 21 years." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "77" "19-Oct-1996" "6" "17" NA "1125" 1124 82 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java: Central Java Province - Banyumas, Cilacap, Kebumen, capital city Semarang" "" "20-Oct-96" "22-Oct-96" 3 "13" "5,000" "300,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "11,940" 4.6 "4,000 hectares of rice fields and 4,000 of soybeans destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "78" "20-Oct-1996" "6" "18" NA "1126" 1125 83 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu (Madras)" "" "21-Oct-96" "25-Oct-96" 5 "326" "100,000" "128,500,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "177,500" 5.9 "1.7 million hectares of crops damaged. Heavy rains caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "79" "21-Oct-1996" "6" "19" NA "1127" 1126 84 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Bahr el-Ghazal State: Bor, Tonj" "Nile" "22-Oct-96" "26-Oct-96" 5 "102" "8,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "69,800" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "80" "22-Oct-1996" "6" "20" -0.36 "1128" 1127 85 "" "Somolia" "" "" "" "Central Somolia: Jowhar" "Shabelle" "6-Nov-96" "10-Nov-96" 5 "0" "2,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "64,920" 5.5 "Heavy rains in Ethiopian highlands caused the Shabelle River to overflow in Somalia. 1,800 hectares (4,860 acres) of maize, beans, sorghum and rice destroyed. 500 families homeless." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "81" "6-Nov-1996" "0" "1" NA "1129" 1128 86 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State: East and West Godavari districts" "" "6-Nov-96" "10-Nov-96" 5 "2500" "140,000" "1,000,000,000" "Tropical Cyclone" 1.5 "21,450" 5.2 "Over 742,000 hectares of crops - including rice, coconut and fruit orchards - flooded, amounting to $857 million. 350,000 houses washed away. Worst cyclone since 1977." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "82" "6-Nov-1996" "0" "2" NA "1130" 1129 87 "" "Iceland" "" "" "" "Vatnajoekull glacier" "" "6-Nov-96" "7-Nov-96" 2 "0" "" "12,000,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "5,680" 4.1 "Flooding caused by melt waters from a large volcanic eruption under the Vatnajoekull glacier in southeastern Iceland. Billions of cubic yards of water melted from the glacier during an eruption in October were released. Severe damage to roads and bridges." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "83" "6-Nov-1996" "0" "3" NA "1131" 1130 88 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Mazandaran province" "" "9-Nov-96" "13-Nov-96" 5 "5" "12,000" "20,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "16,760" 4.9 "10,000 houses, 239 development projects, and 4,500 hectares of agricultural land were heavily damaged. " NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "84" "9-Nov-1996" "0" "4" NA "1132" 1131 89 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Provinces: Aswan, Sohag, Asyut, Minya, Qena" "Nile" "13-Nov-96" "25-Nov-96" 13 "23" "1,050" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "37,940" 5.7 "Thousands of acres of land flooded. 260 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "85" "13-Nov-1996" "0" "5" NA "1133" 1132 90 "" "Haiti" "" "" "" "Le Borgne" "" "13-Nov-96" "17-Nov-96" 5 "18" "160" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "1,040" 3.7 "40 houses destroyed, 100 more damaged." NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "85" "13-Nov-1996" "0" "5" NA "1134" 1133 91 "" "Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Marco" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces: Santiago, Peurto Plata" "Yuna, Yaque " "17-Nov-96" "23-Nov-96" 7 "3" "3,000" "" "Tropical Cyclone" 1 "6,750" 4.7 "Tropical Storm Marco. Major loses of rice and livestock. Thousands homeless. Highest reservoir levels since Hurricane David in 1979." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "86" "17-Nov-1996" "0" "6" NA "1135" 1134 92 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Northwest Albania: Lezha area" "Drini" "19-Nov-96" "21-Nov-96" 3 "0" "50" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "1,120" 3.5 "Dozens of farmers lost homes and livestock. Railways flooded." NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "86" "19-Nov-1996" "0" "6" NA "1136" 1135 93 "" "Greece, Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Northern Greece: Thrace, Eastern Macedonia Southern Bulgaria" "Kosthinos, Nestos" "1-Dec-96" "4-Dec-96" 4 "5" "300" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "23,590" 5 "900 buildings flooded. 5,000 acres (2,023 hectares) of farmland flooded, cotton, tobacco and produce destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "87" "1-Dec-1996" "0" "7" NA "1137" 1136 94 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Costal areas" "" "3-Dec-96" "5-Dec-96" 3 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "181,900" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "88" "3-Dec-1996" "0" "8" NA "1138" 1137 95 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France: Beziers, Aude, Eastern Pyrenees" "Orbe, Rhone" "5-Dec-96" "10-Dec-96" 6 "" "50" "" "Heavy Rain" 1 "26,320" 5.2 "Train tracks flooded, cutting off transport between Narbonne and Perpignan. Dozens evacuated by helicopter from Bezier's Bas du Faubourg quarter. Orbe river rose to 12.4 meters." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "89" "5-Dec-1996" "0" "9" NA "1139" 1138 96 "" "Spain, Portugal" "" "" "" "Southern Spain Provinces: Seville, Cadiz" "Tigus, Guadalate" "22-Dec-96" "26-Dec-96" 5 "3" "1,800" "4,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "36,920" 5.3 "1,800 forced from their homes in southern Spain, 2,000 stranded in northern Portugal. $4 million worth of crops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "90" "22-Dec-1996" "0" "10" NA "1140" 1139 97 "" "Malaysia - Tropical Storm Greg" "" "" "" "Borneo: Sabah state" "" "26-Dec-96" "28-Dec-96" 3 "200" "7,000" "52,000,000" "Heavy Rain" 1 "73,240" 5.3 "Tropical Storm Greg. Millions of dollars in losses of infrastructure and agriculture." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "91" "26-Dec-1996" "0" "11" NA "1141" 1140 98 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon, Washington, Idaho" "Chehalis, Tualatin, Cowlitz, Skokomish, Willapa, Skookumchuck, Deschutes, White, Nisqually " "26-Dec-96" "3-Jan-97" 9 "10" "50" "125,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "272,700" 6.4 "Flooding and mudslides. Tualatin River 3 ft above flood level. Highest snowfall in 60 years." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "92" "26-Dec-1996" "1" "12" NA "1142" 1141 105 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington" "Feather, Mokelumne, Truckee " "26-Dec-96" "3-Jan-97" 9 "23" "110,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "718,000" 6.8 "" NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "93" "26-Dec-1996" "2" "13" -0.35 "1143" 1142 104 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Tbilisi" "" "1-Jan-97" "6-Jan-97" 6 "3" "" "19,500,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "56,750" 5.5 "50 bridges washed away, thousands of hectares of farmland swamped, several thousand residential and office buildings submerged." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1997" "0" "1" NA "1144" 1143 102 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States - Minas Gerais (Juvenilia, Elbanck Camara, Belo Horizonte, Riberao das Neves, Baldim), North Rio de Janeiro" "" "1-Jan-97" "8-Jan-97" 8 "81" "43,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "347,000" 6.4 "Flooding and landslides. Worst floods in 20 yrs in the state of Rio de Janeiro." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "2" "1-Jan-1997" "1" "2" NA "1145" 1144 2 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - North/Central Nevada - Reno" "Napa, Russian, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Truckee" "1-Jan-97" "1-Feb-97" 32 "20" "100,000" "1,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "156,700" 6.9 "Flooding on the Truckee River is Reno's worst flooding since 1963." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "3" "1-Jan-1997" "2" "3" NA "1146" 1145 103 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Southeast of Rabat" "" "5-Jan-97" "7-Jan-97" 3 "23" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,160" 4.4 "Flooding of normally dry streambeds." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "4" "5-Jan-1997" "2" "4" NA "1147" 1146 98 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Provinces - Medina (Yanbu), Makkah (Jiddah)" "" "7-Jan-97" "8-Jan-97" 2 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "131,600" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "7-Jan-1997" "2" "5" NA "1148" 1147 101 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "South and West: Antalya, Edirne, Izmire" "" "8-Jan-97" "10-Jan-97" 3 "3" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "73,850" 5.5 "410 houses and working places damaged, 20 houses totally destroyed in Izmir." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "8-Jan-1997" "2" "6" NA "1149" 1148 100 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "South and Central Greece: Corinth, Aiyion, Athens, Crete" "" "12-Jan-97" "14-Jan-97" 3 "6" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "34,740" 5.2 "Worst storm in 40 yrs. 16 inches of rain in central Greece. Hundreds left homeless." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "7" "12-Jan-1997" "2" "7" NA "1150" 1149 99 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Xinyuan County, Ili Prefecture" "" "14-Jan-97" "18-Jan-97" 5 "21" "50,400" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "62,970" 5.5 "Unusually warm winter temperatures. Over 17,000 hectares of winter wheat and rape flooded, 12,600 homes of herdsmen and farmers collapsed, 18,000 cattles perished." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "8" "14-Jan-1997" "2" "8" NA "1151" 1150 14 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Amazonian state of Acre - Rio Branco" "Acre, Tarauaca" "15-Jan-97" "15-Mar-97" 60 "9" "55,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "152,500" 7.1 "Acre River 3 m above normal level. Worst ever floods in the region." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "9" "15-Jan-1997" "3" "9" NA "1152" 1151 12 "" "Malawi, Mozambique" "" "" "" "Caia, Nsanje, Chikwawa, Makhanga" "Zambezi, Pungue, Buzi, Shire" "15-Jan-97" "28-Feb-97" 45 "78" "300,000" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "211,800" 7 "198,800 acres of farmland lost in Mozambique." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "10" "15-Jan-1997" "4" "10" NA "1153" 1152 7 "" "Madagascar-Gretelle" "" "" "" "Farafangana, Vohipeno, Vondrozo, Vangaindrano, Befotaka, Midongy Sud" "" "20-Jan-97" "26-Jan-97" 7 "140" "63,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "146,900" 6.2 "Damage to corn crops." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "11" "20-Jan-1997" "5" "11" NA "1154" 1153 97 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sao Paulo (Registro, Eldorado), Parana" "Ribeira" "22-Jan-97" "27-Jan-97" 6 "10" "11,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "97,030" 5.8 "Eldorado flooded to rooftops." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "12" "22-Jan-1997" "5" "12" NA "1155" 1154 8 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "8 of the 9 departments - Santa Cruz, La Paz" "Pilcomayo " "1-Feb-97" "15-Feb-97" 15 "40" "30,000" "35,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "689,100" 7.2 "Floods destroyed the homes and crops of tens of thousands of farmers, drowned livestock, and covered key roads. Soy bean, corn, cotton, and coca crops flooded. Heaviest rains in Bolivia in nearly 3 decades." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "13" "1-Feb-1997" "6" "13" NA "1156" 1155 9 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Andes Tamburco District" "" "17-Feb-97" "17-Feb-97" 1 "41" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,520" 3.9 "Flooding and disastrous landslide." NA NA "" 0 "6" 0 "13" "17-Feb-1997" "6" "13" NA "1157" 1156 10 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Illinois: Chicago, Hillsdale, Erie" "Rock, Illinois" "21-Feb-97" "25-Feb-97" 5 "0" "700" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "30,330" 5.2 "Ice jam on the Rock River." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "14" "21-Feb-1997" "6" "14" NA "1158" 1157 107 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Amman" "" "22-Feb-97" "26-Feb-97" 5 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,210" 3.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 0 "14" "22-Feb-1997" "6" "14" NA "1159" 1158 11 "" "Palestine" "" "" "" "Qalquilya, Wadi Kaneh, West Bank" "" "22-Feb-97" "26-Feb-97" 5 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,610" 4.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "15" "22-Feb-1997" "6" "15" NA "1160" 1159 13 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky - Salt Licking Green, Stanley Southwestern Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, West Viriginia" "Lower Ohio, Brush Creek" "28-Feb-97" "15-Mar-97" 16 "50" "" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "179,900" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "16" "28-Feb-1997" "7" "16" -0.48 "1161" 1160 115 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "States - La Paz, Pando, Beni " "" "1-Mar-97" "4-Mar-97" 4 "16" "" "35,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "365,800" 6.3 "Soybean, corn, and cotton fields flooded. Tens of thousands of cattle drowned." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "17" "1-Mar-1997" "1" "1" NA "1162" 1161 114 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "North: Cairo region" "" "2-Mar-97" "4-Mar-97" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "68,460" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "18" "2-Mar-1997" "1" "2" NA "1163" 1162 113 "" "Fiji - Cyclone Gavin" "" "" "" "Islands - Vanua Levu, Yasawa, Central Viti Levu" "" "6-Mar-97" "8-Mar-97" 3 "17" "1,300" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "13,550" 4.6 "Crops and livestock destroyed. 40% of the sugarcane crop destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "19" "6-Mar-1997" "1" "3" NA "1164" 1163 112 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Provinces - Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Sur" "Agusan, Tago" "9-Mar-97" "13-Mar-97" 5 "18" "105,000" "76,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,320" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "20" "9-Mar-1997" "1" "4" NA "1165" 1164 111 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guayas, El Oro" "Jubones, Manta, Burro" "9-Mar-97" "24-Mar-97" 16 "12" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,950" 5.6 "4,000 hectares of crops destroyed. 3,000 hectares of banana trees flooded by the Jubones river." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "21" "9-Mar-1997" "1" "5" NA "1166" 1165 15 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West and Southwest Washington - Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Aberdeen, Port Orchard" "Satsop, Chehalis, Wynoochee" "15-Mar-97" "19-Mar-97" 5 "4" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,910" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "22" "15-Mar-1997" "1" "6" NA "1167" 1166 6 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Southern Districts - Barisal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Chittagong, Ranagamati" "" "19-Mar-97" "24-Mar-97" 6 "25" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,270" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "23" "19-Mar-1997" "1" "7" NA "1168" 1167 18 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Southeast Districts - Lindi, Kivinje, Njia, Kilwa" "" "20-Mar-97" "15-Apr-97" 27 "61" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "148,900" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "24" "20-Mar-1997" "2" "8" NA "1169" 1168 17 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Dakota - Grand Forks Minnesota - Knife River Iowa - Boise" "Red, Sheyenne" "22-Mar-97" "25-Apr-97" 35 "" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "282,500" 7.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "25" "22-Mar-1997" "3" "9" NA "1170" 1169 16 "" "Australia - Cyclone Justin" "" "" "" "North Queensland - Cairns, Innisfail, Townsville" "" "22-Mar-97" "24-Mar-97" 3 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "108,600" 5.5 "Losses of sugarcane. About half the papaya crop was destroyed and there was substantial damage to Queensland's massive banana plantations." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "26" "22-Mar-1997" "3" "10" NA "1171" 1170 110 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Asir Region (Al-Wadeen, Ukabat Dale)" "" "25-Mar-97" "28-Mar-97" 4 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "98,250" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "27" "25-Mar-1997" "3" "11" NA "1172" 1171 109 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - Kerman (Kahnouj), Lorestan, Khuzestan" "" "25-Mar-97" "30-Mar-97" 6 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "488,300" 6.5 "Hundreds of acres of crops damaged." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "28" "25-Mar-1997" "4" "12" NA "1173" 1172 121 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Akskaisky region - Krasny" "Don" "15-Apr-97" "17-Apr-97" 3 "2" "500" "174,100,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,910" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "29" "15-Apr-1997" "4" "13" NA "1174" 1173 120 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Arba Minch region" "" "19-Apr-97" "22-Apr-97" 4 "29" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,360" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "30" "19-Apr-1997" "4" "14" NA "1175" 1174 119 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Krasnoyarsk region - Vorogovo, Zosino" "Yenisei " "24-Apr-97" "30-Apr-97" 7 "3" "1,000" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "26,140" 5.3 "Ice blocks formed a dam on the Yenisei River, raising water over 10 meters and flooding the villages of Zosino and Vorogovo up to the roofs of houses. " NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "31" "24-Apr-1997" "4" "15" NA "1176" 1175 118 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan Province - Birjand " "" "26-Apr-97" "5-May-97" 10 "6" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,010" 5.2 "1,790 livestock killed, 200 wells inundated, 2,500 hectares of farmland flooded." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "32" "26-Apr-1997" "4" "16" NA "1177" 1176 117 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Tbilisi - Kvemo Kartli district, Mestia region" "Kura" "26-Apr-97" "2-May-97" 7 "4" "300" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,950" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "33" "26-Apr-1997" "4" "17" NA "1178" 1177 116 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Ibadan" "Ogunpa" "30-Apr-97" "1-May-97" 2 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,290" 4.5 "Houses along the river channel collapsed." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "34" "30-Apr-1997" "4" "18" 0.47 "1179" 1178 28 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Hawardre district, Jowhar" "" "2-May-97" "7-May-97" 6 "0" "1,740" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,160" 5.2 "Over 1500 hectares of rice and sugarcane destroyed. Many goats killed. 500 hectares of corn and beans submerged in Jowhar." NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "35" "2-May-1997" "0" "1" NA "1180" 1179 124 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province" "Pijang, Liuxihe" "3-May-97" "16-May-97" 14 "135" "360,000" "160,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "175,000" 6.7 "13,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Flooding and landslides. Worst flooding in Northern Guangdong in 500 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "36" "3-May-1997" "1" "2" NA "1181" 1180 127 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province" "" "5-May-97" "11-May-97" 7 "19" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "74,260" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "37" "5-May-1997" "1" "3" NA "1182" 1181 126 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province - Beiliu" "" "9-May-97" "13-May-97" 5 "111" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "183,100" 6 "110 mm of rain flooded 80,000 hectares." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "38" "9-May-1997" "1" "4" NA "1183" 1182 125 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Provinces - Balkh, Jowzjan, Takhar, Baghlan, Sar-e-Pol, Faryab" "" "12-May-97" "15-May-97" 4 "40" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "121,900" 5.7 "Series of flash floods. Extreme damage to crops, livestock, and homes - 1,300 homes, 100 grain mills, 1,900 cattle, 12,000 hectares of farm land." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "39" "12-May-1997" "1" "5" NA "1184" 1183 122 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Bining" "" "" "" "Luzon - Manilla, Zambales, Rizal, Bulcan, Pampanga, Bataan" "" "25-May-97" "27-May-97" 3 "35" "210,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,760" 4.5 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "40" "25-May-1997" "1" "6" NA "1185" 1184 146 "" "Hong Kong" "" "" "" "Kowloon " "" "2-Jun-97" "4-Jun-97" 3 "1" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,020" 3.5 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "40" "2-Jun-1997" "1" "6" NA "1186" 1185 143 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province: Zhaotong Prefecture - Yiliang, Daguan, Yanjin, Zhenxiong" "" "3-Jun-97" "10-Jun-97" 8 "40" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,000" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "41" "3-Jun-1997" "1" "7" NA "1187" 1186 145 "" "El Salvador - Tropical Depression Andres" "" "" "" "Usulutan Province" "" "6-Jun-97" "9-Jun-97" 4 "4" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,050" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "42" "6-Jun-1997" "1" "8" NA "1188" 1187 144 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Liangshan region" "" "6-Jun-97" "10-Jun-97" 5 "150" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,070" 4.7 "Flooding and landslides. 400 hectares of farmland buried." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "43" "6-Jun-1997" "1" "9" NA "1189" 1188 142 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Provinces - Havana, Matanzas, Santiago, Holguin, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos" "" "7-Jun-97" "11-Jun-97" 5 "1" "8,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,130" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "44" "7-Jun-1997" "1" "10" NA "1190" 1189 141 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Changsha, Liuyang" "Xiang, Liuyang" "8-Jun-97" "12-Jun-97" 5 "56" "383,000" "160,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,290" 5.1 "Floodwaters at the third-floor level of buildings in Changsha, close to three-quarters of buildings in Liuyang submerged." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "45" "8-Jun-1997" "1" "11" NA "1191" 1190 134 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Valparaiso, San Antonio, Santiago" "" "10-Jun-97" "24-Jun-97" 15 "20" "51,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "144,400" 6.5 "Flooding attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "46" "10-Jun-1997" "2" "12" NA "1192" 1191 31 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "East: Ilam" "" "10-Jun-97" "11-Jun-97" 2 "20" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "4,630" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "46" "10-Jun-1997" "2" "12" NA "1193" 1192 140 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Accra, Tema" "" "12-Jun-97" "15-Jun-97" 4 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,330" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "47" "12-Jun-1997" "2" "13" NA "1194" 1193 139 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Bihor Region - Suplacu de Barcau" "Crisul Negru, Barcau" "13-Jun-97" "16-Jun-97" 4 "12" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "8,490" 4.7 "100 houses destroyed, vast tracks of farm land under water. Worst flood in the region since 1970." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "48" "13-Jun-1997" "2" "14" NA "1195" 1194 138 "" "France" "" "" "" "Normandy - La Vaupaliere" "" "14-Jun-97" "17-Jun-97" 4 "4" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "8,000" 4.5 "Flash flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "49" "14-Jun-1997" "2" "15" NA "1196" 1195 25 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar" "" "14-Jun-97" "20-Jun-97" 7 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,110" 4.8 "Water filled rice paddies and damaged 1,000 mud-and-straw huts." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "50" "14-Jun-1997" "2" "16" NA "1197" 1196 133 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan Province - Ardaghan village, Aslandooz" "" "17-Jun-97" "21-Jun-97" 5 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,960" 5.2 "3,360 hectares of agricultural lands damaged." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "51" "17-Jun-1997" "2" "17" NA "1198" 1197 137 "" "Japan - Typhoon Opal" "" "" "" "Tokyo, Kanagawa prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture (Izu peninsula), Nagoya" "" "18-Jun-97" "20-Jun-97" 3 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "18,480" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "52" "18-Jun-1997" "2" "18" NA "1199" 1198 131 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Ardebil Province - Khalkhal, Meshkin-Shahr, Pars-Abad, Bileh-Savar Moghan, Garmi" "" "18-Jun-97" "28-Jun-97" 11 "2" "" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,840" 5.5 "884 heads of cattle killed. 16,000 hectares of agricultural lands and orchards destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "53" "18-Jun-1997" "2" "19" NA "1200" 1199 135 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Hill Country of south Texas, Bandera, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Victoria" "Medina " "19-Jun-97" "23-Jun-97" 5 "3" "350" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "155,900" 5.9 "Over a foot of rain - up to 21 inches in some areas." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "54" "19-Jun-1997" "2" "20" NA "1201" 1200 136 "" "Oman" "" "" "" "Dibba al-Baih, Oman-United Arab Emirates border" "" "21-Jun-97" "23-Jun-97" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,980" 4.8 "Flash floods." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "55" "21-Jun-1997" "2" "21" NA "1202" 1201 132 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Yeosu city, Koyang, Chunchon, Chungchung province" "" "22-Jun-97" "26-Jun-97" 5 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "58,700" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "56" "22-Jun-1997" "2" "22" NA "1203" 1202 130 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat state - Mehsana, Faisalabad, Gujranvad" "" "22-Jun-97" "26-Aug-97" 66 "273" "20,000" "157,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "183,100" 7.1 "Cattle and farms worth $157 million destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "57" "22-Jun-1997" "3" "23" NA "1204" 1203 129 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Lombardy Region - Como, Lezzeno South Tyrol Region" "Valletta, Po" "26-Jun-97" "29-Jun-97" 4 "2" "700" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,110" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "58" "26-Jun-1997" "3" "24" NA "1205" 1204 128 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Provinces - KwaZulu-Natal (Donnybrook, Mpophomeni), Northern Cape (Springbok, Eksteensfontein), Eastern Cape, Western Cape" "Buffels" "26-Jun-97" "5-Jul-97" 10 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "332,600" 6.5 "Unusually cold weather." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "59" "26-Jun-1997" "4" "25" NA "1206" 1205 169 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Central areas" "" "28-Jun-97" "5-Jul-97" 8 "4" "60" "1,650,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,250" 5 "10,000 hectares of agricultural land under water." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "60" "28-Jun-1997" "4" "26" NA "1207" 1206 170 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Michigan - Detroit, Oakland county, Genesee County, Berkley, Wayne County, Saginaw Counties, Hamtramck, Macomb County" "" "30-Jun-97" "3-Jul-97" 4 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,280" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "61" "30-Jun-1997" "4" "27" 2.32 "1208" 1207 168 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Giresun Province - Espiye" "" "2-Jul-97" "4-Jul-97" 3 "4" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "21,240" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides. 3 hrs of torrential rain." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "62" "2-Jul-1997" "0" "1" NA "1209" 1208 167 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Northern Hsinchu County - Chienshih" "" "2-Jul-97" "5-Jul-97" 4 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,940" 4.1 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "63" "2-Jul-1997" "0" "2" NA "1210" 1209 166 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - West Azarbaijan, East Azarbaijan, Ardebil, Kurdestan" "" "2-Jul-97" "6-Jul-97" 5 "11" "1,400" "5,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "109,500" 5.7 "Heavy losses on pastures, farmlands, livestock. 350 homes destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "64" "2-Jul-1997" "0" "3" NA "1211" 1210 47 "" "Czech Republic" "" "" "" "Eastern regions" "" "2-Jul-97" "24-Jul-97" 23 "48" "40,000" "1,800,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "34,990" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "65" "2-Jul-1997" "1" "4" NA "1212" 1211 53 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Comilla, Bandarban, Rangamati hill" "Teesta, Gumti" "3-Jul-97" "15-Jul-97" 13 "100" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,610" 5.1 "Dysentery and typhoid outbreaks following flooding." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "66" "3-Jul-1997" "1" "5" NA "1213" 1212 48 "" "Poland" "" "" "" "Klodzko, Opole, Raciborz, Wroclaw, Slubice" "Oder" "3-Jul-97" "9-Aug-97" 38 "54" "162,500" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "34,950" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "67" "3-Jul-1997" "2" "6" NA "1214" 1213 54 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "East: Oderbruch, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, Ziltendorf" "Oder" "4-Jul-97" "9-Aug-97" 37 "" "5,200" "276,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "8,360" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "68" "4-Jul-1997" "2" "7" NA "1215" 1214 159 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State - Karimganj, Hailakandi, Cachar " "Barak" "5-Jul-97" "14-Jul-97" 10 "97" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "70,600" 5.8 "Several dykes breached." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "69" "5-Jul-1997" "2" "8" NA "1216" 1215 157 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Kerala (Aduiumaly), Kernataka" "" "5-Jul-97" "22-Jul-97" 18 "100" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "233,000" 6.6 "Flooding and landslides. Landslide in Aduiumaly." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "70" "5-Jul-1997" "3" "9" NA "1217" 1216 150 "" "Moldava" "" "" "" "28 of 40 provinces." "" "6-Jul-97" "29-Jul-97" 24 "9" "20,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,960" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "71" "6-Jul-1997" "3" "10" NA "1218" 1217 44 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian" "" "6-Jul-97" "1-Aug-97" 27 "287" "200,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "842,700" 7.4 "226,780 hectares of farmland flooded in Zhejiang." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "72" "6-Jul-1997" "4" "11" NA "1219" 1218 164 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Shikoku - Hyogo prefecture (Takarazuka) Chugoku - Hiroshima Prefecture Kyushu - Kagoshima Prefecture" "" "8-Jul-97" "13-Jul-97" 6 "26" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "95,830" 5.8 "Widespread flooding and landslides. 40 houses destroyed, a railway and two levees damaged, 3 bridges washed out, 1,350 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "73" "8-Jul-1997" "4" "12" NA "1220" 1219 154 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Nujiang Prefecture, Qujing Prefecture, Jinping county" "" "10-Jul-97" "30-Jul-97" 21 "301" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,350" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "74" "10-Jul-1997" "4" "13" NA "1221" 1220 158 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Xingwen" "" "15-Jul-97" "18-Jul-97" 4 "48" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,180" 4.9 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "75" "15-Jul-1997" "4" "14" NA "1222" 1221 156 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province" "" "17-Jul-97" "22-Jul-97" 6 "19" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "124,200" 6 "Worst flooding in the province in 60 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "76" "17-Jul-1997" "5" "15" NA "1223" 1222 153 "" "Japan - Typhoon Rosie" "" "" "" "Shikoku - Wakayama Prefecture" "" "24-Jul-97" "27-Jul-97" 4 "5" "1,200" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,930" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "77" "24-Jul-1997" "5" "16" NA "1224" 1223 152 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Punjab Province - Chakwal Northwest Frontier Province - Manshera, Balakot, Shinkiari " "" "25-Jul-97" "28-Jul-97" 4 "31" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "127,900" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "78" "25-Jul-1997" "5" "17" NA "1225" 1224 151 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Kashmir - Sarli Sacha, Panjor Bandi" "" "25-Jul-97" "29-Jul-97" 5 "16" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "5,800" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "79" "25-Jul-1997" "5" "18" NA "1226" 1225 149 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Darfur Region - Nyala, Fashir, Aid al-Fursan" "" "25-Jul-97" "30-Jul-97" 6 "5" "3,000" "180,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "199,000" 6.1 "2,000 farms, 40 fruit gardens, several shops destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "80" "25-Jul-1997" "6" "19" NA "1227" 1226 59 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern Colorado - Fort Collins" "Spring Creek" "25-Jul-97" "1-Aug-97" 8 "5" "400" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,180" 5.1 "A backlog of heavy rain broke through a clogged railroad embankment and sent a 20 ft high torrent into two trailer parks. $40,000,000 in damage to Colorado State University buildings. 1,000 homes damaged." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "81" "25-Jul-1997" "6" "20" NA "1228" 1227 57 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Carpathian Mountains Southern Foothills, Caras-Severin, Prahova, Dimbovita" "" "25-Jul-97" "5-Aug-97" 12 "6" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,270" 5.5 "1,000 homes and 100,000 hectares of farmland damaged." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "82" "25-Jul-1997" "6" "21" NA "1229" 1228 45 "" "Sweden" "" "" "" "North: Pitea" "" "27-Jul-97" "29-Jul-97" 3 "0" "20" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,250" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "83" "27-Jul-1997" "6" "22" NA "1230" 1229 183 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Inchon, Far South, Chungchong Province - Okchon" "" "29-Jul-97" "3-Aug-97" 6 "12" "115" "9,900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,680" 5.5 "7,230 houses flooded, 6,000 hectares croplands inundated. 8-19 inches of rain." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "84" "29-Jul-1997" "6" "23" NA "1231" 1230 58 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar" "" "29-Jul-97" "4-Aug-97" 7 "15" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,100" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "85" "29-Jul-1997" "6" "24" NA "1232" 1231 179 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces - Lai Chau, Phu Tho" "" "1-Aug-97" "7-Aug-97" 7 "12" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,190" 5.3 "Hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands of hectares of crops flooded. Flooding and landslides. 200 homes swept away in Lai Chau." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "86" "1-Aug-1997" "6" "25" NA "1233" 1232 61 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Bihar, West Bengal" "" "1-Aug-97" "11-Aug-97" 11 "24" "100,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "201,800" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "87" "1-Aug-1997" "7" "26" NA "1234" 1233 60 "" "China - Typhoon Victor" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guangdong, Hong Kong" "" "2-Aug-97" "7-Aug-97" 6 "65" "" "241,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "34,590" 5.3 "Destroyed or damaged 85,000 homes, inundated 850,000 hectares of farmland." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "88" "2-Aug-1997" "7" "27" NA "1235" 1234 177 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Agri Province - Dogubayazit" "" "7-Aug-97" "12-Aug-97" 6 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,020" 5.2 "750 animals killed in the town of Dogubayazit. 100 homes damaged. Worst natural disaster in the region in decades." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "89" "7-Aug-1997" "7" "28" NA "1236" 1235 175 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi province - Gongcheng" "" "7-Aug-97" "14-Aug-97" 8 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,070" 5.3 "Flooding and landslides. 300 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "90" "7-Aug-1997" "7" "29" NA "1237" 1236 176 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Ilam District" "" "8-Aug-97" "12-Aug-97" 5 "30" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "25,210" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "91" "8-Aug-1997" "7" "30" NA "1238" 1237 66 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh State - Himachi, Radesh, Chiragon, Wangtu Andhara, Chandigarh, Chirgaon" "Sutlej, Andhara" "8-Aug-97" "14-Aug-97" 7 "200" "" "71,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "57,530" 5.6 "Severe flash floods." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "92" "8-Aug-1997" "7" "31" NA "1239" 1238 70 "" "Burma" "" "" "" "Pegu Division - Mon State - Sittaung, Jaing" "Irawaddy, Chindwin, Salween" "10-Aug-97" "20-Aug-97" 11 "100" "3,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "70,640" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "93" "10-Aug-1997" "7" "32" NA "1240" 1239 63 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern Arizona: Antelope Canyon, Havasupai Indian Reservation" "" "10-Aug-97" "12-Aug-97" 3 "11" "350" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,780" 4.4 "Flash flood - 11 ft wall of water crashed through a normally dry canyon, sweeping away a dozen hikers." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "94" "10-Aug-1997" "7" "33" NA "1241" 1240 76 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Provinces - Punjab, Northwest Frontier - Shinkiari, Gilgit, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej" "" "12-Aug-97" "3-Sep-97" 23 "165" "836,300" "" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "276,900" 7.1 "10,400 hectares of crops damaged in Punjab." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "95" "12-Aug-1997" "8" "34" NA "1242" 1241 62 "" "Hong Kong" "" "" "" "Tai Po" "" "13-Aug-97" "15-Aug-97" 3 "" "4,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "1,370" 3.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "95" "13-Aug-1997" "8" "34" NA "1243" 1242 72 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Northern areas" "" "15-Aug-97" "19-Aug-97" 5 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "224,900" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "96" "15-Aug-1997" "9" "35" NA "1244" 1243 68 "" "China - Typhoon Winnie" "" "" "" "Anhui Province - Jinhua City, Wenling Zhejiang Province - Taizhou city, Shanghai" "" "15-Aug-97" "21-Aug-97" 7 "56" "790,000" "2,675,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "67,370" 5.7 "20,600 homes flooded in Zhejiang." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "97" "15-Aug-1997" "9" "36" NA "1245" 1244 67 "" "Philipines - Typhoon Winnie" "" "" "" "Luzon Provinces - Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija" "" "15-Aug-97" "23-Aug-97" 9 "21" "265,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "19,170" 5.2 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "98" "15-Aug-1997" "9" "37" NA "1246" 1245 65 "" "Taiwan - Typhoon Winnie" "" "" "" "Northeast Taiwan - Taipei" "" "16-Aug-97" "22-Aug-97" 7 "31" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,420" 4.7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "99" "16-Aug-1997" "9" "38" NA "1247" 1246 69 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "North and West: Berber Province" "" "18-Aug-97" "20-Aug-97" 3 "" "5,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "659,800" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "100" "18-Aug-1997" "10" "39" NA "1248" 1247 174 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra State - Bombay, Puna" "" "19-Aug-97" "24-Aug-97" 6 "50" "10,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "228,300" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "101" "19-Aug-1997" "11" "40" NA "1249" 1248 78 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northeastern provinces - Nong Khai" "Mekong" "19-Aug-97" "1-Sep-97" 14 "46" "300,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "43,610" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "102" "19-Aug-1997" "11" "41" NA "1250" 1249 75 "" "China - Typhoon Zita" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang Hong Kong" "" "19-Aug-97" "25-Aug-97" 7 "345" "54,000" "433,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "55,170" 5.6 "Zhanjiang - 36,300 homes destroyed, 80% of the city's coastal areas - including banana and sugarcane plantations, fish and shrimp ponds - were flooded." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "103" "19-Aug-1997" "11" "42" NA "1251" 1250 73 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Provinces - Chumphon, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Phuket, Surat, Krabi, Ranong" "" "19-Aug-97" "1-Sep-97" 14 "46" "200,000" "268,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "31,970" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "104" "19-Aug-1997" "11" "43" NA "1252" 1251 171 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kashmir and Jammu State - Srinagar" "" "22-Aug-97" "26-Aug-97" 5 "26" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "40,010" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "105" "22-Aug-1997" "11" "44" NA "1253" 1252 172 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "States - Kedah, Perlis, mainland Penang" "" "23-Aug-97" "27-Aug-97" 5 "6" "2,115" "39,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,250" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "106" "23-Aug-1997" "11" "45" NA "1254" 1253 74 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Taroudant, Hoceima, Benslimane, Settat" "" "24-Aug-97" "26-Aug-97" 3 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,150" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "107" "24-Aug-1997" "11" "46" 2.88 "1255" 1254 184 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan province - Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Chenzhou" "Xiangjiang" "1-Sep-97" "8-Sep-97" 8 "63" "92,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "124,700" 6 "23,000 homes destroyed. 145,000 hectares of crops badly damaged, threatening the province's late rice harvest." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "108" "1-Sep-1997" "0" "1" NA "1256" 1255 77 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "East: Mehtar Lam" "" "7-Sep-97" "8-Sep-97" 2 "30" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,430" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "109" "7-Sep-1997" "0" "2" NA "1257" 1256 185 "" "Japan - Typhoon Oliwa" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Kagoshima Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, Amami Islands" "" "9-Sep-97" "14-Sep-97" 6 "17" "30,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "15,280" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "110" "9-Sep-1997" "0" "3" NA "1258" 1257 79 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Dehiowita, Kegalle, Yatiyantota, Avissawella." "Kelani" "13-Sep-97" "17-Sep-97" 5 "10" "5,000" "420,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,300" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "111" "13-Sep-1997" "0" "4" NA "1259" 1258 186 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State - Guntoor, Prakasham" "" "19-Sep-97" "24-Sep-97" 6 "32" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "80,640" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "112" "19-Sep-1997" "0" "5" NA "1260" 1259 83 "" "Vietnam - Typhoon Fritz" "" "" "" "Provinces - Quang Ngai, Quang Nam-Da Nang, Nghe An" "Huong" "20-Sep-97" "29-Sep-97" 10 "28" "" "5,100,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "15,920" 5.2 "Flooding and landslides. Gold miners killed in landslides." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "113" "20-Sep-1997" "0" "6" NA "1261" 1260 81 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Olaf" "" "" "" "States - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero" "Costan " "25-Sep-97" "29-Sep-97" 5 "12" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "97,070" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "114" "25-Sep-1997" "0" "7" NA "1262" 1261 80 "" "Mexico, US - Hurricane Nora" "" "" "" "Baja California - Tijuana, Mexicali, Yuma" "" "25-Sep-97" "27-Sep-97" 3 "" "240" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "71,560" 5.3 "Millions of dollars in crop damage." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "115" "25-Sep-1997" "0" "8" NA "1263" 1262 84 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces - Andelucia (Almeria), Murcia, Valencia (Alicante)" "" "28-Sep-97" "1-Oct-97" 4 "5" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,490" 5 "3 days of heavy rain." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "116" "28-Sep-1997" "0" "9" NA "1264" 1263 82 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Central: El Hajeb, Taza, Khenifra, Marrakesh, Meknes, Imouzzer-Handar, Rommani, Atlas Mountains." "" "28-Sep-97" "29-Sep-97" 2 "60" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "83,480" 5.2 "Five hours of torrential rain. Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "117" "28-Sep-1997" "0" "10" NA "1265" 1264 195 "" "Portugal" "" "" "" "Madeira Islands" "" "3-Oct-97" "5-Oct-97" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "770" 3.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "117" "3-Oct-1997" "0" "10" NA "1266" 1265 193 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan Province - Bojnurd region" "" "5-Oct-97" "9-Oct-97" 5 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,590" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "118" "5-Oct-1997" "0" "11" NA "1267" 1266 86 "" "Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay" "" "" "" "Southern Brazil: South Parana - Uniao da Vitoria Northeast Argentina Southern Paraguay" "Iguacu" "5-Oct-97" "15-Oct-97" 11 "" "3,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "140,100" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "119" "5-Oct-1997" "1" "12" NA "1268" 1267 85 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Pauline" "" "" "" "South Oaxaca - Santiago, Escondido Southwest Guerrero - Acapulco, Puerto" "" "6-Oct-97" "12-Oct-97" 7 "400" "3,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "73,530" 5.7 "Thousands homeless. Acapulco worst hit." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "120" "6-Oct-1997" "1" "13" NA "1269" 1268 194 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Omduran" "" "7-Oct-97" "9-Oct-97" 3 "1" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,690" 4.8 "Heavy rains flowed down from the Kerari mountains. 70 houses, 80 shops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "121" "7-Oct-1997" "1" "14" NA "1270" 1269 89 "" "Greece, Turkey" "" "" "" "Greece - Patras, Athens Turkey - Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa" "" "12-Oct-97" "18-Oct-97" 7 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "116,600" 5.9 "Flooding worst in Istanbul." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "122" "12-Oct-1997" "1" "15" NA "1271" 1270 87 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Bolivar Province - Carmen de Bolivar" "Gibrantar, Sabaneta" "14-Oct-97" "16-Oct-97" 3 "2" "15,000" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,120" 4.2 "Homes and livestock swept away." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "123" "14-Oct-1997" "1" "16" NA "1272" 1271 188 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Coastal areas - Mombasa" "Bogolo" "15-Oct-97" "23-Oct-97" 9 "23" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,480" 5.5 "9 inches within 24 hos Monday, 8.8 inches within 24 hrs Sunday." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "124" "15-Oct-1997" "1" "17" NA "1273" 1272 88 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Provinces - Rio Grande do Sul (Itaqui), Santa Catarina, Parana" "Uruguay" "15-Oct-97" "22-Oct-97" 8 "" "21,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "465,800" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "125" "15-Oct-1997" "2" "18" NA "1274" 1273 191 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Jizza, Umm Joza district" "" "17-Oct-97" "19-Oct-97" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,510" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "126" "17-Oct-1997" "2" "19" NA "1275" 1274 190 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Eilat, Beersheba, Negev desert, Qumran area, Jerusalem" "" "17-Oct-97" "19-Oct-97" 3 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,910" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "127" "17-Oct-1997" "2" "20" NA "1276" 1275 189 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Aswan Province, Suez Province, Zafarana, Sinai peninsula" "" "17-Oct-97" "23-Oct-97" 7 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "307,600" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "128" "17-Oct-1997" "3" "21" NA "1277" 1276 90 "" "Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Somalia: Tiyeglow, Bardera, Gedo region Northeastern Kenya Ethiopia - Somali State" "Tana, Juba, Shabelle " "19-Oct-97" "28-Nov-97" 41 "2000" "230,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "713,800" 7.8 "Ethiopia - 12,000 domestic animals killed, 30,000 hectares of crops destroyed, 4,254 houses destroyed, 65,000 people displaced." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "129" "19-Oct-1997" "4" "22" NA "1278" 1277 187 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Mazandaran Province - Zinvand, Gara Mahalleh, Zirvan" "" "22-Oct-97" "26-Oct-97" 5 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,770" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "130" "22-Oct-1997" "4" "23" NA "1279" 1278 91 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Chiapas - Yajalon, Sabanilla, Petalcingo, Tila, Tumbala" "" "27-Oct-97" "31-Oct-97" 5 "8" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,850" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "131" "27-Oct-1997" "4" "24" NA "1280" 1279 92 "" "Portugal" "" "" "" "Azores Islands - Sao Miguel, Ribeira Quente Portugal - Madeira, Lisbon, Setubal, Evora, Portalegre, Santarem" "" "29-Oct-97" "2-Nov-97" 5 "29" "50" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,360" 5.3 "Flooding and landslides. Many sheep and other livestock lost." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "132" "29-Oct-1997" "4" "25" 2.22 "1281" 1280 203 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra Province - Medan municipality, Langkat, Deli Serdang, Binjai" "Mencirim, Kuala, Sibiru-biru, Sembahe, Tuntungan, Denai, Deli" "1-Nov-97" "6-Nov-97" 6 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,810" 5.5 "Flash floods." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "133" "1-Nov-1997" "0" "1" NA "1282" 1281 202 "" "Syria" "" "" "" "Damascus, Khan al-Sheih, Raqaba province, Palmyra province, Qatana, Deir Ezzor" "" "1-Nov-97" "8-Nov-97" 8 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "138,400" 6 "" NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "134" "1-Nov-1997" "1" "2" NA "1283" 1282 200 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Pacific coast, Andes Mountains, village of Arrayan" "" "1-Nov-97" "30-Nov-97" 30 "27" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "119,900" 6.6 "Flooding and mudslides attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "135" "1-Nov-1997" "2" "3" NA "1284" 1283 93 "" "Vietnam - Typhoon Linda" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces - Kien Giang, Ca Mau" "" "2-Nov-97" "12-Nov-97" 11 "594" "30,000" "472,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "34,010" 5.7 "Storm described as the worst calamity of the century. Destroyed 64,000 homes, damaged 110,000. Massive crop damage, 1,000 schools ruined. " NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "136" "2-Nov-1997" "2" "4" NA "1285" 1284 94 "" "Spain, Portugal" "" "" "" "Spain - Extremadura (Badajoz), Andalusia Portual - Alentejo, Algarve, Ourique, Pomerol" "Guadiana, Calamon " "5-Nov-97" "12-Nov-97" 8 "33" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "71,610" 5.9 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "137" "5-Nov-1997" "2" "5" NA "1286" 1285 198 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Mbale district, Tororo district" "Balaba" "14-Nov-97" "28-Nov-97" 15 "35" "20,000" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,740" 5.5 "Flooding attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "138" "14-Nov-1997" "2" "6" NA "1287" 1286 197 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Mara region - Serengeti national park" "" "14-Nov-97" "28-Nov-97" 15 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,960" 5.6 "580 acres of crops (sorghum, beans, maize, cotton), 120 head of cattle and goat swept away. 10,000 wild animals in Serengeti, mainly wildebeests and buffaloes, drowned." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "139" "14-Nov-1997" "2" "7" NA "1288" 1287 196 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Garissa" "Tana" "30-Nov-97" "3-Dec-97" 4 "11" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,840" 4.5 "Floodwaters shoulder deep. Damaged Somali relief operations based out of Garissa." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "140" "30-Nov-1997" "2" "8" NA "1289" 1288 210 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu (Madras)" "" "4-Dec-97" "9-Dec-97" 6 "6" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "384,900" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "141" "4-Dec-1997" "3" "9" NA "1290" 1289 208 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Cordoba Province " "" "9-Dec-97" "14-Dec-97" 6 "2" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "325,500" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "142" "9-Dec-1997" "4" "10" NA "1291" 1290 209 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Mansura, the Delta - Damiette province, Sinai peninsula" "" "10-Dec-97" "14-Dec-97" 5 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "113,100" 5.8 "10 hr storm in Damiette province, the hardest hit area." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "143" "10-Dec-1997" "4" "11" NA "1292" 1291 207 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Killeen, Austin, Waco" "" "18-Dec-97" "22-Dec-97" 5 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "54,840" 5.4 "Flood waters swelled 1.2 meters over the highway between Austin and Waco. 6 inches of rain fell over a 6 hr period." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "144" "18-Dec-1997" "4" "12" NA "1293" 1292 206 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Central and Northern - Nkhotakota district" "" "19-Dec-97" "24-Dec-97" 6 "4" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,480" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "145" "19-Dec-1997" "4" "13" NA "1294" 1293 96 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Tabora, Kisangani, Dodoma - Kilosa" "Congo" "20-Dec-97" "31-Dec-97" 12 "38" "104,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "323,800" 6.6 "Floods caused by El Nino. Maize, cotton, and other crops damaged." NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "146" "20-Dec-1997" "5" "14" NA "1295" 1294 95 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Northwest: Lezhe" "Drin" "20-Dec-97" "23-Dec-97" 4 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,640" 3.8 "8,000 hectares of agricultural land flooded by up to one metre of water. Drin River has reached its highest level since 1985. 100 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "146" "20-Dec-1997" "5" "14" NA "1296" 1295 205 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - Probolinggo district" "" "24-Dec-97" "27-Dec-97" 4 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,230" 4.4 "Flood at the Madakaripura waterfall." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "147" "24-Dec-1997" "5" "15" 2.23 "1297" 1296 1 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Queensland - Townsville Area" "" "1-Jan-98" "1-Feb-98" 32 "1" "64" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "33,830" 6 "Heaviest rainfall ever recorded." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1998" "1" "1" NA "1298" 1297 2 "" "Congo" "" "" "" "Kantanga, Oriental, Mbandaka, Kisangani, Kinshasha, Lubumbashi, Katuba, Bukama, Lufira, Upemba" "Congo, Aruwimi, Tshopo, Lomami, Lulu, Lindi" "20-Dec-97" "12-Jan-98" 24 "3" "20,000" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "958,700" 7.5 "ITCZ convective rain or easterly wave." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "2" "20-Dec-1997" "2" "2" NA "1299" 1298 3 "" "Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania" "" "" "" "Kenya: Voi, Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, Tsavo National Park, Garissa Tanzania: Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika, North Zambia, Mwanga district, Kilimanjaro region" "Tana, Mkondoa" "1-Jan-98" "20-Jan-98" 20 "86" "346,000" "45,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "386,400" 7.1 "See also DFO-1997-90 ." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "3" "1-Jan-1998" "3" "3" NA "1300" 1299 4 "" "Peru, Ecuador" "" "" "" "Ica, Guayas, El Oro, Manabi, Los Rios" "Ica" "15-Nov-97" "12-Feb-98" 90 "200" "100,000" "771,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,990,000" 8.3 "ITCZ convective rain." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "4" "15-Nov-1997" "4" "4" NA "1301" 1300 5 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "North West Territory - Les" "Katherine" "25-Jan-98" "28-Jan-98" 4 "2" "24" "1,175" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "267,600" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "5" "25-Jan-1998" "5" "5" NA "1302" 1301 6 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Florida: Keys, Miami, N Florida Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey" "Suwanee, Santa Fe, St. Mary's" "3-Feb-98" "24-Feb-98" 22 "42" " " " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "265,500" 6.8 "Frontal cyclone (\"northeaster\") -- first event-frontal cyclone ending on 2/5/98 additional rainstorms 2/17-2/18 & 2/21-2/24 kept rivers at or above flood stage. Suwanee river (FL) highest level in 50 years, Sante Fe river (FL) highest in 20 years." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "6" "3-Feb-1998" "6" "6" NA "1303" 1302 7 "" "USA" "Mexico" "" "" "USA - Coastal California: San Francisco, Tijuana, Rosarito, Sacramento, San Joaquin valleys Mexico - Tijuana" "Pajara, Russian, Napa, Cuyama, Ventura" "3-Feb-98" "21-Feb-98" 19 "13" "3,500" "500,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "63,270" 6.3 "Frontal cyclones. Greatest rainfall since 1877." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "7" "3-Feb-1998" "7" "7" NA "1304" 1303 8 "" "Peru, Ecuador" "" "" "" "Provinces - Piura, Tumbes, Ancash, Cajamarca, Cerro de Pasco, Lambayeque " "Zaramilla, Chancay" "10-Feb-98" "15-Mar-98" 34 "364" " " " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,340,000" 7.7 "ITCZ convective rain -- (see also DFO-1998-04) attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "8" "10-Feb-1998" "8" "8" NA "1305" 1304 9 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Asuncion" "Asuncion, Paraguay, Parana" "15-Dec-97" "13-Feb-98" 61 "50" "100,000" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "317,600" 7.3 "ITCZ convective rain." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "9" "15-Dec-1997" "9" "9" NA "1306" 1305 10 "" "Bulgaria, Turkey" "" "" "" "Bourgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Yambol, Sofia, Meric" "Tunica" "14-Dec-97" "16-Feb-98" 65 "1" "200" " " "Snowmelt" 1 "62,740" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "10" "14-Dec-1997" "10" "10" NA "1307" 1306 11 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Mocotoro, Guanay, Tipuani, Mapiri" "Guanay, Tipuani" "11-Feb-98" "13-Feb-98" 3 "60" "1,500" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "376,700" 6.1 "Flooding and mudslides. Attributed to El Nino." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "11" "11-Feb-1998" "11" "11" NA "1308" 1307 12 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Provinces - Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Uruzgan, Nimroz" "" "20-Feb-98" "27-Feb-98" 8 "30" "3,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "75,880" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "12" "20-Feb-1998" "11" "12" 2.7 "1309" 1308 13 "" "Pakistan, Iran" "" "" "" "Pakistan - Makran Coastal District Iran - Shahr, Baluchistan Province, Sistan-Baluchistan Province" "Turbat, Kech, Dasht " "2-Mar-98" "5-Mar-98" 4 "300" "240,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "165,600" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "13" "2-Mar-1998" "0" "1" NA "1310" 1309 14 "" "Australia - Tropical Storm May" "" "" "" "Queensland - Gulf Country, Doomadgee, Burketown, Normanton" "Albert" "1-Mar-98" "6-Mar-98" 6 "0" "22" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "128,500" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "14" "1-Mar-1998" "1" "2" NA "1311" 1310 15 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern Cape Province, East London, Umtata, Tsolo, Libode" "Umtata, Bushman" "1-Mar-98" "4-Mar-98" 4 "7" "200" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "65,210" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "15" "1-Mar-1998" "1" "3" NA "1312" 1311 16 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Alabama: Covington, Conecuh, Escambia Counties Northern and Central Georgia: Savannah, Ogeechee, Altamaha, Satilla, Suwannee, Albany, Dublin" "Pea, Suwanee, Oconee, Flint" "7-Mar-98" "13-Mar-98" 7 "11" "18,000" "270,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "185,200" 6.3 "Frontal and convectional storms -- $270,000,000 (Georgia)" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "16" "7-Mar-1998" "2" "4" NA "1313" 1312 17 "" "Wales" "" "" "" "Welshpool" "Severn " "7-Mar-98" "8-Mar-98" 2 "0" "2" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "2,150" 3.6 "Frontal storm" NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "16" "7-Mar-1998" "2" "4" NA "1314" 1313 18 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Bardera, Belet, Weyne, Bualle, Jamaame" "Juba" "15-Oct-97" "9-Jan-98" 87 "2311" "250,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "244,700" 7.3 "see also DFO-1997-90 " NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "17" "15-Oct-1997" "3" "5" NA "1315" 1314 19 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Districts - Karonga, Nkhotakota, Phalombe" "Phalombe" "19-Jan-98" "4-Feb-98" 17 " " "10,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "48,380" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "18" "19-Jan-1998" "3" "6" NA "1316" 1315 20 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Northern Districts - Rodop, Euros" "" "6-Feb-98" "7-Feb-98" 2 "1" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "20,430" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "19" "6-Feb-1998" "3" "7" NA "1317" 1316 21 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Coast of Azov Sea to Krasnodar Kuban Region - Don Krepkaya, Pavloskaya" "Chelbas" "18-Feb-98" "7-Mar-98" 18 "1" "88,000" "13,000,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "34,200" 5.8 "R76 million. Dam break on the Chelbas River." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "20" "18-Feb-1998" "3" "8" NA "1318" 1317 22 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Tijuana" "" "23-Feb-98" "24-Feb-98" 2 "4" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,450" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "21" "23-Feb-1998" "3" "9" NA "1319" 1318 23 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro" "" "20-Feb-98" "21-Feb-98" 2 "1" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "54,370" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "22" "20-Feb-1998" "3" "10" NA "1320" 1319 24 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hunan, Fujian, Changsa, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, Xiangjian" "Ganjiang, Yangtze, Xiangjiang, Minjiang, Zishui" "6-Mar-98" "13-Mar-98" 8 "2" "130,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "199,700" 6.4 "Frontal storms -- experts attributed the flooding in the middle and lower reach of the Yangtze to El Nino. Record stage of 37.64 m in Changsha." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "23" "6-Mar-1998" "4" "11" NA "1321" 1320 25 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Blora, Bojonegoro" "Bengawan, Solo" "25-Feb-98" "27-Feb-98" 3 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "44,400" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "24" "25-Feb-1998" "4" "12" NA "1322" 1321 26 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Tihama Valley in Al Hodeida Governate, Al-Zahara and Al-Luhyah districts" "" "14-Mar-98" "16-Mar-98" 3 " " "1,600" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "28,620" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "25" "14-Mar-1998" "4" "13" NA "1323" 1322 27 "" "Zambia, Burundi, Namibia" "" "" "" "Kitwe, Ipusukilo, Chipata, Caprivi" "Kafue" "17-Mar-98" "19-Mar-98" 3 " " "288" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "158,200" 5.7 "Widespread flooding along Zambezi river since beginning of 1998. 2 deaths in eastern Caprivi of Namibia. " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "26" "17-Mar-1998" "4" "14" NA "1324" 1323 28 "" "Vanuatu - Cylcone Yali" "" "" "" "Port Vila" "" "20-Mar-98" "23-Mar-98" 4 " " "1,000" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,000" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "26" "20-Mar-1998" "4" "14" NA "1325" 1324 29 "" "Florida" "" "" "" "Counties - DeSoto, Pasco" "Peace" "20-Mar-98" "24-Mar-98" 5 " " "560" " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "19,150" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "27" "20-Mar-1998" "4" "15" NA "1326" 1325 30 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southeast Georgia: Counties - Everett, Glynn, McIntosh" "Tar Fishing Creek, Lower Roanoke River" "21-Mar-98" "23-Mar-98" 3 " " "80" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "39,690" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "28" "21-Mar-1998" "4" "16" NA "1327" 1326 31 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Tangerang, Penunggangan, Barat, Karawaci" "Cisadane" "24-Mar-98" "25-Mar-98" 2 " " "400" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "26,870" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "29" "24-Mar-1998" "4" "17" NA "1328" 1327 32 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Southwestern and Central Regions - Lorestan, Kohgiluyeh-Boyer-Ahmad, Khuzaestan, Kermanshah, Esfahan, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari" "Tajan" "28-Mar-98" "5-Apr-98" 9 "84" "10,000" "97,300,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "203,400" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "30" "28-Mar-1998" "5" "18" NA "1329" 1328 33 "" "Democratic Republic of the Congo" "" "" "" "Kinshasa city's Bandalunga district" "" "26-Mar-98" "27-Mar-98" 2 "8" " " "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "97,720" 5.3 "Millions of dollars in damages." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "31" "26-Mar-1998" "5" "19" NA "1330" 1329 34 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire - Errol, Berlin, Gorham" "Androscoggin, Connecticut, Aroostook, Kennebec, Diamond" "31-Mar-98" "7-Apr-98" 8 " " " " " " "Snowmelt" 2 "46,560" 5.9 "Diamond River highest in 500 years. Androscoggan River highest in 50 years." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "32" "31-Mar-1998" "5" "20" NA "1331" 1330 35 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Southern Quebec and Eastern Ontario - Montergie and Beauce Regions" "Chateauguay, Chaudiere, Yamaska, St.Francois, Becancour, Ottawa, St. Lawrence, Richelieu, Mississippi" "28-Mar-98" "6-Apr-98" 10 "2" "3,463" " " "Snowmelt" 1 "283,500" 6.5 "" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "33" "28-Mar-1998" "6" "21" NA "1332" 1331 36 "" "Vanuatu - Cyclone Zuman" "" "" "" "Luganville, Espirito, Santo Gaua Island" "" "31-Mar-98" "1-Apr-98" 2 " " "800" " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,540" 3.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "33" "31-Mar-1998" "6" "21" NA "1333" 1332 37 "" "Central African Republic" "" "" "" "Bangui" "" "6-Apr-98" "7-Apr-98" 2 "6" "200" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "45,900" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "34" "6-Apr-1998" "6" "22" NA "1334" 1333 38 "" "England" "" "" "" "Central and Eastern Towns - Northampton, Evesham, Milton, Keynes, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Stratford, Bedfordshire, Kidlington" "Nene, Avon, Ouse, Cherwell, Severn, Piddle Brook" "10-Apr-98" "13-Apr-98" 4 "5" "300" "1,270,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "16,140" 5 "Worst in Northampton history - worse than great flood of 1947." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "35" "10-Apr-1998" "6" "23" NA "1335" 1334 39 "" "Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay" "" "" "" "" "" "14-Apr-98" "7-May-98" 24 "68" "700,000" "2,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "541,000" 7.3 "Frontal storms -- cotton tobacco fruit and vegetable crop damage. Worst since 1983 and worst in Uruguay's history." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "36" "14-Apr-1998" "7" "24" NA "1336" 1335 40 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio, Illinois, Indiana - South Lebanon, Columbus, Franklin Counties" "Whitehall, Little Miami, Ohio, Wabash" "15-Apr-98" "17-Apr-98" 3 "0" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "70,590" 5.3 "Frontal convective storms, \"overnight 6 inch rain\" flash floods." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "37" "15-Apr-1998" "7" "25" NA "1337" 1336 41 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Sydney Narrabeen Lakes, Warringah-Pittwater region, Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby Lane Cove" "" "10-Apr-98" "10-Apr-98" 1 "0" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "130,900" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "38" "10-Apr-1998" "7" "26" NA "1338" 1337 42 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Faryab" "" "6-Apr-98" "10-Apr-98" 5 "30" "5,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "117,700" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "39" "6-Apr-1998" "7" "27" NA "1339" 1338 43 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Nimroz Province" "Helmand" "11-Apr-98" "11-Apr-98" 1 "0" " " " " "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "35,000" 4.5 "Caused by closed dam gates." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "40" "11-Apr-1998" "7" "28" NA "1340" 1339 44 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio Grande do Sul - Alegrete" "" "11-Apr-98" "11-Apr-98" 1 "0" "11,200" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "209,600" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "41" "11-Apr-1998" "7" "29" NA "1341" 1340 45 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Tennessee - Knoxville, Chattanooga Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southwestern Virginia" "Kanawha" "17-Apr-98" "21-Apr-98" 5 "2" "1,200" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "79,600" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "42" "17-Apr-1998" "7" "30" NA "1342" 1341 46 "" "Poland" "" "" "" "Provinces - Tarnow, Przemysl, Krosno, Krakow, Rzeszow" "Vistula, Suchy, Grunt, Szcucin, San Wisla " "20-Apr-98" "26-Apr-98" 7 "0" "1,500" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "50,160" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "43" "20-Apr-1998" "7" "31" NA "1343" 1342 47 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sumatra" "Musi" "15-Apr-98" "16-Apr-98" 2 "13" "400" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "114,800" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "44" "15-Apr-1998" "7" "32" NA "1344" 1343 48 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Southern Coast Mossel Bay" "" "23-Apr-98" "24-Apr-98" 2 "0" "200" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "73,480" 5.2 "Flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "45" "23-Apr-1998" "7" "33" NA "1345" 1344 49 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "East and Central Regions - Gharm, Aini, Navdi, Pamir mountains" "" "24-Apr-98" "27-Apr-98" 4 "52" "1,000" " " "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "44,210" 5.4 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "46" "24-Apr-1998" "7" "34" NA "1346" 1345 50 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "South and West Regions - Khatlon, Vose, Kulyab, Muminbad, Sarvine, Kafterkana, Ghabala, Nawabad, Kayanar, Yovan, Qabodiyon" "" "24-Apr-98" "7-May-98" 14 "203" "20,000" "66,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,530" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "47" "24-Apr-1998" "7" "35" NA "1347" 1346 51 "" "Hong Kong" "" "" "" "Kennedy Town, Mongkok, Yuen, Long Man, Kam, West Kowloon" "" "26-Apr-98" "27-Apr-98" 2 "0" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,590" 4 "Sudden storm" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "48" "26-Apr-1998" "7" "36" NA "1348" 1347 52 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Provinces - Kunar, Heart" "Kunar" "26-Apr-98" "28-Apr-98" 3 "35" " " " " "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "106,300" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "49" "26-Apr-1998" "7" "37" NA "1349" 1348 53 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oklahoma: Tulsa, Stratford Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota" "Neosho, Washita, Caney, Little, North Canadian" "26-Apr-98" "28-Apr-98" 3 "4" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "287,300" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "50" "26-Apr-1998" "7" "38" NA "1350" 1349 54 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "East Sepik Province - Ambunti, Angoram districts" "Ramu" "27-Apr-98" "1-May-98" 5 " " "30,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "53,960" 5.4 "Heavy rains follow El Nino-related drought" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "51" "27-Apr-1998" "7" "39" NA "1351" 1350 55 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Dar es Salaam, coastal belt, Kinondoni, Dala, Temeke" "Nakasangwe" "27-Apr-98" "4-May-98" 8 "5" "4,600" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "169,800" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "52" "27-Apr-1998" "8" "40" NA "1352" 1351 56 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Alberdi, Pilar, Chaco" "Parana" "1-Mar-98" "7-May-98" 68 "55" "85,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "242,700" 7.2 "continuation of event DFO1998-39. " NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "53" "1-Mar-1998" "9" "41" 2.61 "1353" 1352 57 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Compania region - Naples, Sarno, Siano, Quindici, Bracigliano" "" "1-May-98" "7-May-98" 7 "148" "3,463" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "17,720" 5.1 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "54" "1-May-1998" "0" "1" NA "1354" 1353 58 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Vologda region" "North Dvina, Yug, Sukhona" "4-May-98" "7-May-98" 4 " " " " " " "Snowmelt" 1.5 "62,270" 5.6 "Worst flood this century." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "55" "4-May-1998" "0" "2" NA "1355" 1354 59 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Southeastern Queensland - Bundaberg" "Dawson" "6-May-98" "11-May-98" 6 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "209,200" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "56" "6-May-1998" "1" "3" NA "1356" 1355 60 "" "Connecticut" "" "" "" "Hartford" "Freshwater Brook" "8-May-98" "10-May-98" 3 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,700" 3.9 "Most rain since flood of '55, close to 100-year flood stage at Lynch Terrace and O'Hear Avenue." NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "56" "8-May-1998" "1" "3" NA "1357" 1356 61 "" "New Jersey" "" "" "" "Counties - Southhampton, Easthampton, Pemberton, Passaic, Somerset, Burlington, Bergen" "Pequannock, Millstone, Ramapo, Mill Creek, Rancocas Creek" "11-May-98" "13-May-98" 3 " " "124" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "15,360" 4.7 "12 consecutive days of rain." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "57" "11-May-1998" "1" "4" NA "1358" 1357 62 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Jakarta, Tangerang" "Ciliwig, Cisdane" "11-May-98" "13-May-98" 3 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "23,660" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "58" "11-May-1998" "1" "5" NA "1359" 1358 63 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Dachuan Prefecture - Linshui, Dazhu, Kaijiang, Qu Counties" "" "7-May-98" "13-May-98" 7 "9" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "79,570" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "59" "7-May-1998" "1" "6" NA "1360" 1359 64 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Xiangxi autonomous prefecture, Jishou city, Huaihua, Loudi, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Changde" "" "1-May-98" "5-May-98" 5 " " "2,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "97,000" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "60" "1-May-1998" "1" "7" NA "1361" 1360 65 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces - East Azerbaijan, Northwestern, Lorestan, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari, Mazandaran" "" "12-May-98" "16-May-98" 5 "27" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "125,200" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "61" "12-May-1998" "1" "8" NA "1362" 1361 66 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian province - Nanping city" "Min" "12-May-98" "17-May-98" 6 "11" " " "48,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "60,530" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "62" "12-May-1998" "1" "9" NA "1363" 1362 67 "" "Siberia" "" "" "" "Yakutia Province - Lensk, Yakutsk" "Amga, Olekma, Aldan, Lena" "16-May-98" "6-Jun-98" 22 "15" "51,000" "3,500,000" "Ice jam/break-up" 1.5 "314,800" 7 "91% of Lensk under water up to 1.5 meters deep. May 17th - water topped maximum level ever observed." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "63" "16-May-1998" "2" "10" NA "1364" 1363 68 "" "Bangladesh - Tropical Cyclone 01B" "" "" "" "mouth of Ganges river" "Ganges" "20-May-98" "30-May-98" 11 " " " " " " "Tropical cyclone" 1 "34,070" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "64" "20-May-1998" "2" "11" NA "1365" 1364 69 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Bartin, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Karabuk, Bolu, Antakaya, Haty, Ceyhan" "Bartin" "20-May-98" "23-May-98" 4 "19" "514" "2,000,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "142,700" 5.8 "Large areas of farmland inundated. Rainfall worst in decades." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "65" "20-May-1998" "2" "12" NA "1366" 1365 70 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Lower Juba Valley south of Jamame" "Juba" "19-May-98" "21-May-98" 3 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "100,600" 5.5 "Heavy rains that started in Ethiopia 15 days prior -- flooding in area south of Jamame related to collapse of river banks caused by flooding earlier in the year and last year due to El Nino (see DFO-1998-03 DFO-1997-90)." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "66" "19-May-1998" "2" "13" NA "1367" 1366 71 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Xinjiang Yili Prefecture - Xinyuan County, Huocheng County" "" "16-May-98" "20-May-98" 5 "11" "508" "3,600,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "178,700" 6 "Heaviest rainfall ever in the region." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "67" "16-May-1998" "2" "14" NA "1368" 1367 72 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Yongdeng County, Gaolan County, Ningxia" "" "20-May-98" "21-May-98" 2 "37" "3,600" "14,400,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "51,480" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "68" "20-May-1998" "2" "15" NA "1369" 1368 73 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province - Xiangfan, Zaoyang, Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Yunyang, Zhongxiang, Jingshan, Changyang, Yichang, Songzi, Xiantao, Suizhou" "Yangtze" "20-May-98" "25-May-98" 6 "8" "15,000" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "149,500" 6 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "69" "20-May-1998" "2" "16" NA "1370" 1369 74 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province" "" "20-May-98" "24-May-98" 5 "10" "20,000" "18,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "216,100" 6 "Such strong storms are rare, hitting every 100 years." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "70" "20-May-1998" "3" "17" NA "1371" 1370 75 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Changsha, Loudi, Shaoyang" "Lianshui" "20-May-98" "25-May-98" 6 "58" "106,000" "247,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "70,340" 5.8 "Water level higher in some areas than in 1954." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "71" "20-May-1998" "3" "18" NA "1372" 1371 76 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guangdong, Guangxi" "Shenzhen, Pearl, Ng Tung" "24-May-98" "1-Jun-98" 9 "15" "1,300" "34,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "164,900" 6.2 "A cold front began in central China and moved south, resulting in an average rainfall for May in a few hours on the border area." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "72" "24-May-1998" "4" "19" NA "1373" 1372 77 "" "Kyrgyzstan" "" "" "" "Southwest - Jalal-Abad, Osh, Bazaar-Korgon raion, Susak raion, Carvak" "Kugart" "18-May-98" "22-May-98" 5 "1" "8,760" "2,400,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "45,400" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "73" "18-May-1998" "4" "20" NA "1374" 1373 78 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Central Oregon - Crook County, Prineville " "Ochoco Creek, McKay Creek" "28-May-98" "3-Jun-98" 7 " " "1,600" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "26,250" 5.3 "Heavy rainfall - 7 inches in 48 hours - one month's worth of rain." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "74" "28-May-1998" "4" "21" NA "1375" 1374 79 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Nairobi" "" "27-May-98" "31-May-98" 5 "19" "800" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "106,200" 5.7 "Heavy rainfall - 11 inches in 24 hours." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "75" "27-May-1998" "4" "22" NA "1376" 1375 80 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Northern Kanibadam region, Northern Leninobod Region, Western Hisor District" "" "31-May-98" "2-Jun-98" 3 " " "1,200" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "39,900" 5.1 "Hundreds of hectares flooded." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "76" "31-May-1998" "4" "23" NA "1377" 1376 81 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Balkh Province - Mazar-e Sharif" "" "29-May-98" "1-Jun-98" 4 "30" "100" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "48,940" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "77" "29-May-1998" "4" "24" NA "1378" 1377 82 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Nenets Region - Naryan-Mar, Labozhskoye, Velikovisochnoye, Oskolkovo" "Pechora" "3-Jun-98" "7-Jun-98" 5 " " "49" " " "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "56,640" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "78" "3-Jun-1998" "4" "25" NA "1379" 1378 83 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Counties - Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pintung, Yulin" "" "1-Jun-98" "8-Jun-98" 8 "3" "300" "19,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "7,740" 4.8 "Torrential rains - strong seasonal southwest monsoon." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "79" "1-Jun-1998" "4" "26" NA "1380" 1379 84 "" "North Korea" "" "" "" "Southeastern Coast - Kangwon Province - Anbyon, Tongchon, Kosong counties" "" "2-Jun-98" "5-Jun-98" 4 " " " " " " "Tidal surge" 1 "8,050" 4.5 "Tidal waves and flooding." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "80" "2-Jun-1998" "4" "27" NA "1381" 1380 85 "" "Hong Kong" "" "" "" "northern rural New Territories" "" "9-Jun-98" "12-Jun-98" 4 "1" "24" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "5,840" 4.4 "Torrential rain - up to 16 inches in 20 hours." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "81" "9-Jun-1998" "4" "28" NA "1382" 1381 86 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Tangerang districts - Cipayaeun, Manceri" "Tiga, Raksa, Cisoka" "10-Jun-98" "11-Jun-98" 2 " " "180" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "27,340" 4.7 "Deepest flooding in 10 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "82" "10-Jun-1998" "4" "29" NA "1383" 1382 87 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Hanoi" "" "9-Jun-98" "10-Jun-98" 2 " " " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "3,250" 3.8 "Heavy rainfall/thunderstorm - 9.09 inches overnight." NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "82" "9-Jun-1998" "4" "29" NA "1384" 1383 88 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat State - Kutch, Saurashtra regions, Kandla Port, Rakastan, Pakistan border" "" "9-Jun-98" "11-Jun-98" 3 "1126" "15,000" " " "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "4,930" 4.2 "Rare Arabian Sea cyclone incursion - heavy flooding of major coastal highways, slum by Kandla port was submerged by two meter high tidal wave and many salt workers drowned." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "83" "9-Jun-1998" "4" "30" NA "1385" 1384 89 "" "Bangladesh, India" "" "" "" "Northeastern Bangladesh - Sylhet district India - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh" "Brahmaputra" "9-Jun-98" "12-Jun-98" 4 "77" "2,000" " " "Monsoonal rain" 1 "136,000" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "84" "9-Jun-1998" "4" "31" NA "1386" 1385 90 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Massachusetts - Boston, Billerica, Tewksbury, Melrose, Peabody New Hampshire - South Tamworth, Durham, Newmarket" "North Shawsheen, Charles, Blackstone, Nashua, Assab, Saco, Oyster, Lamprey, Merrimack, Concord" "13-Jun-98" "19-Jun-98" 7 "1" " " "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "19,950" 5.3 "Highest ever rainfall recorded for a June day in New England since rainfall statistics started being tracked in 1871. Saco River - 50 yr flood, Wading river - 80 year flood, many rivers 10-25 year floods." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "85" "13-Jun-1998" "4" "32" NA "1387" 1386 91 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Sanliurfa, Erzincan, Agri, Ardahan, Erzurum" "" "12-Jun-98" "15-Jun-98" 1 "9" " " " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "28,450" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "86" "12-Jun-1998" "4" "33" NA "1388" 1387 92 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Nangahar Province" "" "12-Jun-98" "15-Jun-98" 4 "30" "100" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "11,600" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "87" "12-Jun-1998" "4" "34" NA "1389" 1388 93 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Chongqing, Ziyang, Guangyang" "Yangtze, Jinshajiang, Minjiang, Tuojiang, Jialingjiang" "19-Aug-98" "29-Aug-98" 11 "19" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "35,150" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "88" "19-Aug-1998" "4" "35" NA "1390" 1389 94 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Sichaun, Guizhou - Chongqing, Jiangjin, Nanchuan, Fengdu, Wuxi" "Yangtze, Daxi, Qijiang" "3-Aug-98" "7-Aug-98" 5 "90" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "133,200" 5.8 "Torrential rains and Yangtze headwaters." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "89" "3-Aug-1998" "4" "36" NA "1391" 1390 95 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi" "Yangtze, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Chenglingli, Shashi, Luoshan" "5-Aug-98" "7-Sep-98" 34 "575" "1,115,000" "3,710,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "293,000" 7.2 "Continued Yangtze flooding and dike blown up in Jianli county. Levels at Shashi broke 1954 record." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "90" "5-Aug-1998" "5" "37" NA "1392" 1391 96 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi - Chenglingli, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Yichang, Jiayu, Shashi, Changde, Jiujiang, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, Li, Huarong" "Yangtze, Hanshui, Xiangjiang, Zishui, Yangjiang, Lishui" "17-Jul-98" "5-Aug-98" 20 "345" "3,120,000" "1,310,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "367,300" 7 "Torrential rains continuing Yangtze flooding and major dyke break." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "91" "17-Jul-1998" "6" "38" NA "1393" 1392 97 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shanxi Province" "Yellow" "4-Jul-98" "20-Jul-98" 17 "113" "90,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "72,120" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "92" "4-Jul-1998" "7" "39" NA "1394" 1393 98 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Chongqing, Chendu, Luzhou, Nonchong, Guangyuan, Yanbain" "Yangtze" "27-Jun-98" "13-Jul-98" 17 "170" "240,000" "312,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "235,600" 6.6 "Yangtze highest level in 6 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "93" "27-Jun-1998" "8" "40" NA "1395" 1394 99 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hubei, Anhui - Zianning, Huanggan, Huangshi, Yichang, Jinshou, Xining, Tunxi, Jixi, Huangshan, Chizhou, Anqing, Xuancheng, Tongling" "Xinjiang, Fujiang, Yangtze, Huaihe" "18-Jun-98" "13-Jul-98" 26 "164" "370,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "305,500" 6.9 "" NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "94" "18-Jun-1998" "9" "41" NA "1396" 1395 100 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Yangjiang, Shaogun" "Pearl, Zhenjiang, Xijiang, Beijiang" "25-Jun-98" "6-Jul-98" 12 "180" "150,000" "205,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "41,220" 5.9 "Heaviest flooding on the Xijiang river in China since 1949." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "95" "25-Jun-1998" "9" "42" NA "1397" 1396 101 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province - Guilin " "Fuyishui, Lijiang, Zingjiang, Guijiang, Xijiang" "15-Jun-98" "28-Jun-98" 14 "66" "500,000" "221,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "26,920" 5.8 "Worst flooding in Guilin in 80 years." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "96" "15-Jun-1998" "9" "43" NA "1398" 1397 102 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Chongqing" "Yangtze" "18-Jun-98" "19-Jun-98" 2 "27" " " " " "Heavy rain" 1 "29,700" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "97" "18-Jun-1998" "9" "44" NA "1399" 1398 103 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province - Jiujiang, Jingdezhen" "Xinjiang, Xingjiang, Leanjiang, Jingjiang, Yuanhe, Yangtze, Guanjiang, Wuhe" "12-Jun-98" "9-Jul-98" 28 "51" "434,500" "240,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "36,420" 6.3 "Xingjiang river's highest level in history - rivers breaking all previous high-water marks." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "98" "12-Jun-1998" "10" "45" NA "1400" 1399 104 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fujian, Zhejiang - Minqing, Minhou, Nanping, Qiantang, Minjiang" "Feiyun, Ou" "12-Jun-98" "25-Jun-98" 14 "126" "750,000" "210,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "54,190" 6.2 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "99" "12-Jun-1998" "11" "46" NA "1401" 1400 105 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Wuhan, Changsha" "Xiang Jiang, Zishui" "12-Jun-98" "27-Jun-98" 16 "40" "400,000" "481,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "170,600" 6.6 "Worst in 50 years in Changsha. Xiangjiang exceeding record high level." NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "100" "12-Jun-1998" "12" "47" NA "1402" 1401 106 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwest Iowa - Des Moines, Lafayette West and Central Indiana - Cass, Fremont, Page, Mills, Montgomery, Ripley, Holmes, LaSalle" "Mississippi, Racoon, Wabash, Ohio" "13-Jun-98" "17-Jun-98" 5 " " "1,000" "37,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "73,860" 5.7 "White River highest since 1945." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "101" "13-Jun-1998" "12" "48" NA "1403" 1402 107 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - Yosemite Valley" "Merced" "14-Jun-98" "15-Jun-98" 2 " " "" " " "Snowmelt" 1 "4,080" 3.9 "Campgrounds evacuated. Wettest snowpack in 50 yrs." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "101" "14-Jun-1998" "12" "48" NA "1404" 1403 108 "" "England" "" "" "" "Moray Firth" "" "13-Jun-98" "14-Jun-98" 2 " " "120" " " "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,550" 3.9 "Flashflood" NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "101" "13-Jun-1998" "12" "48" NA "1405" 1404 109 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Central and Northern" "" "1-Jul-98" "10-Jul-98" 10 "5" "50,000" " " "Heavy rain" 1 "83,830" 5.9 "Flooding and hail." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "102" "1-Jul-1998" "12" "49" NA "1406" 1405 110 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Northeast and Central Romania - Transylvania, Moldova, Bacau, Alba, Hunedoara, Lasi, Neamt, Mures" "Prut, Arges" "8-Jun-98" "24-Jun-98" 17 "31" "5,952" "147,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "79,160" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "103" "8-Jun-1998" "13" "50" NA "1407" 1406 111 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Victoria - Gippsland, Bairnsdale, Lindenow, Glenaladale, Bruthen New South Wales - Esplanade Lakes, Entrance, Orbost, Wuk Wuk, Conn" "Snowy, Buchan, Mitchell, Tambo, Swift Creek" "22-Jun-98" "24-Jun-98" 3 "1" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "54,960" 5.5 "Highest flooding since the 1800s." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "104" "22-Jun-1998" "13" "51" NA "1408" 1407 112 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Acapulco, Atonilco, Oaxaca" "" "19-Jun-98" "23-Jun-98" 5 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "58,060" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "105" "19-Jun-1998" "13" "52" NA "1409" 1408 113 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Mogadishu, Afgoie, Merca" "" "24-Jun-98" "25-Jun-98" 2 "22" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,470" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "106" "24-Jun-1998" "13" "53" NA "1410" 1409 114 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Vermont - Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Window, Ayers Brook, Randolph, Mad River, Moretown, White River, West Hartford" "" "24-Jun-98" "1-Jul-98" 8 "21" "11,000" "469,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "18,120" 5.5 "Surpassed 1965 record for Welch Vt - exceeding 100 yr flood." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "107" "24-Jun-1998" "13" "54" NA "1411" 1410 115 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces - Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Ninh Thuan" "Lo, Red" "28-Jun-98" "11-Jul-98" 14 "4" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,280" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "108" "28-Jun-1998" "13" "55" NA "1412" 1411 116 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island, N.South Island - Wellington, Waikato district, Nelson, Marlborough, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Maitai" "Tirohanga, Wairou" "30-Jun-98" "20-Jul-98" 21 "" "40" "2,600,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "90,970" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "109" "30-Jun-1998" "14" "56" 1.14 "1413" 1412 117 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States - Mexico, Puebla - Acapulco" "Sabanas" "2-Jul-98" "3-Jul-98" 2 "1" "520" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,600" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "110" "2-Jul-1998" "0" "1" NA "1414" 1413 118 "" "Bangaldesh, India" "" "" "" "Bangaldesh - Dhemaji, Nalbari, Sirajganj, Netrokana, Rangpur, Khagrachhari, Magura, Pabna, Dhaka, Dhubri, Madlda, Faridpur, Manikganj, Gai, Bandha, Bogra, Jamlpur, Chittagong, Manikganj, Chandpur, Buriganga India - Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar" "Ganges, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Morapagladiya, Rathi" "5-Jul-98" "22-Sep-98" 80 "2632" "25,000,000" "3,400,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "116,180" 7.1 "Worst flooding of Rathi River in 88 yrs, \"worst flooding in Bangladesh history.\"" NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "111" "5-Jul-1998" "1" "2" NA "1415" 1414 119 "" "Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan" "" "" "" "Uzbekistan - Shakhimardan district Kyrgyzstan - Kadamzhai district" "Sai, Ak-Suu" "8-Jul-98" "8-Jul-98" 1 "93" "14,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "530" 2.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "111" "8-Jul-1998" "1" "2" NA "1416" 1415 120 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Balad" "Shabelle" "13-Jul-98" "17-Jul-98" 5 "" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,730" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "112" "13-Jul-1998" "1" "3" NA "1417" 1416 121 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Far East - Magadan region" "Berekekh, Susuman" "19-Jul-98" "20-Jul-98" 2 "" "56" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,700" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "113" "19-Jul-1998" "1" "4" NA "1418" 1417 122 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Gampaha" "" "17-Jul-98" "20-Jul-98" 4 "1" "12,500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,700" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "114" "17-Jul-1998" "1" "5" NA "1419" 1418 123 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Apac district - Lake Kwania" "White Nile" "20-Jul-98" "24-Jul-98" 5 "" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,400" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "115" "20-Jul-1998" "1" "6" NA "1420" 1419 124 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Lachlan, MacIntyre, Macquarie, Hunter, Nepean, Barwon, Tamworth, Wollongong, Gunnedah, Hexham, Forbes, Mungindi, Dubbo, Bathurst, Narrabi, Warren, Hinton, Wee Waa, Pilliga District" "Namoi, Peel, Darling" "19-Jul-98" "10-Sep-98" 54 "1" "6,300" "100,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "146,400" 7.1 "25 years \"worst in a generation\" \"expected 100 yr flood\" Also minor flooding in the Walgett area of NSW 9/14-9/22." NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "116" "19-Jul-1998" "2" "7" NA "1421" 1420 125 "" "Slovakia" "" "" "" "Presov and Sabinov districts, Saris highlands, Levoca Mounntains" "Torysa, Branisko, Mala, Svinka Svinka, Zehrica" "20-Jul-98" "24-Jul-98" 5 "47" "3,618" "24,500,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,900" 4.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "117" "20-Jul-1998" "2" "8" NA "1422" 1421 126 "" "Czech Republic" "" "" "" "East Bohemia - Rychnov District" "Bela, Zlaty, Dobra" "23-Jul-98" "24-Jul-98" 2 "6" "" "3,180,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10" 1.3 "Flash Flood" NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "117" "23-Jul-1998" "2" "8" NA "1423" 1422 127 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Yapen, Waropen, Abepura districts - Irian, Jaya, Klaimantan provinces" "Kediri, Supit, Urang" "23-Jul-98" "26-Jul-98" 4 "26" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "68,600" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "118" "23-Jul-1998" "2" "9" NA "1424" 1423 128 "" "Poland" "" "" "" "Klodzke, Dusznica, Orlickie Mountains, Sudetes, Dusziniki, Szczytna, Polanica, Szalejow, Klodzko, Dolny" "Bystrzycha" "23-Jul-98" "27-Jul-98" 5 "9" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,180" 4.8 "Flash Flood" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "119" "23-Jul-1998" "2" "10" NA "1425" 1424 129 "" "North Korea, South Korea" "" "" "" "Challa province, Chiri Mountains, Changhung, Seoul, Kyonggi Province, Boen, Donguchon, S.Hamgyong Province, Mundock, Sinjung, Riwon" "Han" "31-Jul-98" "1-Aug-98" 2 "273" "209,000" "868,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "75,170" 5.4 "3 sub-events. 8/6 was Seoul's wettest day in 27 years, flooding is some of worst on record." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "120" "31-Jul-1998" "2" "11" NA "1426" 1425 130 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Central Indiana - Marion, Elm, Grove, Grant, Blackford counties South Wisconsin - Waukesha, Sheboygan, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Brown Deer, Boots Creek" "Mississinewa, Salamonie" "4-Aug-98" "6-Aug-98" 3 "2" "600" "20,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "54,160" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "121" "4-Aug-1998" "2" "12" NA "1427" 1426 131 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Provinces - Trabzon, Rize" "" "10-Aug-98" "11-Aug-98" 2 "50" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "8,220" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "122" "10-Aug-1998" "2" "13" NA "1428" 1427 132 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Siberia - Chita region" "" "12-Aug-98" "13-Aug-98" 2 "0" "16,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "168,600" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "123" "12-Aug-1998" "2" "14" NA "1429" 1428 133 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning - Harbin, Qigihaer, Dorbenxin, Akso, Dorbod, Xingzhan, Guqia" "Nenjiang, Songhua, Liaohe, Chuo'er, Ulyji, Muren, Raoyang" "8-Aug-98" "14-Sep-98" 38 "89" "2,160,000" "964,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "620,800" 7.7 "Worst ever floods of Nen and Songjua Rivers." NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "124" "8-Aug-1998" "3" "15" NA "1430" 1429 134 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Siham valley, Red Sea port, Hodeida, Ibb, Abin, Marib, Sanaa, Lahaj" "" "14-Aug-98" "30-Aug-98" 17 "70" "240" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "128,400" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "125" "14-Aug-1998" "4" "16" NA "1431" 1430 135 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Gambella region" "Baro" "10-Aug-98" "17-Aug-98" 8 "3" "66,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "28,910" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "126" "10-Aug-1998" "4" "17" NA "1432" 1431 136 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Okumi, Kano" "" "15-Aug-98" "16-Aug-98" 2 "15" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "39,720" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "127" "15-Aug-1998" "4" "18" NA "1433" 1432 137 "" "USA, Mexico - Tropical Storm Charley" "" "" "" "Texas - Laredo, El Cenizo, Rio Bravo, Del Rio Mexico - Ciudad, Acura" "Rio Grande, Devil's, San Antonio, Frio, Nueces" "22-Aug-98" "27-Aug-98" 6 "17" "1,750" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "90,190" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "128" "22-Aug-1998" "4" "19" NA "1434" 1433 138 "" "USA - Hurricane Bonnie" "" "" "" "North Carolina - Cape Fear, Wilmington, Leland, Washington" "Ocracoke, Pamlico, Neuse" "27-Aug-98" "29-Aug-98" 3 "2" "17,000" "1,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "42,370" 5.1 "New peak record for Hood Creek." NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "129" "27-Aug-1998" "4" "20" NA "1435" 1434 139 "" "Japan - Typhoon Rex" "" "" "" "Honshu - Ibaraki, Tochigi, Fukushima, Aomori, Iwate, Akita" "Naka" "28-Aug-98" "2-Sep-98" 6 "21" "2,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "73,840" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "130" "28-Aug-1998" "4" "21" NA "1436" 1435 140 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "States - Kassala, Khartoum - Berber, Shandi, Adammer provinces, Damer region, Bor district, Artoli island" "Nile, Blue Nile, Jonglei, White Nile, Gash, Atbara" "28-Aug-98" "10-Sep-98" 14 "25" "816,000" "40,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "326,100" 6.8 "\"highest river levels along parts of the Nile and tributaries since records began\"" NA NA "" 1 "39" 1 "131" "28-Aug-1998" "5" "22" NA "1437" 1436 141 "" "Tibet, Nepal" "" "" "" "Lhasa, Xigaze, Loka, Nyingchi, Sangha, Syangja districts" "Yarlung, Zangbo, Lhasa, Nyang, Andhi, Bhod" "28-Aug-98" "31-Aug-98" 4 "156" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "215,600" 5.9 "Flash Flood. Some rivers at record levels." NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "132" "28-Aug-1998" "5" "23" -0.19 "1438" 1437 142 "" "USA - Hurricane Earl" "" "" "" "Florida, Georgia - St. Helena and St. George's Barrier Islands, Panama City, Albany, Tifton" "" "3-Sep-98" "3-Sep-98" 1 "3" "65" "50,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "29,740" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "133" "3-Sep-1998" "0" "1" NA "1439" 1438 143 "" "Mexico, Guatemala - Tropical Storm Javier, Hurricane Isis" "" "" "" "Tonala, Mapastepec, Tapachula, Motozintla, Sinaloa, Los Cabos region, Los Mochis Empalme, San Bernardina, Guaymos, Sonoro, Chiapas, San Lucar" "Coatan, Pikikipan" "3-Sep-98" "12-Sep-98" 10 "407" "400,000" "3,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "447,500" 6.8 "" NA NA "" 1 "40" 1 "134" "3-Sep-1998" "1" "2" NA "1440" 1439 144 "" "Niger" "" "" "" "Niamey, Mokko" "" "5-Sep-98" "9-Sep-98" 5 "" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "111,400" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "135" "5-Sep-1998" "1" "3" NA "1441" 1440 145 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Republic of Birobijan" "" "7-Sep-98" "7-Sep-98" 1 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,020" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "136" "7-Sep-1998" "1" "4" NA "1442" 1441 146 "" "USA - Tropical Storm Frances" "" "" "" "Texas - Houston Louisiana - New Orleans, Freeport, Angleton" "" "11-Sep-98" "14-Sep-98" 4 "1" "17" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "60,560" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "137" "11-Sep-1998" "1" "5" NA "1443" 1442 147 "" "Belgium, Netherlands" "" "" "" "Antwerp, Dutch lowlands, Brabant province, Liege, Voeren, Wallonia, Truiden, Aarschot" "Haringvliet" "14-Sep-98" "16-Sep-98" 3 "1" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "26,850" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "138" "14-Sep-1998" "1" "6" NA "1444" 1443 148 "" "Croatia" "" "" "" "Northern Croatia" "" "15-Sep-98" "16-Sep-98" 2 "0" "" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,620" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "139" "15-Sep-1998" "1" "7" NA "1445" 1444 149 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Maharashta, Gujarat - Surat, Hazira, Nashik, Jalgaon" "Than Tapi" "16-Sep-98" "18-Sep-98" 3 "12" "50,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "214,500" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "140" "16-Sep-1998" "1" "8" NA "1446" 1445 150 "" "Philippines - Tropical Storm Vicki, Typhoon Todd" "" "" "" "Luzon - Pampanga Province - Lubao, Sasmuan, Guagua, Santo Rita" "Porac-Gumain" "17-Sep-98" "19-Sep-98" 3 "27" "70,512" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,670" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "141" "17-Sep-1998" "1" "9" NA "1447" 1446 151 "" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "Puerto Rico" "Antigua" "Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Antigua - " "" "21-Sep-98" "22-Sep-98" 2 "353" "11,140" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "67,470" 5.1 "Hurricane Georges" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "142" "21-Sep-1998" "1" "10" NA "1448" 1447 152 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana" "" "15-Sep-98" "16-Sep-98" 2 "4" "" "250,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "214,800" 5.6 "Hurricane Georges" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "143" "15-Sep-1998" "1" "11" NA "1449" 1448 153 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Missouri - Kansas City" "Brush Creek" "6-Oct-98" "7-Oct-98" 2 "11" "" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,060" 4.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "144" "6-Oct-1998" "1" "12" NA "1450" 1449 154 "" "Liberia" "" "" "" "Grand Capemount Province" "" "17-Sep-98" "2-Oct-98" 16 "8" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,940" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "145" "17-Sep-1998" "1" "13" NA "1451" 1450 155 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Southern Korean Peninsula" "" "27-Sep-98" "1-Oct-98" 5 "19" "2,376" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "39,190" 5.3 "Typhoon Yani" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "146" "27-Sep-1998" "1" "14" NA "1452" 1451 156 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Shikoku - Kochi" "" "30-Sep-98" "2-Oct-98" 3 "6" "2,200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "9,470" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "147" "30-Sep-1998" "1" "15" NA "1453" 1452 157 "" "Benin" "" "" "" "Northern Benin" "" "1-Sep-98" "24-Sep-98" 24 "5" "5,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,080" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "41" 1 "148" "1-Sep-1998" "2" "16" NA "1454" 1453 158 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Hachima, Bouria, Bechloul" "" "23-Sep-98" "24-Sep-98" 2 "1" "700" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "15,760" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "149" "23-Sep-1998" "2" "17" NA "1455" 1454 159 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Western Kwara State" "" "12-Oct-98" "18-Oct-98" 7 "" "110,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,090" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "150" "12-Oct-1998" "2" "18" NA "1456" 1455 160 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Caspian Sea Coast" "" "3-Oct-98" "9-Oct-98" 7 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "37,480" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "151" "3-Oct-1998" "2" "19" NA "1457" 1456 161 "" "Philippines, Taiwan -Typhoon Zeb" "" "" "" "" "" "13-Oct-98" "17-Oct-98" 5 "48" "30,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "70,500" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "152" "13-Oct-1998" "2" "20" NA "1458" 1457 162 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State" "" "1-Oct-98" "20-Oct-98" 20 "230" "80,000" "530,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "194,200" 6.6 "" NA NA "" 1 "42" 1 "153" "1-Oct-1998" "3" "21" NA "1459" 1458 163 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Parana State - Uniao da Vitoria" "Iguacu " "3-Oct-98" "14-Oct-98" 12 "" "8,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "119,100" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "43" 1 "154" "3-Oct-1998" "4" "22" NA "1460" 1459 164 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - San Antonio, New Braunfels" "Guadalupe, Plum Creek" "17-Oct-98" "23-Oct-98" 7 "29" "5,300" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "20,710" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "155" "17-Oct-1998" "4" "23" NA "1461" 1460 165 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Accra" "" "19-Oct-98" "24-Oct-98" 6 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,280" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "156" "19-Oct-1998" "4" "24" NA "1462" 1461 166 "" "England, Wales" "" "" "" "Wales and Southwest England" "Rhondda, Dart, Barle, Wye " "22-Oct-98" "24-Oct-98" 3 "11" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,220" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "157" "22-Oct-1998" "4" "25" NA "1463" 1462 167 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Provinces - Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen" "" "16-Oct-98" "23-Oct-98" 8 "42" "" "13,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,650" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "158" "16-Oct-1998" "4" "26" NA "1464" 1463 168 "" "Taiwan -Typhoon Babs" "" "" "" "" "Keelung" "23-Oct-98" "24-Oct-98" 2 "156" "400,000" "55,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,810" 4.7 "Second storm in 2 months." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "159" "23-Oct-1998" "4" "27" NA "1465" 1464 169 "" "Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador - Hurricane Mitch" "" "" "" "Central America and Carribean Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador" "" "24-Oct-98" "5-Nov-98" 13 "11000" "2,000,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "241,300" 6.7 "Hurricane Mitch. Worst hurricane since 1974." NA NA "" 1 "44" 1 "160" "24-Oct-1998" "5" "28" NA "1466" 1465 170 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southeast Kansas - Wichita, Augusta Northeast Oklahoma" "Chikaskia, Whitewater" "30-Oct-98" "31-Oct-98" 2 "1" "2,000" "37,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "50,300" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "44" 1 "161" "30-Oct-1998" "5" "29" NA "1467" 1466 171 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "Germany - Lower Saxony, Southern Bavaria" "Rhine" "31-Oct-98" "17-Nov-98" 18 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "79,670" 6.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "45" 1 "162" "31-Oct-1998" "6" "30" -0.78 "1468" 1467 172 "" "Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary" "" "" "" "Ukraine - Carpithian region Northeast Hungary" "Tisza" "5-Nov-98" "23-Nov-98" 19 "16" "25,000" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "91,280" 6.4 "" NA NA "" 1 "46" 1 "163" "5-Nov-1998" "1" "1" NA "1469" 1468 173 "" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "" "Neita, Bonad, Santiago, Montecristi, Masi" "Pedro" "10-Nov-98" "12-Nov-98" 3 "2" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,650" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "164" "10-Nov-1998" "1" "2" NA "1470" 1469 174 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Central - Beria" "" "1-Nov-98" "10-Nov-98" 10 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,990" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "165" "1-Nov-1998" "1" "3" NA "1471" 1470 175 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Montgomery County" "Trinity, San Jacinto, Colorado, Neches, Guadalupe" "13-Nov-98" "15-Nov-98" 3 "" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,210" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "166" "13-Nov-1998" "1" "4" NA "1472" 1471 176 "" "Vietnam - Tropical Storm Chip" "" "" "" "Central Provinces" "" "13-Nov-98" "16-Nov-98" 4 "17" "" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,140" 5 "Second in months." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "167" "13-Nov-1998" "1" "5" NA "1473" 1472 177 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Middle Juba Region" "Juba" "18-Nov-98" "30-Nov-98" 13 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,700" 5.1 "Second year in a row." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "168" "18-Nov-1998" "1" "6" NA "1474" 1473 178 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East and West Nusa Tenggara" "" "17-Nov-98" "22-Nov-98" 6 "15" "12,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "56,180" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "169" "17-Nov-1998" "1" "7" NA "1475" 1474 179 "" "Vietnam -Typhoon Dawn" "" "" "" "Quang Nam-Da Nang Province" "" "19-Nov-98" "24-Nov-98" 6 "90" "2,000,000" "22,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,720" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "170" "19-Nov-1998" "1" "8" NA "1476" 1475 180 "" "Vietnam -Tropical Storm Elvis" "" "" "" "Provinces - Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai" "" "25-Nov-98" "25-Nov-98" 1 "49" "" "30,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "9,570" 4 "Yearly occurance." NA NA "" 0 "46" 0 "170" "25-Nov-1998" "1" "8" NA "1477" 1476 181 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "San Pedro, Sula, Chamelecon, Choloma, Puerto Cortes" "" "27-Nov-98" "30-Nov-98" 4 "" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,010" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "171" "27-Nov-1998" "1" "9" NA "1478" 1477 182 "" "Congo" "" "" "" "Northeast Likouala region" "" "24-Nov-98" "30-Nov-98" 7 "" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,070" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "172" "24-Nov-1998" "1" "10" NA "1479" 1478 183 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java Province" "Kelawing" "27-Dec-98" "31-Dec-98" 5 "" "9,600" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "46,300" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "173" "27-Dec-1998" "1" "11" NA "1480" 1479 184 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon, Washington" "Tillamook, McKenna, Wilson, Nisqually" "27-Dec-98" "30-Dec-98" 4 "" "70" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "105,300" 5.6 "Worst since February 1996." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "174" "27-Dec-1998" "1" "12" NA "1481" 1480 1 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "East and northern coast areas - Trincamalee District" "" "28-Dec-98" "7-Jan-99" 11 "" "23,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,090" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "175" "28-Dec-1998" "1" "13" -0.92 "1482" 1481 2 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "States: Pahang, Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan" "" "1-Jan-99" "8-Jan-99" 8 "1" "2,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "72,080" 5.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-1999" "0" "1" NA "1483" 1482 3 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "La Ceiba, San Pedro, Sula" "" "3-Jan-99" "10-Jan-99" 8 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,550" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "3-Jan-1999" "0" "2" NA "1484" 1483 4 "" "Northern England" "" "" "" "Kirkby Stephen" "" "5-Jan-99" "6-Jan-99" 2 "" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,200" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "5-Jan-1999" "0" "3" NA "1485" 1484 5 "" "Western Fiji" "" "" "" "Viti, Levu districts of Nadi Lautoka Ba and Rakiraki" "" "19-Jan-99" "23-Jan-99" 5 "7" "2,000" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,290" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "19-Jan-1999" "0" "4" NA "1486" 1485 6 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - Indianapolis, W. Lafayette" "White, Wabash" "20-Jan-99" "24-Jan-99" 5 "4" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,260" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "20-Jan-1999" "0" "5" NA "1487" 1486 7 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - New Paris, Preble, Butler and Montgomery, Scioto & Lawrence counties" "Scioto, Symmes Creek" "19-Jan-99" "20-Jan-99" 2 "" "" "200" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,900" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "6" "19-Jan-1999" "0" "6" NA "1488" 1487 8 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Burkeville, West Vernon, Desoto, Beaureguard Parish" "Sabine, Red" "1-Feb-99" "5-Feb-99" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "56,740" 5.5 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Third worst since 1991." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "7" "1-Feb-1999" "0" "7" NA "1489" 1488 9 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern Coast, KwaZulu-Natal Province" "" "4-Feb-99" "7-Feb-99" 4 "7" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "75,250" 5.5 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "8" "4-Feb-1999" "0" "8" NA "1490" 1489 10 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Bhutuan, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur" "Agusan" "4-Feb-99" "8-Feb-99" 5 "24" "500,000" "3,200,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "42,060" 5.3 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flash Floods" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "9" "4-Feb-1999" "0" "9" NA "1491" 1490 11 "" "Australia - Cyclone Rona" "" "" "" "Southeast Queensland - Gympie, Toowoomba, Beenleigh, and Brisbane districts" "Mary, Diamentina, Hamilton" "6-Feb-99" "12-Feb-99" 7 "7" "1,400" "300,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "322,900" 6.7 "" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "10" "6-Feb-1999" "1" "10" NA "1492" 1491 12 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "SE Sulawesi - LasuSua Sub District North Sumatra - Langkat, Tanjung Morawa and Tebing Tinggi districts" "" "9-Feb-99" "14-Feb-99" 6 "2" "2,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "136,500" 5.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "11" "9-Feb-1999" "1" "11" NA "1493" 1492 13 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces - Nakron, Srithammarat, Surat, Thami, Songkhla" "" "9-Feb-99" "13-Feb-99" 5 "3" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "117,800" 5.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "12" "9-Feb-1999" "1" "12" NA "1494" 1493 14 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Province of Lanao del Norte, Iligan city, Kauswagan, Linamon, Bacolod" "Kauswagon, Larapan" "20-Feb-99" "22-Feb-99" 3 "39" "2,700" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "27,980" 5.1 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Flash Floods. \"Worst ever.\"" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "13" "20-Feb-1999" "1" "13" NA "1495" 1494 15 "" " Peru" "" "" "" "Four rivers overflowed in Amazon department of Loreto" "" "20-Feb-99" "24-Feb-99" 5 "36" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "107,400" 5.7 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "14" "20-Feb-1999" "1" "14" NA "1496" 1495 16 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Nationwide state of emergency, Choco Province" "Atrato " "18-Feb-99" "27-Feb-99" 10 "16" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,040" 5.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located CAUSE. Flooding and mudslides since Jan due to La Nina. Rains exceeded historical average in the Andes region." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "15" "18-Feb-1999" "1" "15" NA "1497" 1496 17 "" "Romania, Hungary, Ukraine" "" "" "" "Romania - Timisoara, west Carpathian region of Bihor Hungary - northern and eastern agricultural heartland, Tisza valley Ukraine - Zakarpattia and Lutsk regions" "Bega, Tisza, Danube, Sava, Timsa" "21-Feb-99" "18-Mar-99" 26 "2" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "115,200" 6.7 "Hectares Flooded: Hungary - 360,000 Ha; W Ukraine - 40,000 Ha. Some of the century's worst flooding in Hungary. " NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "16" "21-Feb-1999" "2" "16" NA "1498" 1497 18 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Central area and four southern provinces (Inhambane, Sofala, Tete and Zambezi). Towns: Vilankulo, Inhassoro, Maputo" "Pungoe, Buzi, Govuro, Zambezi, Limpopo, Changane, Save" "15-Jan-99" "15-Mar-99" 60 "15" "200,000" "12,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "127,700" 7.1 "Heavy rains from late December 98 to March 99." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "17" "15-Jan-1999" "3" "17" -1.02 "1499" 1498 19 "" "England" "" "" "" "North and East Yorkshire. Towns: Malton,Old Malton, Norton, Pickering, Stamford Bridge, Elvington" "Derwent" "7-Mar-99" "13-Mar-99" 7 "" "800" "32,583,904" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "8,300" 4.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located. 50mm of rain, combined with melting snow from the North Yorks Moors." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "18" "7-Mar-1999" "0" "2" NA "1500" 1499 20 "" "Australia - Cyclone Vance" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Exmouth, Onslow" "" "15-Mar-99" "21-Mar-99" 7 "" "1,000" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "57,800" 5.6 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Widespread flooding and property damage." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "19" "15-Mar-1999" "0" "3" NA "1501" 1500 21 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Rurrenabaque, San Buenaventura, San Carlos" "Beni" "15-Mar-99" "18-Mar-99" 4 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "285,300" 6.1 "" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "20" "15-Mar-1999" "1" "4" NA "1502" 1501 22 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Dakota - Grand Forks" "Red, Souris" "1-Apr-99" "14-Apr-99" 14 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "9,610" 5.1 "Third biggest flood in history in the area - within inches of 1997." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "21" "1-Apr-1999" "1" "5" NA "1503" 1502 23 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Departments: Cordoba, Cauca, Narino, Valle, Cundinamarco and the capital Bogota" "Oyuco, San Jorge" "9-Apr-99" "15-Apr-99" 7 "26" "300" "3,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "360,300" 6.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "22" "9-Apr-1999" "2" "6" NA "1504" 1503 24 "" "Belarus" "" "" "" "Brest, Gomel, Minsk regions" "Pripyat, Dnieper, Berezina, Sozh, Nieman, Zapadnaya Dvina" "7-Mar-99" "10-Apr-99" 35 "" "2,000" "2,277,778" "Snowmelt" 1 "130,400" 6.7 "Excessive spring snow melting " NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "23" "7-Mar-1999" "3" "7" NA "1505" 1504 25 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindinao - Compostela Valley Province, Davao del Norte" "" "15-Apr-99" "21-Apr-99" 7 "11" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,200" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "24" "15-Apr-1999" "3" "8" NA "1506" 1505 26 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Colombo District; western and south-western coast" "Kelani, Kalu" "17-Apr-99" "22-Apr-99" 6 "6" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,020" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "25" "17-Apr-1999" "3" "9" NA "1507" 1506 27 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Colorado - La Junta, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins. Counties: Otero, Crowley, Bent, Las Animas" "Arkansas, South Platte" "29-Apr-99" "6-May-99" 8 "" "450" "5,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "58,490" 5.8 "Worst flood in Otero County in 44 years." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "26" "29-Apr-1999" "3" "10" -0.88 "1508" 1507 28 "" "Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France" "" "" "" "Cities/towns: Berne, Rheinfelden, Basel, Zurich, Karlsruhe" "Rhine, Aare" "12-May-99" "17-May-99" 6 "2" "" "33,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "79,470" 6 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Rhine river: highest levels since 1859 at Karlsruhe. Aare river: highest levels since 1917." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "27" "12-May-1999" "0" "1" NA "1509" 1508 29 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Changsha Jiangxi Province - 19 villages" "Yangtze" "18-May-99" "21-May-99" 4 "3" "69,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,700" 5.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "28" "18-May-1999" "0" "2" NA "1510" 1509 30 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Loreto province - Iquitos" "Amazon, Itaya, Nanay" "13-May-99" "24-May-99" 12 "4" "250,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "184,600" 6.3 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Torrential rain since Feburary intensified over the last 2 weeks. Highest level of the Amazon in Peru in 17 yrs." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "29" "13-May-1999" "1" "3" NA "1511" 1510 31 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Sakha Republic in Russian Far East - city of Yakutsk" "Lena" "21-May-99" "24-May-99" 4 "" "4,000" "" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "76,620" 5.7 "Lena River at record levels." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "30" "21-May-1999" "1" "4" NA "1512" 1511 32 "" "Germany, Austria, Switzerland" "" "" "" "Germany: Bavarian Alps and Daden-Wuerttemberg- towns: Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Passau, Neustadt, Neu-Ulm, Eschenlohe, Ratisbonne Switzerland: Lake Constance; town of Lindau Austria: Vorarlberg region, city: Bregenz" "Danube, Iller, Lech Wertach, Loisach, Ammer, Isar, Inn, Rhine" "22-May-99" "29-May-99" 8 "6" "2,000" "1,170,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "54,320" 5.9 "Danube at Ingolstadt highest levels since 1845 - 7.48 meters" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "31" "22-May-1999" "1" "5" NA "1513" 1512 33 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang: Cities of Nanping, Sanming, Ningde, Longyan, Hangzhou" "Yangtze, Qiangtang, Changjiang, Le'an" "26-May-99" "23-Jun-99" 29 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,330" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "32" "26-May-1999" "2" "6" NA "1514" 1513 34 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sindh Province - Thatta and Badin Districts; Coastal towns of Hyderabad, Tharparker, Umer Kot, Mirpur" "" "20-May-99" "22-May-99" 3 "168" "200,000" "10,935,915" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "59,620" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "33" "20-May-1999" "2" "7" NA "1515" 1514 35 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon - Cities & towns : Monterrey, Torreon, Guachochi, Namiquipa, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Jimenez" "Topo Chico" "14-Jun-99" "16-Jun-99" 3 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "163,000" 5.7 "24 inches of rain in parts of Jimenez." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "34" "14-Jun-1999" "2" "8" NA "1516" 1515 36 "" "China" "" "" "" "Qinghai province - 15 counties" "" "12-Jun-99" "19-Jun-99" 8 "27" "100,000" "60,405" "Heavy rain" 1 "97,850" 5.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located . Unusually heavy summer rains - flooding and mudslides. Damaged over 6,666 ha of farmland, inundated 25,333 ha of grassland." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "35" "12-Jun-1999" "2" "9" NA "1517" 1516 37 "" "Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland" "" "" "" "Romania - villages of Cuculeasa, Costieni and Zoita North and Middle Slovakia - river basin of the upper Moravia Czech Republic - Karvina Poland - town of Czechowice-Dziedzice" "Ipel, Moravia" "22-Jun-99" "1-Jul-99" 10 "19" "914" "36,466,007,487" "Heavy rain" 2 "121,170" 6.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Slovakia: 1,602,444 million SK. Displaced: Romania: 800, Slovakia: 114. Week of heavy rain prior to floods.  Romania: 22,889 hectares of farm land destroyed; Slovakia: Waters covered 2539 hectares of inhabited areas a 57,587 hectares of the agricultural land. In Romania, flooding dissolved the salt caves at Slanic-Prahova mountain. Slovakia: worst floods since 50-years in Stiavnica, 100-years in Krupinica and 1000-years in Litava, Plastovce." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "36" "22-Jun-1999" "3" "10" NA "1518" 1517 38 "" "Bangladesh " "" "" "" "Southern coastal districts: Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Maheshkhali Island, Barisal, Bhola, Barguna and Patuakhali Central/Northern districts: Kushtia, Manikganj, Natore, Sirajganj, Tangail, Bogra Western district" "Meghna, Jamuna, Ganges" "21-Jun-99" "6-Jul-99" 16 "19" "100,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "71,740" 6.1 "60,000 hectares of crops flooded. Jumuna River: 1,600 hectares farmland lost along and 5,000 hectares inundated." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "37" "21-Jun-1999" "4" "11" NA "1519" 1518 39 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States - Oaxaca, Guerrero; Isthmus of Tehuantepec" "Ostuta, Los Perros" "24-Jun-99" "28-Jun-99" 5 "4" "15,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "53,030" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "38" "24-Jun-1999" "4" "12" NA "1520" 1519 40 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Hiroshima prefecture; Kobe, Nagasaki, Fukuoka" "" "28-Jun-99" "30-Jun-99" 3 "29" "14,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "50,660" 5.2 "Hiroshima hardest hit with 22 dead, 12 missing. The worst natural disaster to hit region in 8 years." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "39" "28-Jun-1999" "4" "13" NA "1521" 1520 41 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alabama: Albertville, Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery Georgia: Savannah Missouri: Kansas City- Kansas Nebraska Minnesota: St. Louis County Eastern Iowa" "Shoal Creek, Village Creek, Talapoosa, Missouri, Crane Creek, Turkey Creek, Nemaha, Big Blue, Weeping Water Creek" "28-Jun-99" "5-Jul-99" 8 "4" "50" "4,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "263,000" 6.3 "Iowa: $4,000,000. Thunderstorms, tornados. 6 inches of rain over 5 days in Birmingham, AL. 12 inches over 4 days in Kansas City, MO. Up to 9 inches over north central Iowa July 2-3." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "40" "28-Jun-1999" "5" "14" NA "1522" 1521 42 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province: Chengdu city, 23 counties" "Yangtze" "25-Apr-99" "29-Jun-99" 66 "49" "830,000" "24,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "123,900" 6.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Floods caused by four major rainfalls between late April and June 29." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "41" "25-Apr-1999" "6" "15" NA "1523" 1522 43 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi" "Yangtze" "23-Jun-99" "3-Aug-99" 42 "725" "5,530,000" "8,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "362,100" 7.2 "" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "42" "23-Jun-1999" "7" "16" -0.38 "1524" 1523 44 "" " Tajikistan" "" "" "" "North and East Tajikistan - Leninabad Region: Ashd and Aini districts. Faizabad, Gharm, Ghissar, Jirgatal, Kofarnihon, Leninsky, Tavildara, Varzob districts" "" "7-Jul-99" "12-Jul-99" 6 "25" "3,003" "6,154,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "87,360" 5.7 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "43" "7-Jul-1999" "0" "1" NA "1525" 1524 45 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nevada - Las Vegas" "" "8-Jul-99" "9-Jul-99" 2 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,320" 3.9 "Worst thunderstorm in 15 years." NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "43" "8-Jul-1999" "0" "1" NA "1526" 1525 46 "" "Romania, Hungary" "" "" "" "Western Romania Hungary: northeastern county of Heves" "Siret, Somes, Riul, Mare" "9-Jul-99" "16-Jul-99" 8 "16" "3,225" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,800" 5.9 "Damage: Romania: 4,000,000, Hungary: 3,000,000 Displaced: Hungary: 3,125, Romania: 100 Flooding and landslides 70,000 hectares of farm land flooded in Hungary; 10,000 hectares in Romania." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "44" "9-Jul-1999" "0" "2" NA "1527" 1526 47 "" "Yugoslavia" "" "" "" "Serbia - Cities: Belgrade, Bresje, Batocina, Smederevska Palanka, Kragujevac, Cacak, Ripanj, Jagodina" "Lepenica, Gruza, Topcider, Despotovac" "9-Jul-99" "12-Jul-99" 4 "7" "5,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "31,130" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "45" "9-Jul-1999" "0" "3" NA "1528" 1527 48 "" "Bangladesh, India" "" "" "" "Bangladesh Districts: Comilla, Lalmonirhat, Habiganj Jamalpur, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Kustia, Rajshahi, Bogra, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj, Chittagong. Cities: Dhaka, Comilla, Chandpur. India States: Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tripura. Districts: Karbhanga, Khagaria, Darbhanga, Patna. " "Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Padma, Meghna, Gomti, Surma, Khowai" "11-Jul-99" "3-Aug-99" 24 "356" "33,100,003" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "132,360" 6.5 "Fatalities: Bangladeh: 31; India: 325 Displaced:  Bangladesh: 310,000; India: 3,000,000 Up to 10\" of rain overnight in some areas Hectares Flooded: homes and crops of 450,000 in Comilla District submerged. 48,000 Hectares crops submerged in Comilla. Gomti River broke its banks in 2 places and inundated 55 villiages in Comilla (July/19). On July 13 a tenth of Bangladesh is under water. July 19-21: monsoonal rains in N Bangladesh flood 10 villages." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "46" "11-Jul-1999" "1" "4" NA "1529" 1528 49 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Kendall, Bellingen, Kempsey, Dorigo, Gosford" "Orara, Bellinger, Nambucca, Hastings, Manning, Macleay, Patterson, Williams" "14-Jul-99" "16-Jul-99" 3 "3" "20" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "67,710" 5.3 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "47" "14-Jul-1999" "1" "5" NA "1530" 1529 50 "" "China" "" "" "" "Ningxia Hui autonomous region - Yanchi County" "" "13-Jul-99" "15-Jul-99" 3 "2" "" "3,900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,710" 5 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Rainfall reached 120 mm in 2 hrs in the early morning of july 13 13,000 head of livestock and poultry died. Over 6,600 hectares of crops ruined. 310 houses collapsed." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "48" "13-Jul-1999" "1" "6" NA "1531" 1530 51 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces: Mazandaran, Khorasan, Golestan, Zanjan. Towns: Neka, Sari, Behshahr and 59 villages" "Neka" "15-Jul-99" "27-Jul-99" 13 "37" "8,000" "3,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "31,880" 5.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Week of torrential rain after drought. Flood was the result of an uncompleted dam in Neka.   Destroyed 5,000 hectares of farmland and 1,000 hectares of forest in Mazaaran." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "49" "15-Jul-1999" "1" "7" NA "1532" 1531 52 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North and Central Iowa - Counties: Black Hawk, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Jones, Mitchell, Woodbury and Worth - Towns: Cedar Falls, Kensett, Manly, Marble Rock, Nors Springs, Plymouth, Rockford, Roseville, Waverly" "Cedar, Shell Rock, Wapsipinicon, Iowa, Winnebago, Beaver Creek, Floyd Creek, Rock Falls Creek" "2-Jul-99" "24-Jul-99" 23 "1" "1,500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "56,670" 6.4 "Worse than Flood of 1993; Manly and Charles City rainfall receipts exceed 100 yr recurrence interval; flood stage in Waverly within 3 inches of top of 100 yr floodplain of Cedar River." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "50" "2-Jul-1999" "2" "8" NA "1533" 1532 53 "" "Vietnam, Thailand" "" "" "" "South and central Vietnam Provinces: Binh Thuan, Lam Dong, Dac Lac, Dong Nai. Districts: Daknong and Cat Tien East Thailand Provinces: Chantaburi, Trad, Ubol Ratchathani." "" "24-Jul-99" "5-Aug-99" 13 "46" "52,000" "19,500,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "142,580" 6.4 "Flash Flood. Vietnam: $19,500,000. 40 dead in Vietnam, 6 in Thailand. 22,000 displaced in Vietnam, 30,000 in Thailand. Flooding and landslides. Vietnam: 48,400 acres inundated. Thailand: 16,250 acres damaged. Worst storm in 47 years sank 94 ships and submerged 11,000 houses." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "51" "24-Jul-1999" "3" "9" NA "1534" 1533 54 "" "North Korea, South Korea, Philippines - Typhoon Olga" "" "" "" "South Korea Provinces: Kyonggi-do, Kangwon-do. Towns: Hwachon, Paju, Seoul, Yonchon North Korea: Kaesung area Phillippines: Luzon Provinces - Rizal, Pampanga, Bulacan, Pangasinan. Cities/towns: Manila, Antipolo, Quezon, Dagupan" "Han, Pampanga" "30-Jul-99" "8-Aug-99" 10 "152" "144,000" "675,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "45,340" 5.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located. S Kor: $657,000,000; Phillippines: $18,000,000. 50 dead in S Korea (24,000 displaced), 42 in N Korea (40,000 displaced), 160 in Philippines (80,000 displaced). 89,000 acres flooded in South Korea. 16,000 hectares submergedin North Korea. 143,000 hectares of crops ruined in the Philippines. Heaviest rainfall in Korea in 25 yrs. La Mesa dam overflowed in North Korea." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "52" "30-Jul-1999" "3" "10" NA "1535" 1534 55 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "States/Provinces: Khartoum, River Nile, North Kordufan, White Nile, Northern, Red Sea, Kassala, Gezira; Towns/Cities: Omdurman, Khartoum North, Daroshab" "Nile, White Nile, Blue Nile" "1-Aug-99" "10-Sep-99" 41 "40" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "167,100" 6.8 " 2,000 homes destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "53" "1-Aug-1999" "4" "11" NA "1536" 1535 56 "" "Cambodia" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces: Kampot, Kratie, Kompong Cham, Koh Kong, Sihanoukville" "Mekong" "2-Aug-99" "8-Aug-99" 7 "9" "8,000" "3,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "92,450" 6 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Flash flooding. Worst in decades." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "54" "2-Aug-1999" "4" "12" NA "1537" 1536 57 "" "China" "" "" "" "Quinghai Province - Ping'an, Huzhu, Minhe" "Yellow, Huangshui" "4-Aug-99" "7-Aug-99" 4 "8" "24,000" "20,500,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "147,200" 5.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "55" "4-Aug-1999" "4" "13" NA "1538" 1537 58 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "East Azerbaijan Province - Tabriz city, Northeastern region of Golestan" "" "8-Aug-99" "9-Aug-99" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,180" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "56" "8-Aug-1999" "4" "14" NA "1539" 1538 59 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nebraska: Omaha, Douglas County, Burt and Dodge counties Western Iowa: Council Bluffs, Mills and Montgomery counties" "Nishnabotna, Logan Creek, Papio Creek, Mosquito Creek, Indian Creek" "6-Aug-99" "8-Aug-99" 3 "1" "" "8,800,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,290" 5.3 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Nearly a foot of rain fell in parts of Omaha in a 24-hour period Friday and early Saturday." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "57" "6-Aug-1999" "4" "15" NA "1540" 1539 60 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Chenzhou city " "" "12-Aug-99" "16-Aug-99" 5 "77" "120,000" "181,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "104,500" 5.7 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  :3 days of flash flooding after precipitation reaching 295 mm in 24 hours." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "58" "12-Aug-1999" "4" "16" NA "1541" 1540 61 "" "Bangladesh, India" "" "" "" "Bangladesh: Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bandarban districts; Chittagong port city, Aziznagar, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Island of Maheshkhali, Chokoria India States: Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh" "Matamuhri" "11-Aug-99" "15-Aug-99" 5 "18" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "66,370" 5.5 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding and mudslides.  Monsoon persisted through August and early September. 50,000 hectares inundated in Cox's Bazar and Chittagong districts. Worst flooding in Bihar in more than a decade." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "59" "11-Aug-1999" "4" "17" NA "1542" 1541 62 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Provinces: Batha, Biltine, Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari" "Batha, Bhar Azoum" "1-Aug-99" "23-Aug-99" 23 "" "130,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "278,800" 6.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located. 2 weeks of torrential rains." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "60" "1-Aug-1999" "5" "18" NA "1543" 1542 63 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "States: Anzoategui, Delta Amacuro, Portuguesa, Bolivar, Miranda" "Orinoco" "17-Aug-99" "21-Aug-99" 5 "" "8,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "67,740" 5.5 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Influenced by tropical storms in Gulf of Mexico." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "61" "17-Aug-1999" "5" "19" NA "1544" 1543 64 "" "China - Typhoon Sam" "" "" "" "Hong Kong, New Kowloon, and Sham Tseng in New Territories" "" "21-Aug-99" "25-Aug-99" 5 "1" "352" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "111,200" 5.7 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Torrential rain from Typhoon Sam." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "62" "21-Aug-1999" "5" "20" NA "1545" 1544 65 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Minnesota - Hibbing" "" "4-Jul-99" "5-Jul-99" 2 "0" "0" "14,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,340" 4.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located. $14,300,000 in damage to public infrastructure. 4.35 inches rain in 3 hours in Hibbing." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "63" "4-Jul-1999" "5" "21" NA "1546" 1545 66 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Primorsky region - Partizansk district, Nakhodka and Partizansk" "Partizanskaya" "30-Aug-99" "2-Sep-99" 4 "2" "" "" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1 "97,270" 5.6 "No suitable AVHRR data located." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "64" "30-Aug-1999" "5" "22" -0.73 "1547" 1546 67 "" "Mexico - Hurricane Greg " "" "" "" "States - Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Puebla, Morelos, Chiapas" "Los Mezcales" "7-Sep-99" "8-Sep-99" 2 "10" "1,400" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "126,000" 5.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located CAUSE:Hurricane Greg " NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "65" "7-Sep-1999" "0" "1" NA "1548" 1547 68 "" "Romania, Bulgaria " "" "" "" "Romania counties: Constanta, Buzau, Dolj, Bucharest. Northeastern Bulgaria: Dolen Chiflik, Dragoevo, Razgrad, Varna, Medovo, Shumen" "Ticha" "4-Sep-99" "8-Sep-99" 5 "2" "80" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "123,900" 5.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Thousands of houses and fields were flooded and hundreds of livestock and domestic animals drowned." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "66" "4-Sep-1999" "0" "2" NA "1549" 1548 69 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Lishui prefecture: Wenzhou, Taizhou, 1,028 surrounding villages Guangdong, Jiangxi Provinces also affected" "" "6-Sep-99" "7-Sep-99" 2 "153" "720,000" "277,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "112,200" 5.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located CAUSE:Torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "67" "6-Sep-1999" "0" "3" NA "1550" 1549 70 "" "Malaysia - Typhoon Wendy " "" "" "" "Penang Island, Kedah and Perlis states " "" "3-Sep-99" "7-Sep-99" 5 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,030" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "68" "3-Sep-1999" "0" "4" NA "1551" 1550 71 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Northeastern lowlands" "Awash" "23-Aug-99" "7-Sep-99" 16 "" "6,755" "2,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "216,400" 6.5 "" NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "69" "23-Aug-1999" "1" "5" NA "1552" 1551 72 "" "Ghana " "" "" "" "Districts - Builsa, Kassena Nankana" "" "3-Sep-99" "13-Sep-99" 11 "1" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "126,700" 6.1 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding exacerbated by the opening of spillway outlets to relieve pressure in Burkina Faso's Bagre dam. Three dams burst their banks, submerging several villages." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "70" "3-Sep-1999" "2" "6" NA "1553" 1552 73 "" "El Salvador " "" "" "" "Lower Lempa region - Santa Marta; central province of San Vicente" "Rio Lempa, Paz" "10-Sep-99" "13-Sep-99" 4 "4" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,150" 4.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  " NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "71" "10-Sep-1999" "2" "7" NA "1554" 1553 74 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Manila, Rizal" "" "10-Sep-99" "14-Sep-99" 5 "1" "4,500" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "22,630" 5.1 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Manilla submerged by up to 5 ft of water." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "72" "10-Sep-1999" "2" "8" NA "1555" 1554 75 "" "Niger" "" "" "" "" "" "7-Sep-99" "14-Sep-99" 8 "7" "22,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "212,070" 6.2 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Unusually heavy rainfall." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "73" "7-Sep-1999" "3" "9" NA "1556" 1555 76 "" "USA - Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Irene" "" "" "" "Eastern North Carolina: Tarboro, Greenville, Edgecombe, Pitt, Duplin, Beaufort, Craven, Greene, Jones, Wayne, Lenoir Counties New Jersey: Bound Brook, Manville, Somerset County, Rockland, Bergen, Passaic counties Southeast Virginia: Franklin, Southampton County South Carolina: Horry County, Conway Southeast Pennslyvania" "Tar, Cape Fear, Neuse, Waccamaw, Roanoke, Lumber, Passaic, Blackwater, Nottoway, Meherrin, Pee Dee, Raritan" "14-Sep-99" "10-Oct-99" 27 "68" "35,000" "3,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "175,200" 7 "30,000 Displaced in North Carolina, 5,000 in New Jersey. Heavy rains from hurricane Floyd followed by Hurricane Irene. Tar River crested at record 24 feet above flood stage. The Waccamaw, Cape Fear, Roanoke and Lumber rivers also rose to record levels. Franklin in Southampton County, Virginia - \"worst flooding in the history of the city,\" Blackwater River established a new record, 14 feet above flood stage, at Franklin. Nottoway and Meherrin rivers at greater than 25-yr and 10-yr floods respectively. Waccamaw River crested at six feet above flood level (13.05 feet) on Sep 28; surpassing 1928 record level" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "74" "14-Sep-1999" "4" "10" NA "1557" 1556 77 "" "Japan " "" "" "" "Osaka" "" "15-Sep-99" "16-Sep-99" 2 "4" "14,521" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,620" 3.7 "Flooding and landslides. Osaka received nearly 20 inches of rain in 24 hours; thousands sought higher ground in nearby Kobe because of river flooding." NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "74" "15-Sep-1999" "4" "10" NA "1558" 1557 78 "" "China -Typhoon York " "" "" "" "Hong Kong, rural New Territories Guangdong Province - Guangzhou city Fujian Province - Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Putian, Fuzhou" "Pearl" "15-Sep-99" "18-Sep-99" 4 "8" "10,000" "24,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "177,700" 5.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "75" "15-Sep-1999" "4" "11" NA "1559" 1558 79 "" "Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia" "" "" "" "Central America and Caribbean. Southeastern Mexico: Tabasco, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Jalisco, Michoacan, Puebla, Hidalgo El Salvador: Provinces - La Libertad, Ahuachapan, Usulutan, San Vicente Northern Honduras: Tegucigalpa, Santa Rosa de Copan; Departments of Santa Barbara, Octotepeque, Francisco Morazan Guatemala: San Sebastian Costa Rica: Guanacaste Province Nicaragua Panama Colombia: Southern Florencia" "Grijalva, Usumacinta, Carrizal, Lempa, Alubaren, Ulua, Choluteca, Sulaco, Humuya, Ixpats, Samala, Platanitos, Botas" "12-Sep-99" "12-Oct-99" 31 "160" "268,200" "3,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "1,159,000" 7.7 "Tropical disturbance on the Atlantic coast caused a week of torrential rains in Central America in the wake of Hurricane Floyd. Worst flooding in Mexico in 40 yrs. El Cajon hydroelectric dam overflowed in Honduras." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "76" "12-Sep-1999" "5" "12" NA "1560" 1559 80 "" "India, Bangladesh " "" "" "" "India - West Bengal Province: 15 districts, Calcutta, Burdwan, Birbhum Bangldesh - Rajshahi, Chapainwabganj" "Padma, Mahananda" "24-Sep-99" "29-Sep-99" 6 "45" "" "235,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "169,000" 6 "Padma and Mahananda 69 cm above danger levels." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "77" "24-Sep-1999" "6" "13" NA "1561" 1560 81 "" "Nigeria, Ghana, Togo" "" "" "" "Nigeria: States - Niger, Sokoto, Kwara, Adamawa, Borno Ghana: Northern, Upper East, Upper West regions. Districts - East Gonja, West Gonja, Nanumba, West Mamprusi, Bole Togo: Regions - Savanes, Kara, Plateaux, Maritime" "Niger, Kaduna, Benue" "15-Sep-99" "11-Oct-99" 27 "85" "396,748" "21,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "862,000" 7.5 "Damage in Ghana: $21,000,000. Unusually heavy seasonal rains in September; hydroelectric dams opened their flood gates in Nigeria. Nigeria: 100,000 hectares flooded. Ghana: 116,000 acres farmlands destroyed. Togo: 1,000 hectares of arable land inundated. Flooding in Ghana started in September after heavy rains and the opening of the flood spillways of two dams in Burkina Faso. Worst flooding in 30 years in northern Nigeria and Ghana." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "78" "15-Sep-1999" "7" "14" NA "1562" 1561 82 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States - Tabasco, Jalisco, Michoacan, Puebla, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Chiapas, Veracruz" "Grijalva, Carrizal, Samaria, Usumacinta, Mezcalpa" "12-Oct-99" "29-Oct-99" 18 "425" "300,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "60,540" 6.2 "Flooding and landslides. Weeks of torrential rain forced authorities to open a floodgate on the Penitas dam in Chiapas - rising levels on the Mezcalapa, Samaria and Carrizal rivers downstream in Tabasco. In the Tabasco state capital, Villahermosa, 75 percent of homes flooded." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "79" "12-Oct-1999" "8" "15" NA "1563" 1562 83 "" "Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Criox, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Anguilla - Hurricane Jose" "" "" "" "Dominican Republic: northern Santiago Puerto Rico St. Croix; Jamaica; St. Maarten; Anguilla" "Espiritu Santo" "22-Oct-99" "26-Oct-99" 5 "4" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "55,650" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "80" "22-Oct-1999" "8" "16" NA "1564" 1563 84 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Imo State - Oguta, Rivers State, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Ahoada-East, Ahoada-West and Abua/Odual local government areas" "Niger, Orashi, Sombreiro" "26-Oct-99" "8-Nov-99" 14 "50" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "251,300" 6.7 "No suitable AVHRR or Landsat7 data located.  Flood wave passage from heavy rains in the north. Oguta: worst in the history of the area. Rivers State: worst in thirty years." NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "81" "26-Oct-1999" "9" "17" NA "1565" 1564 85 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern KwaZulu-Natal Province - Durban area " "" "26-Oct-99" "28-Oct-99" 3 "4" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "93,380" 5.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Torrential downpours over KwaZulu-Natal. Worst flooding of the decade." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "82" "26-Oct-1999" "9" "18" NA "1566" 1565 86 "" "Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia - Tropical Storm Eve" "" "" "" "Vietnam: central coastal areas: Thua Thien Hue, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Da Nang, Qaung Nam, Sing Dinh provinces Thailand: Provinces - Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi, Lop Buri, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan, Satun, Phuket Southern Cambodia: Provinces - Takeo, Kandal, Kampong Speu, Phnom Penh Municipality, Pursat; Phnom Penh district of Dang Kor Malaysia: Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak" "Perfume, Chao Phya" "25-Oct-99" "9-Nov-99" 16 "632" "1,114,000" "265,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "232,600" 6.9 "No suitable AVHRR or Landsat7 data located. Vietnam: $265,000,000 damage, 622 fatalities. Tropical depression in the Gulf of Thailand and Tropical Storm Eve. Vietnam: 185,000 acres of paddy fields flooded. Cambodia: 9,900 hectares flooded. Vietnam's worst ever infrastructure damage. Worst floods in a century in Vietnam. Worst flooding in 8 years in Phnom Penh, Cambodia." NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "83" "25-Oct-1999" "10" "19" NA "1567" 1566 87 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Southeastern Ogaden region" "Wabe Shebelle" "30-Oct-99" "2-Nov-99" 4 "34" "79,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "197,600" 5.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Ten days of pounding rains burst the banks of the Wabe Shebelle River, inundating 50 communities between the cities of Mustahil and Kelafo, close to the Somali border." NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "84" "30-Oct-1999" "10" "20" NA "1568" 1567 88 "" "India" "" "" "" "States - Orissa (Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Cuttack), Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal. Towns: Bhubaneswar, Baleshwar, Cuttack, Paradwip, Bhadrak" "" "29-Oct-99" "12-Nov-99" 15 "9803" "10,000,000" "2,300,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "191,900" 6.8 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Cyclone struck with tidal waves and heavy rains causing flooding. Cyclone estimated to have destroyed over 1,500 villages. The districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, and Puri suffered saltwater inundation from a 5-meter tide that penetrated 26 km inland." NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "85" "29-Oct-1999" "11" "21" -0.92 "1569" 1568 89 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southwest Regions - Aude, Pyrennees-Orientales, Tarn, Herault; Towns - Toulouse, Narbonne, Nevian, La Bastide-Rouairoux, Davejan" "" "12-Nov-99" "15-Nov-99" 4 "27" "3,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "91,890" 5.7 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "86" "12-Nov-1999" "0" "1" NA "1570" 1569 90 "" "Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Republic" "" "" "" "DRCongo (DRC) - Kinshasa, Bandundu --Congo Republic - Brazzaville, Yoro, Mpila, Kangabanzi" "" "29-Nov-99" "31-Dec-99" 33 "2" "75,000" "30,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "738,800" 7.7 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Flooding of tributaries in the northern and southern Congo basin. Flood of the century on the Congo River.  Worst flooding in Kinshasa in 38 years. Congo River not expected to recede until January. Level of Congo River on Dec 2: 5.44m - Record level from 1961: 5.20m." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "87" "29-Nov-1999" "1" "2" NA "1571" 1570 91 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oregon Coast - Tillamook, Lincoln counties" "Siletz, Salmon" "26-Nov-99" "28-Nov-99" 3 "0" "100" "300,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "18,280" 4.9 "No suitable AVHRR data located  First major storm to hit the Pacific Northwest this fall. Siletz River flooded to its second-highest recorded level - crested at 28.5 feet early Nov 26; previous record of 31.6 feet in 1921." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "88" "26-Nov-1999" "1" "3" NA "1572" 1571 92 "" "Russia " "" "" "" "St. Petersburg" "Neva" "29-Nov-99" "2-Dec-99" 4 "2" "" "555,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,470" 5 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Worst flooding in St. Petersburg in 13 years. Neva River rose 2.66 meters overnight on Nov 29, flooding the center of the city. Levels began rising again on Dec 1." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "89" "29-Nov-1999" "1" "4" NA "1573" 1572 93 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central coastline provinces: Thua Thien Hue, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Danang, Khanh Hoa" "Thu Hong" "2-Dec-99" "10-Dec-99" 9 "120" "1,000,000" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "74,800" 6 "No suitable AVHRR data located.  Heavy rains from Dec 1-6 have dumped over six feet of water on some areas.  40,270 acres of rice crop destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "90" "2-Dec-1999" "2" "5" NA "1574" 1573 94 "" "Somalia " "" "" "" "Central and Southern Somalia - Sablaleh" "Shabelle" "1-Dec-99" "6-Dec-99" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "422,100" 6.4 "No suitable AVHRR data located. UN food convoy of 120 trucks has been stuck in Muddul Brava for 12 days due to the floods. " NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "91" "1-Dec-1999" "3" "6" NA "1575" 1574 95 "" "Thailand " "" "" "" "Southern coastal provinces - Chumpon, Songkhla, Naratiwat, Pattani, Yala " "" "4-Dec-99" "7-Dec-99" 4 "5 " "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "157,200" 5.8 "Flash Flood." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "92" "4-Dec-1999" "3" "7" NA "1576" 1575 96 "" "Colombia " "" "" "" "" "" "15-Sep-99" "15-Dec-99" 92 "93 " "771,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "199,850" 7.3 "Flooding and mudslides." NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "93" "15-Sep-1999" "4" "8" NA "1577" 1576 97 "" "Venezuela " "Colombia" "" "" "Venezuela: Caracas, La Guaira, northern coastal region, Avila mountain range, state of Vargas, Zulia, Falcon, Yaracuy, Nueva Esparta, Carabobo, Miranda --Colombia: Northwestern State of Antioquia" "" "15-Dec-99" "20-Dec-99" 6 "20006" "400,000" "2,000,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "328,200" 6.6 "No suitable AVHRR data located. Venezuela: 20,000 fatalities, 6 in Columbia. Flooding and landslides.  35,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Venezuela's worst natural disaster this century." NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "94" "15-Dec-1999" "5" "9" NA "1578" 1577 98 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Campania region - Cervinara, Avellino province, San Martino Valle Caudina, Tivoli, Marche region, Umbria region" "Aniene, Nera" "15-Dec-99" "16-Dec-99" 2 "5" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,480" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "95" "15-Dec-1999" "5" "10" NA "1579" 1578 99 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "KwaZulu Natal Province - Durban, Mariannhill" "" "21-Dec-99" "23-Dec-99" 3 "23" "2,000" "6,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "183,000" 5.7 "Flooding and landslides. South Africa's worst floods since Christmas Day, 1995. Shanty towns washed away." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "96" "21-Dec-1999" "5" "11" NA "1580" 1579 100 "" "UK" "" "" "" "England and Wales - Kent, Sussex; Southwestern counties of Cornwall and Devon" "Ouse, Cuckmere, Wye, Dee, Severn" "25-Dec-99" "27-Dec-99" 3 "2" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,630" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "97" "25-Dec-1999" "5" "12" NA "1581" 1580 101 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao northern coast - Medina, Lugait, Talisayan" "" "25-Dec-99" "28-Dec-99" 4 "8" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,000" 5.1 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "98" "25-Dec-1999" "5" "13" -1.19 "1582" 1581 1 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo; Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Campos de Jordao cities. Paraiba River in Rio  " "" "1-Jan-00" "6-Jan-00" 6 "26" "70,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "350,000" 6.3 "" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "1-Jan-2000" "1" "1" NA "1583" 1582 2 "" "Angola" "" "" "" "Benguela Province, Dombe Grande town, Coporolo River. Kwanza Norte Province, Chongoroi, Kwanza and Lucala rivers" "" "8-Jan-00" "15-Jan-00" 8 "31" "70,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,000" 5.6 "No suitable AVHRR data located CAUSE:Heavy rains HECTARES FLOODED: 6,000 Ha (River Coporolo only) " NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "8-Jan-2000" "1" "2" NA "1584" 1583 3 "" "Mozambique" "South Africa" "Botswana" "Zimbabwe, Malawi and Swaziland" "Mozambique - Provinces: Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica and Sofala. Cities: Maputo, Matola, Xai-Xai, Nova Mambone. --South Africa - Provinces: Northern, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Guateng. Kruger National Park, Gauteng, Giyani, Louis Trichardt, and Thohoyandou areas. A dam break in Alexandria township. Cities: Johannesburg, Soweto. --East and Southern Botswana - Towns: Morwa, Kopong, Gaborone. --Zimbabwe - floods after Cyclone Eline in provinces of Manicaland, Matebeleland South and Masvingo. --Malawi - Districts: Nkhotakota, Salima, Nsanje, Chikwawa, Karonga. " "Mozambique - Incomati, Umbeluzi, Limpopo, Sabie, Save, Lucite, Buzi. --South Africa - Jukskei, Klip, Crocodile. --Botswana - Metsimotlhabe River. Nywane, Shashe, Letsibogo, Gaborone and Bokaa dams overtopped. --Zimbabwe - Limpopo, Save, Mutirikwi and Runde rivers. --Malawi - 5 rivers in south by Mozambique, 4 rivers in north including the Songwe" "26-Jan-00" "27-Mar-00" 62 "929" "733,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "436,000" 7.6 "Torrential rains in Mozambique begining in late January (Rainy season usually begins in March in Mozambique) From Feburary 4-7 the heaviest rains in 40 years renewed the flooding in Mozambique, swamping the capital Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola; many towns became isolated due to the destruction of roads and bridges. This second episode of rain also caused flooding in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Northern in northeastern South Africa and in central Botswana. The rain that Botwana experienced from February 7 to 9 was the equivalent to three quarters of the annual precipitation in that arid country; it caused the worst floods in 30 years. Cyclone Eline arrived on February 22, causing renewed flooding in Northern Province of South Africa, where it killed 6 people; then it moved inland over Zimbabwe, where the Limpopo River along the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe was at its highest level in 15 years. Cyclone Eline left much of Mozambique's southern Gaza and central Inhambane provinces accessible only by air. The cyclone killed an additional 17 people in Mozambique, most of them in the town of Nova Mambone in Ihambane Province. HECTARES FLOODED: Mozambique: 80,000 Ha Zimbabwe: 29,500 Ha" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "3" "26-Jan-2000" "2" "3" NA "1585" 1584 4 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern region of Mindanao - Provinces: Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Agusan del Sur. Other areas: Mount Diwalwal, Monkay city." "" "28-Jan-00" "1-Feb-00" 5 "23" "20,000" "4,100,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,700" 4.9 "Heavy rain causing flash floods and mudslidesCAUSE:Flash flood from heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "4" "28-Jan-2000" "2" "4" NA "1586" 1585 5 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North-central Kentucky --Southern Ohio - Scioto and Meigs Counties." "Licking River, Ohio River, Scioto River." "18-Feb-00" "22-Feb-00" 5 "8" "40" "" "" 1 "55,000" 5.4 "Flooding due to heavy rainsCAUSE:nd" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "18-Feb-2000" "2" "5" NA "1587" 1586 6 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Inland Queensland - area bounded by Richmond, Hughenden, Muttaburra, Longreach and Winton. --New South Wales. --South Australia's far north-west: Napri and Kanpi communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. Marla Town, Ayers Rock area. " "Queensland - Paroo, Bulloo, Lower Burdekin, Flinders, Diamantina, Georgina, Haughton, Thompson and Barcoo, and Cooper Creek. -- --South Australia - Finke, Hugh and Palmer rivers" "18-Feb-00" "1-Mar-00" 13 "1" "200" "50,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "474,000" 7 "The Thomson River was10 km wide in parts. \"About 3,000 square kilometres covering Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Wilcannia, Tilpa and Louth are affected by floodwaters 5 cm to 50 cm deep following a downpour on February 20 which dumped 300 millimetres in 12 hours\" -- \"Floodwaters haven't quite reached the levels of the 1955 record flood\"  -- Heavy monsoon rains followed by Cyclone Steve in North Queensland on February 26. -- No suitable AVHRR data locatedCAUSE:Monsoon rains, cyclone" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "6" "18-Feb-2000" "3" "6" NA "1588" 1587 7 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Districts of Vatomandry, Mahanoro, Antanambao Manampotsy, Anosibe an'Ala, Marolambo, and Belo-Tsiribihina" "" "17-Feb-00" "11-Mar-00" 24 "200" "800,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "256,000" 6.8 "Cyclones Eline and Gloria CAUSE:Rain from two cyclones" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "7" "17-Feb-2000" "4" "7" -1.13 "1589" 1588 8 "" "Cambodia " "" "" "" "Northeastern province of Ratanakkiri, " "Se San River" "3-Mar-00" "4-Mar-00" 2 "3" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "12,000" 4.4 "A hydroelectric dam in Vietnam accidentally unleashed into the Se San River. Hundreds of farms were inundated.CAUSE:Dam failure" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "8" "3-Mar-2000" "0" "1" NA "1590" 1589 9 "" "Zambia " "" "" "" "Floodgates on the Kariba dam were opened in response to high water; the area of Chiawa was flooded." "" "3-Mar-00" "4-Mar-00" 2 "" "12,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "8,500" 4.2 "\"The Zambezi River Authority reported that torrential rains in the region had pushed water behind the dam to the highest levels ever seen...Four of the five floodgates were opened to relieve pressure on the huge dam that supplies hydroelectric power for both Zambia and Zimbabwe....floods left more than 12,000 people in the region homeless, cropless and facing a severe famine\"CAUSE:Dam release" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "9" "3-Mar-2000" "0" "2" NA "1591" 1590 10 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Regions: western and central Pilbara, eastern and western Kimberley, and north Gascoyne. Towns: Carnarvon. " "Gascoyne and Fitzroy" "6-Mar-00" "11-Mar-00" 6 "1" "" "" "Extra tropical cyclone" 1 "545,000" 6.5 "Cyclone Steve  Two days of cyclone-related rain. Cyclone Steve reformed three times, an event unprecedented since records began. -- No suitable AVHRR data locatedCAUSE:Cyclone" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "10" "6-Mar-2000" "1" "3" NA "1592" 1591 11 "" "Argentina" "Bolivia" "Peru" "" "Argentina Provinces - Tucuman (60 percent under water), Jujuy, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, Salta and La Rioja. --Southern Boliva - five provinces in the departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, and Chuquisaca, in particular Obispo Santiesteban and Nuflo de Chavez. --Peru - Lima." "Boliva - Pirai, Grande and Vermejo. Peru - Rimac " "9-Mar-00" "17-Mar-00" 9 "7" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "786,000" 6.8 "\"30,000 homes threatened in Peru, 20,000 in northern and northeastern Argentina and another 10,000 in Bolivia\"  -- \"Argentina's northern provinces, where crops in Santiago del Estero, Catamarca and Tucuman were already 65 percent, 50 percent and 30 percent destroyed, respectively\"CAUSE:Heavy rains HECTARES FLOODED:14,000 Ha. -- Bolivia: 75,000 Ha crops lost" NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "11" "9-Mar-2000" "2" "4" NA "1593" 1592 12 "" "Czech Republic" "Romania" "Slovakia" "" "Czech Republic: Jaromer, Mlada Boleslav. --Western Romania --Northern Slovakia" "Czech Republic - Elbe River Romania - Tisza, Iza and Viseu rivers. " "9-Mar-00" "11-Mar-00" 3 "2" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "16,500" 4.7 "Heavy rains and warm temperatures for last three daysCAUSE:Rain-on-snow" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "12" "9-Mar-2000" "2" "5" NA "1594" 1593 13 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Provinces: Eastern Cape, Izele area. Cities: Queenstown. Rivers: Magwala" "" "13-Mar-00" "18-Mar-00" 6 "14" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,000" 5.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "13" "13-Mar-2000" "2" "6" NA "1595" 1594 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Dallas-Fort Worth area. " "Trinity River, Chambers Creek" "29-Mar-00" "31-Mar-00" 3 "3" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "24,000" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "14" "29-Mar-2000" "2" "7" NA "1596" 1595 15 "" "Romania" "Hungary" "Serbia" "Ukraine" "Romania: 16 counties in central and western Romania (Alba, Arad, Bihor, Bistrita, Botosani, Brasov, Caras - Severin, Cluj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Maramures, Mures, Olt, Satu-Mate, Salaj and Timis). Villages: Blajeni, Criscior, Baia de Cris, Vata de Jos, Basarabeanca, Brad, Ciuruleasa, Garda, Arieseni, Abrud, Albac and Vadu Motilor, Lugoj, Buzias, Faget, Fardea, Tomesti, Nadrag, Copalnic, Manastur, Targu Lapus, Milova, Oradea, and Graniceri. --Northeast Hungary: Towns: Tokaj, Tiszabercel. --Northern Serbia: Serbia, Secanj district, Becej region. --Ukraine: near mountainous border with Hungary. " "Romania - Lapus, Cavnis, Iza, Viseu, Tisa, Cris, Olt, Mures, Somes, Bega, Crisul Alb, Tirnava Mica, and Timis. --Hungary - Bodrog, Tisza, Takta, Theiss, and Koeroes. --Serbia - Tamis, Tisza. --Ukraine - Rata and Sokolia" "5-Apr-00" "25-Apr-00" 21 "10" "623" "212,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "116,000" 6.7 "Rain-on-snow in Romanian and Ukrainian highlands (Carpathian Mountains, Transylvanian Alps)CAUSE:Rain-on-snow" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "15" "5-Apr-2000" "3" "8" NA "1597" 1596 16 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern China - Near Hong Kong and Macau, Shenzhen, Zhuhai area, Zhongshan" "" "13-Apr-00" "17-Apr-00" 5 "15" "" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,000" 5 "\"The flooding was especially bad in Shenzhen, the special economic zone (SEZ) located just north of Hong Kong, where six people were killed and five counted as missing\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "16" "13-Apr-2000" "3" "9" -0.34 "1598" 1597 17 "" "USA" "" "" "" "East-central Missouri - Franklin and Jefferson counties. Towns: Union, Robertsville, Byrnesville, Cedar Hill, Washington, St. Clair. --Eastern Oklahoma - Creek, Tulsa, Osage, Wagoner, Pawnee, Okmulgee, McIntosh counties, Tulsa area. Towns: Kiefer, Sapulpa, Jenks, Tulsa, Coweta, Sand Springs, Skiatook, Dewey, Lenepah, Owasso, Collinsville, and Bartlesville, Vinita, Miami." "Missouri - Flat Creek, Bourbeuse, Big and Meramec rivers. --Oklahoma - Polecat Creek, Bird Creek, Neosho River, and Caney River." "6-May-00" "9-May-00" 4 "3" "1,200" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "75,000" 5.7 "worst floods in Oklahoma in 30 years. Slow moving storm system caused heavy rains CAUSE:Flash flooding from heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "17" "6-May-2000" "0" "1" NA "1599" 1598 18 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Towns: Coriolei, Bombasso, Qoryooley, Mubaahrak, Jowhar, between the towns of Jilib and Jamama, Beletuein, Howo Takoh, Hawlwadag; " "Jubba, Lower Shabelle" "1-May-00" "19-May-00" 19 "" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "46,000" 5.9 "Unusually heavy rains in southern Somalia and Ethiopian highlands; 4 villages washed away -- No suitable AVHRR data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "18" "1-May-2000" "0" "2" NA "1600" 1599 19 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Island of Luzon - Manila and north; Towns: Valenzuela, 21 towns in the provinces of Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga north of Manila; Rivers: Tullahan, Marikina" "" "18-May-00" "25-May-00" 8 "6" "112,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,740" 5 "Flooding due to heavy rains associated with a tropical depression -- No suitable AVHRR or Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Tropical depression" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "19" "18-May-2000" "0" "3" NA "1601" 1600 20 "" "Timor" "" "" "" "West Timor -Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, southern Belu Regency, southern Betun region, Besikama area, central, east, and West Malaka, Malaka Barat, Malaka Tengah. -- East Timor - Towns: Suai, Los Palos, Viqueque." "Beneneai River along the border between East and West Timor" "16-May-00" "24-May-00" 9 "126" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "11,400" 5.2 "Flooding following 3 days of heavy rain. -- Water \"engulfed some estimated 100 square kms of broad and flat delta plain\" \"flash floods ... follow the worst rains in the region for 22 years\" (West Timor) -- No suitable Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "20" "16-May-2000" "0" "4" NA "1602" 1601 21 "" "Colombia " "" "" "" "States: southwestern - Narino, Putumayo. northeastern - Santander. San Miguel" "San Miguel" "18-May-00" "24-May-00" 7 "9" "67,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "200,000" 6.1 "Flooding and mudslides due to heavy rainsCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "21" "18-May-2000" "1" "5" NA "1603" 1602 22 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Northern Turkey - Samsun and Tokat provinces" "" "24-May-00" "27-May-00" 4 "2" "" "40,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,000" 4.8 "Flooding due to heavy rainsCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "22" "24-May-2000" "1" "6" NA "1604" 1603 23 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northeastern Bangladesh: Moulavibazar District; subdistricts of Kulaura, Komolganj, and Rajnagar. --Southeastern Bangladesh districts: Khagrachari, Bandarban, Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Comilla, Mymenshingh, Tangail, Chandpur, Kishoreganj, and Rangamati. " "Sangu and Matamuhuri. Kushiara, Manu and Dholai." "27-May-00" "19-Jun-00" 24 "36" "10,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "17,000" 5.6 "Flooding due to heavy monsoonal rains, flash floods. -- Monsoon starting early this year -- No suitable AVHRR or Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Monsoonal rains and flash flooding" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "23" "27-May-2000" "1" "7" NA "1605" 1604 24 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Central Vietnam -  Lac Duong district in the central highlands, near resort of Dalat, a stream which runs into the Cam Ly waterfall." "" "31-May-00" "2-Jun-00" 3 "3 " "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,000" 4.1 "Flash flooding from three days of torrential rain CAUSE:Flash flood from heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "24" "31-May-2000" "1" "8" NA "1606" 1605 25 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Counties: Dangchang and Minxian ; district of Longnan; River: Minjiang. -- Sichuan Province - Counties: Gulin and Xuyong. -- Guizhou Province - town and county of Duyun" "Minjiang" "31-May-00" "19-Jun-00" 20 "94" "8,725" "81,500,000" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "114,000" 6.7 "Flooding in Gansu Province occurred on 05/31/00: \" in Awu township... the River Ming flowed at a record 677 cubic metres per second, the highest flow measurement for 150 years\" -- Sichuan Province flooding and landslides on 06/07/00: \"Hail, flooding and landslides have devastated areas in Gulin and Xuyong counties... since the beginning of June,\" -- Guizhou Province flooding on 06/16/00: \"the heaviest rains in 400 years...Duyun was submerged under 1.5 and three metres of water after ... a river flowing through the town to burst its banks\" -- No suitable AVHRR data locatedCAUSE:Monsoon rains HECTARES FLOODED: Gansu: 13,000 Ha" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "25" "31-May-2000" "2" "9" NA "1607" 1606 26 "" "India" "" "" "" "States: Assam and Arunachel Pradesh. Kaziranga National Park; six districts, districts of Upper Siang, West Siang and East Siang. Towns: Pasighat, Boleng, Sika-bamin, Komlighat, Raneghat, Tezu, Mahadevpur, Yingkiang, Tuting. " "Brahmaputra, Siang, Lohit, Noa-dihing " "10-Jun-00" "24-Jun-00" 15 "30" "50,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1.5 "55,000" 6.1 "\"worst flood to hit Arunachal Pradesh since 1959\"  -- June 26\"The United News of India reported that the floods have inundated 250 communities in six districts and affected almost a quarter of a million people. \" -- \"Preliminary findings suggest the floods in Arunachal Pradesh were due to the breach of a dam on the Tsangpo, as the river makes a turn to enter India\" -- On April 9 a large landslide occurred that blocked the Yigong Zangbo River (a Bramaputra tributary) in eastern Tibet. A lake formed behind the earth dam which was breached on June 11, causing the flash floods downriver in Arunachal Pradesh, India CAUSE:Intial flooding on June 11 caused by breach of landslide-blocked river near Yigong, Tibet. Monsoon rains followed." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "26" "10-Jun-2000" "3" "10" NA "1608" 1607 27 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Southern Chile - Cities: Valdivia; Provinces: Valdivia, Llanquihue, Osorno; Rivers: Leufucade. -- Central Chile - Cities: Santiago, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Talca, Rancagua; Rivers: Mapocho" "" "5-Jun-00" "16-Jun-00" 12 "" "41,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "84,000" 6 "Flooding in southern Chile began on 06/01/00. After two weeks in the southern region, rains moved to the central Chile. -- Number displaced in southern Chile are for the area near Valdivia. \"Near the city of Valdivia, the river Leufucade rose over its banks, closing the Panamericana highway.\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "27" "5-Jun-2000" "4" "11" NA "1609" 1608 28 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Northeastern Caucasia, Cities: inner city of Nechi, Rivers: Cauca, Nechi" "" "5-Jun-00" "7-Jun-00" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,000" 4.9 "\"Intense rains...have left some 10,000 victims\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "28" "5-Jun-2000" "4" "12" NA "1610" 1609 29 "" "Guatemala " "" "" "" "City of Guatemala, regions of Alta Verapaz, Huehuetenango, Escuintla, Jalapa, Quiche, Totonicapan y Zacapa. Rivers: Achiguate and Motagua " "" "6-Jun-00" "21-Jun-00" 16 "16" "2,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,600" 5.3 "\"This year the seasonal rains began in the third week of May...The intensity of the rainfall prompted Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to declare a 30-day \"state of public disaster\" on June 6 for the entire country\" CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "29" "6-Jun-2000" "4" "13" NA "1611" 1610 30 "" "China " "" "" "" "Fujian Province: Longhai County; Cities: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Xiamen. -- Jiangxi Province: Eight counties; Cities: Gangzhou" "" "17-Jun-00" "30-Jun-00" 14 "18" "31,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "76,000" 6 "Fujian Province: \"35 counties in the province have received more than 100 millimeters (four inches) of rain over the past two days\" \"12.6 inches of rain that fell Sunday on the Fujian port of Xiamen were the most since meteorological records began being kept 108 years ago\" Flooding in this province ended FATALITIES: Fujian:19 -- Jiangxi: 9 DISPLACED: Jiangxi: 31,000 CAUSE:Monsoon rains HECTARES FLOODED: Fujian:1,000Ha (Xiamen) -- Jiangxi: 7,000 Ha" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "30" "17-Jun-2000" "5" "14" NA "1612" 1611 31 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern Bangladesh: Kurigram district, Rangpur region; Southeast Bangladesh: city of Chittagong and in the neighbouring areas of Cowkbazar, Mirzapool, Katalganj, Rahmatganj, Chaktai, Halishahr, Bakalia, Chandgaon, Pahartoli, Hathazari, Patiya, Satkania and Keranirhat. " "Darala, Brahmaputra" "19-Jun-00" "26-Jun-00" 8 "14" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "17,000" 5.1 "150 mud-thatch huts swept away by the Darala River, \"At least 30 villages have been submerged in the Kurigram district, 240 kilometers north of the capital, Dhaka, according to the Flood Warning Center in Dhaka\", 237 millimeters of rain recorded in 4 days -- No suitable AVHRR or Landsat7 data located FATALITIES: Northern:14 DISPLACED: Northern: 20,000CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "31" "19-Jun-2000" "5" "15" -0.26 "1613" 1612 32 "" "Philippines" "Japan " "Taiwan" "" "Philippines - Luzon Island. western regions of Luzon and central Visayas. Provinces: Pampanga, Bulacan and Bataan. Towns: Manila, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Baguio, Malolos. Tullahan River. -- --Japan: coastal areas near Tokyo. Izu island chain, Honshu Island. -- --Taiwan: eastern coast" "Philippines - Tullahan River" "4-Jul-00" "12-Jul-00" 9 "45" "800,000" "2,200,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "11,600" 5 "Typhoons Kirogi, Edeng and Kai Tak \"Floodwaters, some more than 10 feet (3 meters) high, also swamped many villages in the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan and Bataan in central Luzon region\"...\"Parts of Manila and 47 towns north of the capital were submerged\"...\"Power authority officials opened the gates of four hydro-electric dams north of Manila to prevent water from overflowing and worsening the floods.\" -- July 8:\"While Typhoon Kirogi moved off the Philippines' eastern side and hit Japan, flooding streets and killing two there, a second typhoon, Kai Tak, continued to dump monsoon rains over the main island of Luzon.\" -- No suitable AVHRR or Landsat 7 data located for Philippines and Japan. No suitable Landsat 7 data located for Tiawan. No suitable Modis 9 data located for Philippines DAMAGE: Philippines: 2,200,000 FATALITIES: Philippines: 42 -- Japan: 3 DISPLACED: Philippines: 800,000CAUSE:Torrential monsoon rains and typhoons" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "32" "4-Jul-2000" "5" "16" NA "1614" 1613 33 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province: Enshi district. -- Sichuan Province: Dazhou city and Chongqing municipality. -- Shaanxi Province: Counties: Ziyang, Huxian, Hu; Rivers: Ren, Han. -- Henan Province: Pingdingshan and Nanyang cities." "Shaanxi - Ren, Han." "30-Jun-00" "15-Jul-00" 16 "65" "88,000" "83,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "108,000" 6.2 "Yangtze River first flood crest of the season passed Yichang City site of Three Gorges Dam (news report dated July 6)  -- ~200 people in Shaanxi province were killed 07/10 - 07/11/00 in rain-triggered landslides. DAMAGE: Hubei: $55,000,000   -- Sichuan: $16,000,000 -- Shaanxi: $12,000,000 (Ziyang only) FATALITES: Hubei: 12  -- Sichuan: 18 -- Shaanxi: 35 DISPLACED: Hubei: 60,000 -- Sichuan: 3000 -- Henan: 25,000CAUSE:Torrential rains causing flooding and mudslidesHECTARES FLOODED: Hubei: 38,145 hectares. --  Sichuan:35,000 hectares. -- Shaanxi: 119,000 hectares. -- Henan: 86,000 ha.of farmla" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "33" "30-Jun-2000" "6" "17" NA "1615" 1614 34 "" "Cambodia" "Vietnam" "Thailand" "" "Northeastern Thailand - town of Udon Thani. --Southern Vietnam - Mekong Delta region; Provinces: An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang. --Northern Vietnam - Red River Delta region: Provinces: Vin Phuc, Bac Thai, Ha Giang, Lao Cai; Districts: Lap Thac, Thanh Son. --Cambodia - 11 out of 19 Provinces: Takeo, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham, Oddar Meanchay, Kampong Thom, Kratie, Stung Treng, Koh Kong, Prey Veng, Takeo, Svay Rieng, Kandal, and the Municipality of Phnom Penh. " "Thailand - Mekong River --Vietnam - Tien, Hau. Lo, Ca --Cambodia - Mekong" "11-Jul-00" "10-Aug-00" 31 "33" "25,000" "6,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "104,700" 6.7 "Thailand: \"flood waters were cascading down from the nearby Phuparn mountain ... reached levels anticipated to occur only once in a thousand years ... overnight rainfall Tuesday of 274.5 mm (10.8 inches) was a record for the province \"  -- \"Local media have dubbed the downpour a \"thousand-year rain,\" but meteorologists told Reuters the heaviest rain ever recorded in Thailand was 547.1 mm on August 16, 1974 in the northeastern province of Sakon Nakorn.\" -- Vietnam: \"the river bank had already been washed away in at least 80 separate places on the two main branches of the Mekong and warned that hundreds of thousands of riverside homes were under threat\" -- Jul 17 \"The water level on the Mekong River has been rising about 4 inches daily.\" -- No suitable AVHRR or Landsat7 data located as of 7/17/00 DAMAGE: Cambodia: $6,000,000 (not including bridge and road damage) Thailand - worst floods in 26 years. Vietnam worst in 40 years. Cambodia worst in 40 years. FATALITIES: Thailand: 4  -- Vietnam: 14 -- Cambodia: 15 DISPLACED: Vietnam: 5,000 -- Cambodia: 20,000 CAUSE:Mosoon rains flooding the Mekong delta arrive a month early HECTARES FLOODED: Vietnam: 316,180 Ha -- Cambodia: 106,000 H -- see also DFO-2000049 and DFO-2000042" NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "34" "11-Jul-2000" "1" "1" NA "1616" 1615 35 "" "India" "" "" "" "West coast" "" "17-Jul-00" "3-Aug-00" 18 "140" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "107,100" 6.3 "\"Unending monsoon rains continued to cause flooding along India's west coast where the death toll was up to 140 on Saturday.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "35" "17-Jul-2000" "2" "2" NA "1617" 1616 36 "" "India " "" "" "" "States: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. Districts: Kullu, Mandi, Bhawa, Nathpa-Jhakri, Kinnaur, Rampur; Towns: Chandigarh, Arth, Rampur, Tattapani; " "Sutlej" "31-Jul-00" "4-Aug-00" 5 "140" "4,000" "238,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "12,400" 4.8 "Flash floods due to torrential rains in Tibet. -- Flooding along a 180-mile stretch of the Sutlej River. Sutlej River reached levels 40 feet above normal.CAUSE:Flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "36" "31-Jul-2000" "2" "3" NA "1618" 1617 37 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "Bhutan" "Nepal" "India - States: Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. Districts: 17 Distritcts in Assam including Nalbari, Assams, Kokrajhar, Sonitpur; also Katihar, Kumaon, Pithoragarh, Nainital. Towns: Guwahati, Tezpur, Sitamarhi. Majuli Island. --Bangladesh - Districts: Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Sylhet, Dhaka, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narayanganj and Narsingdi. --Bhutan - Townships: Phuentsholing, Chukha. Villages: Pasakha. --Nepal - Districts: Bhadrapur, Nawalparasi, Kailali. Villages: Dhajaha, Narayanpur. " "India - Brahmaputra and its tributaries, Bagmati, Kosi, Gandak, Murigandak, Kamlabalan, Mahananada, Adhwara, Ganges, Bhagra, Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati and Punpun. --Bangladesh - Brahmaputra, Jamuna and its tributaries; Padma, Surma and Kushiyara. -- --Bhutan - Brahmaputra, Varsha. -- --Nepal - Ratuwa, Narayani, Karnali. " "2-Aug-00" "30-Aug-00" 29 "637" "10,504,000" "50,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "324,400" 7 "In all countries involved, landslides accompany the flooding. -- India: \"The Assam government has sounded a maximum alert with the Brahmpautra flowing at least five metres (16 feet) above the danger mark.\" -- \"In all, 3,568 villages in 16 districts have been inundated and crops in more than 197,031 hectares damaged. More than three million people have been affected by the floods.\" -- Bhutan: \"the landslides blocked nearly the country's entire road network\" -- August 21 - Bramaputra begins to recede in Assam. -- Sep 5 Eastern India - \"The floods are receding in places and people have gone back to their homes. But there are large pools of stagnant water surrounding people's homes where water-borne diseases could proliferate\" -- see also DFO-2000061 and DFO-2000031 DAMAGE: India (Assam province): $50,000,000 -- Nepal : millions of rupees FATALITIES: India: 300 -- Bangladesh: 31 -- Bhutan: 200 -- Nepal: 106 DISPLACED: India: 4,000,000 in Assam 5,500,000 in all India. -- Bangladesh: 1,000,000 -- Nepal: 4,000 CAUSE:Flooding triggered by monsoon rains HECTARES FLOODED: Assam: 300,000Ha" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "37" "2-Aug-2000" "3" "4" NA "1619" 1618 38 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "States: Pernambuco and Alagoas; Cities: Palmares, Maceio, metropolitan region of Recife, Catende, Belem de Maria;" "" "30-Jul-00" "17-Aug-00" 19 "70" "120,000" "75,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "48,100" 6.1 "\"It was perhaps the worst natural disaster ever to hit Pernambuco,\" civil defense official Carlos D'Alburquerque said.\"CAUSE:Three days of torrential rains" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "38" "30-Jul-2000" "4" "5" NA "1620" 1619 39 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Far East - Regions: Primoriye, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin. Districts: Tomari, Lesozavodsk. Cities: Vladivostok, Partizansk, Artyom" "" "30-Jul-00" "6-Aug-00" 8 "" "24,000" "30,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "192,100" 6.2 "Typhoon Bolaven \"The flood, caused by heavy rains and a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean at the end of July, damaged 9,211 homes, washed out 196 bridges and downed 253 kilometers (157 miles) of power and telephone lines\" ...\"The Bulavin typhoon flooded almost a half of the territory and over 9,000 houses\"CAUSE:Heavy rains and Typhoon Bolaven" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "39" "30-Jul-2000" "5" "6" NA "1621" 1620 40 "" "Cameroon" "" "" "" "Douala city" "" "3-Aug-00" "5-Aug-00" 3 "3" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,700" 4.2 "\"About a third of the city of more than 2 million people was affected.\"CAUSE:Heavy rains worst flooding on record" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "40" "3-Aug-2000" "5" "7" NA "1622" 1621 41 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan province; Maneh va Salmaqan region " "" "7-Aug-00" "9-Aug-00" 3 "8" "400" "6,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,200" 4.7 "\"floods... were sparked by heavy rains in the area of Bojnourd\" CAUSE:flash flooding" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "41" "7-Aug-2000" "5" "8" NA "1623" 1622 42 "" "Thailand" "Vietnam" "" "" "Central Vietnam - Provinces: Quang Ngai, Thua Thien Hue. Danang. Huong River. --Northeastern Thailand - (hit by Kaemi on Aug 23) Provinces: Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram. " "" "21-Aug-00" "28-Aug-00" 8 "14" "400,500" "21,500,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "78,210" 5.8 "Tropical storm Kaemi \"Heavy rains from Kaemi inundated tens of thousands of hectares (acres) of rice fields along a 400-kilometer (250-mile) stretch in seven central provinces Monday\"  -- see also DFO-2000049 and DFO-2000034 DAMAGE: Vietnam: 6,400,000 -- Thailand: 15,100,000 FATALITIES: Vietnam: 5 -- Thailand: 9 DISPLACED: Vietnam: 500  -- Thailand: 400,000 CAUSE:Tropical storm HECTARES FLOODED: Vietnam: >22,000 ha  -- Thaila: 304,000 ha" NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "42" "21-Aug-2000" "5" "9" NA "1624" 1623 43 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State -  Hyderabad city, also13 districts in the state including: Guntur, Kurnool, Prakasam, Khammam, Rayalaseema, Nalgonda, Krishna, Nandial, East and West Godavari. River: Godavari. " "Godavari." "23-Aug-00" "31-Aug-00" 9 "162" "3,000,000" "177,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "129,500" 6.2 "\"More than 90 neighborhoods in Hyderabad were submerged under 5 to 15 feet (1.5 to 4.5 meters) of water and hundreds of people were stranded on rooftops. A bridge in the heart of the city was damaged.\" ... \"floods, which have inundated vaste swathes of Andra Pradesh including the state capital Hyderabad\" -- August 31 -\"water levels in the main Godavari river fell back below danger point\" \"worst flood to hit the state in 50 years\" Aug 26 - a dam burst near Hyderabad. Aug 31 - Godivari River begins to recede. CAUSE:Four days of torrential monsoon rains " NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "43" "23-Aug-2000" "6" "10" NA "1625" 1624 44 "" "Ethiopia " "" "" "" "Afar Region - Dubti Woreda district, Danakil Lowlands inundated. Dubti-Assaita city. " "Awash River" "10-Aug-00" "21-Aug-00" 12 "9" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "57,500" 6 "\" It was reported that a seven-meter-high dike near Dubti failed to withstand the water level that reached a record high of 8.95 meters\" CAUSE:More than a week of heavy rain  Record high levels on the Awash at Dubti " NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "44" "10-Aug-2000" "7" "11" NA "1626" 1625 45 "" "South Korea " "" "" "" "Provinces: Cholla-namdo (Yongkwang, Sunchon); Cholla-pukto (Chongup, Sunchang, Kochang, Kunsan city); Chungchong-namdo (Poryong, Puyo, Nonsan, villages near Taejon) " "Kum and Imjin" "26-Aug-00" "29-Aug-00" 4 "7" "500" "27,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,590" 5 "\"the late summer rain spell was caused by the strong rain front formed by the collision of hot and humid atmospheric low pressure originating from the Pacific ocean with cold streams from China.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains swept the nation for five days in a row" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "45" "26-Aug-2000" "7" "12" NA "1627" 1626 46 "" "India " "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh State -  Districts: Sidharthnagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shravast, Bahraich, Raebareli and Barabanki. Regions: Farrukhabad, Badau, Hardoi and Pratapgarh. Towns: Bijnour, Azamgarh. --Bihar State - 21 north and central Bihar districts" "Uttar Pradesh - Ganges, Yamuna and Ghaghra --Bihar - Rivers Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati and Punpun" "29-Aug-00" "14-Sep-00" 17 "578" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "223,200" 6.6 "\"Uttar Pradesh officials said major rivers were in spate in the sprawling province adjoining the Indian capital and added that relief and rescue operations were underway. They said the 31 died in the past 48 hours in eight flooded Uttar Pradesh districts. The latest deaths have taken the flood-related death toll in Uttar Pradesh to 226 since the onset of the monsoon in June\"  Bihar State - \"Rivers Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati and Punpun were all in spate affecting about five million people in over 2,146 villages in 21 north and central Bihar districts\" FATALITIES: Uttar Pradesh: 131 -- Uttar Pradesh total for this season: 370 -- Bihar: 7 -- Bihar total for this season: 70CAUSE:Monsoon rains " NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "46" "29-Aug-2000" "8" "13" NA "1628" 1627 47 "" "China" "Russia" "North Korea" "South Korea" "China - Jiangsu Province - Northern coastal area, Xiangshui County. -- --Russia - Primorye region - 11 districts in the southern and central parts of the Maritime Territory as well as the cities of Nakhodka, Ussuriisk, and Spassk-Dalny. Vladivostok area. (hit by Typhoon Prapiraoon on Sept 1) -- --North and South Korea -" "North and South Korea - Imjin River" "30-Aug-00" "10-Sep-00" 12 "31" "14,140" "1,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "81,860" 6 "Typhoon Prapiroon \"There were rainstorms for 24 hours, ... Xiangshui County received a 821 millimeters of precipitation, a record in the history of Jiangsu. The water level of some coastal rivers surpassed the warning line by 50-100 centimeters\"  -- Russia - \"A total of 2,077 houses were flooded in 50 towns and villages; 54 bridges, eight dikes and more than ten kilometers of power and telephone lines were damaged\" DAMAGE: Russia: 1,000,000 FATALITIES: China: 4 -- Korea: 27 DISPLACED: China:13,800 -- Russia: 440 CAUSE:Coastal river flooding from typhoon rains HECTARES FLOODED: China: 363,933 ha -- Russia:1,000 sq km" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "47" "30-Aug-2000" "8" "14" NA "1629" 1628 48 "" "India " "" "" "" "Maharashtra State -  \"low-lying areas\"" "" "30-Aug-00" "1-Sep-00" 3 "40" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,850" 5 "\"Swirling rivers from the neighboring flood-battered Andhra Pradesh state carried the water into the Maharashtra state and flooded low-lying areas. India's Star TV news says that thousands of people have been evacuated from the low-lying areas\"  DISPLACED: \"THOUSDANDS\"CAUSE:Heavy rain and runoff from floods in state of Andhra Pradesh" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "48" "30-Aug-2000" "8" "15" NA "1630" 1629 49 "" "Cambodia" "Vietnam" "Thailand" "Laos" "Mekong Delta --Cambodia - Provinces: Takeo, Prey Veng, Kompong Cham, Kandal, Stung Treng, Kratie, Kompong Speu. Municipality of Phnom Penh. Districts: Peam Ro, Lovi-em. --Vietnam - Mekong Delta provinces: An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Kien Giang, Can Tho. --Northeast Thailand - 42 of Thailand's 76 provinces including Phetchabun. Districts: Lom Sak, Lom Kao. Cities: Phetchabun, Khon Kaen. --Southeastern Laos - Provinces: Khammouan, Saravan, Champasak, Borikhamxay. " "Cambodia - Mekong, Bassac and Tonle Sap --Vietnam - Mekong River. --Laos - Mekong River. " "28-Aug-00" "3-Nov-00" 68 "1139" "6,574,000" "782,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "208,200" 7.3 "Sep 21 \" level in the Mekong by Phnom Penh hit a record 11.20 m (36.7 ft) -- would flood the capital (one million people) if not for hundreds of thousands of sandbags.\" -- Oct 17 \"Flood waters continued to rise, fears that residents would be unable to harvest spring rice crop\" -- Oct 23 \"The Mekong levels fallen by 60-70 cm but will remain high until end of month,\" DAMAGE: Cambodia: 100,000,000 -- Vietnam: 250,000,000 -- Thailand: 185,000,000 -- Laos: nd -- Total Damage in Mekong Delta: 247,000,000 FATALITIES: Cambodia: 300 -- Vietnam: 407 -- Thailand: 43 -- Laos: 15 -- SE Asia total: 374 (also includes floods DFO- 2000034 and 2000042) DISPLACED: Cambodia: 500,000 -- Vietnam: 2,000,000 -- Thailand: 74,000 -- Laos: nd -- Total displaced in Mekong Delta: 4,000,000 (continuation of DFO floods 2000034 and 2000042) HECTARES FLOODED: Cambodia - one million ha of rice crops destroyed -- Vietnam: 321,710 ha -- Thaila: 1,040,000 ha -- Laos: 72,500 ha -- \"over 800,000 sq km in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thaila, Laos\" \"floods in the Mekong Delta the worst in seven decades, surpassing even 1961 and 1966.\" -- Cambodia worst in 70 yrs -- Laos \"worst flooding in two decades\" -- see also DFO-2000042 and DFO-2000034" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "49" "28-Aug-2000" "9" "16" NA "1631" 1630 50 "" "China" "" "" "" "Tibet Autonomous Region - Counties: Gyangze and Bainang. Xigaze City. Nyangqu River" "" "28-Aug-00" "5-Sep-00" 9 "" "1,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,210" 4.9 "\"Water in the Nyangqu River rose and exceeded the warning level on August 28. Over 120-meter breach along the dike in the Bainang county inundated over 333 hectares of farmland in the county, and over 600 families were affected. \" CAUSE:Rainstorms since late August " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "50" "28-Aug-2000" "9" "17" -0.17 "1632" 1631 51 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Shaoguan city area, cities of Chaozhou and Jieyang. Hunan Province - southern area. Chenzhou city" "Beijiang River." "1-Sep-00" "6-Sep-00" 6 "47" "46,000" "169,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "25,900" 5.2 "Typhoon Maria Guangdong: \"Dozens of reservoirs overflowed, hundreds of dikes were damaged and more than 200 hectares of farmland were flooded ... Total rainfall reached 163 millimetres in some areas, with streets in the cities of Chaozhou and Jieyang under 1 metre of water on Sunday and Monday\"  -- In Hunan province the storm causes flash floods and landslides. -- No suitable Modis 9 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rain from tropical storm HECTARES FLOODED: Hunan: 44,000 ha  -- Guangdong:122,000 ha" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "51" "1-Sep-2000" "0" "1" NA "1633" 1632 52 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Northern and eastern Manila city - districts of Caloocan, Quezon, Malabon" "" "4-Sep-00" "5-Sep-00" 2 "3" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,636" 3.5 "\"A tropical depression north of the Philippines and a low-pressure area in the South China Sea combined to dump 90 milliliters of rain in Manila over a six-hour period\"  -- No suitable Modis 9 data locatedCAUSE:90 milliliters of rain in 6 hours overflow Manila's drainage system" NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "51" "4-Sep-2000" "0" "1" NA "1634" 1633 53 "" "El Salvador " "" "" "" "Central and eastern regions " "" "5-Sep-00" "8-Sep-00" 4 "2" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,640" 4.5 "\"The rains have caused flooding throughout much of the country, causing rivers to jump their banks ... in the central and eastern regions\" ... \"forecasters expect the rains to continue over the next two days.\"CAUSE:Five days of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "52" "5-Sep-2000" "0" "2" NA "1635" 1634 54 "" "North Korea " "" "" "" "Northeastern province of South Hamgyong. Chongjin city. " "" "31-Aug-00" "4-Sep-00" 5 "42" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "16,450" 4.9 "\"U.N. staff observed widespread damage from the storm that ravaged North Korea's east coast for 27 hours beginning the night of Aug. 31\" CAUSE:Rains from a tropical storm " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "53" "31-Aug-2000" "0" "3" NA "1636" 1635 55 "" "Japan" "South Korea" "" "" "Japan - Prefectures: Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and Gifu. Cities: Nagoya, Daito, Inuyama, Nishibiwajima, Toyota, Higashiura. --South Korea - (struck by Typhoon Somai on Sep 16) North and South Kyongsang provinces" "Japan - Shonai, Shin, Kiso, Ishigase, 8 rivers in Aichi prefecture . " "11-Sep-00" "17-Sep-00" 7 "13" "100,000" "28,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "42,970" 5.5 "Typhoon Somai \"The floods damaged 171 roads, swept away 12 bridges and triggered 452 landslides\"... \"The storm dumped 428 millimeters (17 inches) of rain on Nagoya on Tuesday alone, the highest figure recorded by the local observatory since records began in 1891\" DAMAGE: Japan: 10,000,000 -- SKorea: 18,000,000 FATALITIES: Japan: 9 -- SKorea: 4 DISPLACED: Japan: 100,000 CAUSE:Rains from Typhoon Saomai - \"heaviest downpour ever in Japan\"  HECTARES FLOODED: SKorea: 6,000 ha" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "54" "11-Sep-2000" "0" "4" NA "1637" 1636 56 "" "Guatemala " "" "" "" "Towns: Teleman, Zacapa, hillsides outside of Guatemala City. Concepcion River overflowed in Escuintla." "Concepcion River" "15-Sep-00" "17-Sep-00" 3 "20" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,970" 4.6 "\"Major highways were flooded and more than 50 homes have been destroyed throughout the country.\"... \"People say they aren't afraid and choose to live in areas that during the rainy season are always hit with mudslides and floods,\" ... \"The tragedies we are seeing now are in areas that everyone knew were unsafe.\" CAUSE:Four days of heavy rains causing floods and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "55" "15-Sep-2000" "0" "5" NA "1638" 1637 57 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Northeastern Brazil  - Pernambuco State, Recife city " "" "16-Sep-00" "18-Sep-00" 3 "3" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "55" "16-Sep-2000" "0" "5" NA "1639" 1638 58 "" "Sri Lanka " "" "" "" "Galle and Matara districts - Nagoda, Baddegama and Weliwitiya Divitura areas. Low lying areas in Colombo. " "Gin Ganga River" "18-Sep-00" "22-Sep-00" 5 "2" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,000" 4.6 "\"The Sri Lankan navy has been mobilized to evacuate about 12,000 persons marooned in the southern part of the country due to heavy monsoon rains and floods during the past few days\" CAUSE:Heavy rains for four days" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "56" "18-Sep-2000" "0" "6" NA "1640" 1639 59 "" "France " "" "" "" "Southern France - Departement of Herault . Cities: Marseille and Montpellier " "" "19-Sep-00" "20-Sep-00" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,170" 4.6 "\"more than 20 centimetres (eight inches) of rain fell between 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in an area where annual rainfall is normally 70 centimetres\" CAUSE:Severe rainstorm causing flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "57" "19-Sep-2000" "0" "7" NA "1641" 1640 60 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Guerrero and Chiapas States. Cities: Tapachula, Acapulco, municipality of Concordia, Lazaro Cardenas." "" "19-Sep-00" "22-Sep-00" 4 "9" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,760" 4.7 "Tropical storm Norman \"In the western state of Guerrero, four people were reported dead and another dozen were missing, while floods cut off some 30,000 people in remote communities\" CAUSE:Three days of driving rain causing flooding and mudslidesHECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "58" "19-Sep-2000" "0" "8" NA "1642" 1641 61 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "Northeastern India --West Bengal State - Districts: Murshidabad, Birbhum, Nadia, Bardhaman, Hoogly, Howrah, Midnapore, North Dinajpur, Bankura, 24 Parganas. Towns: Mayapur, Salar, Bharatpur, Baroan, Kandi, Katwa, Muraroi, Calcutta. -- --Bihar State - Districts: Munger, Bhalagpur, Dumka, Sahebganj, Deogarh, Madhupur, Josidih, Sheikhpura and Banka. Reservoirs discharged on Damodar, Mayurakshi and Ajoy Rivers. Water levels begin to recede in West Bengal on Oct 2. -- ---Bangladesh - Districts: Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Shariatpur, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Rajshahi, Manikganj, Kushtia, Chapainawabganj, Jessore, Magura, Satkhira and Meherpur. Towns: Rajshahi, Kurigram. " "India - Ganges, Kosi, Bagmati, Burhi Ganduk, Hoogly, Kharia, Ichamati and Jamuna. Reservoirs discharged on Damodar, Mayurakshi and Ajoy Rivers. Bangladesh -- Padma Surma and Kushiyara. " "18-Sep-00" "21-Oct-00" 34 "1468" "24,000,000" "700,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 2 "155,000" 7 "\"Flooding is common in the eastern India and Bangladesh at this time of year, but it is usually not as extensive or sudden.\" ... \"Besides the flash floods triggered by incessant torrential storms, the disaster is also man made. Sluice gates of at least three dams were opened to stop the water barriers from bursting. This not only worsened the situation in West Bengal but the overspill of water entered the neighboring Bangladesh rendering nearly 100,000 people homeless\" ... \"The floodwaters have drowned much of the Indian-Bangladesh border under 10 feet (3 meters) of water.\" -- Bangladesh: \"The week-long floods have inundated the country's 10 western border districts, spared from devastating floods in 1998 when more than 1,200 people died. \" Western Bangladesh: \"worst in the region in the last 50 years\" ... \"worst in about 100 years\" DAMAGE: India: 700,000,000 -- Bang: \"several million dollars worth of property and crops have been destroyed\" FATALITIES: India: 1,358 -- Bang: 110 DISPLACED: India: 20,000,000 -- Bang: 4,000,000 CAUSE:Late monsoon rains that triggered flash floods HECTARES FLOODED: West Bengal: 1,500,000 hectares -- see also DFO-2000037 and DFO-2000031" NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "59" "18-Sep-2000" "1" "9" NA "1643" 1642 62 "" "Nigeria " "" "" "" " Lagos city" "" "20-Sep-00" "21-Sep-00" 2 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "7,700" 4.2 "\"The flooding was up to a metre (yard) deep in several low-lying areas of the city\"... \" tens of thousands of homes all over the city were inundated with water.\" \"This is the worst I have seen in 12 years in Lagos\"  CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "60" "20-Sep-2000" "1" "10" NA "1644" 1643 63 "" "Nicaragua" "Belize" "Mexico" "Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala" "Central America Northeastern Belize - Belize City; San Pedro village on island of Ambergris Cay; Caye Caulker. Corozal District. -- Northwestern Nicaragua - Leon and Chinandega provinces. -- Mexico - Quintana Roo state, Chetumal city. Gulf coast of Tabasco. Tampico. -- Northern Costa Rica - towns of Quepos and Parrita" "" "1-Oct-00" "5-Oct-00" 5 "14" "10,621" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,900" 4.3 "Hurricane Keith \"Flooding associated with Keith caused two deaths elsewhere in Central America and at least one in Mexico, but the worst damage came in Belize, where streets were flooded with more than a dozen inches (30 cms) of rain that had fallen since Sunday\"  -- No suitable Modis 9 data located FATALITIES: Belize: 1 -- Nicaragua: 10 -- Mexico: 1 -- El Salvador: 1 -- Guatemala: 1 DISPLACED: Belize: 3296 -- Nicaragua: 2,800  -- Mexico: 4,000 -- Costa Rica: 525 CAUSE:Torrential rains from stalled hurricane " NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "61" "1-Oct-2000" "1" "11" NA "1645" 1644 64 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Caribbean Coast and Andes regions. " "Magdalena, Cauca, San Jorge and Sinu." "20-Sep-00" "12-Dec-00" 84 "9" "28,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "208,200" 7.2 "\"Heavy rains that have lasted two months in Colombia have killed nine people and affected 48,500 others in the Caribbean region ... According to weather forecast, heavy rains will last till December\" CAUSE:Heavy seasonal rains" NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "62" "20-Sep-2000" "2" "12" NA "1646" 1645 65 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Central Provinces: Lam Dong, Dac Lac, Binh Duong, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai, Ninh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ha Tinh. Districts: Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh. Cities: Hoi An, Danang, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City.  " "Thu Bon River" "10-Oct-00" "19-Oct-00" 10 "23" "200,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "71,900" 5.9 "\"Rainfall reached as much as 30 centimetres (12 inches) in central Vietnam causing water levels to hit danger points on several river systems,\"CAUSE:Sporadic monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "63" "10-Oct-2000" "2" "13" NA "1647" 1646 66 "" "UK " "" "" "" "Southeastern England - East and West Sussex, northwest Kent and Devon, Hampshire. Towns: Uckfield, Lewes, Maidstone, Yalding, Tonbridge. " "Uck, Ouse, Medway" "11-Oct-00" "14-Oct-00" 4 "0" "1,000" "5,900,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "5,300" 4.5 "\"Millions of pounds worth of damage was caused to homes and businesses as flood waters deluged property, blocked main roads and disrupted and in some cases halted rail services.\"  \"worst floods in the region for 40 years\"  CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "64" "11-Oct-2000" "2" "14" NA "1648" 1647 67 "" "Mexico " "" "" "" "Tabasco State - Villahermosa area." "" "10-Oct-00" "17-Oct-00" 8 "" "1,500" "" "" 1 "3,000" 4.4 "\"...annual flooding, which has affected more than 300,000 people in at least a dozen towns this year\" CAUSE:Annual flooding " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "65" "10-Oct-2000" "2" "15" NA "1649" 1648 68 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Rio Grande do Sul State - Cities: Viamao, greater Porto Alegre," "" "12-Oct-00" "15-Oct-00" 4 "6" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,250" 4.6 "\"The rainstorms, which began last Wednesday, lashed 33 cities and rural towns in Rio Grande do Sul state,\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "66" "12-Oct-2000" "2" "16" NA "1650" 1649 69 "" "China " "" "" "" "Hainan Province - 610 villages in northern and eastern areas including Qionghai, Wenchang, and Ding'an. -- Guangdong Province - Xuwen County" "" "12-Oct-00" "18-Oct-00" 7 "10" "200,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "11,170" 5.2 "\"A total of 600 millimetres of rain fell on many eastern and northern areas from October 11-16, causing flash floods and landslides in some of the worst rainstorms to hit the island for at least 50 years\"  -- Hainan \"The worst floods in a century\" No suitable Modis 250m, Modis 9 or Landsat7 data located CAUSE:\"Tropical depression and cold air from the north ... leading to the torrential rains\" " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "67" "12-Oct-2000" "2" "17" NA "1651" 1650 70 "" "Italy" "Switzerland " "" "" "Northwestern Italy - Regions: Valle D'Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria. Towns: San Rocco al Porto, Turin, Pavia, Cremona, San Benedetto Po, Parma, Piacenza. --Southern Switzerland - Valais canton, village of Gondo; Locarno, Lake Maggiore area, Martigny." "Italy - Po and Ticino" "14-Oct-00" "22-Oct-00" 9 "37" "43,000" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "44,550" 5.8 "\"Italy hurried more than 15,000 people from the path of two raging rivers Tuesday as flood waters that wreaked death in Alpine towns bore down on the medieval villages and cities of the northern Italian plains. \" -- 'This is the Po's worst flood we've ever had\" FATALITIES: Italy: 25 -- Switz: 12 DISPLACED: Italy: 43,000 CAUSE:Five days of torrential rains causing flooding and mudslides  Italy: highest levels on Po River \"at least a half- century\" -- Switzerland: \"damage has exceeded that from 1993 flooding\"" NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "68" "14-Oct-2000" "2" "18" NA "1652" 1651 71 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Eastern Spain - 11 provinces along Spain's Mediterranean coast. Regions: Valencia, Murcia, Catalonia, Amposta, Zaragoza, Teruel and Albacete. Cities: Cartagena, Tarragona, Murcia, Valencia, Ramonte, Cambrils, Teruel, Alicante, Sagunto." "Ebro, Palancia" "20-Oct-00" "26-Oct-00" 7 "8" "500" "75,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,690" 5.3 "\"Heavy rains Monday inundated Spains Mediterranean coast, forcing rescue workers to evacuate dozens of people from their homes in the region of Valencia while six were feared dead near Tarragona and Murcia, officials said. Floods affected entire neighbourhoods in Cartagena, entering shops, garages and homes and leaving the eastern city practically at a standstill. \" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "69" "20-Oct-2000" "2" "19" NA "1653" 1652 72 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Arizona - La Paz County. Towns: Wenden, Salome. Centennial Wash. " "" "22-Oct-00" "23-Oct-00" 2 "1" "500" "7,800,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "300" 2.8 "\"The towns of Wenden and Salome usually get about one-half inch of rain in the entire month of October. But they were drenched by 1.2 inches of rain that fell from Saturday night through Sunday night ... Vehicles in Wenden were turned on their sides by the flood's force and almost completely submerged under murky water that was 8 feet deep in some places. \" CAUSE:flash flood " NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "69" "22-Oct-2000" "2" "19" NA "1654" 1653 73 "" "Algeria" "Morocco " "" "" "Western Algeria - Regions of Naama and Tlemcen. Town: Ain Sefra, Sidi Bel Abbes, Relizane and El Bayadh  -- --Eastern Morocco - eastern region of Taza" "" "22-Oct-00" "25-Oct-00" 4 "28" "400" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "101,500" 5.6 "\"Six people were reported dead and a dozen missing Tuesday following flash floods in western Algeria, near the border of Morocco\"  FATALITIES: Algeria: 28 DISPLACED: Algeria: 100  -- Morocco: 300CAUSE:flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "70" "22-Oct-2000" "2" "20" NA "1655" 1654 74 "" "Israel " "" "" "" "Tel Aviv area, Jaffa; Gaza Strip " "" "24-Oct-00" "26-Oct-00" 3 "1" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 4 "\"Naval commandos rescued trapped families from their balconies Wednesday as rain-driven floods swept across the Tel Aviv area, temporarily closing the city's main highway and driving hundreds of residents from their homes\" CAUSE:Heavy rain - 3 inches of rain fell in six hours" NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "70" "24-Oct-2000" "2" "20" NA "1656" 1655 75 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Philippines - Southeastern Luzon: Provinces: Cavite, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Samar, Albay. Manila and nearby areas " "" "28-Oct-00" "31-Oct-00" 4 "41" "100,000" "12,500,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,000" 4.4 "Typhoon Xangsane \"Thirty-six villages in the capital were still submerged in \"flood waters ranging from one foot to waist deep,\"\" CAUSE:Flash floods triggered by continuing heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "71" "28-Oct-2000" "2" "21" NA "1657" 1656 76 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "West and Central Java - Districts: Cilacap, Banyumas, Tasikmalaya. Towns: Cibalung, Bandarpanjang, Kupa, Bantarkalong" "" "29-Oct-00" "31-Oct-00" 3 "40" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,700" 4.6 "\"More than 600 other houses, and wide tracts of rice fields were inundated by up to two meters (more than six feet) of water\"  -- No suitable Modis9 data located CAUSE:Floods and landslides triggered by days of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "72" "29-Oct-2000" "2" "22" NA "1658" 1657 77 "" "UK" "Ireland" "" "" "UK - England, eastern Scotland, northern Wales - Kent, Sussex, the North East, Yorkshire and the Midlands, County Durham, Northumberland, Hampshire, West Sussex. Towns: Skipton, Stockbridge, Shipley, Cottingley, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Bewdley, Yalding, Bath, Shropshire, Leeds, York, Selby, Ripon, Malton, Norton, Skinningrove, Lanchester, Ironbridge, Bridgnorth, Upton on Severn, Burton upon Trent, Doncaster, Uckfield, Ponteland, Exton, West Meon, Barlby, Selby, Surrey, Chichester. --Southern Ireland - Bantry in Co Cork, Clonmel in Co Tipperary, Enniscorthy in Co Wexford and Arklow in Co Wicklow. Rathfarnham, Kimmage. " "UK - Ouse, Derwent, Severn, Trent, Dee, Thames, Beult, Teise, Rother, Uck Aire, Foss, Stour, Ure, Gaunless, Don, , Pont, Meon, Medway, Wey, Lavant and Ems. --Ireland - Poddle, Dodder, Blackwater, Suir" "29-Oct-00" "10-Nov-00" 13 "13" "6,000" "3,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "96,950" 6.4 "\"Britain was crippled by the worst storms for a decade ... Much of Britain's railway network was brought to a standstill by debris and floods ... Warnings of severe flooding were in effect on 22 rivers from Britain's lowlands to its mountains\"  ... \"Fourteen severe flood warnings were in place on nine rivers, with rivers in Yorkshire, northern England, and the River Severn, in the west, the chief areas of concern.\" -- \"The River Derwent at Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, peaked at 32.5 feet - the highest ever recorded\" -- \"A large part of England and Wales are affected by flooding. The worst floods have been on the Ouse and Derwent Rivers in northeastern England, the Dee in North Wales, the Severn and Trent in the Midlands, and a large number of rivers in southern England, including the Thames, Beult, Teise, Rother and Uck.\" -- \"A spokesman from the Met Office confirmed that England and Wales had experienced the wettest autumn since its records began in 1766.\" FATALITIES: UK: 12 -- Ireland: 1CAUSE:Heavy rain from storm HECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "73" "29-Oct-2000" "3" "23" -0.32 "1659" 1658 78 "" "Tiawan" "" "" "" "Northern and Eastern Taiwan - Counties: Taipei, Pingtung, Kaohsiung, Cities: Keelung, Taipei, Hsichih, Chitu. Keelung River" "" "1-Nov-00" "4-Nov-00" 4 "58" "" "77,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "4,500" 4.4 "\"Typhoon Xiangsane brought heavy rain and winds, causing severe flooding and mudslides that swept away homes and roads in many areas.\"  \"worst flooding in Taiwan in 30 years\"  -- No suitable Modis9 data locatedCAUSE:Typhoon rains  " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "74" "1-Nov-2000" "0" "1" NA "1660" 1659 79 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii - Eastern side of Main Island -  Hilo area" "" "2-Nov-00" "3-Nov-00" 2 "" "100" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "86" 2.2 "\"U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) officials say 25 inches of rain have fallen at Hilo Airport in less than 24 hours, breaking a record set in 1979\" ... \"We've got houses swept off the foundations, vehicles floating, \" \"This is the worst I've seen in the last six years. \"   CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "74" "2-Nov-2000" "0" "1" NA "1661" 1660 80 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Provinces: Rizal, Laguna, Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya. Manila area, suburban Taguig" "" "3-Nov-00" "5-Nov-00" 3 "43" "668,000" "2,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,000" 4.3 "Typhoon Bebinca \"Government offices, schools, financial markets and many private establishments were closed as floodwaters covered huge areas of the capital, rising above head height in some places,\" CAUSE:Typhoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "75" "3-Nov-2000" "0" "2" NA "1662" 1661 81 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central and Southeast Texas - Counties: Kimble, Mason , Kerr, Gillespie. " "Llano River" "2-Nov-00" "7-Nov-00" 6 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,650" 4.8 "\"A new record for rainfall in a 24-hour period was set at Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Sunday, when 2.14 inches of rain surpassed the earlier mark of 1.59 inches set in 1957.\"CAUSE:Slow passage of a cold front and upper-level low pressure system through the state" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "76" "2-Nov-2000" "0" "3" NA "1663" 1662 82 "" "Italy " "" "" "" "Northwest Italy between Genoa and San Remo - Imperia province. Liguria region: Savona and Ventimiglia. Val D'Aosta, Alassio. " "Po, Secchia and Oglio." "5-Nov-00" "7-Nov-00" 3 "3" "30" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,850" 4.9 "\"Four people were killed as heavy rains and strong winds swept across northern Italy, causing floods and landslides, and forcing scores of people to evacuate their homes.\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "77" "5-Nov-2000" "0" "4" NA "1664" 1663 83 "" "Indonesia  " "" "" "" "Central Java - districts: Purworejo, Kebumen, Purbalingga " "" "5-Nov-00" "7-Nov-00" 3 "21" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,590" 4.4 "\"Landslides and floods which had struck three districts in Indonesia's Central Java province following two days of torrential rains\" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "78" "5-Nov-2000" "0" "5" NA "1665" 1664 84 "" "Canada " "" "" "" "Southeastern Manitoba. Sivurtburn, Winnipeg area. " "Red River " "8-Nov-00" "10-Nov-00" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "7,560" 4.5 "\"Some 9.8 inches of rain was recorded in southeastern Manitoba over the past few days, the heaviest in 90 years, and flood waters have soaked farmers' fields and damaged roads in the area.\" CAUSE:Record rainfall  \"Red River was at its highest fall level since 1912\"" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "79" "8-Nov-2000" "0" "6" NA "1666" 1665 85 "" "Venezuela " "" "" "" "The capital city of Caracas, Vargas and eight other states on the northern coast and to the west" "" "12-Nov-00" "17-Nov-00" 6 "3" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "77,730" 5.7 "\"the latest flooding has not reached nearly the same magnitude as last year's disaster, and Chavez declared the state of emergency as a precautionary measure.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "80" "12-Nov-2000" "0" "7" NA "1667" 1666 86 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Wadi Setarah. cities: Jeddah and Mecca" "" "15-Nov-00" "18-Nov-00" 4 "7" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,790" 4.6 "\"Storm waters three metres deep flashed through Wadi Setarah, drowning a husband and wife, her mother, a brother and the couple's three children\" CAUSE:Heavy rains causing flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "81" "15-Nov-2000" "0" "8" NA "1668" 1667 87 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern New South Wales - Hunter Valley, northern tablelands, Lachlan Valley, Murray region. Towns: Gunnedah, Wee Waa, Narrabri, Maitland, Dubbo, Walgett, Tamworth, Coonamble, Ashford, Yetman, Denman, Muswellbrook, Calala, Woolomin, Mudgee, Ashford, Bourke and Brewarrina. --Queensland - town of Quilpie; Mackay" "NSW - Peel, Namoi, Murray, Edward, Gwydir, Belubula, Castlereagh, Macquarie, Macintyre, Barwon. --Queensland - Bulloo and Ward Rivers. Pioneer River." "17-Nov-00" "2-Dec-00" 16 "" "600" "265,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "112,000" 6.6 "\"Hundreds of traumatised victims were evacuated from their homes on Tuesday as the worst floods for half a century turned parts of eastern Australia into an inland sea the size of Britain.\" ... \"We've never had a loss of this magnitude before ... as floodwater inundated a third of the state\" ... \"wettest November on record\"CAUSE: nd HECTARES FLOODED: 215,000 sq kilometers  -- \"a third of the state uerwater. \" NSW \"worst floods for half a century\"  -- Biggest flood in 100 years in Mackay, Qld" NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "82" "17-Nov-2000" "1" "9" NA "1669" 1668 88 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Provinces: Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Ninh Thuan, Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa" "" "18-Nov-00" "26-Nov-00" 9 "36" "25,000" "15,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,140" 5.6 "\"New floods in Vietnam's central provinces have claimed 29 lives over the past few days, disaster relief officials said Tuesday.\" CAUSE: nd" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "83" "18-Nov-2000" "1" "10" NA "1670" 1669 89 "" "Sri Lanka " "" "" "" "Northeastern Province - Districts: Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa and Ampara; thousands of villages inundated. Karativu, Pottuvil and Dehiattakandiya areas. " "" "18-Nov-00" "22-Nov-00" 5 "3" "300,000" "3,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "7,600" 4.6 "\"More than 150,000 people were forced from their homes by torrential rains that breached dams and caused rivers to flood in eastern districts of Sri Lanka, including areas government relief crews cannot reach because the regions are controlled by separatist rebels.\" CAUSE:Heavy monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "84" "18-Nov-2000" "1" "11" NA "1671" 1670 90 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "KwaZulu-Natal province - low-lying northern parts; Mtunzini area. Towns: Richard's Bay, KwaDlangezwa, Manzamyana, Saint Lucia, Emadulini, Nongoma. " "Mzingazi, Sikhwedezi, Nkonjane" "19-Nov-00" "23-Nov-00" 5 "3" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,650" 5.1 "\"Weather forecasters told AFP the flooding had struck the same low-lying northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal that were hit by cyclone-driven floods that swept through southern Africa in February and March, devastating neighbouring Mozambique.\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "85" "19-Nov-2000" "1" "12" NA "1672" 1671 91 "" "Indonesia" "Malaysia" "Thailand" "" "Indonesia - Northern Sumatra: provinces: West Sumatra, North Sumatra, Aceh, Jambi. Districts: Pesisir Selatan, Tanah Datar, Pasaman, Dairi, Bireun, Batangkapas. Towns: Banda Aceh, Padang, Malalo, Duo Koto, Taratak Teleng, Bayang, Lhokseumawe --Southern Thailand - Provinces: Songkhla, Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Pattalung, Surat Thani, Yala, Narathiwat, Trang, Satun, Pattani, Chumporn and Krabi. City of Hat Yai. --Northern Malaysia - States: Terengganu, Kedah, Kelantan. Districts: Kuala Krai, Pasir Puteh, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Padang Terap, Kota Baharu, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Besut, Kuala Pertang. " "Malaysia - Sungai Bata, Sungai Kampung Telok Malik, Sungai Pantai Johor, Sungai Baru, Sungai Golok, Sungai Padang Terap." "21-Nov-00" "1-Dec-00" 11 "243" "68,682" "94,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "344,400" 6.8 "Sumatra: \"Since the seasonal rains began in West Sumatra on Monday last week thousands of hectares of paddy fields have been inundated under two meters of water, and roads have been cut.\" Thailand: \"The Bangkok Post said 700,000 head of livstock had perished and many fish and prawn farms were destroyed in the deluge that swamped the region over the past week\"  DAMAGE: Indonesia: 37,000,000  Thailand: 57,500,000 FATALITIES: Indonesia: 170 -- Thailand: 53 -- Malaysia: 20 DISPLACED: Indonesia:  20,000 -- Thailand: 40,682 -- Malaysia: 8,000 CAUSE:Several days of torrential rains causing flooding and landslides HECTARES FLOODED: Sumatra: 13,756 hectares of farmla as well as 4,151 hectares of ready-for-harvest ricefields. -- Thaila, Songkhla province: 736,000 hectares of farmla were damaged Indonesia \"worst since 1953\" -- Hat Yai, Thailand: \"worst floods in 12 years\"  -- Malaysia: \"worst floods in 12 years\"" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "86" "21-Nov-2000" "2" "13" NA "1673" 1672 92 "" "Somalia " "" "" "" "Southern Lower and Middle Jubba regions. Main Jubba River. " "Jubba" "20-Nov-00" "10-Dec-00" 21 "0" "150,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,400" 6 "\"the main Jubba river started bursting its banks in the past few days... the river has already flooded about 60 villages, and large areas of farmland around them \"  -- No suitable Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "87" "20-Nov-2000" "3" "14" NA "1674" 1673 93 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Wide areas of Mindanao and the central Philippines - Visayasislands." "" "30-Nov-00" "3-Dec-00" 4 "12" "70,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "14,310" 4.8 "Tropical storm Rumbia \"At least 1,643 people were forced to flee their homes by rising floodwaters and big waves that threatened coastal villages in northern Mindanao\"CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "88" "30-Nov-2000" "3" "15" NA "1675" 1674 94 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Southwest, southern, central and northern regions - Provinces: Khuzistan, Lorestan, Ghilan. cities: Khoramabad, Ahwaz, Bandar-e-Anzali Caspian. Several towns south of Tehran were flooded, including a town in the foothills of the Alborz mountains  " "" "30-Nov-00" "2-Dec-00" 3 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "83,730" 5.4 "\"Torrential rains have brought flooding throughout Iran, ending the country's longest drought in 30 years\"  -- No suitable Landsat7 data located as of 12/5CAUSE: Torrential rains" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "89" "30-Nov-2000" "3" "16" NA "1676" 1675 95 "" "Tanzania " "" "" "" "Northern Tanzania - Mwanza city. Mabatini, Nyakato, Uhuru, Rufiji and Mlango Mmoja. . Gonja and Kirinjiko villages in the Kilimanjaro Region" "Mirongo River" "1-Dec-00" "31-Dec-00" 31 "3600" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,960" 5.8 "\"More than two hours of heavy rainfall on Friday caused the Mirongo River to swell on the outskirts of the Lake Victoria port of Mwanza and caught emergency services by surprise\"  -- No suitable Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Flash floods following a heavy rainstorm " NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "90" "1-Dec-2000" "3" "17" NA "1677" 1676 96 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Northern Sulawesi Island: Manado city. Minahasa district. Kaima village. Sario, Dendengan and Tondano rivers. " "" "30-Nov-00" "3-Dec-00" 4 "14" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,250" 4.4 "\"Days of monsoon rains caused the city's three rivers to burst their banks late Thursday,\"  -- No suitable Landsat7 data located as of 12/20CAUSE:Floods triggered by days of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "91" "30-Nov-2000" "3" "18" NA "1678" 1677 97 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumbawa Island - West Nusa Tenggara province - Taliwang subdistrict." "" "3-Dec-00" "6-Dec-00" 4 "9" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "590" 3.5 "\"Flash floods triggered by two days of incessant rains inundated Taliwang subdistrict, Sumbawa district, last night, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents to safer areas\"  \"biggest in 50 years\" CAUSE:Flash floods triggered by two days of incessant rains " NA NA "" 0 "28" 0 "91" "3-Dec-2000" "3" "18" NA "1679" 1678 98 "" "Philippines " "" "" "" "Northern Panay Island - Capiz province" "" "8-Dec-00" "11-Dec-00" 4 "11" "55,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,200" 3.9 "\"Although the chest-deep floodwaters had receded slightly, many areas remained without electricity and rescuers had to use rubber boats, rowing boats and even military helicopters to pick up villagers who were stranded in their homes.\"  -- No suitable Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Strong rains brought about by a tropical depression" NA NA "" 0 "28" 0 "91" "8-Dec-2000" "3" "18" NA "1680" 1679 99 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "States of Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul. Outskirts of Belo Horizonte, hills surrounding the port city of Santos, Alto Feliz " "" "17-Dec-00" "26-Dec-00" 10 "13" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "578,300" 6.8 "\"Worst hit was Espirito Santo where seven people were killed by mudslides that swept through hillside shantytowns\" CAUSE:Floods and mudslides triggered by two days of heavy rain " NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "92" "17-Dec-2000" "4" "19" NA "1681" 1680 100 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "Northwestern Queensland near border with Northern Territory - Gulf of Carpentaria area; Cape York Peninsula; Barkly Highway. Towns: Doomadgee, Gregory, Burketown, Camooweal, Mt Isa, Karumba, Normanton. " "Georgina, Flinders, Thompson, Barcoo, Burke, Diamantina, Albert, Gregory, Norman." "15-Dec-00" "9-Jan-01" 26 "" "300" "24,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "225,500" 6.8 "12/20 \"Widespread flooding affecting almost half of Queensland had already cost the state $24 million, mostly in road damage\" -- 12/27 \" vast swathes of Australia's north is under water as a result of seasonal rains known as The Wet\"CAUSE:Seasonal rains and floods arrive early" NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "93" "15-Dec-2000" "5" "20" NA "1682" 1681 101 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Districts of Ampara, Batticaloa, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Mannar and Polonnaruwa." "" "24-Dec-00" "28-Dec-00" 5 "5" "300,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "13,730" 4.8 "Cyclone  \"The coastal districts of Ampara and Batticaloa were already underwater when the cyclone brought more rain on Tuesday...\" CAUSE:Heavy monsoon rains and cyclone rains HECTARES FLOODED: 20,000 hectares of rice fields submerged " NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "94" "24-Dec-2000" "5" "21" NA "1683" 1682 102 "" "Croatia" "Yugoslavia" "" "" "Central and southern Croatia - Coastal towns of Senj and Otocac. Neretva river at town of Metkovic. --Yugoslavia - Montenegro Republic. Zeta River in Danilovgrad and surrounding towns. Cetinje, Kotor." "Croatia - Zeta --Yugoslavia - Neretva " "28-Dec-00" "30-Dec-00" 3 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,050" 3.5 "Croatia -\"In the southern part of the country, around the town of Metkovic, 490 kilometers south of Zagreb, the Neretva river flooded some hundred houses and devastated vegetable plantations\" Montenegro -\"The rising level of the Zeta River swamped sections of Danilovgrad and other towns in the area, forcing residents to evacuate more than 400 homes. \" DISPLACED: Croatia: nd -- Yugoslavia: 2000CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "30" 0 "94" "28-Dec-2000" "5" "21" -0.61 "1684" 1683 1 "" "Mozambique" "Malawi" "Zambia" "Zimbabwe" "Mozambique -- -- Tete Province - Northern and southern regions. Districts: Mutarara, Zumbo, Magoe and Macanga. Towns: Inhangome, Tete city. --Zambezia Province - Coastal region. Districts: Nicuadala, Namacurra, Pebane, Chinde, Maganja da Costa, Morrumbala, Mopeia, Luabo. Qualimane city area. --Sofala Province - Cities/towns: Beira, Tica, Buzi, Goonda, Dondo, Marromeu. Nhamatanda district. Mafambisse, Caia, Chemba. --Manica province - Nhacolo town in Tambara district. --Gaza province - Massangena and Nova Mambone. ---Southern and Central Malawi -- floods affecting 13 of the country's 27 districts. Lower Shire Valley. Districts: Nsanje, Mangochi, Chikwawa, Salima, Nkhotakota, Zomba. Lengwe National Park. ---Zambia - Provinces: Eastern, Northern, Northwestern, Copperbelt and Central. River Luangwa in Luangwa town near Mozambique border. Towns: Lusaka, Kitwe. ---Zimbabwe - Provinces: Mashonaland Central, Matabeleland North. Zambezi river valley. Districts: Muzarabani, Guruve, Tsholotsho. Masvingo, Centenary. " "Mozambique -- --Tete - Zambezi, Nhamadzi, Dziwedziwe. --Zambezia - Nipiode River. --Sofala - Pungue and Buzi Rivers. Southern bank of the Zambezi River. --Gaza - Save River. ---Malawi - Shire River. ---Zambia - Kafue River. ---Zimbabwe - Zambezi, Gwayi." "1-Jan-01" "27-Apr-01" 117 "146" "485,000" "42,700,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "202,300" 7.6 "Jan 3 \"Radio Mozambique said the floods in the districts of Zumbo and Magoe followed the opening of floodgates at Kariba dam in neighbouring Zambia and Zimbabwe. People living in low-lying areas are being evacuated to higher ground\"  Jan 31 \"A week of flooding in the Zambezia province has affected about 253,000 people, about 10 percent of whom were displaced. Some 23,000 hectares of maize, rice and cassava the only source of food and income for many villagers are submerged in water\" Feb 2 \"...waters released from the Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River have begun to cause problems farther downstream... Dam authorities were ordered to open the flood gates on January 29\" Feb15 \"The Pungwe River in central Mozambique has burst its banks, swamping homes and farmland in Sofala province. Water levels on the Pungwe were at 8.2 metres, more than one metre above its flood alert level ... At Caia, on the border with Zambezia province, the level of the Zambezi River was almost three metres above its critical level,\" Feb 19 \"Pressure building on Kariba dam in neighbouring Zambia and Zimbabwe and Mozambique's own Cahora Bassa dam has forced authorities to release more water from the reservoirs.\" Zambezi River at Tete city - ''The situation is now alarming and we fear this disaster will be similar to that of 1978,'' Feb 27. -- Malawi: \"some of the worst flooding in living memory\" \"worst floods to strike Malawi in over a decade\" DAMAGE: Moz: 36,000,000 -- Malawi: 6,700,000 FATALITIES: Moz: 113 -- Malawi: 15 -- Zambia: 5 -- Zimbawe: 13 DISPLACED: Moz: 240,000 -- Malawi: 200,000 -- Zambia: 30,000 -- Zimbawe: 15,000 CAUSE:Heavy rains and opening of floodgates on Kariba Dam. Tropical storm in Zambezia Jan. 23-25. Cabora Bassa dam opened four flood gates on Feb 26. HECTARES FLOODED: Moz: \"80,000 hectares of farmland under water\" - \"42,000 hectares of crops were lost\" -- 30,000 hectares in Sofala Province" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "1-Jan-2001" "1" "1" NA "1685" 1684 2 "" "Malawi " "" "" "" "Rumphi and Chikwawa districts. " "Lungazi river " "4-Jan-01" "4-Jan-01" 1 "5" "14" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,390" 4 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "4-Jan-2001" "1" "2" NA "1686" 1685 3 "" "France" "Belgium" "" "" "Northwest France - Brittany region: towns of Redon and Caen. -- Southern Belgium - Han-sur-Lesse region: Meuse river and its tributaries." "Meuse river and its tributaries" "5-Jan-01" "7-Jan-01" 3 "" "80" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,920" 4.1 "\"Water levels in the town of Redon surpassed the 1995 record of 5.35 metres early on Sunday and rose throughout the day to reach 5.40 metres\" CAUSE:Series of rainstorms " NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "5-Jan-2001" "1" "3" NA "1687" 1686 4 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Nairobi and surrounding areas - Dagoretti, Kibera" "" "13-Jan-01" "14-Jan-01" 2 "4" "" "38,119" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,350" 3.9 "\"Heavy unseasonal rains have been pounding Nairobi and surrounding areas for the past two weeks. January, February and March are usually dry months in east Africa.\"  DAMAGE: \"millions of shillings\" exchange rate =78.1CAUSE:Flash floods following a heavy rainstorm " NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "3" "13-Jan-2001" "1" "3" NA "1688" 1687 5 "" "Philippines " "" "" "" "Negros Island and Province - Silay city and nearby villages. " "Balugo River and tributaries." "15-Jan-01" "15-Jan-01" 1 "2" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "845" 2.9 "\"Emergency authorities said the Balugo River and tributaries overflowed their banks in the province of Negros after a night of pounding rain, flooding much of Silay city and nearby villages... about 90 percent of the city center was underwater Monday morning. \" CAUSE:Sudden floods after a night of pounding rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "3" "15-Jan-2001" "1" "3" NA "1689" 1688 6 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "Johor State - Disticts: Johor Baharu, Kota Tinggi, Mersing and Kluang. Towns/areas: Kulai, Hulu Tiram, Skudai, Masai, Plentong, Kong Kong and Pasir Gudang. --Terengganu State - Districts: Besut, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Kemaman and Setiu. --Kelantan State - Pasir Mas district; Kedai Lama, Rantau Panjang, " "Johor - Sungai Plentong --Terengganu - Terengganu --Kelantan - Sungai Golok River" "16-Jan-01" "21-Jan-01" 6 "2" "5,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "17,460" 5 "Jan 16 - \"The floods hit Johor Baharu city and the Kluang, Mersing and Kota Tinggi districts on Tuesday after a continuous downpour \" Jan 17 - \"The number of residents evacuated ... has swollen to almost 4,000 from 1,000 yesterday ... Johor Baharu district was so far the worst hit...\"  -- Jan 19 \"The flood situation in Terengganu has taken a turn for the worse with 1,000 people being evacuated to high ground today compared with 149 yesterday... \" -- Jan 20 \"Thirty-two people from in Kedai Lama, Rantau Panjang were evacuated ... The areas were flooded as the water level at Sungai Golok had overflowed its banks with the water level rising to 10.11 metres, exceeding the danger level of 9.45 metres.\"CAUSE:Rain from monsoon storms " NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "4" "16-Jan-2001" "1" "4" NA "1690" 1689 7 "" "Bolivia " "" "" "" "Beni Department - Cities: Rurenabaque, San Buenaventura, Reyes. Beni river. --La Paz Department - Provinces: Loayza, Ingavi, Murillo, Loayza, Larecaja, Camacho y Los Andres. La Paz city area. --Oruro Department - regional capital area. --Cochabamba Department - Cochabamba city area. --Potosí Department - " "Beni river." "1-Jan-01" "22-Mar-01" 81 "18" "300,000" "6,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "107,100" 6.9 "\"In Oruro, rivers overflowed and flooded four towns, destroying dozens of government-built housing for former mine workers. At least four towns were also flooded due to overflowing rivers in Beni, near Bolivia's Amazon region.\" -- Feb 10 \"Rain fell 29 of the 31 days last month in five of the country's nine departments\"CAUSE:\"heavy rainfall over the past months in the 'altiplano' region has severely affected the lower departments of the country\"" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "5" "1-Jan-2001" "2" "5" NA "1691" 1690 8 "" "Tanzania " "" "" "" "Western Tanzania - A village in the Kigoma Region  " "" "20-Jan-01" "20-Jan-01" 1 "13" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,180" 4.4 "\"A total of 13 people are missing and 30 houses were buried during a landslide caused by flash floods last week in a small fishing village in Tanzania's western region of Kigoma ... the landslide and flooding occurred following a heavy downpour in the afternoon that lasted for one hour and 45 minutes.\" CAUSE:Heavy downpour causing flash flood and landslide" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "20-Jan-2001" "2" "6" NA "1692" 1691 9 "" "Portugal " "" "" "" "North - Mesao Frio region. Regua. Alvacoes do Congo. Vila Real. Coimbra area. Santa Maria de Penaguiao. -- Central - Seia region. Agueda." "North - Douro and Mondego --Central - Tagus River" "26-Jan-01" "29-Jan-01" 4 "6" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "10,060" 4.9 "\"Six towns and villages Monday remained isolated by water in northern and central Portugal, where rainstorms began to subside after claiming six lives over the week-end ... Three major rivers the Douro, Mondego and Tagus burst their banks and flooded surrounding areas. Large areas of Portugal are waterlogged after heavy rainfall in recent months.\"  \"worst in Portugal in a hundred years\"  CAUSE:Heavy rains causing flooding and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "7" "26-Jan-2001" "2" "7" NA "1693" 1692 10 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New SouthWales - Local government areas: Lismore, Tenterfield, Bellingen, Moree Plains, Kyogle, Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Richmond Valley, Inverell, Bingara, Glen Innes, Yallaroi, Severn, Maclean, Coffs Harbour, Pristine Waters, Copmanhurst, Nambucca and Grafton. Towns: Lismore, Narrabri, Murwillumbah, Moree, Bellingen Shire, Kempsey, Thora, Grafton, Maclean, Casino. " "Wilson, Tweed, Clarence, Richmond, Gwydir, MacIntyre, Grevillia, Bellinger, Macleay." "1-Feb-01" "6-Feb-01" 6 "1" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "110,600" 5.8 "Feb 3 -\"More than 200 people were evacuated from the state's worst hit town after the Wilson River peaked at 10.41m at 5pm (AEDT) yesterday, flooding Lismore's central business area and northern districts in less than two hours.\"  -- Feb 6 - \"Water levels were among the highest locals have seen in Thalabar Creek and Moomin Creek, near Narrabri in the state's central north\" Lismore - worst floods in 12 years CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "8" "1-Feb-2001" "2" "8" NA "1694" 1693 11 "" "Indonesia" "Malaysia" "" "" "Indonesia -- Java Island - West Java Province - Banten province - Lebak district; Cipanas sub-district. Pandeglang Regency - Pagelaran subdistrict of Banteng province, Jiput, Menes and Lauan. Jakarta area. Jakarta, Bogor and Tangerang -- East Java Province - Jember, Bojonegoro district; Cengungklung village in Kalitidu subdistrict. --North Sulawesi - several subdistricts in Gorontalo. ---Malaysia -- Sarawak - Sibu and Kapit divisions." "Java - Cilemer, Ciujung, Manyang, Bengawan Solo. Sulawesi - Bone and Bolango rivers --Malaysia -- Sarawak - Rejang River" "4-Feb-01" "18-Feb-01" 15 "131" "81,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "22,470" 5.7 "\"The rain kept on falling all Saturday and Sunday, the water continued to rise about two centimeters every half hour in several subdistricts in Gorontalo,\"  -- \"water overwhelming houses on the western and southern parts of the city was 2 meters high\" -- Feb 12 \"Bengawan Solo River overflowed after three days of torrential rains in Bojonegoro district, inundating some 20,000 houses in 130 villages to the height of 1 to 1.5 meters.\" FATALITIES: Indonesia: 130 -- Malaysia: 1 DISPALCED: Indonesia: 80,000 -- Malaysia: 1,600CAUSE:\"Continuous torrential rains led to a massive flood\" --  Flooding and landslides in West Java 140 hectares in Cengungklung village -- \"thousands of hectares of rice fields in Bojonegoro district\"" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "9" "4-Feb-2001" "2" "9" NA "1695" 1694 12 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao island - Provinces: Davao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur. Bit-os and Hinayhayan rivers." "" "16-Feb-01" "19-Feb-01" 4 "17" "98,360" "2,100,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,960" 4.4 "Tropical Storm Auring \"The civil defence office in Manila said rain began falling on the region on February 11, and that floodwaters had swamped 31 municipalities and 136 villages a week later. \" CAUSE:Rain from tropical depression causing floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "16-Feb-2001" "2" "10" NA "1696" 1695 13 "" "Bolivia " "" "" "" "El Banado river overflowed in Monteagudo. La Paz. " "" "16-Feb-01" "22-Feb-01" 7 "19" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "650" 3.7 "\"Severe rainstorms in many parts of Bolivia since last Friday have caused the deaths of at least 19 people ... The Office of Meteorology of Bolivia described the ceaseless storms as the most serious in the last decade in the country... The most severe rainstorm however hit La Paz, where rainfall reached 34 millimeters, 24 millimeters more than the average rainfall during the same period in the 1990s.\"  CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "10" "16-Feb-2001" "2" "10" NA "1697" 1696 14 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Territories -- Top End. Gulf of Carpenteria in the east. Victoria River district in the west. Towns: Pigeon Hole, Kalkarindji, Daguragu, Borroloola, Ryan's Bend, Devil's Springs" "" "18-Feb-01" "23-Feb-01" 6 "0" "670" "13,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "32,100" 5.5 "Cyclone Wylva Feb 21 \"States of emergency were declared yesterday in the Victoria River district in the west and near the Gulf of Carpentaria in the east, where the community of Borroloola has been isolated by floodwaters for a week\"  Kalkaringi and Daguragu - \"worst flooding in living memory.\" CAUSE:Rains from the recent tropical cyclone Wylva" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "11" "18-Feb-2001" "2" "11" NA "1698" 1697 15 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Illinois  - Low-lying areas of Cleveland, Barstow and Osborn. " "Rock River " "27-Feb-01" "1-Mar-01" 3 "" "200" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1.5 "24" 2 "\"a 7-mile ice jam caused the Rock River to back up so quickly the water rose three feet within hours\"  \"this week's flood - described as the worst in memory\"  No suitable Modis 250 data locatedCAUSE:Ice Jam flood " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "11" "27-Feb-2001" "2" "11" NA "1699" 1698 16 "" "Tanzania " "" "" "" "Dar es Salaam city, Ubungo area." "" "27-Feb-01" "27-Feb-01" 1 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "108" 2 "\"The rains, which lashed Dar es Salaam for more than 10 hours, paralysed businesses after flooding many parts of the city\" CAUSE:Flash flood from 10 hours of rain " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "11" "27-Feb-2001" "2" "11" -0.63 "1700" 1699 17 "" "Ukraine" "Hungary" "Romania" "" "Western Ukraine - Zakarpattia region. Transcarpathia region. Towns: Palad, Khust, Shaiany, Sasovo. Rivers: Tisza and Latoritsa. --Northern Hungary - Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg County. Regions: Tivadar, Beregiv. Towns: Tarpa, Tivador, Kispalad, Vasarosnameny. Rivers: Tisza, Tur. --Northern Romania - Northern Transylvania. Counties: Maramures, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Suceava, Satu Mare, Harghita, Cluj, Salaj, Hunedoara, Alba and Botosani. Somes and Viseu Rivers." "Ukraine - Tisza and Latoritsa. --Hungary - Tisza, Tur. --Romania - Somes and Viseu Rivers." "4-Mar-01" "17-Mar-01" 14 "8" "91,000" "125,800,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "30,200" 5.9 "\"floodwaters ... submerged at least 200 villages in western Ukraine and northeastern Hungary ... More than 12,600 houses in 191 settlements were flooded in the region\" -- \"The Tisza rose more than 20 feet on Tuesday in some places and stretching as much as 300 feet beyond its normal width at the villages of Tarpa and Tivador...Some 14,000 emergency workers have been operating continuous shifts along a 12-mile stretch of the river to prevent additional damage. People in 19 communities have been moved from their homes and another 11 communities were under threat of high waters.\" -- \"dike burst at Vasarosnameny, 240 kilometers east of Budapest, early Thursday ... Experts say the water levels, which are the highest in more than a century, are causing less damage than the record floods of 1998 due to dike reinforcement work that has taken place since then.\" \"floods were the worst to hit this particular section of the Tisza in more than two decades\" -- \"The Tizsa, Hungary's second largest river, reached a level of 7.58 metres on Friday, surpassing by 7 centimetres its previous record set in 1888 at Zahony, near the Ukrainian border.\" DAMAGE: Ukraine: 40,000,000 -- Romania: 2,300,000 -- Hungary: 83,500,000  FATALITES: Ukraine: 8 DISPLACED: Ukraine: 35,000 -- Hungary: 30,000 -- Romania: 26,000CAUSE:\"Heavy rains and melting snow that have overflowed rivers and burst dikes around the Carpathian Mountains\"  HECTARES FLOODED: Romania: 11,000 hectares. -- Hungary: 130 sq kilometers." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "12" "4-Mar-2001" "0" "1" NA "1701" 1700 18 "" "Spain " "" "" "" "Regions: Castile and Leon. Zamora province.Valladolid, Palencia, Seville." " Duero, Guadaira, Carrion and Pisuerga. " "6-Mar-01" "7-Mar-01" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "23,420" 4.8 "\"Several rivers overflowed in the northeast, including the Duero, whose flooding was believed to have caused the collapse of a highway bridge in northern Portugal on Sunday. The accident claimed at least 70 lives. \"  No suitable Modis 250 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "13" "6-Mar-2001" "0" "2" NA "1702" 1701 19 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "Selangor - Hulu Selangor and Gombak. Rawang, Batang Kali. Kampung Tok Pinang, Kampung Koskan, Kampung Sungai Choh Bandar, Taman Desa Anggerik and Desa Kiambang," "" "8-Mar-01" "8-Mar-01" 1 "0" "12,000" "236,836" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "370" 2.7 "\"Yesterday, continious rain in Hulu Selangor and Gombak including Rawang and Batang Kali, resulted in more than 800 houses, involving 12,000 people, to be submerged. He said 19 houses were swept away by swift-flowing waters and 10 bridges in Rawang were damaged. \"  DAMAGE: EXCHANGE RATE 3.8CAUSE:A 12-hour downpour in Kanching and Templers Park " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "13" "8-Mar-2001" "0" "2" NA "1703" 1702 20 "" "Turkey " "" "" "" "Sanliurfa province -  Siverek, Halfeti" "" "8-Mar-01" "8-Mar-01" 1 "4" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,900" 3.7 "\"Heavy rain flooded more than 150 homes and shops and damaged cars, tractors, telephone and power lines in Sanliurfa. Some 300 livestock were killed and crops were severely damaged\"  No suitable Modis 250 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "13" "8-Mar-2001" "0" "2" NA "1704" 1703 21 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "Northeastern New South Wales - Region from north of Newcastle to the Queensland border. Towns: Kempsey, Grafton, Maclean, Ulmarra, Smithtown, Gladstone, Yamba, Bellingen, Thora, Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah,Woodburn, Bellingen. Rivers: Macleay, Clarence, Bellinger, Nambucca, Orara. --Queensland - Brisbane area. Rocklea, Lawnton." "New South Wales - Macleay, Clarence, Bellinger, Nambucca, Orara." "8-Mar-01" "15-Mar-01" 8 "3" "3,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "30,880" 5.6 "\"Flood disaster areas in New South Wales were today extended to include much of the state's northern coastal areas. About 100mm of rain fell across the regions in 24 hours, causing what some locals say is the worst flooding in 20 years.\" -- \"The storm dumped up to 300mm of rain on Brisbane and the Gold Coast, causing widespread flash flooding, while wind gusts of up to 100kph brought down trees and powerlines. The Brisbane Weather Bureau said the storm's intensity was a once in a 100-year event.\" \"the worst flooding we've seen on the north coast of New South Wales for decades\" -- \"worst floods to hit Kempsey since 1963\" -- Grafton: \"worst floods in more than 50 years.\" CAUSE:Severe storms and heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "14" "8-Mar-2001" "0" "3" NA "1705" 1704 22 "" "Ecuador " "" "" "" "Manabi - Chone area. " "" "8-Mar-01" "10-Mar-01" 3 "11" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,300" 3.8 "\"Eleven people died and some 300 families had to be evacuated when torrential rains last week caused flooding in Chone, where lack of basic infrastructure is likely to aggravate the situation...\"  No suitable Modis 250 data locatedCAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "14" "8-Mar-2001" "0" "3" NA "1706" 1705 23 "" "Saudi Arabia " "" "" "" "Najran. Riyadh. " "" "17-Mar-01" "19-Mar-01" 3 "6" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,070" 4 "\"Storm waters in Riyadh on Monday washed away a concrete structure killing four workers inside and injuring six others ... A 16-year-old boy was killed and 22 other people injured after weekend storms in Najran, 1,000 kilometres south of Riyadh\" CAUSE:Flash floods after a hailstorm and heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "14" "17-Mar-2001" "0" "3" NA "1707" 1706 24 "" "France " "" "" "" "Regions: Calvados and Seine-Maritime in Normandy, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Rhone, Saone-et-Loire, Doubs, Burgundy, Eure, Oise, Brittany. Cities/towns: Macon, Ile-de-France and Yvelines around Paris, Evreux, Lyon, Grainville-le-Teinturiere, Ille-et-Vilaine, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Elbeuf, Redon." "Saone, Seine, Rhone-Saone, Avre, Iton." "21-Mar-01" "28-Mar-01" 8 "0" "1,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,100" 5.8 "\"The area around Paris was particularly hard-hit as the Seine flooded towns and villages. Residents in many areas were forced to move around in boats. In central France, 18 villages around the city of Lyon were flooded as the Rhone-Saone River burst its banks\"  \"rain levels over the past few months were two to three times as high as in other years\"  CAUSE:Record rains in the month of March " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "15" "21-Mar-2001" "0" "4" NA "1708" 1707 25 "" "Portugal " "" "" "" "Towns: Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Chaves, Canedo, Arcos de Valdevez. River Douro. " "" "21-Mar-01" "22-Mar-01" 2 "3" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "820" 3.2 "\"Heavy rains continued to cause flooding Thursday in Portugal, where entire towns and neighbourhoods stood under water. The rail link between Lisbon and Oporto was cut off in the north after rails were inundated. \" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "15" "21-Mar-2001" "0" "4" NA "1709" 1708 26 "" "Peru " "" "" "" "Puno Department - Titicaca basin. Provinces: El Collao, Chucuito, San Roman, Puno, Huancane. " "" "1-Mar-01" "21-Mar-01" 21 "0" "10,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,430" 5.6 "\"Seasonal rains have caused flooding in the Department of Puno ... when rivers in the Titicaca basin burst their banks... prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency\" CAUSE:Seasonal heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "16" "1-Mar-2001" "0" "5" NA "1710" 1709 27 "" "Angola" "" "" "" "Namibe Province - Namibe town and surrounding villages. --Benguela Province - towns: Senje, Luacho, Dombe-Grande. " "Namibe - Bero and Giraul rivers. --Benguela - Caporolo River  " "2-Apr-01" "9-Apr-01" 8 "20" "15,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,780" 5.3 "\"Several weeks of heavy rain, coming after months of drought, have devastated infrastructure in Namibe and neighboring provinces, washing away roads and damaging power and drinking water supplies. \" CAUSE:Heavy rains  3,500 hectares in Dombe-Grande" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "17" "2-Apr-2001" "0" "6" NA "1711" 1710 28 "" "France" "" "" "" "Somme Region. Towns: Abbeville, Amiens. " "Somme River " "7-Apr-01" "2-May-01" 26 "" "1,029" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,210" 5.6 "\"By Monday afternoon, authorities counted more than 1,260 flooded homes in the hard-hit region of Somme, of which 332 had been evacuated... television showed waterlogged towns in the Somme, where roads and train tracks were submerged under deep waters and pedestrians navigated the streets on makeshift wooden docks.\" -- April 27 - \"In the valley the floodwaters are still rising a month after thousands of French families came downstairs to find two feet (60 centimetres) of water sloshing around their living rooms.\"  \"floods were the worst to hit the area since 1920\"  CAUSE:Heavy rainfall - \"the month of April was the wettest the country has experienced since 1873\"" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "18" "7-Apr-2001" "0" "7" NA "1712" 1711 29 "" "Angola " "" "" "" "Luanda area." "" "14-Apr-01" "15-Apr-01" 2 "18" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,430" 4.2 "\"Heavy rains flooded Luanda over the weekend, killing 17 people and leaving hundreds homeless... Several weeks of heavy rain, coming after months of drought, have devastated several areas of the vast country, washing away roads and damaging power and drinking water supplies. \"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "19" "14-Apr-2001" "0" "8" NA "1713" 1712 30 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Wisconsin - counties: St. Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempealeau, LaCrosse, Vernon, Crawford and Grant. Towns: Prairie du Chien, La Crosse, Cassville, Hudson. --Iowa: Davenport, Abel-Essman Island, Camanche. --Illinois - counties: Adams, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside. Towns: Pontoosuc, Niota. --Minnesota: St. Croix valley; Stillwater, Afton. " "Minnesota, Mississippi, St. Croix and Red" "15-Apr-01" "15-May-01" 31 "1" "4,400" "13,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "63,380" 6.5 "April 24\"The flood that has been rolling down the river past Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois was expected to reach Davenport late Tuesday and peak between 22 feet and 22.5 feet just short of the 1993 record of 22.6 feet. The water had risen to 22.23 feet during the morning. \" -- April 27 \"Farther north, a flood warning remained in effect for the Minnesota, Mississippi and St. Croix rivers, where weekend rain was pushing the rivers toward a second crest. The highest crest in 36 years was expected Friday along the St. Croix, which forms northern portions of the Minnesota-Wisconsin line.\" worst flooding since 1965. -- Mississippi River crest at Davenport on April 23 = 22.32ft third-highest level on record (1993 record = 22.6ft) -- Mississippi River reaches third highest recorded crest at St Paul on April 30 CAUSE:Melting snow and two heavy rainstorms earlier this month" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "20" "15-Apr-2001" "1" "9" NA "1714" 1713 31 "" "Peru " "" "" "" "Junin area: Mazamri District. Piura Department in Northern Peru." "Cuvaru and Camavari rivers." "25-Apr-01" "26-Apr-01" 2 "9" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "14,800" 4.5 "\"After torrential rains pounded the region for over four hours, the Cuvaru and Camavari rivers overflowed early Wednesday. Over 300 people from six native communities in the Mazamari district were affected. About 80 dwellings were washed away and 400 hectares of cultivated land were destroyed,\" CAUSE:Four hours of torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "21" "25-Apr-2001" "1" "10" NA "1715" 1714 32 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Mato Grosso State - Cuiaba city. " "Cuiaba River " "25-Apr-01" "26-Apr-01" 2 "15" "4,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,180" 4 "\"The Cuiaba river's water level surged and flooded houses located near the riverbank, and other rivers crossing the city also spilled over and destroyed 1,200 houses in 23 neighborhoods... Within six hours, rainfall reached 29 millimeters, 10 percent of the level registered during the entire 2000 in the city \" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "22" "25-Apr-2001" "1" "11" NA "1716" 1715 33 "" "Poland " "" "" "" "Malopolska district. towns of Mstow, Klomnice and Kruszyna" "" "22-Apr-01" "26-Apr-01" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,120" 4.2 "\"Heavy rainfall has caused rivers and streams in southern Poland to break their banks, inundating several thousand hectares of land\"  CAUSE:Heavy rainfall  \"several thousand hectares of land\" inundated  Levels far below 1997 floods " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "23" "22-Apr-2001" "1" "12" NA "1717" 1716 34 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "Kuala Lumpur area: Kampung Baru, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kampung Pandan and Jalan Masjid India. " "Sungai Gombak River" "26-Apr-01" "26-Apr-01" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "850" 2.9 "\"Flash floods following over two hours of heavy rain caused thousands of vehicles and several main roads in the city to be submerged and the lives of two people lost. ... \"Uncontrolled land clearing for development upstream, especially in the highlands, was creating rapid run-off of water and siltation of our river systems everytimes it rains,\"\" CAUSE:Flash floods  " NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "23" "26-Apr-2001" "1" "12" NA "1718" 1717 35 "" "Belarus " "" "" "" "Gomel Region " "" "29-Apr-01" "1-May-01" 3 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "17,400" 4.7 "\"Rivers have burst their banks and flooded about 500,000 hectares of winter and spring crops in the Gomel region, south Belarus. Some roads and houses are flooded too. The water rise has stopped. \" CAUSE:Spring floods" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "24" "29-Apr-2001" "1" "13" NA "1719" 1718 36 "" "Uruguay " "" "" "" "Department of Artigas, " "Cuareim River" "30-Apr-01" "2-Jun-01" 34 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,890" 5.4 "\"The biggest problems were in the northern department of Artigas, where 1,350 people have been driven from their homes by flooding on the Cuareim River ... Flooding is a chronic problem in Artigas\"  Jue 7 \"The water level of the Cuareim River, in the department of Artigas, has reached the record level of 14.18 m. Some parts of the department continue to be isolated due to the flooding.\"CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "25" "30-Apr-2001" "1" "14" -0.08 "1720" 1719 37 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Ural and Volga Region Bashkortostan - Ufa city, Sterlitamak, Ishimbai, and the Karmaskaly district. Belaya River.  --Sverdlovsk Region - Irbit city. Irbit and Nitsa rivers." "Bashkortostan - Belaya River.  --Sverdlovsk Region - Irbit and Nitsa rivers." "1-May-01" "17-May-01" 17 "" "15,000" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "16,160" 5.4 "\"A total of 4,881 buildings, where more than 18,500 people reside, 17 bridges and 17,800 kilometres of roads have been inundated in Russia's Volga and Ural regions.\"CAUSE:Spring floods " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "26" "1-May-2001" "0" "1" NA "1721" 1720 38 "" "Thailand " "" "" "" "Phrae Province: Wangchin district. Lampang Province; Sukothai Province" "" "4-May-01" "5-May-01" 2 "30" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,750" 4.6 "\"A 6-foot-high torrent swept away more than 800 houses shortly after midnight in Phrae province ... The inundation followed two days of heavy rains after a long period of hot, dry weather ... About 20 dams, 18 roads, 13 bridges and 2,700 rai (432 hectares) of farmland were damaged and more than 7,000 people's lives were affected by the floods.\" CAUSE:Flash floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "27" "4-May-2001" "0" "2" NA "1722" 1721 39 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Khorassan Province: Bojnourd region, Bojnurd city, Tazeh-Qalel village. " "" "6-May-01" "6-May-01" 1 "32" "800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,130" 3.3 "\"Fifty people had been hurt and some 2,500 head of cattle had drowned, while several villages were cut off in the region around the city of Bojnurd in Khorassan province,\" CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "27" "6-May-2001" "0" "2" NA "1723" 1722 40 "" "Turkey " "" "" "" "Antakya city area: Orontes River. Konya province." "Orontes River" "7-May-01" "8-May-01" 2 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,610" 3.5 "\"Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall inundated hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Turkey ... Authorities also evacuated homes close to the swelling Orontes River, which runs near the city. Some houses near the river were damaged and the floods also knocked down two bridges\" CAUSE:Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall HECATRES FLOODED: several thousand acres of crops damaged in Konya" NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "27" "7-May-2001" "0" "2" NA "1724" 1723 41 "" "Puerto Rico " "" "" "" "Southwest Puerto Rico - Towns: Yauco, Guayanilla. " "Guanajibo River and other streams in the area." "6-May-01" "7-May-01" 2 "2" "" "7,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "245" 2.7 "\"Puerto Rico was under a flood warning Monday after the Guanajibo River and other streams in the area swelled beyond their banks. \" CAUSE:Large storm unleashed heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "27" "6-May-2001" "0" "2" NA "1725" 1724 42 "" "Colombia " "" "" "" "Santander State - El Playon region  Timbiqui in the state of Narino; ." "Timbiqui River" "8-May-01" "10-May-01" 3 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,600" 4.7 "\"Heavy downpour in Colombia started one week ago. According to a local meteorologist, Max Henriquez, heavy rains are expected to continue for a month ... At least 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Colombia because of torrential floods after heavy rain in many parts of the country\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "28" "8-May-2001" "0" "3" NA "1726" 1725 43 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia - Russian Far East --Yakutia Repubic: Districts: Lensky, Tomponsky. Cities/towns: Lensk, Olekminsk, Yakutsk, Chakda, Mirnyi, Khandyga, Kangalassy, Namtsy, Alekvinsk, Novye and Stary Saidy, Keskil, Bordoi, Khandynga, Kylakh and Kyuptsy, Kapitonvka, Saldikil. --Irkutsk Region: Districts: Ust-Kut, Kirensky, Zhigalovsky, Zhigalovo. Cities/towns: Kirensk, Ust-Kut, Tokma. --Krasnojarsk - Yeniseysk city. Sulomai. Turukhansk. --Tuva - Kyzyl, Todzhinsky, and Baitaiginsky districts. Kyzyl city. --Altai territory - Maima district. cities/towns: Barnaul. --Khanty - Mansiisk, Kalpashevo, Vaegi, Biysk, Maima, Srostki, Zaton, Yuzhny island. --Chukotka - Main river flooded village of Vayega. --other regions - Bashkiria Republic, Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in the Far East. " "Yakutia - Lena, Aldan. --Irkutsk - Upper Lena, Nizhnyaya Tunguska, Kirenga, Biryusa, Tym and Piltun. --Krasnojarsk - Yenisei, Kacha, Tuba, Podkammennaya Tunguska. --Tuva - Greater and Lesser Yenisei Rivers (aka Bolshoi and Maly Enisei) --Altai - Ob --Khanty - Ob, Biya and Katun. --Bashkiria Republic - Belaya river." "12-May-01" "27-May-01" 16 "7" "70,000" "102,915,952" "Snowmelt" 2 "2,857,000" 8 "\"The spring thaw created a huge iceberg that floated downstream, clogging the Lena River near the town of Lensk and creating a 50-mile-long bottleneck that reached 13 feet high in some places ... Water level reached a record level of 17 meters 43 centimeters by 1:30 pm, local time, and has risen by another 22 centimeters over the past three hours.\" ... \"Ninety-eight percent of Lensk, which had a population of 27,000, was flooded \" \"In Krasnoyarsk, more than 70 houses have been flooded by the river Kacha, one of the Yenisei tributaries. The water has risen 3,4 metres, a 100-year record flood. \" May19 \"...in the town of Kirensk, where 80 percent of houses were flooded\" May 22 \"Now that a 50-kilometer ice jam between Namtsy and Kangalassy is broken, the water level in Yakutsk is down. In a desperate race against time, SU-24 supersonic bombers again pounded a 30-kilometre (18-mile) ice floe with 250-kilogram (550-pound) bombs in a bid to unlock the jam threatening Yakutsk, which lies 5,000 kilometres (3,000 miles) east of Moscow.\" May 23 \"...the situation in Zaton is most alarming as compared with other flooded regions. The Ob river has developed there a new channel, which has engulfed not only residential houses but also two power transmission line supports, that can be damaged by strong current.\" May 24 \"Ice floes carried by the river Yennisey congregated to form a giant dam 40 kilometres (25 miles) long in Turukhansk, 1000 kilometres (620 miles) downstream from the town of Krasnoyarsk in western Siberia, where water levels are mounting, according to an emergency radio bulletin, quoted by the agency.\" June 8 \"A high water level will persist in the next week in the Siberian rivers Verkhnyaya Ob, the Irtysh and tributaries of the Tobol, Sergei Borshch, chief of the hydrological forecast department of the Russian hydrometeorological centre, told Tass on Friday.\" Record levels on the Lena River. \"Lena waters rose by more than two metres near the city of Ust Kuta for the first time in more than 100 years\" Yakutsk - Lena River record high of 9.17 meters  ''What happened this year is basically what you would expect to see every 100 years,' 100 year flood on Kacha River in Krasnoyarsk. DAMAGE: Yakutia: 2,000,000,000 Irkutsk: 1 billion roubles CAUSE:Spring floods with ice jams. Massive snow melting in the Sayany mountains" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "29" "12-May-2001" "1" "4" NA "1727" 1726 44 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Thua Thien Hue Province - Perfume River" "" "15-May-01" "17-May-01" 3 "2" "" "965,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,620" 4.2 "\"Heavy rains left crops and roads under as much as 240 millimeters (9.5 inches) of water on Tuesday and Wednesday ... The heavy downpour caused landslides in many places along the 85-kilometer road leading to the ancient imperial city of Hue to A Luoi\"  \"Unseasonably early flooding\" CAUSE:Heavy rains  5,000 hectares rice fields flooded from dike burst" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "30" "15-May-2001" "1" "5" NA "1728" 1727 45 "" "Haiti " "" "" "" "Gonalves in Artibonite province. Port-au-Prince area. Northern region " "" "16-May-01" "18-May-01" 3 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,780" 4.4 "\"Recent floods have caused the deaths of at least 15 persons and extensive damage to agricultural production in Haiti\" CAUSE:Continued rainfall " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "31" "16-May-2001" "1" "6" NA "1729" 1728 46 "" "DR Congo " "" "" "" "Kinshasa city" "" "18-May-01" "18-May-01" 1 "30" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,400" 3.4 "\"Flooding from heavy rain engulfed Congo's capital Friday, killing at least 30 people, some buried in 5 feet of mud.\" CAUSE:Eight hours of nonstop rain " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "31" "18-May-2001" "1" "6" NA "1730" 1729 47 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Confluence of Yukon and Koyukuk rivers. Koyukuk town." "" "24-May-01" "30-May-01" 7 "0" "32" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "4,100" 4.5 "'The original jam causing the floodwaters since last Thursday was eight miles below Nulato. On Sunday the ice front released, alleviating some of the flooding before the ice jammed up again around Halfway Island. Koyukuk residents were on the brink of abandoning their town early Sunday morning as floodwater threatened the power plant. \"CAUSE:Ice jam flood " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "32" "24-May-2001" "1" "7" NA "1731" 1730 48 "" "El Salvador " "" "" "" "San Salvador city area. Acelhuate river. Sonsonate department in western El Salavador" "" "25-May-01" "30-May-01" 6 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "160" 3 "\"Torrential floods caused by pouring rains in recent days have left two dead in San Salvador ... According to Salvadorian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, the heavy rains will continue for days\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "32" "25-May-2001" "1" "7" NA "1732" 1731 49 "" "Bangladesh" "India" "" "" "Northeastern India --Tripura State - West Tripura District, Patharkandi area. --Southern Assam State - Karimganj district. Barak valley. ---Bangladesh - Districts: Barguna, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Sunamganj, Jessore, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali, Feni. Towns: Habiganj, Brahmmanbaria. Rivers: Khowai, Manu, Kushiara, Muhuri, Dharla, Kabatakh, Matamuhuri and Bakkhali." "Assam State - Barak valley. --Bangladesh - Khowai, Manu, Kushiara, Muhuri, Dharla, Kabatakh, Matamuhuri and Bakkhali." "5-Jun-01" "22-Jun-01" 18 "15" "800,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "17,560" 5.7 "\"The authorities have sounded the red alert in the states of Assam and Tripura where all major rivers have been swollen by incessant rains\" \"India's northeast state of Tripura, which was hit by heavy flood, remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third day Friday ... In the neighboring state of Assam, the situation was even worse with more than 200,000 people of nearly 100 villages in the southern part of the state affected\"  \"Nearly 400 millimeters (16 inches) of monsoon rains not unusual for this part of the year have lashed Bangladesh's northeast since early this week. \" \"This could be the worst floods to have hit Tripura in the past 25 years,\" FATALITIES: India: 5 Bang: 13 DISPLACED: India: 700,000  Bang: 100,000CAUSE:Heavy monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "33" "5-Jun-2001" "1" "8" NA "1733" 1732 50 "" "China " "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Cities: Yangjiang, Maoming, Yunfu. --Guangxi Province - Shuolong, Hechi, Liuzhou city. Liushui River  --Yunnan province - Yuxi county --Hong Kong - New Territories. northern suburb of Yuen Long,Yuen Kong San Tsuen" "" "6-Jun-01" "17-Jun-01" 12 "100" "237,000" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,920" 5.4 "\"Reports by the official newspaper Southern Daily said a dike in western Guangdong's Maoming city burst, stranding 3,300 people and collapsing more than 200 mud brick huts. Water in some areas was at least 4 meters (13 feet) deep, it said.\"  Guangdong - \"1.45 million people in the province have been affected by the torrential rains, along with the cave-in of more than 5,000 houses, inundation of 470,000 hectares of cropland, closure of over 200 enterprises, and destruction of a great number of highways,telecom and water conservancy facilities.\"CAUSE:Heavy rain from storms causing floods and landslides 470,000 hectares of cropland in Guangdong" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "34" "6-Jun-2001" "1" "9" NA "1734" 1733 51 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Gulf Coast Southeast Texas - Counties: Harris, Eastern Liberty Brown. Cities/towns: Houston. Lowland roads near Pine Island Bayou around Sour Lake. Halls and Greens Bayous. --Coastal Louisiana - Parishes: East Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Ascension, Iberville. Cities/towns: Erath, Youngsville, Baton Rouge, Madisonville, Thibodaux, Denham Springs, Merryville . Rivers: Bedias Creek, Angelina River and its tributaries near Lufkin, Neches. Comite river basin and Bayou Manchac. --Florida - Leon County, Tallahassee area. --Pennsylvania - low-lying areas of Bucks and Montgomery counties" "Texas - Pine Island Bayou, Halls and Greens Bayous. --Louisiana - Bedias Creek, Angelina River and its tributaries near Lufkin, Neches. Comite river basin and Bayou Manchac. " "6-Jun-01" "13-Jun-01" 8 "47" "30,000" "1,015,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "32,060" 5.4 "Tropical Storm Allison \"An estimated 20,000 Houston-area residences were flooded by as much as 3 feet of rain that fell after Alison\"  \"Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster declared emergencies in 11 southern parishes that have suffered beneath more than a foot of rain this week, flooding homes and roadways... Baton Rouge, the state capital, reported more than 16 Erath, LA ''We've never had this much flooding since the flood of 1984\" Houston - flooding is ''probably worse than 1994,'' DAMAGE: Texas:1,000,000,000 Louisiana: 15,000,000CAUSE:Heavy rain from tropical storm" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "35" "6-Jun-2001" "1" "10" NA "1735" 1734 52 "" "Ecuador " "" "" "" "Provinces: Zamora-Chinchipe, Napo, Pastaza, and  Morona-Santiago. towns: Papallacta" "" "11-Jun-01" "20-Jun-01" 10 "41" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,660" 4.6 "\"At least 13 people are missing in floods in the southeastern Ecuadorian province of Zamora Chinchipe ... Rivers in the state are swollen and flooding following intensive raining. The area has been declared as an emergency zone. But the declaration has yet to be confirmed by the central government.\" CAUSE:Intense rains causing floods and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "36" "11-Jun-2001" "1" "11" NA "1736" 1735 53 "" "Romania" "Bosnia" "Yugoslavia" "" "Northern Bosnia - Tuzla region. Republika Srpska: Doboj, Bijeljina and Banja Luka regions. Towns: Tuzla, Brcko. --Yugoslavia - Serbia Province. Cities/towns: Valjevo, Belgrade. --Romania - 23 districts have been affected by the floods" "Bosnia - Bosna and Spreca rivers --Yugoslavia - Obnica River " "19-Jun-01" "22-Jun-01" 4 "9" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,270" 4.8 "\"Authorities declared a state of emergency in northeast Bosnia after three days of heavy rains caused floods that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people,\"  Romania -\"Some 50,000 hectares of farmland have been flooded and thousands of hectares of crops destroyed by hail. Some 3,600 houses in 140 communities have been damaged. \" FATALITES: Romania: 9  DISPLACED: Bosnia: 3000  Romania: 3000CAUSE:Heavy rains  Romania : 50,000 hectares " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "37" "19-Jun-2001" "1" "12" NA "1737" 1736 54 "" "China " "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Suining county" "" "19-Jun-01" "23-Jun-01" 5 "66" "10,000" "120,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,600" 4.3 "\"About 281 mm of rain fell in 10 hours over Suining causing mudslides in the mountainous area. More than 2,400 houses were destroyed while 250,000 livestock perished\" CAUSE:Seasonal rains " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "38" "19-Jun-2001" "1" "13" NA "1738" 1737 55 "" "India " "" "" "" "Gujarat State - southern Gujarat and the Saurashtra region. Baroda. Kutch district. Bhuj. Anjar. Pratappura." "" "20-Jun-01" "21-Jun-01" 2 "29" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "38,730" 4.9 "\"Three villages in Baroda, 125 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of the state's main commercial center, Ahmadabad, were inundated following the breach in a dam at nearby Pratappura. \" CAUSE:Early monsoon downpours " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "39" "20-Jun-2001" "1" "14" NA "1739" 1738 56 "" "East Timor " "" "" "" "Eastern East Timor  - Los Palos in Lautem District. Luro, Iliomar, Leoro and Mehara. Sika Village " "" "20-Jun-01" "23-Jun-01" 4 "1" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "370" 3.2 "\"... three days of heavy rain led to flooding in inhabited areas of Los Palos in Lautem District... Los Palos town can only be reached by air, as the access road at Sika Village has been cut off.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "39" "20-Jun-2001" "1" "14" NA "1740" 1739 57 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Western Nepal - Satya Devi village of Dhading district. " "Disung, Kakhet." "26-Jun-01" "26-Jun-01" 1 "35" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "470" 2.7 "\"Torrential monsoon rains flooded a river and set off a landslide in Nepal\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causing floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "39" "26-Jun-2001" "1" "14" NA "1741" 1740 58 "" "Ghana " "" "" "" "Coastal Ghana - Accra city area: East Legon district, Kasoa and Adabraka Town/Odawna " "" "27-Jun-01" "30-Jun-01" 4 "12" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "420" 3.2 "\"The floods started after five hours of heavy rain Wednesday, wreaking havoc in several densely populated, low-income neighborhoods... 23 bridges linking Accra and surrounding areas had also collapsed and several roads washed away.\"  \"worst since July 1995\" " NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "39" "27-Jun-2001" "1" "14" NA "1742" 1741 59 "" "Cameroon " "" "" "" "Coastal Cameroon - Limbe " "" "28-Jun-01" "29-Jun-01" 2 "22" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,080" 3.3 "\"In Limbe, two days of torrential rain last week led to landslides and the destruction of many wood and earthen houses.\" CAUSE:Torrential rain causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "39" "28-Jun-2001" "1" "14" 0 "1743" 1742 60 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Vietnam - Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho provinces. Son Duong district. " "Cau, Lo." "3-Jul-01" "6-Jul-01" 4 "32" "13,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "12,940" 4.9 "\"In Vietnam, Typhoon Durian dumped up to 43 centimeters of rain between Monday and Wednesday, submerging large areas of some northern provinces\"  biggest in more than 40 years in Thai Nguyen CAUSE:Torrential rains in the wake of Typhoon Durian " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "40" "3-Jul-2001" "0" "1" NA "1744" 1743 61 "" "Philippines" "China" "" "" "Philippines - Luzon Island - Provinces: Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Mountain. Cordillera and Ilocos regions. Baguio city. Metro Manilla ---China --Guangdong Province - Counties: Suixi, Lianjiang, Leizhou and Potou. Cities: Shanwei, Shantou, Jieyang, Huizhou, Meizhou, Zhanjiang. --Guangxi Province - Guigang, Pingnan, Teng and Wuzhou. Nanning. --Yunnan Province - Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Counties: Wenshan, Jinping. --Hong Kong - New Territories" "China --Guangdong - Xijiang, Beijiang, Pearl. --Guangxi - Xijiang, Yue, Yong. --Yunnan - Tuojiang River. " "1-Jul-01" "19-Jul-01" 19 "178" "800,000" "2,980,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "205,200" 6.9 "Typhoon Utor  \"Utor, the worst typhoon to hit the Philippines so far this year, destroyed more than 3,700 homes and damaged nearly 8,400 others... Floodwaters reached as high as five feet (1.5 meters) in the northern province of La Union,\"  Guangdong \"By midday Sunday one of the province's major rivers, the Pearl, was 2.6 metres above the danger level, passing the record high of 1993\" Guangxi \"Authority sources said that the water level of the Yongjiang River, a major river running through Nanning, has reached 76.73 m, 4.73 m above the warning line and the highest since 1949.\" largest flooding in the past 50 years in Guangxi Worst flooding in 100 years on Yongjiang river in Nanning No suitable Modis 250 or Landsat7 data located for southern China. DAMAGE: Philippines: 20,000,000 China: 2,960,000,000  FATALITIES: Philippines: 121 China: 57 DISPLACED: Philippines: 800,000  CAUSE:Heavy rains causing floods and mudslides  Guangdong - 333, 000 hectares Guangxi - 380,000 hectares Yunnan - 300,000 hectares of crops" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "41" "1-Jul-2001" "1" "2" NA "1745" 1744 62 "" "India " "" "" "" "Kerala State - districts: Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Pathanamthitta, Idukki." "" "4-Jul-01" "16-Jul-01" 13 "86" "40,000" "116,924,380" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "4,470" 4.8 "\"Eight people were killed as heavy rains continued to batter the southern Indian state of Kerala Monday, taking the death toll there to 68 since the start of the monsoon in the first week of June\"  No suitable Modis 250 data located DAMAGE: EXCHANGE RATE = 47.210CAUSE:Monsoon rains " NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "42" "4-Jul-2001" "1" "3" NA "1746" 1745 63 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Irkutsk Region - Districts: Zima, Usolye, Cheremkhovo, Zalarinsky, Slyudyansk, Usolk . Cities: Angarsk, Ukhtui, Irkutsk .   --Republic of Buryatia - Districts: Tunkinsky, Okinsky , East Sayany. Angarsk, Belsk, Sayansk. Shumak mountain pass. " "Irkutsk - : Irkut, Oka, Belaya and Kitoi.  --Buryatia - Tunka, Oka, Slyudyanka. Upper reaches of Ob, Lena and Yenisei Rivers. Selenga and Uda Rivers of the Baikal area." "7-Jul-01" "13-Jul-01" 7 "11" "20,000" "3,500,000" "Extra-tropical cyclone" 1.5 "231,500" 6.4 "\"Preceptiation exceeded a monthly figure in several days ... The situation is more critical in the Zima district of the Irkutsk region where several thousand houses have been partially flooded. In the district's capital of Zima, 700 houses are flooded, with many of them standing in water up to the roof.\" CAUSE:Rain from a cyclone that hit the Baikal area 34,000 hectares in Irkutsk region Record levels on Kitoy and Oka rivers" NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "43" "7-Jul-2001" "2" "4" NA "1747" 1746 64 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern West Virginia: Wyoming and McDowell Counties - Mullens, Pineville, Welch, Corinne, Kimble, Dorothy. " "Guyandotte and Tug Fork rivers " "8-Jul-01" "9-Jul-01" 2 "2" "6,000" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "8,530" 4.5 "\"Nearly 8 inches of rain fell Sunday at Mullens ... The Guyandotte and Tug Fork rivers jumped to record levels within hours, the Guyandotte peaking Sunday at 18 feet in Pineville, passing the 1997 record of 17.7 feet. A flood gauge in Welch quit working when the Tug Fork hit 17.8 feet, more than 4 feet above flood stage\"  Flooding on parts of the Guyandotte River exceeded the 100-year flood level. Record levels on Guyandotte and Tug Fork rivers  CAUSE:Heavy rain from storms causing flash floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "44" "8-Jul-2001" "2" "5" NA "1748" 1747 65 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa State -  western and southern areas. Districts: Puri, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khorda, Angul, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Bolangir, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrakh. --Madhya Pradesh State - low-lying areas. --Chattisgarh State - flash floods from release of water from Hirakud dam" "Orissa - Mahanadi River System, Tel, Udanti, Ret, Hati, Daya, Rajua, Malaguni, Kathajodi, Devi Makara, Luna, Chitrotpala, Paika, Bramhani and Baitarani. " "8-Jul-01" "10-Aug-01" 34 "100" "2,000,000" "13,540,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "105,100" 6.7 "\"The surging waters have submerged 12,910 villages, affecting more than 7.6 million people in 21 districts of the state. \" \"Vast tracts of water cut off some 9,000 villages and several towns. Several highways have been washed away and railway stations are submerged. \" \"worst flood in Orissas history\" worst floods in 50 years to hit Orissa No suitable Modis 250 or Landsat7 data located CAUSE:Monsoon rains  891,000 hectares crops lost" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "45" "8-Jul-2001" "3" "6" NA "1749" 1748 66 "" "Poland " "" "" "" "Gdansk-Wrzeszcz city. " "Radunia river " "10-Jul-01" "10-Jul-01" 1 "4" "650" "50,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,360" 3.1 "\"Some 650 people were evacuated from their homes in flooded areas of Gdansk, and the government was considering diverting the waters of the Radunia river to keep it from overflowing its banks\" CAUSE:Torrential rains  along Poland's Baltic coast cause flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "45" "10-Jul-2001" "3" "6" NA "1750" 1749 67 "" "China " "" "" "" "Qinghai Province - cities: Xining, Haidong, Haibei" "" "11-Jul-01" "12-Jul-01" 2 "29" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,010" 4.6 "\"The torrential rain, which lashed the provincial capital of Xining and the northern cities of Haidong and Haibei Sunday evening and early Monday morning, also destroyed more than 40 houses and swept away two trucks, four tractors, 20,000 kilograms of grain and over 50 domestic animals.\" CAUSE:Rainstorms and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "46" "11-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1751" 1750 68 "" "Ivory Coast " "" "" "" "Abidjan city" "" "11-Jul-01" "11-Jul-01" 1 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,830" 3.3 "\"The Ivorian capital, Abidjan, is \"drowning\" in more than a month of unremitting rains, reports say. Flooding from the downpour is said to have claimed several lives in Abidjan and other towns in Cote d'Ivoire\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "46" "11-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1752" 1751 69 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties. Kaohsiung city " "" "11-Jul-01" "13-Jul-01" 3 "5" "" "5,700,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "1,310" 3.8 "Typhoon Trami  \"Trami did not make landfall on the island and weakened into a depression late Wednesday, but it inundated much of southern Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties with the most severe rainfall in 40 years\"  Worst flooding in 40 years in southern port city Kaohsiung  No suitable Landsat7 data located CAUSE:Heavy rains from typhoon " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "46" "11-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1753" 1752 70 "" "South Korea " "" "" "" "Northern region - Kyonggi province. Seoul and Anyang." "" "14-Jul-01" "15-Jul-01" 2 "52" "572" "73,800,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,230" 3.6 "\"Tens of thousands of soldiers and police have been deployed to help as more than 35,000 houses were flooded and hundreds of vehicles were wrecked after being carried away by flash floods. \"  \"worst rainfalls in 38 years\" in Souel  No suitable Landsat7 data located CAUSE:Torrential rains causing landslides and flash floods 1,920 hectares of farmland" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "46" "14-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1754" 1753 71 "" "India " "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh State - Rudraprayag district. Vyomguard and fata areas" "" "16-Jul-01" "16-Jul-01" 1 "26" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,450" 3.4 "\"Army and police Tuesday launched a massive rescue and relief operation in Rudraprayag district in north India's Uttar Pradesh, where 26 people were feared dead following Monday's landslides and flash floods\" CAUSE:Flash floods and landslides " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "46" "16-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1755" 1754 72 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwestern Ohio - Hamilton and Butler Counties. Cincinnati metropolitan area - Fairfax, Loveland, West Chester. " "Little Duck Creek, Mill Creek, Sycamore Creek." "17-Jul-01" "18-Jul-01" 2 "3" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "1,710" 3.7 "\"Thunderstorms dumped up to 6 inches of rain on parts of southwestern Ohio, killing three people and knocking out power to 26,000 customers.\" Biggest flood in at least 38 years on Little Duck Creek  CAUSE:Thunderstorms  " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "46" "17-Jul-2001" "3" "7" NA "1756" 1755 73 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Ardabil and West Azerbaijan Provinces - Meshkin-Shahr region. Chaldoran. Villages: Moeel, Ilando and Qinerjeh Cities: Meshkinshahr, Siahcheshmeh" "" "20-Jul-01" "21-Jul-01" 2 "34" "" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,440" 4.2 "\"The flooding hit as Iran is going through a severe drought period and water rationing has come into force in all major cities ... Unusual for this time of the year, the Sabalan mountain peak has been covered by more than 3 feet of fresh snowfall\"  No suitable Landsat7 data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rains cause flash floods " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "47" "20-Jul-2001" "3" "8" NA "1757" 1756 74 "" "Nicaragua " "" "" "" "Chontales Province. Towns: Acopaya, Kamusaska. " "Escondido, Talppetate, Kukalaya, Bambana and Prinzapolka. " "21-Jul-01" "22-Jul-01" 2 "2" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,590" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "47" "21-Jul-2001" "3" "8" NA "1758" 1757 75 "" "Pakistan " "" "" "" "North-West Frontier Province - Districts: Mansehra, Swat and Buner Cities/towns: Dadar Qadeem, Shinkiari, Peshawar, Buner, Basal. --Punjab Province - Islamabad, Rawalpindi. " "North-West Frontier - Siran. --Punjab - Leh River" "22-Jul-01" "25-Jul-01" 4 "230" "40,000" "200,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "111,100" 5.6 "\"In Islamabad, the Meteorological Department said 609 millimeters of rain were recorded in five hours, the highest in 100 years\" CAUSE:Torrential rain, landslides and flash floods.  " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "48" "22-Jul-2001" "3" "9" NA "1759" 1758 76 "" "Poland" "" "" "" "Malopolska, Swietokrzyskie, Beskid, Sandomierz, Lublin, Dolnoslaskie, Oploskie and Slaskie regions - Towns: Nowy Sacz, Jodlow Tuchowska, Roztoka, Tarnow, Leka, Kielce, Roztoka-Brzeziny, Cracow, Makow Podhalanski, Upper Silesia, Budzow, Polaniec, Mielec, Sandomierz, Zalesie Gorzyckie, Zlota, Ujscie Kamiennej, Kamien, Kepa Gostebcka and Kepa Solecka. " "Biala, Oder, Vistula, Paleczka, Czarna, San." "20-Jul-01" "3-Aug-01" 15 "30" "16,000" "250,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,890" 5.9 "July 27 \"the flood threat was shifting from streams and rivers leaving the Tatra Mountains on Poland's southern border to waterlogged plains where rivers are held in by dikes and channels.\" July 29 \"The high level of the Vistula has not changed for two days, the dikes are water-saturated and the people are exhausted\" \"worst since 1997\" Dike breaches on Vistula River at: Kamien, Zalesie Gorzyckie and Zlota, Ujscie Kamiennej. CAUSE:Torrential rain storms  More than 5,000 hectares near Sandomierz" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "49" "20-Jul-2001" "3" "10" NA "1760" 1759 77 "" "China " "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Min district. Mawu and Suolong townships." "" "25-Jul-01" "26-Jul-01" 2 "30" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "6,800" 4.4 "\"The hardest rains in some 100 years began falling on the province's Min district at dawn Tuesday leaving two villages in the region drenched with up to 20 centimeters of rain in a space of 40 minutes\"  \"worst flash flood for a century\"  CAUSE:Heavy rain causing flash flooding  " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "50" "25-Jul-2001" "3" "11" NA "1761" 1760 78 "" "Yemen  " "" "" "" "Provinces of Hadramut, Saad, Hudayda, Ibb, Omran, Hodeida " "" "26-Jul-01" "29-Jul-01" 4 "20" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,860" 4.6 "\"At least 20 people have died during the past three days from lightning and floods caused by torrential rains in Yemen\" CAUSE:Torrential rain and flash-floods" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "51" "26-Jul-2001" "3" "12" NA "1762" 1761 79 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Virginia - Davy in McDowell County. Logan County along Buffalo Creek. Tucker County. Wyoming County southwest --Virginia - Scott and Wise counties. " "West Virginia - Buffalo Creek. --Virginia - Clinch River and the Holston River" "29-Jul-01" "29-Jul-01" 1 "2" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,020" 4.1 "\"Many Virginians and West Virginians dashed to higher ground as torrential downpours triggered flooding and mudslides in the area for the third time in a month. \" CAUSE:Heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "52" "29-Jul-2001" "3" "13" NA "1763" 1762 80 "" "Tiawan" "" "" "" "Hualien county - Kuangfu and Fenglin Nantou county - Nantou city. Shuili, Hsinyi Changhua, Taichung, Chiayi, eastern Taitung and Miaoli counties" "" "29-Jul-01" "30-Jul-01" 2 "78" "" "20,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "3,950" 4.1 "\"Typhoon Toraji churned through Taiwan on Monday, cutting power to thousands of homes, canceling international flights and killing 14 people in mudslides and flash floods.\"  \"Nantou county suffered serious flooding as water from swollen rivers inundated homes and hundreds of hectares of farmland\" \"The Council of Agriculture said 1,366 hectares of fruit and vegetable farms in Hualian and eastern Taitung, or 47 percent of the total farmland in the two counties, were wiped out causing damage of 126 million Taiwan dollars\" \"worst mudslides and floods in 50 years\"  \"Taiwan's deadliest typhoon in almost 40 years\" CAUSE:Landslides and flash flooding from typhoon rains 1,366 hectares in Hualian" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "53" "29-Jul-2001" "3" "14" NA "1764" 1763 81 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Kyonggi province, Incheon. Seoul suburbs." "" "29-Jul-01" "30-Jul-01" 2 "3" "12,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,230" 3.6 "\"The downpour, which began early Sunday, flooded nearly 3,000 homes and stranded thousands of people on islands and at mountain resorts\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "53" "29-Jul-2001" "3" "14" NA "1765" 1764 82 "" "Nepal " "" "" "" "Districts: Myadi, Kailali, Myagdi, Baglung and Nawalparasi. Villages: Arman , Ratamata, Tikapur Municipality. " "Karnali river " "29-Jul-01" "1-Aug-01" 4 "20" "100" "1,500,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,300" 3.7 "\"Six persons are feared buried under the rubble of landslides while the rest are swept away by floods in several remote villages of the district\" CAUSE:Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "53" "29-Jul-2001" "3" "14" NA "1766" 1765 83 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "North Sumatra province. Nias Island - Lahusa district. Villages: Lahusa, Telukdalam, Lolamatoi, Sambulu, Bawolato" "" "31-Jul-01" "1-Aug-01" 2 "108" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,270" 3.6 "\"floods, landslides and typhoon hit the regency on Tuesday at 03:00 a.m. local time following incessant rains on the island... Thousands of residents have to be evacuated while at least 200 houses were totally damaged\"  \"Three earthquakes, measuring between 5.3 and 5.4 on the Richter scale, contributed to the landslides in Nias\" \"Seen from the air, flood waters had washed away roads and covered the southwest of the island. A major river had burst its banks and landslides had flattened trees and scarred hillsides. \" \"worst [disaster] so far in the island regency of North Sumatra\"  CAUSE:Hours of incessant rains and a heavy storm cause flash floods and mudslides " NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "53" "31-Jul-2001" "3" "14" NA "1767" 1766 84 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "Bangladesh - Districts: Sylhet, Moulavibazar, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Chapainawabganj, Kurigram, Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat. Rivers: Dhalai, Surma, Dharla, Ganges and Brahmaputra, Padma and Mahananda. ---India - --Bihar State - Districts: East and West Champaran, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Saran, Siwan. --West Bengal State - Calcutta area. --Assam State - Districts: Morigaon, Goalpara, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Kamrup, Barpeta, Darrang, Nalbari, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Nagaon and Bongaigaon. " "Bangladesh - Dhalai, Surma, Dharla, Ganges and Brahmaputra, Padma and Mahananda. ---India --Bihar - Gandak, Bagmati, Kamala Balan, Ganga, Koshi, Barhi Gandak, Sikarahana. --West Bengal - Ganga, Mahananda and Fulahar. --Assam - Brahmaputra River." "31-Jul-01" "2-Sep-01" 34 "36" "2,750,000" "2,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "190,700" 6.8 "\"Almost all the rivers in the two northeastern districts are overflowing their banks, flooding Goainghat, Kanaighat, Jaintapur, Companiganj, Jakiganj and Sadar upazilas of Sylhet and Chhatak, Doarabazar, Bishwambharpur, Tahirpur, Dharmapasha, Madyapara and Sadar upazilas of Sunamganj.\" \"Heavy downpours in neighboring Nepal led the swollen Kamala Balan river to wash away at least 40 villages in India's Madhubani district\"  August 27 \"Some three million people have been affected as incessant rainfall in the lower Himalayan foothills in Nepal makes its way down to the plains of northern Bihar, inundating several areas of Gopalganj, Darbhanga and Samastipur districts...The second phase of floods occurred as the rivers Gandak, Baghmati and Koshi broke embankments that were already weakened by the impact of the first round of flooding. \" DAMAGE: Bang: nd India: 2,000,000 FATALITIES: Bangladesh: 6  India: 30 DISPLACED: Bangladesh:150,000 marooned  India: 2,600,000 CAUSE:Days of heavy monsoon rains and gushing waters from neighbouring India  HECTARES FLOODED: Bangladesh: 7675 hectares Bihar: 283,000 hectares" NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "54" "31-Jul-2001" "4" "15" NA "1768" 1767 85 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sulawesi plain of Toili. Minahaki  " "" "31-Jul-01" "1-Aug-01" 2 "1" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,400" 3.7 "\"Floods triggered by five days of incessant rain in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi plain of Toili merged thousands of houses in 35 villages in more than one-and-a- half-meter-deep waters on Wednesday' CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "54" "31-Jul-2001" "4" "15" NA "1769" 1768 86 "" "Nigeria " "" "" "" "Talata Marafa area of Zamfara State " "" "22-Jul-01" "22-Jul-01" 1 "0" "3,802" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,060" 3 "\"Exceptionally heavy rains hit the Talata Marafa area of Zamfara State on July 22 and destroyed more than 350 homesteads. A total of 3,802 people have been registered homeless\" CAUSE:\"unprecedented heavy rainstorm\" " NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "54" "22-Jul-2001" "4" "15" NA "1770" 1769 87 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Kentucky - Counties: Pike, Floyd and Perry. Towns: Pikeville, Boldman. --Northeast Tennessee - Greene County. Greeneville" "Kentucky - Creeks: Hurricane, Island, Robinson, Indian, Branham Mud, Left Beaver --Tennessee - Horse and Lower Paint creeks. Greeneville" "3-Aug-01" "4-Aug-01" 2 "2" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,310" 4.6 "Kentucky \"The torrents Friday and Saturday inundated homes, washed away bridges and blocked roads. Hundreds of people were stranded in their homes and cars as heavy rains sent flash floods rushing through mountain communities.\" \"Water up to 20 feet deep washed out homes, roads and bridges over the weekend in mountainous northeast Tennessee after 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours.... heavy overnight rains severely flooded tributaries of the Nolichucky River in southeastern Greene County\" CAUSE:Flash flooding from heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "55" "3-Aug-2001" "4" "16" NA "1771" 1770 88 "" "North Korea " "" "" "" "Kangwon Province - Phyonggang County. Kaesong city South Hwanghae Province - Unchon, Paechon and Yonan counties" "" "1-Aug-01" "4-Aug-01" 4 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,050" 4.3 "\"Several regions on the east and west coasts of the country have been deluged by some 50-70 percent of annual rainfall over the last three to five days on the back of a severe drought ... The damage is worse than during the last major floods in 1999. More than 24,000 hectares of arable land and thousands of flats and hundreds of public buildings have been submerged or destroyed\"  No suitable Modis 9 or Landsat data locatedCAUSE:Heavy rains  " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "56" "1-Aug-2001" "4" "17" NA "1772" 1771 89 "" "Yemen " "" "" "" "Provinces: Hejja, Huggah. town: Abass " "" "5-Aug-01" "5-Aug-01" 1 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,200" 3.6 "\"...a number of people were also missing from the latest floods which hit Hejja province, northwest of the capital, and destroyed 30 homes.\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "56" "5-Aug-2001" "4" "17" NA "1773" 1772 90 "" "Sudan" "Ethiopia" "" "" "Sudan States: River Nile, Sennar, Kassala, South Darfur, Khartoum, Northern, Gezira, Blue Nile, Upper Nile. cities/towns: Singa, Atbara, Khartoum, Juba, Shinja and Wad Madani. Blue Nile and Nile Rivers.  --Southern Ethiopia - Gambella regional state, Districts: Kuraz, Gambella. Rivers: Omo, Baro Northeastern Ethiopia - Awash River in Afar country" "Sudan - Blue Nile and Nile Rivers.  -- Ethiopia - Omo, Baro, Awash " "6-Aug-01" "13-Sep-01" 39 "5" "45,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "557,900" 7.3 "\"More than 15 villages have been destroyed in eastern Sudan after the Blue Nile river burst its banks\" \"The level of the Blue Nile was reported to have reached 16.5 metres, the highest since 1988\" 8/13 \"Rising waters in the Nile, already at a 20-year high, have driven tens of thousands of Sudanese from their homes in the south of the country and is now threatening the capital, Khartoum\" August 20 \"River Nile seasonal floods which have reached their highest levels in 20 years are \"out of control\" in northern Sudan\" worst flooding in \"more than a decade\" Blue Nile at highest level since 1988. DAMAGE: Sudan:  nd FATALITES: Sudan: nd Ethiopia: 5 DISPLACED: Sudan: 30,000 Ethiopia:15,000 CAUSE:\"Summer rains in Ethiopia, where the Blue Nile rises in the northwestern highlands, have been 25 percent heavier than normal this year\"" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "57" "6-Aug-2001" "5" "18" NA "1774" 1773 91 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Primorye - Vladivostok city and suburbs. Districts: Artyom, Nakhodka, Partizansk, Fokino, Bolshoi Kamen, Dalnegorsk, Ussuriisk. " "Sedanka, Partizanskaya." "6-Aug-01" "12-Aug-01" 7 "11" "30,000" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,650" 5.4 "\"Vladivostok received its average monthly rainfall of 144 millimeters (5.76 inches) in one day\" \"The Vladivostok- Nakhodka road has been closed. A 70-meter-deep pit has formed. The villages of Yekaterinovka and Novo-Litovsk have been flooded, and their populations are being evacuated.\" CAUSE:Heavy rainfalls HECTARES FLOODED: 200 square kilometres la uer water - 13,000 hectares of crops submerged" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "58" "6-Aug-2001" "5" "19" NA "1775" 1774 92 "" "Afghanistan " "" "" "" "Mohammad Agha district of Logar province. " "" "8-Aug-01" "8-Aug-01" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,280" 3.1 "\"The floodwaters also destroyed thousands of acres of farmland and crops and killed at least 40 head of cattle\" CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "58" "8-Aug-2001" "5" "19" NA "1776" 1775 93 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Provinces: Golestan, Khorasan, Semnan . Gorgan region. cities/towns: Kalaleh, Minudasht, Jajarm " "" "10-Aug-01" "12-Aug-01" 3 "600" "15,000" "58,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "77,940" 5.7 "\"Floods struck about 15 villages in Golestan and Khorasan provinces Friday, swamping about 40,000 acres of farmland and leveling homes. \"  \"A total of 387 villages have seen vital infrastructure destroyed such as bridges and roads and 4,000 buildings have been severely damaged. Some 10,000 hectares of forest and grazing fields were also destroyed.\" \"worst in northeast Iran in 200 years\" CAUSE:Torrential rains causing 3 days of floods and mudslides HECTARES FLOODED: 15,000 hectares of farmla in Golestan 37,000 hectares in Golestan a Khorassan" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "59" "10-Aug-2001" "5" "20" NA "1777" 1776 94 "" "Thailand" "Vietnam" "" "" "Thailand - Lom Sak District of Phetchabun Province, Nam Kor village. Eastern Udon, Chiang Mai, Chiang Ra, Lam Phun, Nong Khai, Phrae and Nan Provinces. --Vietnam North central coast - Provinces: Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Nghe An." "" "10-Aug-01" "25-Aug-01" 16 "173" "10,000" "26,400,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "4,160" 4.8 "Typhoon Usagi  \"Heavy rains turned the rivers and streams washing down from Khao Kor mountain into a flash flood that hit Lomsak district of Phetchabun province\"  Aug 27 \"The National Civil Disaster Prevention Center said in a statement that rain-fed floods have destroyed 279 homes and partly damaged 4,424 houses, leaving at least 6,661 people homeless and causing hardship for nearly 1 million others. It said crops worth more than 1.150 billion baht (dlrs 25.5 million) had been damaged or destroyed in 35 of Thailand's 76 provinces. \" \"Thailand's worst flooding in more than a decade\"  DAMAGE: Thailand: 24,400,000 Vietnam: 2,000,00  FATALITIES: Thailand: 170 Vietnam: 3 DISPLACED; Thailand:7000 Vietnam: 3000 CAUSE:Flash floods and mudslides. Flooding persists in northern Thailand for 3 weeks as rains continue" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "60" "10-Aug-2001" "5" "21" NA "1778" 1777 95 "" "Philippines " "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Provinces: Zamboanga del Sur, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay. Salug Valley. Towns: Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Molave, Tambulig, Mahayag, Josefina, Dumingag and Bayog. --Negros Island - southern Negros Occidental. Barangay Santol, Binalbagan" "Mindanao Island - Salug Daku and Salug Diyot. " "12-Aug-01" "14-Aug-01" 3 "34" "79,000" "8,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,880" 5 "\"Rivers overflowed their banks Sunday and Monday, sweeping away cattle and some houses and drowning the woman and child who were unable to flee\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "61" "12-Aug-2001" "5" "22" NA "1779" 1778 96 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Regions: Western and Eastern Logone; Middle Chari; Eastern and Western Tandjillé, Mayo Dallah, Mayo Boneye, Mandoul, Salamat . Banguirmi, Ouaddai (Dar Sila district). Bemian village. Departments: Tandjilé East and West, Bahr Koh, Dar Sila, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Chari-Banguirmi Salamat, Batha East and West, Mayo Dalla, Mayo Bonoye and Kabia.  " "Logone, Chari and Batha. " "19-Aug-01" "11-Oct-01" 54 "100" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "104,300" 6.8 "\"An official at the national meteorological office said rainfall in some areas over recent weeks was double that recorded for the same period last year.\"  Sep 11 \"About 10,500 houses are reported to be damaged and several thousand of domestic animals missing\" CAUSE:\"Torrential rains in the past weeks\" " NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "62" "19-Aug-2001" "6" "23" NA "1780" 1779 97 "" "India " "" "" "" "Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh State. " "" "14-Aug-01" "15-Aug-01" 2 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,010" 3.8 "\"Sixteen people were killed in landslides and floods triggered by incessant rain in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh since Tuesday evening,\" CAUSE:Landslides and floods triggered by incessant rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "62" "14-Aug-2001" "6" "23" NA "1781" 1780 98 "" "Pakistan " "" "" "" "A village in Dera Ghazi Khan district of central Punjab province. " "" "16-Aug-01" "16-Aug-01" 1 "6" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,030" 3.5 "\"According to reports about 300 mud houses collapsed and more than 3,000 people have moved to safer places to take shelter... the flash flood had also damaged crops and washed away cattle in the affected areas\" CAUSE:\"Torrential rains in the nearby catchment areas of the hilly region triggered the flash flood\" " NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "62" "16-Aug-2001" "6" "23" NA "1782" 1781 99 "" "Vietnam" "Cambodia" "" "" "Northern and eastern Cambodia - Provinces: Kampong Cham, Stung Treng, Kratie, Prey Veng, Kandal. Towns: Kratie. Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. --Southern Vietnam - Provinces: Dong Thap, An Giang,, Long An, Can Tho. Mekong River Delta. Cities: Can Tho. Rivers: Mekong, Tien and Hau. Additional areas affected in late October: Kien Giang, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, and Ben Tre provinces and some suburban districts of Ho Chi Minh City." "Cambodia - Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. --Vietnam - Mekong, Tien and Hau. Mekong Delta" "15-Aug-01" "19-Nov-01" 97 "416" "1,060,000" "100,900,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "74,500" 7 "Cambodia \"\"If we compare these floods to last year then floods in some areas are worse. A province like Stung Treng did not suffer much damage last year, but this year it has been severly effected,\"\" Vietnam \"Some 1,000 homes and thousands of acres of crops were already under water in Tan Chau district of An Giang province because of the rising waters of the Mekong River\"  Aug 29 \"Authorities also fear this year's floods will surpass previous records. In provinces along the upper Mekong water levels have already risen to record highs and the monsoonal rains are not expected to peak until late October. \" October 18 \"water levels in upstream districts were receding slowly\" \"Meanwhile, water levels in lower Tien and Hau rivers were on the rise due to the current appearance of the spring tide, thus submerging larger areas in Kien Giang, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, and Ben Tre provinces and some suburban districts of Ho Chi Minh City. \" Nov 5 \"the flood waters at the upstream parts of Tien and Hau rivers and the Long Xuyen Quadrangle are receding slowly\" Quikscat comments: \"Wet surface conditions have persisted during November and early December 2001 along the Tonle Sap region of Cambodia, and the lower reaches of the Mekong in Cambodia and Viet Nam.\" Cambodia:\"water levels in upstream areas, i.e. Stung Treng, Kratie and Kampong Cham, have exceeded last year's record level, they have also fallen more quickly\" \"largest in 50 years\" \"second worst in 40 years\" DAMAGE: Cambodia: 16,900,000  Vietnam: 84,000,000 FATALITIES: Cambodia: 56 Vietnam: 340 CAUSE:Monsoon Season HECTARES FLOODED: Cambodia: 157,347 hectares Vietnam: 40,000 hectares" NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "63" "15-Aug-2001" "7" "24" NA "1783" 1782 100 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "Cape Town area- Philippi suburb, Cape Flats, Hout Bay. " "Liesbeek River" "17-Aug-01" "3-Sep-01" 18 "" "15,000" "36,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,300" 4.5 "\"Heavy winter rains lashed Cape Town for the third day straight Wednesday, bringing misery to tens of thousands of people living in makeshift wood and tin shacks on the outskirts of the city...low-lying shacks in the poor suburb of Philippi were flooded \"  \"an estimated 13,000 families had been displaced from flooded shacks in squatter camps on the Cape Flats, where the apartheid government forcibly resettled black people and which is a natural drainage area for rainwater running off Table Mountain.\" \"worst floods in the area in 40 years\"  CAUSE:Heavy winter rains " NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "64" "17-Aug-2001" "7" "25" NA "1784" 1783 101 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Central Highlands provinces: Binh Thuan, Daklak, Lam Dong." "" "20-Aug-01" "22-Aug-01" 3 "11" "640" "400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23" 1.8 "\"The floods - caused by 23 inches of rain over the past week in Binh Thuan province - inundated 160 homes and damaged 10,625 acres of rice fields, a provincial official said.\" \"...floods submerged 2,200 homes in Daklak province\"CAUSE:23 inches of rain over the past week  " NA NA "" 0 "11" 0 "64" "20-Aug-2001" "7" "25" NA "1785" 1784 102 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Funing county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Funing town." "Puting River." "25-Aug-01" "25-Aug-01" 1 "15" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,570" 3.7 "\"Heavy rains whipped across Funing county near the border to Vietnam early Saturday, leaving 120 millimeters of downpour within just two short hours, the Yunnan Daily reported. Eight rivers in the county were flooded, including Puting River, where the level rose to 10.7 meters, 70 centimeters above the danger level\" CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "11" 0 "64" "25-Aug-2001" "7" "25" NA "1786" 1785 103 "" "Uganda " "" "" "" "Western Uganda - Villages around Rwebisengo subcounty headquarters. Bundibugyo town. " "River Semliki" "20-Aug-01" "29-Aug-01" 10 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,800" 5.2 "\"Heavy rain had already caused flooding in some villages on the vast plain but it became worse when water bursts the banks of the River Semliki on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo... The flooded areas are on a plain stretching to the east of the DRC starting at the foot of a spur of the towering ice-capped Ruenzori range\" CAUSE: Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "65" "20-Aug-2001" "7" "26" NA "1787" 1786 104 "" "Nigeria " "" "" "" "Kano State - Local government areas of Dawakin-Kudu, Kumbotso, Kunchi, Warawa and Wudil. Towns: Wudil, Kura, Gachi, Gidan Tukku, Garin-dau. Rivers: Wudil, Kano. --Jigawa State - Local government areas Ringin and Taura. dam releases at Taura, Tiga, Goje, Hadejia-Jamare. Towns: Gwaram, Taura, Debi, Unguwar Bai, Zangon-Kara." "Kano State - Wudil, Kano." "27-Aug-01" "4-Sep-01" 9 "200" "80,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1.5 "14,300" 5.3 "\"About 60 villages in the southeast region of Kano had been swept away by flash flood after the burst of the Tiga and Challawa dams and the overflow of Kano River on Tuesday night,\"  \" Jigawa State ...\"many\" people were feared dead and 30,000 were homeless ... 102 people were missing, swept away by the water unleashed from three dams late Thursday. The flash flood, released to ease the pressure on three dams at Tiga, Goje and Hadejia-Jamare, had swept through eight local government districts and hit 70 villages,\" \"This is the worst flood to hit the area since the mid-70s when Tiga and Challawa dams were overflowed\" CAUSE:Flash flood caused by dam break in Kano. Flash flood from dam releases in Jigawa" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "66" "27-Aug-2001" "7" "27" NA "1788" 1787 105 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong Province - Zhanjiang City area - 125 villages have been besieged by flood waters. Maoming, Wuchuan, Lianjiang. --Hainan Province -  \"most of the regions of the island province\" including Changjiang County. --Guangxi Province -" "" "28-Aug-01" "9-Sep-01" 13 "4" "50,000" "24,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "14,500" 5.3 "Typhoon Fitow \"Thousands of people have been stranded by serious flooding in south China's Hainan Province over the past three days. Rainstorms hit most of the regions of the island province, with Changjiang County recording 722 mm. Swollen rivers have inundated farmland and houses.\" \"Zhanjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province has been hit by torrential rains since August 28... average rainfall in the area for the past several days has been 262 mm, and the worst-hit area of Wuchuan has had 341.6 mm of rainfall.\" CAUSE:Rainstorms from tropical storms and a typhoon  HECTARES FLOODED: 225,000 hectares in Guangdong" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "67" "28-Aug-2001" "7" "28" NA "1789" 1788 106 "" "Nepal " "" "" "" "Western Districts: Arghakhanchi, Dolakha, Gulmi.  Trishuli River near Kathmandu." "Trishuli River near Kathmandu." "29-Aug-01" "3-Sep-01" 6 "17" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "563" 3.5 "Landslides and floods block the major highway linking Katmandu with the rest of Nepal \"Road crews had scraped out a temporary path next to the main Prithvi Highway. But unceasing rainfall sent rocks and mud sliding down the hillsides and that route was soon blocked, too. Cars and trucks were backed up for miles along the highway from a point 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of Katmandu, the capital, said Shrestha. \"CAUSE:Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "11" 0 "67" "29-Aug-2001" "7" "28" NA "1790" 1789 107 "" "India " "" "" "" "Eastern Uttar Pradesh State - Districts: Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Deoria, Sant Kabirnagar, Jaunpur, Sonebhadra and Bhadoi, Siddharthnagar, Azamgarh. Towns: Gorakhpur, Bansi, Turtipar, Rigauli, Mehdawal. " "Rapti, Ghagra, Rohini" "20-Aug-01" "11-Sep-01" 23 "65" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,440" 5.9 "\"Nearly 1.5 million people have been affected by sustained rainfall in eastern Uttar Pradesh, which has cut off large areas of the state, a UNI report said Saturday. Around 352 of 627 affected villages in Gorakhpur district are completely marooned, leaving around 300,000 people trapped ... In Gorakhpur, a breach on an embankment on Friday led to flooding of large rural parts of the city, considered the commercial hub of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Crops have also been affected in low lying areas.\" Rapti river in Gorakhpur 10 cm below the record level of 1988 CAUSE:Continuous downpour " NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "68" "20-Aug-2001" "7" "29" 0.29 "1791" 1790 108 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Rio Grande do Sul State - Towns: Dom Pedrito, Cerrito, Quarai and Pedro Osorio. " "Santa Maria, Piratini" "3-Sep-01" "4-Sep-01" 2 "3" "2,400" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "13,040" 4.4 "\"Floods caused by torrential downpours killed at least three people and forced more than 800 families out of their homes in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the civil defense department said Tuesday\" CAUSE:Torrential downpours " NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "69" "3-Sep-2001" "0" "1" NA "1792" 1791 109 "" "India" "" "" "" "Bihar State - Northern Districts: Gopalganj, East Champaran, Saran and Madhubani; also Saharsa, Samastipur, Begusarai, West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Sheohar, Siwan, Madhubani, Katihar, Vaishali and Patna. Towns; Muzaffarpur, Marhaura, Samastipur. " "Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Gandak, Ghagra, Bagmati, Kosi and Adhwara group of rivers, Mahananda." "7-Sep-01" "24-Sep-01" 18 "146" "30,000" "93,574,548" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,120" 5.7 "\"Torrential rains since Friday have washed out thousands of villages near India's border with Nepal, forcing people to seek refuge on higher ground or move to schools and government buildings in safer places. Some 50 villages were inundated early Monday after the overflowing Burhi Gandak and Gandak rivers broke through rows of sandbag embankments\"  Sep 18 \"There was no let up in the flood situation ... where major rivers like Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati and Adhwara group of rivers continued to wreak havoc crossing danger mark at different places along their course\" Sep 24 \"... overall flood situation improved considerably with all major rivers receding\" damage: exchange rate=48.090CAUSE:Days of heavy rainfall  " NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "70" "7-Sep-2001" "0" "2" NA "1793" 1792 110 "" "Thailand " "" "" "" "Provinces - Prae (Wang Shin and Mae Pung districts); Yasodhorn (five districts); Udorn-Tani (reservoir is overflowing); Amnatcharoen." "" "10-Sep-01" "12-Sep-01" 3 "" "" "11,110,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,950" 4.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "71" "10-Sep-2001" "0" "3" NA "1794" 1793 111 "" "Guinea" "Mali" "" "" "Guinea - Haute Guinee, Kankan region: prefectures - Kankan, Siguiri, Mandiana, Kouroussa, and Kerouane. Niger River and its tributaries Sankarani, Fie, Milo, Djon, Niandan, Sankarani, Tinkisso and Mafou. --Mali - Regions: Koulikoro, Segou, Sikasso, Bamako, Kidal, Mopti. Niger River and tributaries." "" "18-Aug-01" "9-Oct-01" 53 "11" "43,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "264,100" 7.3 "\"The flooding in the low areas has caused extensive damage to agriculture (17,000 hectares submerged) and cattle. Reports confirm food shortage, leading to increased prices of staple food, which particularly affects population groups with low income.\"  DAMAGE: Guinea: nd Mali: FATALITIES: Guinea: 9 Mali: 2 DISPLACED: Guinea: 40,000 Mali: 3500CAUSE:Heavy rains beginning in May 2001 HECTARES FLOODED: Guinea: 20,531 hectares submerged  Mali: 870 hectares Guinea: worst floods in the last 10 years Mali: Niger River in Bamako highest levels since 1967" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "72" "18-Aug-2001" "1" "4" NA "1795" 1794 112 "" "Italy" "" "" "" " Naples " "" "14-Sep-01" "15-Sep-01" 2 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "69" 2.1 "\"Rome issued a 23-million-dollar aid package to help those affected by exceptional rains that led to the collapse of major public and private buildings and general infrastructure.\" CAUSE:Fierce rainstorms" NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "72" "14-Sep-2001" "1" "4" NA "1796" 1795 113 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Taipei County, Taipei City. Keelung city. other counties: Chiayi, Miaoli" "" "16-Sep-01" "20-Sep-01" 5 "90" "10,000" "200,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "2,800" 4.4 "Typhoon Nari  \"Downpours and water from swollen rivers had inundated thousands of homes and some 4,100 office buildings around the island, 80 percent of them in Taipei.\"  worst floods in a century  \"Taiwan's worst-ever flood disaster\" CAUSE:Typhoon Nari dumps dumped 49.5 inches of rain in 51 hours - floods and landslides" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "73" "16-Sep-2001" "1" "5" NA "1797" 1796 114 "" "Mexico" "El Salvador" "" "" "Southern Mexico - Chiapas State: Towns: Cacahoatan, Rio Coatan, Chanhjale --El Salvador - Acelhuate River in San Salvador city" "Mexico - Rio Coatan --El Salvador - Acelhuate River" "18-Sep-01" "21-Sep-01" 4 "4" "800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "7,800" 4.5 "Mexico:\"A downpour caused the Rio Coatan to overflow Wednesday, flooding a large portion of the Pacific-coast town of Cacahoatan and killing two women who tried to outrun the advancing floodwater\"  DAMAGE: Mexico: nd El Salvador: nd FATALITIES: Mexico: 4 El Salvador: nd DISPALCED: Mexico: nd El Salvador: 800CAUSE:Torrential rains from a powerful storm  " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "74" "18-Sep-2001" "1" "6" NA "1798" 1797 115 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - cities: Jinyang, Deyang, Mianyang " "" "19-Sep-01" "22-Sep-01" 4 "25" "100,000" "240,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "14,700" 4.8 "\"Torrential rains in Sichuan province on Tuesday and Wednesday left streets in the city of Jinyang under head-high waters ... Train tracks were covered and transportation paralyzed, stranding more than 10,000 travelers in the city\" CAUSE:Torrential rains " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "75" "19-Sep-2001" "1" "7" NA "1799" 1798 116 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Mazandaran Province -" "" "19-Sep-01" "20-Sep-01" 2 "1" "800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "10,290" 4.3 "\"...the new floods in the province have so thus far destroyed 200 residential andcommercial complexes, 85 rural roads and 25 bridges while 50,000 head of livestock have perished and 460 hectares of farmland has been washed away\"CAUSE:Non-stop torrential rainfalls in the last 24 hours" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "76" "19-Sep-2001" "1" "8" NA "1800" 1799 117 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States: Sonora, Baja, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Colima and Jalisco. Cabo San Lucas" "" "24-Sep-01" "2-Oct-01" 9 "3" "38,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "35,720" 5.5 "Hurricane Juliette  \"Heavy rain brought by Juliette flooded more than 200 homes in the southwestern state of Michoacan ... Rain-swollen rivers knocked out two bridges in Oaxaca state\"  Hurricane Juliette atmospheric pressure was second-lowest on record for a Pacific hurricane in this hemisphereCAUSE:Heavy rain brought by Juliette " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "77" "24-Sep-2001" "1" "9" NA "1801" 1800 118 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Cagayan province. Towns: Carasi, Solsona, Pasuquin, Laoag City." "Sinaligan, Padsan" "24-Sep-01" "25-Sep-01" 2 "1" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,000" 4.1 "Typhoon Lekima  \"Several villages in north part of the province have been submerged in deep water as rivers overflowed because of heavy rains\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "78" "24-Sep-2001" "1" "10" NA "1802" 1801 119 "" "Rwanda " "" "" "" "Gikongoro province -  Districts: Mushumbi, Nshili" "" "22-Sep-01" "22-Sep-01" 1 "10" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,770" 3.2 "\"Torrential rain and flooding has claimed 10 lives in southern Rwanda's Gikongoro province, where livestock and crops are also at risk ... hillside crops have gone, while those in paddy-fields have been swamped by sand deposits\" CAUSE:Torrential rain " NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "78" "22-Sep-2001" "1" "10" NA "1803" 1802 120 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "States: Santa Catarina (45 cities were declared under a state of emergency), Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo, Parana. Cities: Campinas, Curitiba." "" "29-Sep-01" "4-Oct-01" 6 "13" "12,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "619,700" 6.6 "\"In the state of Rio Grande do Sul where the storm killed four people and rendered about 2,000 homeless, 27 cities have declared a state of emergency and are left with no electricity and clean water. \"The flooding is the worst the state has seen since 1983 and 1984,\"... According to a spokesman of the state Civil Defense in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil's wealthiest and most populated state, the worst rains in 111 years drowned the second biggest city, Campinas. \" No suitable Modis 9 data locatedCAUSE:Torrential rain causing floods and mudslides " NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "79" "29-Sep-2001" "2" "11" NA "1804" 1803 121 "" "India " "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh state - Districts: Nalgonda, Guntur, Mahabubnagar. Telangana.  " "" "30-Sep-01" "2-Oct-01" 3 "12" "9,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "44,530" 5.1 "\"About 9,000 houses in Nalgonda, Guntur and Mahabubnagar districts were damaged, he said, adding over 50 minor irrigation tanks also suffered damages\" CAUSE:Torrential rains triggered by low pressure area " NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "80" "30-Sep-2001" "2" "12" NA "1805" 1804 122 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Caspian Sea provinces: Mazandaran and Gilan. Ramsar city." "" "1-Oct-01" "2-Oct-01" 2 "" "3,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "27,360" 4.7 "\"Thousands of inhabitants of northern Iran have been evacuated following torrential rains which hit the region over the past two days ... Many rivers had swollen and houses been damaged or destroyed in towns bordering the Caspian sea, \" CAUSE:Torrential rains  " NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "81" "1-Oct-2001" "2" "13" NA "1806" 1805 123 "" "Nepal " "" "" "" "Eastern Nepal - Terai region - Saptari and Itahari districts" "" "5-Oct-01" "7-Oct-01" 3 "2" "800" "260,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "8,300" 4.4 "\"The floods, in the lowland tropical region of the country, have caused thousands of dollars of damage to property and crops, according to police. \"The torrential rains lasting over 72 hours have washed away several thousand acres of farmland with standing paddy crops, apart from damaging the roads in the area,\" \" CAUSE:\"Unexpected rains occurred in the eastern parts of Nepal due to a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.\"" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "82" "5-Oct-2001" "2" "14" NA "1807" 1806 124 "" "France " "" "" "" "Gard Region. Brignon village." "" "7-Oct-01" "7-Oct-01" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,140" 3.6 "\"the southern region of Gard received as much rain within an eight-hour period as it usually does in six months. Some 40 villages and hundreds of hectares (acres) of farmland and vineyard were flooded\"CAUSE:Flash floods caused by severe thunderstorms " NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "82" "7-Oct-2001" "2" "14" NA "1808" 1807 125 "" "Indonesia  " "" "" "" "South Coast of Central Java - Regencies: Cilacap, Brebes and Banyumas" "" "8-Oct-01" "9-Oct-01" 2 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,260" 3.7 "\"At least 1,136 village homes and thousands of hectares of rice fields on the south coast of Central Java province, Indonesia, were submerged on Monday by massive floods following incessant rains over the past two days\" CAUSE:Heavy rains at the beginning of this year's wet season  " NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "82" "8-Oct-2001" "2" "14" NA "1809" 1808 126 "" "Philippines " "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Zamboanga city " "" "10-Oct-01" "10-Oct-01" 1 "4" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "190" 2.3 "\"Four people were killed after floods caused by heavy rains hit the southern Philippines city of Zamboanga... Power was knocked out in large parts of the city and low-lying areas had to be evacuated during the rains on Wednesday\" CAUSE:Torrential rains triggered flashfloods" NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "82" "10-Oct-2001" "2" "14" NA "1810" 1809 127 "" "North Korea " "" "" "" "Provinces: Kamvon Du, Kangwon, Hamkyong. Wonsan city " "" "9-Oct-01" "11-Oct-01" 3 "81" "60,000" "" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "13,150" 4.9 "\"Flood water submerged thousands of acres of farm land as well as 30,000 houses and public buildings\" \"orrential rains also damaged vast amounts of cropland just ahead of the fall harvest\"  No suitable Modis 250, Modis 9 or Landsat data located 'Worst rains for a century' CAUSE:Torrential rain and tidal waves HECTARES FLOODED: 32,110 acres in Kangwon province " NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "83" "9-Oct-2001" "2" "15" NA "1811" 1810 128 "" "Argentina" "Uruguay" "" "" "Argentina - Pampas. Provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Cordoba and Santa Fe. Salado River and tributaries. General Villegas district. --Uruguay - Soriano, Durazno, and Canelones departments. city of Treinta y Tres. Olimar river." "Argentina - Salado River and tributaries. --Uruguay - Olimar river." "1-Oct-01" "1-Dec-01" 62 "2" "14,500" "1,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "627,900" 7.9 "\"La Nacion daily reported that five million hectares of farmland were flooded in La Pampa, Cordoba and Santa Fe. Meanwhile, DyN news agency said Thursday that Buenos Aires province has been hit by the heaviest rains recorded in history, destroying 3.5 million hectares of crops.\" \"In addition to economic losses mounting into the millions of dollars as a result of flooding in the country's richest 4 million hectares (10 million acres) of farm land, the rains have blocked eight main highways connecting areas of the district. ... In the General Villegas district, located in the heart of the so-called \"humid pampa,\" half of the 725,000 hectares (1.8 million acres) of land used to grow wheat are flooded. worst floods since 1914 DAMAGE: Argentina: 1,500,000,000 Uruguay: nd FATALITIES: Argentina:1 Uruguay: 1 DISPLACED:Argentina:14,000 Uruguay: 500 CAUSE:More than a month of heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "84" "1-Oct-2001" "3" "16" NA "1812" 1811 129 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh State - Districts: Cuddpah, Kurnool, Guntur, Nellore, Chittoor, Anantapur. town of Panyam. Gundalakamma River. Inflows into Somasila and Buggavanka reservoirs were breached." "Gundalakamma River. Inflows into Somasila and Buggavanka reservoirs were breached." "16-Oct-01" "21-Oct-01" 6 "143" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "87,380" 5.7 "\"Around 52 villages in Cuddapah district are completely marooned, leaving hundreds trapped\" \"Cuddpah collector Adar Sinha was removed for opening the flood gates of a dam without warning people about it.\" \"While 55,747 houses were damaged, there were 1,386 breaches in irrigation systems, he said adding crops in 1.25 lakh hectares were damaged and 650 cattle heads had perished.\" \"inflows into Somasila and Buggavanka reservoirs in Nellore and Cuddapah, which breached inundating several areas in the two districts causing huge loss of life and property\"CAUSE:\"flash floods, a cyclone and the heaviest rainfall in 40 years in southern India\"" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "85" "16-Oct-2001" "3" "17" NA "1813" 1812 130 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Illinois and Indiana -" "Wabash, White." "15-Oct-01" "19-Oct-01" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,270" 5.1 "\"Flooding is occurring on numerous rivers in Illinois and Indiana from heavy rain through week into weekend. Significant flooding is expected along the Wabash River in Indiana, river levels are expected to rise to as much as 9 feet above flood stage. This is unusually widespread October flooding which has not been seen since the 1920's in central and southern Indiana.\" \"Flood crests along the White River in Indiana will be among the highest recorded in October. Low agricultural lands will be flooded\" \"not been seen since the 1920's in central and southern Indiana.\"  CAUSE:Heavy rain causing \"unusually widespread October flooding\" " NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "86" "15-Oct-2001" "3" "18" NA "1814" 1813 131 "" "Bangladesh " "" "" "" "Satkhira District - Protapnagar, Chuibaria, Baiyarbil, Dighlarati and Chakla villages under Protapnagar union parishad in Assasuni upazila and Padmapukur, Pakhimari, Gorkumarper, Banyatala, Khutikata, Sonakhali, Baintala, Kedar Bazar, Chaulkhola and Chandipur. " "Kapatakha river" "17-Oct-01" "19-Oct-01" 3 "" "1,200" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "900" 3.4 "\"About 25 villages of two unions in two upazilas of Satkhira district have been inundates as flood water entered through a breach developed in the WAPDA embankment of Kapatakha river at Chuibaria area under Protapnagar union parishad in Assasuni upazila at midnight of Wednesday last.\" CAUSE:Breach of embankment at Chuibaria area " NA NA "" 0 "14" 0 "86" "17-Oct-2001" "3" "18" NA "1815" 1814 132 "" "France" "" "" "" "Drome and Upper Loire regions. Towns: Loriol, communities near the city of Valence. " "Loire river" "20-Oct-01" "21-Oct-01" 2 "2" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,860" 3.9 "\"More than 300 houses in the town of Loriol in the Drome region were flooded by more than a meter (more than three feet) of water overnight Saturday. The water caused the collapse of several of the 11th century ramparts which protected the town\"CAUSE:Violent storms" NA NA "" 0 "14" 0 "86" "20-Oct-2001" "3" "18" NA "1816" 1815 133 "" "Vietnam " "" "" "" "Central region of the country from Thua Thien-Hue province to Khanh Hoa province. Provinces - Quang Nam, Nghe An, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen. \"Central River Systems\" town of Hoi An. Da Nang." "" "20-Oct-01" "24-Oct-01" 5 "39" " 10000" "4,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,000" 5.6 "\"The downpours halted the railway service on the North-South route for 30 hours as many railway sections and bridges in the central region of the country from Thua Thien-Hue province to Khanh Hoa province were flooded.\"CAUSE:Torrential weekend rains and lightning storms " NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "87" "20-Oct-2001" "3" "19" NA "1817" 1816 134 "" "UK " "" "" "" "East Anglia -  Cambridgeshire, Essex and Kent counties. Towns: Cambridge, Waterbeach, Braintree, Bourn, Colchester, Tyneside. Haverhill area of west Suffolk. Rivers: Cam, Colne, Roman, Stour." "" "21-Oct-01" "23-Oct-01" 3 "" " 90" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "5,680" 4.4 "\"Villages and towns in Cambridgeshire and Essex were especially badly-hit, with flood damage likely to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds\"  \"some areas of Kent, Cambridgeshire and Essex counties received up to 2.7 inches of rain in 24 hours - equivalent to the normal rainfall for the entire month of October\" \"heaviest rainfall in Cambridge for a century and the worst flooding for more than 20 years\" No suitable Modis 9 data locatedCAUSE:Incessant torrential rain on Sunday" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "88" "21-Oct-2001" "3" "20" NA "1818" 1817 135 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Java - Puring, Brayan and Wayah areas in the Central Java district of Kebumen. Banyuwangi and Jember in East Java." "" "17-Oct-01" "27-Oct-01" 11 "20" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,100" 4.4 "\"water reached a depth of two metres (6.6 feet) in some parts of Puring\" \"Downpour fallen for three days since last Friday in some regions in southern part of Central Java has forced the evacuation of local people, including 18,000 residents of Kebumen district.\"CAUSE:Days of rain - Java is entering the rainy season" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "89" "17-Oct-2001" "3" "21" NA "1819" 1818 136 "" "Honduras" "Nicaragua" "Cuba" "Jamaica" "Caribbean and Central America --Northern Honduras - Provinces: Gracias a Dios, Cortes, Atlantica, Colon. Mosquitia region. Cities: Palacios, Aguas, Bruce Laguna, Sangrelaya, Yoro, La Lima, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Rio Abajo, Olanchito. --Northern Nicaragua - Puerto Cabezas --Cuba - Provinces: Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Havana, Guantanamo, Holguin, Sancti Spiritus and Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud. Cities: Varadero. Havana, Baracoa, Sagua. Rivers: Toa, Sagua. --Eastern Jamaica - St. Catherine, Portland and St. Mary parishes. Annotto Bay town." "Cuba - Toa, Sagua." "26-Oct-01" "15-Nov-01" 21 "19" "27,118,340" "18,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "69,950" 6.3 "Hurricane Michelle  \"The coastal region has been hit with as much rain in the last five days as it normally gets in six months ... This week's rains heavily damaged sugar, banana and cattle ranches in Honduras\" \"In Cuba, ... agricultural damage was particularly severe in the hard-hit central province of Matanzas, where 90,000 metric tons of oranges were lost in the storm.\" \"Nearly 90,000 people in northern Honduras and Nicaragua have been under water since storms began here Oct. 25. Some have been without food for days, officials said. In Honduras, relief workers have been unable to bring aid to Mosquitia for eight days\" Nicaragua \"The mayor of Puerto Cabezas told me that in 40 years, he's never seen rain like that.\" DAMAGE: Honduras: nd Nicaragua: nd Cuba: nd Jamaica: 18,000,000 FATALITIES: Honduras: 8 Nicaragua: 4 Cuba: 5 Jamaica: 2 DISPLACED: Honduras: 27,000 Nicaragua: 18,000 Cuba: 100,000 Jamaica: 340 CAUSE:Rainfall from tropical storm " NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "90" "26-Oct-2001" "4" "22" NA "1820" 1819 137 "" "Rwanda " "" "" "" "North-west Rwanda - Kijote settlement in Mutura district, north-west Gisenyi province " "" "30-Oct-01" "2-Nov-01" 4 "2" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,200" 3.7 " \"Heavy rains in north-west Rwanda have claimed two lives, killed five cows, four goats and left 953 families homeless, official sources in Kigali reported Friday\"CAUSE:Heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "90" "30-Oct-2001" "4" "22" -0.32 "1821" 1820 138 "" "Somalia " "" "" "" "Middle Jubba region - Jilib town area" "" "1-Nov-01" "14-Nov-01" 14 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,900" 4.7 "\"floods started Thursday and have already devastated the food reservoirs in the villages of Aaminey, Awrmaleh, Makayuri, Gandobelh, Bardhere-Oji and others, all in about 15 kilometers distance west of the main Jilib town. He said the floods have likewise washed away all crops and farms in the very vicinity whileCAUSE:Heavy rains in Neighboring Ethiopia" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "91" "1-Nov-2001" "0" "1" NA "1822" 1821 139 "" "Malaysia  " "" "" "" "Pahang - Raub district, Mentakab. Kampung Batu Kapor, Kampung Sungai Buloh and Taman Mentakab Indah. Rivers: Jelai, Semantan, Tembeling, Lipis. Perlis - Kampung Lembah Biak, Beseri. River: Sungai Jarum" "" "5-Nov-01" "12-Nov-01" 8 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,150" 4.8 "\"Rains in the interior over the past few days have caused the three rivers -- Sungai Jelai, Sungai Semantan and Sungai Tembeling -- to swell and overflow their banks. In Raub district, several low lying areas have been under between 0.5m and 1.0m of water after Sungai Semantan burst its banks\" CAUSE:\"Rains in the interior over the past few days\" " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "92" "5-Nov-2001" "0" "2" NA "1823" 1822 140 "" "Philippines" "Vietnam" "" "" "Philippines:  Camiguin Island - Mahinog, Catarman, Sagay, Mambajao. Cebu Island - Toledo and Cebu cities Negros Island - Negros Occidental province. Panay Island - Capiz province Cagayan de Oro city on Mindanao Island. Central Vietnam: Phu Yen, Binh dinh, and Quang Ngai Provinces" "" "6-Nov-01" "9-Nov-01" 4 "320" "223,000" "47,700,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "610" 3.6 "Typhoon Lingling  BEGAN: Vietnam -11/12/01-11/13/01, philippines 11/6/01-11/09/01 -- \"In one area, there was a waist-high stretch of earth that peeled off from the mountain and covered the highway,\" Romualdo said. Military helicopter pilots flying overhead \"thought it was a riverbed. It turned out it was a highway covered with water and mud.\" \"This is the first time this has happened in Camiguin... that there are flash floods across the island\"  DAMAGE:Philippines: 22,700,000 Vietnam: 25,000,000 FATALITIES: Philippines: 300 Vietnam: 20 DISPLACED: Philippines: 183,000 Vietnam: 40,000 CAUSE:\"A surprise tropical storm\" " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "92" "6-Nov-2001" "0" "2" NA "1824" 1823 141 "" "Caribbean " "" "" "" "Puerto Rico - throughout island. municipalities of Aguada, Aguadilla, Moca . Rivers: Rio Culebrinas, Rio Camuy, Rio Cibuco, Rio de Bayamon, Rio de la Plata, Rio Grande de Arecibo, Rio Grande de Loiza, Rio Grande de Manati, Rio Limon, Rio Piedras and Rio Tanama," "" "7-Nov-01" "15-Nov-01" 9 "" "250" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,800" 4.9 "\"Authorities reported about 120 landslides, and rivers throughout the island were flooding their banks ... floodwaters have swept away bridges, damaged hundreds of homes and forced more than 250 people to stay in emergency shelters... The rains have caused an estimated dlrs 17 million in damage to banana, coffee and other crops\" CAUSE:Rains from first cold-front of the season over Puerto Rico" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "93" "7-Nov-2001" "0" "3" NA "1825" 1824 142 "" "Algeria " "" "" "" "Algiers city and surrounding towns- Districts: Bab el Oued, Triolet, Ain Benina, Oued Korich, Rais, Hamidou, Hammamet. Frais Vallon region. Other towns: Chlef, Tipaza, Relizane, Tiaret, Tlemcen, Mascara, Ain Tenouchent, Bourmerdes, Oran, Mostaganem, Medea, Tizi-Ousou." "" "10-Nov-01" "14-Nov-01" 5 "711" "24,000" "300,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "970" 3.9 "\"The 36-hour downpour began last Friday, setting off mudslides that plowed through several of the hilly capital's working-class neighborhoods, collapsing buildings, blocking roads, overturning vehicles and knocking out power. Thousands of families were forced to leave their homes ... The flood followed a prolonged drought that had forced water-rationing since mid-October. \" \"worst flash flood in decades\" \"one of worst natural disasters in four decades\" \"the country's worst ever floods\" CAUSE:36 hour downpour causing mudslides and flooding " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "93" "10-Nov-2001" "0" "3" NA "1826" 1825 143 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central Texas - Edwards Plateau, Austin and San Antonio areas. Counties: Edwards, Williamson, Blanco, Real. Towns: Austin, Rocksprings, Blanco, Asherton, Three Rivers, Mathis, Bastrop, Refugio. " "Nueces, Colorado, Guadalupe, Mission, Frio, San Antonio Oso Creek in Corpus Christi, Yegya Creek." "15-Nov-01" "19-Nov-01" 5 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,730" 4.6 "\"As much as 12 inches of rain was reported on the Edwards Plateau west of San Antonio\" \"Up to 13 inches of rain fell in parts of Texas on Thursday and early Friday, breaking daily records in Austin and San Antonio\"CAUSE:Flash flooding from heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "94" "15-Nov-2001" "0" "4" NA "1827" 1826 144 "" "Uganda " "" "" "" "Masaka district: Kyazanga " "" "15-Nov-01" "16-Nov-01" 2 "" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,200" 3.4 "\"Over 300 families in Kyazanga, Uganda's central district of Masaka, were left homeless after a three-day heavy downpour. The most affected area was Kyazanga trading center where huge properties were destroyed by the rains\" CAUSE:Three-day heavy downpour " NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "94" "15-Nov-2001" "0" "4" NA "1828" 1827 145 "" "Philippines " "" "" "" "Negros Island - 23 villages in Negros Occidental province " "" "19-Nov-01" "21-Nov-01" 3 "" "29,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,240" 4.3 "\"The civil defense office said 23 villages in Negros Occidental province were affected and more than 4,800 families were forced into 218 evacuation centers in the area 310 miles southeast of Manila. At least eight houses were destroyed there and 49 were damaged\" CAUSE:Several days of heavy rains " NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "95" "19-Nov-2001" "0" "5" NA "1829" 1828 146 "" "Brazil  " "" "" "" "Espirito Santo State - 44 of the state's 78 municipalities" "" "19-Nov-01" "23-Nov-01" 5 "12" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "45,210" 5.5 "\"Espirito Santo Gov. Jose Ignacio Ferreira has declared a state of emergency in 44 of the east-central state's 78 municipalities, and the army has been called in to build emergency bridges to areas cut off by the flooding.\"  \"the rains were the heaviest in decades, with more rain falling in two days than in the average month. \"  CAUSE:A week of torrential rains causing flooding and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "96" "19-Nov-2001" "0" "6" NA "1830" 1829 147 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern US --Eastern Arkansas - Counties: Arkansas, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Crittenden, Desha, Drew, Lincoln and Phillips. Towns: Dumas, West Memphis, Helena, West Helena and Marvell, Lake Village, Dermott and Eudora. --Western and central Tennessee - Counties: Shelby, Stewart, Perry, Gibson, Montgomery, Henry, Houston, Benton, Humphreys, Hickman Lewis, Wayne, Fayette. Towns: Memphis, Camden, Centerville, Clarksville, Dickson, Dover, Erin, Linden, Tennessee Ridge, Waverly, Waynesboro, Jackson. --Western Kentucky - Counties: Trigg, Christian, Calloway. Towns: Hopkinsville, Fort Campbell. --Mississippi - Sunflower County. Parchman, West. Mississippi Delta. --Southwest Lousiana - Parishes: Calcasieu, Southeast Beauregard. --Texas - Nueces River" "Arkansas - Saint Francis, Cache, Ouachita -- --Tennessee - North and South Forks of the Forked Deer, Hatchie, Obion, Wolf, Harpeth, Little Tallahatchie. --Kentucky - Little, Green, Clark. --Mississippi - Big Black, Big Sunflower, Chickaswhay, Tallahatchie, Tombigbee, Yalobusha and Yazoo; Tallahala Creek --Lousiana - Boeuf, Calcasieu and West Fork of the Calcasieu, Little and Whisky Chitto; Bayou Nezpique --Texas - Nueces River" "28-Nov-01" "7-Dec-01" 10 "1" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "132,300" 6.3 "\"Heavy rain from Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee caused major flooding. Scores of roads were closed and hundreds of homes and businesses were drenched. Hundreds of motorists and residents across the region had to be rescued from stranded cars and inundated homes. One vehicles related death was reported in Tennessee.\" \"Arkansas County had about 250 roads under water and 15-30 culverts washed out. Fifty homes in West Memphis flooded. About two dozen homes around Helena, West Helena and Marvell were flooded\"  Memphis \"Four hundred people were evacuated Wednesday night after torrential rain left water up to six feet deep in some homes\" Quikscat comments \"Flooding is still indicated December 6 in eastern Arkansas, western Mississippi, and western Tennesee. It is somewhat more intense than was the case December 1. Conditions in Illinois and Indiana where negative polarization ratios have also been occurring are now somewhat drier.\" \"Rainfall since Nov. 24, a saturating 20 inches in some places, has led to widespread flooding throughout the Delta ... \"Thousands of acres are under water,\" said Leon Shaifer, deputy director for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency\" \"the deluge that hit Memphis as a \"50-year rainfall.\" \"record flooding on Little Tallahatchie River at Etta, TN  CAUSE:\"More than 12 inches of rain fell between Tuesday and Friday morning in eastern Arkansas\" " NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "97" "28-Nov-2001" "1" "7" NA "1831" 1830 148 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Eastern Aegean Sea Islands Greek island of Samos -  town of Karlovassi. Southeastern Pythagorion region." "" "29-Nov-01" "29-Nov-01" 1 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "480" 2.7 "\"Violent rain \"of unprecedented intensity\" hit the island at midnight and was still falling on Thursday morning\" ... \"caused widespread flooding and extensive damage\" ... \"Hundreds of homes, shops and businesses were flooded at dawn in the island's main town\" \"the average rainfall per square meter in Icel since the beginning of December was more than four times greater than the monthly average in the last 50 years\" CAUSE:Heavy rains causing landslides and flooding" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "97" "29-Nov-2001" "1" "7" NA "1832" 1831 149 "" "Turkey " "" "" "" "Provinces: Icel, Adana. Towns: Erdemli , Mersin, Tarsus, Antalya, Izmir." "" "2-Dec-01" "9-Dec-01" 8 "5" "570" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "14,880" 5.3 "\"Three people were killed as floods drenched hundreds of homes and businesses in coastal Turkish cities .... Waters swept away roads, a bridge and a highway and overturned vehicles, carrying some into the sea\"  \"The floods, which also caused mudslides, damaged vast sweeps of agricultural land, cut power networks and blocked roads in the province as well as in neighboring Adana.\"CAUSE:Heavy rains causing mudslides and flooding" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "98" "2-Dec-2001" "1" "8" NA "1833" 1832 150 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "Sabah - Membakut Sub District, Kampung Brunai, Kampung Bingkulas, Kampung Pimping and Kampung Baitam. " "Sungai Membakut River.  " "4-Dec-01" "7-Dec-01" 4 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "745" 3.5 "\"More than 6,000 people in four kampungs in Sabah's Membakut Sub District have been cut off by floods since Tuesday.\" CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "98" "4-Dec-2001" "1" "8" NA "1834" 1833 151 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "River Dez near Andimeshk city in Khuzestan province. Genaveh town in Bushehr province." "River Dez " "5-Dec-01" "5-Dec-01" 1 "6" "" "5,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "500" 2.7 "\"Resulting flooding of the River Dez killed six people near the city of Andimeshk, in Khuzestan province, some 450 kilometers southwest of Tehran, ... Damage estimates had not been completed and rescue operations were continuing...\"  CAUSE:Torrential rain has fallen across Iran for three days, causing flash floods in many areas. 30,000 ha of farmlands in Bushehr province" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "98" "5-Dec-2001" "1" "8" NA "1835" 1834 152 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Visayas region - Cebu: Metro Cebu, Cebu city, Mandaue city, Naga town, Sitio Sapa-Sapa. Leyte: Tacloban City, Abuyog, MacArthur, Palo, Burauen and Dagami. Capiz: Panit-an and Mambusao towns. Negros Occidental.0" "" "5-Dec-01" "7-Dec-01" 3 "2" "10,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,800" 3.9 "Tropical Storm Kajiki  \"In Metro Cebu, the non-stop downpour since Wednesday morning caused heavy floods in eight downtown villages and caused landslides in three mountain villages of Cebu City. Six villages were also flooded in Mandaue City\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "98" "5-Dec-2001" "1" "8" NA "1836" 1835 153 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "Northeastern South Africa  - Lydenburg in Mpumalanga Province." "Sterkspruit, Dorps," "11-Dec-01" "12-Dec-01" 2 "5" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,930" 3.6 "\"the flash boards above a dam wall opened when Sterkspruit river overflowed releasing about 2,000 cubic metres of water into the town ...About an hour later the Sterkspruit overflowed and various streets close to the business centre were engulfed by water. \"CAUSE:Heavy rain caused a river and dam to overflow" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "98" "11-Dec-2001" "1" "8" NA "1837" 1836 154 "" "Colombia" "Ecuador" "" "" "Colombia - Valle Del Cauca: Cali city and Tulua town. Cauca River. --Ecuador - Quito city" "Colombia - Cauca" "13-Dec-01" "14-Dec-01" 2 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,300" 4 "\"Heavy rains killed five people in western Colombia Thursday, including three children who died when their school bus overturned on a flooded highway. The two others died when a rain-swollen river swept away their homes in Cali,\" FATA;ITIES: Columbia: 5 Ecuador: 3CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "99" "13-Dec-2001" "1" "9" NA "1838" 1837 155 "" "Mozambique " "" "" "" "Southern Mozambique - Jangamo peninsula - Inhambane area " "" "15-Dec-01" "16-Dec-01" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "210" 2.6 "\"The southern Mozambican city of Inhambane is virtually cut off from the rest of the country by road due to flooding in the Jangamo peninsula,\" CAUSE:Above normal rainfall (460.36mm of rain fell in October and November)" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "99" "15-Dec-2001" "1" "9" NA "1839" 1838 156 "" "Turkey" "Greece" "" "" "Southern Turkey - Cities: Izmir, Mersin. Towns: Kumluca, Kirkkavak --Greece - Achaia region: River Diakoniaris in port city of Patras." "Greece - Diakoniaris" "16-Dec-01" "18-Dec-01" 3 "9" "600" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "305" 3 "\"Heavy rainfall in southern Turkey and Izmir has flooded hundreds of homes and shops\" 12/18 \"Floods and blizzards wreaked a third straight day of havoc in Turkey on Tuesday, with at least eight more people found dead as most of the nation was paralyzed by the weather. \"  FATALITIES: 9 DISPLACED: Turkey: 300 Greece: 300CAUSE:Storms and floods" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "99" "16-Dec-2001" "1" "9" NA "1840" 1839 157 "" "Zimbabwe " "" "" "" "Most rivers in the southern provinces have burst their banks" "" "16-Dec-01" "18-Dec-01" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,650" 5 "\"Incessant heavy rains in the past week have caused most rivers in the south of the country to burst their banks, and dams to spill, raising fears of flooding.\" CAUSE: Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "100" "16-Dec-2001" "1" "10" NA "1841" 1840 158 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Arkansas - Paris area of Saline County. Higginson and McRae in White County. Camden area. Rivers: Black, Buffalo, Cache, Ouachita, Saline and White. --Texas - Lamar County. Normangee. Areas northeast of Dallas. Rivers: Navasota, Sulphur, Trinity, Sabine, Chambers Creek. --Southern Indiana - White River and the East Fork of the White River Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois --Mississippi - Big Black River --Oklahoma - Big Cedar area in Le Flore County. Mississippi Delta" "Arkansas - Black, Buffalo, Cache, Ouachita, Saline and White. --Texas - Navasota, Sulphur, Trinity, Sabine, Chambers Creek. --Indiana - White River and the East Fork of the White River Wabash River in Indiana and Illinois --Mississippi - Big Black River Mississippi Delta" "17-Dec-01" "25-Dec-01" 9 "3" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "42,270" 5.6 "Dec 18 \"While rain has let up, runoff will keep rivers in flood from eastern Texas through Alabama on the south and through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in theCAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "101" "17-Dec-2001" "1" "11" NA "1842" 1841 159 "" "D R Congo " "" "" "" "Equateur Province, Mbandaka." "" "1-Dec-01" "14-Dec-01" 14 "" "13,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,270" 4.7 "\" \"Families have lost their belongings, including crops, livestock and household goods,\" an OCHA field officer reported ...\"Houses have been destroyed, entire villages have been evacuated, and people are living in the open,\" \" CAUSE:Heavy rains and flooding " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "102" "1-Dec-2001" "1" "12" NA "1843" 1842 160 "" "Malaysia " "" "" "" "Terengganu - districts of Besut, Setiu, Hulu Terengganu and Kemaman. Kelantan - Jeli, Kampung Kalai, Kampung Jeli Lama." "" "16-Dec-01" "19-Dec-01" 4 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,460" 4.8 "Jeli: \"At the height of yesterday's floods, the two villages as other low-lying areas in Kelantan were under 1.5 metres of water\" CAUSE:Heavy rain " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "103" "16-Dec-2001" "1" "13" NA "1844" 1843 161 "" "South Africa " "" "" "" "KwaZulu Natal Province - Ingwavuma, Ubombo, Jozini. Ladysmith and Scottburgh areas. Mpumalanga Province - Greater Tubatse and Thembisile Municipalities." "" "19-Dec-01" "22-Dec-01" 4 "3" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "752" 3.5 "\"Three areas were hit by an hour long storm and flash floods in KwaZulu Natal on Wednesday night, leaving at least three people dead\" \"About 30 families have been left homeless following floods in the Greater Tubatse and Thembisile Municipalities in Mpumalanga on Wednesday night.\"CAUSE:Storms and flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "103" "19-Dec-2001" "1" "13" NA "1845" 1844 162 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Pahang - Districts: Kuantan, Jerantut, Temerloh, Maran, Kuala Lipis, Pekan, Rompin. Towns: Taman Sungai Isap, Permatang Badak, Taman Murn. --Kelantan - Districts: Gua Musang, Kuala Krai. Towns: Kampung Baru, Kampoung Limau Kasturi, Kampung Kerinting and Kampung Ciku Tujuh. --Terengganu - District: Kemaman, Dungun and Hulu Terengganu. Towns: Kampung Air Putih, Kampung Teladas and Kampung Tanah Lot. --Johor (flooding begins 12/28) - Districts: Johor Baharu, Pontian, Kluang, Kota Tinggi and Batu Pahat" "Pahang - Pahang. --Kelantan - Galas, Lebir, Kelantan. --Terengganu - Kemaman, Dungun, Berang Kertih." "22-Dec-01" "3-Jan-02" 13 "11" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "22,940" 5.7 "\"Besides flooding the villages, the heavy rain, which started Friday and lasted more than 48 hours, had caused the Sungai Galas to overflow its banks and flood most of the roads in town last night. \" \"Most of those evacuated are from villages and towns in Pahang that were submerged under waters up to seven meters high after nearby rivers overflowed due to more than 24 hours of continuous rain.\" \"Torrential rains brought by the Northeast Monsoon make the five months between November and March the wettest in many parts of peninsular Malaysia and neighboring southern Thailand. But officials say this year's monsoon season has been unusually heavy\" Jan 3 \"The floods in Kuantan which started about two weeks ago were said to be the worst in 30 years\" CAUSE:Heavy seasonal rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "104" "22-Dec-2001" "1" "14" NA "1846" 1845 163 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Settat and Essaouira regions - Settat, Berrechid industrial zone. Boumoussa River" "" "23-Dec-01" "26-Dec-01" 4 "15" "300" "2,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,400" 4.4 "\"...record rainfalls of up to 160 mm in the last 24 hours. Rainfalls of above 200 mm were also reported in northern Morocco.\" \"The rain came after three successive years of drought in the north African country\"CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "105" "23-Dec-2001" "1" "15" NA "1847" 1846 164 "" "Brazil " "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro State - Rio de Janeiro city area, Petropolis, Baixada Fluminense, Paracambi and Duque de Caxias." "" "24-Dec-01" "25-Dec-01" 2 "60" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,990" 4.5 "\"The mountain town of Petropolis suffered the most extensive damage, and several low-lying Rio suburbs were flooded when rivers burst their banks.\" \"worst flooding Brazil has seen in 30 years\" CAUSE:Torrential rain causing mudslides and floods " NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "106" "24-Dec-2001" "1" "16" NA "1848" 1847 165 "" "Thailand " "" "" "" "Nakhon Si Thammarat Province - five districts" "" "24-Dec-01" "24-Dec-01" 1 "" "25,000" "296,800" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,520" 3.9 "\"Damages from the flooding, which swept across some 104 roads, were thought to have caused almost 13 million baht (296,800 dollars)\" CAUSE:Heavy rain causes flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "106" "24-Dec-2001" "1" "16" NA "1849" 1848 166 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Amazon region. Padre Abad province. Aguaytia and Negro rivers" "" "26-Dec-01" "29-Dec-01" 4 "6" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "272,800" 6 "\"Heavy rains since last week have caused rivers in the region northeast of Lima to overflow their banks\"CAUSE:Heavy rains causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "107" "26-Dec-2001" "2" "17" NA "1850" 1849 167 "" "Turkey " "" "" "" "Northwestern Turkey - Istanbul, Bursa." "Ergene River." "25-Dec-01" "26-Dec-01" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,700" 4.1 "\"...a man was killed when he was swept away by the flood-engorged waters of the Ergene river in northwest Turkey. Several hunters near the shore of river were rescued by military helicopters from trees they'd climbed to escape the flood\"CAUSE:Heavy rain" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "108" "25-Dec-2001" "2" "18" NA "1851" 1850 168 "" "Syria" "" "" "" "Northwestern Syria - Latakia province - Hafah town." "" "27-Dec-01" "28-Dec-01" 2 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "290" 2.9 "\"Heavy rains caused torrents of water to sweep through the town of Hafah on Thursday and Friday ...Most buildings in the town had their ground floors flooded ...Many orchards and vegetable fields were also inundated\" \"...described the floods as the worst in Latakia province for 30 years\" CAUSE:Heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "108" "27-Dec-2001" "2" "18" NA "1852" 1851 169 "" "Indonesia " "" "" "" "Sumatra - North Sumatra Province. Regencies: Asahan, Deli Serdang, Langkat, Tebingtinggi. Towns: Medan, Lubuk Pakam, Stabat. Rivers: Deli, Denai, Babura, Putih, Sulang-saling, Belumai, Percut, Asahan. --Sulawesi - South Sulawesi Province. Gowa district." "Sumatra - Deli, Denai, Babura, Putih, Sulang-saling, Belumai, Percut, Asahan." "28-Dec-01" "1-Jan-02" 5 "9" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,125" 4.7 "\"The flood inundated 19,306 houses as Deli, Babura and Denai Rivers flowing through the city [Medan] with a population of two million overflowed\" ... \"The Asahan river has washed out roads and destroyed at least one major bridge\" ... \"The worst-hit was probably Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang regency. Hundreds of houses and a vast farming area were submerged\" Flood in Medan \"worst in the past few years\" CAUSE:Heavy rains causing floods and mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "109" "28-Dec-2001" "2" "19" NA "1853" 1852 170 "" "France" "Germany" "" "" "Northeastern France - Vosges region Germany - Black Forest Region " "" "29-Dec-01" "30-Dec-01" 2 "" "240" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,380" 4.3 "\"In other parts of the hard-hit Vosges region, rescue workers in scuba gear worked overnight Saturday to evacuate 60 families from their homes, TF1 and LCI television reported. Flood waters in some towns rose as high as 32 inches\"  \"In the Black Forest, rivers burst their banks on Saturday night and water levels reached their highest point for more than a decade\" DISPLACED: France: 240 CAUSE:Storms across Europe " NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "110" "29-Dec-2001" "2" "20" NA "1854" 1853 171 "" "China " "" "" "" "City of Wuhai in western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - ice flood on the Yellow River " "Yellow" "17-Dec-01" "18-Dec-01" 2 "" "4,000" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "17,370" 4.5 "\"In a matter of 15 minutes, an ice flood in the Yellow River, caused by melting ice and strong winds, crushed dams and pummelled Wuhai. Two hours later, five villages were destroyed. Officials with the information department of Wuhai said ice floods have probably happened every year in the past, but recent high temperatures thawed the ice layers in upper reaches of the river faster than anticipated.\" CAUSE:\"Ice flood caused by melting ice and strong winds\"" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "111" "17-Dec-2001" "2" "21" NA "1855" 1854 1 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Districts: Blantyre, Chikwawa, Dedza, Karonga, Kasungu, Machinga, Mangochi, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Salima and Zomba." "Mwanza, Lower Shire, Dzongwe" "29-Dec-01" "5-Mar-02" 67 "1" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,860" 5.4 "\"... huge tracts of crop fields and several homes have been destroyed by the flooding\" On Jan 8 flooding spread to Salima, Karonga and Dedza districts.Feb 5 \"Floods have hit 11 of Malawi's 27 districts\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "112" "29-Dec-2001" "2" "22" -0.03 "1856" 1855 2 "" "Romania" "Hungary" "" "" "Dozens of villages in the Apuseni Mountains. Also minor flooding along Tisza tributaries Kraszna and Tur in Northeastern Hungary." "Kraszna, Tur" "2-Jan-02" "4-Jan-02" 3 "" "120" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "4,520" 4.1 "\"In western Romania, however, temperatures rose, melting ice and snow in the Apuseni Mountains. Dozens of villages nearby were flooded and some 30 families were stranded.\"CAUSE:Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "2-Jan-2002" "0" "1" NA "1857" 1856 3 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sulawesi - Gowa District. Jonjo village in Parangloe subdistrict, Manuju village in Tinggi Moncong subdistrict, Tamarunang village in Somba Opu subdistrict. Makassar city" "Jeneberang" "1-Jan-02" "4-Jan-02" 4 "5" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,560" 4.3 "\"The flooding and landslides also left six houses destroyed and caused two bridges to collapse. Floodwaters were 1.5 meters high at Tamarunang village in Somba Opu subdistrict near the river on Tuesday. Hundreds of houses and farmland was also submerged in Gowa.\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "1-Jan-2002" "0" "2" NA "1858" 1857 4 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Goias old city. " "Rio Vermelho" "2-Jan-02" "4-Jan-02" 3 "" "" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "780" 3.7 "\"At least 80 historically importantbuildings were destroyed or damaged when the Rio Vermelho spilled over its banks into Goias' old city ... A wooden cross that Goias' first settlers erected more than 300 years ago also was carried off by the floodwaters.\" No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "2" "2-Jan-2002" "0" "2" NA "1859" 1858 5 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Provinces: Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Compostella Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental. Davao city, Caraga. " "" "4-Jan-02" "7-Jan-02" 4 "9" "95,000" "392,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,420" 4.7 "\"Rain has been falling since New Year's Eve ... More than 200,000 people have been affected by the rains which have caused flooding and swollen rivers in several provinces in the southern Philippines\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "3" "4-Jan-2002" "0" "3" NA "1860" 1859 6 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sulawesi - Sangihe Talaud Regency and Siau Island. Villages: Apengsimbeka, Tahuna, Pokol, Ulung Peliang, Malale, Tarorane and Bebali." "" "5-Jan-02" "7-Jan-02" 3 "4" "240" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "220" 2.8 "\"Landslides and floods that hit several villages in the regency of Sangihe Talaud in North Sulawesi ... destroyed62 houses and forced hundreds to seek refuge ... Mudflows from the Karangetan volcano have worsened the situation\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "3" "5-Jan-2002" "0" "3" NA "1861" 1860 7 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Southern Sumatra Province. Dempo Utara region. Pengentaan River. Pagaralam, Kerinjing. Also Baru River in Palembang city." "Baru" "8-Jan-02" "12-Jan-02" 5 "22" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,490" 3.9 "\"Worst affected was the region of Dempo Utara where all the fatalities occurred from the flooding and in landslides which swept away homes.\" No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "3" "8-Jan-2002" "0" "3" NA "1862" 1861 8 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Accra city." "" "6-Jan-02" "8-Jan-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "870" 3.4 "\"experts have identified inadequate drainage as the major cause of flooding in the region\"No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "3" "6-Jan-2002" "0" "3" NA "1863" 1862 9 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Krasnodar - Krasnodar Territory. Temryuk city, Prikubanskoye. Anapa, Slavyansk and Temryuk Districts. Villages: Shaparsky and Grivenskaya. Kuban River. Protoka River in the area of Grivenskaya." "Kuban, Protoka" "6-Jan-02" "23-Jan-02" 18 "1" "3,000" "64,000,000" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "9,580" 5.4 "\"The inundation was caused by a sharp rise of water -- up to 2.5 meters -- in the Kuban river whose estuary is covered by ice. This is 60 centimeters higher than the critical mark... Measures are now being taken to increase the discharge of water from the Kuban to the Sea of Azov. Blasts are made by three groups ...They have to break the ice cap at the river estuary to increase the discharge of water into the sea.\" No suitable Landsat 7 data located CAUSE:Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "4" "6-Jan-2002" "0" "4" NA "1864" 1863 10 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Provinces: Fars, Bushehr, Dashtestan, Khouzistan, Kerman. Cities: Shiraz, Bushehr, Dashtestan" "" "11-Jan-02" "13-Jan-02" 3 "11" "" "59,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,660" 5.3 "\"The amount of rainfall in Bushehr is the highest in 28 years\" \"Shiraz, the capital of the Fars Province, is worst hit and most of the city has been inundated...In another southern province of Bushehr, floods hit more than 20 villages after several rivers burst their banks... while another city of Dashtestan and several villages in the province have been totally inundated. HA FLOODED: 18,360 ha of farmlands in Farz Province -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "5" "11-Jan-2002" "0" "5" NA "1865" 1864 11 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra - Medan city. Subdistricts: Sunggal, Labuhan Deli, Amplas, Percut Sei Tuan, Medan Baru and Medan Denai. " "Bubura, Deli, Percut, Belawan, Tuntungan, Sunggal" "13-Jan-02" "18-Jan-02" 6 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,170" 4.4 "\"The ongoing floods started after heavy rains on Sunday night swelled water levels of the main rivers in the city.\" \"the exodus of residents continues as floodwaters measuring up to three meters deep flooded their homes.\" \"The residents accused the local authorities of failing to curb deforestation in the upstream areas of several rivers running through Medan and of neglecting other measures to prevent floods\"No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "6" "13-Jan-2002" "0" "6" NA "1866" 1865 12 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Jakarta city. Kapuk area. Kebon Bawang in North Jakarta." "Buntu, Lagoa" "15-Jan-02" "26-Jan-02" 12 "" "3,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "810" 4 "\"Flooding, primarily caused by the deliberate destruction of a dam, swamped 800 metres of Jakarta's airport tollway, effectively cutting off the capital from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Tuesday\" \"The meteorological office has warned that Jakarta and its surrounding areas can expect heavy rain until early next month\" \"the floods covered over hundreds of hectares in the five mayoralties\" Worst floods in 5 years No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Dam break" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "6" "15-Jan-2002" "0" "6" NA "1867" 1866 13 "" "Senegal" "" "" "" "Saint Louis Region - Districts: Podor, Dagana and Matam. Louga Region - Districts: Kébémer, Linguère and Louga " "" "9-Jan-02" "12-Jan-02" 4 "28" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "62,710" 5.4 "\"Cold and windy rains in the district of Podor demolished close to 20,000 houses in 213 villages and killed more than 380,000 heads of sheep, goats and cattle. Rains also washed away 2,438 hectares of crops, including 1800 tons of rice in Podor and 991 tons in Dagana district. Infrastructures were also adversely affected.\"No suitable Landsat 7 data located CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "7" "9-Jan-2002" "0" "7" NA "1868" 1867 14 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Tennesse - Towns: Knoxville, Cookeville, Lebanon, McMinnville. --Kentucky - McLean County. --Northern Alabama - Counties: Towns: Florence." "Tennessee: Duck, Harpeth, Sequatchie, Hurricane Creek --Kentucky: Kentucky --Alabama: Tennessee, Paint Rock, Flint, Black Warrior" "23-Jan-02" "29-Jan-02" 7 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "87,110" 5.8 "\"More than 8 inches of rain has fallen in some areas since Wednesday, swamping roads, spilling creeks over their banks, damaging homes and forcing schools to close\"\"...the Duck River in Columbia was forecast to crest at 48 feet - 16 feet above flood stage - by afternoon. Murphy said that would be the highest crest at Columbia since 1975\"\"In Lawrence County, on the Alabama border in Middle Tennessee, 40 roads and six bridges were damaged or destroyed because of high waters\"No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "8" "23-Jan-2002" "0" "8" NA "1869" 1868 15 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii - Maui Island - Waiehu Stream Oahu - Kapakahi Stream in Waialae. Ka'au Crater area. Honolulu - Makiki Stream. Big Island - Papaaloa" "Waiehu Stream Oahu, Kapakahi Stream in Waialae. Makiki Stream" "26-Jan-02" "28-Jan-02" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "660" 3.3 "\"More than six inches of rain Saturday turned usually placid and picturesque mountain streams into rushing torrents that cut off roads and hiking trails across the state.\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "0" 0 "8" "26-Jan-2002" "0" "8" NA "1870" 1869 16 "" "Lithuania" "" "" "" "Silute, Klaipeda and Kretinga districts and the Pagegiai municipality. Silute district. " "Minija, Nemunas" "27-Jan-02" "2-Feb-02" 7 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "2,860" 4.3 "\"In the region around Panemune, Lithuania the Nemunas River rose 1.31 meters over a 24-hour period, in large part due to run-off from banks. Natural ice dams had left large amounts of ice on the banks of the river there.\" Feb1 \"The number of flooded farmsteads has grown from 80 to 145 over the past 24 hours, with 422 people living in the flooded houses\"CAUSE:Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "9" "27-Jan-2002" "0" "9" NA "1871" 1870 17 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java Island - Jakarta City and satellite towns. East Java - Districts: Bondowoso, Situbonda. Sampang, Surabaya, Mojokerto, Lumajang, Sidoarjo, Bojonegoro, Besuki. ---Northern Coast of Central Java - Pekalongan, Kudus and Batang. Bali Island - dike burst in northern Buleleng Regency on 1/29. also Klungkung and Gianyar regencies. Madura Island, East Java province - Kemuning river in Sampang district. Sampang town. --South Sulawesi - Parepare. --Sumatra Island - Banda Aceh city in Aceh. Jambi Province. Bengkulu. Tanjung Jaya village in Teluk Segara subdistrict. Musi Banyuasin regency. --Borneo Island - Pontianak city in West Kalimantan. Landak Regency. --East Nusa Tenggara Province - Belu regency. Kalabahi in Alor District. Rivers: . --West Timor - Atambua" "Ciliwung, Pasanggrahan, Citarum, Cipunagara, Rambipuji, Kali Sambong, Kali Gelis, Kali Sampean, Petanu, Binuang, Muara Bangkahulu, Manna, Musi, Benenain, Motadelek" "27-Jan-02" "12-Feb-02" 17 "147" "380,000" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "41,000" 6.1 "Jan30: \"Between 15 to 20 percent of Jakarta was under water on Wednesday afternoon\" Jan31: \"In Jakarta alone, some 40,000 houses were flooded, authorities said. Water in most places began to subside, but floodwaters remained as high as 2 metersin some parts of Jakarta\"\"At least three people were killed and another three missing after a dike burst on the resort-island of Bali due to the continued heavy rains on Tuesday\" \"Meteorological forecasts predict the heavy rains could continue till the end of next February\"Feb 3: \"Torrential rains pounded Jakarta and its adjacent highland suburbs in Depok and Bogor on Friday night, causing the floodwater, which had been receding the day before, to rise again and even reach areas previously regarded as untouchable, flooding them to a depth of 1.5 meters.\"\"At least 75 people have died in the devastating floods in the densely-populated East Java province ... floods and landslides following heavy rains since late last month have killed 75 people ... the worst-hit district was Bondowoso, where 42 people died. \" Worst floods in 30 years. No suitable Landsat 7 data located for Java -- HA FLOODED: 40,000 hectares of rice fields in West Java. 6,000 hectares of cocoa plantations in South Sulawesi - CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "10" "27-Jan-2002" "1" "10" NA "1872" 1871 18 "" "S. India" "" "" "" "Southern Tamil Nadu State -  Cauvery Delta districts. Kallanai, Tamirabarani and Kumbakarai falls, Madurai, Pudukottai and Thanjavur, Rameswaram town." "" "2-Feb-02" "5-Feb-02" 4 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,590" 5.2 "\"The death toll in the torrential rains has gone up to 11 with seven more persons dying at various places in the southern parts of Tamil Nadu since Saturday\"No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "11" "2-Feb-2002" "1" "11" NA "1873" 1872 19 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Minas Gerais State - Santo Antonio and Todos os Santos rivers in Teofilo Otoni city" "Todos, Santos" "3-Feb-02" "5-Feb-02" 3 "10" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,250" 3.8 "\"The rains swelled the Santo Antonio and the Todos os Santos rivers, which run through the city of Teofilo Otoni, destroying a bridge and causing heavy flooding in six neighborhoods in the city\"No suitable Landsat 7 data locatedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "11" "3-Feb-2002" "1" "11" NA "1874" 1873 20 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "North - Provinces: Tumbes, Cajamarca. Chillon River. --Central - Provinces: Huanuco, Junin and Lima. Lima city. Chacrasana, Jicamarca, Quirio, Nicolas de Pierola, Pedregal, Huaycan. Rimac River --South - Provinces: Cusco and Arequipa. Ca ete River" "Chillon, Rimac, Ca ete" "4-Feb-02" "15-Feb-02" 12 "6" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "333,200" 6.6 "\"Floods and landslides, triggered by torrential rains prevailing in Peru during the past few days, have left at least 5,000 families homeless across the Andean country ... More than 2,130 houses were damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of hectares of agricultural land were inundated ... On the outskirts of the capital, the area near the Andes in particular, 2,500 families were homeless due to rain-caused floods. \" \"In Lima, a shantytown-ringed city of 8 million people that sits in a narrow coastal desert, it was the heaviest rain in 32 years\" -- HA FLOODED: \"hundreds of hectares of agricultural land were inundated\" 60 hectares in Lima Province -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "12" "4-Feb-2002" "2" "12" NA "1875" 1874 21 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Sydney area, southern suburbs. Coffs Harbour, Coffs Creek area. South West Rocks and Port Macquarie.Victoria - Melbourne's outer east and west. Lilydale" "" "5-Feb-02" "9-Feb-02" 5 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,980" 4 "\"Torrential rain swept NSW for a second day today causing landslips and flash flooding which forced the evacuation of homes and hospitals.\" \"130mm of rain fell across Sydney in the 24 hours\" \"eastern Melbourne received nearly a month's rainfall overnight. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "12" "5-Feb-2002" "2" "12" NA "1876" 1875 22 "" "DR Congo" "" "" "" "Uvira city in Sud-Kivu Province" "" "6-Feb-02" "8-Feb-02" 3 "40" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "203" 2.8 "\"More than 40 people have been killed and dozens hurt in massive mudslides sparked by heavy rains in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo\" \"Red Cross staff in Uvira estimated that 70 houses had been destroyed as the flood waters swept rocks and boulders from nearby hills through the port near Congo's border with Burundi. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "12" "6-Feb-2002" "2" "12" NA "1877" 1876 23 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Central and nothern England - Yorkshire - River Ouse in York: Naeburn area and parts of York city centre. River Wharfe in Ilkley and Otley areas. River Aire between Keighley and Cononley in Bradford .River Severn and its tributaries in Shropshire. Shrewsbury. Wales - Newtown and Welshpool in Powys. River Taff at Cardiff. River Cynon at Aberdare." "Ouse, Wharfe, Aire, Severn, Taff, Cynon" "12-Feb-02" "16-Feb-02" 5 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,100" 4 "\"Residents in York were today fighting to keep out flood water after the River Ouse burst its banks\" \"..the River Severn, which winds from center of England to the southwest, was expected to overflow and flood the central towns of Bewdley and Worcester. The river burst its banks upstream in Shrewsbury and continues to rise at a rate of 0.3 meters each hour\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "13" "12-Feb-2002" "2" "13" NA "1878" 1877 24 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Territory - Stuart Highway at Cullen River, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. Katherine River near Katherine town. Darwin city cut off. Victoria Highway at Victoria River Bridge, Lost Creek, Skull Creek, Sandy Creek and Butler Creek. Roper Highway at Strangways, Sandy and Hells Gate creeks and between Roper Bar and Ngukurr." "Cullen, Katherine" "12-Feb-02" "23-Feb-02" 12 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,360" 5.1 "Feb 13\"A motorist was washed off the Stuart Highway by a flooded river as Darwin remains isolated by monsoonal rain for a second day.\"Feb14\"The river [Katherine ] peaked at 17.3 metres this afternoon, the highest since it reached 21 metres in 1998 and inundated the town. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "14" "12-Feb-2002" "2" "14" NA "1879" 1878 25 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "East coast of South Island - Canterbury region. Akaroa near Christchurch. Dunedin City." "" "12-Jan-02" "15-Jan-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "8,030" 4.7 "\"Heavy rains and floods have struck several parts of the country, washing out bridges and roads, and floodinghundreds of homes and holiday campsites... The waters rose so fast that roads and bridges were washed away - residents were left paddling in the streets.\" Worst floods in 50 years. No suitable Landsat 7 data located. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "15" "12-Jan-2002" "2" "15" NA "1880" 1879 26 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java Island - Jakarta city area. Ciliwung river. East and South Jakarta flooded again on Feb 22 " "Ciliwung" "13-Feb-02" "23-Feb-02" 11 "" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "800" 3.9 "\"Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes for the second time in a month as floods returned to many parts of Jakarta today. All five mayoralties of Jakarta have seen areas inundated by water ranging from 10 centimeters to 50 centimeters...\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "15" "13-Feb-2002" "2" "15" NA "1881" 1880 27 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "West Georgia - three villages of the Samtredi district" "" "15-Feb-02" "17-Feb-02" 3 "0" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "520" 3.2 "\"About 300 houses were flooded in three villages of the Samtredi district ... The first floors of the houses are flooded, and their dwellers are gone to safe places. Nobody was hurt, but several dozens of cattle heads died. The flood damaged power lines and several motor bridges \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "15" "15-Feb-2002" "2" "15" NA "1882" 1881 28 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Central Queensland - between Charters Towers and Pentland, Townsville, Ayr, Hughenden." "Burdekin, Flinders, Gilbert" "15-Feb-02" "18-Feb-02" 4 "0" "14" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,740" 5.3 "\"Over the past few days torrential rain has hit much of central Queensland causing widespread flooding.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "16" "15-Feb-2002" "2" "16" NA "1883" 1882 29 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java's north coast - Regencies: Pekalongan, Batang, Pati and Kudus. Batang: subdistricts of Tulis, Batang and Subah. Kaliboyo river. Overflow of River Juana from the Kedung Ombo dam." "Juana, Kaliboyo" "17-Feb-02" "25-Feb-02" 9 "4" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,340" 4.1 "\"The flooding seriously damaged railroad tracks in at least three villages in Batang ... the floods have inundated at least three villages in Batang under about one meter (3.3 feet) of water.\" \"The floods affecting the four regencies were caused by the overflow of River Juana from the Kedung Ombo dam located between Sragen and Boyolali in the province\" \"Seen from the air, all four regencies on the north coast form a large lake, with water between one and two meters in depth.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "17" "17-Feb-2002" "2" "17" NA "1884" 1883 30 "" "Uzbekistan" "" "" "" "Syrdarja River below Toktogul reservoir" "Syrdarja" "18-Feb-02" "21-Feb-02" 4 "" "" "700,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "6,840" 4.4 "\"...Uzbekistan is suffering from massive flooding due to the release of waters from the Toktogul reservoir in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Annual damages from the release total $700 million,\" No suitable Modis 250 data located. CAUSE:Dam release" NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "18" "18-Feb-2002" "2" "18" NA "1885" 1884 31 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "La Paz city and surrounding area. " "Choqueyapu, La Paz" "19-Feb-02" "21-Feb-02" 3 "69" "850" "60,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "700" 3.3 "\"The storm dumped 39.4 millimeters of water in an hour, making it the worst rainstorm in the 500-year history of La Paz, which sits in the midst of the Andes mountains at an altitude of 3,500 meters\" ... \"The National Meteorological Service said the city has not had such an intense rain in the 50 years it has kept records\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "18" "19-Feb-2002" "2" "18" NA "1886" 1885 32 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Araguaia River in Goias and Mato Grosso States" "Araguaia" "15-Jan-02" "2-Apr-02" 78 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "139,100" 7 "No news reports, detected with Modis Rapid Response images.CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "19" "15-Jan-2002" "3" "19" NA "1887" 1886 33 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Kimberley region. Doon Doon Aboriginal community, Fitzroy Crossing. " "Fitzroy, Margaret, Dunham" "23-Feb-02" "1-Mar-02" 7 "0" "32" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "57,870" 5.8 "\"The Fitzroy River continues to rise in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with flood waters cutting a major highway and forcing the evacuation of a community\" \"AN area almost the size of Tasmania has been inundated in Western Australia's north..\" Worst floods in 88 years. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "20" "23-Feb-2002" "3" "20" NA "1888" 1887 34 "" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Savusavu area." "" "23-Feb-02" "25-Feb-02" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,000" 3.5 "\"The storm has caused extensive damage to roads and farms\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "20" "23-Feb-2002" "3" "20" NA "1889" 1888 35 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Saratov region - Orlov in Gai-Yershovsky district. " "Maly Uzenj, Maly Urgiz" "24-Feb-02" "27-Feb-02" 4 "0" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "4,120" 4.2 "\"A local hospital with four patients and six personnel in the settlement of Orlov of Gai-Yershovsky district of the Saratov region has been cut off from \"mainland\" as a result of spring floods.\" \" water level had been rising in small rivers in the Saratov region. Ice has been melting on river banks, and hollows and cracks have appeared on ice-bound rivers. Ice has been floating on the Bolshoi Uzenj river.\"CAUSE:Snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "21" "24-Feb-2002" "3" "21" -0.14 "1890" 1889 36 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Samanghan province. Surkundara valley, Karyia-e-Zao and Dehnao villages." "" "4-Mar-02" "8-Mar-02" 5 "" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "1,030" 3.7 "\"Flood waters from a clogged river gradually were submerging this northern Afghan village after a powerful earthquake sheared off a steep cliff ... About 300 homes either have been submerged or have collapsed because their bases eroded... Unless the dam was breached and the water allowed to flow, all 1,000 or so buildings in the village could be underwater in about two days\" CAUSE:Earth-quake produced dam followed by break" NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "21" "4-Mar-2002" "0" "1" NA "1891" 1890 37 "" "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Coastal provinces of Manabi, Guayas, Los Rios, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Pichincha. Cities: Portoviejo, Manta, Montecristi, Charapoto, Bahia de Caraquez, San Vincente, Guayaquil, Duran and Esmeraldas. " "Portoviejo, Bulu Bulu" "6-Mar-02" "29-Apr-02" 55 "28" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,930" 6.5 "March 6 \"At least 1,500 hectares of rice crops were lost when the Bulu Bulu River flooded fields in western Ecuador after several days of heavy rain\"March 13 \"About 480 families have been evacuated from their homes around the country ... four provinces on the coast and one in the Andes mountains where the damage from the rains has been most severe\" \"the possibility of a renewed El Nino weather phenomenon this year could mean Ecuador's rainy season will stretch on longer than normal\" \"In the provinces of Guayas, Manabi, El Oro and Los Rios, many hectares of crops such as banana trees, cacao, maize and rice have been seriously affected by the floods ... In some areas of Guayas, Los Rios and Manabi access is possible only by canoes ... About 900 miles of roads and 74,000 acres of rice, banana, coffee and cocoa crops have been destroyed by the storms \" -- HA FLOODED: 14,554 hectares in Guayas. 1,6000 hectares in El Oro. 1,500 hectares crops near Bulu Bulu River -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "22" "6-Mar-2002" "1" "2" NA "1892" 1891 38 "" "Egypt" "" "" "" "Southern Egypt - Shalatein" "" "9-Mar-02" "11-Mar-02" 3 "4" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "560" 3.2 "\"Floods hit Shalatein, on the Red Sea, about 900 kilometers southeast of Cairo. A mother and her three children died when their Bedouin house collapsed...A large number of sheep also died and around 200 Bedouin tents and houses were reported destroyed.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "22" "9-Mar-2002" "1" "2" NA "1893" 1892 39 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Region - leak in Xiker reservoir floods several villages in southern part of region." "" "10-Mar-02" "12-Mar-02" 3 "" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "1,020" 3.5 "\"Several villages in southern Xinjiang were submerged after a 50-metre fissure appeared in the Xiker reservoir on Sunday, causing water to gush out... There were no casualties, but a great deal of damage had been caused,... the crack appeared five hours after an earthquake in Afghanistan, which shares a small border with Xinjiang\"CAUSE:Dam break" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "22" "10-Mar-2002" "1" "2" NA "1894" 1893 40 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern and Central Kentucky - Bluegrass and Appalachia regions. 90-mile swath from Ashland to Winchester. --Eastern Tennessee - --Southwestern Virginia - --West Virginia - Tygart Valley. --Southern Ohio - --Southern and Eastern Arkansas - --Oklahoma - --Texas - Rosser. " "Kentucky: Cumberland, Kentucky, Licking, Tygart and Triplett Creeks. --Virginia: Clinch, Holston, Powell, North Fork --Tennessee - Cumberland, Powell. --West Virginia: Cheat, Little Kanawha --Ohio: Ohio --Arkansas: Lower White river, Buffalo, Black --Oklahoma: Poteau --Texas: Trinity, Poteau" "17-Mar-02" "24-Mar-02" 8 "7" "2,000" "76,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "35,390" 5.6 "\"After a weekend of rain, the Cumberland River crested almost 16 feet above flood stage in Pineville on Monday\"\"Record flooding along the Clinch River and the north fork of the Holston River in southwestern Virginia drove at least 15 people from their homes Monday in Saltville\"March 21 \"While residents of Harlan and nearby towns cleaned up Wednesday, heavy rains spread into northeastern Kentucky, causing flooding along a 90-mile swath from Ashland to Winchester.\"March 21 \"Up to 70 percent of the homes and businesses in downtown Olive Hill were damaged and floodwaters even got into the fire station, which was built above the 100-year flood plain\" \"Record flooding occurred Wednesday on Triplett Creek at Morehead\"\"Record flooding has occurred along the Trinity River near Rosser with levels 29 feet above the 31 foot flood stage\"-- Worst floods in 25 years. DAMAGE: 51,000,000 in Virginia. 25,000,000 in Eastern Tennesse -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "23" "17-Mar-2002" "1" "3" NA "1895" 1894 41 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Northern - Nampula. Central - Beira" "" "18-Mar-02" "22-Mar-02" 5 "" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,176" 3.8 "\"Floods have destroyed some 100 houses in a number of suburbs in the northern Mozambican city of Nampula ... the situation in six of Beira's suburbs was critical. Families had to be rescued when their houses were completely floodedCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "23" "18-Mar-2002" "1" "3" NA "1896" 1895 42 "" "Austria" "Hungary" "Yugoslavia" "" "Upper Austria - Towns: Perg, Linz, Grieskirchen, Schwarzenberg. Danube River --Lower Austria - Towns: Amstetten and Melk Danube River levels reach 50 year high in southern Hungary and along the border of Croatia and Yugoslavia in late March/early April" "Danube" "21-Mar-02" "5-Apr-02" 16 "1" "10" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,640" 4.6 "\"Authorities evacuated several homes and businesses in low-lying areas along the Danube River on Friday after two days of torrential rains caused widespread flooding in the river valley\" \"According to the Hungary Ministry of Transport and Water Management, the river reached its highest levels in 50 years last week ... the worst of the flooding ... took place in southern Hungary and along the border of Croatia and Yugoslavia. Large sections of woodland were mired in water and dozens of people were forced from their homes\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "24" "21-Mar-2002" "1" "4" NA "1897" 1896 43 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern - Mindanao region - Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur provinces. San Agustin town.Central - Visayas region - Negros Occidental, Cebu, Bohol and Southern Leyte" "" "21-Mar-02" "26-Mar-02" 6 "35" "50,000" "1,450,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,280" 4.5 "March 27 \"A tropical depression dumped heavy rains over Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur provinces in the south late last week ... More than 50,000 people have also been displaced by the floods, which have already subsided ... a massive power failure delayed the relay of casualty and damage reports\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "25" "21-Mar-2002" "1" "5" NA "1898" 1897 44 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Nias Island -  Gomo and Amandraya sub-districts" "" "27-Mar-02" "30-Mar-02" 4 "11" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "942" 3.6 "\"Nine residents in two districts in Nias, off the northwest of Sumatra island, died Wednesday after four rivers burst their banks ... the floods have inundated at least ten villages in both districts under about two meters of water. Dozens of homes and a bridge had been destroyed.\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "25" "27-Mar-2002" "1" "5" NA "1899" 1898 45 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "North - Tumbes Department: Zarumilla River; South - Puno Department: Lake Titicaca levels rise. " "Zurumilla" "17-Mar-02" "31-Mar-02" 15 "13" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,770" 5.3 "\"In the northern department of Tumbes bordering Ecuador, a 17- hour downpour made Zarumilla River spill over and flooded parts of the Pan-American Highway, blocking traffic there ... Meanwhile, the rise of the water level in Titicaca Lake flooded farmland, settlements and grassland\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "26" "17-Mar-2002" "1" "6" NA "1900" 1899 46 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Yakhsu River. Flooding renewed on April 1" "Yakhsu" "25-Mar-02" "2-Apr-02" 9 "" "280" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,000" 4.7 "\"A week ago, about 280 people lost their homes in an inundation near the Yahksu River. The flood destroyed 40 houses and five kilometers of roads\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "27" "25-Mar-2002" "1" "7" NA "1901" 1900 47 "" "Canary Islands" "" "" "" "Tenerife island. Santa Cruz city.  " "" "31-Mar-02" "2-Apr-02" 3 "8" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "110" 2.5 "\"The downpour caused flash floods and mudslides, flooding houses, cutting power and stranding thousands of people who were returning to Santa Cruz after the Easter holiday\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "27" "31-Mar-2002" "1" "7" NA "1902" 1901 48 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Faryab province - Deh Miran area. Tributaries of the Maimana river " "" "4-Apr-02" "7-Apr-02" 4 "39" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,170" 3.7 "\"Heavy rains in isolated areas of Faryab province have caused tributaries of the Maimana river to burst their banks, destroying 323 homes and affecting 845 families … Authorities quoted by the UN suggested that more than 2,000 head of livestock had been killed and several hundred thousand square metres (yards) of land inundated\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "27" "4-Apr-2002" "1" "7" NA "1903" 1902 49 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Southern and western areas - Mecca area" "" "8-Apr-02" "13-Apr-02" 6 "19" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,810" 5.1 "\"Nineteen people have died during a week of torrential spring rains in Saudi Arabia … Civil defense units have rescued hundreds of people in the past few days from rising flood waters in southern and western parts of the kingdom\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "28" "8-Apr-2002" "1" "8" NA "1904" 1903 50 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Bandar Abbas town in south. Yazd and Esfahan provinces in central" "" "14-Apr-02" "16-Apr-02" 3 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,880" 5.1 "\"Eleven people died in floods that swept parts of southern and central Iran since Sunday destroying homes and roads, Iranian state radio reported. Eight of the dead were in the southern town of Bandar Abbas, and the other three in the central province of Yazd. Infrastructure was also damaged in Esfahan province of central Iran\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "29" "14-Apr-2002" "1" "9" NA "1905" 1904 51 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Michigan Upper Peninsula - Counties: Gogebic, Houghton, Ontonagon, Marquette. Towns: Ironwood, Wakefield, Bessemer. --Wisconsin - Ashland and Iron counties.Towns: Glidden. " "Michigan - Montreal, Little Black, Sturgeon, Carp. Wisconsin - Montreal, Chippewa, Bad" "17-Apr-02" "22-Apr-02" 6 "0" "300" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "22,340" 5.3 "\"worst flooding in recent history\" \"A mix of heavy rains and unusually warm temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday caused the snow bank in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to rapidly melt, sending rivers and streams spilling over their banks.\" Worst floods in 40 years. CAUSE:Rain and snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "30" "17-Apr-2002" "1" "10" NA "1906" 1905 52 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Cijalupang river in Campaka, Ciroyom, subdistrict of Bojonggambir, Tasikmalaya" "Cijalupang" "17-Apr-02" "19-Apr-02" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "920" 3.4 "\"Four people were killed and four others sustained injuries and many houses destroyed and washed away in a violent flash flood from Cijalupang river in Tasikmalaya, West Java, in the small hours of Thursday\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "30" "17-Apr-2002" "1" "10" NA "1907" 1906 53 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Nusa Tenggara - Sumba Island: Langgaliru" "" "17-Apr-02" "20-Apr-02" 4 "19" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,900" 4.3 "\"Indonesian island of Sumba was hit by flash flood last week, claiming the lives of 19 people … The flood also destroyed a bridge linking the districts of East Sumba and West Sumba … Last week's flood was the second biggest to hit East Nusa Tenggara in two years\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "31" "17-Apr-2002" "1" "11" NA "1908" 1907 54 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Regions of Afar, Oromiya and Somali. Districts: Dubti, Gode, Gore. Towns: Kelafo, Warder, Danot. Rivers: Awash, Shabele and its tributaries." "Awash, Shabelle and tributaries" "16-Apr-02" "21-Apr-02" 6 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "282,500" 6.2 "\"Flooding caused by torrential rains in eastern Ethiopia has left an unknown number of people dead and displaced thousands this week... Dubti district (Afar region) was flooded when dikes ... broke. More than 4,000 inhabitants lost their shelter, household possessions, grazing lands and farm fields … In Kelafo (Gore district), heavy rains caused significant livestock death. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "32" "16-Apr-2002" "2" "12" NA "1909" 1908 55 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Sunamganj area - Upazilas: Dhirai, Bishwambar, Dharmapasha, Chhatak. Haors: Tarol, Baishakhi, Kharcha, Dulijar, Kaliani, Nandair " "" "18-Apr-02" "29-Apr-02" 12 "" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "4,850" 4.8 "\"Standing crops on 19,275 hectares land in 10 upazilas of the district were damaged as the flash flood inundated 40 haors due to incessant rain and collapse of the dam\" \"The flooding has caused by breaches in poorly constructed Barak embankment in Dhirai upazila that gave way to strong current … 75 percent crop in 27 haors have gone under water in the district during the last six days\" \"The extent of damage was officially estimated at about Tk 47 crore till Saturday.\"CAUSE:Dike breach" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "33" "18-Apr-2002" "2" "13" NA "1910" 1909 56 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badghis Province - Qala-i-Naw and Ab Kamari districts. Qala Nau city. " "" "23-Apr-02" "26-Apr-02" 4 "2" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,650" 4.2 "\"One day of heavy rains in Badghis province in western Afghanistan on 23 April caused flooding in Qala-i-Naw and Ab Kamari districts. The Governor's office in Qala-i-Naw has reported that two people are dead and five are missing as a result of the flash floods. According to initial reports, 500 houses have been destroyed and 1,200 people in Qala-i-Naw and eight surrounding villages have been affected\" \"The emergency mission to Qala Nau yesterday visited nearby villages where perhaps 80 percent of irrigated land is now under mud and water, \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "34" "23-Apr-2002" "2" "14" NA "1911" 1910 57 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Western Siberia - Kurgan region:Kurgan city and surroundings, Irbit, Gmedyanskoye. Rivers: Tobol and its tributaries, Iset, Mias, Tura, Nitsa and Pyshma" "Tobol, Iset, Mias, Tura, Nitsa, Pyshma" "22-Apr-02" "7-May-02" 16 "0" "6,000" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "132,800" 6.3 "\"Tobol River and its tributaries have flooded seven settlements in Russia's Kurgan region, sources in the Ministry for Civil Defense and Emergencies have told Itar-Tass. 286 houses populated by 718 people happened to be in the flood zone. Twelve people have been evacuated. The water ruined three bridges, 500 meters of motor roads, two dikes and five dams.\" May 1 - \"Water is still more than nine meters above the flood level in the Tobol River... Twenty-six settlements in the Kurgan region are in the flooded area. Floods have already destroyed four wooded bridges, washed away 19 kilometres of roads, two dikes and 11 dams.\"CAUSE:Snowmelt" NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "35" "22-Apr-2002" "3" "15" NA "1912" 1911 58 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Texas, Albany - " "Little Hubbard Creek " "25-Apr-02" "27-Apr-02" 3 "1" "32" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "310" 3.1 "\"A thunderstorm that unleashed up to 10 inches of rain in four hours on the West Texas town of Albany flooded homes and businesses Thursday, swept some mobile homes into a creek and forced the evacuation of a nursing home and several residences.\" \"... estimated at least 100 residences and other structures were damaged in the town's worst flooding in almost a quarter-century. Thursday's storms dropped 10 inches of rain. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "6" 0 "35" "25-Apr-2002" "3" "15" NA "1913" 1912 59 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Central, northern and western parts of the country" "" "24-Apr-02" "29-Apr-02" 6 "14" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "483,000" 6.5 "\"Fourteen people were dead and 23 missing in Colombia as a result of torrential rains that fell throughout the country in recent days, authorities said Saturday. The rains have caused flooding in central, northern and western parts of the country. Meteorologists believe the rains were caused by the El Nino phenomenon that reappeared this year in the Pacific.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "36" "24-Apr-2002" "4" "16" NA "1914" 1913 60 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Kamchatka Penninsula - Sobolevo and Ust-Bolsheretsky districts. Rivers: Bolshaya Vorovskaya, Amchigacha." "" "26-Apr-02" "29-Apr-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,150" 5 "\"Spring floods have started on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula one month earlier than usual … Situation has aggravated in southern Kamcahatka because of strong rains and a quick thawing of snow. Water level has considerable increased over the past three days in the Sobolevo and Ust-Bolsheretsky districts. Water has risen by 1.5 meters in the river of Bolshaya Vorovskaya, and by one meter in the river of Amchigacha. \"CAUSE:Rain and snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "37" "26-Apr-2002" "4" "17" NA "1915" 1914 61 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Golestan Province - Minoudasht city" "" "26-Apr-02" "28-Apr-02" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "280" 2.9 "\"Two people have been killed after torrential rains and flooding hit the Iranian city of Minoudasht in northern Golestan Province, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Saturday.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "37" "26-Apr-2002" "4" "17" NA "1916" 1915 62 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Nairobi area. Nairobi river" "Nairobi" "29-Apr-02" "2-May-02" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,830" 4.2 "\"The rains, which started unexpectedly early Monday morning, continued into the night, making many parts of Nairobi virtually impassable. ... most parts of Nairobi City were still flooded by Tuesday afternoon, especially on the eastern side where drainage infrastructure remains the poorest.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "38" "29-Apr-2002" "4" "18" 0.42 "1917" 1916 63 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Virginia - McDowell County, Welch. Virginia - Buchanan County, Hurley. Eastern Kentucky -Pike County: Freeburn and Majestic. Rivers: Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, Knox Creek " "Big Sandy, Knox Creek" "2-May-02" "8-May-02" 7 "9" "1,000" "13,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,790" 5.1 "\"The Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River and its tributaries began spilling their banks on Thursday as severe storms rolled through the region, with as much as 4 inches of rain falling in six hours … In eastern Kentucky, water was up to the rooftops of homes in the towns of Freeburn and Majestic ... Some roads were under as much as 10 feet of water.\" \"About 2,400 homes and businesses in West Virginia were damaged\" \"The Tug Fork River rose to near record levels, before falling back below flood stage.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "39" "2-May-2002" "0" "1" NA "1918" 1917 64 "" "Kenya" "Uganda" "Tanzania" "Rwanda" "Kenya - Bundalangi area in Nyanza province. central Meru and Muranga districts near Mount Kenya. Nairobi area. western districts of Kisumu and Busia. Rivers: Mara, Tana, Sabaki. --Uganda - Counties: Manjiya, Bubukwanga Districts: Mbale, Bundibugyo, Sironko. Towns: Kampala area. Kyambogo, Rwebisengo, Rwangara and Bweramole. Semliki River. --Rwanda - western and central areas. --Tanzania - Mbeya region. Geita district in Mwanza region" "Kenya: Mara, Tana, Sabaki --Uganda: Semliki" "26-Apr-02" "28-May-02" 33 "160" "168,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,019,000" 7.7 "\"Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed at least 30 people in Kenya over the past two weeks … reports of deaths were coming in from all across the country as unusually heavy rain continued to pound a wide swath of Kenya \" \"Landslides and floods displaced at least 5000 people in the Bundibugyo district in western Uganda… weeks of torrential rains through out the country. Officials believe the downpours are part of an El Nino … Mountain runoff onto plains in norther western Bundibugyo and overflow along the Semliki River drove people from their homes ... about 5000 people were displaced by landslides which pushed homes off slopes and buried others in valleys of the Bundibugyo district\" \"At least 50 people in Rwanda have died as as a result of heavy rains ... At least 1,577 houses have been destroyed and many cattle killed\" \"Floods have killed at least nine people, destroyed farmlands and left hundreds of families homeless in various parts of Tanzania\" -- DEAD: Kenya 72, Uganda 7, Rwanda 50, Tanzania 9 -- DISPLACED: Kenya 162,000, Uganda 5,000, Rwanda nd, Tanzania 1200 -- HA FLOODED: Tanzania, 5000 --CAUSE:Rain " NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "40" "26-Apr-2002" "1" "2" NA "1919" 1918 65 "" "Costa Rica" "Panama" "" "" "Costa Rica - south, central and northeastern parts of the country. Heredia Province: Sarapiqui. Limon Province: Siquirres, Matina, Limon Centro y Sur, Talamanca, Valle de la Estrella. Cartago Province: Turrialba. Bristol." "" "6-May-02" "11-May-02" 6 "" "5,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "18,670" 5.2 "\"Floods caused by two days of heavy rains have left some 500 people homeless in Panama and more than 5,100 in neighbouring Costa Rica ...Thousands more families have been cut off by the floods and left without food and drinking water\" \"floods caused by heavy downpours are the worst in 30 years in that region\" -- DISPLACED: CostaRica 5100, Panama 500 -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "41" "6-May-2002" "1" "3" NA "1920" 1919 66 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Midwest --Indiana: Brown Township southwest of Indianapolis. Waverly in Brown County. Clinton in Vermillion County. Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Morgan County. --South-central Ohio: Massieville in Ross County. --Southeast Missouri: Cuivre River in Lincoln County. Moccasin Flats on St. Francis River. Crystal City, Dutchtown. Cape Girardeau and Reynolds counties. --Central Illinois: Alexander County, Effingham County." "Indiana - Feather Creek, Crooked Creek, Bryant's Creek, Wabash, White and Patoka rivers. --Ohio - Ohio River. --Missouri - Cuivre, St. Francis River. --Illinois - Illinois and Sangamon Rivers. Mississippi River." "7-May-02" "8-Jun-02" 33 "9" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "286,800" 7 "\"Up to 4 inches of rain pushed Indiana rivers over their banks Tuesday, prompting evacuation of part of a town and stranding a school bus carrying elementary students on a flooded roadway\" \"Up to a dozen residential blocks in the Vermillion County town of Clinton were evacuated \" \"At least 17 Lincoln County roads and streets were closed because of high water, and getting to and from some towns was becoming difficult.The Cuivre was at 27.4 feet Tuesday, 6.4 feet above flood stage.\" \"On Thursday, floodwater rose as high as 19 feet along the Wabash River, the highest it has been since 1999\" \"Swollen rivers and creeks were near or above flood stage in central Illinois on Wednesday as forecasters predicted more rain a day after at least 38 residents had to be rescued from their flooded homes. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "42" "7-May-2002" "2" "4" NA "1921" 1920 67 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwest Alaska - Nushagak River at Ekwok and New Stuyahok." "" "7-May-02" "9-May-02" 3 "" "24" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "685" 3.3 "\"A flood caused by an ice jam on the Nushagak River hit the village of Ekwok in southwest Alaska ... The village was under about 18-24 inches of water, troopers said. The water damaged a number of private homes, the power plant and a bulk fuel storage area. \"CAUSE:Ice Jam" NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "42" "7-May-2002" "2" "4" NA "1922" 1921 68 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Western Siberia: Kurgan, Tyumen, Sverdlovsk and Kirov regions. Tobol, Irtysh and Tura Rivers. Yakovsky District, " "Ob tributaries including Charysh, Chulyn, Kira,Chara, Ket, Tyma. estuary of Irtysh." "7-May-02" "6-Jun-02" 31 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "61,800" 6.3 "\"More than 70,000 hectares of arable land have been flooded in Russia's Tyumen region in northern Siberia. Many houses, with a total of 1,000 residents, have also been flooded … 46 people were moved to safe areas.\" \"Water level in the Tura River has increased by 12 centimeters over the past 24 hours, reaching 7.5 meters. \" May 31:\"Houses are flooded in the Kurgan, Tyumen, Sverdlovsk and Kirov regions by the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. Lowlands in Arkul and Vyatskiye Polyany are flooded as well.\"CAUSE:Rain and snowmelt, ice jams" NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "43" "7-May-2002" "3" "5" NA "1923" 1922 69 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Eastern Madagascar - Toamasina city area" "" "10-May-02" "18-May-02" 9 "33" "5,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "3,850" 4.7 "\"Floods sparked by four days of non-stop torrential rain in eastern Madagascar killed at least 29 people in and around the port city of Toamasina … Toamasina has been flooded since a tropical storm hit the region last week\"CAUSE:Tropical Storm" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "44" "10-May-2002" "3" "6" NA "1924" 1923 70 "" "Oman" "" "" "" "Salalah, 900 km southwest of Muscat, Zufar Province" "" "10-May-02" "12-May-02" 3 "9" "100" "25,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "9,460" 4.6 "\"Zufar's heaviest rain in 30 years\" \"Flash flooding during the past week in a mountainous region of Oman has drowned nine people, killed hundreds of cattle and caused heavy damage, \"CAUSE:Tropical Storm" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "45" "10-May-2002" "3" "7" NA "1925" 1924 71 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces: Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Son La, Ha Giang, Bac Can. " "" "12-May-02" "15-May-02" 4 "6" "" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "90,660" 5.6 "\"Heavy rains lashed the northern mountainous provinces this week, causing flash floods in a widespread area… \"thousands of hectares of farm land have been devastated\"\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "46" "12-May-2002" "3" "8" NA "1926" 1925 72 "" "Paraguay" "" "" "" "Southern Paraguay - Neembucu Department" "" "6-May-02" "28-May-02" 23 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,250" 5.7 "\"From January to April, heavy rainfalls have been registered in the department of Neembucu in the south of Paraguay. The downpours made rivers burst their banks, thus causing extensive flooding …On 6 May, the Government declared the department of Neembucu an emergency area... eighty percent of the subsistence crops and sixty percent of maize crops have been lost.\" Detected by Quickscat/Seawinds radar week ending May 18, 2002CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "47" "6-May-2002" "3" "9" NA "1927" 1926 73 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Bamiyan province - towns of Waras and Panjao " "" "16-May-02" "20-May-02" 5 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "57,500" 5.5 "\"heavy downpours which affected 18 villages in Bamiyan province last week ... freak floods destroyed thousands of acres of farmland and cut off main roads …The most serious damage is to agriculture with 20-50 percent of agricultural land destroyed ... heavy loss of livestock and irrigation canals and cultivation has been badly damaged or destroyed\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "48" "16-May-2002" "3" "10" NA "1928" 1927 74 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northeastern Pennsylvania - Willkes-Barre. Bear Creek Township area" "" "28-May-02" "30-May-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "655" 3.3 "\"The flooding closed three northbound exits of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and forced many people out of their homes.... Boats, trees and even a portable outhouse were carried from Bear Creek Lake over the lip of the Bear Creek Dam. Floodwaters pounded a bridge on state Route 115, littering it with chunks of asphalt, trees and a utility pole and weakening guardrails. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "10" 0 "48" "28-May-2002" "3" "10" NA "1929" 1928 75 "" "Haiti" "Jamaica" "Honduras" "Nicaragua" "Caribbean and Central America --Haiti - southern peninsula: Grand'Anse and Sud. Azile town. Torbeck city. --Jamaica - parishes of Kingston, Clarendom, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, St. Ann, Portland and St. Elizabeth. --Honduras - Provinces: El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Olancho. Tegucigalpa area. Juticalpa River. --Nicaragua - Pacific coast. El Salvador -" "Honduras - Juticalpa River. " "23-May-02" "5-Jun-02" 14 "30" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "79,030" 6 "\"Heavy rains in the southern peninsula of Haiti since May 24 have triggered floods, washed away bridges and roads, eroded hillsides and destroyed livestock. The most affected areas are the departments of Grand'Anse and Sud.\" \"At least 5,000 people were trapped in Honduras' southeastern province of El Paraiso ... In the central province of Francisco Morazan, about 65 homes, three bridges and 6.8 miles (11 kms) of roads were destroyed by flooding\" \"The rain and flooding had damaged 1,193 homes in Nicaragua and forced the evacuation of about 3,000 people ... along the Pacific coast, where 22 bridges and 27 stretches of highway were destroyed \" DEAD: Haiti 21, Jamaica 5, Honduras 3, El Salvador 1 -- DISPLACED: Nicaragua 3000, Haiti 1000, Honduras 5000, El Salvador 100 -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "49" "23-May-2002" "4" "11" NA "1930" 1929 76 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Yangtze River" "Yangtze River" "22-May-02" "29-May-02" 8 "" "" "943,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "156,100" 6.1 "\"Floods on China's largest river, the Yangtze, have arrived a month earlier than normal\" \"Some parts of the province ... have seen 40 days of rain falling from April. More than 2.5 million hectares of crops had been affected to varying extents by the floods, with the harvest completely ruined in 590,000 hectares ...authorities along the Yangtze River, including in Hunan, were bracing for what were predicted to be devastating floods this summer \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "50" "22-May-2002" "5" "12" NA "1931" 1930 77 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Moulvibazar district - Rajnagar, Kamalganj and Kulaura upazilas. " "Manu and Dhalai rivers. " "23-May-02" "31-May-02" 9 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,350" 4.6 "\"The overall flood situation in the district worsened further due to heavy downpour in the area for the last two days and on-rush of hilly waters from the upper catchment. About 40,000 people of Rajnagar, Kamalganj and Kulaura upazilas were marooned as gushing floodwater entered through 7 points of the broken embankments along the rivers Manu and Dhalai ... Some 1,000 kutcha houses and standing aus paddy on 30,000 acres of land went under 3-4 feet water. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "51" "23-May-2002" "5" "13" NA "1932" 1931 78 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Eastern Siberia - Yakutia villages of Eldikan, Arbyuntsy, Sitte, Kavitsa, Batamai, Kyuntsy, Ezhantsy and Metino-Aldan. " "Lena and Aldan rivers" "24-May-02" "1-Jun-02" 9 "" "1,500" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "85,630" 5.9 "\"More than 1,500 people were evacuated from eight Yakutia villages, inundated by the Lena and Aldan rivers. The villages of Eldikan, Arbyuntsy, Sitte, Kavitsa, Batamai, Kyuntsy, Ezhantsy and Metino-Aldan are now in the inundation zone. Around 500 dwelling houses and more than 20 production facilities were flooded in those villages\" Detected by Quickscat/Seawinds radar week ending June 1, 2002CAUSE:Spring Melt" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "52" "24-May-2002" "5" "14" NA "1933" 1932 79 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Central and southern Chile - Regions: Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Santiago, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. Municipalities of Lampa, Pudahuel, Talagante, and Maipu." "" "24-May-02" "5-Jun-02" 13 "9" "50,000" "31,700,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "166,900" 6.6 "\"During the last week, the central part of Chile has been affected by the worst rains in eighty years \" \"Nearly five inches of rain fell between Saturday and Monday night in this capital city of 5.5 million people, flooding numerous streets, damaging and collapsing homes and cutting electric power to 90,000 homes ... around 50,000 people were evacuated from their flooded homes\" \"Chile has suffered unusually heavy rainfall this year. In June, the capital Santiago was hit with its worst floods in 100 years.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "53" "24-May-2002" "6" "15" NA "1934" 1933 80 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Central Siberia - Towns: Turukhansk, Igarka, Tura. " "Lower Jenesi River and tributaries, Nizhnyaya Tunguska River." "27-May-02" "1-Jun-02" 6 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "359,000" 6.3 "\"Ice is breaking in the Yenisei River. Turukhansk and Igarka are flooded. Houses in Tura are flooded as well by the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River.\"CAUSE:Spring Melt" NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "54" "27-May-2002" "7" "16" NA "1935" 1934 81 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Central Bulgaria town of Veliko Tarnovo" "" "30-May-02" "1-Jun-02" 3 "0" "20" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "70" 2.5 "\"Around 100 buildings were flooded and over 20 people evacuated amid record flash floods in central Bulgaria ...The rainfall Thursday evening was the most intense on record...\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "14" 0 "54" "30-May-2002" "7" "16" NA "1936" 1935 82 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Upstate New York village of Newark and town of Arcadia " "" "30-May-02" "1-Jun-02" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "5,260" 4.4 "\"An upstate village and town declared states of emergency Thursday after a fierce storm dumped about half a foot of rain in two hours … roads and drainage systems overflowed ...the village had not experienced a storm like this since 1918 \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "55" "30-May-2002" "7" "17" NA "1937" 1936 83 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Southern Bogota and 18 of the country's 32 departments. Tunjuelito, Magdalena and Cauca rivers." "" "4-Jun-02" "13-Jun-02" 10 "17" "84,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "369,950" 6.6 "\"heavy rains are affecting some 73,000 people in 18 of the country's 32 departments.\" \"Heavy rains caused flooding and triggered landslides around the capital Tuesday, \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "56" "4-Jun-2002" "8" "18" NA "1938" 1937 84 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Midwest --Eastern Iowa - Counties: Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Scott. Towns: Dyersville, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Cascade, Monticello, Maquoketa. --Southwest Wisconsin - Grant County. Cassville area. --Northwest Illinois - Towns: Lyndon, Sterling." "Iowa - North Fork of the Maquoketa, Little Maquoketa River, Indian Creek, Spencer Creek, Maquoketa River and Kitty Creek, Bear and Hewitt Creeks. Illinois - Pecatonica and Rock rivers. " "4-Jun-02" "6-Jun-02" 3 "0" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,980" 5.1 "\"Up to 8 inches of rain in 24 hours turned rivers into lakes in eastern Iowa\" \"Floodwaters rose quickly Tuesday after a burst of heavy rain across the region ... Homes in Cedar Rapids, Monticello, Dyersville and Dubuque were flooded as streams and rivers rapidly overflowed\" \"Maquoketa River in Jackson County … at 33.8 feet Wednesday morning, nearly a foot above the 1993 flood level ... \"The highest they ever had there was 34.7 in 1944, so they're getting near their record,\"\" Detected by Quickscat/Seawinds radar week ending June 8, 2002CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "57" "4-Jun-2002" "8" "19" NA "1939" 1938 85 "" "Syria" "" "" "" "Zeyzoun Dam near town of Hamah on Orontes River collapsed. Villages inundated: Idlib, Ziyara, Zayzoun, Mushayek and Qastoun" "" "4-Jun-02" "6-Jun-02" 3 "22" "8,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "60" 2.3 "\"On 4 June 2002, the Zeyzoun Dam, which is located near the town of Hamah, on the Orontes River, some 350 km north of Damascus, collapsed around 15:40pm (local time), flooding at least three neighbouring villages … Approximately 60 Km2 wide-area has been submerged\" \"Waters from the dam reached depths of up to 10 feet in four nearby villages. \"CAUSE:Dam Failure" NA NA "" 0 "15" 0 "57" "4-Jun-2002" "8" "19" NA "1940" 1939 86 "" "Uruguay" "" "" "" "Lake Rincon del Bonete, Uruguay River." "Uruguay River." "23-Apr-02" "9-May-02" 17 "" "3,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "205,300" 6.5 "\"Above average rains over the past two months have given rise to floods throughout Uruguay ...Over 3600 hundred people have been evacuated from their homes in Uruguay, and many highways have been shut down.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "58" "23-Apr-2002" "9" "20" NA "1941" 1940 87 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Toksun County in Turpan Prefecture. Ili district. Toli County. Nilka County in western Xinjiang." "" "23-May-02" "22-Jun-02" 31 "22" "" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "124,900" 6.8 "\"rains hit Nilka County in western Xinjiang on Wednesday night and lasted until early Thursday morning, causing floods that swept away more than 70 houses, destroying a large area of farmlands and severing transport links.\" \"...autonomous region of Xinjiang, which includes Ili, has been hit in rapid succession by sandstorms, torrential rain and hail in recent days ... [Ili district] has been hit by floods and landslides over the past few weeks\" \"Last month nearly 100,000 homes were destroyed and 120,000 head of livestock killed in Ili after torrential rain\" \"Xinjiangs worst flooding in decades \" \"Rainstorms have hit Xinjiang on 12 occasions so far this year with record rainfalls ... Some 28 counties and cities have been affected by flooding\" Worst floods in 20 years." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "59" "23-May-2002" "10" "21" NA "1942" 1941 88 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Tegucigalpa area. Comayaguela. El Paraiso in the southwest." "" "6-Jun-02" "13-Jun-02" 8 "10" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,920" 4.4 "\"Intense overnight rains soaked much of Honduras early Sunday, triggering floods that killed at least 10 people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and left a community in the southern border region cutoff from the outside world. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "60" "6-Jun-2002" "10" "22" NA "1943" 1942 89 "" "Germany" "France" "Switzerland" "Austria, Italy" "Southern Germany - southern Bavaria villages of Guenznurg and Diedorf near Augsbourg. Bavarian Alps. --Central Switzerland - central cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz. --Southeastern France - Saint-Geoire-en-Valdeine village in Isere region. River Drome in Valence region. --Italy - northeast: Fruili-Venezia Giulia. northwest: Val D'Aosta and Piemonte: Cervo river in Biella. Venice. --Austria - province of Lower Austria. " "Italy - Cervo" "6-Jun-02" "9-Jun-02" 4 "8" "100" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "103,700" 5.6 "\"Eight people were found dead Friday after fierce thunderstorms swept across Europe, leaving a trail of flooded roads, collapsed houses and downed bridges from France to Poland.\" \"Dozens of homes were flooded or damaged by mudslides in both southern Germany and southeastern France after torrential rain, producing record rainfalls, swept across the region.\" \"In Switzerland, rail and road traffic was badly disrupted in the central cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz, and agriculture fields, fruit orchards and vines were damaged.\"CAUSE:Storms" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "61" "6-Jun-2002" "10" "23" NA "1944" 1943 90 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Western Minnesota - Counties: Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Clearwater. Towns: Ada, Mahnomen. --Eastern North Dakota - Pembina County, Fargo and Grand Forks areas. --Illinois - " "Minnesota - Twin Valley, Ada, Marsh, Wild Rice and Roseau. --North Dakota - Tongue, Pembina and Red Rivers. --Illinois - Wapsipinicon and Rock Rivers. " "8-Jun-02" "29-Jun-02" 22 "0" "" "370,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "47,500" 6.2 "\"Heavy weekend thunderstorms with rain over 6 inches across parts of North Dakota and western Minnesota led to record river flooding along the Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minnesota, and widespread flash flooding. Major flooding also on Wapsipinicon and Rock Rivers in Illinois; the Rock River reached record levels over the weekend\" \" Farmers used boats to reach their homes and volunteers rushed to fill sandbags Sunday as flooded portions of western Minnesota prepared for it to get worse … \"We've had water in the last 24 hours that we've never seen before,\" June 25 -\"The Wild Rice River crested here, beating a record set two weeks ago ... the river peaked at 17.58 feet late Monday night and had dropped 4 inches by 9 a.m. Flooding problems begin in Ada when the river reaches about 14 feet. The record crest set two weeks ago was 16.8 feet. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "62" "8-Jun-2002" "11" "24" NA "1945" 1944 91 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaanxi Province - Counties: Foping, Ningshan, Changan, Yangxian, Shiquan, Hingshan. cities: Xian Sichaun Province - Chongqing Municipality. Cities: Suining, Hanzhong, Nanchong Guizhou Province - Hubei Province -" "Shaanxi - Hanjiang, Ziwu, Xun Sichaun - Yangtze, Jialinjiang" "8-Jun-02" "18-Jun-02" 11 "326" "300,000" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "252,000" 6.7 "\"By Monday two people were dead and 108 missing after floods hit the seat of Fuping County, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province at the weekend. The floods also ravaged 15 kilometers of highway, a large number of houses and some 533 hectares of farm land in the county, according to local flood control authorities. According to local people, the flood is of a scale rarely seen in 100 years. It has caused great damage to houses, farm land, roads and infrastructure along the rivers.\" \"Water levels on 18 rivers in the province were rising due to the flooding, while run off on the Ziwu river and the Xun river, major branches of the Hanjiang river, reached historic highs.\" \"the worst flood to ever hit the county [Foping, Shaanxi]\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "63" "8-Jun-2002" "12" "25" NA "1946" 1945 92 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Ha Giang Province, Hoang Su Phi District" "" "9-Jun-02" "11-Jun-02" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 3.6 "\"The flash flood appeared out nowhere Sunday night. It caused the stream to rise so quickly that it carried away three workers.\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "63" "9-Jun-2002" "12" "25" NA "1947" 1946 93 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Western Siberia Republic of Bashkortostan - Chelybinsk Region; Towns: Ashi, Minyar, Sim, Katav-Ivanovsk and Ust-Katav Salavatskiy, Belkatayskiy Karaidelskiy, Iglinskiy and Duvanskiy districts. " "Sim and Katav Rivers" "9-Jun-02" "15-Jun-02" 7 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "66,440" 5.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "64" "9-Jun-2002" "12" "26" NA "1948" 1947 94 "" "Ghana" "" "" "" "Accra city." "" "10-Jun-02" "12-Jun-02" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "860" 3.4 "\"About 10 hours of rain in Accra have caused extensive flooding of several low-lying areas of the city and residents are on Tuesday cleaning up the mess. Hundreds of residents, in the west of the capital, have been rendered homeless by the rains which poured until mid-day on Monday disrupting life of hundreds of thousands of people. Accra has had a perennial flooding problem.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "64" "10-Jun-2002" "12" "26" NA "1949" 1948 95 "" "Jamaica" "" "" "" "South-Central Jamaica - Parishes: Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, St Catherine, Manchester, St Thomas. " "New River." "12-Jun-02" "16-Jun-02" 5 "7" "400" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 4.2 "\"June 11 - HEAVY RAINS and thunderstorms continued to pelt the island yesterday, increasing misery in already hard hit parishes and causing a new round of flooding in sections of central Jamaica.\" \"Officials say the recent rains, which claimed at least seven lives, also resulted in losses of over 2,000 has of crops islandwide. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "65" "12-Jun-2002" "12" "27" NA "1950" 1949 96 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Republic of Dagestan, located in the North Casucasus region" "" "12-Jun-02" "14-Jun-02" 3 "" "" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,640" 4.5 "\"Torrential rains in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan have triggered mudslides and disrupted water and gas supplies to thousands of people\" \"The flooding has done more than dlrs 1.5 million in damage to bridges, roads and homes in 12 districts of Dagestan\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "66" "12-Jun-2002" "12" "28" NA "1951" 1950 97 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Vermont - Counties of Lamoille, Franklin, Caledonia, Orleans and Essex. Towns: Lyndon, St. Johnsbury" "" "12-Jun-02" "14-Jun-02" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,380" 4.5 "\"A day and night of heavy rains pushed the Passumpsic River over its banks Tuesday night, spreading water through homes, businesses and across the roads by early Wednesday.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "67" "12-Jun-2002" "12" "29" NA "1952" 1951 98 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Central Cuba - Provinces of Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Ciego de Avila." " Zaza river. " "12-Jun-02" "16-Jun-02" 5 "" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,670" 4.9 "\"In Sancti Spiritus, 362 kilometers east of Havana, the waters at the Zaza river dam have risen to what experts are calling \"extraordinary\" levels. ...heavy rains that have drenched the central region since May 20 have swept away sections of road and railway line, left some towns isolated and done considerable damage to homes and crops\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "68" "12-Jun-2002" "12" "30" NA "1953" 1952 99 "" "India" "" "" "" "State of Assam, Dhemaji district, worlds largest river island of Majuli " "Brahmaputra and its tributaries, Jiadhol" "16-Jun-02" "22-Jun-02" 7 "" "25,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "3,790" 4.4 "\"The Dhemaji district 465 kilometers east of Assams capital Guwahati has been hammered by flash floods, triggered by monsoon rains, that have submerged at least 50 villages and marooned up to 50,000 people.\" \"Thousands of endangered animals have fled flash floods in the world-renowned Kaziranga National Park in India's northeastern Assam state, making themselves vulnerable to poachers\" \"... incessant rains during the past few days had made the state's largest Brahmaputra River and its swollen, muddy tributaries exceed danger levels\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "69" "16-Jun-2002" "12" "31" NA "1954" 1953 100 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Capital Dushanbe, village of Revat" "" "16-Jun-02" "18-Jun-02" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,160" 3.5 "\"Heavy rains triggered a new wave of mudslides and flooding … The rain that fell Sunday was the equivalent of what Tajikistan normally receives over the course of four months\"CAUSE:Rain - mudslides" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "69" "16-Jun-2002" "12" "31" NA "1955" 1954 101 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - Counties: Minqing, Jianning. Towns: Fuzhou, Sanming, Junkou . " "Minjiang River and its tributaries Jinxi, Shaxi and Futunxi. " "12-Jun-02" "19-Jun-02" 8 "11" "" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "50,530" 5.9 "\"...from June 11 to 16, a dozen counties' accumulative rainfall had reached 300 millimeters and that of Fuzhou city's Minqing County hit a record high of 353 millimeters. In Jianning County of Sanming City alone, some 80,000 people were affected by flooding, including nearly 1,000 who were stranded in Junkou Township\" \"Landslide caused by rainstorms early Monday have blocked traffic in a railway in Fujian Province ... close to 100 meters of the railway between Nanpingnan and Yangdanzai stations in the northern part of the province had been covered by mud and rocks.\" \"Jinxi [tributary of the Minjiang] surging to its highest level in 200 years\"CAUSE:Rain " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "70" "12-Jun-2002" "12" "32" NA "1956" 1955 102 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - 148 townships in 10 counties. Cities: Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Zhuahou, Zhangjiajie, Hengyang. --Sichuan province - Chongqing municipality. Cities: Nanchong and Suining. " "Xiangjiang, Zishui, Yuanjiang and Lishui, Dongting Lake. Yangtze River" "15-Jun-02" "24-Jun-02" 10 "53" "32,000" "50,740,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "130,300" 6.1 "\"A total of 148 townships in 10 counties in central China's Hunan Province have been flooded due to successive rainstorms in recent days. Floods have destroyed 8,000 houses, affected 1.44 million people and damaged some reservoirs and river embankments, causing direct economic losses of 420 million yuan. More than 100 mm of rain has fallen recently in six counties in Chenzhou City and five counties in Yongzhou City in Hunan Province. Zhuzhou City received 333 mm of rain\" \"... the water level of Dongting Lake, the country's second largest freshwater lake which is close to the Yangtze River, had reached a record 30.93 meters after days of heavy rain. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "71" "15-Jun-2002" "13" "33" NA "1957" 1956 103 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio Grande do Sul state, capital Porto Alegre, Lake Guaiba. Rio Cai and Rio Sao Sebastiao " "Rio Cai and Rio Sao Sebastiao " "12-Jun-02" "19-Jun-02" 8 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,940" 5.2 "\"Seven municipalities close to Porto Alegre declared a state of emergency as local rivers Rio Cai and Rio Sao Sebastiao breached their banks and caused 1,400 people to flee their homes\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "72" "12-Jun-2002" "13" "34" NA "1958" 1957 104 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Transylvania - Cities: Targu Mures, Zlatna. " "Roca River" "16-Jun-02" "18-Jun-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "765" 3.4 "\"the Roca River burst its banks amid torrential rain late Sunday and its gushing waters flattened a dike\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "72" "16-Jun-2002" "13" "34" NA "1959" 1958 105 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province - Fuzhou City" "Fuhe River" "13-Jun-02" "24-Jun-02" 12 "24" "150,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,630" 5.2 "\"The embankment of Fuhe River broke on June 17, inundating more than 300 hectares of farmland in Jinxi County and making 2,000 people homeless. \"CAUSE:Rain - dike collapse" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "73" "13-Jun-2002" "13" "35" NA "1960" 1959 106 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - Counties: Yongfu, Xing'an. Gulin City" "Lijiang River" "14-Jun-02" "22-Jun-02" 9 "" "8,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "20,150" 5.4 "\"The local flood-control authority said floods there have been the worst for 80 years. Heavy rainstorms since May 13 have raised major rivers in Guangxi above or close to danger levels. Railways and river transport have been obstructed.\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "74" "14-Jun-2002" "13" "36" NA "1961" 1960 107 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Districts: Mymensingh, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Rangpur" "Surma, Kangsha" "18-Jun-02" "24-Jun-02" 7 "4" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "18,370" 5.1 "\"Dhaka's weather office said 400 millimeters (16 inches) of rain fell in the affected region on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing the Surma and Kangsha rivers to overflow and flood more than 200 villages.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "75" "18-Jun-2002" "13" "37" NA "1962" 1961 108 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Coromandel Peninsula, Thames area, Waiomu Stream. South Waikato towns of Putaruru and Tokoroa. " "" "21-Jun-02" "23-Jun-02" 3 "1" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "6,480" 4.5 "\"Heavy rain and 100 kilometer-an-hour (60 mile-an-hour) winds left the northern area of North Island awash. Up to 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain fell in just a few hours.\" Worst floods in 15 years." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "76" "21-Jun-2002" "13" "38" NA "1963" 1962 109 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "North Causasus - Republics and Territories: Stavropol, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, Chechnya, Krasnodar, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Adygea, Adygea. " "Kuban, Malka, Baksan, Terek, Kardonik, Argun, Sundzha, Laba, Belaya, Urup and Fars. " "19-Jun-02" "1-Jul-02" 13 "117" "200,000" "437,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "224,600" 6.8 "\"A 20-day norm of precipitation fell in the highlands of Kabardino-Balkaria within a day\" \"The highway linking Russia and the North Caucasus is blocked in several places by mudflows, and three sections are destroyed by water from overflowing mountain rivers.\" \"There have been no such devastating floods ever recorded in the republic.\" \"One-third of Karachair-Cherkessia, a republic in the North Caucasus, has been flooded as a result of recent heavy rains. \" \"Local residents told Interfax the flooding was the worst Chechnya had seen since 1937.\" \"The damage was more widespread than any flood in Russia since the Siberian republic of Yakutiya was inundated by melting snow and ice in May 2001.\" \"...floodwaters in Stavropol region have changed the course of several rivers...\" \"Power lines and telephone communications have been disrupted across the entire region in what is already being called the worst natural disaster to hit the North Caucasus since 1937.\" \"Electricity and telephone lines have been knocked out and hundreds of hectares of farmland destroyed in Dagestan, which borders Chechnya, where floodwater had covered one third of the region's territory and destroyed 400 homes...The flood also damaged an oil refinery, leaking oil into the Sunzha river which swept the oil slick further out to the Caspian Sea.\" \"The republic of Ingushetia was among the worst hit, with its mountainous regions completely cut off from aid as torrential waters swept away all roads\" \"Minister Ruslan Tsalikov said 4,848 houses have been destroyed, 11, 342 buildings damaged and 59,600 flooded; 12,500 utilities facilities, 110 kilometres of gas pipelines and 71 water intakes have been damaged. Floods have fully destroyed 269 bridges, including five railway ones, 1,500 kilometres of motor roads and 800 kilometres of power lines, leaving 131 settlements without electricity\" Worst floods in over 100 years." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "77" "19-Jun-2002" "14" "39" NA "1964" 1963 110 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Western Ontario - Rainy River District. Ignace, Sioux Narrows, Nestor Falls, Fort Frances, Rainy River, Alberton, Atikokan, Chapple, Dawson, Emo, La Vallee, Lake of the Woods, Morley. Municipality of Machin, in the Kenora District" "" "9-Jun-02" "12-Jun-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,530" 4.3 "\"The Rainy River District and area experienced severe flooding on June 9, 10 and 11 that caused extensive damage to private properties and local infrastructure in the area\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "78" "9-Jun-2002" "14" "40" NA "1965" 1964 111 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern Shaanxi Province - Counties: Zhenba, Xixiang and Ningshan." "" "21-Jun-02" "25-Jun-02" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,460" 5.1 "\"Heavy rain hit the province in Northwest China again from Friday to yesterday. Subsequent flooding has damaged large areas of farmland and many houses in Zhenba, Xixiang and Ningshan counties in southern Shaanxi\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "79" "21-Jun-2002" "14" "41" NA "1966" 1965 112 "" "Ireland" "" "" "" "Ulster - Belfast, Antrim and Down. Glengormley, Carrickfergus and Whitehead. " "" "22-Jun-02" "24-Jun-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,750" 3.9 "\"… worst flash floods for years ... Hundreds of householders in Belfast, Antrim and Down were mopping up after Friday night's rainfall which caused widespread flooding. Then heavy rain came down again yesterday, flooding homes in Glengormley, Carrickfergus and Whitehead. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "79" "22-Jun-2002" "14" "41" NA "1967" 1966 113 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Binh Phuoc Province - Dong Xoai town. Northern Lai Chau Province - Muong Te district. " "" "20-Jun-02" "23-Jun-02" 4 "4" "" "723,684" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,200" 3.9 "\"Torrential rains arrived at midnight on June 22 in central Binh Phuoc province's Dong Xoai town and flooded 200 houses and swept away hundreds of local cattle and poultry. Initial losses were estimated at over VND11 billion ($ 723,684). No deaths have been reported so far\" \"Four people were killed and one seriously injured when flash floods and mudslides hit a remote province in northeast Vietnam, a local official said on Tuesday. Torrential rain began at midnight last Wednesday in Lai Chau, 500 kilometres north of Hanoi. Two hours later, two bamboo houses and their occupants were swept away by a mudslide\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "79" "20-Jun-2002" "14" "41" NA "1968" 1967 114 "" "India" "" "" "" "West Bengal State - embankment breach at Kalagachi river in Sandeshklahi" "" "25-Jun-02" "26-Jun-02" 2 "4" "11,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "50" 2 "\"Four people were swept away Tuesday while about 11,000 others were rendered homeless as flash floods swamped 10 villages in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal .. The flooding was caused by a breach in the embankment of the Kalagachi river in Sandeshklahi, \"CAUSE:Dike breach" NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "79" "25-Jun-2002" "14" "41" NA "1969" 1968 115 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Zamboanga del Sur province - Imelda town" "" "26-Jun-02" "27-Jun-02" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "70" 2.1 "\"A crowd of people were celebrating the feast of Saint John with local government officials at a river bank when strong waves stirred by heavy rain in the upper reaches suddenly breached the bank and blew the victims away\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "79" "26-Jun-2002" "14" "41" NA "1970" 1969 116 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra State - Districts: Thane, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Dahanu, Vasai Talukas. Gujarat State - coastal areas. Amreli, Bharuch, Junagadh and Valsad. " "" "26-Jun-02" "3-Jul-02" 8 "169" "28,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "170,600" 6.1 "\"The dead include 41 people killed in two days of flash flooding in villages 25 miles north of Bombay, said Iqbal Chahal, an official at the affect Thane region. \"It is the beginning of the monsoon and the flooding was sudden. These areas were difficult to reach,\" said Chahal. \" \"The torrential rains have led to several dams overflowing, resulting in serious floods in the two states, officials said. People in many areas of Maharashtra were evacuated to safer areas following floods triggered by the rains\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "80" "26-Jun-2002" "15" "42" NA "1971" 1970 117 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Eastern Disricts: Marneuli, Signakh, Borjomi, Gurdzhaani and Akhalgori. " "" "29-Jun-02" "2-Jul-02" 4 "" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "13,580" 4.9 "\"The ground floors of more than 1,200 homes in three villages of the Marneuli district, Eastern Georgia, were flooded Sunday morning... Strong showers have caused rivers and brooks in the area to overflow. Floods have also affected the Borjomi, Gurdzhaani and Akhalgori districts in eastern Georgia. Ground floors of several dozen homes and grazing land are flooded. Power lines and bridges have been destroyed in some places. Several thousand head of livestock have drowned. \" Worst floods in 60 years." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "81" "29-Jun-2002" "15" "43" NA "1972" 1971 118 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Xiangjiang River valley." "Yangtze River in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces." "30-Jun-02" "13-Jul-02" 14 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "600,000" 6.9 "July 5 \"According to flood control authorities in east China's Jiangsu Province, the capital city Nanjing reported a river level of 8.67 metres on Friday, topping the local danger mark for the first time this year. Several other provincial cities along the Yangtze's lower stretches also posted water levels above the danger mark on Friday.\" \"Emergency services were put on high alert in central China after further rainstorms filled an important lake on the flood-prone Yangtze River to dangerous levels ... The level of water in Hunan province's Dongting lake, which acts as a buffer for the Yangtze River, rose to 31.71 meters -- close to the 32-meter flood warning mark\" July 5 - Lower reaches of Yangtze above danger mark" NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "82" "30-Jun-2002" "16" "44" NA "1973" 1972 119 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - San Antonio and Austin areas. New Braunfels, Bandera, Utopia, Tilden, Abilene. " "San Antonio, Medina, San Marcos, Sabinal, Frio, Pedernales, Nueces, Guadalupe, Blanco, Atascosa. Creeks: Cibolo, Barton. " "30-Jun-02" "23-Jul-02" 24 "9" "4,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "108,300" 6.6 "\"Major flooding on the San Antonio and Medina, San Marcos, Sabinal, Frio Rivers and Cibolo and Barton Creeks in southern Texas with moderate flooding on numerous other rivers and streams. There were 10-14 inches of rain since Monday, and 4 to 8 inches overnight. Many evacuations with homes and roads flooded and dangerous flooding throughout the area. Much low lying land near the rivers flooded, covering agricultural lands. Two persons perished after being swept away by flood waters. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "83" "30-Jun-2002" "17" "45" NA "1974" 1973 120 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - Cities: Liuzhou, Guilin, Dongxing, Hezhou. Western Guangdong province - Yunnan province - Tonghai county." "Xijiang and Beijiang Rivers and tributaries." "29-Jun-02" "6-Jul-02" 8 "11" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "179,000" 6.2 "\"At least nine people have died in southern China as the worst summer floods for four years continue to threaten large areas of the country. Torrential rain last weekend has caused floods that left at least five people dead and affected 3.4 million in the southwestern Guangxi region, the semi-official China News Service said. Soldiers were racing to evacuate up to 100,000 people in Guangxi's Hezhou city\" Worst floods in 4 years." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "84" "29-Jun-2002" "18" "46" NA "1975" 1974 121 "" "India" "Bangledesh" "" "" "Northeastern India --North Bengal - Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri . Rivers: Torsa, Tista. --Bihar State - 24 of 38 districts including: Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Saharsa, Nalanda, Darbhanga, Sheohar, West Champaran, Bagha, Samastipur, Katihar, Khagaria, Saran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar. Rivers: Bagmati, Kosi, Gandak, Kareh, Adhwara, Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Punpun. --Assam State - Districts: Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Majuli Island, Guwahati, Morigaon, Cachar and Hailakandi. Barak valley region. Rivers: Jiadhal, Subansiri, Bramaputra, Barak and Kathakal . Other India states: Mizoram, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh . ---Bangladesh - districts: Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur. Jamalpur, Gainbandha, Pabna, Sirajganj, Satkhira, Manikganj, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Tangail, Munshiganj, Narayanganj. more low-lying areas of Dhaka. " "Ganga-Padma, Brammaputra-Jumuna and the Meghna river basin. India - Torsa, Tista. Bagmati, Kosi, Gandak, Kareh, Adhwara, Ganga, Burhi Gandak, Punpun. Jiadhal, Subansiri, Bramaputra, Barak and Kathakal." "21-Jun-02" "28-Aug-02" 69 "503" "15,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "276,600" 7.3 "\"A week of monsoon rains has submerged 17,500 villages in Assam, marooning up to 700,000 people. West of here in Bihar, some 200,000 are estimated to be trapped after three days of heavy downpour. The Dhemaji district 465 kilometers east of Assam's capital Guwahati has been the worst hit, with flash floods inundating at least 15,000 villages and leaving up to 550,000 people stranded.\" \"Flood waters rose as high as 17 centimeters from storms Monday and Tuesday, damaging crops, roads and homes in an area 250 kilometers north of the capital, Dhaka, weather officials said. Relief workers said thousands of people had been evacuated to higher ground in certain areas. Meanwhile, some 100,000 people were confined to their homes in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram and Nilphamari districts \" July9 \"Rains and overflowing rivers have submerged 20 percent of Bangladesh\" July 30 \"In Bangladesh, flood waters have engulfed a third of the delta nation \" aug 6 \"Nearly half of Bangladesh has been flooded this year\" Worst floods in 4 years. -- DEAD: Bang: 157, India: 352, Bihar 317, Assam 39, se asia including nepal: 874 -- DISPLACED: Bang:6000000, Assam:3200000, Bihar:500000, India 6.2mill --CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "85" "21-Jun-2002" "19" "47" 0.84 "1976" 1975 122 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaanxi Province - Zichang and Qingjian counties." "" "4-Jul-02" "7-Jul-02" 4 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,730" 4.3 "\"Floods hit Zichang County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, claiming five lives and threatening over 30,000 people, local sources said Friday 5 July . Two people are still missing and nine miners are trapped underground in the flood-stricken area. Rescue efforts are underway to save the miners. Over 20 counties in Shaanxi have had heavy rain since early Thursday morning and floods have engulfed Zichang and Qingjian counties\" \"The heavy rain continued for six hours, and the rainfall reached 259 millimetres - a level not seen there in 500 years\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "86" "4-Jul-2002" "0" "1" NA "1977" 1976 123 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "South and southwest coastal areas" "" "5-Jul-02" "7-Jul-02" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,640" 4.5 "\"...a tropical storm, left over from Typhoon Rammasun\" \"Large sections of roads were swept away by floods or buried in landslides in the country's worst-affected areas along the southern and southwestern coasts\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "87" "5-Jul-2002" "0" "2" NA "1978" 1977 124 "" "Columbia" "Venezuela" "" "" "Eastern Columbia - Dike collapse on Aruca River; Aruca city. Western Venezuela - Amparo." "Aruca" "5-Jul-02" "8-Jul-02" 4 "" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,400" 3.7 "\"According to the Interior Ministry's Disaster Prevention Office, a dam that was holding back the waters of the Arauca river has collapsed, provoking a state of emergency in the city of Arauca eastern Colombia, on the border with Venezuela \"CAUSE:Rain - dike collapse" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "87" "5-Jul-2002" "0" "2" NA "1979" 1978 125 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Western Yemen - Salafiyeh region." "" "6-Jul-02" "8-Jul-02" 3 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,900" 4.1 "\"At least 10 people were killed and several others are missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in the mountainous region of Salafiyeh in western Yemen over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday … Dozens of homes and thousands of hectares (acres) of land were damaged by the flooding in the region 180 kilometres (111 miles) west of Sanaa, he added.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "88" "6-Jul-2002" "0" "3" NA "1980" 1979 126 "" "USA" "" "" "" "SW Nebraska - Southeast Ogallala, Keith County. " "" "6-Jul-02" "8-Jul-02" 3 "1" "" "800,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "710" 3.3 "\"More than 6 inches of rain fell Saturday in a portion of drought-stricken southwest Nebraska .... Much of Ogallala escaped major damage, but businesses to the southeast, including restaurants, hotels and a truck stop, were flooded with water and were just beginning to clean up the mess. \"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "88" "6-Jul-2002" "0" "3" NA "1981" 1980 127 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "12 villages in south Rupandehi. " "Lalbakiya River. " "7-Jul-02" "9-Jul-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,000" 3.8 "\"After incessant rains, the Lalbakiya River overflowed its banks inundating 12 villages in south Rupendehei, local reports said. Twelve villages are under four feet of water. Floods have damaged property and crops worth several million rupees\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "88" "7-Jul-2002" "0" "3" NA "1982" 1981 128 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Provinces: Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacana, Tarlac, Bataan, La Union, Batangas, Pangasinan. Towns: Baguio, Manila area, Quezon City, Navotas and Marikina. " "Pampanga River." "6-Jul-02" "19-Jul-02" 14 "61" "25,000" "8,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "20,600" 5.5 "Typhoons Chataan, Nakri and Halong. \"Many major thoroughfares and residential areas of Manila and nearby provinces were under water - in some places as deep as six feet. Many families have been forced to move to 96 evacuation centers or to stay with relatives. \"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "89" "6-Jul-2002" "0" "4" NA "1983" 1982 129 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Athens, " "Kifissos river. " "8-Jul-02" "9-Jul-02" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "290" 2.8 "\"Floods which swept through Athens after torrential rains early this week seriously damaged at least 1,500 buildings in the city, local officials said Wednesday. The floods, which occurred on Monday when the local Kifissos river broke its banks, also left one person dead. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "89" "8-Jul-2002" "0" "4" NA "1984" 1983 130 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Central and southern Japan - Gifu Prefecture near Nagoya, Japan. Ogaki city. Oita." "" "9-Jul-02" "11-Jul-02" 3 "1" "10,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,400" 3.6 "\"Typhoon Chataan, downgraded to a tropical storm but with winds still gusting to 70 mph, dumped 16 inches of rain on Gifu Prefecture near Nagoya, Japan … with serious flooding in Gifu and close to 20,000 urged to evacuate their homes\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "89" "9-Jul-2002" "0" "4" NA "1985" 1984 131 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia - Irkutsk Region - Tayshetskiy District. " "Biryusa, Tagul, Tishet " "12-Jul-02" "16-Jul-02" 5 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,720" 5.4 "\"Over 2,000 residents of Tayshetskiy District in Irkutsk Region have been cut off from the rest of the world by floods. The level of water in the Biryusa river has exceeded the critical mark by almost 2.5 meters.\" \"Recent floods on the East Siberian river Biryusa brought damage of R45m ... Tayshet District that had seen the major flooding said the agricultural sector had sustained the biggest losses, as the river waters flooded almost 6,000 hectares of grain crops, vegetable plantations and pastures.\"CAUSE:Rain and snowmelt" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "90" "12-Jul-2002" "0" "5" NA "1986" 1985 132 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Northland, Auckland, Waikato and the Coromandel. Bombay, Maramarua and Mercer. " "Waikato River. " "12-Jul-02" "15-Jul-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,950" 4.4 "\"The Waikato River was more than double its usual level, at 5.46m.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "91" "12-Jul-2002" "0" "6" NA "1987" 1986 133 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Mallorca Island.Palma." "" "13-Jul-02" "15-Jul-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "350" 3 "\"The heaviest July rainfall in half a century has caused serious flooding on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca … up to 55 litres fell inside an hour late Saturday \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "91" "13-Jul-2002" "0" "6" NA "1988" 1987 134 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Northern Guatemala - Polochic River, Teleman. " "Polochic River" "13-Jul-02" "15-Jul-02" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,708" 4 "\"Intense rains caused flooding and mudslides in Guatemala that killed at least two people and destroyed dozens of homes\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "92" "13-Jul-2002" "0" "7" NA "1989" 1988 135 "" "Czech Republic" "" "" "" "Southern Moravia region - Blansko, Zdar. " "Becva, Hodoninka. " "14-Jul-02" "17-Jul-02" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,326" 3.7 "\"Two women, aged 64 and 66, died in southern Moravia on Monday, and five villages were flooded and several houses damaged by waters up to two meters (six feet) high\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "92" "14-Jul-2002" "0" "7" NA "1990" 1989 136 "" "Mongolia" "" "" "" "Central Mongolia - Arkhangay aymak district." "" "14-Jul-02" "16-Jul-02" 3 "7" "" "20,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,890" 5 "\"Seven people, including five children, have died and two have gone missing due to a flood in the Arkhangay aymak district in central Mongolia\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "93" "14-Jul-2002" "0" "8" NA "1991" 1990 137 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Eastern Nepal - Khotang District - villages of Sungdel and Dipsung." "" "14-Jul-02" "16-Jul-02" 3 "46" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,050" 3.5 "\"heavy monsoon rains triggered massive landslides in the villages of Sungdel and Dipsung of Khotang District in eastern Nepal, on Sunday 14 July. Some 46 people are feared killed and 150 missing. The landslides reportedly also swept away 29 houses and a health post, and more than 90 houses in the area have been severely damaged.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "93" "14-Jul-2002" "0" "8" NA "1992" 1991 138 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Mekong Delta - An Giang and Dong Thap provinces. In Late August flooding continues in Dong Thap and An Giang and expands to: Long An, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Ca Mau, Tien Giang, Vinh Long " "Tien, Hau, Mekong. " "15-Jul-02" "2-Dec-02" 141 "155" "200,000" "25,400,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "46,640" 6.8 "\"Around 400 hectares of subsidiary summer-autumn rice in An Giang province's Tan Chau, An Phu and Tri Ton districts have been inundated by water. Dong Thap province's Luc Thuong district is likely to face total losses because of flooding. Water levels at Tan Chau, at the mouth of the Tien River, one of two biggest rivers in the region, reached 3.02 meters on July 14, some 0.21 meter higher than the same period last year.... The level at Chau Doc, the mouth of the Hau River, also rose to 2.34 meters. Some rice areas along the river's banks in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces, the region's two largest rice-farming areas, were already swamped by floods. \" oct 17 \"An Giang province was the worst affected with VND79.7 billion ($ 5.2 million) in damage, followed by Vinh Long with VND77.3 billion ($ 5 million), Dong Thap VND75 billion ($ 4.9 milllion), Long An VND56.2 billion ($ 3.7 million), Can Tho VND43.3 billion ($ 2.8 million) and Kien Giang VND20.8 billion ($ 1.4 million). The floods killed 142 people, including 128 children, submerged 288,836 houses and 1,410 schools and destroyed 1,034 bridges. It also inundated 50,000 hectares of agricultural crops, 30,706 hectares of orchards and 1,682 hectares of aquatic farming ponds.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rainsHECTARES FLOODED:" NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "94" "15-Jul-2002" "1" "9" NA "1993" 1992 139 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "KwaZulu-Natal - Amatikulu, North Coast, Kearsney. Eastern Cape - Elliot and Cala. " "Amatikulu River, Ngwani River " "19-Jul-02" "21-Jul-02" 3 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,570" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "95" "19-Jul-2002" "1" "10" NA "1994" 1993 140 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan province - cities: Quchan, Shirvan." "" "20-Jul-02" "21-Jul-02" 2 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,660" 3.5 "\"Flooding near the city of Quchan killed one person, Barakchi said. Two others died in the city of Shirvan. Several homes in villages were also damaged\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "27" 0 "95" "20-Jul-2002" "1" "10" NA "1995" 1994 141 "" "Slovakia" "" "" "" "Central and eastern areas - Districts: Zilina, Presov and Bardejov. Cierny Balog. " "Cierny Hron " "19-Jul-02" "23-Jul-02" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,190" 4 "\"Water streams in Central and Eastern Slovakia have overflown as a result of torrential rains in the area, flooding hundreds of houses, pulling down small bridges and damaging roads\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "96" "19-Jul-2002" "1" "11" NA "1996" 1995 142 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "North, east and southeast of Romania - Constanta, Suceava, Prahova " "" "19-Jul-02" "23-Jul-02" 5 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,420" 4.4 "\"heavy rain fell over the weekend, causing widespread floods in 10 counties around the country\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "97" "19-Jul-2002" "1" "12" NA "1997" 1996 143 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Apure State - Bajo Apure area. Guasdualito territory. Paez. Cities: Barinas and San Cristobal. Amazonas, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Portuguesa and Bolivar states. " "Sarare, Arauca, Apure. Orinoco River in Amazonas, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Portuguesa and Bolivar states. " "20-Jul-02" "31-Jul-02" 12 "5" "50,000" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "224,900" 6.4 "Floods affect \"95 percent of the Guasdualito territory\" \"Following five days of rain, five people were dead and the southern state of Apure was flooded\" \"President Hugo Chavez declared a state of emergency in Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro and Portuguesa states, all of which have rain-swollen rivers, including the giant Orinoco river. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "98" "20-Jul-2002" "2" "13" NA "1998" 1997 144 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Primorye Territory - Vladivostok area. Districts: Ussuriysk, Oktyabr, Khasan, Pogranichny and Khankai. " "Razdolnaya, Migunovka and Komissarovka " "20-Jul-02" "26-Jul-02" 7 "" "1,500" "645,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,880" 5.2 "\"The region around the Pacific port of Vladivostok received a one-month amount of precipitation over the past few days, but water levels in local rivers rose particularly sharply Sunday, to 2.5 meters (8 feet) above the critical level, said Anatoly Zarechnev, Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman in Vladivostok. \"It most likely was the dumping of water from reservoirs on the Chinese side that caused the rise,\" \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "99" "20-Jul-2002" "2" "14" NA "1999" 1998 145 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Provinces: Bulacan, Laguna, Pampanga, Pangasinan. Manila area. Mindanao - Maguindanao Province Negros Island. Visayas." "" "20-Jul-02" "28-Jul-02" 9 "18" "7,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,840" 5.1 "Tropical storms Juan and Kaka. \"Rains dumped by a deceptively \"weak\" storm named \"Juan\" submerged much of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces\" Floods and landslides. tropical depression Juan and tropical storm KakaCAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "100" "20-Jul-2002" "2" "15" NA "2000" 1999 146 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Kathmandu valley. Terai area. Districts: Makwanpur, Khotang, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Kavre, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Bhojpur, Dhankutta, Syangja. Kavrepalanchowk, Lalitpur, Dhading, Siraha, Rautahat, Nawalparasi, Tehrathum, Morang, Gorkha, Dhankuta, Panchthar, Jhapa, Ilam, Sindhuli, Morang. Kamlamai Municipality. " "Kamala River and tributaries." "21-Jul-02" "15-Aug-02" 26 "380" "250,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "15,070" 5.6 "floods and landslides \"The hardest hit district was Makwanpur in the south of the kingdom where about 150 people have been killed since Sunday as their villages were swept away by floods\" \"recent floods and landslides that affected 46 of Nepal's 75 districts\" -- DEAD: total in nepal this year 429 -- CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "101" "21-Jul-2002" "2" "16" NA "2001" 2000 147 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Black Sea region - --Rize Province and city. Guneysu and Cayeli townships, Selamet. --Central - Corum and Yozgat provinces. --Eastern - Kars and Mus provinces." "" "23-Jul-02" "27-Jul-02" 5 "34" "3,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "15,130" 4.9 "\"Floods swept through the Black Sea city of Rize, where 18 people were killed, 15 were missing and more than 200 remained stranded in their swamped villages\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "102" "23-Jul-2002" "2" "17" NA "2002" 2001 148 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Dyea near Skagway. " "Taiya River. " "23-Jul-02" "24-Jul-02" 2 "0" "25" "" "21" 1 "1,150" 3.4 "\"A landslide triggered a flood that forced the evacuation of at least 25 people from the small town of Dyea near Skagway on Tuesday...said a sudden surge sent a volume of water down the West Creek drainage. It caused the Taiya River to rise, cresting at 21 feet by 7 a.m. Tuesday before subsiding \"CAUSE:Landslide Triggered" NA NA "" 0 "28" 0 "102" "23-Jul-2002" "2" "17" NA "2003" 2002 149 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "City of Khalkhal and other nearby villages. Kousar, Meshkin-Shahr, Nir and Ardebil " "" "23-Jul-02" "26-Jul-02" 4 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "990" 3.6 "\"A woman was killed in the city of Khalkhal and other nearby villages in north west Iran were severely damaged by heavy floods\" \"the floods damaged the infrastructure of 20 villages in addition to water pipelines of five other villages\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "28" 0 "102" "23-Jul-2002" "2" "17" NA "2004" 2003 150 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Lagos" "" "24-Jul-02" "26-Jul-02" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,650" 3.7 "\"A week of heavy rainfall … A mother and baby drowned Thursday when their mud home was swept away by torrential floods in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "28" 0 "102" "24-Jul-2002" "2" "17" NA "2005" 2004 151 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Western Yemen - Raima" "" "24-Jul-02" "26-Jul-02" 3 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,160" 4.2 "\"The eight family members died late Wednesday when their house was swept away by floods in Raima, some 100 kilometers (65 miles) west of Sanaa\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "103" "24-Jul-2002" "2" "18" NA "2006" 2005 152 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Counties: Baicheng, Jeminay. Altai, Hotan, Aksu, Ili. " "" "21-Jul-02" "29-Jul-02" 9 "15" "10,000" "38,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "127,600" 6.2 "\"the water has reached dangerous levels in 20 rivers in Xinjiang - record highs for seven of them... In Baicheng county, 11 people were killed and 19 miles of dikes were destroyed, causing $2 million in damage, the officials said. Jeminay county has been flooded four times in the past week, with waters reaching more than 3 feet in some places\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "104" "21-Jul-2002" "3" "19" NA "2007" 2006 153 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Virginia - Giles County - Pembroke. " "Little Stony and Doe creeks" "25-Jul-02" "27-Jul-02" 3 "0" "100" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,050" 3.8 "\"Heavy storms brought 5 1/2 inches of rain to this Appalachian town last month, causing Doe Creek to grow into an uncontrollable river. The creek and its tributaries flooded farms, homes and businesses. About 200 Giles County homes, eight businesses, three public buildings and two parks were damaged by the flood...\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "104" "25-Jul-2002" "3" "19" NA "2008" 2007 154 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Fairbanks North Star Borough on Tanana River. Salcha, McGrath, Lime Village, Sleetmute, Red Devil, Crooked Creek, Aniak and Kwethluk on Kuskokwim River. Susitna River drainage from Chase to Montana Creek; and Emmonak in the Yukon River drainage. " "Tanana, Kuskokwim, Susitna, Yukon " "27-Apr-02" "31-May-02" 35 "0" "" "7,800,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "17,600" 5.8 "spring floodingCAUSE:Spring Melt" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "105" "27-Apr-2002" "3" "20" NA "2009" 2008 155 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Sar-e Pol Province - Balkhab District. Sher, Gulwaz, Dushakh, Tagab-e Lola. " "" "28-Jul-02" "30-Jul-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "3,340" 4.3 "\"Such a raging flood has had no precedence in the 300-year-old history of Sar-e Pol Province … . Many homes have been destroyed in those areas and people have lost their properties. The floods have not caused human losses but they have killed many animals in the areas. The flood has washed away homes in some villages of the district.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "106" "28-Jul-2002" "3" "21" NA "2010" 2009 156 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Cape Peninsula - Cape Flats" "" "28-Jul-02" "3-Aug-02" 7 "" "2,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "280" 3.3 "\"a series of winter storms that have lashed the Cape Peninsula over the past week… flooding has become an annual winter ordeal for the many shack dwellers crowded into low-lying areas of the Peninsula. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "106" "28-Jul-2002" "3" "21" NA "2011" 2010 157 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Regions: Plovdiv, Khaskovo, Rhodopes. Towns: Studena, Pravoslaven " "Selsa, Chaya." "28-Jul-02" "31-Jul-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,400" 4.5 "\"Heavy rains have swelled rivers and burst two dams in southern Bulgaria, causing intense floods that have ravaged villages, roads, and farmland for two days… rainfall in the Plovdiv region in July has exceeded the month's norms by three to four times\"CAUSE:Rain and dam breaks" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "107" "28-Jul-2002" "3" "22" NA "2012" 2011 158 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Scotland - east end of Glasgow. Shettleston, Norfolk, Stirlingshire. River Isla near Perthshire. River Ericht around Blairgowrie. --England - West Yorkshire: Marsden. River Colne. between Harrogate and Leeds. " "Scotland - Isla, Ericht. --England - Colne" "30-Jul-02" "1-Aug-02" 3 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,320" 3.6 "\"Weather experts issued flood warnings for several parts of Scotland after a day of torrential rain Tuesday burst the banks of rivers, left homes flooded and wreaked travel chaos across much of the area … In areas worst hit by the downpour, meteorologists recorded 3 inches (7.6 cms) of rain in 24 hours - the equivalent of two month's rainfall.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "107" "30-Jul-2002" "3" "22" NA "2013" 2012 159 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Town of Silistea, and 40 other towns near Romania's Black Sea coast." "" "30-Jul-02" "3-Aug-02" 5 "2" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,420" 4.2 "\"two people were killed and at least 1,300 homes in eastern Romania destroyed by flooding in recent days brought on by heavy rains. About 40 towns in all have been affected\" \"It was the third time in a month that the area has been flooded, resulting in total estimated damage of about 16 billion lei (about dlrs 500,000). \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "108" "30-Jul-2002" "3" "23" NA "2014" 2013 160 "" "Germany" "" "" "" "Germany - Hamburg, Magdeburg, Chemnitz and Dresden. Baviarian Alps " "" "31-Jul-02" "8-Aug-02" 9 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "22,270" 5.3 "\"Flash floods caused chaos in northern and eastern Germany Thursday with Hamburg and the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg worst hit as thunderstorms brought a heatwave to an end.\" \"The whole of Hamburg is under water,\" CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "109" "31-Jul-2002" "3" "24" NA "2015" 2014 161 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces: Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang , Bac Kan, Lai Chau. Than Uyen district in Lao Cai. Tuyen Quang township and the surrounding areas. " "Hong, Thai Binh, Lo." "31-Jul-02" "6-Aug-02" 7 "10" "2,000" "2,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,820" 5.3 "\"Four days of torrential rains that begun Wednesday submerged some 6,000 hectares of rice and other food crops, triggered landslides, and swept away 300 houses. A further 6,400 homes were damaged, while 78 water supply stations were destroyed. Sections of roads across the impoverished northern areas have also been wrecked by the floods\" \"water levels in the delta regions of the Red and Thai Binh rivers are at dangerously high levels ... as a result of big flows from their upstreams\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "110" "31-Jul-2002" "3" "25" NA "2016" 2015 162 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Primorsky territory - Dalnerechensk district. Zimniki, Verbnoye, Savinkovka. " "Malinovka River. " "1-Aug-02" "6-Aug-02" 6 "" "80" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,350" 3.9 "\"on August 1, the level of water had risen abruptly in the River Malinovka, disrupting telephone communications and electric power supplies to six local villages. A score of houses were inundated. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "110" "1-Aug-2002" "3" "25" NA "2017" 2016 163 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern Liaoning province - cities of Anshan, Yingkou and Dashiqiao." "" "3-Aug-02" "6-Aug-02" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,080" 4.4 "\"extremely heavy rainfalls between 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 p.m. Sunday caused flooding in southern parts of the province, especially in the cities of Anshan, Yingkou and Dashiqiao. In Dashiqiao city, one of the worst hit regions, an urbanite was killed in the floods while a farmer reported missing. According to witnesses, some parts of the city had been inundated by waters of over a meter. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "111" "3-Aug-2002" "3" "26" NA "2018" 2017 164 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "District Muzaffargarh. Betrampur, Lundi Pitafi, Khanwah, and Gabber Ara in, Bet Dariyai. Rohri Canal Breach in Sindh Province on July 30." "Indus" "3-Aug-02" "7-Aug-02" 5 "3" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,350" 3.8 "\"village known as \"Chhajra\" in Jatoi Sub Division of District Muzaffargarh was reportedly swept away on Sunday, three children drowned, besides some 71 Pacca houses,179 kutcha houses, two mosques and seven tube wells, due to flood in Indus River ... Indus River is washing away its banks at Betrampur, Lundi Pitafi, Khanwah, and Gabber Ara in, Bet Dariyai\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "111" "3-Aug-2002" "3" "26" NA "2019" 2018 165 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Dingxi County. " "" "4-Aug-02" "5-Aug-02" 2 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,170" 4 "\"Surging floodwaters have struck a bus in northwest China's Gansu Province, leaving 28 people dead. ... the bus ... encountered a rainstorm in Dingxi County at 11 p.m. on August 4\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "112" "4-Aug-2002" "3" "27" NA "2020" 2019 166 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong province - Wuhua county in Meizhou city. Cities: Shaoguan, Lianzhou. " "Beijiang river " "5-Aug-02" "12-Aug-02" 8 "10" "1,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,100" 4.2 "Tropical storm Kammuri \"the floods caused by Kammuri injured 15 people, left 194 people homeless, and destroyed 12 houses in Wuhua county in Meizhou city, in Guangdong province. Rainstorms that have lasted for days have destroyed two local hydropower station dams and brought havocs to 412 villages to varying extent in Wuhua county\" \"floodwaters destroyed two dams and unleashed a torrent on residents below\" \"In Guangdong province...the Beijiang river has seen its most serious flooding of the year\"CAUSE:Rain and dam breaks" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "113" "5-Aug-2002" "3" "28" NA "2021" 2020 167 "" "South Korea" "North Korea" "" "" "South Korea - Seoul area, Choonchon, Hoengsung county. Pusan. Rivers: Han, Naktong. --North Korea - Provinces: South Pyongan, South Hwanghae. Kaechon, Tokchon, Anju and the counties of Nyongwon, Unsan, Mundok and Sukchon. Saenae River." "South Korea - Han, Naktong. North Korea - Saenae River." "5-Aug-02" "11-Aug-02" 7 "21" "26,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,700" 5.3 "\"Torrential rains flooded thousands of homes and caused landslides ... up to 400 millimeters (16 inches) of rain fell in central South Korea on Tuesday. Downpours began Sunday ... A total of 5,210 houses, mostly in the capital of Seoul, were flooded\" -- DEAD: North dozens, South 21 -- DISPLACED: North 22000, South 4000 -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "114" "5-Aug-2002" "3" "29" NA "2022" 2021 168 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Transylvania Province - Cioara, Baia de Aries, Bistrita. " "" "6-Aug-02" "7-Aug-02" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,410" 4.5 "\"and hundreds of people stranded as floods and storms ravaged the western Romanian province of Transylvania\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "115" "6-Aug-2002" "3" "30" NA "2023" 2022 169 "" "Tajikstan" "" "" "" "Eastern Tajikstan - Gorno-Badakhshan region in Pamir Mountains - Dasht village. " "Shokh-Darye River. " "7-Aug-02" "8-Aug-02" 2 "24" "500" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "400" 2.9 "\"A dam holding water in a lake in the Pamir Mountains of eastern Tajikistan broke Wednesday, flooding a village and killing 20 people, emergency officials said. The dam broke as a result of a mudslide near the village of Dasht in the Roshkalinsky region about 185 miles east of the Tajik capital Dushanbe\" \"72 houses were completely destroyed, as well as two bridges, a medical centre, a school, a four-km stretch of road and seven kilometres of electricity lines\"CAUSE:Dam break" NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "115" "7-Aug-2002" "3" "30" NA "2024" 2023 170 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan province - Dongting Lake area. Chenzhou city. Anren county. Cities: Hengyang, Yongzhou, Zhuzhou, Changsha, Chenglingji, Yueyang, Yangliuyuan." "Zishui, Xiangjiang, Yangtze, Xinqiang." "6-Aug-02" "28-Aug-02" 23 "124" "270,000" "2,200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "94,510" 6.3 "\"In the south Hunan city of Chenzhou, 45 percent of urban areas were affected after 14 out of 29 reservoirs overflowed\" \"almost half of Chenzhou city was under water.\" \"Around 38 million people have been affected by floods... which were triggered by rains beginning on August and described as the heaviest to hit the region for years. \" \"Elsewhere in Hunan, the Xiangjiang River that flows through the provincial capital of Changsha is at an all-time high\" Aug23- \"Dongting Lake in the central province of Hunan had risen to 34. 74 meters by Friday morning at Chenglingji City, where it connects with the flooding Yangtze River. Adding to the flood danger, the river has hit flood levels in several sections near the lake. Water levels will peak at 35 meters on Sunday morning at Chenglingji, the fourth highest level recorded, according to the officials. \" -- DEAD: as of Aug 15-108 -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "116" "6-Aug-2002" "4" "31" NA "2025" 2024 171 "" "Czech Republic" "Austria" "Germany" "Hungary" "Austria - Provinces: Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol. Waldviertel region. Towns: Linz, Passau, Steyr, Krems, Hallein, Zwettl, Perg, Ybbs, Vienna. --Germany - States: Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Towns: Traunstein, Leipzig, Dresden, Passau, Reutlingen, Regensburg, Moosach, Glonn, Unterallgaeu, Munich. Pleisse River in Thuringia. . --Czech Republic - Regions: Prague, Bohemia, Plzen, Karlovy Vary, Zapadocesky. Districts of Central Bohemia, Southern Bohemia, Pilsner, Carlsbad and Usti. Towns: Prague, Ceske Budejovice, Cesky Krumlov, Plzen, Karlovy Vary, Strakonice, Prachatice, Pisek, Susice, Radotin, Bratislava, Vodnany, Kaplice, Matejovice near Poprad. --Southern Romania - Farcasesti village. --Hungary - Budapest" "Austria - Danube, Salzach, Kamp --Germany - Danube, Elbe, Mulde --Czech Republic - Vltava, Blanice, Malse, Berounka, Slavkovsky, Uhlava, Luznice, Otava, Labe, Sazava." "7-Aug-02" "28-Aug-02" 22 "55" "250,000" "20,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "252,300" 7 "\"In Prague, it's the worst flooding in 500 years, and it may be in 1,000 years.\" \"The floods that were mostly in Lower and Upper Austria (in the northeast) have spread to the entire Austrian territory,\" \"In the Kamp River valley, where the Lower Austrian hydrological service last week reported the worst flooding since records began being kept in 1896, water levels rose by 11/2 meters (5 feet) overnight\" \"A dam burst Sunday night in the Lower Austria town of Zwettl, where a famed brewery was inundated by flooding earlier in the week, submerging 50 to 60 houses\" \"The flooding in Waldviertel was \"the worst effect of heavy rainfall since records began after World War II in 1947,\" said Svabik, adding that several other areas had seen the worst floods in 40 years. \" In Czech Republic the \"worst flooding since 1997\" \"The Elbe - fed by high water that earlier devastated Prague - rose above nine meters (29 1/2 feet) early Friday, shattering the previous all-time high of 8.76 meters (28 3/4 feet) reached in 1845 [in Dresden]\" \"Officials said it was the highest water level on record in Regensburg, which was last hit by a bad flood in 1988. \"The Danube reached a height of 28.2 feet in Budapest Sunday, just over the previous record set in 1965\" \"Water levels broke records in Dresden (the highest recorded for over 150 years), Prague (the highest recorded for well over 100 years), Bratislava and Budapest (both recording the highest levels for around 50 years) -- DEAD: Czech 9, Austria 4, Germany 8, Romania 7 -- DISPLACED: Czech: 200000, Germany: 30000, Austria: --\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "117" "7-Aug-2002" "5" "32" NA "2026" 2025 172 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Black Sea Coast - Krasnodar region. Novorossiysk area. Towns: Shirokaya Balka, Sochi, Krymsky, Tuapse, Sukhaya Shchel, Verkhnebakansky, Gelenzhik, Dyurso and Abrau-Dyurso. Ukraine - east Crimea - Kerch, Jankoi. " "" "8-Aug-02" "12-Aug-02" 5 "59" "48,000" "32,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "10,860" 4.9 "\"Torrential rain in the past few days caused dykes and water reservoirs on the popular Black Sea coast in southern Russia to burst their banks, damaging hundreds of houses and causing more than 1,500 tourists and residents to flee. As many as 4,000 tourists were still trapped in Shirokaya Balka, a scenic coastal village that was devastated by the flooding\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "118" "8-Aug-2002" "5" "33" NA "2027" 2026 173 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Northeast England - North Yorkshire towns of Filey, Cayton " "" "10-Aug-02" "12-Aug-02" 3 "" "250" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "60" 2.3 "\"In the worst affected area in Filey, water levels reached three feet. \"It was the worst flooding Filey had seen in living memory,\" \"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "31" 0 "118" "10-Aug-2002" "5" "33" NA "2028" 2027 174 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttaranchal State - Tehri district. Uttarkashi. Villages: Marwari, Bishankot. Jaikur and Indravati rivers. " "" "11-Aug-02" "13-Aug-02" 3 "33" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,770" 4.3 "\"The area, which was badly affected by a drought, is now reeling under floods triggered by the Jaikur and Indravati rivers bursting their banks\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "119" "11-Aug-2002" "5" "34" NA "2029" 2028 175 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Chengdu city." "" "8-Aug-02" "13-Aug-02" 6 "5" "" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "520" 3.5 "\"Floodwaters in parts of the urban areas of Chengdu, the provincial capital, were one to two meters deep. The heavy rain affected 18 counties, 110 towns and 1.2 million local people, and damaged some 70,000 ha. of farmland and over 8, 900 houses\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 0 "119" "8-Aug-2002" "5" "34" NA "2030" 2029 176 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Golestan, Khorasan and Semnan provinces - Kalaleh. Ghalikesh district. Gonbad. Kouseh River " "" "10-Aug-02" "14-Aug-02" 5 "35" "" "3,750,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,720" 4.7 "\"This year's flooding damaged thousands of hectares of farmland, disrupted water supply to 20 villages and cut off electricity to 80 other villages\" \"The floods have also washed away roads and swamped farm land around Galikesh, a town in the province of Golestan some 500 kilometers northeast of Tehran\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "120" "10-Aug-2002" "5" "35" NA "2031" 2030 177 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island - Manila and Rizal Province. Negros Island - Negros Occidental" "" "13-Aug-02" "17-Aug-02" 5 "29" "3,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,680" 4.8 "\"The level of floods, caused by a tropical depression, was as high as a person's neck in some areas of Manila, forcing traffic to a standstill and stranding vehicles on streets that resembled rivers,\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "121" "13-Aug-2002" "5" "36" NA "2032" 2031 178 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province - 10 counties. Gang River Zhejiang Province - Jinhua, Quzhou and Lishui regions. Quzhou City. " "Gang" "13-Aug-02" "17-Aug-02" 5 "21" "" "22,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,020" 5.1 "\"In the eastern province of Jiangxi some 520,000 people in 10 counties were affected by flooding caused by torrential rain which battered the province since last Monday, ...Some residents' homes are submerged in two meters of water … water levels in the middle and upper reaches of the province's Gang River and its three tributaries have surpassed warning levels, threatening more floods\" \"In eastern Zhejiang province, 21 were confirmed dead and eight missing after powerful mountain torrents triggered by heavy rain hit dozens of villages\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "122" "13-Aug-2002" "5" "37" NA "2033" 2032 179 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Central Mexico - San Luis Potosi State - towns of La Ventilla, Villa de Reyes; Los Dolores dam. Villa Garcia town in Zacateca State - El Capulin dam. " "" "15-Aug-02" "17-Aug-02" 3 "21" "5,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "1,000" 3.5 "\"In San Luis Potosi, the Los Dolores dam buckled under heavy rains early Thursday, flooding the nearby municipality of Villa de Reyes … In neighboring Zacatecas the El Capulin dam burst early Thursday, unleashing a torrent of water on the city of Villa Garcia\"CAUSE:Dam break" NA NA "" 0 "31" 0 "122" "15-Aug-2002" "5" "37" NA "2034" 2033 180 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern Cape province - East London" "" "16-Aug-02" "18-Aug-02" 3 "16" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 4 "\"heavy rains began lashing the city Thursday night, causing rivers to swell and creating flash floods. \"Two of the victims were women, one was a girl and another a man. They were all living in low-lying squatter camps around East London,\" \"The port city recorded its second heaviest rainfall on history with nearly 32 cm falling in 24 hours, washing houses and cars away, \"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "31" 0 "122" "16-Aug-2002" "5" "37" NA "2035" 2034 181 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southwestern China - Yunnan Province - Xinping County. Xiaowan Hydropower Station on Lanchang River. Yanjin. floods and landslides in 14 districts." "Lanchang" "14-Aug-02" "20-Aug-02" 7 "106" "13,000" "4,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,270" 5.1 "\"Early Saturday morning 17 August , work huts at a construction site of the Xiaowan Hydropower Station under construction on the Lanchang River in Yunnan were demolished by a sudden landslide.\" \"Since 14 August, Xinping County in Yunnan has had an unprecedented number of landslides. They have killed 31 people, left 36 missing and cut a 50-metre wide chasm on the mountain side.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "123" "14-Aug-2002" "5" "38" NA "2036" 2035 182 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Vietnam - Ha Giang Province - Xin Man District. Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang provinces. " "Lo River and tributaries. Hong (Red) River in Hanoi." "14-Aug-02" "22-Aug-02" 9 "29" "80,000" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "50,980" 5.8 "\"floods caused by two days of heavy rains killed 26 people and inundated tens of thousands of homes in three provinces in the north of the country and in Hanoi\" \"In Hanoi, the Red River, swollen by floodwaters, has topped its banks. The system of 500-year-old dykes has protected the city from major problems, but now houses in the area have flooded. \" \"\"This is the worst flood in Ha Giang for 30 years in terms of human lives and material losses\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "124" "14-Aug-2002" "5" "39" NA "2037" 2036 183 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northwest China - Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region - Kashi Prefecture. " "Gez River. Manas River " "15-Aug-02" "19-Aug-02" 5 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,450" 5.1 "\"At the height of the flood Gez River swept through the region at 640 cubic metres per second, causing the most severe flooding on record. Nine counties and cities have been affected by the disaster. \" \"several counties had been hit by floods after unusually heavy rain ... The situation had been aggravated by high temperatures that had brought large amounts of melt water from the mountains\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "125" "15-Aug-2002" "5" "40" NA "2038" 2037 184 "" "Thailand" "Burma" "" "" "Western Thailand - Provinces (districts): Tak (Mae Sot and Phob Phra), Chiang Mai (Mae Rim), Mae Ramat. Mae Sariang. --Burma - Karen and Mon states - Thanlwin Salween River. Towns: Hpa-an Pa-an and Mawlamyine Moulmein. " "Thailand - Salween, Moei, Mae Ping --Burma - Thanlwin Salween River." "17-Aug-02" "20-Sep-02" 35 "2" "150,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "49,780" 6.2 "\"flash floods raced through 31 villages in Mae Sot and Phob Phra districts after the Moei River overflowed its banks\" \"-- Thousands of people in northern Thai province of Tak have been evacuated as several days of heavy rain sparked flashfloods there ... the Moei river there broke its banks Sunday and caused flood levels as high as 2 meters\"CAUSE:Rain - flash flood" NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "126" "17-Aug-2002" "6" "41" NA "2039" 2038 185 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Eastern Algeria - Regions - Tebessa, Oum El Bouaghi, Batna, Mila, Khenchela. Towns: Oued Aouf, Taxent, Teleghma, Dahouara. River: Oued El Hadjama" "" "17-Aug-02" "28-Aug-02" 12 "28" "500" "1,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,340" 5.5 "\"the regions of Mila, Oum El Bouaghi, Batna, and, to a lesser degree, Khenchela have been hit by floods following the \"unseasonal\" precipitation they have been witnessing since last Saturday 17 August night. \" Aug 27 \"Throughout the region, hundreds of homes have been flooded or battered by hail in the storms that began more than a week ago, and vast patches of farmland have been destroyed. The death toll was likely to rise, as many people were still missing. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "127" "17-Aug-2002" "6" "42" NA "2040" 2039 186 "" "Thailand" "Cambodia" "" "" "Northern Thailand - Provinces (districts): Lamphun (Ban Hong), Buri Ram, Ubon Ratchathani (Warin Chamrap), Loei (Muang, Wang Saphung), Petchaboon, Sukothai, Nong Khai, Trad, Chantaburi, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok (Wat Bote), Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son (Mae Sariang, Ban Tha Sala), Khon Kaen (Nam Phong), Phichit (Muang Phichit, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak, Tapkhlor), Nong Khai (Muang, Tha Bo), Prachuap Khiri Khan (Bangsapan). Roi Et. Ban Nam Ko in Lomsak district. --Cambodia - provinces: Kampong Cham, Kratie, Prey Veng, Stung Treng, Kandal. " "Thailand - Mekong, Mun, Salween, Nan, Kwai Noi, Mae Ta, Nam Li. --Cambodia - Mekong River." "18-Aug-02" "26-Nov-02" 101 "65" "400,000" "32,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "358,600" 7.7 "\"The opening of flood gates in southern China has caused the Mekong River to rise to its highest level in 30 years and triggered flooding in northeastern Thailand\" \"Water levels on the Mekong River yesterday reached 30-year highs, spreading fear among the residents of the northern, northeastern and eastern provinces that their houses will be swept away in the widespread flooding. \" \"Cambodia has had severe flooding for three years, but this year's has been particularly destructive because the waters rose much faster than expected, \"The speed of the flood this year was very fast, faster than last year but the water levels have not remained high for that long, less than seven days,\" \"In August flood waters in the Upper Mekong reached their highest levels since 1966\" -- DEAD: Camboida: 29, N Thailand: 40 -- CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "128" "18-Aug-2002" "7" "43" NA "2041" 2040 187 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "North West Frontier Province - Peshawar and its surrounding area. Mardan, Malakand, Swabi, Matta." "" "22-Aug-02" "28-Aug-02" 7 "22" "3,000" "30,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,900" 4.5 "\"At least 20,000 people have been badly affected,\" said Haji Raza Khan, an official in the district of Mardan, approximately 60 kilometers (38 miles) north of Peshawar, adding six people had drowned in the district Friday. Floodwaters from rains that began Thursday have also injured dozens of people, killed hundreds of cattle and buffaloes and destroyed fruit and vegetable crops worth tens of thousands of dollars\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "129" "22-Aug-2002" "7" "44" NA "2042" 2041 188 "" "Burma (Myanmar)" "" "" "" "Chindwin and Irawaddy (Ayeyawaddy) Rivers. Towns: Monwya, Mawliek, Kalewa, Nyaungoo Nyaung-u, Minbu, Magway Magwe and Hinthata " "" "17-Aug-02" "4-Sep-02" 19 "" "5,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "125,500" 6.6 "\"Floodwaters brought on by monsoon rains have affected up to a million acres (404,700 hectares) of land throughout the country, leaving thousands of people homeless and causing widespread damage to crops and property\" Worst floods in 30 years. CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "130" "17-Aug-2002" "8" "45" NA "2043" 2042 189 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Bio Bio region (Eighth Region) - towns: Hualqui, Ralco, Collao, Tome, Penco, San Pedro de la Paz and Concepcion. Maule region - Claro, Teno and Lontue rivers. Villa Alegre, Molina. O'Higgins region - Tinguirica River at San Fernando. Other regions: Valparaiso, Central Region VI, Sierras de Bellavista, San Fernando-Pichilemu, Apalta, Puquillay, Leonera." "Andalien, Bio Bio, Nonguen, Itata. " "24-Aug-02" "29-Aug-02" 6 "2" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "62,180" 5.6 "\"Many of the hardest-hit areas were in Chile's Eighth Region, 530 kilometers south of Santiago, where the Andalien and Bio Bio rivers overflowed and damaged homes in the city of Concepcion and the nearby town of Hualqui. \" \" three towns in Hualqui were completely inundated when the Bio Bio River burst its banks. Water levels in the area measured as much as one meter in depth.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "131" "24-Aug-2002" "8" "46" NA "2044" 2043 190 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Highland province of Dac Lac. " "" "19-Aug-02" "24-Aug-02" 6 "4" "6,000" "3,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "12,950" 4.9 "\"According to the latest report from the Central Highland province of Dac Lac, by Aug. 21, floods had seriously affected seven out of the province's 19 districts, causing four deaths, one injury, submerging nearly 1,500 houses, 6,154 hectares of rice and nearly 2,000 hectares of other crops. The total losses were estimated at 45.5 billion Vietnamese dong (VND) (3 million US dollars).\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "132" "19-Aug-2002" "8" "47" NA "2045" 2044 191 "" "Sierra Leone" "" "" "" "Towns of of Senehun and Jamma near Bo, Tibel River. Njagabehun town in Moyamba District. Freetown." "Tibel" "29-Aug-02" "1-Sep-02" 4 "0" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,150" 4.6 "\"Some 200 people were affected by the floods, with at least 125 homes destroyed, although there were no reports of deaths....\"over 75 acres (180 hectares) of rice fields were swept away as well as 28 acres of cassava, groundnuts and vegetable fields were waterlogged and uprooted.\" \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "133" "29-Aug-2002" "8" "48" NA "2046" 2045 192 "" "South Korea" "North Korea" "" "" "South Korea - Kangnung in Kangwon Province. South Kyongsang Province: Kimhae, Hapchon, and Haman areas North Korea - Kangwon and Hwanhae provinces." "" "31-Aug-02" "3-Sep-02" 4 "138" "70,000" "800,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,000" 4.7 "Typhoon Rusa. \"More than 200 people have been reported killed or missing as a result of floods and landslides caused by the deadliest typhoon in four decades\" \"Rusa was the deadliest typhoon to hit the Korean peninsula since 1987 … , the storm washed away 274 bridges, severed railways and roads in 174 locations, knocked down 10,000 electricity poles and flooded more than 17,000 homes.\" \"Gangneung was one of the areas hit hardest by the typhoon. Many parts of the city of 220,000 people were swamped by waist-high floods after 3 feet of rain fell within 30 hours, the highest precipitation since weather officials began compiling records in the 1930s.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "134" "31-Aug-2002" "8" "49" NA "2047" 2046 193 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Far Eastern Russia - Primorye Territory - Dalnerechenskiy and Khankayskiy districts. " "Malinka and Orekhova Rivers " "28-Aug-02" "6-Sep-02" 10 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 4.1 "\"The Malinka and Orekhova Rivers in the far eastern Primorye region overflowed, sending floodwaters into 60 homes... The waters flooded 680 hectares of farmland and 12 kilometers of local roads, and washed out a bridge\" \"The emergency situation was introduced 10 days ago after ceaseless rains brought about huge flooding, with water approaching houses in several villages. The floods submerged some 1,200 ha of farmlands.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "135" "28-Aug-2002" "8" "50" NA "2048" 2047 194 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Guatemala City area. Villa Nueva. Pacific coast rivers overflowing." "" "29-Aug-02" "5-Sep-02" 8 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,480" 5 "\"The rains are expected to continue for at least two more days, Guatemala's Meteorological Institute said in a report. The deaths and injuries occurred on the outskirts of Guatemala City, but rivers near the country's Pacific coast have also overflown their banks, though no damages have yet been reported. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "136" "29-Aug-2002" "8" "51" 0.86 "2049" 2048 195 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Athens, Kifissos river. Moshatos and Faliro districts" "Kifissos" "3-Sep-02" "5-Sep-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "280" 2.9 "\"Heavy rains on Tuesday evening caused the river Kifissos to burst its banks once again, flooding hundreds of homes in Athens' outlying Moshatos and Faliro districts, the fire service said. Around 700 firemen were called in to deal with hundreds of emergency calls, as flood waters reached 80 centimetres (32 inches) in some streets, carrying away cars and cutting off electricity supplies\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 0 "136" "3-Sep-2002" "0" "0" NA "2050" 2049 196 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat State - Bharuch district, Surat, Vadodara and Anand. Jaghadia. Narmada River Maharashtra State - Sadarpada, Jalgaon district, Nasik district, Dhule." "Godavari, Panzara, Tapi " "3-Sep-02" "6-Sep-02" 4 "22" "5,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "79,000" 5.5 "\"At least seven people drowned in flood waters, while four were buried under the debris of a wall that collapsed in Bharuch district, of western Indian state of Gujarat, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported. Three deaths were also reported from Surat, Vadodara and Anand.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "137" "3-Sep-2002" "0" "1" NA "2051" 2050 197 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Elba Island - northern part of island" "" "4-Sep-02" "6-Sep-02" 3 "" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "90" 2.4 "\"...meteorologists recorded 133 litres of rain per square meter in only 18 hours. The entire northern part of the popular tourist island was hit by heavy flooding. Floodwaters swept away vehicles and sections of highway and dozens of vehicles were still floating early Thursday alongside pleasure boats in Marina di Campo bay. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 0 "137" "4-Sep-2002" "0" "1" NA "2052" 2051 198 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Flooding in several areas of Yemen \"in recent weeks\" including: southwestern province of Taiz, western province of Hudaidah, Hadramout in the southeast. " "" "22-Aug-02" "6-Sep-02" 16 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,470" 5.5 "\"Thirteen people were killed last week in the southwestern province of Taiz and the western province of Hudaidah as well as in Hadramout in southeast Yemen. Fifteen more died in recent weeks in other parts of the country, the ministry said. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "138" "22-Aug-2002" "0" "2" NA "2053" 2052 199 "" "France" "" "" "" "Rhone valley. Provence. Gard, Herault and Vaucluse departments. Nimes and Avignon areas. Aramon, Sommieres, Rousson. " "" "8-Sep-02" "12-Sep-02" 5 "23" "2,500" "1,200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,480" 4.7 "\"Officials said that up to 600 millimeters of water fell within 24 hours in some areas -- more than the usual total rainfall over six months\" \"Aramon was submerged Monday night, when a dike protecting its 3,600 inhabitants from a nearby tributary of the Rhone River gave way. At least five people were killed in the village, 10 kilometers southwest of the town of Avignon, in the Gard region\" \"In the Gard, 80 percent of vineyards were destroyed and 15 wine production and storage centers were damaged\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "139" "8-Sep-2002" "0" "3" NA "2054" 2053 200 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Wakatipu region. Mararoa River" "" "19-Sep-02" "21-Sep-02" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,100" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "140" "19-Sep-2002" "0" "4" NA "2055" 2054 201 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "States: Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas. San Pedro. " "Pilon" "17-Sep-02" "21-Sep-02" 5 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,140" 5.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "141" "17-Sep-2002" "0" "5" NA "2056" 2055 202 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Mombasa, Matuga, Kipevu Districts: Kwale, Kilifi, Mobasa, Taita Taveta" "" "16-Sep-02" "19-Sep-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,450" 5.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "142" "16-Sep-2002" "0" "6" NA "2057" 2056 203 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Counties: Brazoria, Frio, Galveston, La Salle, Matagorda, Wharton, Nueces, Live Oak and Patricio " "" "6-Sep-02" "19-Sep-02" 14 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "97,960" 6.1 "Tropical Storm Fay" NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "143" "6-Sep-2002" "1" "7" NA "2058" 2057 204 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwest Georgia - Seminole County. Donalsonville. Atlanta area - Vine City and Washington Park" "" "21-Sep-02" "24-Sep-02" 4 "0" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,640" 4.4 "Tropical Storm Hanna \"The storm dumped 14 to 16 inches of rain in Donalsonville early Sunday, flooding 250 homes and 54 businesses. Agricultural losses in Donalsonville and surrounding Seminole County could run into the millions of dollars, said Rome Ethridge, the county's agricultural extension coordinator, whose office was awash with a foot of water Sunday morning.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "144" "21-Sep-2002" "1" "8" NA "2059" 2058 205 "" "Cuba" "Mexico" "Nicaragua" "Jamaica" "Caribbean and Central America --Western Tip of Cuba - Western province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth --Mexico -Yucatan - Cancun, Merida, Chelem, Isla Mujeres --Nicaragua - Pacific Coast --Jamaica - " "" "18-Sep-02" "26-Sep-02" 9 "6" "300,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "48,800" 5.6 "Hurricane Isidore \"On Wednesday Isidore drenched Jamaica, caused flooding and forcing shops and banks to close. Its winds were then 80 kilometres per hour, but Isidore quickly gained strength Thursday and easily surpassed the hurricane threshold of 119 kilometres per hour.\" \" Most of the damage appeared to be to the tobacco crop and other agricultural interests but damage to buildings in the sparsely populated area was heavy from the wind and flooding caused by as much as 30 inches of rain in some areas\"" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "145" "18-Sep-2002" "1" "9" NA "2060" 2059 206 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Provinces: Ha Tinh, Nghe An. Districts: Huong Son, Huong Khue and Duc Tho. " "La River" "20-Sep-02" "30-Sep-02" 11 "76" "200,000" "58,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "19,980" 5.5 "\"Raging water in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh inundated more than 60,463 houses.... Flooding also submerged 10 kilometers of the north-south railway line, closing it for five days. According to local authorities, the floods cost more than VND894.8 billion ($58.4 million) in damages. More than 5,225 hectares of rice, 18,156 hectares of other crops, 982 cows and 26,800 fowl were lost during the week. The damage also included more than 300 schools, hundreds of bridges, 22 km of outer dykes, the same length of roads, 35 reservoirs and 859 electricity poles.\" Worst floods in 70 years. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "146" "20-Sep-2002" "1" "10" NA "2061" 2060 207 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Northern - Lezha and Shkoder regions. areas of Lac, Lezha, Shkodra and Kukes. Southern - districts of Berat, Skrapar, Permet, Tepelena, Gjirokastra, Saranda and Korca. Osum River in Berat. Tirana city flooded by drunk dam worker on Sep 27 " "" "21-Sep-02" "8-Oct-02" 18 "1" "9,700" "17,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,920" 5.3 "\"Tirana's deputy mayor resigned Tuesday after much of the Albanian capital was flooded when a drunken worker opened the gates of a nearby dam\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "147" "21-Sep-2002" "1" "11" NA "2062" 2061 208 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Bangkok area. Provinces (districts): Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri (Chaibadal), Chachoengsao (Kabin Buri ), Cities: Hat Yai " "Chao Phraya, Bang Pakong, Thachin " "17-Sep-02" "2-Dec-02" 77 "1" "3,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "139,700" 7 "\"The Chao Phya and Rama VI dams are releasing 3,900 cubic meters per second, which is over crisis levels. The water level in the Chao Phraya river, which was around the 1.50 to 1.60 meter-mark at the beginning of the week, had risen 10 centimeters by Oct. 1 and is expected to continue rising and exceed the record high of 1995, when severe floods hit Bangkok.\" \"On Oct. 7, river level in the Thai capital rose to 2.02 meters in Bangkok due to a night-long torrential rain, the highest point since 1995.\"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "148" "17-Sep-2002" "2" "12" NA "2063" 2062 209 "" "Bulgaria " "" "" "" "Rhodopes mountains. area of Krumovgrad" "" "25-Sep-02" "28-Sep-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,230" 4.2 "\"Severe flooding in southern Bulgaria has cut off roads to three mountain villages, leaving their 800 inhabitants isolated from the rest of the country for two days, the civil defence service said Friday. Heavy rainfall since Thursday has swept away bridges and destroyed roads in the Rhodopes mountain range in southern Bulgaria. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "149" "25-Sep-2002" "2" "13" NA "2064" 2063 210 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Lousiana - New Orleans. Parishes: Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Terrebonne. Lake Pontchartrain. Mississippi - Hancock and Harrison counties. Biloxi's Back Bay" "" "26-Sep-02" "29-Sep-02" 4 "1" "2,500" "100,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "31,070" 5.1 "Tropical Storm Isidore \"Isidore was a tropical storm that hit the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida with heavy rain and winds as high as 60 mph, causing flooding in New Orleans. It made landfall early on the morning of Sept. 26, dumping 10 to 12 inches of water in some areas, and leaving some streets in the Crescent City under as much as 20 inches of water. \"" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "150" "26-Sep-2002" "2" "14" NA "2065" 2064 211 "" "USA" "Cuba" "Jamaica" "" "USA Gulf Coast and Caribbean --Cuba - Isla de la Juventud and Pinar del Rio Province. --Eastern Jamaica - Seaforth, Trinityville. --Cayman Islands - USA Gulf Coast - Lousiana - Pointe Aux Chenes, Montegut, Franklin, Grand Isle. Lake Pontchartrain. St. Tammany Parish Mississippi - Hancock and Harrison counties. Biloxi's Back Bay" "" "29-Sep-02" "7-Oct-02" 9 "8" "317,000" "170,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "20,040" 5.3 "Hurricane Lili Lousiana - \"A combination of storm surges and rain caused levees to fail in Montegut and Franklin, where flood waters threatened hundreds of homes\"" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "151" "29-Sep-2002" "2" "15" NA "2066" 2065 212 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Eastern Algeria - Batna area, Zeribet El-Oued near Biskra, El-Hadjeb wadi. Hamma and Boutaleb in the Setif region." "" "9-Oct-02" "12-Oct-02" 4 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,940" 5 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "152" "9-Oct-2002" "2" "16" NA "2067" 2066 213 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Mississippi - Counties: Tate, DeSoto, Quitman, Grenada, Panola. Horn Lake, Southaven area " "" "10-Oct-02" "12-Oct-02" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,710" 4.5 "" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "153" "10-Oct-2002" "2" "17" NA "2068" 2067 214 "" "USA" "Mexico" "" "" "Southern Texas - Laredo, Brownsville, Del Rio. Medina River in San Antonio area in south Bexar County. --Northeastern Mexico - Neuvo Laredo, Matamoros, Ciudad Acuna " "Rio Grande, Guadeloupe, Medina" "10-Oct-02" "15-Oct-02" 6 "1" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,620" 5 "\"Runoff from two to eight inches of rain that fell in parts of Maverick, Kinney and Val Verde counties earlier this week produced the surge. The river was expected to crest by Friday at 27 feet, more than three times its flood stage of eight feet, . \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "154" "10-Oct-2002" "2" "18" NA "2069" 2068 215 "" "Macedonia" "" "" "" "River Trkanja between Valandovo and Strumica. Luda Mara River near Kavadarci and Negotino. Vardar river in Raotince, Tetovo region. " "Trkanja, Luda Mara, Vardar." "10-Oct-02" "16-Oct-02" 7 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,020" 4.7 "\"Flowed rivers, destroyed bridges, flooded villages, disconnected roads, non-reaped crops from the fields is the resulted of the heavy rains that constantly falls for one week in the eastern Macedonia, \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "155" "10-Oct-2002" "2" "19" NA "2070" 2069 216 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kerala State - districts of Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram." "" "10-Oct-02" "16-Oct-02" 7 "11" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "9,750" 4.8 "\"Many far-flung villages in the northern districts still remain cut off, as roads and bridges have been washed away in flash floods and landslips. \"CAUSE:Monsoon rains" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "156" "10-Oct-2002" "2" "20" NA "2071" 2070 217 "" "Argentina" "Chile" "" "" "Argentina - Santa Fe province and northern Buenos Aires province. Yuqueri Grande River in Entre Rios Province. Chico River in Chubut province. Rio Negro province - El Bolson. --Chile - rural areas in south" "Yuqueri Grande, Chico River" "12-Oct-02" "2-Nov-02" 22 "7" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "424,000" 7 "DEAD: Argentina 4, Chile 3-- DISPLACED: Argentina 6000, Chile 800" NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "157" "12-Oct-2002" "3" "21" NA "2072" 2071 218 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Eastern Romania - Black Sea Coast - Constanta county: Tuzla, Techirghiol, Constanta city." "" "13-Oct-02" "16-Oct-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "5,420" 4.5 "\"Flooding from torrential rains near the Romania's Black Sea coast on Monday claimed the life of a woman who was swept away by surging waters when the bridge she was standing on collapsed... Elsewhere in Constanta county, more than 100 houses, farms and buildings were inundated and farmland flooded in several localities... The worst affected spot was the small town of Tuzla, where about 70 percent of the village were flooded \" Worst floods in 30 years. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "158" "13-Oct-2002" "3" "22" NA "2073" 2072 219 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Sumatra - Painan town. " "Batang Painan River" "18-Oct-02" "20-Oct-02" 3 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "135" 2.6 "\"more than 3,000 victims fled to nearby safer areas as floodwaters in Painan, some 76 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Padang, lay at a depth of one meter to two meters. The two-day heavy rains in several parts of West Sumatra since Thursday caused the Batang Painan river to overflow\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "37" 0 "158" "18-Oct-2002" "3" "22" NA "2074" 2073 220 "" "Uruguay" "" "" "" "Salto and Paysandu cities. " "Uruguay River." "12-Oct-02" "11-Nov-02" 31 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "187,500" 6.8 "\"Floods of the Uruguay River surging on Sunday have led to the evacuation of over 1,000 people from Salto and Paysandu, two Uruguay's river cities bordering Argentina\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "159" "12-Oct-2002" "4" "23" NA "2075" 2074 221 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Scotland - Edinburgh area. Aberdeen. Lothians and Borders. Kelso, Teviothead, Innerleithen, Longniddry, between Dunbar and North Berwick, Murrayfield. " "Don, Eye Water, Gala Water, Jed, Tweed, Water of Leith" "22-Oct-02" "25-Oct-02" 4 "" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "7,600" 4.7 "\"In the north-east, the River Don reached its highest level in 30 years …the River Tweed reached its highest level for decades ... An average October's rainfall fell in just two and a half days causing rivers - including the Don - to burst their banks, homes to flood and roads and rail lines to close. \" Worst floods in 30 years." NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "160" "22-Oct-2002" "4" "24" NA "2076" 2075 222 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Kenai Peninsula - Homer, Seward and Portage areas. Ninilchik." "Resurrection Anchor and Kenai, Salmon Creek " "24-Oct-02" "28-Oct-02" 5 "" "" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "13,900" 5 "\"Several roads were closed, bridges were washed out and people were evacuated from their homes on the Kenai Peninsula Thursday after heavy rainfall caused major flooding and raised rivers to their highest levels in 30 years… The most serious flood damage was along the Sterling Highway leading to Homer on the peninsula's west side, south of Ninilchik and the Deep Creek Bridge, \" Worst floods in 30 years." NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "161" "24-Oct-2002" "4" "25" NA "2077" 2076 223 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern and Eastern Texas - Counties: Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, San Jacinto, Montogomery. Houston area. Beaumont, Dupont, Goliad, Calallen. Gulf Coast areas of Mississippi and Lousiana." "Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, Atascosa, Aransas, San Bernard, San Marcos, San Jacinto, Tres Palacios, Colorado. Oso Creek." "23-Oct-02" "13-Nov-02" 22 "1" "75" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "106,200" 6.4 "\"Major flooding along parts of the San Antonio, Guadalupe and Nueces Rivers in Texas, river flooding elsewhere minor to moderate. Flooding was reported along more than 32 rivers in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Alabama.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 1 "39" 1 "162" "23-Oct-2002" "5" "26" NA "2078" 2077 224 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Southern Vietnam - Binh Dinh province " "" "26-Oct-02" "29-Oct-02" 4 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,900" 4.5 "\"After the three days of rain, around 400 homes were flooded, and 40 houses and 3 bridges were destroyed, … The largest river in the province has risen 30 centimetres above the highest warning level … Binh Dinh province is not usually affected by the flooding that hits areas of Vietnam annually\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "163" "26-Oct-2002" "5" "27" NA "2079" 2078 225 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Eastern Kenya - Madogo Division of Tana River District. Tana River. Marere river in Kinango area of Kwale district. " "Tana, Marere" "29-Oct-02" "4-Nov-02" 7 "14" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "77,900" 5.7 "\"Tuesday night flooding which occured after the walls of a dam next to a settlement collapsed following a heavy downpour. … The floods, which marked the onset of the short rains, spared only permanent structures and covered a 5-kilometre radius.\"CAUSE:Rain and Dam break" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "164" "29-Oct-2002" "5" "28" NA "2080" 2079 226 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong province - Shaoguan city, Lechang district, Ruyuan county " "" "28-Oct-02" "2-Nov-02" 6 "" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,900" 4.7 "\"Storms hit the region on Sunday, bringing 211mm of rainfall over four days. The waters inundated about 5,500 hectares of farmland, destroying 1,300 hectares of crops in Shaoguan. More than 400 houses were destroyed.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "165" "28-Oct-2002" "5" "29" NA "2081" 2080 227 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Landslides and flooding in El Dorado, Canonico and San Mateo near Montecristo in the San Lucas mountains. Bolivar province." "" "29-Oct-02" "31-Oct-02" 3 "60" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,900" 4.3 "\"After heavy rain, the gravel and mudflow swept through several small villages and farmsteads in Bolivar province.\" \"heavy rains caused several rivers in the region some 700 kilometers (420 miles) north of Bogota to overflow, causing mudslides to cascade down upon three villages last Tuesday\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "166" "29-Oct-2002" "5" "30" NA "2082" 2081 228 "" "India" "" "" "" "Southern India - Tamil Nadu state - Cauvery delta and Chennai City. Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Meenambakkam. " "Cauvery" "31-Oct-02" "4-Nov-02" 5 "20" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,700" 5.1 "\"The week-long downpour has caused extensive damage to property. Roads have been flooded and hun dreds of people displaced from slums have been forced to take shelter in school buildings.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "167" "31-Oct-2002" "5" "31" 0.91 "2083" 2082 229 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central coastal provinces of Khanh Hoa (Ninh Hoa, Dien Khanh ) and Phu Yen. Thu Duc District. " "Dinh, Cai, Sai Gon. " "3-Nov-02" "7-Nov-02" 5 "2" "" "200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,700" 4.6 "\"Floods in Khanh Hoa province pulled down two houses, sank four ships, damaged two bridges, and inundated provincial roads. Rivers in the province are swelling fast. The Dinh river's water level measured at 5.89 m, or 0.89 m above the highest warning level while that of the Cai river has risen to 8.79 m at 13:00 hrs of Monday. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "168" "3-Nov-2002" "0" "1" NA "2084" 2083 230 "" "Trinidad" "" "" "" "Central and northern Trinidad -central Caroni Basin, St Joseph river. east/west Tamana area, parts of Macoya, Cumuto, Tunapuna, Tacarigua," "St Joseph" "5-Nov-02" "20-Nov-02" 16 "3" "300" "3,300,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "880" 4.1 "\"...described \"as unusual\", Tuesday's floods, which resulted from a tropical depression that dumped several inches of rain on the country\" \"Heavy rains over the past two weeks have left a number of villages and towns, mainly in Central Trinidad, flooded and the Met Office on Wednesday warned of further rains that could lead to additional problems for a number of residents who have reported millions of dollars in lost property and animals.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "169" "5-Nov-2002" "0" "2" NA "2085" 2084 231 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Junin Province - mudslides and flooding - towns: San Pedro, San Francisco de Panama, Palcapampa and Pacasmayo. Satipo. Rio Blanco " "Rio Blanco" "9-Nov-02" "12-Nov-02" 4 "4" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,100" 4.4 "\"At least four people died and an undetermined number are missing after mudslides caused when a river overflowed its banks in the Peruvian province of Junin\" \"Persistent downpours caused the Rio Blanco to overflow its banks, damaging scores of homes and washing away stretches of highway and crops\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "170" "9-Nov-2002" "0" "3" NA "2086" 2085 232 "" "UK" "Ireland" "" "" "UK -- North and northeast Scotland - Elgin in Moray. Forres, Rothes, Craigellachie, Dufftown, Tayside, Aberdeen area, Aberdeenshire village of Aboyne, Angus. Southwest England - Devon and Cornwall - St Ives, Penzance, Redruth, Hayle, Newlyn, Crowlas. Rivers: Exe, Stennac, Middle and Lower River Stour. Southwest Wales - Milford Haven, Carmarthenshire --Eastern Ireland - North Dublin, Kildare, Meath (Dunboyne),. Wexford (Blackwater), Waterford, Gorey, Wicklow, Clonee, Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown. River Tolka" "UK - Lossie, Mosset Burn, Divvie, Spey, South Esk, Dee, Isla. Ireland - Tolka" "14-Nov-02" "25-Nov-02" 12 "1" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "11,750" 5.5 "\"In St Ives, Cornwall water levels rose by over five feet overnight as the River Stennac burst its banks. \" \" [Elgin] Inspector Stewart Milne of Grampian Police said the floods had been \"the worst in living memory\". He said there were reports that the flood water reached 4ft high in some place.\" Dublin \"This is the worst devastation this area has experienced for 50 years.\" \"Around 200 people in Moray had to flee at the weekend as the worst floods since 1829 cascaded through their homes. \" \"FLOOD levels on the River Dee reached their highest level for 30 years yesterday, after 48 hours of torrential rain lashed the north-east of Scotland.\" 50 year floods in Dublin 180 year floods in Elgin." NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "171" "14-Nov-2002" "0" "4" NA "2087" 2086 233 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Nova Scotia - Halifax area. Greenwood, Kings Co., Shearwater, Windsor. Gaspereau River in Annapolis Valley." "Gaspereau" "14-Nov-02" "17-Nov-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,330" 4.2 "\"Nova Scotia logged record amounts of rainfall over the last two days … more than 12 centimetres of rain in 36 hours.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "172" "14-Nov-2002" "0" "5" NA "2088" 2087 234 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southeastern France - Hyeres, Ain, Southeaast of Lyon. Besancon, Valence area. " "Rhone, Saone and Loire and tributaries. " "16-Nov-02" "20-Nov-02" 5 "1" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,840" 4.4 "\"On Saturday, some 2,000 people were evacuated southeast of the city of Lyon as the Rhone, Saone and Loire rivers and their tributaries rose over warning levels\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "173" "16-Nov-2002" "0" "6" NA "2089" 2088 235 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Central Kenya - Kiambu District - River Riara from Kiambu town to Githurai area in Nairobi." "Riara" "17-Nov-02" "20-Nov-02" 4 "12" "2,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "920" 3.6 "\"Over 100 homes were swept away by the raging waters which covered over 10 km. \" \"The water swept everything in its path for another 16 km to Githurai area in Nairobi\"CAUSE:Dam Break" NA NA "" 0 "39" 0 "173" "17-Nov-2002" "0" "6" NA "2090" 2089 236 "" "Congo" "Zaire" "" "" "North and Central Congo - Loukolelas, Makotimpoko and Mossaka --Western Zaire - " "Lower Congo River and Tributaries including Likouala aux Herbes, Oubangui, Giri, Sangha, Ngoko." "10-Nov-02" "5-Jan-03" 57 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "115,400" 6.8 "Detected by monitoring MODIS imagery in early November. MODIS observation on December 29 shows slightly less flooding than at end of November. Flooding still observed in early January 2003. \"Floods caused by torrential rain and the swelling of the Congo river in recent weeks have left thousands of people without shelter in central and northern parts of Congo\"" NA NA "" 1 "40" 1 "174" "10-Nov-2002" "1" "7" NA "2091" 2090 237 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Christchurh area, Beckenham. Bowenvale Valley. " "Heathcote River" "19-Nov-02" "21-Nov-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "600" 3.3 "\"At noon yesterday the city council's rain gauge at the head of the Bowenvale Valley was showing almost 140mm of rain since Saturday.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "174" "19-Nov-2002" "1" "7" NA "2092" 2091 238 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Salcha." "Tanana River" "19-Nov-02" "21-Nov-02" 3 "" "" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "600" 3.3 "\"Warmer than usual weather has caused ice in the Tanana River to break apart and pile into a mile-long, 200-foot-wide jam. \"CAUSE:Ice Jam" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "174" "19-Nov-2002" "1" "7" NA "2093" 2092 239 "" "Uganda" "Kenya" "" "" "Uganda - Kampala area, Nakivubo Channel. Eastern districts: Mbale, Bugiri, Sironko. Southwestern districts: Rukungiri, Kabale and Busheny. --Kenya - Nyando District, Ayweyo, Awach River. " "Awach" "16-Nov-02" "25-Nov-02" 10 "2" "2,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,980" 5.1 "Heavy rains since late October. \"The on-going El-Nino rains have displaced 492 families and destroyed vast amount of properties in Uganda in landslides and floods\" -- DISPLACED: Uganda 2000, Kenya \"hundreds\" -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "175" "16-Nov-2002" "1" "8" NA "2094" 2093 240 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Southern Somalia - Lower Juba and Middle Juba regions. Buale, Hagar and Afmadow. Luuq in Gedo region. " "Jubba (Juba)" "8-Nov-02" "21-Nov-02" 14 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,260" 6 "\"Large areas of the Juba Valley in southern Somalia have been flooded, with thousand of hectares of farmland inundated by flood waters… the Deyr rains (September -December) started early this year, cutting off all roads and severing business activity between the town and Kismayo and Mogadishu.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "176" "8-Nov-2002" "1" "9" NA "2095" 2094 241 "" "Costa Rica" "Panama" "" "" "Caribbean coast --Costa Rica - Limon province. Sarapiqui, Siquirres, Limon, Talamanca, Sixaola, Cartago. Valle La Estrella, Limon Centro, Bananito La Bomba, Matina, Bribri, Olivia, Paraiso, Margarita, Catarina, Celia, Bambu, Suretka, Shiroles, Coroma and Gavilan. Rivers: Bananito, Santa Clara. Sixaola, Estrella, Chirripó-Matina, Barbilla, Banano-Bananito. --Panama - Provinces: Bocas del Toro, Veraguas, Darien, Colon. Rivers: Indio, Sixaola. Capira, Maria Chiquita, Santa Maria de Belen. " "" "23-Nov-02" "13-Dec-02" 21 "8" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,200" 4.8 "\"The storm left several towns along the Caribbean coast incommunicado, knocking out part of a bridge crossing the Bananito River, \" \"Television stations have shown images of towns inundated with up to 1.5 meters of water\" \"Floods of this intensity had not struck the region for the last 32 years. This month, Limón has experienced 200% more rain than expected\" Worst floods in 32 years. -- DEAD: CostaRica 7, Panama 1 -- DISPLACED: Costa Rica 7000, Panama \"hundreds\" -- CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "177" "23-Nov-2002" "1" "10" NA "2096" 2095 242 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Aceh Province - Districts: South Aceh (Tapaktuan, Samadha, Sudoh, Krueng Sarulah. Sarullah River.); Nagan Raya (Darul Makmur, Kuala, Seunagan, Lami); --Southwest Aceh (Kreung Batee, Ie Mirah); Aceh Singkil (Singkil, Gunung Meriah, Simpang Kanan, Sultan Daulat, Rundeng, Kuta Baharu. Cinendang River.); West Aceh. North Sumatra Province - Central Tapanuli regency: Andam Dewi, Barus, Sorkam, West Sorkam and Kolang districts. Sibundong River. Nias Island - Gunungsitoli area, Nou River. " "Sarullah, Cinendang, Sibundong, Nou" "19-Nov-02" "3-Dec-02" 15 "12" "117,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,000" 5.6 "\"Triggered by several days of heavy rains, rivers in several districts of Aceh's western coast area overflowed their banks and inundated dozens of villages,\" \"the floods had also forced thousands of people to take refuge in higher areas, and paralyzed road communications between Meulaboh, West Aceh, and Tapaktuan, South Aceh\" Worst floods in 50 years." NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "178" "19-Nov-2002" "1" "11" NA "2097" 2096 243 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - South Kenai Peninsula - Homer area, Ninilchik, Black Water Bend, Anchor Point. Sterling Highway." "Anchor River and tributaries. " "23-Nov-02" "25-Nov-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,700" 3.7 "\"Homes were evacuated in low-lying areas of the south Kenai Peninsula Saturday and an 8-mile stretch of the Sterling Highway and two bridges were closed temporarily as torrential rains once again flooded the Anchor River and a number of streams.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "178" "23-Nov-2002" "1" "11" NA "2098" 2097 244 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Western Morocco - Provinces: Benslimane, Khouribga. Settat region. Towns: El Gara, Bengueribi, Mohammedia, Berrechid. Moulay Yacoub, near Fez." "Bengueribi, El Maleh." "24-Nov-02" "29-Nov-02" 6 "63" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "40,850" 5.6 "\"Heavy rain Sunday and Monday, which came amid a four-year drought in Morocco, caused flooding that left 30 people dead in the rural farming area of Settat,\" \"Flood damage also sparked a fire at the SAMIR oil refinery in the industrial town of Mohammedia, located between Rabat and Casablanca,\" \"the deadliest natural disaster to strike the north African country in seven years.\" Worst floods in 30 years. CAUSE:Rain - flash floods" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "179" "24-Nov-2002" "1" "12" NA "2099" 2098 245 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Johor State - Ledang parlimentary constituency: Simpang Lima Darat, Parit Bunga Raya Hujung, Paya Kepong, Sri Jaya Bukit Banjar." "" "19-Nov-02" "26-Nov-02" 8 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,230" 4 "\"Rising water following heavy rain in the past few days has forced about 400 people living in the Ledang parlimentary constituency to be evacuated\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "179" "19-Nov-2002" "1" "12" NA "2100" 2099 246 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Northern Italy - Regions: Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Trentino. Genoa, Turin, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Bologna, Mantua, Friuli. Towns: Pordenone, Como, Milan, Venice. Lake Maggiore area." "Noncello. Po, Lambo." "22-Nov-02" "3-Dec-02" 12 "" "10,000" "350,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,900" 5.6 "\"Overflowing rivers and lakes have flooded several towns and cities, including Milan and Venice, and have caused landslides across northern Italy.\"CAUSE:Rain - Landslides" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "180" "22-Nov-2002" "1" "13" NA "2101" 2100 247 "" "Greece" "Macedonia" "" "" "Northern Greece - Pieria region, Larisa region. --Macedonia - Northern Skopje: Suto Orizari. " "Vardar river." "6-Dec-02" "10-Dec-02" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,030" 3.7 "\"Large amounts of wheat, kiwis and vine have been buried in mud and water, houses and shops have been flooded... and the Dion archeological site has been swamped with mud,\" \"Rail lines and roads were cut between Athens and Thessaloniki north of Pieria after violent rains swelled rivers throughout Pieria, at the foot of Mount Olympus. The rail link was to reopen late on Sunday.\" \"Heavy rains hit Macedonia starting late on December 4, 2002, causing the Vardar river to reach a critical level. The most affected areas are located in northern Skopje\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "180" "6-Dec-2002" "1" "13" NA "2102" 2101 248 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Eastern Brazil - Town of Angra Dos Reis, district of Areal. " "Japuida, Perereque and Mambucaba." "9-Dec-02" "11-Dec-02" 3 "39" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "80" 2.6 "\"Almost 2,000 people were forced to leave their homes by the mudslides and floods, which were triggered by torrential rains over the weekend. Civil defence officials said it was the worst disaster to hit the town of about 60,000 people, 100 miles west of Rio de Janeiro. \" \"The town was pounded with more than five inches of rain in 24 hours,\" Worst floods in 20 years. CAUSE:Rain - Landslides" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "180" "9-Dec-2002" "1" "13" NA "2103" 2102 249 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java Province - Pacet hot springs in Mojokerto. " "Mojosari river." "11-Dec-02" "15-Dec-02" 5 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "650" 3.5 "\" A river of mud, rocks and boulders swept down Welirang mountain Wednesday afternoon and buried the resort, which was packed with families marking the festivities at the end of the Muslim fasting month.\"CAUSE:Rain - Landslides" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "180" "11-Dec-2002" "1" "13" NA "2104" 2103 250 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France - Between Montpellier and Nîmes, Sommières" "" "13-Dec-02" "14-Dec-02" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 3.4 "" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "180" "13-Dec-2002" "1" "13" NA "2105" 2104 251 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern California - Counties: Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Santa Barbara. San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys. Napa city, Napa Valley, San Jose, North Vacaville, Yountville, Los Gatos. --Southern California - Carlsbad, La Verne and San Dimas. --Nevada - Reno. --Oregon - Coquille River." "Napa, Guadalupe, Russian, Sacramento, Eel and Navarro. Coquille" "14-Dec-02" "24-Dec-02" 11 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,630" 5.7 "Detected by Quikscat. \"A deadly weather system that lashed the Pacific Coast with record rainfall, flooding and wind up to 100 mph may have been just the beginning of a stormy holiday period... Rain is expected for the next couple of weeks, with occasional breaks, the weather service said, partly because El Nino has warmed the tropical Pacific, pumping extra moisture into the storms. Precipitation levels in San Francisco are expected to be 20 percent to 50 percent above normal for the next three months,\" \"So far, most flooding has been minor, with the exception of extensive street flooding in Napa County California early Monday morning some evacuations were reported in the City of Napa\" \"The Northern California towns of Yountville and Los Gatos got 6 inches of rain late Sunday and early Monday. The National Weather Service reported record rainfall, including 2.32 inches measured Monday at the University of California at Los Angeles. \"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "181" "14-Dec-2002" "1" "14" NA "2106" 2105 252 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Eastern Province - Districts: Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee, Kilinochchi. North Central Province - Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapra" "" "16-Dec-02" "20-Dec-02" 5 "2" "500,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,150" 4.8 "\"The district of Batticaloa was the worst affected with over 60,000 families forced to leave their flooded homes, officials said, adding that heavy rain had lashed the region for four straight days.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "182" "16-Dec-2002" "1" "15" NA "2107" 2106 253 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Riau Province: Kampar River in Kampar regency. Rokan Kanan River in Rokan Hulu regency. Jambi Province: Kerinci regency. Batang Maron River. " "Kampar, Rokan Kanan, Batang Maron." "15-Dec-02" "20-Dec-02" 6 "" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,900" 5.1 "\"Floodwaters spread to other areas in Riau, threatening to cut off food supplies to the province from neighboring West Sumatra as the flooding was likely to submerge the only alternative road connecting the two regions.\" \"Some 50,000 people in Rokan Hulu regency fled their homes to safer areas on Tuesday as flooding occurred in at least 27 villages in three subdistricts... refugees ... had anticipated the floods, the worst in Rokan Hulu since 1976, days before the disaster hit the town.\" \"Floods also have been plaguing the neighboring province of Jambi since last Saturday, forcing almost 10,000 families in at least 62 villages in the regency of Kerinci to flee to safer areas.\" Worst floods in 16 years. CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "183" "15-Dec-2002" "1" "16" NA "2108" 2107 254 "" "Lebanon" "" "" "" "Sidon, Tyre, Akkar, Kesrouan, Eastern Bekaa valley, Hasbaya, Beirut, Nabatieh." "Sayneeq, Litani, Wazzani, Hasbani, Nahr al-Kabir, Al-Ustuwan, Nahr Ibrahim " "20-Dec-02" "22-Dec-02" 3 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,210" 4.1 "\"The rainfall, coupled with exceptionally strong winds, also caused power failures in some areas in Lebanon, particularly in the north where rains swept away about 12 homes. Hundreds of others were partly immersed in water, which in some cases reached two-meters (seven feet) high. Civil Defense workers and army troops evacuated people from 50 homes in the remote town of Akkar near the Lebanese-Syrian border\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "184" "20-Dec-2002" "1" "17" NA "2109" 2108 255 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Marigat Division in Baringo District. Ng'ambo, Ng'arua, Eldume, Sintaan. " "Perkerra River" "21-Dec-02" "23-Dec-02" 3 "6" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "750" 3.4 "\"The five were swept away by the raging waters of the Perkerra River after it burst its banks in heavy rains that pounded the Tugen Hills and Karbatonjo escarpment\" \"More than 5,000 goats were killed while hundreds of houses were destroyed.\"CAUSE:Rain -flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "184" "21-Dec-2002" "1" "17" NA "2110" 2109 256 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Western Cape - Karoo. De Doorns and Touwsriver." "" "21-Dec-02" "24-Dec-02" 4 "" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "780" 3.5 "\"Touwsriver was the hardest hit by flash floods and high winds. Storm water rushed down mountain gullies, flooding newly build RDP houses. Walls caved in and families were evacuated.\" \"The rivers are in spate, farm dams are filling up and the drought has been broken.\"CAUSE:Rain -flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "184" "21-Dec-2002" "1" "17" NA "2111" 2110 257 "" "Angola" "" "" "" "Luanda city - Maianga municipality and Kinanga zone " "" "23-Dec-02" "25-Dec-02" 3 "4" "40" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,800" 3.9 "\"At least four people died and several houses were destroyed due to the rains that fell on Luanda, partially paralysing the city.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "184" "23-Dec-2002" "1" "17" NA "2112" 2111 258 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - South Sumatra State: village of Laai and dozens of villages in the region. Lampung State : Gunung Kemala --South Sulawesi - Polewali Mamasa district, Mambi. --Java - Pandeglang district of Banten. Cibaliung river. Bandung district: Baleendah, Dayeuhkolot, Ciparay. Citarum River. " "Cibaliung, Citarum" "26-Dec-02" "31-Dec-02" 6 "24" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,760" 4.9 "\"Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in a hilly region of southern Sumatra island\" \"Torrential downpours since Thursday night have flooded dozens of villages in the region, about 250 miles northwest of the capital Jakarta.\" \"A total of 2,676 houses in Indonesia's Bandung district were inundated on Thursday as Citarum River overflowed following incessant rains in the past two days.\"CAUSE:Rain - Landslides" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "185" "26-Dec-2002" "1" "18" NA "2113" 2112 259 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Negeri Sembilan State - Port Dickson, Sendayan, Seremban, Rantau. " "Sungai Sepang and tributaries, Sungai Jimah." "27-Dec-02" "29-Dec-02" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "900" 3.4 "\"Flash floods hit several low-lying areas here (Port Dickson) and in Seremban following several hours of heavy rains\" \"Sungai Sepang and its tributaries to burst their banks\" \"A resident said this was one of the worst floods in the area\"CAUSE:Rain -flash flood" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "185" "27-Dec-2002" "1" "18" NA "2114" 2113 260 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern California - Counties: Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou. Eureka, Humboldt Bay. " "Eel, Mad and Navarro." "28-Dec-02" "31-Dec-02" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,630" 4.9 "\"The worst-hit areas were in the northern end of the state, where a record 7 inches of rain fell in Eureka, and flood warnings were issued on the Eel, Mad and Navarro rivers in Humboldt and Mendocino counties.\"CAUSE:Rain" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "186" "28-Dec-2002" "1" "19" NA "2115" 2114 261 "" "Vanuatu" "" "" "" "Southern Tanna Island - Tafea Province: from Ipeukel on the Southeast Coast to Green Point in the South" "" "21-Dec-02" "25-Dec-02" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "146" 2.9 "heavy rain with hail - a very unusual phenomenon in these latitudes - caused a number of large landslides and flash-flooding - agricultural damageCAUSE:Rain - Landslides" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "186" "21-Dec-2002" "1" "19" 1.16 "2116" 2115 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern USA Texas - Western Florida - Mississippi - Louisiana -" "Texas - Sabine, Angelina, Guadalupe, Navasota, Neches, Nueces, Sabine, Sulphur; Attoyac and Black Cypress Bayous; Little Cypress Creek. --Western Florida - Withlacoochee, Alafia, Hillsborough, Little Manatee, Manatee, Peace. Cypress Creek. --Mississippi - Pearl, Big Sunflower, Big Black --Louisiana - Calcasieu, Little." "1-Jan-03" "6-Jan-03" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "144,000" 5.9 "Jan 3 - USGS flood gages show several rivers above flood stage in western Florida, eastern Texas, Lousiana. Mississippi, Arkansas. High water in eastern Texas and Lower Mississippi valley observed by MODIS Jan 1-4. QuikSCAT shows new anomalies in eastern Texas and southern Lousiana on week ending Jan 4." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-2003" "0" "1" NA "2117" 2116 2 "" "UK " "" "" "" "UK - Southern England. Anglia region. Thames valley. Midlands. Sussex, Kent and Hampshire. Yalding in Kent. Helston and Crowlas in Cornwall. Paignton, Torquay and Lympstone in Devon. River Avon in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Thames Ditton Island. Chertsey in Surrey." "Tributaries of the Medway river at Yalding in Kent, Avon, Thames." "1-Jan-03" "6-Jan-03" 6 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,090" 5.1 "\"The Thames Flood Barrier was closed a record 14 consecutive times in the first week of 2003 after the entire average rainfall for December fell in just 10 days at the end of last month. Water levels in the Thames Estuary rose four feet above average - the highest since 1947 and the third highest in 120 years.\" January 3 - Over 399 flood warnings in effect in England and Wales, the ground is saturated. \"'The rivers are right up to the tops of the banks and they just cannot take any more.\" \"River Thames had reached \"extremely high levels\", with flows in some places higher than those experienced during the 'great flood of 1947'\" Flooding in Thames valley observed by MODIS on Jan 5." NA NA "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "1-Jan-2003" "0" "2" NA "2118" 2117 3 "" "Germany" "Portugal" "Belgium" "Romania, France, Czech Republic" "Germany - Regions: Saxony-Anhalt, Baviaria. Towns: Coburg, Zell, Cologne, Koblenz, Regensburg, Wertheim, Soemmerda. Central and northern Portugal - Agueda town. Bairrada region. Romania - Poiana Teiului Southern and western Belgium - Geraardsbergen. western city of Ghent, towns and villages southwest of Brussels. Northern France - Lisieux, Ardennes region.Oise and Aisne regions. Netherlands - Czech Republic - Vestec. Prague. Usti nad Labem, Northern Bohemia." "Germany - Moselle, Main, Saale, Itz, Rhine, Elbe. Portugal - Agueda, Douro. Romania - Bistrita river Belgium - Meuse, Dender. France - Seine and its tributaries Oise and Aisne. Netherlands - Meuse Czech Republic - Vltav, Berounka, Mrlina, Elbe" "1-Jan-03" "8-Jan-03" 8 "7" "1,500" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "167,000" 6.1 "A week of heavy rain in Europe swells rivers. Several Rhine tributaries have broken banks in Germany. Flooding and landslides in Portugal. Bistrita river in Romania floods hundreds of houses in four villages. Worst floods in a nearly a decade in Belgium. MODIS observation of flooding along Lower Rhine on January 7. MODIS observations of high water along Seine tributaries Oise, Aisne, Marne and Aube rivers January 5 - 7 in northern France. MODIS observation of high water on Saone river south of Dijon, France on Jan 7. QuikSCAT shows new anomaly east of Paris on Marne River on week ending Jan 4." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "3" "1-Jan-2003" "1" "3" NA "2119" 2118 4 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Western Kenya - Kisumu - Manyattta, Dunga and Nyalenda. Kisii. " "River Auji. " "4-Jan-03" "6-Jan-03" 3 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "390" 3.1 "Heavy rains in Nandi hills and water hyacinth clogging rivers and streams flood low lying areas of Kisumu estates" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "3" "4-Jan-2003" "1" "3" NA "2120" 2119 5 "" "Malawi" "Mozambique " "" "" "Malawi -- Districts: Salima, Balaka, Dedza, Machinga, Ntcheu, Dowa, Phalombe, Lilongwe, Mwanza, Rumphi, Nsanje, Shire, Chikwawa, Nyungwe-Wovwe in Karonga District. Bwanje Valley. Shire River. ---Mozambique --Nampula Province: Nampula. Moma, Murrupula, Ribaue, Malema, Lalaua, Mecuburi, Angoche, Moma. --Zambezia Province: Gurue and Mocuba. Tete province, Cabo Delgado." "Malawi - Shire River. --Mozambique: Nampula Province - Meluli, Mutivaze, Monapo, Zambezia Province - Licungo Tete province - Revubue Cabo Delgado - Muaguide, Montepuez, Messalo." "1-Jan-03" "17-Feb-03" 48 "23" "400,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "354,400" 7.2 "Tropical cyclone Delfina Malawi - Floods destroy bridges, roads and railways; agriculture damage Mozambique - Heavy rains after tropical cyclone. Damage to bridges, roads and railways. Jan 17 - more flooding reported farther north in Cabo Delgado and Tete provinces. Deaths - Malawi: 8; Mozambique: 15. Jan 14 MODIS observation of flooding along Lower Shire River and north of Lake Chilwa in Malawi; also flooding of coastal rivers in Zambezia and Sofala Provinces and north of Beira in Mozambique. Jan 15 MODIS observation of less flooding in all places flooded on Jan 14. Additional MODIS observations showing progressively less flooding on Shire River and Mozambique coast on Jan 16, 19, 22, 23, 30." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "4" "1-Jan-2003" "2" "4" NA "2121" 2120 6 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Central Bolivia - Cochabamba and Santa Cruz Departments - " "San Julian and Chutacagua rivers" "3-Jan-03" "8-Jan-03" 6 "1" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,480" 5.1 "Heavy rains after a several month drought. Over 17 towns inundated." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "3-Jan-2003" "2" "5" NA "2122" 2121 7 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Salcha. Piledriver Slough." "Tanana River" "4-Jan-03" "8-Jan-03" 5 "0" "" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "1,680" 3.9 "Two miles of Old Richardson Highway flooded, isolating town of Salcha " NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "5" "4-Jan-2003" "2" "5" NA "2123" 2122 8 "" "Macedonia" "" "" "" "Northeastern Macedonia - Orizare, Shkup Skopje. Kumanovo. " "Kojnarka and Lipkovka." "8-Jan-03" "10-Jan-03" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "880" 3.4 "Two rivers overflow and damage 500 houses" NA NA "" 0 "2" 0 "5" "8-Jan-2003" "2" "5" NA "2124" 2123 9 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Northern New Zealand Upper North Island - Waikato,Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty - Towns: Whitianga, Torbay, Tairua, Te Aroha, Albany, Pauanui. " "Waihou, Kauaeranga, Wairua." "8-Jan-03" "11-Jan-03" 4 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,200" 4.2 "Severe flooding in Whitianga and Torbay. 500mm of rain in two days. " NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "8-Jan-2003" "2" "6" NA "2125" 2124 10 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Southeastern Brazil --Rio de Janeiro State - Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, Piabanka river. Paulo de Fronty, Paty de Alferes, Niteroi --Sao Paulo State - Sao Paulo city --Minas Gerais State - Contagem, Belo Horizonte, Raposos and Riberao das Neves. 33 state municipalities affected." "Rio de Janeiro State - Piabanka river." "11-Jan-03" "4-Feb-03" 25 "29" "16,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "75,950" 6.3 "Heavy rains throughout eastern Brazil for last 30 days causing extensive flooding and mudslides. Flooding observed by MODIS in southern Minas Gerias state on Feb 1" NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "7" "11-Jan-2003" "3" "7" NA "2126" 2125 11 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Sarawak midwest - Districts: Sibu, Kanowit, Julau, Macan. Sarikei. " "Rejang River." "12-Jan-03" "15-Jan-03" 4 "0" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,320" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "8" "12-Jan-2003" "3" "8" NA "2127" 2126 12 "" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Northern Fiji Vanua Levu island: Labasa and Savusavu. Other islands: Vanuavatu, Cicia, Lau islands." "" "14-Jan-03" "16-Jan-03" 3 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,870" 3.7 "\"Tropical Cyclone Ami, producing tidal waves, 3m floods and winds gusting up to 185km/h\" Seven killed by river flooding in Labasa on Vanua Levu. Labasa town: \"the worst nightmare the town has ever experienced\"" NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "8" "14-Jan-2003" "3" "8" NA "2128" 2127 13 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Kalimantan - Sungai Raya subdistrict: Sungai Bawung, Bawung, Teresak, Sungai Duri, Sungai Jaga Atas, Sungai Pangkalan II, Rukmajaya, Sungai Keran and Karimunting Central Kalimantan - Sampit" "" "14-Jan-03" "6-Feb-03" 24 "" "30,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,360" 5.5 "13 villages inundated. \" floods were the worst natural disaster to hit the Bengkayang district since 1971\" News reports on Feb 6 say flooding has been continuous since January. Worst floods in 30 years. MODIS observation of minor flooding near Singkawang on January 19." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "9" "14-Jan-2003" "3" "9" NA "2129" 2128 14 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northern Afghanistan - Mazar region - Balkh Province. Shor Tapa District. Shortapa village." "Amu Darya river." "14-Jan-03" "20-Jan-03" 7 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,670" 4.1 "Four villages in Shor Tapa District affected by flooding as of Jan 20. MODIS observation on Jan 22 of Amu Daria River in Balkh province shows no visible flooding." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "10" "14-Jan-2003" "3" "10" NA "2130" 2129 15 "" "Tunisia " "" "" "" "Northern and central Tunisia - Sbeitla province, Le Kef province. Jendouba, Béja, Manouba and Bizerte. Kasserine, Kairouan, Sidi Bouzid, le Kef and Monastir. " "Oued Mejerda." "14-Jan-03" "16-Jan-03" 3 "8" "27,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,680" 4.9 "Heavy rains for a week in Tunisia following 4 year drought. Rivers bursting banks in the northwest. Worst floods in 10 years." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "11" "14-Jan-2003" "3" "11" NA "2131" 2130 16 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Santa Fe Province" "Salado River" "13-Jan-03" "31-Jan-03" 19 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "60,480" 6.1 "Detected by monitoring MODIS imagery on January 13, 15 and 16. MODIS observation of slightly less flooding on January 18. Continued MODIS high water observations through Jan 31." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "12" "13-Jan-2003" "4" "12" NA "2132" 2131 17 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Southeast Brazil - Minas Gerais State - Belo Horizonte area." "" "14-Jan-03" "24-Jan-03" 11 "44" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,740" 4.9 "Nine cities and rural regions inundated in Minas Gerias. Floods and mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "13" "14-Jan-2003" "4" "13" NA "2133" 2132 18 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "La Paz city" "" "21-Jan-03" "22-Jan-03" 2 "4" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "210" 2.6 "Heavy rains in Bolivia in recent weeks. Flash flooding in downtown La Paz." NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "13" "21-Jan-2003" "4" "13" NA "2134" 2133 19 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Provinces: Antananarivo and Fianarantsoa. Antananarivo city. " "Ikopa River" "18-Jan-03" "31-Jan-03" 14 "16" "25,000" "150,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "148,300" 6.3 "Heavy rains since beginning of January. MODIS observation of flooding on Jan 21 (in Fianarantsoa) and on the 22nd (in Antananarivo). Flooding observed in Antananarivo on Jan 31. QuickSCAT shows some new water in south central Madagascar week of Jan 25" NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "14" "18-Jan-2003" "5" "14" NA "2135" 2134 20 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Johor - Segamat District - --Negri Sembilan - Gemas area. Kampung Bangka Hulu, Kampung Londah and Kampung Ladang. Sungai Gemencheh, Sungai Muar in Kuala Pilah." "Johor - Sungai Segamat Kuala, Sungai Muar-Buluh Kasap, Sungai Muar-Jijah. Villages: Kampung Jawa, Kampung Paya Pulau and Kampung Sendeng Dua. Negri Sembilan - Sungai Gemencheh, Sungai Muar." "20-Jan-03" "10-Feb-03" 22 "1" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,900" 4.6 "Two episodes of flooding with a week. Three major rivers in Segamat district above danger levels. Worst floods in 19 years." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "15" "20-Jan-2003" "5" "15" NA "2136" 2135 21 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Dan region - Tel Aviv area. Bat Yam, Holon, Kikar Struma. " "" "21-Jan-03" "22-Jan-03" 2 "0" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "330" 2.8 "80 millimeters of rain in four hours. extensive flooding in Tel Aviv; over 50 buildings flooded." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "15" "21-Jan-2003" "5" "15" NA "2137" 2136 22 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Northeastern Scotland - Aberdeenshire - Strachan, Fettercairn. " "River Dee " "22-Jan-03" "23-Jan-03" 2 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "290" 2.8 "River Dee burst its banks at Strachan." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "15" "22-Jan-2003" "5" "15" NA "2138" 2137 23 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "North Queensland - Seasonal flooding in the Gulf of Carpentaria; Burketown area, Carpentaria and Mornington Shires, and the Doomadgee Community Council area --Northern Territory - Top End - Daly River region, Borroloola in the Gulf of carpentaria " "Northern Territory - Daly River region" "22-Jan-03" "6-Mar-03" 44 "0" "" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "103,800" 6.7 "Monsoonal rains cause seasonal flooding that isolates several communties in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Over 800mm rain in Burketown area in recent days. Communities also isolated by flooding in Borroloola region of Northern Territory. MODIS observations of flooding in the Burketown area of the Gulf of Carpenteria on Jan 23, 25, (26 and 28 through clouds and haze), and 30. High water still observed on Feb 4, but less near Burketown area. QuickSCAT shows new water in the Gulf of Carpenteria region week of Jan 25 thru Feb 8. The western and eastern Gulf of Carpenteria areas are still flooded, with lots of clouds, on Feb 22." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "16" "22-Jan-2003" "6" "16" NA "2139" 2138 24 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Southeastern Peru --Madre de Dios department - in the jungles. Districts: Inambari, Huaypetue, Punquiri y Boca Colorado. --Puno department - Melgar, Azangaro, Huancane, San Antonio de Putina and Carabaya." "Inambari, Puquir, Colorado, Manu, Tambopata, Choco, Huancané, Huatanaya, Ramis, Vilcanota." "23-Jan-03" "10-Feb-03" 19 "7" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,940" 6.2 "A week of torrential rains, extensive flooding in Madre de Dios and Puno. January precipitation levels 32-55 percent higher than normal. Jan 27 - Peru declares state of emergency in Madre de Dios and Puno departments. Puno: 530 homes destroyed. Hectares flooded - Puno: 30,120; Madre de Dios: 4000." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "17" "23-Jan-2003" "7" "17" NA "2140" 2139 25 "" "Tunisia" "" "" "" "Northern Tunisia - Siliana region " "" "25-Jan-03" "26-Jan-03" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,620" 3.9 "Heavy rains have continued in Tunisia since DFO-015 in mid January." NA NA "" 0 "7" 0 "17" "25-Jan-2003" "7" "17" NA "2141" 2140 26 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Southern Italy - Regions: Puglia, Abruzzo and Molise." "" "25-Jan-03" "27-Jan-03" 3 "1" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,760" 4.9 "Widespread damage across southern Italy from floods and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "18" "25-Jan-2003" "7" "18" NA "2142" 2141 27 "" "Australia " "" "" "" "Northeastern Australia North Queensland - Mulgrave and Russell rivers south of Cairns; Babinda, Topaz, Gordonvale. " "" "25-Jan-03" "4-Feb-03" 11 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,860" 4.3 "Road and rail links cut south of Cairns. " NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "19" "25-Jan-2003" "7" "19" NA "2143" 2142 28 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Raiu Province on Sumatra - Regencies: Indragiri Hulu (Rengat Barat, Rengat, Peranap), Pelalawan (Lannggam, Pangkalan Kerinci, Kerumutan, Taluk Maranti and Pelalawan). " "Indragiri, Kampar" "25-Jan-03" "6-Feb-03" 13 "3" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,490" 5.6 "Minor flooding since Jan 7 has spread and intensified." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "20" "25-Jan-2003" "7" "20" NA "2144" 2143 29 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia State - Pilbara region. Between Roebourne and Port Hedland, between Meekatharra and Newman. " "Fortescue" "26-Jan-03" "4-Feb-03" 10 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "262,100" 6.4 "Tropical low dumped up to 250 mm of rain in 48 hours. North West Coastal highway and Great Northern highway closed, rail lines damaged and towns isolated. MODIS observations of flooding inland north of Newman starting on Jan 24 through clouds; a good image obtained on Jan 29. Some minor coastal flooding observed on Jan 28 in Port Hedland region. Flooding inland north of Newman still observed Feb 4 through the 12th, though less." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "21" "26-Jan-2003" "8" "21" NA "2145" 2144 30 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Southwestern Peru - Cusco department - in the jungles" "" "28-Jan-03" "10-Feb-03" 14 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,370" 5.7 "Mudslides in Cusco. No specific information of exact locations. Deaths: Cusco 12; Titicaca 6" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "22" "28-Jan-2003" "8" "22" NA "2146" 2145 31 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Southwestern Peru - Lake Titicaca area." "" "28-Jan-03" "10-Feb-03" 14 "6" "34,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,240" 5.5 "Lake Titicaca rises and displaces 34,000 people and drowns 10,000 livestock. MODIS observation of high levels on several rivers in the Titcaca area on Feb 2" NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "23" "28-Jan-2003" "8" "23" NA "2147" 2146 32 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Northern Isreal - Western Galilee - Nahariya area and Kafr Mazra'a. " "Nahal Ga'aton, Nahal Beit Ha'emek." "29-Jan-03" "30-Jan-03" 2 "0" "150" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "276" 2.7 "Extensive flooding and property damage in the Nahariya area. Level of Lake Kinneret raises 15cm in past few days." NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "23" "29-Jan-2003" "8" "23" NA "2148" 2147 33 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Russia - Rostov region - Shakhty, Rostov, Ust-Donetsk." "Kundryuchka" "1-Feb-03" "3-Feb-03" 3 "0" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,390" 4.7 "River river Kundryuchka inundates 200 houses in district of Ust-Donetsk. 55 houses flooded in town of Shakhty. Demolition experts make 30 blasts on ice jams to relieve flooding." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "24" "1-Feb-2003" "8" "24" NA "2149" 2148 34 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - Jakarta area. Garut, Kuningan, Bumbulang " "Ciliwung" "30-Jan-03" "9-Feb-03" 11 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,160" 4.7 "Landslides and flooding in Garut area. " NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "25" "30-Jan-2003" "8" "25" NA "2150" 2149 35 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Bengkulu province, Rejang Lebong regency. " "Belimbing" "4-Feb-03" "6-Feb-03" 3 "7" "280" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,560" 3.7 "" NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "25" "4-Feb-2003" "8" "25" NA "2151" 2150 36 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Northern Mozambique Nampula Province - Cabo Delgado Province - Pemba-Metuge district." "" "4-Feb-03" "17-Feb-03" 14 "32" "400,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "88,560" 6.1 "Thousands of acres of crops swept away, roads and bridges damaged. Pemba-Metuge has annual floods. News on Feb 17 flooding has continued, in Nampula province there are 200,000 displaced." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "26" "4-Feb-2003" "9" "26" NA "2152" 2151 37 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Sarawak - Bau district: Kampung Sibuluh, Siniawan, Kuching and Kota Samarahan. Sungai Sarawak Kiri tributary. Serian district." "" "4-Feb-03" "7-Feb-03" 4 "" "11,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,110" 4.4 "Heavy rain since Feb 3." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "27" "4-Feb-2003" "9" "27" NA "2153" 2152 38 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Eastern Australia Central Queensland - west of Rockhampton: Stanwell, Wowan, Mt Morgan, Baralaba, Moura, Agnes Water, Makowata, Gracemere, Gladstone, Tambo Shire. " "" "5-Feb-03" "12-Feb-03" 8 "1" "20" "2,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "36,500" 5.5 "Heavy rains and floods triggered by ex-Cyclone Beni. MODIS observation of flooding around Rockhampton on Feb 11. " NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "28" "5-Feb-2003" "9" "28" NA "2154" 2153 39 "" "Zambia" "" "" "" "Kabwe area - Katondo and Chowa townships " "" "5-Feb-03" "7-Feb-03" 3 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,670" 3.9 "A heavy downpour floods the towns when a main drainage is silted up and blocked by weeds. Water also coming from a flooded abandoned mine. Over 100 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "28" "5-Feb-2003" "9" "28" NA "2155" 2154 40 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Eastern Australia Queensland - west of Moranbah. " "Mistake Creek and Belyando River." "11-Feb-03" "14-Feb-03" 4 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,590" 5.2 "Probably seasonal flooding, detected by monitoring MODIS data. Was not there on Feb 6, was first partially visible through clouds on Feb 11, and again on Feb 12. A good image was obtained on Feb 14. MODIS observation of this flood again on Feb 16 thru small clouds, and by Feb 18 it is almost gone. TRMM shows rainfall in the area west of Moranbah, Queensland on Feb 8 through 10." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "29" "11-Feb-2003" "9" "29" NA "2156" 2155 41 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern California Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties - San Gabriel Mountains area - Palmer Canyon in Claremont, La Verne, Palmdale, Quartz Hill area of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley." "" "12-Feb-03" "13-Feb-03" 2 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,460" 4.8 "Record rain across Southern California. Flooding and mudslides. Mudslide in Tejon Pass north of Los Angeles. 8 foot wall of water cuts off 54 houses in Palmer Canyon." NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "30" "12-Feb-2003" "9" "30" NA "2157" 2156 42 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta area - west and south Jakarta, Kemang, Kedoya," "" "13-Feb-03" "14-Feb-03" 2 "3" "33,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "540" 3 "10,000 homes inundated in torrential overnight rain. Worst floods in 2 years." NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "30" "13-Feb-2003" "9" "30" NA "2158" 2157 43 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Northeastern Canada Central Newfoundland - town of Badger. " "Exploits, Red Indian and Badger rivers. " "15-Feb-03" "21-Feb-03" 7 "0" "1,100" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "1,000" 3.8 "Half the town of Badger is flooded by ice jams on three rivers, the entire town is evacuated. Town has had 3 major floods in last 25 years. \"Several officials said they believe the initial flood was caused by a water release at the dam on Friday, leading to a buildup of water and ice at Three Mile Island that eventually broke free yesterday morning\" By Feb 18 the flood has frozen in place; the town could remain evacuated for months." NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "30" "15-Feb-2003" "9" "30" NA "2159" 2158 44 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Bandung city in Bandung regency.Rancaekek, Baleendah, Dayeuhkolot, Bojongsoang and Solokan Jeruk. Citarum river" "" "16-Feb-03" "17-Feb-03" 2 "" "4,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "400" 2.9 "Almost one-third of the low-lying areas of Bandung and several parts of the city's downtown were inundated." NA NA "" 0 "9" 0 "30" "16-Feb-2003" "9" "30" NA "2160" 2159 45 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Kentucky - Licking River in the West Liberty area of Morgan County, Irvine area of Leslie County, Jackson area of Breathitt County, Menifee County. Rivers: Licking, Cumberland, Green, Kentucky and South Fork of the Kentucky, Red, Rolling Fork Salt and Rough Rivers. --Southern West Virginia - Counties: Wayne, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mingo. Rivers: Levisa, Mud and Guyandotte. --Western Virginia Counties: Dickenson, Tazewell, Wise, Buchanan." "Eastern Kentucky - Licking, Cumberland, Green, Kentucky and South Fork of the Kentucky, Red, Rolling Fork Salt and Rough Rivers. -- West Virginia - Levisa, Mud and Guyandotte. " "15-Feb-03" "18-Feb-03" 4 "2" "100" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "36,130" 5.2 "Massive storm dumps over 3 feet of snow on east coast. Widespread flooding in parts of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia" NA NA "" 0 "9" 1 "31" "15-Feb-2003" "9" "31" NA "2161" 2160 46 "" "Pakistan" "Afghanistan" "" "" "Pakistan - Provinces: Baluchistan, Sindh. Quetta area. Boztop. Gwadar. Gadab near Karachi. Hyderabad. Gadap and Surjani. --Eastern Afghanistan - Kandahar area" "" "16-Feb-03" "22-Feb-03" 7 "20" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "433,500" 6.5 "In Hyderabad a 30-year record has been broken with 105 millimetres of rain in 12 hours. MODIS observations of flooding in lower Indus valley and near Quetta on Feb 19 and 20." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "32" "16-Feb-2003" "10" "32" NA "2162" 2161 47 "" "Zambia" "Angola" "Namibia" "" "Caprivi strip area in northeastern Namibia: Kabbe and Katima districts. --Zambia - Barotse plain in Mongu. Zambezi West and parts of Chavuma in North-western Province. Towns: Lealui , Mongu, Likwangwa, Kalabo, Sesheke, Makwezi, Mutondo, Kakulwani, Nkanda, Maloyiand Situmbi, Lubamba, Likanda, Kabeti, Nyiya, Nyasaya, Milombo, Nyawanda, Nyachikaya and Kayombo. Kalabo district. Upper Zambezi River wetlands in Moxico and Cuando Cubango in Angola and North Western and Western Zambia. " "Upper Zambezi River and Tributaries " "15-Jan-03" "1-Jul-03" 168 "7" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "607,300" 8.2 "Seasonal flooding turns into serious flooding in early April. By mid-May the Upper Zambezi has receded in the Mongu area; but floods continue in Caprivi area. A June 19 news reports state that the \"emergency situation in the flood-ravaged Caprivi region of Namibia is expected to be over by the end of June\" Namibia - Thousands of people and their livestock have been displaced; a large number of cattle have been lost to crocodile attacks in flooded areas. \"the whole eastern Caprivi is under water\" 22 villages submerged or surrounded by water. \"Although inhabitants of eastern Caprivi are accustomed to annual floods in the area from April to August, this year's flooding is reported to be the worst in about 21 years\" Caprivi floods cover 40 square kilometers. July 3, Namibia declares flood crisis over in Caprivi area. Zambia - Barotse plain in Mongu - worst floods in 50 years, 25 villages washed away." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "33" "15-Jan-2003" "11" "33" NA "2163" 2162 48 "" "Angola" "" "" "" "Central Angola - Malanje and Lunda Norte" "Upper Cuanza and Cuanango Rivers" "6-Feb-03" "20-Feb-03" 15 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "115,300" 6.2 "No news reports, probably seasonal flooding. Noticed by monitoring MODIS data, first visible on Feb 6. Still there on Feb 20, in lots of clouds." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "34" "6-Feb-2003" "12" "34" NA "2164" 2163 49 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Kashmir Region - Neelum Valley, Bagh district, Muzaffarabad area. " "" "15-Feb-03" "24-Feb-03" 10 "27" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "26,800" 5.4 "Avalanches, landslides and floods caused by snow and rain." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "35" "15-Feb-2003" "12" "35" NA "2165" 2164 50 "" "Lebanon" "Israel" "" "" "Lebanon - Bekaa valley area -Northern Israel - Jordan River overflows, Lake Kinneret rises." "Jordan River" "21-Feb-03" "24-Feb-03" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,350" 4.4 "Rain and floods in the \"past few days\" have caused severe damage. The entire Bekka valley area affected - flooded mountain villages, lots of cattle swept away, and 80% of crops ruined." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "36" "21-Feb-2003" "12" "36" NA "2166" 2165 51 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northwest Australia Western Australia State - Halls creek area in the northeast. " "Elvire River." "21-Feb-03" "24-Feb-03" 4 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,000" 4.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "37" "21-Feb-2003" "12" "37" NA "2167" 2166 52 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Eastern Australia Northern New South Wales - between Grafton and Coffs Harbour. Kempsey. Bingara, Manilla, Barraba, Narrabri, Uralla, Moree Plains, Parry." "Mudgee, Tamworth and Northern Rivers. Macleay River upstream of Kempsey" "21-Feb-03" "24-Feb-03" 4 "0" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "57,420" 5.4 "Several days of heavy rain in Northern New South Wales and SE Queensland end a drought. Flash Flooding. More than 400 sheep drown near Mudgee." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "38" "21-Feb-2003" "12" "38" NA "2168" 2167 53 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Mid Atlantic and along Gulf Coast. --Mississippi and Lousiana - Counties: Simpson, Hinds . Jackson area. --Alabama - --South Carolina - --North Carolina - --Georgia - Brantley and Pierce counties" "Mississippi and Lousiana - Pearl River system. Strong, Chunky, Big Black, Leaf and Chickasawhay --Alabama - Black Warrior, Sucarnoochee and Tombigbee rivers. --South Carolina - Congaree, Great Pee Dee and Santee rivers --North Carolina - Cape Fear, Neuse and Tar rivers" "22-Feb-03" "17-Mar-03" 24 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "568,300" 7.1 "Several days of heavy rain causes prolonged minor to moderate flooding along rivers from eastern Texas across Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and the Carolinas. Lower Mississippi near flood stage on March 7. MODIS observations of high river levels on Southeast US Coast on March 8 and 10. MODIS observations of high levels on the Lower and mid Mississippi river on March 7 and 10." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "39" "22-Feb-2003" "13" "39" NA "2169" 2168 54 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern USA Southwestern Virginia - Roanoke, Blacksburg. Augusta County. Richmond. West Virginia - Charleston" "Southwestern Virginia - Mason's Creek, North Fork of the Roanoke River, Roanoke River. James River." "22-Feb-03" "23-Feb-03" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "82,480" 5.2 "A week of heavy rain and snow causes widespread flooding in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania - lots of street closures. Most serious flooding in southwestern Virginia, with major flooding is forecast for Richmond, VA." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "40" "22-Feb-2003" "13" "40" NA "2170" 2169 55 "" "Spain" "France" "" "" "Northern Spain - Aragon region. Zaragoza area Southern France - Adour and Gironde rivers" "Northern Spain - Ebro River Southern France - Adour and Gironde rivers" "5-Feb-03" "13-Feb-03" 9 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "54,130" 5.7 "Brought to our attention by Francisco A. Comín from Spain: \"The Ebro River peaked at the city of Zaragoza on the 8th of February with an almost 3,000 m3/sec\" \"millions of Euros=Dollars damage\" Water was high on the Adour Gironde area in the beginning of February." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "41" "5-Feb-2003" "13" "41" NA "2171" 2170 56 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Central Australia --Inland Queensland - Channel Country. --South Australia - seasonal flooding in Lakes Eyre, Torrens, Gairdnar, Frome" "Thomson, Diametina, and Georghina rivers" "22-Feb-03" "24-Mar-03" 31 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "552,800" 7.2 "No news reports, probably seasonal flooding. Noticed by monitoring MODIS data, first visible on Feb 22, first good image on Feb 23. Further MODIS images on March 1 and 2 show flooding in Queensland Channel Country on Thomson, Diametina, and Georghina rivers. Additional MODIS observations of high water in Queensland Channel country on March 3, 7 and 9. QuikSCAT shows new wetness in Queensland channel country week ending March 1." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "42" "22-Feb-2003" "14" "42" NA "2172" 2171 57 "" "Zimbabwe" "" "" "" "Northern Zimbabwe - Mashonaland Central - Muzarabani and Lower Guruve areas. Nyaminyami. Towns: Dambakurima, Chadereka, Chidodo. Mashonaland West - Kariba district - Musambakaruma and Negande " "Kadzi, Kadzurure, Musengezi, Chihuri, Tsoro, Mataure, Utete, Muringazuva, Hambe and Dande " "25-Feb-03" "28-Feb-03" 4 "2" "18,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,700" 4.6 "A week of heavy rains in a low lying area prone to flooding leave 6000 people in \"need of immediate assistance\", several bridges destroyed, two villages inundated with lost crops. MODIS observations show clouds until Feb 28, when high rivers are observed emptying into Lake Kariba." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "43" "25-Feb-2003" "14" "43" NA "2173" 2172 58 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Pinios River" "Pinios River" "27-Jan-03" "7-Feb-03" 12 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,400" 5.6 "No news reports. First MODIS observation on Jan 28, (was not there on Jan 23). Flood seen through clouds on Jan 30 and 31. Flood had waned considerably by February 7." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "44" "27-Jan-2003" "14" "44" NA "2174" 2173 59 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Central Brazil - Goias and Mato Grosso States." "Araguaia River - seasonal flooding." "11-Jan-03" "22-Apr-03" 102 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "139,100" 7.2 "No news reports. Seasonal flooding noticed by monitoring MODIS data. First seen through clouds on Jan 11as it was beginning to get wet. Also seen with lots of clouds on Februaruy 5 and 8, March 2 and 5, getting progressively wetter. Still wet on March 27." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "45" "11-Jan-2003" "15" "45" NA "2175" 2174 60 "" "Turkey" "Greece" "Bulgaria" "" "Meric and Ergene Rivers in Northwestern Turkey, Northeastern Greece and Southeastern Bulgaria" "Meric and Ergene Rivers in NW Turkey, NE Greece and SE Bulgaria" "17-Jan-03" "3-Mar-03" 46 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,370" 6 "No news reports. First MODIS observation on Jan 14. Peaked in Mid February and started waning at the end of February. Last waning MODIS observation of high water along Buyukmenderes River on March 12." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "46" "17-Jan-2003" "16" "46" NA "2176" 2175 61 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Southwest Turkey - Izmir and Audin Provinces." "Buyukmenderes River." "4-Feb-03" "12-Mar-03" 37 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "37,810" 6.1 "No news reports. Possibly seasonal flooding. First MODIS observation on February 4. Peaked in Mid February and started waning at the end of February." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "47" "4-Feb-2003" "17" "47" 0.91 "2177" 2176 62 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Northern Western Australia state" "Fitzroy River " "2-Mar-03" "11-Mar-03" 10 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "68,630" 5.8 "MODIS observations show the Fitzroy river is dry on Feb 25, then cloudy for several days; the first view of flood through clouds on March 2, first good data on March 4, less flooding observed on March 5. Flooding almost gone by March 9." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "48" "2-Mar-2003" "0" "1" NA "2178" 2177 63 "" "USA" "" "" "" "USA Midwest - Lower Ohio River from Newburgh Dam to Cairo, IL" "Lower Ohio River" "26-Feb-03" "7-Mar-03" 10 "0" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "24,860" 5.4 "Feb 21 - Flooding occurred at many locations on the Ohio River from Cannelton Lock, IN to Cairo, IL. March 3 - flooding is from Newburgh Dam downstream, to Cairo, IL. MODIS observations of high levels along Ohio River on March 4 and 7." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "49" "26-Feb-2003" "0" "2" NA "2179" 2178 64 "" "Mozambique" "Zimbabwe" "" "" "Southern Mozambique - Provinces: Inhambane, Gaza, Sofala. Towns: Machanga, Nova Mambone. Machanga District. --Zimbawe - Masvingo Province - Zaka district. Chivi, Mwenezi, Bikita, Chirote, Gutu, Rupwanyanga, Chiredzi. Matezva Dam " "Southern Mozambique - Save River basin. --Zimbawe - Runde, Tokwe, Mazari, Gwanazuva, Mutirikwi. Matezva Dam " "5-Mar-03" "16-Mar-03" 12 "8" "8,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "116,900" 6.1 "Torrential rains from Cyclone Japhet continue a week after it hit Inhambane, Mozambique. MODIS observation of Save River at high levels with clouds, and flooding in Gaza Province on March 10" NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "50" "5-Mar-2003" "1" "3" NA "2180" 2179 65 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Northern Spain - Ebro River" "Ebro River" "27-Feb-03" "10-Mar-03" 12 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,400" 5.1 "Brought to our attention by Francisco A. Comín from Spain. A smaller flood on the Ebro than event #55 MODIS observations of this flood begin on March 4, 6 and 8. Flood seen declining on March 10 and is gone by March 12." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "51" "27-Feb-2003" "1" "4" NA "2181" 2180 66 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northwest Australia - Northern Territory - Top End, Arnhem Land. Daly River town. Tiwi Islands. " "Roper, Wilton, Daly, Mary and South and East Alligator " "7-Mar-03" "17-Mar-03" 11 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "338,900" 6.6 "Torrential rains from Cyclone Craig. MODIS observations show flooding on March 12 and 13, floods declining on March 15 and 17. QuickSCAT week ending March 17 shows new anomaly in Roper River area." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "52" "7-Mar-2003" "2" "5" NA "2182" 2181 67 "" "Zambia" "" "" "" "Southern Zambia - Southern Province - Gwembe District, Munyumbwe boma, Mazabuka" "" "11-Mar-03" "15-Mar-03" 5 "" "6,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,280" 4.8 "Heaviest rains since 1974, over 1,679 families homeless, road and bridge damage. MODIS observations show flooding in the Kafue flats area northwest of Lake Kariba on March 14 and 16. QuickSCAT week ending March 17 shows new anomaly in this area." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "53" "11-Mar-2003" "2" "6" NA "2183" 2182 68 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Montana - Sheridan and Roosevelt counties - Reserve Dawson, Prairie and Richland countires - Crane Helena Valley" "Big Muddy Creek. Yellowstone River." "17-Mar-03" "21-Mar-03" 5 "0" "" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "27,370" 5.1 "MODIS observation of flooding on Big Mudddy Creek in Roosevelt county in eastern Montana on March 20" NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "54" "17-Mar-2003" "2" "7" NA "2184" 2183 69 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Mid-Atlantic --South Carolina - Upstate - Counties: Greenville, Spartanburg. --North Carolina - Counties: Iredell, Yadkin, Davidson, Gaston. Statesville. --Virginia - South Boston and Danville in Southside Virginia." "South Carolina - Santee, Reedy, Congaree, Edisto, Great Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Santee; Brushy, Glider and Rocky Creeks --North Carolina - Yadkin, Cape Fear, French Broad, Lumber, Neuse, Catawba. --Virginia - Dan River." "19-Mar-03" "31-Mar-03" 13 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "136,200" 6.2 "Heavy rain March 19-20. Record flooding on Lower Santee River in South Carolina MODIS observations of high river levels in South Carolina on March 22 and 24. Levels look about the same on both days. Worst floods in 8 years." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "55" "19-Mar-2003" "3" "8" NA "2185" 2184 70 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northern Afghanistan --Balkh Province - Districts: Nahr-e Shahi, Marmol, Sholgara. Towns/villages: Zerahat, Ulmarab, Choghdak, Nowabad, Qala-e Mir. Mazar-i-Sharif, Paykondara, Jangali, Diamerak and Boryabagh. --Kunduz province - Districts: Khanabad, Chahardara, Dasht-e-Arch and Alibad. --Samangan province - Doab district" "" "17-Mar-03" "28-Mar-03" 12 "14" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,250" 5.2 "Konduz Province - 11 people were killed, 476 houses were destroyed and 2,000 people lost their homes." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "56" "17-Mar-2003" "3" "9" NA "2186" 2185 71 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Northeastern Columbia - City of Cucuta" "" "18-Mar-03" "19-Mar-03" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "970" 3.3 "Several people who lived under bridges over a canal drowned during a storm" NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "56" "18-Mar-2003" "3" "9" NA "2187" 2186 72 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Western Columbia - Caldas State - Manizales area, Villamaria" "" "18-Mar-03" "22-Mar-03" 5 "24" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,280" 4.2 "Floods and landslides from torrential rains which started March 18" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "57" "18-Mar-2003" "3" "10" NA "2188" 2187 73 "" "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Southern Ukraine - Nikolayev and Dnepropetrovsk regions -" "Ingul, Yuzhny Bug, Seversky Donets, Lower Pripyat." "22-Mar-03" "4-Apr-03" 14 "" "130" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "79,790" 6 "" NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "58" "22-Mar-2003" "4" "11" NA "2189" 2188 74 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Western Cape - Montagu area, McGregor." "Kigna and Keisie Rivers " "23-Mar-03" "26-Mar-03" 4 "1" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "660" 3.4 "Montagu hit by \"serious flooding\". A lot of damage to roads and bridges. " NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "58" "23-Mar-2003" "4" "11" NA "2190" 2189 75 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Davao del Sur - town of Malita. Pangalion and Kinangan districts." "" "20-Mar-03" "21-Mar-03" 2 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "370" 2.9 "Flash floods and landslides in two villages in the coastal town of Malita in Davao del Sur. Agricultural crops damaged and several houses destroyed" NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "58" "20-Mar-2003" "4" "11" NA "2191" 2190 76 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sulawesi - Tanah Toraja area, Sa'dan Balusu district" "" "20-Mar-03" "25-Mar-03" 6 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,100" 3.8 "Heavy rains cause several floods and landslides in Tanah Toraja area." NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "58" "20-Mar-2003" "4" "11" NA "2192" 2191 77 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Eastern Russia - Primorye Territory - Spassk-Dalny city. Chernigovsky district." "Kuleshovka, Spassovka, Ilistaya, Ussuri, Bolshoi Ussuri, Bekina and Malinovka" "25-Mar-03" "11-Apr-03" 18 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "30,390" 5.7 "121 dwelling houses flooded in Spassk-Dalny city as of March 27. Record warm spring in Primorye Territory." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "59" "25-Mar-2003" "4" "12" NA "2193" 2192 78 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Northern New Zealand - Northland - Cable Bay between Kaeo and Kaitaia. Mangonui, Titoki, Taipa, Whangarei." "Mangakahia, Awanui, Wairua . " "27-Mar-03" "29-Mar-03" 3 "1" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,370" 3.6 "Worst hit areas:east coast and Kaitaia. Some areas received a month's rain in 36 hours. " NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "59" "27-Mar-2003" "4" "12" NA "2194" 2193 79 "" "Belarus" "Ukraine" "" "" "Spring thaw on the Pripyat River and tributaries. " "Spring thaw on the Pripyat River and tributaries. " "22-Mar-03" "5-May-03" 45 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "255,400" 7.1 "No news reports. First MODIS observation on March 22, additional data on March 24, 26, 28, and April 2." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "60" "22-Mar-2003" "5" "13" NA "2195" 2194 80 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Beira city and suburbs" "" "26-Mar-03" "28-Mar-03" 3 "2" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "700" 3.3 "Beira received 106 mm rain on March 26 and 162 between March 27-28. Beira city drainage blocked by mud and garbage. Beira city is below sea level." NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "60" "26-Mar-2003" "5" "13" NA "2196" 2195 81 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Isfahan province - provincial cities of Fereydun-Shahr and Semirom." "" "26-Mar-03" "27-Mar-03" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,000" 3.8 "News reports flooding from \"last weeks downpours\". Seven billion rials damage. TRMM shows rain in central Iran on March 26 and 27. " NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "60" "26-Mar-2003" "5" "13" NA "2197" 2196 82 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northeastern Iran - Northern Khorasan Province - Esfarayen city and surrounding villages" "" "27-Mar-03" "27-Mar-03" 1 "" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "900" 3 "50 cattle were lost and 200 residences were demolished." NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "60" "27-Mar-2003" "5" "13" NA "2198" 2197 83 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Eastern Indonesia - Flores island - Reworangga in South Ende, Larantuka." "Nanganesah River " "31-Mar-03" "1-Apr-03" 2 "39" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "340" 2.8 "Floods and mudslides from torrential rains. \"More than 1.5 metres deep, the water rushed down from Meja mountain and carried away everything in its path.\"" NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "60" "31-Mar-2003" "5" "13" NA "2199" 2198 84 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Eastern Canada - Maritimes region --Nova Scotia - Oxford, Pinehurst, Truro, Kentville, Spryfield. --Newfoundland - --Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown" "Nova Scotia - Philip, Black, Little, LaHave, Salmon. East River in northeastern NS --Newfoundland - Corner Brook" "31-Mar-03" "3-Apr-03" 4 "2" "170" "10,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "13,530" 4.7 "\"A rare combination of melted snowbanks, sustained rainfall, high tides, and a slow transition to freezing rain \" . 47 bridges have either been destroyed or badly damaged. Worst floods in 4 years." NA NA "" 0 "22" 1 "61" "31-Mar-2003" "5" "14" NA "2200" 2199 85 "" "Russia" "" "" "" " Volgograd Region - Districts: Danilovsky, Yelansky, Kotovsky, Kamyshinsky, Frolovsky, Olkhovsky, Kletsky, Kikvidzensky, Mikhailovsky, Ilovlinsk, Kamyshin, Zotovsky, Kalmykovsky, Perekopka, Rudnyansky, Novoaminsky, Alekseyevskiy and Zhirnovskiy. --Rostov Region - Districts: Oblivsky, Chertkovsky. Towns: Oblivskaya, Atamano-Vlasovka. --Voronezh Region - Kriusha. Towns: Kantemirovka, Staraya Kriusha, Staraya Melovaya and Peski. --Lipetsk Region - Lipetsk city. --Orenburg Region - Krasnogvardeisk, Kurmanayevka and Ponomarevka districts. Flooding also reported in Saratov, Samara and Volga-Akhtubinsk regions." "Volga and Don rivers and their tributaries --Volgograd Region - Krepkaya, Mokraya Perekopka, Berdiya, Tersa, Tsaritsa, Mokraya, Kurtlak, Donshchina, Knyazhna, Rys, Chernaya, Chertoleika, Olkhovka, Solyonaya Kuba, Archeda, Don, Tishanka, Lisa, Lovlya, Khoper, Buzuluk, Medveditsa. --Rostov Region - Sukhaya Yelan , Krepkaya Kalitva, Bolshaya. --Voronezh Region - Kantemirovka, Kriusha, Don, Khoper. --Lipetsk Region - Voronezh River. --Volga-Akhtubinsk region - Rivers Vetluga, Vyatka, Kama, Belaya and their tributaries. " "1-Apr-03" "14-May-03" 44 "1" "8,000" "" "Snowmelt" 2 "1,435,000" 8.1 "\"The floods in the Volgograd Region were the strongest in the past 100 years,\" Warm temperatures melt snow while most of the rivers are still covered with ice. Spring flooding has destroyed over half the winter crops in Vologograd region, valued at one billion roubles. Volgograd region: 8,400 homes inundated; 7,500 evacuated; 104 towns and villages in 12 districts were flooded. Eight bridges ruined, two hydroelectric dams destroyed. 19,300 hectares farmland destroyed. Most severly affected districts: Olkhovsky and Frolovsky. Rostov region: 37 settlements in nine rural districts flooded, 1,285 houses inundated. Total flood area exceeded 6,500 hectares. Voronezh region: 1,000 houses flooded by Kantemirovka and Kriusha rivers in the south." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "62" "1-Apr-2003" "6" "15" NA "2201" 2200 86 "" "Azerbaijan" "Armenia" "" "" "Azerbaijan - North, western and central areas. Kura delta. Districts: Culfa, Tovuz, Tauz, Dzhalilabad, Daskasan. Neftchala, Salyan, Sabirabad, Imishli, Zardab, Kurdamir, and Ali Bayramli. Nakhichevan autonomy. Towns: Saki. --Armenia - Lori Region: Akhtala. Ararat Region: Tavush Region - Idzhevan. Shirak Region. Syunik Region: Kapan, River ?Haram. Brnakot in Sisyan." "Azerbaijan - Kura delta, Alazan, Kura, Araks, Tovuz, Zegam, Shamkir-Chai, Dasagli, ?Amirvar. ---Armenia - Debed, Araz --Tavush Region - Akhstev --Syunik Region - ?Haram." "7-Apr-03" "17-Apr-03" 11 "2" "20,000" "60,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "238,600" 6.6 "Heavy snowfalls from the end of March through the middle of April followed by intensive melting of snow in the mountainous areas in the end of April and further heavy rains. Azerbaijan - Over 30 regions across the country affected by flooding. 30 year flood in Saki. Several bridges destroyed. Nine villages in Culfa District were flooded. 6000 houses flooded along Kura and Araks rivers. Landslides in Ismayilli, Gobustan, Siyezen, and Shamakhi regions. Armenia - damages inflicted by the flood are coming from almost all regions. Worst floods in 30 years." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "63" "7-Apr-2003" "7" "16" NA "2202" 2201 87 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Western Afghanistan - Herat Province - Golran and Kushk" "" "7-Apr-03" "8-Apr-03" 2 "4" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,790" 3.7 "100 houses destroyed. Crops on \"thousands of jeribs\" of land destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "63" "7-Apr-2003" "7" "16" NA "2203" 2202 88 "" "Malawi " "" "" "" "Northern Malawi - district of Rumphi, Mchenga" "" "5-Apr-03" "8-Apr-03" 4 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,420" 4 "Flash floods and landslides. 2,000 families homeless. 530 hectares crops destroyed. 14 bridges and several roads destroyed. The floods also hampered operations of the country's only coal mine." NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "63" "5-Apr-2003" "7" "16" NA "2204" 2203 89 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern USA --Mississippi - Clarke County. Shubuta, Enterprise. --Alabama - Sumter County: Sucarnochee River. Bellamy " "Mississippi - Chunky and Chickasawhay, Big Black, Big Sunflower, Pearl and Yockanookany --Alabama - Sucarnochee River." "7-Apr-03" "10-Apr-03" 4 "" "100" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "83,500" 5.7 "Storms earlier this week brought flooding rains, tornadoes and powerful winds to areas of Mississippi. 100 homes flooded in Clarke County, MS. New record on Chunky River (more than 27 feet) near Chunky, MS on April 8. New record on Chickasawhay River (19 ft above flood stage) at Enterprise, MS on April 9. \"worst flooding we've had since 1961\" " NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "64" "7-Apr-2003" "7" "17" NA "2205" 2204 90 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Khatlon: Districts: Farkhor, Vose, Yovon, Ghozimalik --Leninabad: Soghd Region, Asht District. --Lenin District: Eastern parts of Dushanbe . Zaynabobod and Qiblai." "Lenin District: River Elok. " "13-Apr-03" "25-Apr-03" 13 "1" "6,000" "41,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,020" 4.8 "Floods and mudslides in a \"mountainous region\" destroy thousands of houses. Lenin District: flooding inundated 101 farms, destroyed four schools and several administrative buildings and washed away plantations, orchards, and vineyards from an area of 340 hectares." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "65" "13-Apr-2003" "7" "18" NA "2206" 2205 91 "" "Oman" "" "" "" "Nizwa, Muscat, Wilayat" "" "14-Apr-03" "19-Apr-03" 6 "30" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,060" 5.1 "Several days of unseasonally heavy rains storms lead to flash flooding throughout the country. 66 millimetres of rainfall in Nizwa, 23 mm in Muscat." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "66" "14-Apr-2003" "7" "19" NA "2207" 2206 92 "" "Azerbaijan" "" "" "" "South - Salyan and Ali-Bayramly. Lankaran and Astara Districts. Lankarancay, Alcivarcay, Naxcivan. Sabirabad, Salayan, Neftchala. --North - Balakan and Saki Districts. " "South - Araks and Kura rivers. Kura River delta --North - Balakancay, Tala, Katex and Kis Rivers." "16-Apr-03" "4-Jun-03" 50 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,870" 6.2 "Renewal of flooding started earlier this month (DFO-2003-086) due to more rainy weather. Floods and landslides, continued heavy rain throughout April." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "67" "16-Apr-2003" "8" "20" NA "2208" 2207 93 "" "Puerto Rico" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "" "Caribbean --Puerto Rico - Central and northeast - El Yunque rain forest area. Towns: Las Piedras, Rio Grande, Naguabo, Luquillo, Penuelas, Humacao, Juncos, Fajardo. Guanica. --Dominican Republic - Maria Trinidad Sanchez Province. --Haiti - Gonaives, Dondon." "Puerto Rico - Gurabo, Fajardo. --Dominican Republic - Nagua River " "16-Apr-03" "22-Apr-03" 7 "4" "300" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,140" 3.9 "Puerto Rico - Heavy rains left as much as 14 inches of water over a 12-hour period. Floods and landslides. At least 481 homes were reported damaged throughout the island. \"The river has come up here 15 or 20 times, but never so much,\" said Luis Velazquez, 57, in Las Piedras. \"worst flooding since Hurricane Hugo of 1989\" in in eastern Fajardo. 950 homes damaged or destroyed acrooss Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico." NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "67" "16-Apr-2003" "8" "20" NA "2209" 2208 94 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Central Russia - Kurgan Region - Ketovsky district, Galishovo and Konevo-Kazantsevo. Sverdlovsk Region - Irbit Tyumen Region - Isetskoye, Begitino." "Kurgan Region - Tobol Tyumen Region - Iset, Vagai." "16-Apr-03" "28-May-03" 43 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "151,000" 6.8 "\"water level in the Tobol River rises daily by over 40 centimeters\" Ten towns and villages isloated by floods in Kurgan. MODIS observation of flooding on tributaries of the Tobol River in Kurgan on April 17 and 21. KUrgan area has been cloudy April 23-May 2." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "68" "16-Apr-2003" "9" "21" NA "2210" 2209 95 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Western Russia - Central Federal District Oryol region - Oryol, Mtsensk. Kostroma Region, Kursk." "Oka, Upper Don, Sura, Desna, Zusha, Dnepr Tributaries." "15-Apr-03" "18-May-03" 34 "" "600" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "329,200" 7 "Level of Oka RIver rose by eight meters over the past few days. 203 houses in Oryol city flooded. MODIS observations of high levels on eastern tributaries of the Dnepr river on April 15 and 17." NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "69" "15-Apr-2003" "10" "22" NA "2211" 2210 96 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Southern Afghanistan - Helmand Province - Districts: Baghraan, Kajaki. Sokhtray. " "Sha Gho (Saghaw ) valley" "18-Apr-03" "21-Apr-03" 4 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "14,990" 5 "Days of heavy rain trigger floods. 25 people missing. Farmland destroyed. Roads blocked from Delaram to Helmand and from Kandahar to Spin Buldak. \"District elders say they haven't seen such bad floods in 25-30 years\" \"Local elders said that such destructive floods had not been seen in the province in last 50 years.\" MODIS observation of Helmand River on April 21, it is usually not visible to MODIS." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "70" "18-Apr-2003" "10" "23" NA "2212" 2211 97 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Central Afghanistan - Parwan province - Shomali plains north of Kabul. Districts: Sayyed Khayl, Jabal-us-Siraj. Ashodoaba. " "Delta between the Ghowr Band (Gorband) and Panjshir rivers." "18-Apr-03" "20-Apr-03" 3 "2" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,760" 3.7 "Gorband River rose overnight causing flash floods. Three children missing, 200 families had to be evacuated by helicopter from Shomali plains. 200 houses damaged in Parwan. Shomali plains are regularly flooded in wet season." NA NA "" 0 "27" 0 "70" "18-Apr-2003" "10" "23" NA "2213" 2212 98 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northern Afghanistan - Konduz Province - Khanabad area. Poyen, Ektash. " "" "21-Apr-03" "22-Apr-03" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,500" 3.5 "Hundreds of hectares of crops destroyed by floods (600 jeribs)" NA NA "" 0 "27" 0 "70" "21-Apr-2003" "10" "23" NA "2214" 2213 99 "" "Kenya " "Uganda" "" "" "Kenya - Nyanza Province - Districts: Nyando, Migori, Kisumu. Budalangi. Rift Valley Province - Districts: Nakuru, East Baringo, Kerhicho, Samburu, Koibatek, Nandi, West Pokot. Western Province - Busia, Trans-Nzoia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Siaya. Sifuno. Eastern Province - Districts: Turkana, Machakos. Yatta. Coast Province - Ndera, Malindi, Garissa. --Eastern Uganda - Mbale district: Namalu area. Bugiri district: Bulidha sub-county. Kampala area." "Kenya Nyanza Province - Nyando, Awach, Migori and Kuja. Rift Valley Province - Kositei, Cheptokwo, Nginyang, Iriri, Kimondi, Chesita, Murumi, Swam, Orwa. Western Province - Nzoia, Ombeyi. Eastern Province - Turkwel, Kerio, Tinganga. Coast Province - Tana, Sabaki. Northeastern - Lak Dara and tributaries. --Eastern Uganda - Amaler and Namalu rivers" "21-Apr-03" "4-Jun-03" 45 "77" "1,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "291,400" 7.1 "Lake Victoria region has received the heaviest rainfall in 50 years. May 6 \"The floods are not showing any signs of receding because the rains are increasing\" Kenya - Sasumua Dam destroyed in Aberdare region. Worst hit areas include Budalang'i, Rachuonyo, Nyando, Nyatike, Tana River and Baringo. Uganda - 5 dead in Mbale district. 130 homesteads destroyed leaving 1500 homeless in Bulidha in Bugiri district. MODIS observations: Kenya and Uganda have been cloudy April 21-23 and April 26-29. On April 25 Lake Victoria was clear, and the Nyando River was visible, as well as a river near Busia, Uganda - these rivers are not normally seen by the MODIS sensor. April 30 MODIS observation of high river near Busia, May 2 observation of new water in the Rift Valley. Flooding reported to be \"reduced\" in Kenya on June 6." NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "71" "21-Apr-2003" "11" "24" NA "2215" 2214 100 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Central Russia - Kemerovo, Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions. Barnaul." "Ob River and tributaries. Kemerovo and Novosibirsk - Bolshaya Kamyshnya, Tartasa, Tara. Tomsk - Chaya." "23-Apr-03" "13-May-03" 21 "" "500" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "769,900" 7.2 "68 houses in Kemorvo city inundated, Bolshaya Kamyshnya River 26 cm above \"critical level\". Spring flooding on the Ob river was not as severe as in 2001 and 2002" NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "72" "23-Apr-2003" "12" "25" NA "2216" 2215 101 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Central Afghanistan - Logar Province - Baraki Barak, Charkh and Khirwar" "" "23-Apr-03" "24-Apr-03" 2 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,450" 3.5 "Thousands of people stranded on high ground. Dozens of houses destroyed, 1,000 jeribs of land destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "29" 0 "72" "23-Apr-2003" "12" "25" NA "2217" 2216 102 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Central Argentiana - Provinces: Santa Fe, Entre Rios, Santiago del Estero. Santa Fe city. Centenario district. " "Salado and Parana" "28-Apr-03" "10-May-03" 13 "24" "161,500" "1,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "202,800" 6.7 "May 13 - 67 people missing after floods. Floods receding slowly - 25% of Santa Fe city still underwater on May 8. Heavy rains - 550 millimeters five days. Salado River breaks record (7.19m) in Santa Fe city (8.0m) - the worst floods in the city's history, which was founded in 1573. 75% of Santa Fe city under water by May 1. \"Civil Defence said the flooding was the worst in 100 years\" \"One-third of Santa Fe province is underwater\" - 70% of harvest lost in northern and central parts of the province.\" 7.5 million acres of farmland are under water. \"the worst flood in history\" Displaced persons - Entre Rios: 1500; Santa Fe: 160,000 MODIS Observations - Santa Fe cloudy April 22- May 2." NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "73" "28-Apr-2003" "13" "26" NA "2218" 2217 103 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Tasmania - Yolla." "Meander and South Esk" "12-Apr-03" "16-Apr-03" 5 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,760" 4.6 "Record rains in northern Tasmania from April 11-15. On April 12 Yolla, in the North-West, received the highest 24-hour total of rain (139mm) since records began 96 years ago." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "74" "12-Apr-2003" "13" "27" NA "2219" 2218 104 "" "Comoros Islands" "" "" "" "Moheli island - Hoani, Fomboni." "" "25-Apr-03" "27-Apr-03" 3 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "210" 2.8 "Severe storm on April 26 leaves 300 people in 7 villages homeless. Maize crops and cattle washed away." NA NA "" 0 "30" 0 "74" "25-Apr-2003" "13" "27" NA "2220" 2219 105 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska -Salcha area, Piledriver Slough. " "Chatanika and Tanana" "29-Apr-03" "4-May-03" 6 "0" "" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "6,720" 4.6 "Dike break on Tanana River in Salcha area causes major flooding. Ice Jam on Tanana River that caused flooding in Salcha breaks on May 3." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "75" "29-Apr-2003" "13" "28" NA "2221" 2220 106 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Ambunti, Angoram, Pagwi." "Ramu and Sepik" "14-Apr-03" "4-May-03" 21 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,060" 5.7 "Heavy rain in the Highlands caused the Sepik River to break its banks and flood villages along the river. \"The peak was approximately the same as 1997 but well below the 1973 flood level.\"" NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "76" "14-Apr-2003" "13" "29" 0.39 "2222" 2221 107 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Northwest Russia - Arkhangelsk region - Kholmogory and Matigory. " "Severnaya Dvina" "1-May-03" "16-May-03" 16 "" "1,600" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "345,300" 6.7 "Severnaya Dvina river flooded 133 houses, with more than 1,600 residents, in Kholmogory." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "77" "1-May-2003" "1" "1" NA "2223" 2222 108 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra province - Jambi Province. Regencies: Sarolangun, Batanghari, Muaro Jambi. Jambi city. " "Batanghari, Ketalo, Batang Tembesi and Batang Tebo." "3-May-03" "6-May-03" 4 "" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,870" 4.7 "Unusually heavy rains at the end of the rainy season. 800 houses flooded in Sarolangun district of Mandiangin. 2,470 acres crops destroyed. Worst floods in 17 years" NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "78" "3-May-2003" "1" "2" NA "2224" 2223 109 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky - Carter County - Grayson and Willard areas." "Tygart Creek and the Little Sandy River in the Olive Hill" "5-May-03" "6-May-03" 2 "0" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,840" 4 "\"damage is similar to that caused by previous floods last year and in 1997\"" NA NA "" 0 "31" 0 "78" "5-May-2003" "1" "2" NA "2225" 2224 110 "" "Ethiopia" "Somalia" "" "" "Southern Ethiopia - Somali Regional State - main Wabe Shebelle river. Ogaden region. Gode Zone. Towns: Kelafo, Mustahil, Imi, Denan. --Somalia - Middle and Lower Shebelle regions - Districts: Jowhar, Merka, Qoryole, Kurtunwarey." "" "4-May-03" "20-May-03" 17 "106" "111,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,990" 6 "Ethiopia - Worst flooding the region has seen \"in recent memory\". \"worst floods since 1997\" Five health centres and two schools destroyed; dozens of villages cut off. Somalia - 750-875 Ha of farmland flooded in Qoryole District. MODIS Observations - Flooding on Wabe Shebelle visible on May 6." NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "79" "4-May-2003" "1" "3" NA "2226" 2225 111 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern USA --Tennessee - Chattanooga area. Columbia. Savannah. Fayetteville. Counties: Lawrence, Warren, Hamilton, Sequatchie, Grundy. Graysville, Waynesboro area. Rivers: Duck, Elk, Tennessee river tributaries, Little Pigeon, Chickamauga creek. --Alabama - Whitesburg. Counties: Lauderdale, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison. Huntsville, Florence, Woodville, Walker. --Georgia - Columbus. West Point. Counties: Troup, Harris, Meriwether, Fulton, Walker, Cobb, . Marietta. " "Lower Ohio River, Wabash River. --Tennessee - Duck, Elk, Tennessee river tributaries, Little Pigeon, Chickamauga creek. --Alabama - Flint, Cahaba, Five Mile Creek --Georgia - Chattahoochee, Oostanaula. " "6-May-03" "14-May-03" 9 "3" "2,000" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "272,100" 6.6 "Worst floods in 30 years at Chattanooga. Chattahoochee River at West Point highest level since at least 1961. Major flooding in Savannah, Tennessee. Central Alabama set a record for rainfall in a two-hour period may 7, with 10 to 11 inches falling near the Birmingham airport. Worst floods in Huntsville since 1990, worst in Jefferson County in 24 years. Cahaba River in Alabama crested at a near-record level May 8. Columbus, Georgia - worst flooding in 13 years. May 8 - After several wet days 6 to 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia over 24 hours \"biggest spring rains in more than five years and pushed the Tennessee River to some of its highest levels in Chattanooga in three decades\"" NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "80" "6-May-2003" "2" "4" NA "2227" 2226 112 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Southern Somalia - Middle Jubba region. Towns: Bu'aleh, Jilib, Gubato." "Jubba" "6-May-03" "8-May-03" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,800" 5 "21 villages out of 33 villages surrounding Bu'aleh town have been abandoned because of the floods." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "81" "6-May-2003" "2" "5" NA "2228" 2227 113 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northeast Iran - Golestan Province - Voshmgir Dam. Four Bandar Turkmenistan villages inundated." "" "9-May-03" "10-May-03" 2 "" "" "see notes" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "360" 2.9 "\"the floods caused 5.35bn rials in losses from destroyed houses and more than 5bn rials in agricultural losses and damage to infrastructural installations in the region\" Voshmgir Dam and rivers overflowed." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "81" "9-May-2003" "2" "5" NA "2229" 2228 114 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Eastern Australia - New South Wales - Central Coast and Sydney area: Narara Valley, Gosford, Wyong, Wollongong, Ourimbah, Lisarow, Tuggerah, Warnervale, Illawarra. " "Woronora, Cooks." "13-May-03" "18-May-03" 6 "0" "300" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,265" 4.5 "300 students evacuated in Narara Valley. Parts of southern Sydney declared disaster areas. Highest rainfall in 50 years at Royal National Park - 143 millimetres in 24 hours." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "82" "13-May-2003" "2" "6" NA "2230" 2229 115 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Michigan - Upper Peninsula - Dead River from Silver Lake downstream through Marquette to Lake Superior." "Dead River" "14-May-03" "17-May-03" 4 "0" "1,752" "95,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "850" 3.5 "An earthen dam at Silver Lake partially gave way Wednesday afternoon - at least 1,752 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in the north part of Marquette. " NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "82" "14-May-2003" "2" "6" NA "2231" 2230 116 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Eastern Madagascar - Tomasina Province - Districts of Andevoranto and Vatomandry. Brickaville" "" "8-May-03" "12-May-03" 5 "68" "47,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,280" 4.4 "Cyclone Manou. High winds and flooding. Bridges destroyed, extensive infastructure damage. 85% of buildings in District of Vatomandry destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "83" "8-May-2003" "2" "7" NA "2232" 2231 117 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern China --Guangdong province - Meizhou, Heyuan and Shaoguan cities. --Southern Hunan province - Linwu county. Chansha, Henyang. Huaihua. --Jiangxi province - Jian city. Ganzhou. Guangchang county. --Fujian province - Sanming City. Jiangle County." "Hunan province - Xiangjiang, Zhishui, Yangtze. --Jiangxi province - Gan --Fujian province - Minjiang and tributaries." "15-May-03" "21-May-03" 7 "83" "18,000" "135,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "317,900" 6.3 "19 different counties throughout Hunan have been affected by the flooding. May 16-17 - 2,440 houses and 26,370 hectares of crops destroyed in Guangdong. A levee burst and flooded a mining camp in Linwu county, Hunan. Jiangxi - Water levels in Poyang Lake rose by 1.43 m. By May 19 the Yangtze River had already surpassed its flood-water point by 58 centimeters. 260,000 hectares of farmland have been inundated in Hunan province." NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "84" "15-May-2003" "3" "8" NA "2233" 2232 118 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "South-central Sri Lanka - Districts: Ratnapura, Matara, Galle, Nuwara Eliya, Hambantota. Ratnapura city. Deniyaya and Akuressa. " "Milwala, Polwatta Ganga, Kalu Ganga and Bentota Ganga." "17-May-03" "26-May-03" 10 "266" "300,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "13,490" 5.3 "Days of rain caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal. \"worst floods and mudslides in 56 years\". Flash floods and landslides in mountainous districts of Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya. River flooding in low lying districts of Hambantota, Matara, Galle and Kalutara. Flooding in Matara district persists longest, until May 30. $28 million damage to tea crop, the floods destroyed 53,300 hectares of low-grown tea." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "85" "17-May-2003" "3" "9" NA "2234" 2233 119 "" "American Samoa" "" "" "" "Pago Pago. Fagatogo." "" "18-May-03" "19-May-03" 2 "4" "" "50,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "174" 2.5 "10 to 15 inches of rain cause widespread flash floods and mudslides. Worst floods in 20 years." NA NA "" 0 "33" 0 "85" "18-May-2003" "3" "9" NA "2235" 2234 120 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northwest Iran - Ardebil province - Meshkin Shahr" "" "22-May-03" "23-May-03" 2 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,075" 3.6 "Floods totally destroyed 3,000 hectares of wheat, barely and lentil farmlands as well as 500 hectares of vineyards in Meshkin Shahr. Dozens of houses and roads also washed away" NA NA "" 0 "33" 0 "85" "22-May-2003" "3" "9" NA "2236" 2235 121 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Northern provinces on Luzon: Pangasinan, Bulacan, Benguet. Cities: Dagupan, Urdaneta, Calasiao, Manila, Quezon, Caloocan, Makati, Pasay, Meycauayan, Pandayan, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara, Taytay, Valenzuela, Malabon, Pasig City. " "Angalacan, Sinocalan, Banela, Pantal ." "26-May-03" "30-May-03" 5 "41" "8,357" "1,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "17,430" 5.1 "Tropical storm Linfa (Chedeng) causes widespread flooding, landslides and uproots trees. Worst flooding in 60 years in central Pangasinan. \"thousands were stranded in floods \" \"only 10% of Metro Manila was submerged compared to an average of 20% during large-scale flooding\" Damages at P60 million." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "86" "26-May-2003" "3" "10" NA "2237" 2236 122 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northeast Afghanistan -- Baghlan Province - Districts: Doshi, Khost-o-Fereng, Nahrin. Qarqol, Pul-i-Khumri --Kunduz Province - Khanabad --Takhar Province - --Panjshir Valley - Talkha, Bazarak and Changgram" "" "26-May-03" "6-Jun-03" 12 "" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,280" 5.1 "Heavy rains leading to periods repeated of flash flooding. Over 100 houses destroyed or damaged. Land mines unearthed by flash floods pose a danger to civilians in Nahrin district. \"Large swathes of arable land were also covered in mud in the northeast provinces of Baghlan and Takhar\"" NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "87" "26-May-2003" "3" "11" NA "2238" 2237 123 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Virginia - Counties: Sussex, Nottoway, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Dinwiddie . " "Nottoway, Blackwater, Appomattox, Dan, Meherrin. " "25-May-03" "30-May-03" 6 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,830" 5 "$4 million of highway and bridge damages. The Richmond area has received 23 days of rain totaling 7.92 inches this May -- more than twice its monthly average." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "88" "25-May-2003" "3" "12" NA "2239" 2238 124 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia - Yakutia Region - Yakutsk suburbs. Kapitonovka, ?Darkilakh, Tabaga-Yakutsk, Kangalassy, Zhatai." "Lena River and tributaries." "27-May-03" "20-Jun-03" 25 "" "400" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "62,480" 6.2 "Over 100 houses have been flooded in Yakutsk area. Ice jams blasted with explosives near Yakutsk. MODIS observations show spring flooding on the Lena was not as severe as in 2001 and 2002." NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "89" "27-May-2003" "4" "13" NA "2240" 2239 125 "" "Moldova" "" "" "" "Central region of Keleras, Chisinau suburbs" "" "29-May-03" "31-May-03" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,900" 4.1 "The storm destroyed dozens of houses, devastated many acres of farmland and left some towns and villages without electricity. A dam break in the Chisinau suburbs. " NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "90" "29-May-2003" "4" "14" NA "2241" 2240 126 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Southwest Venezuela - Merida State - Cardenal Quintero. " "Santo Domingo" "1-Jun-03" "3-Jun-03" 3 "1" "450" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,240" 4.3 "A 16 hour downpour causes Santo Domingo river to overflow. 43 people missing." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "91" "1-Jun-2003" "4" "15" NA "2242" 2241 127 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Central Russia - Khakasia " "Abakan" "1-Jun-03" "4-Jun-03" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,080" 4.3 "June 3 - Russian Hydro-Meteorological Committee expects flooding to continue for 2 more days. MODIS obseravation of flooding along Abakan River near on June 3 (Abakan was low on May 30, it has been cloudy May 31-June2) Abakan river low again on June 6." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "92" "1-Jun-2003" "4" "16" NA "2243" 2242 128 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northwest China - Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region - Ili River valley. Counties: Nilka, Gongliu, Tekes." "Ili (Yili) " "5-Jun-03" "7-Jun-03" 3 "28" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,620" 5.1 "A night-long torrential rainstorm caused floods and landslides in the Ili River valley. 2,000 houses and barns in three towns destroyed. 3,000 livestock killed. 100 cars trapped on a washed out highway. Additional flooding, landslides and mudslides reported throughout the Xinjiang region in the first half of June." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "93" "5-Jun-2003" "4" "17" NA "2244" 2243 129 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Eastern Mexico - Veracruz state - Nogales, Balastrera." "Chiquito" "5-Jun-03" "6-Jun-03" 2 "4" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,200" 3.4 "Heavy rain caused the Chiquito river to overflow, which started a landslide that damaged a gas pipeline, which exploded. 300 houses in Nogales leveled by flooding." NA NA "" 0 "34" 0 "93" "5-Jun-2003" "4" "17" NA "2245" 2244 130 "" "Azerbaijan" "" "" "" "Saki and Oguz districts - Bas Kungut, Bas Zayzit. Kura delta is still flooded" "Qurcana, Kura" "5-Jun-03" "14-Jun-03" 10 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,430" 4.4 "Houses and farmlands \"seriously damaged\" in Saki District. The lower Kura river and delta are still flooded from event DFO-2003-092" NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "94" "5-Jun-2003" "4" "18" NA "2246" 2245 131 "" "China" "" "" "" "Central China - Hubei and Sichuan Provinces Yichang, Sandouping - Three Gorges Dam filling reservoir from Yichang to Fengdu in Chongqing Municipality" "Yangtze" "1-Jun-03" "1-Aug-03" 62 "" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "9,130" 5.8 "The reservoir officially started storing water on June 1. The water level behind the dam has reached 135 meters as of June 10. When the reservoir is full the water level is expected to reach 175 meters behind the dam, creating a 632 sq km reservoir that will flood two cities, 11 counties, 116 towns and the gorges of Qutang, Wuxia and Xiling. Construction on the worlds largest dam began in 1993 and has cost over $22 billion. 1.3 million people have been forcibly relocated by the Chinese government. November 5 - water level at Three Gorges Reservoir reaches 139 meters." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "95" "1-Jun-2003" "4" "19" NA "2247" 2246 132 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Sughd Oblast - Penjikent town and surrounding districts. Kuktosh, Shurcha, Kushteppa, Sudjina, Suffion, Mogion, Zebon and Sugdion" "Zeravshan" "6-Jun-03" "10-Jun-03" 5 "3" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,700" 3.9 "Torrential rains and high winds. Over 120 houses destroyed or damaged beyond repair." NA NA "" 0 "34" 0 "95" "6-Jun-2003" "4" "19" NA "2248" 2247 133 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Jigawa State - Kaugama, Unguwar Tudu, Dankware, Guiwa, Roni, Kanti." "" "7-Jun-03" "8-Jun-03" 2 "" "2,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,710" 4.1 "Heavy rainfall over the weekend destroys over 100 houses, over 500 families homeless. \"property worth millions of naira have been destroyed\"." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "96" "7-Jun-2003" "4" "20" NA "2249" 2248 134 "" "Bangladesh" "India" "" "" "Bangladesh: Districts: Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Comilla, Sirajganj, Bogra, Jamalpur, Pabna, Tangail, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narsindi, Narayanganj, Kishoreganj, Rajbari, Madaripur, Chandpur. Feni, Faridpur. Dhaka area. Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj. ---Northern India: --Assam State - Districts: Nalbari, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhemaji, Nagoan, Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Darrang, Jorhat, Goalpara, Dhubri, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Morigaon. Majuli island. --Bihar State - Districts: Madhubani, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Saran, Saharsa, Supaul, Purnea, Kishanganj, West and East Champaran, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Siwan, Khagaria, Katihar, Purnia, Madhepura, Vaishali. Patna area. Munger, Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon and Farakka. --Tripura State - South Tripura District. Battala, Baishnabpur, Chotkhil, and Gangfera. --West Bengal State - Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Murshidabad. --Uttar Pradesh - districts: Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Etah, Ghazipur, Ballia, Fatehpur, Ankinghat and Paliakala. Lucknow area. Jaunpur. Turtipar and Rae Bareli. --New Delhi area. --Sikkim State - " "Bramaputra and Ganges and their tributaries ---Bangladesh - Padma, Khowai, Dhalai, Monu, Teesta, Dharla, Jamuna, Muhuri, Banglali, Gumti, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Dukhkumar, Shitalakhya, Balu and Buriganga. ---India -- Assam - Barak. Brahmaputra and its tributaries: Jiadhol, Kushiara, Singla, Longai, Pagladiya, Pagladia, Mora-pagladia, Noona, Khuthimari, Puthimari, Kuhiyara, Singla, Jiabhoroli. -Bihar - Ganges. Adhwara group of rivers. Koshi, Kamala, Balan, Bagmati, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Mahananda, Sone, Burhigandak and Pupun. --Tripura - Fenni, Mahurir, Gomati --West Bengal - Mahananda --Uttar Pradesh - Ganges, Sai, Sharda, Ganga, Ghaghra, Gomati." "11-Jun-03" "10-Oct-03" 122 "600" "9,500,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "702,400" 8.1 "June 13: First wave of floods hits Assam, India displacing 400,000. June 23: Flooding spreads in northern Bangladesh. June 27: Second wave of flooding in Assam displaces 470,000. Main Brahmaputra river has breached its banks at several places. Dhemaji district in Assam has been cut off from the rest of the country since June 12. June 30: 10,000 people homeless in Tripura. July 7 - 1 million homeless in Bangladesh and 100 dead. July 8 - Bihar: 5 dead, 150,000 people displaced. July 10 - flooding begins in Uttar Pradesh state. July 16 - Assam: 3.7 million homeless and 22 dead. 2.5 million hectares damaged crop land. Flooding described as worst in 50 years. Bihar: 1.2 million displaced. July 18 - Bangladesh: 175 dead, 3.5 million homeless, 267,600 hectares crops destroyed. July 24- floodwaters begin receding in northeastern India and parts of Bangladesh. July 28 - 370,000 hectares farmland waterlogged in Bangladesh. August 7 - Flood situation in north Bihar remains \"grim\" on Ganga, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Burhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers. August 25 - 200 villages washed away in Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh when dam on Ghagra breaches. September 10 -24 - Flooding continuing in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal states along Ganges river. Worst flooding in a decade in Uttar Pradesh September 16-18 - New flooding in northwestern Bangladesh, 50,000 homeless. October 8 - flooding continues in Bangladesh and northeastern India. MODIS observations: Meghna river valley flooded and Bramaputra river at high levels on June 16 and 20. Observations of high levels on Ganges river begin in early Septmeber and continue through October." NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "97" "11-Jun-2003" "5" "21" NA "2250" 2249 135 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Central Mexico - Puebla state - Puebla city and surrounding areas" "Manzinilla, San Antonio and Alseseca rivers" "12-Jun-03" "15-Jun-03" 4 "" "800" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "60" 2.4 "Heavy overnight rains. 500 homes damaged, 200 families homeless." NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "97" "12-Jun-2003" "5" "21" NA "2251" 2250 136 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Kano State - Kura area. Kura and Kosawa towns. Villages: Imawa-Karfi and Imawa-Kosa." "" "28-May-03" "29-May-03" 2 "1" "800" "see notes" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "790" 3.2 "Flash floods render 200 families homeless in 2 villages. \"farm crops valued at thousands of naira were destroyed by the heavy rains\"" NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "97" "28-May-2003" "5" "21" NA "2252" 2251 137 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Southwest - Caqueta department - Florencia city" "Hacha River" "14-Jun-03" "16-Jun-03" 3 "3" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,350" 4 "Hacha River overflows in Florencia city inundating 20 districts." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "98" "14-Jun-2003" "5" "22" NA "2253" 2252 138 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Northwest - Medellin district" "" "14-Jun-03" "16-Jun-03" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,700" 3.7 "Heavy rains cause mudslides and floods in Medellin district." NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "98" "14-Jun-2003" "5" "22" NA "2254" 2253 139 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Midwest and East --Ohio - Counties: Butler, Preble, Hamilton, Mercer. Towns: New Miami, Fairfield, Cincinnati area. --Eastern Kentucky - Counties: Estill, Madison, Perry, Clay, Morgan, Marion, Floyd, Letcher. --West Virginia - Counties: Kanawha, Mingo, Nicholas, Marion, Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Putnam. Charleston area. Wolfpen, Sissonville, Drennen, Chapmanville. --Pennsylvania - Counties: York. --Western Georgia - Counties: Troup, Carroll, Fayette, Clayton. LaGrange, Fayetteville, Jonesboro. --North Carolina - Counties: Gaston, Cumberland, Cabarrus, Union, Alamance, Mecklenburg --Alabama - Pelham area of Shelby County --Arkansas - Benton area of Saline County" "Ohio - Pleasant Run Creek --Eastern Kentucky - Kentucky river tributaries, Drowning Creek. Jakes Branch Creek. --West Virginia - Big Seven Mile Creek, Gauley River. --Western Georgia - Long Cane Creek near the Chattahoochee at \"highest levels in decades\" --North Carolina - Catawba River" "13-Jun-03" "19-Jun-03" 7 "7" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "60,610" 5.6 "In Fairfield, Ohio flood damage is compared to 1979 floods. 1500 people are evacuated in New Miami, Ohio. Nearly 200 houses were destroyed or heavily damaged by flooding in and around Charleston, West Virginia. Flood damage to West Virginia highways estimated at $2.5 million to $3 million. Floods washed away a bridge that had stood for more than 40 years in Cabell County, West Virginia. " NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "99" "13-Jun-2003" "5" "23" NA "2255" 2254 140 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Samar Island - Catbalogan Biliran Island - Barangay Aslum, Naval, Biliran city. Leyte - Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes and Camarines Sur" "Biliran - Binak river " "15-Jun-03" "18-Jun-03" 4 "11" "70,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "22,830" 5 "Tropical Storm Soudelor causes floods and landslides. Thousands stranded. 16,131 families displaced on southern Luzon island." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "100" "15-Jun-2003" "5" "24" NA "2256" 2255 141 "" "East Timor" "" "" "" "East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Districts: Cova Lima, Manufahi, Viqueque, Ainaro, Manatuto and Baucau. Suai town. West Timor (Nusa Tenggara Timur) - Atambua, Belu." "Benanain river" "16-Jun-03" "20-Jun-03" 5 "2" "600" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "12,930" 4.8 "Hundreds displaced by monsoonal flooding. Homes, crops and roads destroyed. \"sudden unseasonal rains\"" NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "101" "16-Jun-2003" "5" "25" NA "2257" 2256 142 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northeastern Afghanistan - Northern Badakhshan province - Ragh and Nawsi Districts. villages: Chashma, Asif and others." "" "16-Jun-03" "21-Jun-03" 6 "13" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,650" 4.2 "News report from June 21 says floods happened \"recently\". Landslides and floods. 25 houses destroyed in Chashma village. 300 farms damaged and 190 animals killed in the province. Hundreds of jeribs of orchards and farmland damaged (one jerib is equal to 44 sq.m.)." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "102" "16-Jun-2003" "5" "26" NA "2258" 2257 143 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Southeastern Bangladesh - Districts: Chittagong, Khagrachari, Bhola and Feni . Cox's Bazar, Hatiya Island." "Feni river" "19-Jun-03" "3-Jul-03" 15 "55" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "4,230" 4.8 "Landslides and floods. A coastal protection dam overwhelmed by waves from Bay of Bengal, 100,000 stranded in Hatiya sub-district. 5,000 displaced in Khagrachari district. 20,000 people stranded in inundated villages in Chittagong district." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "103" "19-Jun-2003" "5" "27" NA "2259" 2258 144 "" "India" "" "" "" "Southwestern India - Karnataka State - Dakshina Kannada District - Mangalore city area. Vittla, Bajal, Sullia." "" "21-Jun-03" "24-Jun-03" 4 "4" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "760" 3.5 "Thirteen houses collapsed and 170 were partially damaged. Most low-lying areas in the Mangalore area inundated. \"severe damage to property\" Landslides block roads" NA NA "" 0 "35" 0 "103" "21-Jun-2003" "5" "27" NA "2260" 2259 145 "" "USA" "" "" "" "West Central Florida - Counties: Manatee, Hillsborough, DeSoto, Lee, Hardee, Charlotte, Hendry. Sarasota: East County and South County. Tampa Bay area. Bradenton." "Myakka, Little Manatee, Manatee, Alafia and Horse Creek" "22-Jun-03" "28-Jun-03" 7 "0" "250" "11,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,770" 5.1 "Heavy rain since June 25 southeast of Tampa. A malfunctioning flood gate on Lake Manatee forced the temporary evacuation of hundreds of people who live downstream from Lake Manatee as the reservoir threatened to burst its banks following torrential rain. Manatee River crested at a record 20 feet at Myakka Head above the dam early Sunday. Manatee River was at the highest level at Rye Bridge since the Manatee Dam was built. A levy break along the Myakka River floods over 35 homes in Sarasota. Record flooding along Myakka River. $3.3 million in damage to seawalls in Punta Gorda Isles in Charlotte County." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "104" "22-Jun-2003" "5" "28" NA "2261" 2260 146 "" "India" "" "" "" "Western India - Gujarat State - Panchmahals, South Gujarat. Districts: Bharuch, Surat, Narmada, The Dangs" "" "20-Jun-03" "26-Jun-03" 7 "4" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "37,670" 5.4 "Quikscat shows new water in southern Gujarat region week ending June 23." NA NA "" 0 "35" 1 "105" "20-Jun-2003" "5" "29" NA "2262" 2261 147 "" "China" "" "" "" "Eastern, central and southern China - Yangtze basin --Zhejiang Province - Jinyun County - Lishui city. --Jiangxi Province - Xinjian county. Nanchang. Northern areas. --Sichuan Province - Chongqing, Ganzi, Aba, Guangyuan, Bazhong, Danba. --Jiangsu Province - Nanjing area --Hunan Province - Huaihua, Zhangjiajie --Hubei Province - Zigui, Wuhan area. --Shaanxi Province - Ningqiang County, Shaanxi --Guangxi Province - --Guizhou Province - Xishui district --Gansu Province - Zhang County" "Yangtze River and tributaries: --Hunan - Lishui, Xiang, Li --Sichuan - Minjiang, Wujiang, Shouxi, Qinggan --Shaanxi - Hanjiang --Guizhou - Wujiang" "23-Jun-03" "28-Jul-03" 36 "430" "1,500,000" "725,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,287,000" 7.7 "Widespread floods and landslides. Jiangxi: 7,000 people rescued in Xinjian county. Sichuan: 20 dead, 14,000 houses destroyed in landslides. Guangxi: 15 dead and at least 17 missing in floods. Hunan: $ 217 million in economic losses. Guizhou: \"mountain torrent engulfed 24 people\". Hubei: landslides kill 13, 7 missing. July 4: 21 killed in landslides in Chongqing and Sichuan regions. July 10 - middle reaches of Yangtze River exceed the flood warning level . Yangtze tributary Lishui exceeds 1952 record levels at Jinshi. July 12 - Landslides kill 51 in Danba, Sichuan. July 14 - first major flood crest of Yangtze enters Jingjiang in Hubei Province, the river level is one meter above \"warning level\". July 15 - Lake Poyang level rises above \"alert lines\". July 16 - Worst flooding since 1964 in parts of of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. China total deaths this year from flooding and landslides: 609. Total farmland affected: 9.44 million hectares (includes DFO-2003-155)." NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "106" "23-Jun-2003" "6" "30" NA "2263" 2262 148 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Upper Midwest: Kansas - Republic and Washington Counties. Scandia Nebraska - Counties: Thayer, Fillmore and Nuckolls. Deshler. Hubbell. " "Kansas - Republican River Nebraska - Little Blue River South Dakota - Little Sioux River" "23-Jun-03" "26-Jun-03" 4 "1" "" "15" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,060" 5.1 "Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail. Major flash flooding from over 9 inches of rain in Thayer, Fillmore and Nuckolls Counties in Nebraska; evacuations in Thayer county. Major flooding on the Republican River at Scandia, Kansas. Major agricultural flooding on the Little Sioux River, South Dakota. Hubell, Nebraska: \"This is probably the worst flooding that's ever been around these parts\" QuikSCAT shows new anomalies in upper midwest region week ending June 25." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "107" "23-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2264" 2263 149 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Guatemala city area" "" "25-Jun-03" "30-Jun-03" 6 "3" "40" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "150" 3 "Landslides and flooding. 10 houses damaged, bridge destroyed" NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "107" "25-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2265" 2264 150 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Maguindanao Province. Datu Odin Sinsuat town near Cotabato." "Brar river" "25-Jun-03" "26-Jun-03" 2 "2" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,180" 3.4 "Flash flooding destroys 500 houses." NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "107" "25-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2266" 2265 151 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northeastern Afghanistan - Northern Badakhshan province bordering Tajikstan - Darwaz District" "" "25-Jun-03" "26-Jun-03" 2 "" "" "" "" 1 "2,780" 3.7 "Serious damage to six villages. One thousand jeribs of agricultural land destroyed. 30 water mills destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "107" "25-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2267" 2266 152 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. Tonkabon area." "Dow-Hezar and Seh-Hezar rivers" "26-Jun-03" "26-Jun-03" 1 "" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,090" 3 "Overnight rains flood 4 villages, roads washed away leaving 20 villages isolated. \"The overnight flood might partially have been resulted from the icebergs on the heights of Takht-e Soleyman area, which are melted due to recent increase in temperature,\"" NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "107" "26-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2268" 2267 153 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "South Island: Nelson region, Tasman District - Nelson, Richmond, Brightwater, Wakefield, Hope, Motueka. Maitai Valley" "" "28-Jun-03" "30-Jun-03" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,770" 3.7 "Wettest June since 1941: \"rain began about 3pm on Saturday and helped push the total June rainfall to a record 196.7mm, as measured at Stoke\". ''It is the worst flooding I have seen in about 10 years.''" NA NA "" 0 "36" 0 "107" "28-Jun-2003" "6" "31" NA "2269" 2268 154 "" "Uruguay" "" "" "" "Southern and eastern Uruguay - Canelones state " "" "28-Jun-03" "2-Jul-03" 5 "1" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,900" 4.5 "June 30: Heavy storms in southern and eastern Uruguay since June 27. \"floods have swept off large areas of crops and interrupted land transport\"" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "108" "28-Jun-2003" "6" "32" 0 "2270" 2269 155 "" "China" "" "" "" "Eastern China --Anhui Province - counties: Funan, Huoqiu, Yingshang, Chuxian. - Wangjiaba, Mengwa, Bengbu. --Henan Province - counties: Xixian, Xuyi. --Jiangsu Province - Huaiyuan City. Hongze Lake area." "Huaihe River and tributaries: Chu, Pihe, Huaihongxin" "1-Jul-03" "7-Aug-03" 38 "18" "1,600,000" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "108,400" 6.8 "Heavy rain since June 21. July 3 - floodgates at Wangjiaba are opened for the 13th time since 1949 inundating 12,000 ha farmland, most serious flooding on Hauihe in 12 years. 20,000 evacuated before the flood water was diverted. July 6 - record level on Huaihe river: 26.22 metres at the Lutaizi (previous record 26m in 1991). Major dike on Tangduo lake blasted. July 7- 32,000 homes destroyed and a further 120,000 damaged; 5,700 villages inundated. Highest levels since 1949 in Xuyi county, Jiangsu. July 14 - Huaihe River dropping in Anhui, still rising in Jiangsu. Huaihe river below \"danger level\" on July 16. Total damages are less than 1991 flood despite record high levels. Total of nine diversion areas used in flooding. July 21-23 - Haui River is rising again, well above \"warning level\" due to more rain in upper reaches. Haui falls below \"danger level\" on July 28. August 3 - flood emergency declared over on Hongze Lake and lower reaches of Huai River, however hundreds of thousands are still unable to return home for another 20 days. MODIS observation of high water on Huai River begin on June 28; additional observations on July 7, 12, 23 and 25." NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "109" "1-Jul-2003" "1" "1" NA "2271" 2270 156 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Eastern Uganda - Mbale area - Bubulo county - Buwabwala sub-county, Busiu and Bukibino" "Manafa River" "1-Jul-03" "3-Jul-03" 3 "20" "700" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "960" 3.5 "Three weeks of continuous rain in Mbale area. Landslides and flooding." NA NA "" 0 "37" 0 "109" "1-Jul-2003" "1" "1" NA "2272" 2271 157 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northeast Afghanistan - Takhar Province - Shurto and 5 other villages." "" "2-Jul-03" "5-Jul-03" 4 "" "" "" "" 1 "4,100" 4.2 "\"river floods have endangered the lives of hundreds of people living along the river, and that people in at least five villages are feared to have been displaced\"" NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "110" "2-Jul-2003" "1" "2" NA "2273" 2272 158 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Central Afghanistan - Logar Province - Mohammad Agha district. " "" "5-Jul-03" "6-Jul-03" 2 "2" "280" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,490" 3.5 "70 houses destroyed and 100 hectares of agricultural land damaged, 50 head of cattle killed. " NA NA "" 0 "37" 0 "110" "5-Jul-2003" "1" "2" NA "2274" 2273 159 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - Counties: Carroll, Adams, Cass, Howard, Tipton, Wells, Miami, Boone, Jennings, Clay, Tippecanoe. Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Huntington . --Ohio - Counties: Mercer, Auglaize, Van Wert, Darke, Shelby, Logan, Hamilton . Rockford, Montezuma, Celina, Miamitown. --Illinois - " "Indiana - Wabash, White, Mississinewa, St. Mary's, Eel, White, Tippecanoe, Muscatatuck, West Fork Whitewater. Wildcat, Deer and Pipe Creeks. --Ohio - St. Marys, Chagrin, Blanchard, Maumee, Miami, Pike, Scioto, Warren, Great Miami, Sandusky and White (West Fork) Rivers. --Illinois - Wabash, White, Embarras, Iroquois" "5-Jul-03" "21-Jul-03" 17 "3" "1,200" "106,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "150,500" 6.6 "Several days of severe thunderstorms. Wabash River at Lafayette, IN at the highest level since February 1959. Wildcat Creek in Kokomo highest levels since 1958. St. Marys River south of Fort Wayne hit a record flood level of 26.54 feet Tuesday, passing the mark of 26.5 feet set in 1913. Levels on parts of the White River are as high as they've been since 1929. $100 million crop damage in Indiana. 1300 homes in Indiana damaged by floods. 250 damaged or destroyed homes in Ohio. \"flooding along the St. Marys in the Summit City was \"in the range\" of a 100-year flood\" MODIS observation of high water on Wabash River on July 8. High water observed on Wabash and White rivers on July 12 and 13. QuikSCATshows new anomalies in central Ohio week ending July 3." NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "111" "5-Jul-2003" "2" "3" NA "2275" 2274 160 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Morelos state - Cuernavaca area" "" "3-Jul-03" "4-Jul-03" 2 "0" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,020" 3.3 "1,000 homes were flooded after rivers and creeks were swollen by several days of heavy rains" NA NA "" 0 "38" 0 "111" "3-Jul-2003" "2" "3" NA "2276" 2275 161 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Districts: Baglung, Baitadi, Banke, Bara, Bhojpur, Chitwan, Dang, Dhading, Dhanusha, Dolakha, Gorkha, Gulmi, Humla, Ilam, Jajarkot, Jhapa, Kabhre, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Kapilvastu, Kaski, Khotang, Lamjung, Mahottari, Makwanpur, Morang, Myagdi, Nawalparasi, Nuwakot, Okhaldunga, Parvat, Parsa, Rasuwa, Rauthat, Rukum, Rupandehi, Sarlahi, Saptari, Sindhuli, Siraha, Solukhumbu, Sunsari, Syangja, Tanahun, Taplejung, Terathum and Udayapur . " "Andheri, Kang, Bairagi, Triyuga " "3-Jul-03" "20-Aug-03" 49 "217" "4,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "137,100" 6.8 "Moonsonal rain causes widespread separate incidents of flooding and landslides throughout Nepal. Farmlands and dozens of houses washed away; highways, water pipelines and other infrastructures damaged. July 17 - 993 houses have been destroyed throughout Nepal. Weed ending August 1 - 58 more people killed and 30 missing in fresh landslides. Floods have extensively damaged Marsyangdi hydro-electric power station in west Nepal. 30 of Nepal's 75 districts affected by floods and lanslides." NA NA "" 1 "39" 1 "112" "3-Jul-2003" "3" "4" NA "2277" 2276 162 "" "Burma" "" "" "" "Irawaddy River Valley" "Irawaddy River and tributaries: Chindwin" "2-Jul-03" "1-Sep-03" 62 "" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "235,100" 7.2 "No news reports. Detected by monitoring MODIS imagery on July 7. Flooding had increased significantly around Chindwin-Irawaddy confluence on July 9 MODIS image. Flooding along middle Irrawaddy waning in mid August, but still visible in mid-September." NA NA "" 1 "40" 1 "113" "2-Jul-2003" "4" "5" NA "2278" 2277 163 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Central Afghanistan - Bamiyan province - Ghandak Valley - Shibar district " "" "9-Jul-03" "11-Jul-03" 3 "9" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,440" 3.6 "50 houses destroyed, 24 people missing in \"recent heavy flooding\"" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "113" "9-Jul-2003" "4" "5" NA "2279" 2278 164 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northwest China - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Tianshan Mountain area, Kazak Autonomous County Barkol." "" "12-Jul-03" "15-Jul-03" 4 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "103,800" 5.6 "Continuous rain since July 11. 1,000 houses and barns destroyed, more than 20,000 people \"affected\" by flooding" NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "114" "12-Jul-2003" "4" "6" NA "2280" 2279 165 "" "Pakistan" "India" "" "" "Pakistan - Sindh province: Karachi and Hyderabad areas. Districts: Badin, Thatta, Tharparkar, Larkana, Shikarpur, Nawabshah, Dadu, Karachi, Hyderabad. --Balochistan Province: Districts: Jafarabad, Naseerabad, Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Harnai, Ziarat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Turbat, Awaran, Machh, Harnai, Kalat. --Punjab Province: Districts: Sialkot, Narowal, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. Jalalabad, Jhakkarpur, Bhakri, Thatti, Hamadpur, Rajapur. ---Northwestern India - Rajasthan State: Jaipur area. --Himachal Pradesh State: Garsa area of Kullu district, Baijnath area of Kangra district . --Gujarat State - Ahmadabad, Valseed and Dahood. Rann of Kutch area: Nakhatrana, Mundra, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Lakhpat. Banni and Khavda region. Rajkot city." "Indus River and tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Satluj" "15-Jul-03" "1-Sep-03" 49 "285" "900,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "868,200" 7.6 "Monsoon rains damaged hundreds of homes and ruptured a small dam in Sindh, Pakistan. Five children killed in flash floods in Rajasthan after years of drought. Flash floods in Gursa valley in Himachal Pradesh kill at least 30 on July 16. July 28 - 5000 villages flooded in Sindh Province. \"Meteorologists say this year's monsoon rains broke a 10-year record, with 292 millimetres of rain falling in 24 hours in the district of Badin over the weekend\". Rann of Kutch area in Gujarat State received \"more than half its annual rain in 24 hours\" on July 26. Parts of the ancient ruins of Dholavira in eastern Kutch inundated by floods. Worst flooding since 1994 in Sindh, Pakistan. August 11 - Sindh: 178 dead; 141,643 hectares crops destroyed; 1,000 square kilometers flooded; worst monsoon in a decade in southern Pakistan. At least 400 villages in Badin district were washed away leaving 300,000 homeless. Balochistan: 400,000 acres crops damaged. Pakistan total deaths: 231. Floods begin subsiding in southern Pakistan on August 4. August 13 - Chenab River sweeps away 15 villages in Punjab. August 21 - roads in Sindh province still flooded up to 2 meters deep. August 23-5 - 23 people killled by flooding in Ahmadabad city and Gujarat state MODIS observations of high levels on the Indus river begin in mid June. Southern Pakistan and along the Indus Valley exhibit wetter surface conditions compared to this time last year according to QuikSCAT data." NA NA "" 1 "41" 1 "115" "15-Jul-2003" "5" "7" NA "2281" 2280 166 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Paktia Province - Zadran region, Sar Hawzah, Gomal, Orgun, Zerok. Ghanzi Province - Jani Khel, Yosuf Khel, Mata Khan. Other Povinces: Wardak, Khost, Logar, Kapisa." "" "15-Jul-03" "18-Jul-03" 4 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,250" 5.1 "More than a week of rain kill 9 people and sweep away \"a great number of animals and inflicted heavy damage to agricultural fields\"" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "116" "15-Jul-2003" "5" "8" NA "2282" 2281 167 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Southern Mexico - Oaxaca State - Sierra Mazateca area: Santa Maria Chilchotla, Santa Ana Ateixtlahuaca, Eloxochitlan " "" "17-Jul-03" "18-Jul-03" 2 "10" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,220" 3.4 "Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain. 50 houses inundated in Eloxochitlan. 9 dead in landslide in Santa Maria Chilchotla." NA NA "" 0 "41" 0 "116" "17-Jul-2003" "5" "8" NA "2283" 2282 168 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Caracas city and suburbs" "" "18-Jul-03" "19-Jul-03" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "700" 3.1 "Torrential rains cause river in Caracas to overflow, hundreds of people had to be rescued, dozens of cars swept away." NA NA "" 0 "41" 0 "116" "18-Jul-2003" "5" "8" NA "2284" 2283 169 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Southwestern Japan - Kyushu island - Prefectures: Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki - Minamata city, Hishikari, Kinkai" "Minamata, Hogawachikawa." "19-Jul-03" "21-Jul-03" 3 "19" "800" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,080" 4.4 "Foods and landslides. Rainfall totalling 263 millimeters since 7/19. More than 240 houses flooded in Minamata. Damages estimated at 726m yen. \"atmospheric air conditions are unstable over a wide area of eastern and western Japan due to the inflow of humid air into a seasonal rain front hovering over the Hokuriku region to the Tsushima Strait\"" NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "117" "19-Jul-2003" "5" "9" NA "2285" 2284 170 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Northern Luzon - Provinces: Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Quezon, La Union, Ilocos Norte. Towns and cities; Malabon, Tarlac, Cabanatuan, Guimba, Sto. Domingo, San Manuel, San Clemente, Camiling, La Paz --Mindanao - Provinces: Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat. Libungan" "Luzon - Batacan, Camiling, Rio Chico. --Mindanao - Simuay." "19-Jul-03" "23-Jul-03" 5 "22" "20,000" "20,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "63,740" 5.5 "Typhoon Imbudo is the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in five years. $20.6 million worth of crops destroyed in Northern Luzon provinces of Cagayan and Isabela; 166,670 hectares. 12 people killed and 11,000 displaced on Mindanao Island. MODIS observations of high river levels in Luzon on July 25 and less flooding on July 29." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "118" "19-Jul-2003" "5" "10" NA "2286" 2285 171 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Northeast Ethiopia - Afar Region - Bure-Mudaitu Wordea district. Gewane to Arsisso." "Awash River" "19-Jul-03" "1-Aug-03" 14 "2" "7,000" "" "" 1 "53,540" 5.9 "Awash river has breached its banks for 200 kilometers from Gewane to Arisso. Hundreds of homes washed away." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "119" "19-Jul-2003" "5" "11" NA "2287" 2286 172 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northeast Ohio - Counties: Portage, Trumbull, Summit, Mahoning, Cuyahoga, Medina, Columbiana. Towns: Canton, Youngstown, Levittsburg, Warren, Hudson, Akron, Streetsboro, Brookfield, Howland, Hubbard, Ravenna, Hanoverton, Lisbon, Knox, Green. Cuyahoga Valley. --Western Pennsylvania - Counties: Mercer, Lawrence, Clearfield ." "Ohio - Mahoning, Cuyahoga. Killbuck and Nimishillen Creeks --Pennsylvania - Shenango Creek" "21-Jul-03" "28-Jul-03" 8 "3" "1,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,170" 5 "Two days of storms. Major flooding along Mahoning River in towns of Levittsburg and Warren. \"I've been here 33 years and I've never seen anything like this, all the storms we're having,\" At least $1million damages in Canton Ohio alone. More than $1 million in damage to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "120" "21-Jul-2003" "5" "12" NA "2288" 2287 173 "" "Mongolia" "" "" "" "Northern Mongolia - Provinces: Orhon, Ubur-khangai, Govi-altay, Darhan-uul, Bulgan (Tushig, Mogod, Tseel, Erdene), Hovsgol, Umnugovi (Tsogt-Ovoo), Dornod (Halkhgol). Ulan Bator area (Bayangol, Chingeltei,Sukhbaatar, Songinohairhan, Bayanzurh). Gobi-Altai, Bayanhongor and Orhon-Uul." "Chalchyn Gol River in Dornod Province" "21-Jul-03" "10-Aug-03" 21 "20" "400" "270,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "281,900" 6.8 "Week long torrential rains and hailstorms. Ten killed and more than 100 homes in Ulan Bator destroyed. Worst storms since the 1982 floods. Infrastruture losses to dams, roads and bridges. August 22 - Many rivers in Mogolia at or above the warning level due to more heavy rains" NA NA "" 1 "42" 1 "121" "21-Jul-2003" "6" "13" NA "2289" 2288 174 "" "Kyrgyzstan" "Kazakhstan" "" "" "Southeastern Kazakhstan - Almaty area. --Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek area." "" "21-Jul-03" "25-Jul-03" 5 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "131,900" 5.8 "Flooding and landslides. Homes, roads and bridges destroyed. 30,000 without clean drinking water in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "122" "21-Jul-2003" "6" "14" NA "2290" 2289 175 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Sucre State - " "" "21-Jul-03" "25-Jul-03" 5 "" "860" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,370" 4.7 "215 families homeless in Sucre" NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "123" "21-Jul-2003" "6" "15" NA "2291" 2290 176 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Cross Rivers - Ikom, Obudu, Ogoja, Yala, Obanliku and Obubro local government areas." "" "23-Jul-03" "25-Jul-03" 3 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,170" 4.4 "\"property worth millions of naira were lost\" in a \"recent flood disaster\". food crops destroyed. Unkown number of people displaced." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "124" "23-Jul-2003" "6" "16" NA "2292" 2291 177 "" "China" "" "" "" "South China - Guangdong Province - cities: Yangjiang, Luoding, Zhanjiang, Maoming Guangxi Province - Northern Hainan Island - Haikou, Wenshan." "Guangxi - Nanliu " "23-Jul-03" "25-Jul-03" 3 "14" "30,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "39,470" 5.1 "Typhoon Imbudo brings heavy rains and high tides to southern China. 30,000 were evacuated from Yangjiang in advance of landfall of the typhoon. 4,500 houses destroyed in Yangjiang city, which suffered 560 million yuan in damages. Record rainfall on northern Hainan Island. \"Many cities in Guangdong and on Hainan island were flooded by Imbudo while dykes, reservoirs and houses were destroyed\"" NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "125" "23-Jul-2003" "6" "17" NA "2293" 2292 178 "" "Panama" "" "" "" "Arraiján district" "Jafferabad, Machh, Harnai, Kalat, and Naseerabad" "12-Jul-03" "13-Jul-03" 2 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "550" 3.2 "\"worst flooding to strike the country in 30 years\" \"intense rain and high tides overwhelmed the Rio Cristal, Rio Caimito, Rio Indio and Rio Aguacate rivers, inundating 12 communities\". 980 homes damaged, 5,900 people \"affected\"" NA NA "" 0 "42" 0 "125" "12-Jul-2003" "6" "17" NA "2294" 2293 179 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Gombe State - Yamattu East and Akko local government areas. Dadin-Kowa and Kumo" "" "22-Jul-03" "24-Jul-03" 3 "" "160" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,520" 3.7 "40 houses and farm produce worth \"millions of naira\" were destroyed in a flood. Bridges damaged and livestock lost. Damage reported on July 24, date of flooding not given. Area is prone to recurrent flooding." NA NA "" 0 "42" 0 "125" "22-Jul-2003" "6" "17" NA "2295" 2294 180 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Benue State - Vandeikya Local Government area. Districts: Mbaduku and Mbayongu." "Aya and Be" "27-Jul-03" "27-Jul-03" 1 "2" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,620" 3.4 "Five villages inundated. Five bridges and 52 compounds destroyed. Agricultural damage. \"local government said it would need N3 billion to resettle the displaced victims\". Flood described as \"unparallel in the history of the local government area\"." NA NA "" 0 "42" 0 "125" "27-Jul-2003" "6" "17" NA "2296" 2295 181 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Fairbanks area, Denali National Park, northern Susitna Valley." "Chatanika, Chena, Little Chena, Salcha, Nenana Rivers. Carlo and Honolulu Creeks. " "27-Jul-03" "31-Jul-03" 5 "" "20" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,110" 4.8 "Weekend storm dumps over 5 inches of rain in Denali - Fairbanks area. Fairbanks is close to setting a record for its wettest July. Worst floods in 10 years." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "126" "27-Jul-2003" "6" "18" NA "2297" 2296 182 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northeast China - Western Heilongjiang Province. Counties: Gannan, Yi'an and four others" "Nenjiang river and tributaries Yalu. Songhua" "27-Jul-03" "10-Oct-03" 76 "" "1,000" "6,890,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "215,600" 7.2 "Heavy rains July 26-28. Nenjiang River tributary Yalu begins to flood at Nianzishan hydrological station on July 27. Main Nenjiang river \"also close to alarm level\" Gannon county - 215 houses and 33,000 hectares crops destroyed. 24 cities and counties affected by floods throughout Heilongjiang. MODIS observations of high levels on the Nen river begin on July 30. By late August levels on the upper Nen are falling, while the Songhua river around Harbin is rising. By last week in September the Songhua is falling, but there are still high levels around the Nen Songhua confluence throughout mid-October. By November 3 flooding has receded. A QuikSCAT anomaly corresponds with flooding on the upper reaches of the Nen River in western Heilongjiang Province" NA NA "" 1 "43" 1 "127" "27-Jul-2003" "7" "19" NA "2298" 2297 183 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Vietnam - Lai Chau province - several districts" "" "25-Jul-03" "1-Aug-03" 8 "5" "" "" "" 1 "12,070" 5 "Torrential rains cause flooding in several districts - 5 bridges destroyed, agricultural losses." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "128" "25-Jul-2003" "7" "20" NA "2299" 2298 184 "" "Sudan" "Eritrea" "" "" "Northastern Sudan - Kassala state - Kassala city and surrounding area, Hadalia, Wagar. --Western Eritrea - Teseney area, Gash Barka." "Gash, Atbara and Siteet" "28-Jul-03" "21-Aug-03" 25 "20" "325,000" "150,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "95,750" 6.6 "Heavy rain in the Ethiopian mountains causes Gash river to overflow and break flood barriers built in 1988. 680 houses destroyed. \"Gash river burst its banks and reached 2.7 metres on 29 July, the highest level ever recorded in the region during the past 70 years\". 79 percent of Kassala city flooded, 80 percent of population is homeless (about 70,000 families). August 8 - Gash River remains high and rain continues in the Ethiopian and Eritrean plateaus. Water enters western part of Kassala again. August 18 - fresh flooding reported in Kassala, more than 100 houses destroyed. August 21 - life starting to return to normal in Kassala city. Worst flooding in 40 years in Eritrea on Gash River; heavy losses in crops, vegetation and agricultural facilities in Teseney." NA NA "" 1 "44" 1 "129" "28-Jul-2003" "8" "21" NA "2300" 2299 185 "" "India" "" "" "" "Madhya Pradesh State - Sardar Sarovar dam at Kevadia overflows Eastern and Southern Gujarat State: Districts: Bharuch, Vadodara. Narmada, Navsari, Sabarkantha, Mehsana. Ankleshwar." "Narmada river and tributaries Khari, " "29-Jul-03" "2-Aug-03" 5 "2" "14,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "12,780" 4.8 "Heavy rains over 3 days cause more than 50 irrigation dams (out of total 184) in Madhya Pradesh to overflow. Water relased from Tawa Dam in Madhya Pradesh causes Sardar Sarovar dam to overflow." NA NA "" 0 "44" 1 "130" "29-Jul-2003" "8" "22" NA "2301" 2300 186 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Kapisa Province - Panjshir Valley - Villages: Ghalghala, Shahre Belande Pawat and Aftasyab." "collapsed reservoir " "29-Jul-03" "30-Jul-03" 2 "30" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,580" 3.9 "Heavy rains cause the mud walls of a reservior to collapse - a hillside village destroyed with floods and landslides. 5 people stilll missing, 400 cattle killed. There are conflicting reports on whether the dam was natural or man made." NA NA "" 0 "44" 0 "130" "29-Jul-2003" "8" "22" NA "2302" 2301 187 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces - Fugu area." "Middle reaches of the Yellow River" "30-Jul-03" "1-Aug-03" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,890" 4.5 "July 30 -Yellow river breached banks in \"an unexpected, sudden flood\"; caused by moderate and heavy rains in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. The Fugu Hydrological Station recorded its largest water flow ever (13,000 cubic meters per second). Flooding described as a \"swift, high crest but was limited in capacity\". By the time it enters Sanmenxi Reservoir in Henan Province on August 1 the flood crest had smoothed out. Worst floods in 5 years. QuikSCAT anomaly along the middle reaches of the Yellow River in Shaanxi and Shanxi Provinces week ending August 5." NA NA "" 0 "44" 1 "131" "30-Jul-2003" "8" "23" NA "2303" 2302 188 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Republic of Tuva - districts: Chedi-Khol and Tandinsky. Elegest and Bai-Khak settlements" "Elegest and Duren" "29-Jul-03" "31-Jul-03" 3 "" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,220" 4.4 "Ten days of heavy rains cause Elegest and Duren rivers to flood two settlements." NA NA "" 0 "44" 1 "132" "29-Jul-2003" "8" "24" NA "2304" 2303 189 "" "Chad" "Central African Republic" "" "" "Southern Chad - Salamat, Moyen-Chari, Logone, Tandjile, Mayo-Kebbi, Chari-Baguirmi, Batha --Northern Central African Republic - Sibut" "Rivers Feeding Lake Chad Chad - Bahr Salamat, Chari, Logone, Batha" "3-Aug-03" "2-Nov-03" 92 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "486,600" 7.7 "No news reports, first detected in Bahr Salamat area by monitoring MODIS imagery on August 3. In early September the rivers feeding lake Chad in southern Chad and northern Cameroon have also become swollen. QuikSCAT also shows wet conditions in this area for the week ending August 3. Additional MODIS observations of flooding in Bahr Salamat area on August 7, 12, 14, 17, 21, 26, 28; September 4, 6, 14, 15, 22, 29; October 1, 6, 8, 15, 22. MODIS observations of flooding spreading to south of Lake Chad along the Logone and Chari rivers on September 11, 16, 23, 25 and October 2, 4, 9, 11, 18, 27, 29, 31. November 2 November 14 MODIS observation of Bahr Salmat and Chari rivers low." NA NA "" 1 "45" 1 "133" "3-Aug-2003" "9" "25" NA "2305" 2304 190 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Highlands - Dak Lak province - Districts: Chu Mga, Buon Don. Ea Wel. " "" "2-Aug-03" "5-Aug-03" 4 "12" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,900" 4.2 "Flash flooding submerged over 100 houses and destroyed more than 50 hectares crops in Ea Wel commune." NA NA "" 0 "45" 1 "134" "2-Aug-2003" "9" "26" NA "2306" 2305 191 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Provinces: Chanthaburi (Makham, Khlung); Trat (Khao Saming). " "" "5-Aug-03" "7-Aug-03" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,500" 4.3 "Chanthaburi: 27 villages affected by floods, 2 underwater." NA NA "" 0 "45" 1 "135" "5-Aug-2003" "9" "27" NA "2307" 2306 192 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Rural central Quebec - Bois Franc region - Victoriaville area, Warwick, Tingwick, Chesterville. Beauce region." "Nicolet River, Riviere des Pins." "4-Aug-03" "5-Aug-03" 2 "0" "400" "10,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,990" 3.6 "Four large thunderstorms produce a \"sudden but massive flood\" Several dozen homes evacuated, 8 bridges destroyed. \"Ankle-deep streams that normally trickle past charming green acreages rose to sweep away swimming pools, uproot trees and carry away at least a dozen cabins, trailers and houses\"" NA NA "" 0 "45" 0 "135" "4-Aug-2003" "9" "27" NA "2308" 2307 193 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "East central Sudan --El-Gedaref state - Fau area. Riweena, Garia, Dar El Naeem, Old and New Village 16. --Gezira state - Al Managil, South El Gezira, Um Al Qura, East Gazera and Al Kamleen. --White Nile state - Kosti & Rabak areas. Ghoz Salam, Aleya Area, El Kro, El Ebissat, Kenana. Gabalain. Bentiu. --Sinnar state - Dindar area. --Unity State - Bentiu area." "White Nile region, Blue Nile" "3-Aug-03" "25-Aug-03" 23 "9" "13,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "118,400" 6.4 "El-Gedaref - Heavy rains flood a canal inundating 6 villages and \"vast cultivated areas\", 3,000 families homeless, 625 houses destroyed, several towns and villages isolated. Gezira - Torrential rains hit several villages in the Managil district; 226 houses destroyed, livestock killed. August 19 - heavy rains are continuing, two more deaths reported in Dosti and Rabak. MODIS observations of flooding in the White Nile Region on August 4, 6, 11,13, 15, 22, 24, 25." NA NA "" 1 "46" 1 "136" "3-Aug-2003" "10" "28" NA "2309" 2308 194 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Southern Provinces - Long An - Plain of Reeds, Tan Chau Dong Nai - Xuan Loc, Long Khanh and Long Thanh. " "Mekong Delta Tien River" "4-Aug-03" "8-Aug-03" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,420" 4.9 "" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "137" "4-Aug-2003" "10" "29" NA "2310" 2309 195 "" "Estonia" "" "" "" "Eastern Virumaa county - Kohtla-Jarve, Saka." "" "5-Aug-03" "6-Aug-03" 2 "" "" "383,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,160" 3.8 "Saka village completely underwater - unknown number of residents evacuated. \"the situation is very serious in several parts of Eastern Virumaa\"" NA NA "" 0 "46" 0 "137" "5-Aug-2003" "10" "29" NA "2311" 2310 196 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Northern Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces - Deokpyeong, Cheorwon, Dongducheon, Munsan, Pocheon, Goseong. Yeongseo area." "" "6-Aug-03" "8-Aug-03" 3 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,060" 4.7 "Heavy overnight rain from front of thunderstorms causes floods and mudslides in mountainous and low-lying areas." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "138" "6-Aug-2003" "10" "30" NA "2312" 2311 197 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Northwestern Nigeria - Sokoto State (Goronyo) Southern Niger - Dosso, Tahouna, Tillaberi and Zinder regions" "Sokoto, Niger " "5-Aug-03" "12-Oct-03" 69 "7" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "138,900" 7 "No news reports, may be seasonal flooding, although \"Exceptional Heavy Rainfall\" in the Sahel started in May. Seven dead and 30,000 \"affected\" in southern Niger by floods in July. News reports of flood damage to crops in Goronyo, Sokoto on September 18. High levels on the Sokoto River first observed by monitoring MODIS imagery in mid July, and again on August 5; water levels were much higher when first good data obtained on August 9 and 11. Additional MODIS observations of high levels on the Sokoto and Niger rivers on August 9, 18, 19, 27. September 1, 3, 5, 10, 17, 19, 21, 26 and October 3, 5, 7. Flooding is less on the upper Sokoto river - first observed on October 3 and again on October 5, 7, 12, 19. By November 4 the Sokoto and the Niger above the confluence with the Sokoto are low." NA NA "" 1 "47" 1 "139" "5-Aug-2003" "11" "31" NA "2313" 2312 199 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andara Pradesh State - Adilabad district. Talamadugu, Kadam, Ichoda, Indervelli, Utnoor, Rayapatnam. " "Godavari River and Tributaries" "7-Aug-03" "11-Aug-03" 5 "" "2,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,090" 5 "673 houses inundated. 5 bridges washed away. 2,000 acres of standing crop underwater in Kadam area." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "140" "7-Aug-2003" "11" "32" NA "2314" 2313 200 "" "Japan" "Russia" "" "" "Japan -- Hokkaido - Hidaka and Tokachi regions. Kamishihoro, Obihiro, Niikappu, Biratori. Honshu - Okayama Shikoku - Ehime and Kochi prefectures - Cape Muroto, Kochi --Russia - Kuril Islands: Kunashir, Shikotan, Iturup. Kurilsk," "Hokkaido - Appetsugawa river" "8-Aug-03" "11-Aug-03" 4 "11" "1,600" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "9,510" 4.6 "Typhoon Etau delivers several days of heavy rains throughout Japan. Bridge destroyed in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido. \"The total rainfall from Thursday until 9 a.m. Sunday exceeded a third of the average annual rainfall in some places in Hokkaido\" Several million roubles damage to Russia's Kuril islands." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "141" "8-Aug-2003" "11" "33" NA "2315" 2314 201 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Central Algeria - Sahara - Reggane, Tamanrasset" "" "9-Aug-03" "11-Aug-03" 3 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,730" 5.4 "Torrential rainstorms cause extensive damage to residential areas, roads and farmland." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "142" "9-Aug-2003" "11" "34" NA "2316" 2315 202 "" "Senegal" "Mauritania" "Gambia" "Guinea-Bissau" "Senegal - Northern Kanel region, Central Nioro region, Matam region. Kaolack, Kaffrine. Assaba, Gorgol, Brakna and Adrar --Southeastern Mauritania - Affole area, Timbedra --Gambia - Upper River Division --Guinea-Bissau - eastern area. Bafata and Gabu provinces. Geba river valley." "Senegal River and Tributaries Gambia River and Tributaries --Guinea-Bissau - Geba river" "9-Aug-03" "5-Nov-03" 89 "10" "5,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "586,300" 7.7 "\"Exceptional Heavy Rainfall\" in the Sahel started in May. \"wettest rainy season in the Sahel for more than 30 years\" Senegal: Torrential rainstorms kill 7. 152 mm of rain in 24 hours in northern parts of Kanel. Roads were cut by flooding, cattle washed away, and food stocks lost in many areas. Septmeber 9 - \"The IFRC said the Senegal River was still rising, drowning crops that were in the early stages of germination\" Mauritania: Almost a full years rainfall in 24 hours, houses destroyed, markets flooded. 3 killed in Timbedra. Dyke and dam bursts in the Affole agricultural area. Gambia: flooding in Upper River division on August 24, September 3 and 17. Guinea-Bissau: vast areas cropland destroyed in Geba river valley. MODIS observations of flooding on the Senegal River on August 15, 17, 20, 24, 26, 29, September 2, 9, 14, 16, 25, 28, 30 and October 2, 4, 7, 16, 18. By November 3 levels along the Senegal river are lower. MODIS observations of high levels on upper Gambia river on Septmeber 19, 23 and October 7." NA NA "" 1 "48" 1 "143" "9-Aug-2003" "12" "35" NA "2317" 2316 203 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Northern Nigeria: Jigawa State: Hadejia, Kaugama, Miga, Guri, Gumel, Majia, Maig-atari, Krikasamma, Anyo, Gagarawa, Dutse, Marki, Malam Madori, Arafi, Dabar Magini, Fulani Yola. Katsina State: Katsina city and surrounding areas. Batsari Local Government Area." "Hadejia River " "8-Aug-03" "24-Aug-03" 17 "1" "16,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,630" 5.5 "\"Thousand of communities lost their houses and farmlands in an oriental downpour in some parts of Jigawa State\" Jigawa: N40 million property destroyed; 1,500 houses and 792 farms destroyed, 16,000 displaced. 480 hectares of rice farms destroyed in Guri." NA NA "" 0 "48" 1 "144" "8-Aug-2003" "12" "36" NA "2318" 2317 204 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Pampanga - Candaba, Masantol, San Luis, Sto. Tomas, and parts of the capital city." "Pampanga River " "11-Aug-03" "18-Aug-03" 8 "" "145,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,450" 4.8 "\"Rampaging floodwaters from neighboring Bulacan and Nueva Ecija caused the Pampanga River system to overflow since Monday despite improved weather\" Flooding in 142 villages and 13 towns in Pampanga. 29,400 families were evacuated. Flooded areas under 5 to 10 feet of water. Crop damage P16 million; infrastucture damage still being assessed. MODIS observation of flooding in Pampanga on Luzon on August 12 and 14." NA NA "" 0 "48" 1 "145" "11-Aug-2003" "12" "37" NA "2319" 2318 205 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Siberia - Buryatia region - Districts: Kurumkan, Tunkin and Okin Irkutsk region - Districts: Usolsky,Cheremkhovo. - Talyany village" "Buryatia - Argada, Barguzin Irkutsk - Belaya, Irkut, Oka, tributaries of the Baikal Lake " "14-Aug-03" "18-Aug-03" 5 "" "200" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,750" 5.5 "A powerful cyclone arrives from Mongolia on August 13 and brings heavy rains to Lake Baikal area August 14 - 17. \"Water level has risen drastically in the rivers of Irkut, Belaya, Oka as well as in some tributaries of the Baikal Lake\" Three bridges destroyed; 30 km of roads under water in Kurumkan district of Buryatia. 3 million roubles damages in Buryatia." NA NA "" 0 "48" 1 "146" "14-Aug-2003" "12" "38" NA "2320" 2319 206 "" "Burkina Faso" "Mali" "" "" "Mali - Tominian district, Bamako area, Missabougou. regions of Mopti and Segou. Tenekou and Timbuktu regions --Burkina Faso - Dori and Djibo areas" "Niger River and tributaries. Volta Noire, Oti, White Volta" "10-Aug-03" "19-Oct-03" 71 "31" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,028,000" 7.9 "\"Exceptional Heavy Rainfall\" in the Sahel started in May. \"wettest rainy season in the Sahel for more than 30 years\". Water reserviors around Ouagadougou overflowing. \"On 10 August, Tominian lost among other things over 700 storehouses; over 2,000 hectares of inundated fields, and hundreds of inundated houses\" September 8 - \"scores\" of people killed in central and northern Mali. 180 homes in Timbuktu have collapsed. Niger river within a few inches of overflowing its banks. MODIS observations of wet conditions in the Sahel along the Niger river begin in late July. MODIS observations of high levels on upper Senegal river in western Mali on August 19, 26. Wet conditions observed in western Mali on September 2, 4, 9, 13, 17, 18. Conditions less wet by October 24 in western Mali. High levels observed on Oti and White Volta rivers in eastern Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana on September 17, 22, 24, 26 and October 1, 8, 10. White Volta lower and Oti river still high on October 17, 19. Oti river lower on October 24 and 26. QuikSCAT has been showing wetter than average conditions in the Sahel throughout July and August." NA NA "" 1 "49" 1 "147" "10-Aug-2003" "13" "39" NA "2321" 2320 207 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Cape Town Peninsula - Cape Town's informal settlements. Wallacedene, Mooitrap region. Mpingo Square, Nyanga. Mitchell's Plain. Lwandle" "" "18-Aug-03" "21-Aug-03" 4 "" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "320" 3.1 "Heavy rains and gale-force winds leave hundreds homeless." NA NA "" 0 "49" 0 "147" "18-Aug-2003" "13" "39" NA "2322" 2321 208 "" "China" "" "" "" "Tibet and surrounding areas. Qinghai province - Nangchen county, Kyegudo town in Yushu Prefecture." "" "1-Aug-03" "25-Aug-03" 25 "1" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "323,800" 6.9 "Severe flooding and hail storms \"in recent weeks\". Extensive crop damage. 26 bridges, 140 homes and 62 government buildings destroyed in Nangchen county. 67 houses destroyed in Kyegudo. MODIS observation of swollen rivers in Tibet on August 2, 5, 6, 8, 17, 22." NA NA "" 1 "50" 1 "148" "1-Aug-2003" "14" "40" NA "2323" 2322 209 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Somaliland - Hargeisa, Wajale" "" "18-Aug-03" "20-Aug-03" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "550" 3.2 "Heavy flooding has destroyed more than 60 farms. 13 water pumps for Hargeisa city destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "50" 0 "148" "18-Aug-2003" "14" "40" NA "2324" 2323 210 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nevada - Las Vegas - a 10-mile-square area in northwest Las Vegas. California - San Bernardino county - Mojave desert, Yucca Valley." "" "19-Aug-03" "21-Aug-03" 3 "0" "" "100,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "34,210" 5 "Intense thunderstorms dump 3 inches of rain in less than 90 minutes; flash flooding, worst since 1999. Water up to 5 feet deep in parts of Las Vegas Valley. 50 people were resuced from swift waters. \"The National Weather Service said the storm developed quickly after air thick with moisture collided with southeast winds from the Gulf of Mexico and California.\" A bridge on interstate 15 near Baker, California is in danger of collapse from eroded supports." NA NA "" 0 "50" 1 "149" "19-Aug-2003" "14" "41" NA "2325" 2324 211 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Northeast Ethiopia - Gewanie area." "Awash River" "19-Aug-03" "9-Sep-03" 22 "" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "53,110" 6.1 "Torrential rain since August 19 causes Awash river to overflow. Hundreds of animals swept away, large numbers of properties destroyed. MODIS observation of high water along Awash river in Gewane area on August 24, 26 and Septermber 2." NA NA "" 1 "51" 1 "150" "19-Aug-2003" "15" "42" NA "2326" 2325 212 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky - Franklin County " "Stony Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River" "22-Aug-03" "22-Aug-03" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "10,540" 4 "\"storms dumped 5-6 inches of rain on Franklin County in a 90-minute period.\" Flash flooding on Stony Creek sweeps away a home and kills 2 people." NA NA "" 0 "51" 1 "151" "22-Aug-2003" "15" "43" NA "2327" 2326 213 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Gyeonggi Province - Seoul area, Incheon. Uijeongbu, Pocheon, Kimpo, Paju and Yoncheon Gangwon Province - Cheorwon" "Imjin River" "21-Aug-03" "25-Aug-03" 5 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,790" 4.6 "Two people missing. 1,500 homes submerged over the weekend, serious damage to 527 hectares of farmland. Flood alert issued for Imjin River on August 24." NA NA "" 0 "51" 1 "152" "21-Aug-2003" "15" "44" NA "2328" 2327 214 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Baja California - La Paz, Agua Escondida, Ciudad Constitucion" "" "24-Aug-03" "27-Aug-03" 4 "2" "3,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "5,830" 4.4 "Hurricane Ignacio. 6,000 people evacuated from low lying areas around La Paz area ahead of the storm. Heaviest rainfall on record in Ciudad Constitucion." NA NA "" 0 "51" 1 "153" "24-Aug-2003" "15" "45" NA "2329" 2328 215 "" "China" "Vietnam" "" "" "Southern China - Hainan - Haikou city Guangxi - Beihai city Guangdong - Northern Vietnam - Quang Ninh province" "" "25-Aug-03" "26-Aug-03" 2 "3" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "27,220" 4.7 "Typhoon Krovanh. Haikou city knee deep in water." NA NA "" 0 "51" 1 "154" "25-Aug-2003" "15" "46" NA "2330" 2329 216 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Tasmania - Huon Valley - Huonville, Geeveston. " "Huon, Kermandie." "24-Aug-03" "25-Aug-03" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "85" 2.2 "Huonville was hit by flooding for the second time in seven years. Three bridges destroyed. \"The combination of torrential rain and king tides caused the Huon River to burst its banks\" Worst floods in 7 years." NA NA "" 0 "51" 0 "154" "24-Aug-2003" "15" "46" NA "2331" 2330 217 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Tasmania - Northern Midlands - Perth, Longford, Launceston area" "South Esk, North Esk, Meander" "24-Aug-03" "27-Aug-03" 4 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,540" 4.3 "South Esk River in Northern Midlands at highest levels since 1978 - low lying farmland is flooded." NA NA "" 0 "51" 1 "155" "24-Aug-2003" "15" "47" NA "2332" 2331 218 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Kerio Valley - Chepsigot Ward" "" "24-Aug-03" "24-Aug-03" 1 "" "400" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,920" 3.5 "100 families dispaced following a heavy downpour. Houses and crops destroyed - property worth \"hundreds of shillings\" destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "51" 0 "155" "24-Aug-2003" "15" "47" NA "2333" 2332 219 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northwest China: --Shaanxi Province - Counties: Huaxian, Ningshan, Xunyang, Luonan. Towns: Weinan and surroundings, Yongquan, Shangluo, Baoji, Tongchuan, Ankang, Huayin. Baoji, Xianyang, Chengcheng. --Gansu Province - Qingyang, Pingliang, Wuwei, Tianshui, Dingxi and Longnan. Qingyang City --Henan Province - dike breach in Lankao County. --Hubei Province - Yunxi County --Inner Mongolia - Urad Qianqi region --Shandong Province - Dongming County" "Yellow River and Tributaries --Shaanxi - Weihe river and tributaries, Hanshui, Weihe, Jinghe, Hanjaing --Hubei - Hanjiang River --Henan - dike breaks along the Yellow river --Shandong - Yellow River" "24-Aug-03" "12-Nov-03" 81 "123" "670,000" "240,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "471,100" 7.8 "Largest and longest rainfall in Shaanxi Province for 42 years begins on August 24 and lasts through September 19. Landslides and flooding reported one third of the province. Over 50 rivers in flood. 22 year record floods reported on Weihe river on September 1 at Weinan city. Embankments near Weinan burst - 250,000 homeless, 38 dead, 34 missing; 318,000 hectares crops flooded; 11,900 homes destroyed. Heavy rains return from September 27 to October 3 prolonging flooding on the Wei river. Gansu - 7,575 homes or cave-houses destroyed. Three reservoirs damaged. 13,870 hectares of croplands \"affected\". Henan - 17,000 houses destroyed. Dike breach in Lankao county Hubei - 20 year flooding on the Han River, a Yangtze tributary. Inner Mongolia - dike burst in Urad Qianqi region near Yellow river causes five villages to be evacuated. Shandong - Yellow river floods 135 villages in Dongming county for over a month; waters recede by November 12. MODIS observations of flooding along lower Wei river near Xian on September 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and October 7, 15, 20, 21, 22. Flooding on Wei receding October 27, 30, 31. MODIS observations of high levels on the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia on September 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 and October 3, 5. MODIS observations of flooding along Yellow River below Kaifeng in Henan on October 15, 16, 20, 23, 24, 26, 30, November 1." NA NA "" 1 "52" 1 "156" "24-Aug-2003" "16" "48" NA "2334" 2333 220 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - San Bernardino county - Mojave desert - Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree area." "" "26-Aug-03" "26-Aug-03" 1 "3" "30" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "5,000" 3.7 "Slow moving thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Mojave desert for the second time in a week. 30 people rescued from flooded homes in Twentynine Palms." NA NA "" 0 "52" 0 "156" "26-Aug-2003" "16" "48" NA "2335" 2334 221 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Western Kenya - Busia - Budalangi Division of Siaya District. Ugenya and Alego-Usonga constituencies. Bunyala South. villages neighbouring the Yala Swamp." "Nzoia, Yala" "26-Aug-03" "12-Sep-03" 18 "1" "2,100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,470" 4.6 "Heavy rains in Cherangany Hills and the Mt Elgon region. Dykes on Nzoia river collapse for second time this year leaving 2500 homeless, most who were victims of previous flooding in April (DFO-2003-099). Sept 4 - over 6,500 people in camps, hundreds of homes submerged. Flooding reported on August 27, no date of the start of flooding given. MODIS observation of flooding near the mouth of the Nzoia River on August 29, 31 and September 5, 7, 12." NA NA "" 0 "52" 1 "157" "26-Aug-2003" "16" "49" NA "2336" 2335 222 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Southeastern Romania - Jurilovca, Visina" "" "27-Aug-03" "27-Aug-03" 1 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "370" 2.6 "Two hours of rain from a \"sudden storm\" flooded 50 houses and submerged 20 km of roads" NA NA "" 0 "52" 0 "157" "27-Aug-2003" "16" "49" NA "2337" 2336 223 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Stavropol Territory - Budyonovsk and Levokumsk districts - Praskoveya, Pravokumskoye, Gorny, Stepnoi, Vinogradny. " "" "27-Aug-03" "29-Aug-03" 3 "" "200" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "11,780" 4.5 "Overnight torrential rains inundate more than 260 houses in five villages, 9 destroyed, 40 houses on verge of collapse." NA NA "" 0 "52" 1 "158" "27-Aug-2003" "16" "50" NA "2338" 2337 224 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Shimian County, Xieluo Township. Cities: Ya'an, Ziyang. Danba county" "" "26-Aug-03" "30-Aug-03" 5 "17" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,160" 4.5 "Heavy rainstorms cause floods and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "52" 1 "159" "26-Aug-2003" "16" "51" NA "2339" 2338 225 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa State - Districts: Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Puri, Balangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Baragarh, Koraput, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Angul. Luna-Chitrotpala, Luna-Karandia and Luna-Paika deltaic regions. Banki." "Mahanadi and tributaries. Indravati, Brahmani, Taladanda, Bansadhara, Rusikulya. Naraj river delta." "27-Aug-03" "20-Oct-03" 55 "67" "3,000,000" "55,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "117,900" 6.8 "Heavy rainfall causes Mahanadi and tributarties to flood; at leat 901 villages submerged. 3 million homeless in Orissa. Thousands marooned on Mahanadi and Taladanda canal embankments. September 10 - at least 1,397 villages submerged. October 8 - torrential rains from a low pressure weather system on the Bay of Bengal cause more flooding in Orissa - 500 villages submerged. MODIS observation of flooding in Cuttak area of Orissa on September 7, 9, 14 and October 11, 12, 14. Flooding largely receded by October 30, by November 14 Orissa looks dry." NA NA "" 1 "53" 1 "160" "27-Aug-2003" "17" "52" NA "2340" 2339 226 "" "Haiti" "" "" "" "Western Haiti - Artibonite District - Saint Marc city" "Grande Riviere" "29-Aug-03" "30-Aug-03" 2 "24" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "160" 2.5 "12 people killed, 24 missing in the city of Saint Marc as Grande Riviere overflows, destroying 75 houses and damaging 250. \"Officials said a clogged-up sewage system and erratic city planning contributed to the catastrophe\"" NA NA "" 0 "53" 0 "160" "29-Aug-2003" "17" "52" NA "2341" 2340 227 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Northeastern Friuli region - Val Canale near Udine. Ugovizza " "" "29-Aug-03" "30-Aug-03" 2 "2" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,110" 3.3 "Floods and mudslides after weeks of dry heat.\"it would probably cost around a billion euros to repair the damage done to homes and property\"" NA NA "" 0 "53" 0 "160" "29-Aug-2003" "17" "52" NA "2342" 2341 228 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Eastern Kansas - Flint Hills and Emporia area." "Jacob's Creek" "30-Aug-03" "31-Aug-03" 2 "6" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "1,170" 3.5 "Flash flood sweeps seven vehicles off an interstate highway, killing 6 people. \"Officials said it was the first time in the 50-year history of the turnpike that particular area had flooded.\"" NA NA "" 0 "53" 0 "160" "30-Aug-2003" "17" "52" 0.26 "2343" 2342 229 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - Counties: Marion, Hendricks, Delaware, Morgan, Madison. Indianapolis area. Towns: Decatur, Pike, Carmel, Brooklyn, Plainfield, Anderson,. " "White river, Fall and Indianapolis creeks." "1-Sep-03" "9-Sep-03" 9 "1" "500" "4,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "32,130" 5.6 "\"The rain was blamed on an Ohio Valley front that combined with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico\" \"Rainfall in Indianapolis broke a more than century-old, single-day record for rainfall\" \"Floodwaters along Fall Creek reached the highest level since modern record keeping began in March 1913\" 275 houses evacuated in Hendricks County. 400 homes and businesses damaged in central Indiana. MODIS observation of high levels on the Wabash and White rivers on September 6, 10." NA NA "" 0 "53" 1 "161" "1-Sep-2003" "0" "1" NA "2344" 2343 230 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Northern Pakistan - Dir district - Warri, Barkand and Gandi Gari villages in Nihag Darra town." "" "5-Sep-03" "6-Sep-03" 2 "30" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "3,519" 3.8 "Heavy overnight rains cause flash flooding in Dir district. 30 dead, 20 injured, 6 missing." NA NA "" 0 "53" 0 "161" "5-Sep-2003" "0" "1" NA "2345" 2344 231 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Northwestern Ethiopia - Amhara State - East Gojam Zone - Innessie Woreda district." "Bazza River" "5-Sep-03" "5-Sep-03" 1 "7" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "10,530" 4 "Sudden floods on the Bazza River kill seven people." NA NA "" 0 "53" 1 "162" "5-Sep-2003" "0" "2" NA "2346" 2345 232 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Northern Nigeria: --Kaduna State - Nasarawa and Mado districts of Kaduna City. Other Districts: Barnawa, Sabon Tasha, Tudun Wada, Kigo, Angwam Rimi, Angwan Dosa, Soban Kawo, Barkin Ruwa, Malali, Kabala Costain, Dirkaniya. Soba. --Kano State - Kabo, Makoda and Madobi local government areas. --Niger State - Borgu, Kede, Mokwa, Azza, Katcha, Baro, Shiroro, Wushishi, Age, Lakpma, Gbako and Edati. 100 villages downstream of Shiroro dam. --Jigawa State - local government areas: Taura, Ringim, Yakasawa, Dabi, Marawa, Zangon Karara, Gabarun, Gagarawa, Birnin Kudu and Iggi." "Niger, Kaduna - Kaduna, Lower Niger river below Lake Kainji. --Jigawa - Hadejia and Jamaare" "5-Sep-03" "28-Oct-03" 54 "16" "210,000" "2,570,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "134,900" 6.9 "Kaduna - Heavy rain for an extended period of time causes Kaduna river to burst banks. At least 30,000 houses destroyed. Floodwaters begin subsiding on September 9. Kano - 8 killed and 2,215 displaced in 13 local government districts. Millions of dollars of property damaged. September 13-15 - Shiriro hydroelectric dam opened to release floodwaters from Kaduna river, inudating 100 villages in Niger State. Jigawa - 900 farms in 8 villages washed away after dam release from Tiga and Chalawa dams on Hadejia and Jamaare rivers. October 12 - 44 communites in Niger state with 100,000 people submerged in floods \"in recent days\"; over 80,000 houses destroyed. Worst floods in 20 years. MODIS observation of flooding on Hadejia and Jamaare rivers in Kano and Bauchi on September 7, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30. Floods have decreased on the Jamaare river by September 28 and they are almost gone by October 4. Flooding continues on the Hadejia river on October 4, 7, 9; decreased levels on Hadejia by October 23. Observation of high levels on Lower Kaduna river on September 21, and high levels on the Niger river around the Kaduna confluence on October 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 19. Levels receding on the lower Niger observed October 21, 23, 28. November 13 - Lower Niger receded." NA NA "" 1 "54" 1 "163" "5-Sep-2003" "1" "3" NA "2347" 2346 233 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces: Nghe An, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Lao Cai, Ha Tinh" "Nghe An - Song Con Thai Binh River" "10-Sep-03" "14-Sep-03" 5 "15" "" "" "" 1 "31,350" 5.2 "Three days of torrential rain. 200 houses submerged. 40 bridges destroyed in Nghe An. $38 million in property losses and 50,000 hectares crops destroyed in Thai Binh. Thousands of hectares of rice fields and shrimp farms submerged in Nam Dinh. Roads and irragation systems damaged in Lao Cai and Nghe An." NA NA "" 0 "54" 1 "164" "10-Sep-2003" "1" "4" NA "2348" 2347 234 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "North and Northeast Thailand - Provinces: Sukhothai (Muang, Sawankalok), Roi-Et (Salephum district), Yasothon (Kho Nua in Muang district, Pa Tiew ) Si Sa Ket (Kantharalak), Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, " "Chao Praya and tributaries Upper Mekong tributaries Mun River on Khorat Plateau. Mae Lao, Mae Korn, Yom, Ping, Chi, Ing" "12-Sep-03" "12-Oct-03" 31 "7" "10,000" "3,690,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "314,900" 7 "Heavy rains add to already rising seasonal floodwaters in early September. 100,000 rai of farmland damaged in Yasothon. MODIS observations of high levels on the Mun, Chi and Songkhram rivers on the Khorat Plateau on September 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, and October 3, 5. Levels on the Mun River still high, but much less on the Upper Mekong Tributaries on the Khorat Plateau on October 7. Levels have also receded on the Mun by October 12. MODIS observations of high levels on Chao Praya and tributaries in northwestern Thailand on September 19, 22, 26, October 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14." NA NA "" 1 "55" 1 "165" "12-Sep-2003" "2" "5" NA "2349" 2348 235 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "South Korea's southern coast. Provinces: Gyeongsang, Gangweon, South Kyongsang, North Kyongsang, Pusan, South Cholla. Cities: Busan, Ulsan, Masan, Yeosu, Gumi. Huan district. Jeju island. " "Nakdong River " "12-Sep-03" "15-Sep-03" 4 "127" "9,000" "2,900,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "21,410" 4.9 "Typhoon Maemi most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea since records begin in 1904, dumps up to 17.8 inches of rain. High winds, landslides and floods cause damage. \"The storm destroyed more than 5,000 houses and damaging a further 13,000 homes and businesses. It also laid waste to 13,000 vessels, flooded 34,000 hectares (84,000 acres) of farmland and wrecked 1,487 roads and 1,691 bridges\"" NA NA "" 0 "55" 1 "166" "12-Sep-2003" "2" "6" NA "2350" 2349 236 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Pennsylvania - Chester County. Susquehanna Valley. Avondale, Downingtown. Philadelphia's western suburbs. --Delaware - New Castle County. Wilmington, Stanton, Glenville and Marshallton" "Pennsylvania - Brandywine and Perkiomen Creeks --Delaware - Christina River; Brandywine, Red Clay and White Clay Creeks" "15-Sep-03" "16-Sep-03" 2 "" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,830" 3.8 "Heavy rain from remnants of Tropical Storm Henri on already saturated ground brings widespread urban and flash flooding. 70 white water rescues in Chester County, PA. Flooding in New Castle county, Delaware described as worse than flooding from Hurricane Floyd." NA NA "" 0 "55" 0 "166" "15-Sep-2003" "2" "6" NA "2351" 2350 237 "" "Tunisia" "" "" "" "Tunis area" "" "16-Sep-03" "18-Sep-03" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "380" 3.1 "Torrential rains for days. Many areas of Tunis submerged. Heaviest rains in 50 years. On September 24 torrential rains returned to Tunis, causing more flash floods." NA NA "" 0 "55" 0 "166" "16-Sep-2003" "2" "6" NA "2352" 2351 238 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Southeast Turkey - Mus Province - Ilica, Derecik." "" "18-Sep-03" "18-Sep-03" 1 "6" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,690" 3.8 "Flash floods triggered by heavy rains drown 6 in Mus province." NA NA "" 0 "55" 0 "166" "18-Sep-2003" "2" "6" NA "2353" 2352 239 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Virginia - counties: Augusta, Loudon. Waynesboro area. Matoaca area. Alexandria. Belle View. --West Virginia - counties: Hampshire, Jefferson. Petersburg. --Maryland - counties: Frederick, Loudoun, Montgomery. Annapolis, Baltimore, Frederik. --North Carolina - counties: Davidson, Transylvania. Lexington. Greensboro, High Point, Thomasville." "Chesapeake Bay --Virginia - Appomattox, Blackwater, South, Nottaway, York. Goose Creek. --West Virginia - South Branch of the Potomac River, Cheat, Shenandoah. --Maryland - Potomac, Monocacy. --North Carolina - Roanoke, Tar. Buffalo Creek." "18-Sep-03" "24-Sep-03" 7 "7" "2,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "171,200" 6.1 "Hurricane Isabel. Mostly storm surge flooding around Chesapeake Bay. Worst flooding in history of Annapolis, MD. Rains following Isabel prolong flooding in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Radarsat data obtained for September 20 and 21." NA NA "" 1 "56" 1 "167" "18-Sep-2003" "3" "7" NA "2354" 2353 240 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southeastern China - Fujian Province - Yongtai County - towns of Songkou and Changqing" "" "20-Sep-03" "22-Sep-03" 3 "13" "8,000" "9,640,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,290" 3.8 "Torrential weekend rains destroy 140 houses and 9 bridges in mountainous Yongtai county." NA NA "" 0 "56" 0 "167" "20-Sep-2003" "3" "7" NA "2355" 2354 241 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Pyuthan district - Syauliwang Rolpa district - Gajul and Dhabang" "Jhimruk and Mandavi rivers" "20-Sep-03" "23-Sep-03" 4 "18" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "48,760" 5.5 "Days of heavy rain overflow Jhimruk and Mandavi rivers into Syauliwant village. The areas worst flooding in 40 years. Landslides in Rolpa district." NA NA "" 0 "56" 1 "168" "20-Sep-2003" "3" "8" NA "2356" 2355 242 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Central Philippines - Negros Oriental province - Santa Catalina area, several villages submerged including Milagrosa, San Francisco and Manalungon." "barangays of Milagrosa, Manalongon and San Francisco" "21-Sep-03" "22-Sep-03" 2 "9" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "120" 2.4 "Heavy rains from an inter-tropical convergence zone trigger flash floods that submerge several villages in Santa Catalina. Floods as deep as ten meters." NA NA "" 0 "56" 0 "168" "21-Sep-2003" "3" "8" NA "2357" 2356 243 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Baja California Sur state - La Paz, Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo Sinaloa state - Culiacan area. Sonora state - Nayarit State -" "Nayarit State - Rio Grande de Santiago" "22-Sep-03" "1-Oct-03" 10 "2" "6,000" "100,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "114,000" 6.1 "Hurricane Marty floods La Paz up to 1.5 meters deep, 50 neighborhoods inundated. Severe flooding in towns near Culiacan in Sinaloa state. MODIS observation of high levels in the delta of the Grande de Santiago River in Nayarit State on September 23, 24, 25, 27 and October 1.Levels on the delta of the Grande de Santiago River in Nayarit have fallen by October 2, and still less on October 3 and 4." NA NA "" 1 "57" 1 "169" "22-Sep-2003" "4" "9" NA "2358" 2357 244 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Eastern Afghanistan - Konar Province" "" "19-Sep-03" "22-Sep-03" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,790" 3.9 "No exact location given in news report. 3 days of heavy rain cause heavy losses around \"the woodland reservoir in the area\". Heavy property losses, 3 deaths." NA NA "" 0 "57" 0 "169" "19-Sep-2003" "4" "9" NA "2359" 2358 245 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra - Medan. Medan Maimoon, Medan Polonia" "Deli and two other rivers" "22-Sep-03" "24-Sep-03" 3 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "640" 3.3 "\"Thousands of people in Medan, North Sumatra, were forced to flee their homes after the Deli River breached its banks overnight Monday\"" NA NA "" 0 "57" 0 "169" "22-Sep-2003" "4" "9" NA "2360" 2359 246 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France - Lunel, area between Montpellier and Nimes." "" "22-Sep-03" "23-Sep-03" 2 "1" "30" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "730" 3.2 "Lunel town cut off from outside world by 5 inches of rain from a \"freak storm\", streets flooded to 3 feet deep. MODIS observations of Rhone delta on September 23 and 24 show it is wetter than on September 20, the storm can be seen on September 22." NA NA "" 0 "57" 0 "169" "22-Sep-2003" "4" "9" NA "2361" 2360 247 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Central Italy - Tuscany region - Carrara, Viareggio, Pisa and Lucca." "" "23-Sep-03" "24-Sep-03" 2 "1" "30" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,850" 3.6 "10 inches of rain on September 22 on Carrara city." NA NA "" 0 "57" 0 "169" "23-Sep-2003" "4" "9" NA "2362" 2361 248 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Eastern Nigeria - States: Adamawa, Benue -Local Government areas: Numan, Demsa, Lamurde, Shelleng, Borrong, Fufore, Gurin, Villpi, Gyawana, Kiri, Yola Central, Yola North, Yola South, Malabu, Ado Cameroon - " "Benue River Release from Lagdo Dam in Cameroun" "22-Sep-03" "10-Oct-03" 19 "28" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "137,700" 6.4 "MODIS observations of Benue river at high levels beginning on September 9. On September 22 Nigeria prepares for an \"impending flood disaster\", as the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon makes plans to release water. On September 25 Nigeria's Adamawa state reports 25 local governernment areas submerged by the Benue River; at least 203 houses washed away. \"properties worth millions of naira were destroyed\". Additional MODIS observations of high levels on the Benue river on September 16, 23, 25, 30. Flooding on the upper and middle Benue river has decreased by October 2 and 4. By November 3 levels of the upper and middle Benue river are low." NA NA "" 1 "58" 1 "170" "22-Sep-2003" "5" "10" NA "2363" 2362 249 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Southern Sri Lanka - Districts: Galle, Matara, Kalutara. Imaduwa, Elpitiya, Nagoda, Matugama, Yakkalamulla." "" "1-Oct-03" "2-Oct-03" 2 "8" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,590" 4 "Landslides and flooding. Floods over 5 feet deep in Elpitiya area. " NA NA "" 0 "58" 1 "171" "1-Oct-2003" "5" "11" NA "2364" 2363 250 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Kapiti Coast, Wellington area. Paekakariki. " "" "3-Oct-03" "4-Oct-03" 2 "2" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "920" 3.3 "Storms bring landslides and flooding to New Zealand's North Island. Wellington isolated by floods and landslides for 18 hours. \"small township of Paekakariki....was inundated by floodwaters and landslides as the entire normal October rainfall fell on Friday night\"" NA NA "" 0 "58" 0 "171" "3-Oct-2003" "5" "11" NA "2365" 2364 251 "" "Malaysia" "Thailand" "" "" "Northern Malaysia -- Kedah State - districts: Kuala Muda, Baling, Kulim, Yan, Sik, Pendang, Kuala Ketil and Langkawi. Rantau Panjang, Permatang Pasir, Kota Kuala Muda, Krian. Penang State - Seberang Prai province (Utara, Tengah and Selatan districts). Georgetown. Permatang Tinggi, Ara Kuda, Kampung Lalang, Kampung Jawa, Permatang Rawa and Kuala Mengkuang. Penang island. Perak State - northern areas. districts: Kerian, Selama and Taiping. Larut Matang. Perlis - --Southern Thailand -- Phuket Province - districts: Muang, Thalang. Phang-nga Province - Takua Pa district Satun province - 22 villages in Khun Don district inundated. Trang Province - " "Northern Malaysia -- Kedah - Ketil, Selama, Muda, Lembu, Baling, Bongkok, Teroi Bukit, Sedim, Kepala Batas, Taman Aman, Pantai Johor. Penang - Pinang, Muda, Kulim Perak - Bayu, , Kerian " "3-Oct-03" "25-Oct-03" 23 "3" "39,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "21,800" 5.9 "Northern Malaysia - Continuous rain since October 2 cause floods in Kedah, Penang and northern Perak. Seven districts in Kedah State affected by floods; 10,203 evacuated. Penang - 2,600 evacuated. Floods in Kedah described as worst in 15 years. \"floods in Seberang Perai were far worse this time than in previous years\" Southern Thailand - Continuous rain since October 2 causes floods and landslides. 7 million baht damages in Muang district of Phuket, 336 houses flooded. 22 villages in four tambons of Khun Don district were flooded in Satun. October 8 - floods described as \"worst ever to hit the State\" in Kedah; 303 villages in 9 districts affected; 19,280 evacuated. October 10 - the rain over the past week in northern Malaysia is the highest in the last 100 years. october 14 - floods receding in Malyasia. Situation \"almost returned to normal\" in Penang, evacuees begining to return home in Kedah and Perak. October 21 - flooding renewed in Penang and southern Kedah." NA NA "" 0 "58" 1 "172" "3-Oct-2003" "5" "12" NA "2366" 2365 252 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Tabasco state - Veracruz state - Chipas state - Tuxtla Gutierrez area" "San Juan, Usumacinta" "5-Oct-03" "12-Oct-03" 8 "" "1,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "14,780" 5.1 "Tropical Storm Larry brings heavy rains to an already saturated region. Chiapas capital city Tuxtla Gutierrez receives 9 inches of rain, some houses flooded with 1 meter water; several people missing. MODIS observations of high levels in Veracruz and Tabasco on October 8, 10 and 12 on San Juan and Usumacinta river systems." NA NA "" 0 "58" 1 "173" "5-Oct-2003" "5" "13" NA "2367" 2366 253 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Texas - counties: Cameron, Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy. Towns: Brownsville, Falfurrias, Encino, Rio Grande City. Three Rivers area" "Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers" "12-Oct-03" "24-Oct-03" 13 "" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "62,960" 6.1 "Southern Texas receives 6 to 10 inches of rain, \"precipitation was generated from upper-level disturbances moving in from Baja California\". Evacuations in Falfurrias area in Brooks county. Encino: \"This weekend's flooding was worse than when Hurricane Beulah hit in September 1967\" October 18 - Flooding along Nueces in Three Rivers area worst in 70 years. MODIS observation of flooding along Nueces River on October 14, 15, 19, 20." NA NA "" 1 "59" 1 "174" "12-Oct-2003" "6" "14" NA "2368" 2367 254 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Berber region - Tizi Ouzou area. Naama region - Assa, Asla. Ain Sefra. Saida, Mascara. " "" "15-Oct-03" "18-Oct-03" 4 "13" "" "" "" 1 "51,770" 5.3 "Rain and hail storms bring flooding and mudslides; \"concentrated mainly in three western regions\" \"heavy rains damaged roads, houses and crops\"" NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "175" "15-Oct-2003" "6" "15" NA "2369" 2368 255 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Coastal Vietnam - Provinces: Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Phu Yen, Thua Thien-Hue " "All of the rivers in Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces reached highest flood warning level Binh Dinh - Kon, Lai Giang and La Tinh rivers. " "15-Oct-03" "22-Oct-03" 8 "52" "40,000" "18,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,630" 4.9 "Heavy rains in the Truong Son mountain range. Quang Ngai - 17 dead. 52,000 houses flooded; 180 others destroyed; 3,000 hectares of rice and other crops were washed away. Binh Dinh - 14 dead. 5,500 houses and 7,500 ha of vegetables flooded. Broken dykes on Kon, Lai Giang and La Tinh rivers. Worst floods in 10 years." NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "176" "15-Oct-2003" "6" "16" NA "2370" 2369 256 "" "Canada" "USA" "" "" "Western Canada - British Columbia - Pemberton, Squamish, Whistler, Mount Currie, Fraser Valley, southern part of Vancouver Island. --USA - Washington State - Skokomish Valley. Counties: Snohomish, Mason, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Clallam, Skagit and Whatcom." "British Columbia - Squamish, Cheakamus, Lillooet, Sooke, Chilliwack, Ryan. Rutherford Creek. --Washington - Skokomish, Nooksack, Skagit, Stillaguamish, Sauk, Stehekin. " "17-Oct-03" "26-Oct-03" 10 "4" "4,000" "190,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "61,820" 6 "\"Two sub-tropical weather systems dropped 470 millimetres -- 18.5 inches -- of rain on some parts of coastal B.C. in a six-day period\" British Columbia - Record breaking heavy rain in Vancouver, Abbotsford and Victoria on October 16. Bridge washout cuts access to Pemberton, BC. \"It is being called the worst flood of the past century\" in British Columbia. Washington - Skokomish, Nooksack and Skagit rivers overflowed October 17-18. Seattle broke a one-day rainfall record on October 20. Record levels on Skagit River at Concrete. Record levels on Skokomish River on October 21. Entire town of Hamilton under water. Flood damages have exceeded $160 million." NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "177" "17-Oct-2003" "6" "17" NA "2371" 2370 257 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Southern Thailand - --Phetchaburi province - Tha Yang, Ban Lat, Muang district, Ban Laem --Prachuap Khiri Khan province - districts: Pran Buri, Bang Saphan, Hua Hin, Kui Buri, Thap Sakae, Sam Roi Yot. Chumphon's Tha Sae district. Ratchaburi Province - --Kanchanaburi - Dan Makham Tia district" "Pran Buri dam" "17-Oct-03" "4-Nov-03" 19 "3" "3,000" "25,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "11,460" 5.5 "\"floods in Phetchaburi were caused by heavy downpour and the premature opening of Kaeng Krajan dam's spillways to drain water and prevent cracking\". Worst flooding in 30 years. Phetchaburi - 24,60 houses inundated. 3 dead, 151,000 rai farmland flooded, 7.046 cattle lost. Prachuap Khiri Khan - 260 families affected in Pran Buri. 74,000 rai of farmland damaged, 15,365 cattle lost. Rail travel from Bangkok to southern Thailand cut for three days. MODIS observations of high water in Pran Buri and Phet Buri area on October 26, with higher levels observed on the 28th. Sucessively lower levels observed on October 30 and November 2 and 4." NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "178" "17-Oct-2003" "6" "18" NA "2372" 2371 258 "" "Russia" "Georgia" "" "" "Southern Russia - Adygei Republic - Maikop district, Krasnogvardeiski. Adamy. --Western Georgia - districts: Mesti, Tsageri, Tskhaltubo, Ambrolauri . Kodori gorge area. " "Russia - Belaya, Farsa, Laba, Pshish and other tributaries of the River Kuban. --Georgia - Chkhalta and Gvandra" "25-Oct-03" "27-Oct-03" 3 "" "600" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "51,610" 5.4 "Georgia - crops flooded, dozens of bridges destroyed. Hundreds of cattle drowned. more than one thousand people stranded by floods. Kodori Gorge: \"most devastating flood in the gorge over the past 50 years\" Adygei Republic - 150 million roubles damages. 1,300 hectares of winter crops flooded." NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "179" "25-Oct-2003" "6" "19" NA "2373" 2372 259 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Southeastern Brazil - Rio Grande Do Sul State -" "Jacui River and tributaries. Upper Ibicui River." "27-Oct-03" "31-Oct-03" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,220" 5.6 "No News reports, may be seasonal flooding. Detected by moniotring MODIS data on October 27 (Jacui River was low on October 24). Additional observations: October 28 with slightly lower levels; October 30 still lower levels. By November 3 flooding has receded." NA NA "" 0 "59" 1 "180" "27-Oct-2003" "6" "20" NA "2374" 2373 260 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Northwest - Antioquia, Caldas and Choco provinces. Medellin area. --Southwest - Valle del Cauca province. --Central - Cundinamarca province. Manizales --Northeast - Norte de Santander province." "" "29-Oct-03" "4-Nov-03" 7 "16" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "171,100" 6.1 "Heavy rains in several regions cause floods and landslides. 70,000 people 'affected' throughout the country." NA NA "" 1 "60" 1 "181" "29-Oct-2003" "7" "21" NA "2375" 2374 261 "" "Rwanda" "" "" "" "Northern Rwanda: Byumba Province - Bungwe, Kisaro and Bwisige Umutara Province - Rukara" "" "30-Oct-03" "31-Oct-03" 2 "" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "90" 2.3 "News report dated October 31 does not mention when flooding started. Byumba Province - 60 schools and more than 100 homes were destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "181" "30-Oct-2003" "7" "21" 0.57 "2376" 2375 262 "" "Hungary" "" "" "" "Northeastern Hungary - Matranovak village." "Barna reservoir dam burst" "1-Nov-03" "2-Nov-03" 2 "" "150" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "3,860" 3.9 "Dam on Barna River burst, 150 people evacuated, 25 houses flooded, bridges destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "181" "1-Nov-2003" "0" "1" NA "2377" 2376 263 "" "Taiwan" "Philippines" "" "" "Southern Taiwan - Pingtung and Kaohiung counties. Towns: Kenting, Taitung. Hengchun Peninsula and Orchid Island --Philippines - Northern Luzon - Cagayan Province." "Taiwan - Taimali River --Philippines - Cagayan River" "2-Nov-03" "3-Nov-03" 2 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "17,160" 4.5 "Tropical Storm Melor drops 300 mm rain in southern Taiwan. Flash flooding in mountains. MODIS observation of high levels on the Cagayan River in northern Luzon on November 2." NA NA "" 0 "60" 1 "182" "2-Nov-2003" "0" "2" NA "2378" 2377 264 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra - Langkat Regency - Gunung Leuser National Park - Bohorok, Bukit Lawang, Timbang Lawan, Sampe Raya" "Bohorok River " "2-Nov-03" "3-Nov-03" 2 "165" "1,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "600" 3.1 "Torrential rains cause flash floods and slides of mud and logs that kill 85 and leave more than 120 others missing in tourist village of Bukit Lawang. More than 400 houses destroyed. Floods blamed on deforestation from Illegal logging operations on steep slopes in Leuser National Park." NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "182" "2-Nov-2003" "0" "2" NA "2379" 2378 265 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Morobe Province - Labuta LLG: Mundala, Bukawa, Waganlugu and Ulugidu. Salamaua LLG and Burum-Kuat LLG." "" "6-Nov-03" "10-Nov-03" 5 "2" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "950" 3.7 "2,600 people in Bukawa area lost their food gardens to flooding. News report on November 7 says the flooding was 'recent'" NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "182" "6-Nov-2003" "0" "2" NA "2380" 2379 266 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Mecca city and surrounding villages." "" "10-Nov-03" "11-Nov-03" 2 "12" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "500" 3 "\"The severe weather hit Mecca on Monday and water levels in some parts of the city reached six meters, according to the medical sources\" Strongest rains in 25 years." NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "182" "10-Nov-2003" "0" "2" NA "2381" 2380 267 "" "Dominican Republic" "Puerto Ricoo" "U.S. Virgin Islands" "" "Caribbean --Puerto Rico - eastern parts of the island. Towns: Guayama, Salinas, Maunabo and Santa Isabel. Ciales. --Dominican Republic - provinces: Santiago, Montecristi, Valverde and Duarte. Santiago, Montecristi, San Francisco de Macoris, Puerto Plata, Bajo Yaque --U.S. Virgin Islands - island of Saint Croix" "Puerto Rico - La Plata, Aibonito. --Dominican Republic - Yaque, Amina and Yuna rivers." "10-Nov-03" "26-Nov-03" 17 "12" "48,000" "15,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,400" 5.6 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. Puerto Rico: \"At least 10 rivers throughout the island overflowed and landslides made more than 30 roads and 15 bridges impassable\" \"The storm has dumped at least 15-18 inches of rain in Puerto Rico and 10-15 inches in the U.S. Virgin Islands since Sunday\" Dominican Republic: Worst rains in 20 years. 50 villages isolated by flooding north of Santo Domingo. 10 killed. 47,270 evacuees. 195,000 \"tareas\" of crops are lost. MODIS observations of flooding along the Yaque de Norte River near Santiago on November 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25" NA NA "" 0 "60" 1 "183" "10-Nov-2003" "0" "3" NA "2382" 2381 268 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Cordoba province - Santa Fe province - Buenos Aires area - low lying areas" "" "11-Nov-03" "13-Nov-03" 3 "12" "900" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "297,700" 6 "A series of powerful thunderstorms brings heavy rain and hail to central Argentina. Hundreds of people were evacuated. Low lying areas around Buenos Aires flooded." NA NA "" 0 "60" 1 "184" "11-Nov-2003" "0" "4" NA "2383" 2382 269 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern California - southern Los Angeles area - Watts, South Gate, Compton" "" "12-Nov-03" "13-Nov-03" 2 "18" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "250" 2.7 "\"Freak\" storm dumps 5 inches hail and rain, causing flash flooding. Firefighters had to rescue over 100 people from waist deep waters. \"Nearly 130 homes and businesses were severely damaged when more than five inches of rain fell in a two-hour period Wednesday night.\"" NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "184" "12-Nov-2003" "0" "4" NA "2384" 2383 270 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam - Ninh Thuan Province (Hai Ninh and Nhan Son districts). Phu Yen Province (Tuy Hoa, Phu Hoa districts). other provinces: Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Dai Loc, Que Son, Quang Nam. " "Ninh Thaun - Phan Rang River Binh Dinh - Kon River " "12-Nov-03" "17-Nov-03" 6 "61" "" "35,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,300" 5.4 "Severe floods and landslides from torrential rains. Up to 20 inches of rain in central Vietnam between November 11 and 13. Ninh Thuan - 9 killed; 10 missing; over 20,000 hectares crops inundated; 23,000 houses submerged; $11.3 million in damages. Binh Dinh - 8 killed; 319 houses destroyed. Khanh Hoa - 9 dead; 65 houses collapsed and over 440 ha of rice and agriculture fields under water. Phu Yen - 6 dead; 350 houses destroyed; 4,000 hectares rice flooded. MODIS observation of high water levels in Ninh Thuan near Phan Rang on November 15." NA NA "" 0 "60" 1 "185" "12-Nov-2003" "0" "5" NA "2385" 2384 271 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "North West province - Taung district. Manthe and Manokwane areas." "" "13-Nov-03" "13-Nov-03" 1 "4" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "460" 2.7 "Heavy downpours and hail. More than 40 houses flooded or destroyed. Several bridges destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "60" 0 "185" "13-Nov-2003" "0" "5" NA "2386" 2385 272 "" "Sierra Leone" "" "" "" "Soutern Sierra Leone - Semabu and other towns" "" "11-Nov-03" "13-Nov-03" 3 "" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,240" 4.4 "Three days of torrential rain and floods leave more than 200 homeless." NA NA "" 0 "60" 1 "186" "11-Nov-2003" "0" "6" NA "2387" 2386 273 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Southern Spain - Las Marismas - southwest of Seville area. Huevla area, Malaga" "Lower Guadalauivir river, Las Marismas wetlands" "1-Nov-03" "18-Jan-04" 79 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,380" 6 "No news reports, detected by monitoring MODIS data. Probably seasonal flooding in Las Marismas wetlands on the lower Guadalquivir river . First observation on November 1. Flooding has grown by November 6. Additional observations on November 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26. December 2, 3, 10, 12, 14, 22, 24, 28, January 2, 4, 5, 11, 18. Levels in Las Marismas begin to decline after mid December. December 6 - 8 - severe rainfall and storms in southern Spain kill two in Huelva area." NA NA "" 1 "61" 1 "187" "1-Nov-2003" "1" "7" NA "2388" 2387 274 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Northeastern Nador region, Beni Bufrah region, Zaio. Rift valley province of Al Hoceima " "" "17-Nov-03" "21-Nov-03" 5 "13" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "21,190" 5 "Torrential storms dump 100m rain in 12 hours causing flash flooding. \"Artificial lakes at the Mohammed V and Machraa Hammadi dams reached maximum capacity of 331 million cubic meters and 180 million cubic meters respectively\". 146 homes destroyed in Zaio town in Nador Province. MODIS observation of a sediment plume (from flood runoff) off the coast of Saidia, east of Nador on November 21." NA NA "" 0 "61" 1 "188" "17-Nov-2003" "1" "8" NA "2389" 2388 275 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Maryland - counties: Baltimore, Montgomery. Baltimore, Germantown, Poolesville and Bethesda. --southwest Virginia - counties: Alleghany, Buchanan. Bluefield. --West Virginia - counties: Marion, Raleigh, Wyoming. Kanawha Valley. towns: Hinton, Rainelle, Ruppert, Richwood, Pax, Peterstown, Marlinton. --North Carolina - counties: Transylvania, Burke, Avery, Mitchell. towns: Linvillle, Elm Park, Crossnore, Green Valley. --western Pennsylvania - counties: Blair, Greene, Fayette. Pittsburgh area. Waynesburg. --eastern Tennessee - counties: Carter, Johnson. Stoney Creek, Hampton and Valley Forge." "Maryland - Gwynns Falls, Herring Run Creek --Virginia - Allegehany, Cowpasture, James --West Virginia - Kanawha, Potomac, Cherry, Greenbrier --North Carolina - French Broad River, Grassy Creek --Pennsylvania - Monongahela, Susquehanna --Tennessee - Doe, Watauga" "19-Nov-03" "22-Nov-03" 4 "9" "250" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "214,000" 6.1 "West Virginia - more than 1700 homes damaged or destroyed. Highest levels on Kanawha River since 1955. \"Some of West Virginia's rivers crested at historic highs Thursday\"" NA NA "" 1 "62" 1 "189" "19-Nov-2003" "2" "9" NA "2390" 2389 276 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java Province - Malang district : Sumbermanjing Wetan, Tirtoyudo and Ndampit" "" "22-Nov-03" "24-Nov-03" 3 "3" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "700" 3.3 "Heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in 7 villages. 37 houses destroyed. 3,000 families evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "62" 0 "189" "22-Nov-2003" "2" "9" NA "2391" 2390 277 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam - Quang Nam Province. Tay An." "" "24-Nov-03" "26-Nov-03" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,790" 4.1 "Flash flooding in Quang Nam. 2 killed in flooding in Tay An." NA NA "" 0 "62" 1 "190" "24-Nov-2003" "2" "10" NA "2392" 2391 278 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Ottawa - Britannia Village, Maniwaki and Gracefield" "Gatineau River Ottawa River" "24-Nov-03" "2-Dec-03" 9 "" "15" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,045" 4 "Unusually high water levels of the Ottawa River. Flooding in Gracefield along the Gatineau River after Hydro-Quebec releases water from Baskatong Reservoir. \"I have lived here for 15 years and I have never seen the [Gatineau] river this bad\"" NA NA "" 0 "62" 0 "190" "24-Nov-2003" "2" "10" NA "2393" 2392 279 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Caribbean Coast of Honduras - La Ceiba city and suburbs. Atlantida and Yoro Provinces." "Locomapa, Guampa, Guaymas." "28-Nov-03" "24-Dec-03" 27 "7" "3,000" "20,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,300" 5.2 "40 neighbourhoods inundated in La Ceiba city. Goloson International Airport has been closed indefinitely. Flooding on the Lococmapa and Guamyas rivers and their tributaries destroys bridges, highways and aqueducts. December 24 - Three weeks of rain in Yoro province floods 40 villages along Guaymas and Guampa rivers." NA NA "" 0 "62" 1 "191" "28-Nov-2003" "2" "11" NA "2394" 2393 280 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro State - Rio de Janeiro city area. Baixada Fluminense region. Novalguazu, Duque de Caxias and Sao Joao de Meriti. " "" "29-Nov-03" "30-Nov-03" 2 "7" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,340" 3.8 "Heavy downpour kills 7 people in the Baixada region. Flooding and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "62" 0 "191" "29-Nov-2003" "2" "11" NA "2395" 2394 281 "" "Columbia" "" "" "" "Northern Caribbean coast - Barranquilla, Cartagena" "" "29-Nov-03" "1-Dec-03" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,590" 4.2 "\"massive\" floods and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "62" 1 "192" "29-Nov-2003" "2" "12" NA "2396" 2395 282 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France - Rhone valley - Marseilles and Lyon areas. Bouches-du-Rhone region. Vacluse, Ardeche, Charlieu, Avignon, Orange. Herault, Gard, Arles, Ardeche. Northeastern Spain - Barcelona area" "France - Rhone river and tributaries, Herault river, Tarn river. Upper Loire river Spain - Llobregat river" "1-Dec-03" "10-Dec-03" 10 "9" "27,000" "29,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "86,270" 6.1 "200 mm rain in Rhone Valley and Marseilles area since Dec 1. Flood debris close 2 nuclear power plants in Ardeche and Drome regions. Marseille - France's second largest city - declared a natural disaster zone. December 3 - Rhone river level was at 6.42 metres, its highest recorded level. Dike breach in Arles on December 4. December 5 - Floods recede in Marseille area but continue in Herault. December 8 - town of Arles still partially inundated. MODIS observation of high levels in the lower Rhone river and delta on December 4, 7 and 9. MODIS observation of high levels on the upper Loire river on December 7." NA NA "" 1 "63" 1 "193" "1-Dec-2003" "3" "13" NA "2397" 2396 283 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Victoria - Melbourne's north and eastern areas. Fairfield, Doncaster." "" "2-Dec-03" "3-Dec-03" 2 "0" "50" "75,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "100" 2.3 "More than 100mm of rain fell in Melbourne's north and east in two hours - that is the entire December average rainfall. Worst storm in 100 years in Melbourne, and most expensive storm in 30 years. Flash flooding. Freak storm. \"Houses were damaged, contents destroyed and cars floated down streets like gondolas\"" NA NA "" 0 "63" 0 "193" "2-Dec-2003" "3" "13" NA "2398" 2397 284 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Riau province - Kampar regency, Siak Hulu subdistrict: Tanjung Balam, Buluh Cina, Kampung Pinang, Lubuk Siam and Teratak Buluh. Tambang subdistrict." "Kampar river" "30-Nov-03" "6-Dec-03" 7 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,600" 4.4 "5 villages inundated by Kampar river. 1,420 houses inundated." NA NA "" 0 "63" 1 "194" "30-Nov-2003" "3" "14" NA "2399" 2398 285 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Northwest Venezuela - Zulia state" "Limon, Paraguachon" "2-Dec-03" "6-Dec-03" 5 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,860" 4.8 "Three days of heavy rain cause Limon River to rise by nearly 8 meters and overflow, several villages inundated. \"The region is home to hundreds of Wayu and Anu indigenous communities\"" NA NA "" 0 "63" 1 "195" "2-Dec-2003" "3" "15" NA "2400" 2399 286 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra Province - Medan city - districts of Medan Maimoon, Medan Labuhan and Medan Sunggal." "Deli River" "5-Dec-03" "10-Dec-03" 6 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "540" 3.5 "Hundreds of houses inundated along Deli River" NA NA "" 0 "63" 0 "195" "5-Dec-2003" "3" "15" NA "2401" 2400 287 "" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "" "Southern Dominican Republic - provinces: Barahona, Pedernales and Baoruco. San Cristobal, Barahona, San Francisco de Macoris, Navarrete and Sosua. Santo Domingo." "" "6-Dec-03" "8-Dec-03" 3 "8" "1,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,220" 4.3 "Tropical Storm Odette - first named storm on record to form in the Caribbean Sea in December - dumps 7 inches rain on southern Dominican Republic." NA NA "" 0 "63" 1 "196" "6-Dec-2003" "3" "16" NA "2402" 2401 288 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Kelantan state - districts: Jeli, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas, Kota Baharu, Machang, Kuala Krai. Terengganu state - districts: Dungun, Kemaman, Besut, Marang, Hulu Terengganu, Setiu, Kuala Terengganu. Pahang state - districts: Kuantan, Pekan." "Kelantan - Golok, Kelantan, Galas, Lebir, Semerak. --Terengganu - Dungan, Pinang --Pahang - Sungai Pasir Kemudi, Sungai Pahang" "30-Nov-03" "18-Dec-03" 19 "5" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,660" 5.6 "Monsoon Flooding in northern Malaysia. Rainy season usually lasts from October to March." NA NA "" 0 "63" 1 "197" "30-Nov-2003" "3" "17" NA "2403" 2402 289 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Southern Thailand - --Nakhon Si Thammarat - Lan Saka, Muang Phra, Phrome, Ron Phibun --Songkhla - Hat Yai. --other areas: Surat Thani, Phatthalung, Yala, Pattani, Krabi. Chumphon." "" "10-Dec-03" "15-Dec-03" 6 "6" "" "1,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,690" 5.2 "Several days of heavy rain cause flash flooding. Flooding in Muang district reached levels not seen since 1988. 20,940 families \"affected \" by flooding in Nakhon Si Thammarat. Worst floods in 22 years. MODIS observation of Upper Ta Pi river in Surat Thani (which is normally not visible to MODIS) on December 13" NA NA "" 0 "63" 1 "198" "10-Dec-2003" "3" "18" NA "2404" 2403 290 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - --Jambi Province - districts of Jambi, Muaro Jambi, Batanghari and Sarolangan. Muara Tembesi. --Riau Province - Indragiri Hulu --South Sumatra - Musi Banyuasin --South Sulawesi Province - Majene district. Wajo, Soppeng and Sidrap regencies. --North Sulawesi - Manado area" "Jambi Province - Batanghari River --North Sulawesi - Tondano River" "10-Dec-03" "23-Jan-04" 45 "148" "350,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "79,400" 6.7 "Biggest floods in Jambi since 1955. Batanghari River overflowed. \"floods have destroyed about 40,000 units of houses dwelt in by 357,000 people, swept away 114 houses of worship and inundated 48 kilometers of national roads, along with 72 kilometers of provincial roads.... floods also submerged 39,268 hectares of plantations and 36,023 hectares of agricultur land\" 11,000 houses inundated in Riau. Floods and landslides in Majene, Sulawesi. South Sulawesi \"Thousands of hectares of paddy fields and cacao plantations were damaged, while hundreds of livestock were washed away\" MODIS observation of flooding in Sulawesi Selatan around Singkang on December 29 and January 1, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19 and 23 in areas that were dry on December 13." NA NA "" 1 "64" 1 "199" "10-Dec-2003" "4" "19" NA "2405" 2404 291 "" "Tunisia" "" "" "" "Jandouba, Benzert" "" "12-Dec-03" "13-Dec-03" 2 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,920" 4.3 "Heaviest rains in 30 years on December 12, more than 7 inches along the coast of of Tunisia. Flooding in valleys." NA NA "" 0 "64" 1 "200" "12-Dec-2003" "4" "20" NA "2406" 2405 292 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Limon province - Matina area." "Chirripo River" "12-Dec-03" "14-Dec-03" 3 "1" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "770" 3.4 "Four days of persistent rains wipe out bridges and roads." NA NA "" 0 "64" 0 "200" "12-Dec-2003" "4" "20" NA "2407" 2406 293 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Borneo Island - Sabah State - Kinabatangan district - Kampung Pengkalan, Buang Sayang, Muhibbah Hujung, Muhibbah Baru, Sinar Baru, Lokan and Sri Tanjung. Beluran District. Kota Marudu District." "Sungai Kinabatangan" "17-Dec-03" "10-Jan-04" 25 "" "2,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "21,720" 5.7 "Seven villages in up to 1 meter of water since Sungai Kinabatangan flooded its banks on December 17. Roads, bridges and crops destoyed in Kota Marudu. 1500 evacuated in Kinabatangan District." NA NA "" 0 "64" 1 "201" "17-Dec-2003" "4" "21" NA "2408" 2407 294 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern Leyte province - San Francisco, Liloan, Punta, San Ricardo. Panaon and Bohol islands Mindanao Island - Provinces: Agusan Del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao Del Norte. Caraga region. Towns: Surigao city, Remedios Romualdez, Esperanza" "Mindanao - Agusan River" "19-Dec-03" "7-Jan-04" 20 "200" "97,500" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,920" 5.4 "Days of heavy rain cause widespread landslides and floods in Southern Leyte. Landslides blamed on deforestation from illegal logging. Flooding in northeastern Mindanao destroyed 62 houses and damaged 220. Flooding displaces 26,000 people in Caraga, in Agusan del Norte. \"The weather bureau said Friday's rainfall was 556 millimeters - more than the average for the whole month of December.\" MODIS observation of high levels on the Agusan river on December 27, 31, January 5,7." NA NA "" 0 "64" 1 "202" "19-Dec-2003" "4" "22" NA "2409" 2408 295 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Northern Tanzania - Same district, Makanya area, Kilimanjaro Region" "" "20-Dec-03" "21-Dec-03" 2 "0" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "240" 2.7 "Heavy rains December 20 - 21 cause rare flooding in northern Tanzania. 500 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "64" 0 "202" "20-Dec-2003" "4" "22" NA "2410" 2409 296 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Central Bolivia - Cochabamba province - Villa Tunari" "Chapare river, Espiritu Santo River " "22-Dec-03" "26-Dec-03" 5 "35" "" "1,000,000" "" 1 "8,230" 4.6 "Heavy rains destroy Chapare bridge, houses and roads." NA NA "" 0 "64" 1 "203" "22-Dec-2003" "4" "23" NA "2411" 2410 297 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Southern Turkey - Antalya region, Antalya city, Doyran, Kumluca" "" "24-Dec-03" "26-Dec-03" 3 "6" "" "" "" 1 "1,300" 3.6 "\"Antalya received more than its average monthy rainfall in a single day\" 5 drowned, several missing." NA NA "" 0 "64" 0 "203" "24-Dec-2003" "4" "23" NA "2412" 2411 298 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern California - San Bernadino - Waterman Canyon, Devore" "Lytle Creek" "25-Dec-03" "26-Dec-03" 2 "15" "" "" "" 1 "260" 2.7 "Heavy rain on San Bernardino Mountains deforested by forest fires in October produces debris flow mudslides and floods." NA NA "" 0 "64" 0 "203" "25-Dec-2003" "4" "23" 0.36 "2413" 2412 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "US Midwest --Southern Indiana - counties: Jackson, Dearborn. --Ohio - counties: Wood, Pleasants, Marion, Franklin, Licking. Chillicothe. --West Virginia - Marshall county. Belpre. Wellsburg. Moundsville. --Illinois - Jasper county." "Ohio - Muskingum, Scioto, Great Miami, Wills Creek --Indiana - White, Whitewater, Wabash, East Fork White, Eel and Muscatatuck Rivers --Illinois - Embarrass, Wabash --West Virginia - Ohio river." "4-Jan-04" "16-Jan-04" 13 "2" "60" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "168,000" 6.3 "Extensive rural flooding in lowlands of southern Indiana along the White river. MODIS observation of high levels on the Scioto river on January 6, 7. High levels on the Ohio, Wabash and White rivers on January 7, 10, 14, 15." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "4-Jan-2004" "1" "1" NA "2414" 2413 2 "" "Guyana" "" "" "" "Regions Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam), Four (Demerara/Mahaica), Five (Mahaica/Berbice) and Six (Upper Corentyne/Berbice)." "" "5-Jan-04" "7-Jan-04" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,830" 4.7 "Heavy rain since December 27. Crops, livestock and homes inundated." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "5-Jan-2004" "1" "2" NA "2415" 2414 3 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Northern San Martin province, central Huanuco province and southern Puno province" "" "8-Jan-04" "10-Jan-04" 3 "" "11,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "73,130" 5.3 "Rainstorms lasting more than 60 hours caused landslides and flooding. Hundreds of houses destroyed. 1,860 homeless and another 8,900 evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "8-Jan-2004" "1" "3" NA "2416" 2415 4 "" "Iran" "Iraq" "" "" "Southern Iran - Fars Province - districts: Farashband, Mohr, Darab, Abadeh, Bavanat, Deyram. Mamasani town. Bushehr Province - cracks in Goldanu Dam. Kohkiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province - Gachsaran. --Southeastern Iraq - marshland areas near Nasiriyah." "" "10-Jan-04" "19-Jan-04" 10 "6" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "87,840" 5.9 "Iran - Heavy rains since January 9. Flash flooding. 50 villages evacuated. \"Heavy rains, which continued for two days, caused rivers in the region to flood their banks, washing away farmlands, cattle ranches, shrimp farming units as well as roads\" Iraq - 8,000 people flee their homes as heavy rains overflow irragation ditches. Annual floods return to Iraq marshlands in mid January. MODIS observation of flooding along the coast of Iran in Khuzestan and Bushehr provinces on January 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "4" "10-Jan-2004" "1" "4" NA "2417" 2416 5 "" "Boliva" "" "" "" "Northeast Bolivia - Beni Department - Trinidad city" "" "10-Jan-04" "11-Jan-04" 2 "" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,570" 3.9 "245 mm rain in 12 hours in Trinidad city. 8 thousand familes affected by flooding." NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "4" "10-Jan-2004" "1" "4" NA "2418" 2417 6 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western and central Queensland - districts: Northwest, Channel Country, Warrego. Towns: Mount Isa, Longreach, Rockhampton, Townsville, Jundah, Birdsville. Northern New South Wales - Tamworth, Eulo, Moree, Parry." "Leichhardt, Gilliat, Flinders, Thomson, Cooper, Barcoo, Balonne, Weir, Bulloo, Nicholson, Gregory, Gilliat Channels, Barwon, Paroo, Peel, Mehi, Gwydir. North Queensland: Tully, Herbert, Barron" "14-Jan-04" "25-Feb-04" 43 "" "3,400" "32,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "1,232,000" 7.9 "200mm rain in Mt Isa in 30 hours; worst floods since 1972. $20 million damage to outback roads. Wettest January since 1974 in parts of Queensland. January 18 - flooding spreads south into southwestern Queensland and northern New South Wales. 20 year floods in Tamworth, NSW. February 11-13 - torrential rain in northern Queensland in Townsville and Cairns areas MODIS observations: Fflooding along Flinders, Georgina, Diamantina, and Thomson rivers in NW Queensland on January 16. Flooding spreads south through Qld Channel Country and into Northern NSW on January 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, and February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Wetter conditions on the Cape York Penninsula observed on Febrary 18." NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "5" "14-Jan-2004" "2" "5" NA "2419" 2418 7 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Northeastern states of Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, Piaui, Ceara and Sergipe. Southeastern states of Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo city. " "Piaui - Paranaiba and Poti rivers Bahia - Sao Francisco" "10-Jan-04" "8-Mar-04" 59 "161" "230,000" "117,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,019,000" 8.1 "Torrential rains and mudslides. Rainy season in southeast Brazil, and heavy rains in normally arid northeast Brazil. 32,500 houses damaged or destroyed throughout Brazil. Pernambuco - 30 cities flooded; 3,000 houses destroyed; 29 killed. Sao Paulo - 29 killed; 16 bridges destroyed. Piaui - 1,500 families displaced; 12 dead; 104 municipalities inundated. MODIS observations: Flooding on the Parnaiba river in Piaui and Maranhao on January 30, February 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 21, 23, 28, March 1. Small lakes normally not visible in Pernambuco, Pariaba and Ceara on February 2, 7, 9, 12, 18. High levels on the Sao Francisco river in Bahia on February 23, March 8. High levels of several rivers in Minas Gerias on February 28, March 1." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "6" "10-Jan-2004" "3" "6" NA "2420" 2419 8 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Western province of Heart - Guzara district, Herat city. Kul, Becharkhy and Shamaka villages." "" "15-Jan-04" "17-Jan-04" 3 "" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,930" 3.8 "More than a thousand families displaced. Around 80 million sq metres of agricultural land destroyed. Homes, bridges, schools and mosques also destroyed. MODIS observation on January 17 show possible flooding along the Harirud River in Herat, which is not normally visible to MODIS." NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "6" "15-Jan-2004" "3" "6" NA "2421" 2420 9 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Central al-Baydah province" "" "12-Jan-04" "21-Jan-04" 10 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,630" 5 "Week long floods in Al-Baydah kill 5 and destroy livestock and crops." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "7" "12-Jan-2004" "3" "7" NA "2422" 2421 10 "" "Namibia" "" "" "" "Windhoek area, Katutura, Acacia" "Klein Windhoek, Arrebbusch and Gammams Rivers." "14-Jan-04" "17-Jan-04" 4 "1" "" "see notes" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "540" 3.5 "Cost to repair damages to Windhoek city: N$5,6 million. \"With more than 100 mm of rain falling in each of the two catchment areas feeding the Arrebbusch River, officials say the water level rose way above the flood level of Windhoek's worst known floods in 1934.\"" NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "7" "14-Jan-2004" "3" "7" NA "2423" 2422 11 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Sarawak - Kuching, Bau, Selangau, Sibu and Samarahan districts. Towns: Sibu, Kanowit, Machan, Durin, Song, Kapit, Stapang, Bintulu. --Johor - Johor Baru, Pontian and Kota Tinggi" "Sungai Sarawak, Sungai Rajang" "24-Jan-04" "3-Feb-04" 11 "3" "6,900" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,620" 5.6 "Sarawak - \"Over the last four days, we have 823mm of rain compared with just over 700mm for the whole of January last year.\" 2000 houses submerged in Sarawak. 350 families evacuated in Johor. RM20 million damages to roads in Sibu." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "8" "24-Jan-2004" "3" "8" NA "2424" 2423 12 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Manhica district - Ilha Josina Machel" "Incomati river " "25-Jan-04" "6-Feb-04" 13 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,310" 4.2 "Several days of torrential rain cause Incomati river to burst its banks. MODIS observation of flooding on the Incomati river on January 25, 26, 27, 28, February 1, 4, 6." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "9" "25-Jan-2004" "3" "9" NA "2425" 2424 13 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Tasmania - Northeast and East coast. Towns cut off: Ansons Bay, Musselroe Bay, Binalong Bay. Devonport." "South Esk" "29-Jan-04" "5-Feb-04" 8 "0" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,760" 5.3 "January rainfall records in northeast Tasmania, flooding cut off three coastal towns. Damage to major roads. \"Some of the old timers are saying they haven't seen it this bad in 50 years and others say they can't remember it as bad since the 1929 floods,\" MODIS observation of flooding along the South Esk river on January 30, 31 and February 5." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "10" "29-Jan-2004" "3" "10" NA "2426" 2425 14 "" "Angola" "Namibia" "" "" "Southwestern Angola - Cunene area, Huambo province. --Northwestern Nambia Kaokoland" "Angola - Cunene --Nambia - Kunene " "27-Jan-04" "1-Mar-04" 35 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "75,080" 6.4 "Heavy rains in Angola since late January raise levels of Cunene river. Floodgates opened a Ruacana Hydro Power Station opened to release water on January 28, which raises levels of Kunene river in Nambia. MODIS observations of high levels on the Cunene river in Angola on January 27, 28, 29, 31 and February 4, 5, 14, 22, 25, 28, 29." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "11" "27-Jan-2004" "4" "11" NA "2427" 2426 15 "" "Kazakhstan" "" "" "" "Southern Kazakhstan - Kyzyl-Orda region, Kazalinski district. Aray, Yagodka, Shugla. " "Syr Darya " "30-Jan-04" "2-Mar-04" 33 "" "2,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "64,570" 6.3 "\"The flooding was caused by overfilling of the Shardara reservoir on the Kazakh-Uzbek border … and also triggered by a thick layer of ice that hindered the Syr Darya's flow\" February 13 - 340 houses flooded, 600 square kilometers flooded. March 1 - 1700 or 2000 evacuated people returned home, levels receding, but spring thaw and ice jams threaten more floods. MODIS observation of high levels along the lower Syr Darya river on January 30 and February 1, 3, 10, March 2." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "12" "30-Jan-2004" "5" "12" NA "2428" 2427 16 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Southern Tanzania - Lindi region - Rwangwa district" "" "2-Feb-04" "4-Feb-04" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "530" 3.2 "90.50mm rain cause valley flooding. 5,314 acres crops inundated. Damage to bridges." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "12" "2-Feb-2004" "5" "12" NA "2429" 2428 17 "" "UK" "" "" "" "North Wales - Conwy - Llanrwst, Corwen, Trefriw. Rossett Swansea Valley, Pontardawe." "Wales - Conwy, Dee, Cwmdu, Towy" "3-Feb-04" "7-Feb-04" 5 "" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "385" 3.3 "North Wales - almost an entire months rain in 18 hours. Worst flooding in Llanrwst in 20 years as River Conwy burst its banks. Severe damage to railway." NA NA "" 0 "5" 0 "12" "3-Feb-2004" "5" "12" NA "2430" 2429 18 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - Mojokerto, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, Batu and Jember regencies. Central Java - Kendal and Grobogan regencies Bali Island" "" "3-Feb-04" "5-Feb-04" 3 "4" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,680" 4.9 "Severe storms in East Java and West Nusa Tenggara caused by Australian storm 'Gusty'. East Java - Hundreds of homes flooded, 16 bridges damaged. Central Java - hundreds of houses underwater. Bali Island - 504 houses destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "5" 1 "13" "3-Feb-2004" "5" "13" NA "2431" 2430 19 "" "Namibia" "Zambia" "Angola" "Botswana" "Namibia - Kavango and Caprivi regions. Rundu area. Constituencies: Linyanti, Sangwali, Kabbe, Katima, Linyandi and Kongola. Muzii, Nankuntwe, Nakabolelwa, Ihaha and Schuckmannsburg. Katima Mulilo area. Ngoma. --Zambia - Western Province: Sesheke, Senanga, Mongu, Kalabo, Lukulu. North-Western Province: Zambezi, Chavuma. Upper Zambezi River wetlands in Moxico and Cuando Cubango in Angola and North Western and Western Zambia. --Northern Botswana - Okavango delta. Ngamiland province. Shakawe to Gumare." "Okovango (Kavango), Zambezi and tributaries, Cuando. west bank of Zambezi river in Zambia" "1-Feb-04" "2-Jun-04" 123 "10" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "596,100" 8 "Heavy rains since January in southeast Angola and Namibia. February 26 - Okavango river at highest levels since 1984. Thousands of square kilometers submerged in Botswana. April 1 - Zambezi river burst banks along eastern border of Caprivi strip, Namibia. \"Authorities said the floods were the worst since 1958\" in northeastern Caprivi April 4 - Zambezi river at 7.05 meters at Katima Mulilo. MODIS observations of seasonal high levels on the upper Zambezi river and tributaries begin in late January in Northwestern Zambia and Moxico, Angola. High water reaches Mongu, Zambia area by February 3. Additional observations of flooding along the Zambezi on February 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 24, 25, March 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 21, 23, 27, 30, April 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 21, 22, 26, 29, 30, May 5, 7. Flooding along upper Zambezi and Mongu area largely receded by May 23. MODIS observations of high levels on the Okavango river on January 26, February 1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 24, 25, March 2, 11, 12, 20, 27, April 6, 12, 17, 21, 26, 28, 29, 30, May 6, 7. Caprivi Strip area begins to be wet on March 5, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 30, 31, April 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, May 1, 3, 7, 9. Flooding less in Caprivi strip area on May 23." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "14" "1-Feb-2004" "6" "14" NA "2432" 2431 20 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Northwestern Madagascar - Mahajanga province - Mahajanga town" "Maevarano, Sofia, Mahajamba, Betsiboka, Ikopa, Mahavavy, Tsiribihina" "8-Jan-04" "20-Feb-04" 44 "6" "18,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "176,500" 6.9 "Wet season in northwestern Madagascar begins in early January. Also Tropical cyclone Elita strikes Mahajanga area on January 28 and returns on February 2 - killing 6 and leaving a total of 18,000 homeless. MODIS observations of high levels on rivers in northwestern Madagascar begin on January 8, additional observations on January 14, 18, 23, and Februrary 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 18. Levels begin to decline after February 15." NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "15" "8-Jan-2004" "7" "15" NA "2433" 2432 21 "" "Iraq" "" "" "" "Southeastern Iraq marshlands" "Tigris and Euphrates marshes." "16-Jan-04" "25-Feb-04" 41 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "150,200" 6.8 "MODIS observations of seasonal flooding of Iraq marshlands begin on January 16 with additional observations on January 22, 29, 31 and February 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16, 24, 25, 27. By March 2 the iraq swamps appear less wet." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "16" "16-Jan-2004" "8" "16" NA "2434" 2433 22 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Southwestern Turkey - Audin province " "Buyukmenderes" "24-Jan-04" "14-Feb-04" 22 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,470" 5.7 "MODIS observations of high levels on the Buyukmenderes river begin on January 24, additional observations on January 27, 30, 31 and February 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 21. Levels begin receding after February 11, Buyukmenderes at low levels by February 29. Levels on the Buyukmenderes not as high as last years event 2003-061." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "17" "24-Jan-2004" "8" "17" NA "2435" 2434 23 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental, Agusan del Norte. cities: Tagum, Gingoog, Butuan and Bislig and 36 towns." "Agusan River" "11-Feb-04" "25-Feb-04" 15 "7" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,370" 5.5 "Three days of continuous rain from tropical depression Ambo cause widespread flooding and landslides. 59 houses damaged or destroyed. 19,529 families from 112 barangays in 14 towns displaced along Agusan river. MODIS observations of flooding on the Agusan river on February 17, 19. Levels still high on Agusan river on Febrary 24, but reduced." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "18" "11-Feb-2004" "8" "18" NA "2436" 2435 24 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Wellington region, Waitotara Valley in South Taranaki, farm regions of Wairarapa, Manawatu, Hawke's Bay, Tararua. Rangitikei district. Towns: Feilding, Palmerston North, Moutoa, Waitotara, Wairarapa, Martinborough, Marton, Lower Hutt, Tangimoana, Picton, Paekakariki, Scotts Ferry, Whangaehu, Horowhenua." "Rivers: Rangitikei, Oroua, Manawatu, Mangaweka, Waitotara, Ruamahanga. streams: Makino, Kiwitea, Waiwhetu, Whangaehu" "13-Feb-04" "25-Feb-04" 13 "2" "2,500" "210,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "14,840" 5.6 "Southerly storm \"worst storm in decades\". Landslides cause road closures. Biggest flood in 60 years on Mangaweka river. Tens of thousands of acres of farmland inundated; extensive agricultural damages. \"This was a one in 100 year event so there was not much you could compare it to,\" \"...worst natural disaster since the Napier earthquake in 1931.\" MODIS observation of flooding near Palmerston North on February 18. Additional observations on February 24, 25." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "19" "13-Feb-2004" "8" "19" NA "2437" 2436 25 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "West Australia - Pilbara region - Nullagine" "Nullagine River, De Grey River catchment" "13-Feb-04" "17-Feb-04" 5 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,950" 5.2 "Two tropical low pressure systems bring heavy rain, Nullagine river overflows and cuts of town of Nullagine for 5 days. Homes damaged." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "20" "13-Feb-2004" "8" "20" NA "2438" 2437 26 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Indramayu and Cirebon Regencies. Kandanghaur, Karanganyar, Sukra and 11 other districts in Indramayu. Pabedilan district in Cirebon." "Bojong River" "17-Feb-04" "25-Feb-04" 9 "" "4,000" "200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,690" 4.5 "22% of rice paddy fields in Indramayu inundated. 1,400 homes inundated. 12 of 13 villages in Kandanghaur district inundated. Dike break on Bojong River. Floods have \"largely subsided\" by February 25." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "21" "17-Feb-2004" "8" "21" NA "2439" 2438 27 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta city and surrounding area. East, West and South Jakarta." "Ciliwung River" "18-Feb-04" "23-Feb-04" 6 "5" "13,000" "60,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "280" 3.2 "\"Flooding is a near-annual rainy season ordeal for residents in parts of the city of eight million.\"" NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "21" "18-Feb-2004" "8" "21" NA "2440" 2439 28 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sumatra - Tebing Tinggi municipality." "Padang River, Kelembah" "22-Feb-04" "25-Feb-04" 4 "1" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,080" 3.6 "Padang river overflows and inundated thousands of homes and public facilities." NA NA "" 0 "8" 0 "21" "22-Feb-2004" "8" "21" NA "2441" 2440 29 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Mato Grosso and Goias states." "Araguaia River floodplain" "11-Feb-04" "5-May-04" 85 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "139,100" 7.1 "No news reports. Seasonal flooding. MODIS observations - Araguaia floodplain begins to get wet in early February. Floodplain aproximately as wet as it was in 2002 by February 18. Floodplain begins to look less wet in mid April. Additional observations on February 20, 27, March 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 23, 30, April 5, 10, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, May 1, 3, 5." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "22" "11-Feb-2004" "9" "22" NA "2442" 2441 30 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Territories - Katherine region, Western Gulf of Carpenteria, Barkly Tablelands, Roper area." "Daly River, Roper River, Barkly Tablelands, Sturt Creek." "18-Feb-04" "10-Mar-04" 22 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "338,700" 6.9 "Heavy rains in Katherine region. \"Rainfall has topped 1700mm in three months -- more than doubling the average in many places\" MODIS observations - Roper River flooding: February 18, March 3, 4, 5, 6. Daly River flooding: March 1, 4, 6, 10. Flooding in Barkly Tablelands: February 18, 27, 28, March 5, 6. Sturt Creek high: February 21, 29, March 1 (Flooding on Sturt creek much less than DFO event 2001-014)." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "23" "18-Feb-2004" "10" "23" NA "2443" 2442 31 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Kimberly region" "Fitzroy and May rivers. Sturt Creek" "20-Feb-04" "7-Mar-04" 17 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "42,110" 5.9 "Seasonal flooding. Flooding along Fitzroy River much less than DFO Event 2002-033; but levels on the May River much higher. MODIS observations - February 20 beginning of high levels on Fitzroy river. Flooding on Fitzroy and May rivers: February 27, 28, 29. By March 2 flooding on the May river has receded, but flooding continues on the Fitzroy, March 6, 7." NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "24" "20-Feb-2004" "10" "24" NA "2444" 2443 32 "" "Bolivia" "Brazil" "" "" "Bolivia - Beni --Brazil - southern Rondonia" "Mamore, Itonamas, Baures, Guapore and tributaries." "23-Feb-04" "1-Apr-04" 39 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "209,400" 6.9 "Seasonal flooding. MODIS observations begin on February 23 and the swamps get progressively wetter on February 25, 26, 28 particularly along the Guapore River. Additional observations March 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 24, 28. April 7 - Guapore river area much lower." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "25" "23-Feb-2004" "11" "25" 0.37 "2445" 2444 33 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Pilbara Region - Pannawonica, Yarraloola" "Fortescue, Robe, Ashburton" "1-Mar-04" "9-Mar-04" 9 "" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "111,000" 6.2 "Cyclone Monty dumps more than 200mm rain across Pilbara region in 24 hours causing widespread flooding. Rivers at record levels. Town of Pannawonica inundated. \"Fortescue River near Pannawonica was at its highest level since 1975\" MODIS observation of flooding on the Fortescue, Roby and Ashburton rivers on March 3, 4. Flooding on the lower Ashburton: March 6, 7, 8, 9." NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "26" "1-Mar-2004" "1" "1" NA "2446" 2445 34 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Central Russia - Saratov Region - Atkarsk, Nizhnyaya Krasavka" "Atkar and Medveditsa rivers" "2-Mar-04" "5-Mar-04" 4 "" "" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "1,400" 3.7 "Several rivers broke their banks. 7,000 buildings flooded in town of Atarsk." NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "26" "2-Mar-2004" "1" "1" NA "2447" 2446 35 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central and eastern Kentucky. Counties: Greenup, Carter, Boyd, Washington, Nelson" "creeks: Grassy, Beech Fork, Tygarts, Williams" "5-Mar-04" "7-Mar-04" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "70,500" 5.3 "3 inches of rain on March 5 and 6 cause flash flooding. Flash flooding sweeps vehicles into creeks." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "27" "5-Mar-2004" "1" "2" NA "2448" 2447 36 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern New South Wales - Murwillumbah, Bowraville. Southeastern Queensland - Gold Coast. Currumbin Valley. Gympie, Caboolture areas" "NSW - Tweed, Bellingen, Wilsons and Richmond rivers Qld - Maroochy " "5-Mar-04" "6-Mar-04" 2 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,580" 4.6 "Storm \"rare low pressure system from the Coral Sea\" dumps 200mm rain in 24 hours brings flash flooding to northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "28" "5-Mar-2004" "1" "3" NA "2449" 2448 37 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Sofala Province - Dondo and Nhamatanda districts" "Pungue River" "5-Mar-04" "19-Mar-04" 15 "" "100" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,370" 4.7 "Pungue river inundates 600 hectares of crops in Dondo and Nhamatanda districts, villages flooded \"thousands of families left stranded by flood waters\" MODIS observation of flooding along the lower Pungue river north of Beira on March 5, 6, 12, 19." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "29" "5-Mar-2004" "1" "4" NA "2450" 2449 38 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Western Highlands - Waghi valley. Anglimp, Aviamp, Kudjip, Kundiawa, Goroka." "Waghi, Komon, Minj, Tuman and Kane" "5-Mar-04" "9-Mar-04" 5 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,000" 4 "Continuous heavy rains for two weeks cause several rivers to flood on March 5. \"..rising floodwaters badly damaged a bridge near Kudjip, washing away parts of the Highlands Highway\"" NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "29" "5-Mar-2004" "1" "4" NA "2451" 2450 39 "" "Turkey" "Armenia" "Georgia" "" "Southeast Turkey - Provinces: Agri, Erzurum (Ilica, Cat) Kars, Mus, Ardahan, Konya. Towns: Silifke, Mersin, Bozkir, Batman, Bitlis, Kony, Ardahan --Armenia - Shengavit. Regions: Aragatsotn, Ararat, Gegharkunik, Armavir, Tavush --Georgia - Aspindza district, Mesti highland district" "Turkey - Goksu, Pular, Carsamba, Cokelez, Forkun. Kura. --Armenia - Hrazdan" "5-Mar-04" "9-Mar-04" 5 "8" "3,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "304,700" 6.2 "Snow followed by rising temperatures and rain combine to cause widespread flooding in eastern and southeast Turkey. Avalanches also. 10,000 homes flooded in Silifke by Goksu River. Government evacuates thousands of people below the Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates river \"due to fears that it may be necessary to allow the overflow of millions of litres of water\" \"141 populated areas were damaged by the spring flood in Armenia\" \"spring floods have caused 45 mln AMD damages to Armenia's gas supply system\" Flooding and landslides in Georgia. Deaths: Turkey: 7 ; Armenia: 1. MODIS observation of a sediment plume of the coast of Silifke, Turkey on March 9" NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "30" "5-Mar-2004" "2" "5" NA "2452" 2451 40 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Northeasten state of Ceara. Fortaleza area" "" "6-Mar-04" "8-Mar-04" 3 "4" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,880" 3.9 "\"Several rivers in the normally arid region are out of their banks\"" NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "30" "6-Mar-2004" "2" "5" NA "2453" 2452 41 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Quebec - Chateauguay city" "Chateauguay River" "6-Mar-04" "8-Mar-04" 3 "" "38" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1.5 "90" 2.6 "32 homes flooded in worst flooding in 30 years on Chateauguay River " NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "30" "6-Mar-2004" "2" "5" NA "2454" 2453 42 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Russia - Krasnodar Territory - Belorechenskiy District" "Belaya, Kuban river tributaries." "6-Mar-04" "11-Mar-04" 6 "" "1,000" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "10,520" 4.8 "Extensive snowmelt in upper reaches of Belaya river. \"12 towns and villages and thousands of hectares of land had been flooded\" MODIS observation of small flood on lower Belaya river on March 9" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "31" "6-Mar-2004" "2" "6" NA "2455" 2454 43 "" "Malayasia" "Singapore" "" "" "Malaysia - Johor. Districts: Kluang, Johor Baharu, Kota Tinggi, Segamat, Pontian, Batu Pahat --Singapore - Rochor area, Katong area, Bukit Timah." "Malaysia - Sungai Johor" "8-Mar-04" "13-Mar-04" 6 "" "12,400" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "14,020" 4.9 "Malyasia - Monsoon rains cause floods in eight districts in Johor. Worst affected district is Kluang with over 7,000 evacuated. Singapore - worst floods in 20 years in Katong area." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "32" "8-Mar-2004" "2" "7" NA "2456" 2455 44 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Oklahoma - Counties: Tulsa, Ottawa. - Kingfisher, Bartlesville, Hinton, Skiatook, Miami. --Kansas - counties: Miami, Harvey, Kingman, Marion, Johnson. Coffeyville, greater Kansas City area. --Western Missouri" "Oklahoma - Cimarron, Caney, Neosho. Kingfisher Creek Kansas - Blue, Neosho, Verdigris Missouri - Osage " "4-Mar-04" "8-Mar-04" 5 "" "30" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "108,600" 5.7 "Flash flooding. Train derailment due to flooding in Kingfisher. \"The area received 5.56 inches of rain, creating depths of 8 to 12 feet in some neighborhoods\"" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "33" "4-Mar-2004" "2" "8" NA "2457" 2456 45 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Northeastern Madagascar - Antsiranana province - Antalaha, Maroantsetra, Ambilobe, Andapa, Ambajana, Vatomandry, Sambava, Vohémar, Andava and Bealanana. Mampikoni. Namakia and Soalala Southwestern Madagascar - " "Southwestern Madagascar - Mangoki River Delta" "7-Mar-04" "19-Mar-04" 13 "198" "216,000" "250,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "44,230" 5.8 "Cyclone Gafila crosses northeastern Madagascar on March 7 and 8, then entered the Mozambique channel and returned to the southwest of Madagascar on March 9. Strongest cyclone to hit Madagascar in 20 years. Town of Antalaha \"was almost entirely destroyed by winds of up to 225 km an hour after Gafilo first made landfall on Sunday\". Several hundred hectarces fields flooded in Amilobe. Extensive flooding also in Maroantsetra. MODIS observations of flooding on northwest and western rivers on March 14, 18, 19." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "34" "7-Mar-2004" "2" "9" NA "2458" 2457 46 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Bandung city and surrounding villages, Babakan Ciputat, Dayeuhkolot " "Citarum River" "16-Mar-04" "17-Mar-04" 2 "1" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,430" 3.5 "Citarum river inundates 2,000 houses in Babakan Ciputat." NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "34" "16-Mar-2004" "2" "9" NA "2459" 2458 47 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Queensland - Cairns area. Gordonvale. Atherton Tablelands, Port Douglas and Mossman. Cooktown, Port Douglas. Green Island" "Mulgrave, Daintree, Tully" "19-Mar-04" "27-Mar-04" 9 "" "" "20,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "120,100" 6 "Cyclone Grace. Flooding and landslides. \"The cyclone initially hit the far north Queensland coast on Friday as a tropical low causing widespread flooding and damage to roads and property in and around Cairns\" MODIS observation of high levels on Normenby river in northern Queensland on March 22, 23, 25, 27." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "35" "19-Mar-2004" "3" "10" NA "2460" 2459 48 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Madang province - Walium district, Ramu valley. Saussi mission. Chuave area. Walium-Saussia region" "Kiakoro, Homia and Boko" "20-Mar-04" "31-Mar-04" 12 "2" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,320" 4.6 "Ten days of rain cause floods that \"swept away bridges, roads and hundreds of homes\"" NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "36" "20-Mar-2004" "3" "11" NA "2461" 2460 49 "" "Bosnia-Herzegovina" "Croatia" "" "" "Central Bosnia - Bugojno, Gonji Vakuf, Jajce. Ravno. Popovo polje" "Sava River. Vrbas River valley. Trebisnjica" "23-Mar-04" "3-Apr-04" 12 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,170" 5.8 "1,000 houses flooded in Bugojno. 200 hectares agricultural land destroyed in Popovo polje. \"This has been caused partly by the rainfall and partly by the release of huge quantities of water from the Bilecko and Gorica reservoirs\" MODIS observation of flooding along the Sava river on March 29, April 3." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "37" "23-Mar-2004" "3" "12" NA "2462" 2461 50 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Pilbara region - Nullagine, Yarrie, Warrawagine" "De Grey catchment area. Oakover river" "27-Mar-04" "3-Apr-04" 8 "" "250" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "53,350" 5.6 "Town of Nullagine evacuated in wake of tropical Cyclone Fay. Damage to mine facilities at Yarrie. MODIS observation of flooding along the DeGrey river on March 29, April 1, 2, 3." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "38" "27-Mar-2004" "3" "13" NA "2463" 2462 51 "" "USA" "Canada" "" "" "USA - Northeastern North Dakota - Pembina and Walsh counties. Towns: Crystal, Grafton, Emerado, Minto Minnesota - Oslo northeastern Wisconsin - Langlade County. Antigo --Canada - Manitoba - Winnipeg area - St. Clements, Breezy Point, Selkirk. Peguis First Nation in the Interlake region." "North Dakota - Red River basin. Rivers: Park, Forest, Pembina, Tongue --Wisconsin - Spring Brook --Manitoba - Red River, Fisher " "28-Mar-04" "11-Apr-04" 15 "" "1,000" "4,500,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "30,760" 5.8 "Worst flooding in 40 years in Antigo, Wisconsin. Extensive overland flooding in rural areas of the Red River valley due to frozen ground. Ice jam flooding along the Red River in Manitoba, Canada. 1000 people evacuated from Peguis First Nation in the Interlake region from Fisher River flooding. MODIS observation of overland flooding in Red River valley on March 30, April 4, 6." NA NA "" 0 "14" 1 "39" "28-Mar-2004" "3" "14" NA "2464" 2463 52 "" "Russia" "Belarus" "" "" "Russia - Central and Volga-Ural regions - Bryansk, Bezhitsky, Tver, Chelyabinsk, Moscow, Novgorod, Mordovia --Belarus - Pripyat valley" "Russia - Dnepr Tributaries. Desna, Bolva, Bersuat, Obsha, Oka, Polist, Moksha, Ural --Belarus - Pripyat. " "30-Mar-04" "5-May-04" 37 "" "1,220" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "840,000" 7.5 "332 houses inundated in Bezhitsky and Bryansk regions. \"Desna and Bolva Rivers are 97-138 centimetres higher than the critical mark\" MODIS observation of high levels on the Desna, Pripyat and other Dnepr tributaries on March 30, April 1, 3, 4, 13, 15, 17, 24, 27, 28, May 1. Flooding observed along Ural river near Orenburg - April 9, 20, 24, 27. Much Less flooding observed on Dnepr tributaries on May 5." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "40" "30-Mar-2004" "4" "15" NA "2465" 2464 53 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Northern Mexico - Coahuila state - city of Piedras Negras. " "Escondido River, Soldado Creek" "4-Apr-04" "6-Apr-04" 3 "37" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,400" 4.7 "Heavy rains cause deadly flash floods on April 4 on south side of Piedras Negras. Levels rise by 25 feet in the Escondido River in less than 15 minutes. 150 homes destroyed, 600 damaged. More rain causes flooding April 6 on the north side of the city. \"flooding some of the worst in the history of the U.S.-Mexico border region\"" NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "41" "4-Apr-2004" "4" "16" NA "2466" 2465 54 "" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Viti Levu island - Tailevu and Naitasiri provinces. Town of Rakiraki. Nalidi Wainibuka. Navua, Suva Ovalau island - Levuka" "Wainibuka, Navua" "8-Apr-04" "18-Apr-04" 11 "10" "2,760" "2,600,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "9,450" 5 "Severe tropical storm kills 7 dead, leaves 9 missing and hundreds homeless. 18 houses washed away in Nalidi Wainibuka. Much of Viti Levu island damaged. Mudslides. April 15 - Heavy rains continue after storm causing more flooding, with 11 people missing." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "42" "8-Apr-2004" "4" "17" NA "2467" 2466 55 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Southern provinces of Kafar and Ebb" "" "8-Apr-04" "9-Apr-04" 2 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,900" 4.3 "Heavy rains for several days, houses washed away, large areas agricultural land destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "15" 1 "43" "8-Apr-2004" "4" "18" NA "2468" 2467 56 "" "Kenya" "Uganda" "" "" "Kenya: --Nyanza Province - districts: Nyando, Rachuonyo, Kisumu, Migori, Homa Bay. South West Kano. Nyakach, Miwani, Ombeyi. Nyatike, Kisii, Muhoroni, Ahero, Rangwe, Aywey. --Rift Valley Province - districts: Nakuru, Baringo, Turkana, Nyamira, Machakos, Marakwet. Towns: Rangwe, Karachuonyo, Kobuya, Nasigir, Naivasha, Eldoret, Laikipia Budalangi - Busia district Nairobi area. --Central - Thika, Murang'a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga --Mount Kenya region - Meru, Othaya, Kirinyaga. --Western Kenya - --Ukambani - --Coast Province - districts: Tana River, Taita Taveta. Homa Bay. ---Uganda - Mbale area." "Kenya: Nyanza - Nyando, Mahenya, Sondu-Miriu, Sio, Awach, Ombeyi, Migori and Kuja, Tonde . Rift Valley - Chemoron, Endao, Miriu, Athi Budalangi - Nzoia Central - Thirikwa, Ndarugu, Thiriku Mt Kenya - Ruamuthambi Nairobi area - Kirichwa, Ruaraka other rivers: Athi, " "9-Apr-04" "11-May-04" 33 "50" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "268,300" 6.9 "Heavy rains cause widespread flooding throughout Kenya. 6,000 displaced, 1,000 homes submerged in Nyando. 600 hectares crops destroyed in South West Kano, Nyando. Scores of families homeless in Nakuru. 110 families displaced in Kobuya from Miriu river flooding. 4,000 displaced in Rangwe. 5,000 displaced in Migori. Worst floods in Nyando region since 1985. MODIS observation of flooding on lower Nyando river on April 13, 16, 18, 23, 27, May 2." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "44" "9-Apr-2004" "5" "19" NA "2469" 2468 57 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Cuzco region - Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu area." "" "10-Apr-04" "11-Apr-04" 2 "1" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "270" 2.7 "Heavy rain cause flash floods and mudslides in the valley below Machu Picchu. Transportation cut off by mudslides, tourists being evacuated by helicopters." NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "44" "10-Apr-2004" "5" "19" NA "2470" 2469 58 "" "Bosnia-Herzegovina" "Croatia" "Romania" "" "Northwest and central Bosnia - Travnik (Nova Bila, Turbe). Vitez, Bugojno, Jajce, Gornji Vakuf, and Donji Vakuf. municipalitites: Srbac, Jezero, Sipovo, Sanski Most, Bihac, Kljuc, Travnik. Hrvatska Kostajnica. --Croatia - Lipik, Pakrac. --Western Romania - Mures and Crisu valleys." "Bosnia-Herzegovina - Vrbas, Lasva, Sava, Sana, Bosna, Una, Drava, Pliva, Jezero, Mrkonjic Grad, Doboj, Prnjavor, Modrica, Travnik, Bugojno, Gornji and Donji Vakuf, Zenica, Maglaj, Lukavac, Zivinice, Gracanica, Sanski Most, Bihac, Kljuc, Mostar, Zdena. --Romania - Mures and Crisu and their tributaries" "12-Apr-04" "2-May-04" 21 "" "1,200" "15,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "105,000" 6.3 "Bosnia - 5,000 homes flooded, hundreds of families evacuated. Several villages cut off. 10,000 hectares of land and 10 villages inundated in Srbac municipality. Highest levels on Sana river in 15 years. $15.2 million agricultural damage. MODIS observations: Flooding on the Sava river on April 16, 21, 23, 28, May 2. Sava river floods largely receded by May 11. Flooding along the Mures and Crisu rivers on April 9, 15, 16, 20. Flooding no longer visible in Romania after April 21." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "45" "12-Apr-2004" "6" "20" NA "2471" 2470 59 "" "Djibouti" "" "" "" "Djibouti city" "Ambouli River" "12-Apr-04" "16-Apr-04" 5 "53" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "370" 3.3 "Several hours heavy rain causes Ambouli River to burst banks. Railway lines washed out. \"Monday night's downpour was the heaviest in 10 years in this tiny country in the Horn of Africa.\" \"...this is the worst flood in recent memory and has devastated the capital as well as outlying areas\"" NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "45" "12-Apr-2004" "6" "20" NA "2472" 2471 60 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Siberia --Khakassia - Abaz. --Kemerovo - Kuznetsk, Tashtagol, Kaltan, Ossiniki and Novokuznetsk. Kuzbass. --Altai Republic - districts: Choy, Turachak. Gorno-Altaisk city and surroundings. --Altai Territory - districts: Krasnogorsk, Shelabolikhin, Talmen. cities: Biisk, Barnaul, Talmenskiy. --Tomsk region - Togur, Ust-Chaya and Yurta." "Khakassia - Abakan --Kemerovo - Kondoma, Malyshev Log, Tom --Altai Republic - Maima, Udalushka, Isha --Altai Territory - Biya, Chumysh. All rivers of the Krasnogorsk district. Ob." "14-Apr-04" "16-May-04" 33 "18" "4,800" "25,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "264,500" 6.9 "Spring flooding from snowmelt and ice jams. 3,000 houses flooded in Altai Territory; 454 houses inundated in Biisk. 9 dead and 450 houses inundated in in Abaz, Khakassia from Abakan river flooding. 8 dead in Kemerovo from Knodoma river flooding. Russian military bombs ice jams to break them up. April 21 - floods subsiding but 2,800 houses remain underwater along Ob and Tom rivers. May 12 - Spring flooding still affecting the Tomsk region - 200 evacuated. MODIS observations: Flooding near Barnaul on April 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, May 1, 3. Flooding around Tomsk on April 22, 26, May 1. By May 10 flooding has subsided along the Ob near Barnaul." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "46" "14-Apr-2004" "7" "21" NA "2473" 2472 61 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Jizan province - Jizan city, Tihama area, Al-Sabkha village. Jafera, Futaiha, Sabya " "" "14-Apr-04" "16-Apr-04" 3 "5" "400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,680" 3.9 "Roads, houses and bridges destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "46" "14-Apr-2004" "7" "21" NA "2474" 2473 62 "" "Bangladesh" "India" "" "" "Northeastern Bangladesh - districts: Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Moulvibazar. Zakiganj, Mymensing. Northeastern India: Manipur state - Imphal area. Thoubal, Bishenpur" "Bangladesh - Surma, Kushiyara, Goain, Piain, Sari, Dholai, Khowai, Bheramohona, Bahsira, Donu and Khangsa India - Nambul, Imphal, Thoubal" "14-Apr-04" "3-May-04" 20 "12" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,070" 5.8 "Pre-Monsoon Flooding. Flash flooding maroons 150,000 people, damaging rice crops and roads. 50 villages in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts submerged. Six dykes on the Surma river break, inundating 5,000 families. 25,000 homeless in Zakiganj sub-district. Flooding and landslides in Tripura, India. MODIS observation of flooding in Imphal area on April 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, May 3. MODIS observation of flooding in eastern Bangladesh on April 20, 22, 26, May 3. Much less flooding in eastern Bangladesh on May 6." NA NA "" 0 "18" 1 "47" "14-Apr-2004" "7" "22" NA "2475" 2474 63 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Vietnam - Son La Province - districts of Mai Son, Bac Yen and Song Na" "" "16-Apr-04" "17-Apr-04" 2 "9" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,300" 3.8 "Three day storm causes flash flooding in mountainous area. \"More than 1,000 homes and hundreds of hectares of rice fields and other crops were destroyed\"" NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "47" "16-Apr-2004" "7" "22" NA "2476" 2475 64 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Morogoro Region - Magombera in Kilombero District." "Sanje and Mtembeta rivers" "18-Apr-04" "19-Apr-04" 2 "" "2,600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,530" 3.5 "\"over 700 acres of cereals have been swept away by floods\" 2,600 homeless at Magombera" NA NA "" 0 "18" 0 "47" "18-Apr-2004" "7" "22" NA "2477" 2476 65 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Arkansas - counties: Madison, Washington, Franklin, Jackson, Independence, Sequoyah, Izard, Baxter, Benton. Huntsville area, Goshen, Elkins and Greenland. Oklahoma - Watts" "Arkansas - White, Black, Arkansas, Buffalo, Cache rivers; Cob Creek. Oklahoma - Lee Creek, Neosho, Illinois" "24-Apr-04" "2-May-04" 9 "4" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "177,000" 6.2 "85 homes submerged in Arkansas across seven counties; 300 miles of roads damaged in Washington county. Worst flooding along White river in some areas since the 1980s. Extensive crop damage. 12 to 15 inches of rain in Washington County. MODIS observation of flooding along the Neosho and lower White and Black rivers on April 25, 26, 27. Lower White and Black rivers much less flooded by May 4." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "48" "24-Apr-2004" "8" "23" NA "2478" 2477 66 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Afar State - Mille District, Semera town" "" "25-Apr-04" "25-Apr-04" 1 "7" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "4,310" 3.6 "Flash flooding kills 7 people. \"over 3,000 goats and sheep, 105 heads of cattle, 50 camels and 15 donkeys which were out for grazing have been swept away by the flood\"" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "48" "25-Apr-2004" "8" "23" NA "2479" 2478 67 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - counties: Polk, San Jacinto, Harris. Fort Worth area. Livingston. Corsicana" "Sycamore Creek" "30-Apr-04" "1-May-04" 2 "6" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "18,400" 4.6 "Flash flooding from weekend thunderstorms. Six deaths from vehicles swept away in floods. Between 75 and 100 homes flooded in Livingston. " NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "49" "30-Apr-2004" "8" "24" 0.27 "2480" 2479 68 "" "Iran " "" "" "" "Western Iranian province of Kermanshah - Sarpol-e Zahab region (villages Bani Havan Eliasi, Dash Zahab and Posht Tang). Ilam province" "Daleh Shir river" "1-May-04" "1-May-04" 1 "8" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,120" 3 "Flash flooding following a hailstorm on daleh Shir river. Farmlands destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "49" "1-May-2004" "0" "0" NA "2481" 2480 69 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sulawesi - North Sulawesi: Minhasa regency, Tondano Lake area, Remboken. Central Sulawesi: Donggala regency, Sigi Biromaru. Borneo - East and Central Kalimantan - Samarinda." "Central Sulawesi: Rakuta River" "7-May-04" "11-May-04" 5 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,230" 4.9 "Over 2,500 families evacuated from flooded villages. Hundreds hectares farmland flooded. Worst flooding in 5 years in Pakuli, Central Sulawesi." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "50" "7-May-2004" "0" "1" NA "2482" 2481 70 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Northern Costa Rica - Limón province - three cantons. Golfito" "Toro" "10-May-04" "11-May-04" 2 "1" "1,800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,980" 4.2 "Costa Rica has already had 40% of this months average rainfall." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "51" "10-May-2004" "0" "2" NA "2483" 2482 71 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central Texas - Roberston County. Hearne area, Bryan." "Brazos River" "13-May-04" "15-May-04" 3 "" "250" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,790" 4.4 "12 inches rain and dam break at Calloway Lake in Robertson county. 60-100 homes inundated near Hearne. Worst flooding in 40 years in Hearne. Bridges damaged." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "52" "13-May-2004" "0" "3" NA "2484" 2483 72 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province - 51 counties in the north of the province. Le'an River Valley." "Le'an River" "13-May-04" "17-May-04" 5 "7" "" "53,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,940" 4.7 "Torrential rains in northern Jiangxi province May 11 through 15. Landslides, flooding, houses collapsed." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "53" "13-May-2004" "0" "4" NA "2485" 2484 73 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northwest Thailand - Tat province, Mae Ramt town." "" "20-May-04" "23-May-04" 4 "8" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "530" 3.3 "Flash flooding from a violent storm inundates over 1000 houses. Landslides. MODIS observation of flooding in northern Thailand on Yom and Nan rivers on May 23." NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "53" "20-May-2004" "0" "4" NA "2486" 2485 74 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Michigan - counties: Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair. towns: Hastings, Hamburg, Comstock Park. --Iowa - counties: Chickasaw, Floyd, Butler, Linn, Buchanan, Delaware. Towns: Cedar Rapids, Wapello, Anamosa, De Witt, Dumont, Janesville, Waterloo, Shell Rock, Independence, Bradgate. --Illinois - Gurnee, Des Plaines, Russell." "Michigan - Thornapple, Huron, Grand, Clinton. --Iowa - Cedar, Iowa, Wapsipinicon, Shell Rock, Raccoon. Plum, Malone and Buffallo Creeks. --Illinois - Des Plaines, Fox --Southern Wisconsin - Fox" "22-May-04" "26-May-04" 5 "1" "150" "32,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "117,300" 5.8 "Storms over the weekend producing tornadoes and over 9 inches of rain in some areas. Record levels on Des Plaines river at Russell, Gurnee and Des Plaines in Illinois. Extensive farmland flooding and crop damage in Iowa. Michigan damages $32 million Worst floods in 6 years. MODIS observation of high levels on rivers in Iowa around Des Moines on May 26." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "54" "22-May-2004" "0" "5" NA "2487" 2486 75 "" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "Puerto Rico" "" "Caribbean --Dominican Republic - Jimani, Malpaso. Duarte and Cotui provinces, Arenoso. --Hati - Jacmel, Fond Verrette, Mopou, Grand Gosier, Bodarie. --Northern Puerto Rico - San Juan area. Carolina, Loiza" "Dominican Republic - Soleil, Yuna " "23-May-04" "1-Jun-04" 10 "3300" "13,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,900" 4.9 "At least 502 killed and hundreds missing in Haiti and the Dominican Republic after 10 days of heavy rain causing floods and landslides. About 450 homes flooded throughout the Dominican Republic. \"floods were some of the deadliest in a decade\" Widespread flooding in northern Puerto Rico." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "55" "23-May-2004" "0" "6" NA "2488" 2487 76 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province - Enshi City area" "Dalongtan Reservoir on Qingjiang River" "27-May-04" "28-May-04" 2 "18" "" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "114" 2.4 "Heavy rains on upper reaches of Qingjiang River filled Dalongtan Reservoir, which was under construction, and broke the cofferdam. 18 people swept away." NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "55" "27-May-2004" "0" "6" NA "2489" 2488 77 "" "US" "" "" "" "Eastern Kentucky - Lewis County: Crooked Creek area. Other counties: Magoffin, Fayette, Floyd, Henry, Oldham, Martin, Powell." "Crooked Creek. Kentucky and Red rivers." "27-May-04" "1-Jun-04" 6 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,890" 5.6 "3 people killed when truck swept away in flooding on Crooked Creek. Over 100 homes flooded in Magoffin County. 100 people rescued by boat." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "56" "27-May-2004" "0" "7" NA "2490" 2489 78 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Habahe County" "" "31-May-04" "1-Jun-04" 2 "4" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,440" 3.7 "Flash floods in mountainous area caused by torrential rain" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "56" "31-May-2004" "0" "7" NA "2491" 2490 79 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Alagoas State - Maceio area" "" "1-Jun-04" "2-Jun-04" 2 "22" "2,250" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "150" 2.5 "Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides around Maceio." NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "56" "1-Jun-2004" "0" "7" NA "2492" 2491 80 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - San Joaquin County, Stockton area" "Levee break on Middle River " "3-Jun-04" "11-Oct-04" 131 "0" "300" "20,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "600" 4.9 "Levee break floods agricultural areas in western portions of San Joaquin County. Saltwater from San Francisco Bay flows into San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. $10 million worth of crops flooded. 250-300 migrant farm workers displaced. July 1 - levee break repaired but flood remains. MODIS observation of flooding in San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta near Stockton on June 5, 7, 11, 12, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28. July 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 20, 21, 25, 29, August 1, 14, 26. September 15. The flooded area appears unchanged throughout the observations." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "57" "3-Jun-2004" "0" "8" NA "2493" 2492 81 "" "Macedonia" "" "" "" "Bogovinje, Jegunovce, Dzepciste, Strumica, Gevgelija, Kocani, and Bogdanci, Tetovo, Povardarije, Pollog." "Pena, Vardar, Anska Reka, Trkajna and Turija" "4-Jun-04" "7-Jun-04" 4 "" "2,400" "3,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,370" 4.8 "Four days of heavy rains. 600 families evacuated in southern part of country. Bridges destroyed. Agricultural damages." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "58" "4-Jun-2004" "0" "9" NA "2494" 2493 82 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou Province - Miao-Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Qiandongnan, Luodian and Guiding counties" "" "5-Jun-04" "6-Jun-04" 2 "3" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "9,850" 4.3 "Heavy rain in 24 hours in southwestern Guizhou Province kills 3, damages 148 houses and 440 hectares of farmland throughout six towns." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "59" "5-Jun-2004" "0" "10" NA "2495" 2494 83 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North and Central Texas - San Antonio, Austin and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Towns: White Settlement, Aledo, Springtown, Reno." "Trinity, Medina, Guadalupe. Farmers Branch Creek" "5-Jun-04" "10-Jun-04" 6 "0" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "114,500" 5.8 "Hundreds of homes damaged. Heavy rains for several days, up to 10 inches west of Fort Worth." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "60" "5-Jun-2004" "0" "11" NA "2496" 2495 84 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Apure State - " "Arauca and Sarare rivers. Apure river. Orinoco tributaries." "8-Jun-04" "1-Oct-04" 116 "" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,680" 6.5 "559 families left homeless from flooding. MODIS observation of high levels on Orinoco tributaries in Apure state on June 10. High levels persist on the Apure river on June 24. Orinoco tributaries and Apure are still at high levels on June 26, 30, July 3, 10, 19, 21, 28. August 1, 8. 13, 24, 31, September 7. (with lots of clouds) The continued MODIS observations are probably seasonal flooding as no additional news reports were found after June." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "61" "8-Jun-2004" "1" "12" NA "2497" 2496 85 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kerala State - northern districts of Calicut, Kannur and Kasargode" "" "9-Jun-04" "11-Jun-04" 3 "45" "1,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "9,000" 4.4 "Early monsoon rains destroy 500 houses and kill 45 people." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "62" "9-Jun-2004" "1" "13" NA "2498" 2497 86 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Gurdzhaani, Telavi and Kvareli regions. Kanagi in Lentekhi region." "Tskhenistskali River" "9-Jun-04" "12-Jun-04" 4 "" "" "3,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "45,910" 5.4 "Strongest floods in 20 years in Gurdzhaani, Telavi and Kvareli regions, hundreds of houses flooded. MODIS observation of high levels on Rioni river and tributaries in western Georgia on June 12." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "63" "9-Jun-2004" "1" "14" NA "2499" 2498 87 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern Wisconsin - counties: Dodge, Clark, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago, Ozaukee, Marquette, Outagamie. towns: Berlin, Fond du Lac, Randolph, Sparta, Montello." "Fox, Fond du Lac, Baraboo, Crawford, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Beaverdam, Rock. Mosher Creek" "10-Jun-04" "21-Jun-04" 12 "0" "500" "9,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "28,980" 5.7 "Several days of heavy rains cause widespread lowland and farmland flooding. 250 homes flooded in Randolph. Record levels on the Fox River at Berlin (16.2 feet). Fox river \"I have never seen it this high. I have been here 38 years...\"" NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "64" "10-Jun-2004" "1" "15" NA "2500" 2499 88 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Cozumel Island" "" "12-Jun-04" "15-Jun-04" 4 "1" "350" "3,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "420" 3.2 "Rain and flooding were the \"worst in decades on the island\". Floodwaters were 10 feet deep in low-lying areas." NA NA "" 0 "20" 0 "64" "12-Jun-2004" "1" "15" NA "2501" 2500 89 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Yakutia - Vitim, Vilyui, Peledyua, Olekminsk." "Upper and middle Lena, Vitim, Kirenga" "12-Jun-04" "23-Jun-04" 12 "" "500" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "136,400" 6.2 "Lena river rising from torrential rains in Irkutsk region and melting snow. 120 houses flooded in town of Vitim. MODIS observation of flooding along the Lena River near Olekminsk on June 12. Observations of flooding near the north end of Lake Baikal on June 18, 22, 29 July 3" NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "65" "12-Jun-2004" "2" "16" NA "2502" 2501 90 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Northeastern area - Moldavia. Doljesti" "" "13-Jun-04" "15-Jun-04" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,640" 4.9 "Weekend storms lead to flooding which damages crops, roads, railway lines and hundreds of houses in the northeast of Romania." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "66" "13-Jun-2004" "2" "17" NA "2503" 2502 91 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou Province - counties: Shuicheng, Fenggang. Liupanshui City" "" "14-Jun-04" "16-Jun-04" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,480" 5.2 "\"A total of 90,000 people in 13 villages has been affected by the flood and 780 houses damaged\" 2 dead, 3 missing." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "67" "14-Jun-2004" "2" "18" NA "2504" 2503 92 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Lagos city" "" "17-Jun-04" "18-Jun-04" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "340" 2.8 "Ten hours rain floods large areas of Lagos city. Blocked drains caused by dumping refuse blamed for flooding." NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "67" "17-Jun-2004" "2" "18" NA "2505" 2504 93 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Paraiba State - Alagoa Grande city" "Camara Dam on the Mamanguate River" "17-Jun-04" "18-Jun-04" 2 "7" "3,000" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "150" 2.5 "The Camara Dam on the Mamanguate River ruptured and flooded city of Alagoa Grande. Thousands homeless." NA NA "" 0 "21" 0 "67" "17-Jun-2004" "2" "18" NA "2506" 2505 94 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Provinces: Prae, Nakhon Sawan, Sukhothai, Pichit, Mae Hong Son, Tak, Nan, Payao, Phitsanuok and Loei. Phetchabun." "Yom, Nan, Pa Sak" "4-Jun-04" "21-Jun-04" 18 "1" "4,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "62,810" 6.1 "Heavy rains from tropical depression Chantu. 1000 families evacuated in Phetchabun when Pa Sak river burst its banks.+- MODIS observations of flooding along Yom, Nan and Chao Praya rivers on June 4, 13, 19, 22" NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "68" "4-Jun-2004" "3" "19" NA "2507" 2506 95 "" "Slovakia" "" "" "" "Trencin area" "Vah river valley" "19-Jun-04" "20-Jun-04" 2 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "750" 3.4 "Spring flooding from snowmelt and ice jams. 3,000 houses flooded in Altai Territory; 454 houses inundated in Biisk. 9 dead and 450 houses inundated in in Abaz, Khakassia from Abakan river flooding. 8 dead in Kemerovo from Knodoma river flooding. Worst floods in 60 years." NA NA "" 0 "22" 0 "68" "19-Jun-2004" "3" "19" NA "2508" 2507 96 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "Burma (Myanmar)" "" "India --Bihar State - 18 out of 38 districts including: Darbhanga, Sheohar, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Banka, West --Champaran, Siwan, Araria, Katihar, Khagaria, Supaul. --Assam State - 26 of 28 districts including: Goalpara, Dhubri, Sonitpur, Majuli, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Bongaigaon. cities: Guwahati, Goalpara, Nagaon and Cachar. --Tripura State - South Tripura district. Agartala area. --Arunachal Pradesh - Seppa district, Sejusa; East Kameng district --West Bengal - Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Pargana, Birbhum and Burdwan. Champasari, Karaibari, Gulma, Sukna, Rajib Nagar, Sitlapara, Shib Nagar and Nouka Ghat. --Uttar Pradesh - Sitapur ---Bangladesh - 25 of its 64 districts including: Satkhira, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Comilla, Sylhet, Sherpur, Sunamganj, Kurigram, Chittagong, Netrokona, Bogra, Manikganj, Pabna, Gazipur, Barisal . Dhaka area. Burma - Mandalay area. Myikyina, Kachin State. Henzada and Pantanaw regions. Shan State. Tenasserim Division." "Uttar Pradesh - Sarda. Bihar - Kiul, Bagmati, Adhawara, Lakhandai, Sakri, Bhutahi Balan, Kosi, Gandak, Burhi. Assam - Brahmaputra and tributaries. Arunachal Pradesh - Pakke, Bordikrai, Hulengi, Satrang. West Bengal - Bhagirathi and Ichhamati. Fulohar, Lish, Mansai, Tripura - Bhairav, Gomati, Muhuri, Fenni, Howrah --Bangladesh - Kabatakh, Gomoti, Khowai, Dhalai, Muhuri, Gumti, Burma. Ganges, Padma, Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Meghna, Dharla. --Burma - Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers and tributaries. Salween and Shweli. Tenasserim." "20-Jun-04" "7-Oct-04" 110 "3000" "40,000,000" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "1,163,000" 8.3 "\"South Asia's worst monsoon flooding in 15 years\" India - 2178 deaths since June (Includes event 2004-085 and 2004-130). 12 million people homeless or stranded by flooding. Bihar: 611 deaths as of July 25. 10 million people in 16 districts displaced or trapped by flooding as of July 16. Assam: 88 deaths as of July 23. Worst flooding in 25 years; $1.08 billion in damages. 8,500 villages under water as of July 23; 7.5 million displaced. \"This is the worst flooding in recent memory\" Tripura: 90,000 displaced, 3 deaths. Bangladesh - Worst flooding in Bangladesh since 1998. 898 deaths since June. 30 million people marooned, 25 of Bangladesh's 64 districts inundated; two thirds of Bangladesh under water. Worst flooding in Sylhet since 1988. 10 million hectares crops destroyed. $7 billion in damages. July 22 - Bramaputra at 51.43 meters in Guwahati, higher than in 1988 record of 51.37. Bramaputra at 37.85 m in Goalpara, higher than 1954 record of 37.43. July 25 - 40% of Dhaka city submerged. September 14 - late monsoon rains flood Dhaka and kill 26. Heaviest rains in 50 years in Dhaka. September 20 - 800,000 homeless in late monsoon flooding in West Bengal MODIS observations: Flooding in Patna area of Bihar on June 24. More flooding in Bihar June 25, 28, July 25, 27, August 1, 3. High levels on Bramaputra river on June 25, 30, July 1, 2. Extensive flooding along the Bramaputra and Meghna on July 13, 22, 24, 25, 27, August 1, 3, 9. Less flooding on August 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24. Flooding along Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers and their tributaries observed July 24, 26, August 11, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25 Flooding intensified along the middle and lower Irrawaddy on September 17, 19, 20. Flooding along Sarda in Uttar Pradesh Sep 25, 26, 27, 28, October 5" NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "69" "20-Jun-2004" "4" "20" NA "2509" 2508 97 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Huaihua, Yiyang, Xiangxi, Changsha , Loudi, Hengyang , Yueyang areas." "" "20-Jun-04" "25-Jun-04" 6 "27" "168,000" "360,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "92,250" 5.7 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 21,000 houses collapsed and another 33,000 damaged. Economic losses 2.43 billion yuan. MODIS observations of high levels around Dongting Lake in Hunan on June 21." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "70" "20-Jun-2004" "4" "21" NA "2510" 2509 98 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Jigawa State - Kaugama and Birniwa Local Go-vernment Areas. Villages: Tashena, Dankida, Arki, Damatsa, Almu and Sau-rakin." "Hadejia River Valley" "22-Jun-04" "25-Jun-04" 4 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,720" 4.5 "Crops washed away and communities submerged. Hundreds displaced." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "71" "22-Jun-2004" "4" "22" NA "2511" 2510 99 "" "Nicaragua" "" "" "" "Puerto Cabezas and Matagalpa provinces. North and South Atlantic Autonomous regions. Cerro Musun, Rio Blanco, Cruz de Rio Grande, Alamikamba, Prinzapolka, Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Companacrik. " "Prinzapolka" "24-Jun-04" "20-Jul-04" 27 "25" "18,000" "11,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,960" 5.9 "Seven rivers flooded after heavy rains. Mudslides in Matagalpa. 17 dead and 24 missing. 112 houses washed away in floods. 280 kilometers of highway damaged by landslides and flooding. 1,959 hectares crops destroyed along the Rio Prinzapolka. MODIS observation of flooding on Prinzapolka river on June 27, July 2, 11, 18." NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "72" "24-Jun-2004" "4" "23" NA "2512" 2511 100 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Yakutia - Boronukh, Suordakh, Barylakh, Dulgalakh, Verkhoyansk " "Yana river and tributaries" "23-Jun-04" "21-Jul-04" 29 "" "700" "" "" 1 "157,000" 6.7 "Verkhoyansk town 75% flooded. MODIS observation of high levels on the Yana river on June 25, 26, 27, 28, July 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "73" "23-Jun-2004" "5" "24" NA "2513" 2512 101 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Krasnodar Territory - Labinsk area. Upornaya, Sladky" "Chemlyk, Okrat, Laba and tributaries." "26-Jun-04" "1-Jul-04" 6 "" "500" "6,900,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,800" 4 "Chemlyk and Okrat rivers flooded over 200 houses. 80 houses inundated and 3 destroyed in Labinsk area by Laba river and tributaries. Damage to bridges, roads and crops; loss of farm animals." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "74" "26-Jun-2004" "5" "25" NA "2514" 2513 102 "" "Guam" "Northern Marianas" "" "" "Guam - Agat, Merizo, Barrigada and Mangilao Northern Marianas - Saipan." "" "27-Jun-04" "28-Jun-04" 2 "4" "500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "650" 3.1 "Tropical Storm Tingting dumps 16 inches of rain on Guam on June 27 causing flooding over most of the island. \"wettest June in 47 years of record keeping\" on Guam. Mudslides. 1 dead and 300 evacuated on Guam. 3 dead and 200 evacuated in Northern Marianas." NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "74" "27-Jun-2004" "5" "25" NA "2515" 2514 103 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - North Cotabato province - several villages in Alamada town. Libungan and Pigcawayan." "Libungan river" "28-Jun-04" "30-Jun-04" 3 "5" "1,200" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,080" 3.8 "Flash floods kill 5 and leave 10 missing in mountainous town. 300 families homeless. Floods blamed on illegal logging. Damage to crops and properties at P500 million. " NA NA "" 0 "24" 0 "74" "28-Jun-2004" "5" "25" NA "2516" 2515 104 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Xingwen County, Yibin city" "" "28-Jun-04" "30-Jun-04" 3 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,990" 4.7 "Four days of heavy rains cause floods and mudslides. Landslide in Yibin city kills 6." NA NA "" 0 "24" 1 "75" "28-Jun-2004" "5" "26" NA "2517" 2516 105 "" "Philippines" "Taiwan" "North Korea" "" "Philippines: Luzon - northern areas - Cagayan, Laoag, La Union, Ilocos, Cordillera. Central Mindanao. --Taiwan: counties: Nantou, Taichung, Chiayi. Taichung City, Pingtung --North Korea: Kangwon and South Hwanghae provinces." "Taiwan - Tachia River, Kaoping River" "29-Jun-04" "13-Jul-04" 15 "54" "385,000" "60,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "84,820" 6.3 "Philippines - Typhoom Mindulle causes widespread flooding in the north of Luzon island, also landslides. 10,000 houses destroyed or damaged, 385,000 displaced. Damage to infrastructure, crops and livestock. 28 dead. Damages to crops, livestock and infrastructure: $19.6 million US. Taiwan - Flooding and landslides. Damage to crops and infrastructure at $41 million US. 26 dead. Worst flooding in southern Taiwan in 25 years. North Korea - 1,700 houses unundated on July 4 and 5. 10,000 hectares arable land flooded. Other infrastructure damage. MODIS observation of flooding along the southeast coast of Taiwan on July 8, 13." NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "76" "29-Jun-2004" "6" "27" NA "2518" 2517 106 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Southern Chile - Valdivia province" "Calle Calle and San Pedro rivers" "30-Jun-04" "1-Jul-04" 2 "3" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,600" 4 "Rainstorms in Valdivia province cause Calle Calle and San Pedro rivers to overflow. \"several areas were flooded\"" NA NA "" 0 "25" 0 "76" "30-Jun-2004" "6" "27" 0.27 "2519" 2518 107 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southwestern China - Yunnan Province Counties: Yingjiang, Longchuan, Lushui, Huize, Zhina. Dehong Prefecture. Tenchong. Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang. Pianma Town. Baoshan City" "Nujiang River" "4-Jul-04" "23-Jul-04" 20 "35" "26,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,800" 6 "Floods and mud-rock flows. A dozen villages inundated in Yingjiang county. 4,500 acres crops and 2,400 houses collapsed in Longchuan county. Continuous rain in Yunnan from July 1 to July 18. Floods and landslides along Nujiang river in Lisu Autonomous Prefecture leave 5 dead and 11 missing. 3,638 houses collapsed and 310 hectares of fields were submerged in Nujiang. 20,000 houses destroyed, 20,000 hectares crops destroyed and extensive infrastructure damaged in Yunnan." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "77" "4-Jul-2004" "0" "1" NA "2520" 2519 108 "" "Nepal" "Bhutan" "" "" "Southern and eastern Nepal - eastern and central Terai Belt. districts: Rautahat (Gaur), Udaypur, Dang, Janakpur, Mahottari, Jhapa, Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Bara, Makwanpur, Morang, Sunsari, Pyuthan, Ramechhap. --Bhutan - six eastern dzongkhags including Trashigang, Lungtenzampa area" "Nepal - Bagmati, Lal Bakaiya and Jhanjh. Tawa, Rapti, Samari, Koshi " "5-Jul-04" "11-Aug-04" 38 "185" "100,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "65,220" 6.4 "Monsoon season arrives late in Nepal, 28 of 75 districts hit by flooding and landslides. 15 villages inundated in Rautahat district. Hundreds of houses under water in Janakpur district. Thousands hectares agricultural land in several districts flooded. 100,000 displaced and 80% of municipality submerged in Mahottari. Landslides cut off Katmandu. Worst floods in 15 years in Nepal. 67,000 houses damaged. Monsoonal rain and snowmelt." NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "78" "5-Jul-2004" "1" "2" NA "2521" 2520 109 "" "USA" "" "" "" "South Central New Jersey - Burlington country - Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel , Camden, Lumberton, Vincentown, Southampton, Pemberton" "New Jersey - Cooper River, Rancocas Creek " "12-Jul-04" "15-Jul-04" 4 "" "500" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,440" 4.2 "Over a foot of rain causes the worst flooding in 65 years in Burlington County New Jersey. Five small dams broke in Medford Lakes area; 12 dams broke around Burlington County. New record on Cooper River in Camden, NJ." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "79" "12-Jul-2004" "1" "3" NA "2522" 2521 110 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Niigata prefecture - Sanjo, Muramatsu, Mitsuke. Tsugawa, Nakanoshima, Tochio. Fukushima prefecture - Showa Fukui (Kida and Minori areas)." "Ikarashigawa, Kariyatagawa, Asuwa, Asuwagawa" "13-Jul-04" "18-Jul-04" 6 "18" "5,800" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,360" 5.2 "Flash floods and mudslides. More than 20,000 houses flooded in Niigata prefecture, 13,000 households ordered to evacuate. Record rain in Niigata - 400mm since July 12. \"Levees along rivers in Muramatsu, Mitsuke and Sanjo gave way\" Fukui - 11,309 homes flooded, 48.7 billion yen damages. MODIS observation of sediment plumes off the coast of Niigata on July 22, 23" NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "80" "13-Jul-2004" "1" "4" NA "2523" 2522 111 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southern China --Guangxi Province - Binyang County. Wuzhou, Nanning area. --Guangdong Province - Shantou , Puning , Leizhou and Shunde. Maoming" "Guangxi - Xijiang, Zhujiang or Pearl River. " "14-Jul-04" "27-Jul-04" 14 "24" "82,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "156,600" 6.3 "Guangxi - 4,210 houses collapsed, 30 reservoirs destroyed, 160,000 hectares of crops affected. \"Several major rivers were more than 3 metres above flood alert levels, with some 3.3 million people affected in 20 cities and counties of Guangxi\". July 20 - flash floods and landslides around Nanning area. July 27 - authorities in Guangxi announce flooding along Xijiang river has been controlled. Guangdong - 256,000 people 'affected' by flooding in western Guangdong. 3,700 evacuated in Maoming." NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "81" "14-Jul-2004" "2" "5" NA "2524" 2523 112 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Eastern Ontario - Peterborough" "Jackson Creek" "15-Jul-04" "17-Jul-04" 3 "" "250" "40,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "510" 3.4 "Overnight storms dump more than 190mm of rain - floods downtown Peterborough and causes a state of emergency. Water over 4 feet deep in some city streets. \"Peterborough Mayor Sylvia Sutherland called the storm a \"100-year flood.\"\" \"the worst flood the city's ever endured\" \"One insurance company estimated damage could be as high as $50 million\"" NA NA "" 0 "27" 0 "81" "15-Jul-2004" "2" "5" NA "2525" 2524 113 "" "South Korea" "North Korea" "" "" "South Korea - Provinces: North and South Chungcheong, Seoul, Kyonggi, South Cholla. --North Korea - Provinces: North Pyongan, South Pyongan, Jagang, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae, Kangwon and Ryanggang" "" "15-Jul-04" "25-Jul-04" 11 "34" "160,000" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "102,900" 6.1 "South Korea - 10 dead. Heavy rain since July 9. 301 houses either flooded or destroyed. 4,619 hectares of farmland in central and southern regions were flooded 3,419 hectares of farmland inudated in South Cholla Province; 505 hectares in South Chungchong Province, 173 hectares in North Chungchong Province, 378 hectares in North Kyongsang Province, and 79 hectares in Kyonggi and other provincial areas. 6.45 billion won damages in North Chungchong Province. North Korea - 24 dead, 39,851 families homeless. \"torrential rains that reportedly flooded about 100,000 hectares of farmland across the country\"" NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "82" "15-Jul-2004" "3" "6" NA "2526" 2525 114 "" "China" "" "" "" "Henan Province - counties: Wuyang. Luohe, Nanyang and Pingdingshan --Anhui Province - Dangshan county." "Huaihe River Tributaries --Henan - Lihe, Hongru, Shaying --Anhui - Wohe, Shayin and Honghe " "16-Jul-04" "30-Jul-04" 15 "" "150,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,800" 5.9 "Henan - 60,000 evacuated after Lihe River overflowed and burst embankments. 400 million yuan in crop losses recorded. \"Rainstorms on Friday and Saturday in Henan's Wuyang county caused five breaches of the Li River dam\" August 2 - all major rivers in China have receded below flood stage. MODIS observation of high levels on Huai river near Shouxian in Anhui on July 21, 22, 23, 24." NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "83" "16-Jul-2004" "3" "7" NA "2527" 2526 115 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badakhshan province - Roy Doab; Shohada and Jurm districts. --Bamian province - Deqala, Bajga and Ruy Sang in the Kahmard district --Baghlan. --Samangan province." "" "16-Jul-04" "19-Jul-04" 4 "16" "300" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "78,940" 5.5 "200 hectares farmland damaged, 300 livestock killed. Over 340 houses destroyed in Khamard district in Bamyan province and 60% of harvest destroyed. Hundreds homeless." NA NA "" 0 "28" 1 "84" "16-Jul-2004" "3" "8" NA "2528" 2527 116 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province - Chenxi County. prefectures: Huaihua, Xiangxi, Changde, Yiyang, Zhangjiajie and Yueyang. Huaihua city. " "Hunan - rivers: Ruanshui, Zishui, Yanshui, Lishui, Yuanjiang. Southern Dongting Lake. " "17-Jul-04" "30-Jul-04" 14 "2" "135,000" "51,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "86,020" 6.3 "Hunan - \"one of its worst floods in a hundred years \" on the Ruanjiang river in Chenxi county. 783 houses collapsed, 12,000 were damaged and 74,000 hectares of crops were destroyed. One third of urban Huaihua under water on July 19. August 2 - all major rivers in China have receded below flood stage. MODIS observation of high levels around Lake Dongting and Wuhan on July 22, 23, 27." NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "85" "17-Jul-2004" "4" "9" NA "2529" 2528 117 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Eastern Bay of Plenty -Waimana farm district, Rangitaiki plains. Towns: Opotiki, Whakatane, Edgecumbe, Te Teko, Thornton, Awakeri, Ohope, Waimana." "Rangitaiki River" "18-Jul-04" "29-Jul-04" 12 "2" "2,850" "45,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "6,960" 5.1 "250mm rain in 48 hours. Floods, landslides and earthquakes. Thousands of hectares farmland and hundreds of homes underwater. Damages expected to be in tens of millions. \"The peak flow on the Rangitaiki River was almost exactly a 100-year-flood size,\" July 27 - Eastern Bay of Plenty still under state of emergency, Rangitaiki Plains still under water. Continued rain. MODIS observation of flooding near the mouth of the Rangitaiki river on July 18, 24, 25." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "86" "18-Jul-2004" "4" "10" NA "2530" 2529 118 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Mestia region in western Georgia. Svaneti" "" "15-Jul-04" "20-Jul-04" 6 "1" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,160" 4.1 "Rain and hail destroy several bridges and flooded thousands hectares land July 15-16. Continued rain causes more floods by July 20, many settlements cut off. \"damage is assessed at over GEL 4 million\" Similar floods took place in 1987 in Svaneti." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "87" "15-Jul-2004" "4" "11" NA "2531" 2530 119 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Ha Giang province - Yen Minh district, Du Tien and Du Gia. Cao Bang province - Bao Lam district Thai Binh" "Hong, Luc Nam, Thuong and Thai Binh rivers and tributaries. Red River Delta." "18-Jul-04" "28-Jul-04" 11 "36" "" "8,300,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,020" 5.1 "31 killed and 22 missing in flash floods and landslides in mountainous Ha Giang province. 1,200 hectares of crops destroyed Rice paddys in Red River Delta inundated as of July 22 in Thai Binh. MODIS observation of high levels in the Red River delta on July 28." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "88" "18-Jul-2004" "4" "12" NA "2532" 2531 120 "" "Azerbaijan" "" "" "" "Daskasan District - Kobalt and Boyat villages Saki District - Kondalan, Asagi Goynuk, Goynuklar villages" "Sin" "22-Jul-04" "30-Jul-04" 9 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,240" 5.2 "4 deaths in Daskasan District with damages to houses and infrastructure. Bridges and roads destroyed and agriculture damae in Saki District." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "89" "22-Jul-2004" "4" "13" NA "2533" 2532 121 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Bacau Region - villages of Asau and Agas, Comanesti other counties: Buzau, Suceava, Arges ." "Trotus, Teleajen" "28-Jul-04" "2-Aug-04" 6 "8" "2,000" "40,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,940" 5.2 "700 homes flooded, 213 bridges and overpasses damaged, 230 km roads damaged. Thousands hectares land flooded. Highest levels in 50 years in Arges. 60 percent of homes had been flooded in the villages of Asau and Agas." NA NA "" 0 "29" 1 "90" "28-Jul-2004" "4" "14" NA "2534" 2533 122 "" "China" "" "" "" "Northeastern China - Liaoning Province - Jianping, Chaoyang, Jianchang Jilin Provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Province" "Liaohe River and tributaries Qinghe and Chaihe. Xinkai. " "12-Jul-04" "30-Jul-04" 19 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "106,600" 6.3 "11 killed in floods in Liaoning Province since June, roads and bridges destroyed. Continued rain in Liaohe river basin. August 2 - all major rivers in China have receded below flood stage. MODIS observations of high levels on the Liaohe tributary Xinkai near Tongiliao on July 12, 16, 19, 21, 30" NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "91" "12-Jul-2004" "5" "15" NA "2535" 2534 123 "" "Slovakia" "Poland" "Hungary" "" "Eastern Slovakia - Spis region. Districts: Spisska Nova Ves, Gelnica, Prešov, Trebišov, Košice . Markovce, Haniska, Kapusany. Svinica. Kapusany. --Southern Poland - Podkarpackie region, Malopolska region. Tarnow area, Szczawnica --Northeastern Hungary - Tokaj" "Slovakia - Hornad, Bodrog, Torysa and Ondava --Northeastern Hungary - Hernad River" "27-Jul-04" "10-Aug-04" 15 "2" "1,175" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 2 "16,220" 5.7 "Slovakia - Steady rain since July 26. 72 towns and villages inundated by July 29. $24.8 million Euros damages in Kosice and Presov regions. Highest levels on the Ondava River in over 100 years near Markovce and HradiStska Mo>va. Poland - hundreds houses flooded around Tarnow, 18,000 hectares land flooded. Hungary - highest level of alert issued for Hernad River near border of Slovakia. 100 people evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "92" "27-Jul-2004" "5" "16" NA "2536" 2535 124 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern Texas - Dallas-Fort Worth area. counties: Dallas, Ellis. Towns: Lancaster, Ovilla" "Trinity, Red Oak Creek " "28-Jul-04" "31-Jul-04" 4 "3" "" "17,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "21,190" 5.1 "Over 13 inches of rain in the Lancaster area. 200 homes flooded, bridge collapsed in Ovilla. \"Mayor Joe Tillotson, who has lived in the city since 1967, said it was the worst flooding he had seen\" MODIS observation of flooding on Trinity river southeast of Dallas on July 30, 31." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "93" "28-Jul-2004" "5" "17" NA "2537" 2536 125 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northeastern Thailand - Roi Et Province - Tambon Phrathat, Chiang Kwan. Yasothon Province -" "Roi Et Province - Nong Ya Ma reservoir has collapsed Yasothon Province - Chee river " "27-Jul-04" "2-Aug-04" 7 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,190" 5.1 "More than 4,000 acres agricultural land submerged in Roi Et. Nong Ya Ma reservoir has collapsed. Many villages inundated. Chee river overflows and inundates five villages in Yasothon." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "94" "27-Jul-2004" "5" "18" NA "2538" 2537 126 "" "USA" "" "" "" "South Carolina - Greenville" "Reedy River" "29-Jul-04" "30-Jul-04" 2 "0" "60" "5,800,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "280" 2.9 "\"Reedy River rose to 19.2 feet - the highest level recorded since 1908's 21 feet. \"" NA NA "" 0 "30" 0 "94" "29-Jul-2004" "5" "18" NA "2539" 2538 127 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Southwestern Japan Shikoku island - Matsuyama city, Ehime Prefecture. Tokushima prefecture, Kamiyama Nara Prefecture. " "" "1-Aug-04" "2-Aug-04" 2 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,380" 4.4 "Typhoon Namtheum weakens into a tropical depression over the Sea of Japan bringing as much as 48 inches of rain to some areas. Floods and mudslides. 2,140 homes flooded or destroyed in 10 prefectures." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "95" "1-Aug-2004" "5" "19" NA "2540" 2539 128 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Maguindanao, North Cotabato. Towns: Saudi Ampatuan, Pagalungan, Datu Montawal, Datu Piang, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Mamasapano, Shariff Aguak, Datu Unsay, Talitay, Sultan sa Barongis, Kabuntalan and SK Pendatun, Pigcawayan, Libungan and Alamada. " "Rio Grande de Mindanao, Liguasan Marsh area" "31-Jul-04" "13-Aug-04" 14 "" "80,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,440" 4.5 "20,000 families displaced by flooding aftern 4 days of torrential rains. 12 towns in Maguindanao under water MODIS observation of flooding along Mindanao river on August 9, 11." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "96" "31-Jul-2004" "5" "20" NA "2541" 2540 129 "" "China" "" "" "" "Inner Mongolia region - Bayan Nur city, Delingshan area. Districts: Urad Middle Banner and Urad Front Banner" "" "2-Aug-04" "3-Aug-04" 2 "8" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "19,410" 4.6 "63 mm rain in an hour cause flash floods. 56 houses destroyed, 91 sheep swept away. 11,200 people affected." NA NA "" 0 "30" 1 "97" "2-Aug-2004" "5" "21" NA "2542" 2541 130 "" "India" "Pakistan" "" "" "Northwest India - Uttaranchal state - Udham Singh Nagar district. Gujarat State - Surat, districts: Bharuch, Vadodara, Dahod and Panchamahals. Maharashtra State - Mumbai, Jalgaon. Punjab state - Haryana state - Rajasthan - Kota and Bhilwara districts. --Pakistan - Pasroor area, Sialkot District " "India - Narmada, Mahi, Kailash, Bayal Punjab - Ghaggar River --Pakistan - Indus tributaries, Tavi," "1-Aug-04" "8-Sep-04" 39 "210" "100,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "638,400" 7.4 "Worst flooding in Gujarat since 1998. Narmada dam in Gujarat begins overflowing on August 6 - thousands prepare to evacuate. August 9 - India releases water into Nullahs Dek and Hasri which floods hundreds of Pakistani villages in Pasroor. MODIS observations: Flooding on Ghaggar river on border of Punjab and Haryana on August 8, 21. Smaller floods observed further downriver on August 14. High levels in the Gulf and Rann of Kutch and in Gujarat around Ahmadabad on August 25, September 3, 8. High levels on the upper and middle Indus river begin on July 12 and continue through September." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "98" "1-Aug-2004" "6" "22" NA "2543" 2542 131 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Southern Jizan region - Sabya, Abu Al-Silae, Um Al-Qadab, Al-Melhaa, Wadi Wasae, Shahdan and Beesh. Hajrouf, Fawarisa and Ayash " "" "3-Aug-04" "4-Aug-04" 2 "8" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "4,070" 4.1 "Heavy rains and thunderstorms inundate 40 valleys. Worst floods in 45 years. Houses and roads destroyed, damage to agriculture." NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "99" "3-Aug-2004" "6" "23" NA "2544" 2543 132 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Central and northeastern provinces: Chiang Mai (San Kamphaeng, Muang, San Sai, Phrao, Chiang Dao, Fang, Mae Taeng, Wiang Haeng, Doi Saket and Saraphi), --Chiang Rai (Mae Suay, Thoeng, Phaya Meng Rai, Wiang Chai), Ubon Ratchathani (Khemmarat, Pho Sai, Muang), Mae Hong Son (Muang), Phrae (Den Chai and Long), --Phitsanulok (Wang Thong, Noen Maprang, Phrom Phiram, Ban Pluak Ngarm of Noen Maprang). Mukdahan. Nan (Muang). Sukhothai (Muang), Uttaradit (Tron, Ban Khok, Phichai, Laplae and Tha Pla). Lampang (Muang), Phichit (Bang Mun Nak, Pho Prathap Chang), Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Bua Lamphu, Prachin Buri. --Prachin Buri (Na Di, Prachantakham, Bu Fai ), Yasothon, Surin (Phanom Dongrak, Prasart, Chom Phra, Thatoom and Muang), Nakhon Nayok, Buri Ram (Satuk, Kandong), Roi Et, Kalasin, Si Sa Ket (Rasi Salai), Phichit." "Mekong and tributaries Sai, Pai, Mae Lao, Kon, Nan, Ping, Kok, Nan, Wang, Ing. Chao Phya, Chi, Mool, Noi, Nakhon Nayok, Mun, Yom " "6-Aug-04" "3-Oct-04" 59 "11" "60,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "154,400" 7.1 "Worst floods in Thailand in decades, more than 500,000 people affected. 94 villages and 105,000 rai of farmland submerged, and 27,193 people homeless in Ubon Ratchathani. 80,000 rai farmland submerged in Buri Ram. 7 deaths and 110,000 hectares rice fields submerged in Roi Et province. September 9 - Phichit, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son provinces experience flooding from Sai and Pai Rivers. More flooding in Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani provinces. September 20 - flooding spreads throughout the north and northeast. Worst floods in Chang Rai in 10 years. 104,000 people either homeless or stranded. MODIS observations: Flooding on Mun and Chi rivers and tributaries on August 13, 18, 25, 27, September 5. Flooding along upper Mekong in Laos and northern Thailand on September 14, 24, 26. Flooding near Chang Rai on September 19, 24, 26, 30, October 3." NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "100" "6-Aug-2004" "7" "24" NA "2545" 2544 133 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Cape Town area - Cape Peninsula, Cape Flats." "" "7-Aug-04" "9-Aug-04" 3 "" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "199" 2.8 "15,000 homeless in Cape Flats when shacks flooded. Damage in the millions of rands in Cape Town." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "100" "7-Aug-2004" "7" "24" NA "2546" 2545 134 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Southern Nigeria town of Ughelli in Delta State." "Cassidy and Eriemu" "8-Aug-04" "10-Aug-04" 3 "" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "510" 3.2 "Three days of heavy rain leaves 3,000 houses submerged. Floods \"destroying farmland, livestock and properties worth millions of naira\"" NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "100" "8-Aug-2004" "7" "24" NA "2547" 2546 135 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Northeastern Nigeria Adamawa state - Song area: Loko, Dumne and Dikwa " "Tributary of the Benue river" "8-Aug-04" "12-Aug-04" 5 "65" "2,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,480" 4.4 "Flash floods submerge houses and farms after 8 hours of torrential rains, heaviest seasonal rains in 50 years in the region. 500 families homeless. \"The flood is a yearly occurrence, but it has never been this bad,\"" NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "101" "8-Aug-2004" "7" "25" NA "2548" 2547 136 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang - Taizhou City. Yueqing area. Leqing" "" "12-Aug-04" "15-Aug-04" 4 "164" "30,000" "2,200,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "16,660" 4.8 "Typhoon Rananim is China's worst typhoon since 1956. Flooding in addition to extensive wind damage and landslides. 42,400 homes destroyed, 271,000 hectares of farmland ruined. Tens of thousands of people stranded by floodwaters in Taizhou City as of August 15. 300,000 evacuated in coastal Zhejiang ahead of the typhoon. 28 deaths due to flooding and landslides. Landslide in Yueqing kills at least 39." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "102" "12-Aug-2004" "7" "26" NA "2549" 2548 137 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Northwestern New Brunswick - Madawaska County. Clair, Baker Brook and Edmundston." "Upper Saint John River basin. " "13-Aug-04" "15-Aug-04" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,450" 3.6 "Heavy rains from aftermath of tropical storm Bonnie causes flash flooding in Saint John River basin. Homes flooded and roads washed away. Biggest rainstorm since 1955 in Clair." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "102" "13-Aug-2004" "7" "26" NA "2550" 2549 138 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Southwest England - Cornwall Coast. Boscastle area, Camelford" "Valency, Jordan, Paradise, Camel" "16-Aug-04" "17-Aug-04" 2 "" "150" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "141" 2.6 "Torrential rain in a steep valley brings severe flash flooding along Cornwall coast from Boscastle to Camelford. Bridge destroyed, buildings collapsed, cars swept away, at least 50 trapped motorists rescued with helicopters. Worst flash floods in Britian in decades. Several people missing as of August 18. Boscastle damages at £25 million. \"FLASH floods that caused millions of pounds of damage in Boscastle, Cornwall, were among the most extreme ever recorded in Britain.\"" NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "102" "16-Aug-2004" "7" "26" NA "2551" 2550 139 "" "USA" "" "" "" "California - Mojave Desert - Death Valley National Park - Furnace Creek area, Zabriskie Point." "Furnace Creek Wash" "15-Aug-04" "16-Aug-04" 2 "2" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "580" 3.1 "Heavy flash flooding from storms kills two and damages a major highway. Death Valley National Park closed and evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "102" "15-Aug-2004" "7" "26" NA "2552" 2551 140 "" "Japan" "South Korea" "" "" "Western Japan - Shikoku island - prefectures: Kagawa, Ehime, Hyogo, Kochi. Towns: Yamamoto, Toyohama, Shikokuchuo, Okawa. --Southern South Korea - Provinces: South Cholla, South Jeolla, North and South Kyongsang. Cheju Island. Gwangju" "Nakdong and Hyeongsan rivers" "16-Aug-04" "19-Aug-04" 4 "15" "2,400" "5,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "16,540" 4.8 "Typhoon Megi Japan - 11 deaths. Heavy rain causes flooding and landslides. 439 mm rain in Shikokuchuo city in Ehime. 600 homes flooded in Shikoku. 2,234 houses flooded in Hyogo, Kagawa and Ehime prefectures. South Korea - 4 deaths. Destroyed or damaged 98 houses and flooded 1,408 others. " NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "103" "16-Aug-2004" "7" "27" NA "2553" 2552 141 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Northwestern Turkey - Istnabul area - districts of Alibeykoy and Esenler. communities along the Bosporus, Marmara and Black Sea. Zonguldak Province." "" "16-Aug-04" "17-Aug-04" 2 "2" "100" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,750" 4.5 "Floodwaters up to 2 meters deep in Alibeykoy and Esenler districts of Istanbul, 100 rescued from rooftops. Heaviest rain in Istanbul in a decade, worst flooding in recent memory." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "104" "16-Aug-2004" "7" "28" NA "2554" 2553 142 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Gombe State - Yarwa-Gana, Burundi, Jekadafari, Yalenguruza, Bega, Bolari, Chencheniya and Tudun Wada wards. Tula Chiefdom in Kaltungo Local Government Area" "" "21-Aug-04" "23-Aug-04" 3 "25" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,780" 4.8 "14 hours of heavy rains submerged 1500 houses. Farmland inundated. Many people unaccounted for. 17 deaths in Gombe city. Property damage of several millions." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "105" "21-Aug-2004" "7" "29" NA "2555" 2554 143 "" "Philippines" "Taiwan" "" "" "Philippines - Luzon - Provinces: Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Benguet, Rizal, La Union, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Ifugao. Cities: Metro Manila area. San Mateo. Quezon City, Hermosa, Dinalupihan, Olongapo City, San Fernando, Paniqui, Urdaneta City, Candaba, Arayat, Santo Tomas, Calumpit. Camanava area. --Central and northern Taiwan - Counties: Hsinchu, Nantou, Taipei, Miaoli, Taichung. Cities: Sanchung, Hsinchuang, Keelung. Chunan and Toufen areas. Jen-ai and Hsinyi area." "Philippines - Agno, Pampanga, Kalaklan, Camiling, Chico, Tarlac, Sinocalan --Taiwan - Tamsui" "24-Aug-04" "12-Sep-04" 20 "67" "1,058,849" "23,500,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "38,800" 6.1 "Philippines - Typhoons Aere and Chaba are partial cause of heavy rains that triggered landslides and flooding in Manila area. 43 deaths. 1,058,849 people evacuated. 96,000 hectares rice flooded in Tarlac. Dike breach at Culibangbang in Tarlac. Worst floods in 5 years in San Fernando. Pampanga \"one of the worst disasters that have occurred in the province in a long time\" Taiwan - Mudslides and flash floods from Typhoon Aere. Worst floods in over 30 years in Sanchung city. 24 deaths. China evacuated over one million from coastal areas as Aere approaches Fujian and Zhejiang. Monsoonal rain and cyclones. MODIS observation of flooding along Pampangna and Tarlac rivers on August 30, September 3. Flooding much less by September 10." NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "106" "24-Aug-2004" "8" "30" NA "2556" 2555 144 "" "Vietnam" "Cambodia" "" "" "Mekong Delta region Vietnam provinces: An Giang, Cuu Long, Dong Thap, Long An, Can Tho, Kien Giang " "Mekong (Cuu Long), Tien River " "24-Aug-04" "21-Oct-04" 59 "34" "30,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "47,460" 6.4 "October 7 - 15,600 houses, 217 schools, 4,800 hectares crops inundated. MODIS observations of high levels along the lower Mekong river on August 6, 13, 15, 22, 24, 31. High levels in the Mekong Delta beginning July 12. Additional observations August 31, September 5, 21, 30, October 7. October 16, 20, 21 - Levels on the lower and middle Mekong are receding, but Mekong delta still very wet." NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "107" "24-Aug-2004" "9" "31" NA "2557" 2556 145 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Western Japan - prefectures: Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Ehime, Kagawa, Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Chugoku and Shikoku regions." "" "30-Aug-04" "31-Aug-04" 2 "13" "5,900" "124,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "42,660" 4.9 "Typhoon Chaba is Japan's third typhoon in 2 weeks. 13,000 houses flooded in Chugoku and Shikoku regions." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "108" "30-Aug-2004" "9" "32" NA "2558" 2557 146 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Virginia - Richmond, Lynchburg. Counties: Chesterfield, Dinwiddie South Carolina - Quinby. Florence." "Virginia - James, Nottoway South Carolina - Black Creek" "30-Aug-04" "1-Sep-04" 3 "7" "" "62,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,710" 4.5 "Remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston brings 14 inches of rain to Richmond area, parts of the city flooded 10 feet deep. Extensive flood damage to Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond. At least 6 bridges washed out. Record flooding on Black Creek near Quinby, South Carolina." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "109" "30-Aug-2004" "9" "33" NA "2559" 2558 147 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Krasnodar Territory - district center of Labinsk. " "Laba and tributaries Chamlyk, Okart, Shchuchka" "31-Aug-04" "1-Sep-04" 2 "" "500" "see notes" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "830" 3.2 "Labinsk district center receives a months rain in 12 hours causing Laba river and its tributaries to burst their banks. 10 settlements inundated, 738 houses flooded and 98 destroyed. Local dam broken. 135 km of roads destroyed. Economic damage at 145 million roubles." NA NA "" 0 "34" 0 "109" "31-Aug-2004" "9" "33" 0.61 "2560" 2559 148 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Dazhou, Yunyang county. cities: Nanchong, Bazhong, Mianyang, Guangan, Guangyuan, Yaan and Liangshan Chongqing Municipality - Kaixian County. Cities: Kaixian, Wanzhou, Yunyang, Wuxi, Chengkou, Bishan, Yubei, Beibei, Hechuang and Qijiang " "Zhou River, Upper Yangtze above Three Gorges Dam." "3-Sep-04" "9-Sep-04" 7 "196" "500,000" "470,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "72,280" 6 "Days of heavy rain cause mudslides and flooding. Biggest flood in 200 years in Dazhou area and in Chongqing's Kaixian county. Worst flooding since 1998 on upper Yangtze. Floodwaters up to 8 meters deep in Dazhou. 412,000 hectares of crops flooded. Three Gorges Dam expecting largest flood peak since 1998. 412,000-hectare crops flooded. Tens of thousands of homes destroyed. MODIS observation of high levels on the upper Yangtze river on September 9." NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "110" "3-Sep-2004" "1" "1" NA "2561" 2560 149 "" "USA " "Bahamas" "" "" "Florida - Tampa Bay area, Elfers. Bartow. Counties: Palm Beach, Hernando, Pasco, Arcadia. North Carolina - Foscoe, Watauga County. Black Mountain area in Avery and McDowell Counties. Jackson County. Canton. Asheville. Buncombe County. Lumberton. South Carolina - Florence County. Southeastern Ohio - --Bahamas - Grand Bahama Island" "Florida - Hillsborough, Myakka and Peace Rivers. Cypress Creek. St. John's, Anclote, Alafia, Withlacoochee --North Carolina - Watauga, Swannanoa, Tuckasegee, Pigeon, French Broad, Lumber --South Carolina - Broad River, Black Creek. Saluda." "5-Sep-04" "14-Sep-04" 10 "16" "300" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "309,000" 6.5 "Hurricane Frances USA - More than 13 inches rain along Florida's central east coast. Record levels on Peace River at Bartow and Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens in Florida. 15 to 20 inches of rain in mountains of western North Carolina. Bahamas - severe flooding on Grand Bahama Island, thousands evacuated, 2 dead. MODIS observation of flooding on the French Broad river in North Carolina on September 9" NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "111" "5-Sep-2004" "2" "2" NA "2562" 2561 150 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Northeastern Spain - Cambrils, near Tarragona. Cortes in Navarre region. Zaragoza." "Ebro river valley" "7-Sep-04" "8-Sep-04" 2 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,950" 4.9 "Thousands of residents isolated in flooded Cortes, floodwaters reached 1.5 meters deep. Dozens evacuated. Road and rail damage. MODIS observation of a small flood along Ebro river above Zaragoza on September 7" NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "112" "7-Sep-2004" "2" "3" NA "2563" 2562 151 "" "Grenada" "USA" "Jamaica " "" "Eastern USA and Caribbean --USA --Pennsylvania - counties: Allegheny, Butler, Bucks, Lycoming, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Mifflin, Westmoreland, Dauphin. Pittsburgh area. Etna, Millvale. --Maryland - Port Deposit. --New Jersey - Rutherford area. Trenton. Counties: Mercer, Bucks. --Ohio - McArthur, Quaker City, York Township, Marietta, Powhatan Point, Elba. Counties: Belmont, Washington. --New York - Roscoe, Oneonta, Hardenburg. Sullivan County. --North Carolina - Macon County, Linville, Asheville, Cullasaja, Franklin, Foscoe, Banner Elk. --West Virginia - Wheeling. counties : Wood, Mason. --Georgia - Atlanta area, Jackson county, Clarkesville, Clayton, Rabun. --Tennessee - Rhea County. Spring City. ---Jamaica - Montego Bay, Bull Bay, Lionel Town, Negril, Savanna La-Mar, Bluefields, Black River ---Trinidad - Caparo, Tumpuna and Caroni ---Haiti - Cap-Haitien, Les Cayes ---Cuba - Pinar del Rio ---Grenada - ---Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman ---Venezuela - coastal areas." "USA --Pennsylvania - Susquehanna, Delaware, Allegheny. Chartiers Creek --New Jersey - Delaware --Georgia - Tuckasegee, Chattahoochee, Peachtree Creek --North Carolina - Cullasaja, Linville, Watauga, Pigeon. --Ohio - Upper Ohio River, Duck Creek. --West Virginia - Ohio, Little Kanawha, --Florida - Peace ---Jamaica - Barnett River ---Trinidad - Tumpuna, Caparo, Caroni ---Cuba - Cuyaguateje River" "8-Sep-04" "21-Sep-04" 14 "100" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "363,500" 6.9 "Powerful Hurricane Ivan causes extensive damage and flooding. 70 deaths in the Caribbean and at least 52 in the United States. Grenada - 90 percent homes damaged or destroyed. 39 deaths Jamaica - 16 deaths. Cayman Islands - extensive damage. September 16 - Ivan comes ashore along Alabama Gulf Coast. 23 deaths in USA Georgia - Peachtree Creek at record level of 22 feet. Florida panhandle - 14 deaths (mostly from wind, tornadoes and storm surge) Pennsylvania - worst flooding since 1986 in Etna. Flooding damages or destroys over 30,000 homes. $264 million in damage September 20 Flooding along the Susquehanna River \"among its five worst since record-keeping began in the 19th century\" North Carolina - Biggest floods in 64 years in Appalachia. 10 deaths. Ohio - Worst floods since 1959 in Marietta. Ohio river at highest levels in 40 years at Marietta. 400 homes and 400 businesses damaged. Georgia - Worst flooding in 10 years October 21 - USGS says \"\"in all likelihood,\" recent storms in the Pigeon River, French Broad and upper Catawba river basins caused 100-, 200- and, in some locations, 500-year floods. At five sites in the region, floodwaters hit levels above any recorded since 1920.\" MODIS observations of high levels along the Susquehanna river on September 19, 20. High levels on French Broad River on Sep 19." NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "113" "8-Sep-2004" "3" "4" NA "2564" 2563 152 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Northern Taiwan Counties: Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taipei, Tainan. Towns: Shichih, Wufeng, Nankang district in Taipei city, Keelung, Taoyuan, Ruifang, Sanchung and Hsinchuang. " "Keelung, Tanting" "11-Sep-04" "14-Sep-04" 4 "9" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,780" 4.6 "Heavy rain from Typhoon Haima causes floods and landslides. Hundreds homeless. Floodwaters 3 meters deep in Nankang district in Taipei city." NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "114" "11-Sep-2004" "3" "5" NA "2565" 2564 153 "" "North Korea" "South Korea" "" "" "North Korea Provinces: South Hwanghae, North Hwanghae, South Pyongan. Sariwon. --South Korea - Cheju island - Tosan, Songdang" "" "11-Sep-04" "13-Sep-04" 3 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,690" 4.8 "North Korea - Heavy rain (138 mm to 239 mm) from a tropical depression inundates 13,000 hectares farmland and damages buildings and roads in South Hwanghae Province. 2,800 ha of farmland were submerged in North Hwanghae Province. 90 houses flooded in Sariwon. South Korea - 16.34 inches rain floods 7,425 hectares farmland and 638 buildings on Cheju island. more than $1 million damages." NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "115" "11-Sep-2004" "3" "6" NA "2566" 2565 154 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Minnesota - Austin, Lansing, Hollandale, Blooming Prairie. Cedar Falls. Iowa - Charles City, Armstrong." "Minnesota - Cedar River, Turtle Creek" "15-Sep-04" "19-Sep-04" 5 "1" "" "12,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,940" 4.9 "Up to a foot of rain in Twin Cities area and northern Iowa causing major flooding on the Cedar River at Austin, MN. Damage to crops, schools and homes. At least 3,090 homes damaged in Minnesota. \"This could be the worst flood in the history of Austin...\"" NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "116" "15-Sep-2004" "3" "7" NA "2567" 2566 155 "" "Haiti" "Dominican Republic" "Puerto Rico" "USA" "Caribbean and southeastern USA --Haiti - Gonaives, Port-de-Paix, Chansolme, Gros-Morne, Pilate, Ennery. Artibonite region.North-West department. Tres Riviere valley. Dubedou. --Dominican Republic - provinces: Samana, El Seibo, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Duarte, Sanchez Ramirez --Puerto Rico - Municipality of Nagaubo --Florida - Counties: Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Marion, Suwanee, Lowndes, Volusia. --Virginia - Roanoke Valley. Salem." "Haiti - Trois Rivieres --Dominican Republic - Soco and tributaries. Yuna, Yaque del Norte --Puerto Rico - Rio de la Plata, Rio Limon, Rio Grande de Manati, Rio Piedra and Rio Grande de Limon --Florida - Peace, Suwanee, Withlacoochee, Santa Fe, St. Johns. Black and Cypress Creeks" "15-Sep-04" "1-Oct-04" 17 "3006" "280,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "109,500" 6.3 "Hurricane Jeanne Haiti - Widespread floods and landslides. 80 percent of Gonaives city flooded, at least 2,826 dead. 250,000 homeless. 30 percent of Port-de-Paix flooded. Extensive crop damage. Dominican Republic - 19 deaths, over 37,000 evacuations. PuertoRico - Up to 2 feet of rain in Puerto Rico floods hundreds of homes. 3,600 evacuated. 7 deaths. Florida - biggest floods since 1960 in Mullet Lake Park. MODIS observation of flooding along Yaque del Norte river in Domincan Republic on September 19, 21. Flooding around Gonaives September 21, 22. MODIS observation of Peace river at high levels on October 1, 4. Flooding along upper Saint Johns September 28, 29, October 1" NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "117" "15-Sep-2004" "4" "8" NA "2568" 2567 156 "" "Panama" "" "" "" "Panama City area, San Miguelito, Tocumen." "" "17-Sep-04" "19-Sep-04" 3 "13" "11,700" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "80" 2.4 "Floods and mudslides leave thousands of Panama City residents homeless." NA NA "" 0 "38" 0 "117" "17-Sep-2004" "4" "8" NA "2569" 2568 157 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Aceh - Aceh Jaya regency - Teunom, Sampoinit and Krueng Sabe districts. West Aceh regency - Meulaboh, Kuala Bhee, Tutut. Nagan Raya - " "Krueng Teunom and Krueng On Rivers" "26-Sep-04" "3-Oct-04" 8 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,570" 4.6 "Hundreds of homes inundated, thousands evacuated in dry season floods. MODIS observation of high levels in rivers between Blangpidi and Calang in Aceh on October 3." NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "118" "26-Sep-2004" "4" "9" NA "2570" 2569 158 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Ehime Prefecture - Niihama, Saijo. Mie prefecture - Miyagawa." "" "26-Sep-04" "30-Sep-04" 5 "19" "10,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "3,020" 4.2 "Typhoon Meari. Floods and mudslides. " NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "119" "26-Sep-2004" "4" "10" NA "2571" 2570 159 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "Northeastern India Assam state - Goalpara district, Bolbola. Udalbakra. Guhwati. Krishnai, Dudhnoi and Agia. districts: Kamrup (Metro), Goalpara, Nagaon, Karbi, Anglong, Dhubri, Kamrup (Rural), Morigaon, Sonitpur, Darrang, Jorhat, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur Meghalaya state - Garo hills West Bengal - districts: Murshidabad, Malda, Burdwan, Birbhum, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, North 24 Parganas Bihar State - --Bangladesh - Districts: Rajshahi, Naogaon, Jaipurhat, Gaibandha, Kurigram and Sirajganj. Towns: Manda, Niamatpur, Porsha and Mahadevpur. Sabaihat, Keshorehat. Joypurhat, Akkelpur." "India - Krishnai, Rongjuli and Dudhnoi, Hugli --Bangladesh - Atrai, Chhoto Jamuna, Surma" "7-Oct-04" "18-Oct-04" 12 "210" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "161,700" 6.3 "October 9 - Flash flooding and landslides in Gaolpara area of Assam kills over 160. More than 182 villages submerged in Goalpara. \"worst [deluge] in a decade to soak the region outside of a monsoon period\" Bangladesh - 54,300 families affected by flooding, 25,000 houses damaged, 28,300 hectares crops destroyed in Rajshahi and Naogaon MODIS observation of high levels in Guwahati area on October 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18. Flooding observed on Hugli river in Burdwan area of West Bengal on October 11, 13, 17 18." NA NA "" 1 "39" 1 "120" "7-Oct-2004" "5" "11" NA "2572" 2571 160 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Mid-North Coast - Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Repton, Urunga." "Bellingen River" "19-Oct-04" "22-Oct-04" 4 "" "100" "5,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,820" 3.9 "Severe storms bring torrential rain after a long drought. Bellingen river overflows and town of Belligen evacuated. \"It's worse than the 1996 storm when floods claimed one life,\"" NA NA "" 0 "39" 0 "120" "19-Oct-2004" "5" "11" NA "2573" 2572 161 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Western and southern Japan - Shikoku - Kochi prefecture (Muroto), Kagawa. Other prefectures: Kyoto (Maizuru). Okayama (Tamano). Hyogo (Toyooka, Nishiwaki). Osaka. Gifu. Toyama (Takaoka)." "Maruyamagawa river, Kakogawa" "20-Oct-04" "24-Oct-04" 5 "83" "42,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "32,210" 5.2 "Typhoon Tokage is the record 10th typhoon to hit Japan this year, Japan's deadliest typhoon in over a decade. Flash floods and landslides in addition to powerful winds and waves. More than 23,210 homes flooded, hundreds others ripped apart or buried in mudslides. 63 dead and 25 missing. MODIS observations of sediment plumes off the coast of Shikoku on October 21 and off the coasts of Osaka and Nagoya on October 21, 22." NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "121" "20-Oct-2004" "5" "12" NA "2574" 2573 162 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Kasese District - Karusandara sub-county - Kanamba parish: (Mubuku II, Ngando and Kanyatete). Ibuga parish: Kikoga and Nyabubale" "Mubuku River" "18-Oct-04" "20-Oct-04" 3 "" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,130" 3.5 "News reports vary: 1,500 to over 10,000 people homeless. Destruction of homes and agricultural land. The cause is also reported to be either heavy rain or the Kasese Cobalt Co. channeling the Mubuku river into the Nkoko river. Over 700 acres crops destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "39" 0 "121" "18-Oct-2004" "5" "12" NA "2575" 2574 163 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Northern Colombia - Departments: Bolivar (Cartagena, Achi, San Jacinto del Cauca, la Mojana), Atlantico, Guajira, Cesar, Cordoba, Magdalena, Sucre (La Mojana), Santander, Caldas (Agrovilla). Cartagena. Barranquilla." "Cauca River, Magdelena river tributaries." "11-Oct-04" "30-Nov-04" 51 "30" "300,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "159,600" 6.9 "Uncharacteristic heavy and sustained rainfall in past two months. October 24: Heavy rains have caused 34 floods and 9 landslides, 57,000 homeless. Floods and/or landslides in 24 out of 33 departments. \"this year's rainy season was the most damaging in years\" MODIS observations of high levels on the Magdelena river and tributaries November 13, 20, 22, 29." NA NA "" 1 "40" 1 "122" "11-Oct-2004" "6" "13" NA "2576" 2575 164 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Northern Taiwan Counties: Taipei (Keelung, Juifang, Shuanghsi, Wanli, Kungliao), Hsinchu" "Keelung River" "25-Oct-04" "27-Oct-04" 3 "7" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,490" 3.9 "Typhoon Nock-ten. 1,600 residents of Keelung city trapped by floodwaters. Floodwaters up to two stories high in Taipei county." NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "122" "25-Oct-2004" "6" "13" NA "2577" 2576 165 "" "Togo" "" "" "" "Lome area" "" "7-Oct-04" "4-Nov-04" 29 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "110" 3.7 "Three weeks of heavy rain cause extensive flooding in capital city of Lome. Hundreds displaced. Similar floods occurred in the 1970's. Rainy season has not begun yet. \"much of the damage was the result of poor and unauthorized construction of buildings and houses\"" NA NA "" 0 "40" 0 "122" "7-Oct-2004" "6" "13" NA "2578" 2577 166 "" "Central African Republic" "" "" "" "Bangui area" "Ngoubagara canal" "24-Oct-04" "2-Nov-04" 10 "1" "1,410" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,516" 4.2 "Heavy rains leave thousands homeless in capital city of Bangui." NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "123" "24-Oct-2004" "6" "14" NA "2579" 2578 167 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Lower Shabeelle Region. Malable" "Shabelle river" "26-Oct-04" "27-Nov-04" 33 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,230" 6.2 "140 families homeless. 14 villages affected by flooding. MODIS observation of wet areas along the lower Shabelle river on November 4, 7, it is less wet by Nov 27." NA NA "" 1 "41" 1 "124" "26-Oct-2004" "7" "15" NA "2580" 2579 168 "" "Ireland" "" "" "" "Southwestern Ireland - Cork, Waterford, Dungarvan, Clonmel. Co Wexford, Enniscorthy, Co Kilkenny" "Lee, Suir, Slaney " "27-Oct-04" "31-Oct-04" 5 "0" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "6,530" 4.7 "Strong Atlantic storm causes worst flooding in Cork since 1962. Roads under 2.9 meters water. Flooding in Clonmel worse than in 1947." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "125" "27-Oct-2004" "7" "16" 0.55 "2581" 2580 169 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Jambi Province - Kerinci district - Talang Lindung village " "Bungkal river" "3-Nov-04" "4-Nov-04" 2 "1" "150" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "230" 2.7 "Bungkal river bursts banks after three days of heavy rain leaving 1 dead and 150 homeless. Beginning of rainy season in Indonesia." NA NA "" 0 "41" 0 "125" "3-Nov-2004" "0" "0" NA "2582" 2581 170 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Northern Guatemala departments: Izabal, Alta Verapaz" "Aguacaliente, Polochic, Motagua" "6-Nov-04" "11-Nov-04" 6 "1" "650" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,460" 4.9 "Several towns cut off. Helicopter evacuations. MODIS observations of flooding near Lago Izabel on November 7, 8." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "126" "6-Nov-2004" "0" "1" NA "2583" 2582 171 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Southeastern Queensland - Gold Coast area - Biggenden, Runcorn, Rocklea, Greenslopes and Coorparoo" "Degilbo Creek" "6-Nov-04" "10-Nov-04" 5 "2" "" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,520" 4.7 "Heavy rain causes widespread flooding in southeast Queensland. Many areas get 300mm rain." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "127" "6-Nov-2004" "0" "2" NA "2584" 2583 172 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Northwestern Uganda - Pakwach area in Nebbi district. Apac town" "" "8-Nov-04" "10-Nov-04" 3 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "300" 3 "Over 10,000 people displaced by flooding in Pakwach town and seven surrounding villages. Entire road network flooded." NA NA "" 0 "41" 0 "127" "8-Nov-2004" "0" "2" NA "2585" 2584 173 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Central and southeast Texas - San Antonio, Austin, Pasadena, Wharton, New Braunfels, El Campo, Ganado. Counties: Goliad, Wharton, Jackson, Victoria, Hays." "Blanco, Medina, San Antonio, Leon Creek. Colorado, Guadalupe, Navidad, San Bernard, Angelina, Navasota, Neches, Nueces and San Marcos Rivers. Saldo Creek. Brazos, Trinity" "15-Nov-04" "29-Nov-04" 15 "3" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "107,100" 6.2 "As much as 15 inches of rain over the weekend in central and southern Texas. Worst flooding in 31 years in El Campo. Wharton city flooded by Colorado river on November 26. Several small rivers around Austin (Llano, Leon, Bayou) become visible to MODIS on November 18. MODIS observation of flooding along San Antonio, Guadeloupe, Colorado, Trinity, Navasota, and Brazos rivers on November 24, 25, 27." NA NA "" 1 "42" 1 "128" "15-Nov-2004" "1" "3" NA "2586" 2585 174 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "States; Carabobo, Miranda, Falcon. Caracas area." "" "17-Nov-04" "25-Nov-04" 9 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,180" 5.1 "Heavy rains causing Floods and mudslides along the Carribean coast of Venezuela." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "129" "17-Nov-2004" "1" "4" NA "2587" 2586 175 "" "Paraguay" "Argentina" "" "" "Southern Paraguay - Tebicuary valley --Northern Argentina - northern Corrientes " "Tebicuary, Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay tributaries." "7-Nov-04" "15-Dec-04" 39 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "127,500" 6.7 "No news reports, detected by monitoring MODIS data. Probably seasonal flooding. MODIS observations - Paraguay tributary Tebicuary begins flooding on November 7, additional observations on November 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, December 1, 3, 13, 15. Wetlands along the Parana river in northern Corrientes, Argentina begin becoming seasonally wetter in late October." NA NA "" 1 "43" 1 "130" "7-Nov-2004" "2" "5" NA "2588" 2587 176 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions. Provinces: Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Masbate, Oriental Mindoro, Bicol." "Bicol" "19-Nov-04" "29-Nov-04" 11 "61" "35,000" "6,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "14,670" 5.2 "Several days of heavy rain from Typhoon Muifa cause flash floods. 171 dead or missing. Landslides. More than 14,000 houses destroyed. Strong winds cause extensive damage to communicaitons and electricity infrastructure. MODIS observation of flooding along Bicul river near Naga in Camarines Sur on November 22, 24. " NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "131" "19-Nov-2004" "2" "6" NA "2589" 2588 177 "" "Venezulea" "" "" "" "Zulia province - " "Tarra" "20-Nov-04" "27-Nov-04" 8 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,330" 4.8 "No news reports, detected by monitoring MODIS data First MODIS observation on November 20; floods have expanded by November 22." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "132" "20-Nov-2004" "2" "7" NA "2590" 2589 178 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Aurora province: Dingalan, San Luis, Ma. Aurora. Cagayan province: Tuguegarao, Enrile, Solana, Iguig and Sanchez Mira Nueva Ecija province: Gapan City and San Leonardo " "Cagayan, Pinacanauan and Chico rivers " "23-Nov-04" "28-Nov-04" 6 "26" "8,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "21,570" 5.1 "Tropical Depression Merbok is the second storm to hit Philippines in four days. Aurora - Floods and landslides kill 24. 300 houses destroyed. Cagayan - at least 1,697 hectares crops destroyed. 3,500 families around Tuguegarao City affected by floods. Followed immediately by event 2004-181. MODIS observations of flooding in central Luzon on November 25, 27" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "133" "23-Nov-2004" "2" "8" NA "2591" 2590 179 "" "Panama" "" "" "" "Eastern Panama - Darien region. Meteti area." "Tuqueza, Membrillo, Chico, Tupiza, Urganti and Chucunaque" "23-Nov-04" "26-Nov-04" 4 "0" "6,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "5,110" 4.5 "Days of heavy rain swell rivers.1,288 homes damaged in 25 communities. Thousands homeless. 80% of banana crop ruined. Worst flooding in 50 years in Meteti." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "134" "23-Nov-2004" "2" "9" NA "2592" 2591 180 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Provinces - Quang Nam: Hoi An, Nam Tra My, Tay Giang. Thua Thien Hu: Huong Tra, Phong Dien, Phu Vang, Phu Loc, Hue city, Phu Van, Huong Tra. Quang Tri: Hai Lang. Quang Ngai: Tay Tra. Quang Binh: Tuyen Hoa. Da Nang." "Thua Thien-Hue - Huong and Bo rivers Quang Nam - Vu Gia, Thu Bon, Truong Quang Binh - Giang river" "26-Nov-04" "30-Nov-04" 5 "56" "500,000" "23,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,730" 5.1 "Floods and landslided from heavy rain following Typhoon Muifa. 8,000 hectares ceral crops submerged. Quang Nam province - Five northern districts and townships submerged. 13 deaths, 200,000 households flooded Thua Thien Hue province - 11 deaths, 134,000 houses inundated. Losses of \"110bn dong\"" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "135" "26-Nov-2004" "2" "10" NA "2593" 2592 181 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Eastern Luzon - Quezon Province - Towns: Real, Infanta and General Nakar. Other provinces: Aurora (Dingalan, Baler), Rizal, Nueva Ecija (Gabaldon), Camarines Norte, Bulacan, Cagayan, Isabela, La Union, Quirino." "Pampanga, Cagayan" "29-Nov-04" "22-Dec-04" 24 "939" "432,000" "75,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "39,970" 6 "Tropical Storm Winnie. Floods and landslides enhanced by deforestation. Parts of three towns buried by logs and earth. Several thousand people stranded on rooftops. 1600 people dead or missing. Typhoon Nanmadol strikes Quezon area of Luzon on December 2 adding to the flooding and landslides. MODIS observation of flooding along Cagayan and Pampanga rivers on December 4. Flooding on the lower Pampanga observed on December 8, 9, 15. Lower Pampanga and Bicol area still wet by December 22." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "136" "29-Nov-2004" "2" "11" NA "2594" 2593 182 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - districts: Blitar, Kediri, Pacitan, Kademangan " "Bogel and Brantas" "2-Dec-04" "6-Dec-04" 5 "15" "20,000" "2,540,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,780" 4.5 "Thousands of people from Biltar district evacuate flooded villages. Landslide buries 1000 homes in Tambakrejo village. \"Local officials were describing this year's flood…. as the worst ever\" MODIS observation of new water near Biltar on December 5." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "137" "2-Dec-2004" "2" "12" NA "2595" 2594 183 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Shkodra district - Obot " "Drini River" "4-Dec-04" "8-Dec-04" 5 "" "" "173,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "430" 3.3 "Heavy rain forces authorities to open gates of hydropower station - 400 houses and thousands of hectares submerged. MODIS observation of flooding around Lake Scutari near Shkodra on December 7, 8." NA NA "" 0 "43" 0 "137" "4-Dec-2004" "2" "12" NA "2596" 2595 184 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Republic of Adygeya - Koshekhablskiy, Krasnogvardeyskiy and Shovgenovskiy. Chekhrak. Krasnodar Territory - Labinsk district, Labinsk city" "Fars and Chekhrak Krasnodar - Chamlyk and Kuksa" "3-Dec-04" "7-Dec-04" 5 "" "150" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "4,280" 4.3 "Warm temperatures thawed snow and caused flooding. Over 900 houses in 33 settlements flooded in Adygeya. Ten towns and villages flooded in Labinsk district of Krasnodar; over 42 square kilometers." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "138" "3-Dec-2004" "2" "13" NA "2597" 2596 185 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Northeastern Argentina, Chaco state - La Clotilde" "" "6-Dec-04" "10-Dec-04" 5 "" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,230" 4.2 "Record rainfall floods town of La Clotilde. 10,000 people \"prevented from returning to their homes\"" NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "139" "6-Dec-2004" "2" "14" NA "2598" 2597 186 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Mississippi Valley - Tennesse, Alabama, Mississippi." "Tennesse, Tombigbee, Paint Rock, Flint, South Fork of the Forked Deer, Hatchie," "7-Dec-04" "20-Dec-04" 14 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "263,900" 6.6 "Lowland flooding in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Tennessee river floods some homes. MODIS observations of high levels on Tennesse, Tombigbee, Hatchie, Paint Rock and Flint rivers on December 8. Tennesee river still high near Savannah on December 12. Tennesse river and middle and lower Mississippi high on December 15, 17, 18. Tennesse river much lower by December 20." NA NA "" 1 "44" 1 "140" "7-Dec-2004" "3" "15" NA "2599" 2598 187 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern New South Wales - Narrabri, Orange, Moree, Wee Waa, Mullumbimby, Billinudgel, Weemelah, Mungindi. Southern Queensland - Eidsvold" "Tributaries of the Darling River: Gwydir, Namoi, Barwon, Peel, Barwon-Darling. Gill Gill Creek " "8-Dec-04" "22-Dec-04" 15 "3" "150" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "80,550" 6.1 "Several days of torrential rain cause flooding which cuts off many outback rural properties around Narrabri and Wee Waa. 50 homes flooded in Narrabri. MODIS observation of flooding along the upper Darling and Barwon river systems on December 11, 12, 14, 18. Flood diminished by December 19, 20." NA NA "" 1 "45" 1 "141" "8-Dec-2004" "4" "16" NA "2600" 2599 188 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Bushehr Province - Kalameh in the south of Dashtestan, Tangestan, Kangan, Assalouyeh --Sistan-Balouchistan Province - Iranshahr, Sarbaz --Hormozgan Province - Bandar Abass and Sirjan." "Sarbaz and Kahir" "9-Dec-04" "1-Jan-05" 24 "54" "4,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "436,700" 7 "Bushehr December 10 - 100 mm of rain over past 24 hours. 34 dead in Bushehr December 25 - floods spread to Hormozgan and Sistan-Balouchistan, another 20 deaths in these provinces. MODIS observation of flooding along the Bushehr coast December 10, 11. Floods increased by December 17. More observations Dec 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30. Flooding spreads to Hormozgan December 27, 31. Floods observed on Sistan-Balouchistan coast on December 28, 30, Jan 1. Big sediment plume off Bandar Abbas Dec 29." NA NA "" 1 "46" 1 "142" "9-Dec-2004" "5" "17" NA "2601" 2600 189 "" "Malaysia" "Thailand" "" "" "Eastern Malaysia - Kelantan: (Kota Baru, Gua Musang, Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas, Machang, Tumpat, Kota Baharu ). Terengganu: (Dungun, Kemaman, Hulu Terengganu, Besut, Setiu). Pahang: (Kuantan, Pekan, Bera) --Southern Thailand - Narathiwat: (Sukhirin). Nakhon Si Thammarat: (Phra Phrom, Hua Sai, Pak Phanang and Ron Phiboon). Phattalung: (Muang and Kongra). Yala: (Tharn Toh)" "Malaysia - Kelantan, Lebir, Golok, Semerak, Tambatan Diraja, Dungun, Galas, Temala --Thailand - Sungai Kolok and Saiburi rivers " "10-Dec-04" "18-Dec-04" 9 "15" "20,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "43,430" 5.8 "Malaysia - 13 deaths 15,000 homeless. Worst floods in 21 years in some areas of Kelatan. 11 rivers in Kelatan above danger level. Parts of Kota Baru city under more than a meter of water. Thailand - 2 deaths, 5,000 evacuated, $175,000,000 in damages. 2,000 houses and 800 hectares flooded in Narathiwat; 250 bridges damaged. Over 200 households cut off by floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat. 500 rai of rubber plantations and 100 houses under water in Phattalung. MODIS observation of flooding near Kota Baru on December 15, 17." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "143" "10-Dec-2004" "5" "18" NA "2602" 2601 190 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "North central - Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura Eastern - Batticaloa, Amparai, Trincomalee Northern - Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu. South - Matara" "Mahaweli" "11-Dec-04" "23-Dec-04" 13 "6" "200,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "23,460" 5.5 "Floods and landslides. 125,000 families displaced. 32,000 acres paddy fields destroyed in Polonnaruwa district. More than 1 million acres of paddy and agricultural land affected by flooding. MODIS observation of high levels in northern Sri Lanka around Jaffna Lagoon on December 17. High levels in eastern Sri Lanka around Trincomalee on December 19, 21." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "144" "11-Dec-2004" "5" "19" NA "2603" 2602 191 "" "Angola " "" "" "" "Kwanza-Norte province - Dondo district" "Capacala and Algodoeira rivers" "18-Dec-04" "19-Dec-04" 2 "1" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,660" 3.7 "408 families homeless. Similar floods in same area in 1989." NA NA "" 0 "46" 0 "144" "18-Dec-2004" "5" "19" NA "2604" 2603 192 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern Western Cape Province - Little Karoo and Southern Cape areas - towns: Knysna, Swellendam, Suurbraak, Heidelberg, Buffeljags River, Laingsburg, George, Robertson, Touwsriver, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth, Heidelberg." "Koornlands, Breede" "22-Dec-04" "24-Dec-04" 3 "" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,770" 5.1 "Heaviest rains in 20 years causes rivers to overflow. Bridges and roads damaged. Worst floods in 20 years in Swellendam. Damages \"R25 million\". \"In some areas, this was the most rain ever measured in a single day in December recorded since 1880s\"" NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "145" "22-Dec-2004" "5" "20" NA "2605" 2604 193 "" "Indonesia" "Sri Lanka" "India" "Thailand" "Indonesia - Sumatra - Aceh, North Sumatra. Banda Aceh, Meulaboh. --Sri Lanka - Coastal districts from Jaffna on east to Gampaha on west --India - Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar islands. --Thailand - Phuket, Ranong, Phang-Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun --Malaysia - Penang, Kedah --Maldives - two thirds of population affected, Male. --Somalia - Hafun area" "" "26-Dec-04" "29-Dec-04" 4 "160000" "5,000,000" "2,000,000,000" "Tidal surge" 2 "55,440" 5.6 "Magnitude 9.0 earthquake off west coast of Northern Sumatra triggers tsuanamis that kill tens of thousands in several asian countries. Millions homeless. Indonesia: 94,200 dead. 476,619 displaced Sri Lanka: 30,229 dead, 835,028 displaced. India: 9,675 dead. 379,506 displaced Thailand: 5,187 dead. MODIS observation of wetter coastal areas from Banda Aceh southeast to Meulaboh on northern Sumatra on December 27, 29. Lots of sediment in the water around Phuket, Thailand on December 26. " NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "146" "26-Dec-2004" "5" "21" NA "2606" 2605 194 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Salerno Province - Angri" "Sarno River" "25-Dec-04" "28-Dec-04" 4 "" "" "5,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "210" 2.9 "$4 million Euros in damages to Angri municipality. A village near Salerno had to be evacuated. 230 ha agricultural land destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "46" 0 "146" "25-Dec-2004" "5" "21" 0.69 "2607" 2609 1 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - counties: Hocking, Franklin, Licking, Fairfield, Madison, Pickaway, Marion, Marietta, Washington, Hamilton, Tuscarawas. towns: Dayton, Prospect, Bolivar. --Indiana - counties: Greene, Daviess, Knox, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Martin, Lawrence, Orange, Jackson, Washington, Posey, Owen, Shelby, Vigo and Madison. Petersburg, Hazleton, Mount Carmel, West Terre Haute. I--llinois - Clark and Crawford counties. Lawrenceville, Vandallia, Darwin and York. La Grange and Meredosia. --West Virginia - Northern Panhandle area. Wheeling Island. New Cumberland, Wellsburg, Parkersburg. --Kentucky - Henderson county --Pennsylvania - counties: Beaver, Washington, Allegheny. --Missouri - St Louis area. --Michigan - Ottawa County. ice jam flooding in Grand Rapids area, Robinson Township." "Ohio River - from Pittsburg to the confluence with the Mississippi River Mississippi River - from New Madrid, MO to mid and lower reaches in Mississippi and Lousiana. --Ohio - Scioto, Hocking, Licking, Muskingum, Great Miami, Auglaize, Maumee, Saint Marys, Kankakee, Tuscarawas. Big Darby and Big Walnut creeks. --Indiana - White, Wabash, East Fork White, Flatrock, Muscatatuck, Big Blue, Mississinewa, Tippecanoe. --Illinois - Embarras, Kaskaskia, Illinois, Wabash. --Pennsylvania - Monongahela, Youghiogheny, Allegheny. --Missouri - Moreau, Maries, Meramec, Black Water, Big, Cuivre. --Michigan - Grand River, River Raisin" "5-Jan-05" "1-Feb-05" 28 "3" "4,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "285,900" 7.1 "Several days of heavy snow, ice and rain on saturated ground followed by warm temperatures. West Virginia - Heavy damage on Wheeling Island. Jan 6 - Highest levels on Muskingum River since 1964 at McConnelsville, OH. Jan 8 - White River at Newberry and Bloomfield at highest level since March 1913. East Fork of White River at highest levels since 1937 in Lawrence County. Record flooding on Maries River at Westphalia, MO. Jan 10 - Southern Indiana - worst flooding since 1937 in \"isolated pockets\" Jan 14 - Levees fail along the Wabash River in West Terre Haute. Jan 17 - Wabash river at third highest flood stage in recorded history at Terre Haute. Jan 18 - 3,300 evacuated from Bolivar, Ohio. Feb 1 - 85 Indiana counties are flood disaster areas - highest flood levels in 90 years \"Many locations in the Wabash River basin experienced the worst flooding in more than 50 years.\" MODIS observations of flooding along lower Ohio, Wabash, White and tributaries, and Scioto on January 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 25. Illinois river high January 16, 25. Middle and lower Mississippi high on January 17, 18, 23, 25." NA NA "" 1 "1" 1 "1" "5-Jan-2005" "1" "1" NA "2608" 2610 2 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Southern North Island - Wellington region. Lower Hutt, Alexandra, Paekakariki, Otago." "Waitahuna, Pomahaka, Hutt, Waikaka " "7-Jan-05" "10-Jan-05" 4 "0" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "240" 3 "Heavy rain on saturated ground causes flash flooding. 80mm of rain in 6 hours. 10 year flood levels on Pomahaka River; 20-year flood levels on the Waitahuna River. River flow measure equipment overwhelmed. Damages in the hundreds of thousands of [New Zealand] dollars." NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "1" "7-Jan-2005" "1" "1" NA "2609" 2611 3 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southern California - Los Angeles area: Cerritos, Elysian Park, Santa Clarita to San Dimas, Laurel Canyon, Silver Lake, Tujunga. Ventura County:Ojai. San Bernardino County: Forest Falls, Santa Clarita. Santa Barbara County. San Diego County." "Ventura River. Lower Santa Clara, Lower Santa Ynez, San Diego and San Luis Rey Rivers. San Gabriel." "8-Jan-05" "11-Jan-05" 4 "4" "500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "560" 3.4 "A series of winter storms causes flooding and mudslides. Mudslide in La Conchita in Ventura County destroyes 15 homes, kills 10. \"More than 15 inches have fallen in Los Angeles in the first nine days of 2005\"" NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "1" "8-Jan-2005" "1" "1" NA "2610" 2612 4 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Cumbria, Carlisle (Appleby, Longtown, Shap). Scotland (Morayshire, Peebles, Jedburgh) . West Yorkshire." "Eden, South Tyne, Nith, Tweed, Conwy, Caldew, Findhorn" "8-Jan-05" "10-Jan-05" 3 "3" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "290" 3.2 "Thousands homeless. Over 3,000 homes flooded. Two months rainfall in 24 hours on Jan 8 in Carlisle, worst deluge since 1822. These floods were more than 3 feet higher than last floods that took place along the Eden in 1968. Tens of millions of pounds damages in Carlisle. \"Worst floods in almost 200 years\" in Carlisle. MODIS observation of a new lake near Carlisle on January 10." NA NA "" 0 "1" 0 "1" "8-Jan-2005" "1" "1" NA "2611" 2613 5 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Southwestern Utah - counties: Iron, Washington. - St. George, Santa Clara, Bloomington, Washington City and Toquerville. Gunlock and Motoqua areas. Caliente --Southern Nevada - Overton, Mesquite, and Caliente. Western Las Vegas Valley. --Northern Arizona - Beaver Dam, Littlefield." "Utah - Santa Clara River, Virgin River --Nevada - Muddy, Virgin, Meadow Valley Wash --Arizona - Beaver Dam Wash." "10-Jan-05" "13-Jan-05" 4 "1" "850" "see notes" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "71,020" 5.6 "Utah - Heavy rains from a very moist air mass from the Pacific. Santa Clara river at 25 year high, Virgin River at 100 year flood levels. 18 homes destroyed, 5 bridges impassable. Over 225 million in damages. 600 people evacuated. \"the most flooding we've seen in at least 15 years.\" Nevada - 250 evacuated in Overton, NV from Muddy river flooding. Biggest flood in Caliente since the 1930s. Arizona - 22 homes damaged or destroyed by flooding in Beaver Dam and Littlefield. 1,400 homes cut off by flooding in Beaver Dam. USGS water flow gages damaged on Meadow Valley Wash, Beaver Dam Wash, Virgin and Muddy rivers. MODIS observation of the Virgin river in Utah, not normally visible, on January 12. Also Bonneville Salt Flats wet on Jan 12." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "10-Jan-2005" "1" "2" NA "2612" 2614 6 "" "Costa Rica" "Panama" "" "" "Costa Rica - Limon Province: Talamanca, Guacimo, Limon, Matina, Pococi, Siquierres. Heredia Province: Sarapiqui. Cartago Province: Paraiso, Alvarado, Turrialba. Alajuela Province: San Ramon --Panama - Bocas del Toro" "" "11-Jan-05" "18-Jan-05" 8 "4" "15,000" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,580" 4.8 "Costa Rica - 8,000 evacuated on Caribbean coast. Worst flooding in 3 years. 25 collapsed bridges. 6,642.5 hectares agricultural land damaged. Panama - 10,000 evacuated after 7 rivers flooded." NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "3" "11-Jan-2005" "1" "3" NA "2613" 2615 7 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sumatra Province - regencies: Ogan Komering Ilir, Ogan Ilir, Musi Banyuasin, Palembang --Lampung Province - regencies: Tulangbawang, North Lampung, East Lampung, Central Lampung, South Lampung, Tanggamus, Waykanan --West Java - Cirebon" "Sumatra - Musi, Tulangbawang" "11-Jan-05" "10-Feb-05" 31 "9" "" "14,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,150" 6.4 "Over 21,793 hectares of rice fields and 3,686 hectares of maize crops destroyed in Lampung; US$14.2 million in damaged crops. Flooding more severe in Lampung than similar floods in 2002. 16,678 hectares of rice fields damaged in South Sumatra province. MODIS observation of high levels on Tulangbawang in Lampung on January 11, 15, 18, 20, 22, Feb 5. Musi river high around Palembang on January 13, 18, 20, 22, 27, Feb 1, 3, 5. Floods receded to seasonal high levels by February 14, 16, 19" NA NA "" 1 "2" 1 "4" "11-Jan-2005" "2" "4" NA "2614" 2616 8 "" "Guyana" "" "" "" "Georgetown and coastal towns. West Demerara/Essequibo Islands, Demerara/Mahaica, Mahaica/West Berbice. " "Demerara River, Mahaica Creek" "15-Jan-05" "25-Feb-05" 42 "31" "375,000" "500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "1,340" 5.1 "More than 50 inches of rain in Guyana since December 26; more than 27 inches in January. - almost 4 times average rainfall. Flooding causes thousands to evacuate. Poor drainage in below sea level coastal towns enhances flooding. Two-thirds of capital city Georgetown flooded. 375,000 in shelters. About 1,400 square kilometers of coastal areas and riverbanks flooded. \"Since 1880, Guyana has never seen such rainfall!\" \"heaviest rains in a century\" MODIS observation of new water along Guyana coast January 24, 28. February 2, 9, 11." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "5" "15-Jan-2005" "2" "5" NA "2615" 2617 9 "" "Saudi Arabia" "" "" "" "Medina area. Villages: al-Areesh, al-Yatama, al-Fegra, al- Musaijeed, Al-Hunakeya. Mina" "" "22-Jan-05" "27-Jan-05" 6 "29" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,760" 5.1 "\"worst torrential storm to hit Saudi Arabia in 20 years\" Al-Yatama dam collapsed near Medina. 43 people rescued in villages near Medina. MODIS observation of flooding near Medina and to the north on January 24, 26." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "6" "22-Jan-2005" "2" "6" NA "2616" 2618 10 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Queensland - Townsville, Mackay, Ayr, Bowen, Hughenden, Proserpine, Yalarbo, Charters Towers." "Burdekin, Gilbert, Lower Diamantina, Lower Georgina, Cape. Eyre Creek" "23-Jan-05" "28-Jan-05" 6 "2" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "618,200" 6.6 "Heavy rains from tropical low cause widespread flooding. MODIS observation of flooding on lower Gilbert river on January 27. Sediment plume observed at mouth of Burdekin river near Ayr on January 28, 29." NA NA "" 1 "3" 1 "7" "23-Jan-2005" "3" "7" NA "2617" 2619 11 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Southwestern Victoria - Geelong region - Belmont, Grovedale and Corio" "" "26-Jan-05" "28-Jan-05" 3 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,120" 3.7 "Worst flash floods in Geelong area in 25 years." NA NA "" 0 "3" 0 "7" "26-Jan-2005" "3" "7" NA "2618" 2620 12 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Sofala province - Caia, Marromeu. Dondo and Nhamatanda. --Tete province - Mutarara --Zambezia province - Mopeia and Chinde." "Lower Zambezi river Pungue River" "25-Jan-05" "9-Feb-05" 16 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,300" 5.6 "Zambezi river below confluence with Shire has been rising since early January. Entire lower Zambezi on maximum flood alert by February 1. 700 hectares crops destroyed in Marromeu district; more than 800 hectares in Sofala and 700 hectares in Tete. Feb 1 - Lower Pungue river burst banks in Dondo and Nhamatanda districts in Sofala. Feb 4-8 - levels on the lower Zambezi begin to subside. Still above flood levels in Caia and Marromeu. Pungue river in Sofala still rising slowly. MODIS observations of high levels on Pungue river on January 26, 27. Bank full levels on Lower Zambezi February 2, 3, 4." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "8" "25-Jan-2005" "3" "8" NA "2619" 2621 13 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paulo state - Aracatuba, Jales. Glicerio, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Rio Claro" "Corumbatai," "29-Jan-05" "31-Jan-05" 3 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "127,900" 5.6 "Flash floods and mudslides. Road and rail lines damaged." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "9" "29-Jan-2005" "3" "9" NA "2620" 2622 14 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Southwestern Madagascar - " "Onilahy, Menarandra, Mandrare" "23-Jan-05" "2-Feb-05" 11 "17" "8,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,750" 4.9 "Thousands homes destroyed by Cyclone Ernest, flooding lasts more than a week after the cyclone. Flooding is rare in this normally arid region. Almost 8,000 homeless as of Feb 2. 13,000 need emergency relief. MODIS observations of high levels on southern madagascar rivers on January 31, February 1, 2 (compared to January 11)" NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "10" "23-Jan-2005" "3" "10" NA "2621" 2623 15 "" "Angola" "" "" "" "Northern Angola - provinces: North Cuanza (Kwanza-Norte), Uije, Zaire, Malanje, Bengo - Dondo area. Massangano. --Central Angola - provinces: Huambo, Benguela, and Bie. --Southeast Angola - Kwando Kubango" "Kapacala river, Cuanza river, Okavango river" "27-Jan-05" "28-Mar-05" 61 "" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "118,200" 6.9 "Rainy season began in October, 2004. Heavy rains in mid-December and late January. January 28, Dondo - 149 houses destroyed, 2 bridges damaged, 1,000 people homeless. Similar floods in late December left 500 families homeless. March 11 - 9 hours of heavy rain follows the weeks of heavy rains since January. 10,000 homeless in Dondo area, 608 houses destroyed. March 24 - 1,584 houses destroyed, 1,065 farms inundated in Dondo Cambambe Municipality. MODIS observations of seasonal flooding along the Cuanza river 300 km upriver from Dondo on December 25, 29, 30, 31, January 1, 4, 5, 8, 17. Flooding obsevered also father upriver on Cuanza tributaries Feb 20, 22, 24. Upper Okavango in Angola and Namibia seasonally high levels Feb 24 through March 28. Cuanza still high March 3, 10. High levels on the lower Cuanza near Dondo on March 11. High levels on Cuanza, Cuvo and Cunene on March 26, 28." NA NA "" 1 "4" 1 "11" "27-Jan-2005" "4" "11" NA "2622" 2624 16 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Minas Gerais State - Unai" "" "1-Feb-05" "11-Feb-05" 11 "9" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "56,390" 5.8 "Heavy rains cause floods across large part of Minas Gerais state. 2,000 homes collapsed or washed away. 80 bridges destroyed. MODIS observation of high levels on a tributary of the Para river in Minas Gerais on February 7. Flooding along Paracatu river downriver from Unai on February 9." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "12" "1-Feb-2005" "4" "12" NA "2623" 2625 17 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Southern Victoria - Melbourne, Geelong/Bellarine Peninsula - Flemington, Werribee, Dandenong, Coburg ." "Rivers: Maribyrnong, Yarra, Goulburn, Barwon, Bunyip. Creeks: Wallaby, Arthurs, Skeleton, Diamond, Dandenong, Merri, Koroit." "3-Feb-05" "7-Feb-05" 5 "" "" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,240" 5.2 "Intense low pressure system brings storms and flash flooding to Victoria. Heaviest rainfall in Melbourne since records began in 1856 (120 millimetres of rain in 24 hours). Hundreds of freshly shorn sheep die of hypothermia in rural Victoria. MODIS observation of new water near Geelong and high levels on the La Trobe river in southern Victoria on February 7." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "13" "3-Feb-2005" "4" "13" NA "2624" 2626 18 "" "Venezuela" "" "" "" "Northern coastal states: Vargas, Falcon, Yaracuy, Miranda, Aragua, Carabobo, Metropolitan District of Caracas. Towns: Higuerote, El Piache, Naiguata, Guarenas." "Guaire, Carmen de Uria, Caucaguita, Upire, Tocuyo, Aroa," "7-Feb-05" "14-Feb-05" 8 "19" "26,000" "52,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,960" 5 "Venezuela - Heavy rain in Venezuela's dry season causes floods and landslides. Caracas receives 84.7 mm of rain in 24 hours, breaking the single day record of 72.9 mm dating to 1951. 16 dead. 26,000 homeless along Caribbean coast. MODIS observation of flooding on lower Upare and Aroa rivers in Falcon department on February 12, 14." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "14" "7-Feb-2005" "4" "14" NA "2625" 2627 19 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Balochistan province - Pasni, Shadi Khore, Chaman, Pishin, Awaran, Turbat, Baila, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Gwadar, Mand, Aushab, Ormara, Sibbi, Bela, Kaetch, Khuzdar, Lasbella, Panjgoor. Nano. Suntesar. Villages washed away: Sindhi Paso, Turati, Kurki, Zar Khor and Sharnu Baza." "Dasht, Hingol, Nehang. Groki stream." "9-Feb-05" "16-Feb-05" 8 "300" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "123,200" 6 "Feb 10 - Shadikor Dam burst near Pasni after more than a week of heavy rain, killing at least 80. Several villages near Pasni washed away. Town of Pasni half inundated. 5,500 people trapped by floodwaters around Pasni; 1,500 missing; 1,200 rescued from the floodwater. 40,000 acres of crops destroyed. 40 kilometers of Makran coastal highway washed away. Many bridges washed away. 4,000 families without shelter. Feb 12 - Gaggo dam burst in Lasbella district, Gawar Bagh dam in Turbat district burst. Feb 13 - Chalvi dam burst in Kech district. 40,000 homeless in Lasbella, Gwadar, Khuzdar, Awaran, Ketch and Panjgoor districts. MODIS observation of flooding along the Dasht river and sediment plumes at Omara, Pasni and Gwadar areas of Baluchistan on February 11, 15" NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "15" "9-Feb-2005" "4" "15" NA "2626" 2628 20 "" "Venezuela" "Colombia" "" "" "Colombia - Northeastern departments: Santander, Norte de Santander. Cities: Bucaramanga, Puerto Santander, Giron, Cúcuta. --Venezuela - Southwestern departments: Merida, Tachira and Zulia. Towns: Santa Cruz de Mora, Tovar." "Colombia - Lebrija, Oro, Frio, Tachira. --Venezuela - Mocoties, Chama, Tachira. Escalante, Tarna, Zulia. " "11-Feb-05" "26-Feb-05" 16 "95" "70,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,720" 5.8 "Colombia - heavy rains for 20 hours cause flooding and landslides. Oro and Frio rivers overflowed their banks. 25 dead, 25,000 displaced around Bucaramanga, 5,000 homes destroyed. Totals: 55 dead, 40,000 displaced. Venezuela - 30,000 displaced and 40 killed in remote Andean villages. MODIS observation of flooding in Zulia on February 15, 16, 17, 24. February 26 - flooding continues on the Escalante river in Zulia, but has subsided on the Tarna and Zulia rivers. " NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "16" "11-Feb-2005" "4" "16" NA "2627" 2629 21 "" "Greece" "Bulgaria" "Turkey" "" "Northeastern Greece - Thrace region - Evros Prefecture, Pytheio area, Sofiko district near Didymotichos. Lavra, Pitia and Poros --Bulgaria - Maritsa river --Northwestern Turkey - Odrin Tharace region." "Greece - Evros (Meric) River, Arda --Bulgaria - Arda, Maritsa and Tundja --Turkey - Tundja, Maritsa and Arda" "17-Feb-05" "24-Mar-05" 36 "" "300" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "7,610" 5.6 "Heavy rain and snowmelt in Bulgaria cause high levels in the Evros tributary Arda. Highest levels in 50 years on Evros river, 3,800 hectares farmland flooded to divert flooding from populated areas. March 2 - Evros overflows inundating 30 houses and 1,000 hectares; 300 evacuated from Lavara. March 8 - Evros begins receding. 10,100 hectares of farmland on the Greek side of the border flooded. MODIS observation of flooding at the mouth of the Evros on February 18. Flooding along Evros, Meric and Ergene on Feb 20, 22. Rivers still high on March 6, 11, 12, 13, 17. Evros river has receded considerably by March 18, 24." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "17" "17-Feb-2005" "4" "17" NA "2628" 2630 22 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - West Java - Bandung - districts: Baleendah and Dayeuhkolot" "Citarum river" "19-Feb-05" "25-Feb-05" 7 "" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "890" 3.8 "Two days of heavy rain bring biggest flooding in 10 years to south Bandung. Houses inundated with 3 meters of water as Citarum river overflows banks. 18 out of 45 districts inundated in South Bandung by Feb 25. MODIS observation of a new wet spot near Bandung city on February 23." NA NA "" 0 "4" 0 "17" "19-Feb-2005" "4" "17" NA "2629" 2631 23 "" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Santa Cruz Province -" "Rio Grande" "19-Feb-05" "22-Feb-05" 4 "" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,540" 4.6 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 4.6 million euros damage to crops. 150 families 'affected' by flooding. MODIS observation of high levels and flooding on Rio Grande east of Santa Cruz city on February 21." NA NA "" 0 "4" 1 "18" "19-Feb-2005" "4" "18" NA "2630" 2632 24 "" "Kazakhstan" "Uzbekistan" "" "" "South Kazakhstan - Kyzylorda Region - Districts: Shiyeli, Syrdariya, Zhalagash, Zhanakorgan, Karmakshy, Otyrar, Tomenaryk. --Uzbekistan - Boymurod in Konimex District, Qoshquduq in Nurota District" "Syr Darya" "24-Feb-05" "23-Mar-05" 28 "" "30,000" "4,600,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "135,400" 6.6 "Kazakhstan - \"intensive release of water\" from Shardara reservior into the Syr Darya river. Ice Jam downriver causing flooding. Fow is expected to increase when snow starts to melt. Farmland and settlements flooded in Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. 25,000 evacuated. 550 sq km flooded. one billion tenge in damages. Uzbekistan - 1,500 evacuated. MODIS observations of high levels on Syr Darya river around Kyzylorda on Feb 24, 26, 28, March 2, 4, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23. High levels on Cu and Ili rivers observed on Feb March 2, 4, 16, 20, 22, 23." NA NA "" 1 "5" 1 "19" "24-Feb-2005" "5" "19" 0.74 "2631" 2633 25 "" "Saudi Arabia" "Oman" "United Arab Emirates" "" "Saudi Arabia - Riyadh area, Dawadimi and Mujamaa. al-Qasim. --Oman - Muscat, Dhofar, Sharbasath, Batinah, Nizwa, Musandam. --United Arab Emirates - Fujairah, Sakukum valley." " " "1-Mar-05" "23-Mar-05" 23 "7" "700" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "489,000" 7.1 "Saudi Arabia - Torrential rain causes floods that kill 7. 700 rescued by helicopters. Oman - wadis overflow, damage to houses. MODIS observations of wet areas around Riyadh on March 1. New wet area in north central Oman on March 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23." NA NA "" 1 "6" 1 "20" "1-Mar-2005" "1" "1" NA "2632" 2634 26 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sw Pakistan - Balochistan - Qila Abdullah, Chaman, Gwadar, Turbat" "" "2-Mar-05" "8-Mar-05" 7 "15" "5,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "104,000" 5.9 "Akra Kaur dam overflow/release in Gwadar submerges several villages; 5,000 evacuated. 400 houses washed away in Chaman. MODIS observations of high levels on Dascht river March 4, New wet area southeast of Quetta, Pakistan and flooding along Lowrah in southeastern Afghanistan on March 5, 19, 21." NA NA "" 0 "6" 1 "21" "2-Mar-2005" "1" "2" NA "2633" 2635 27 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Western, central and southeast Afghanistan: --Nimroz province - Zaranj. Districts: Chakhansur, Chahar Burjak --Urozgan (Uruzgan) province - Dehrawut District, Deh Rawud, Tarin Kot, Khas Uruzgan district and in Chori. Gezab. --Farah province - Farah city --Ghor province - Chaghcharan, Charchana, Kanda, Shahrak --Herat province - Adraskan, Pashtun Zarghun and Farsi districts --Ghowr Province - Taywara District --Zabul Province - Arghandab and Daichopan districts --other provinces - Faryab, Paktia, Khost and Paktika." "Sistan Wetlands, Helmand river and tributaries. Saghar, Tarin Kot, Farah Rod, Arghandab." "5-Mar-05" "5-Apr-05" 32 "26" "5,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "275,300" 6.9 "Snow begins melting after worst winter in a decade in Afghanistan, flooding is expected to increase. Nimroz - 300 houses destroyed, 3 dead. March 21 - Urozgan Province - 115 dead, 1,000 trapped on islands formed by floods, thousands houses destroyed in Deh Rawud District. March 22 - death toll revised to 2 dead, 12 missing in Uruzgan. 26 dead across the country. 68 dead and 100 houses destroyed in Farah. 40 deaths in Faryab and Ghor. 266 families displaced in Ghor. 2,500 houses had collapsed in Herat province. March 25 - Helmand river is receding in Uruzgan. April 5 - flooding persists in Arghandab and Daichopan districts of Zabul province, 1000 acres flooded MODIS observations of wet conditions in the Sistan Wetlands in western Afghanistan and eastern Iran on March 7, 8, 9, 10, 18. Helmand river is visible near Deh Rawud on March 21, 22" NA NA "" 1 "7" 1 "22" "5-Mar-2005" "2" "3" NA "2634" 2636 28 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "East Central Madagascar - Lake Alaotra area - eastern Toamasina province - Alaotra, Mangoro, Amparafaravola and Ambatondrazaka regions. western Mahajanga province - Boeny and Sofia regions. southeastern area of Farafanga. northern region of Diana." "" "2-Mar-05" "15-Mar-05" 14 "25" "8,300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,370" 5.4 "Four days of unusally heavy rain leave 10 percent of rice fields submerged on western shores of Lake Alaotra. 8,090 homeless. MODIS observation of high levels on Lake Alaotra March 7, 8, 9, 12, 15. High levels also observed on Ikopa and Mahajamba rivers and their tributaries." NA NA "" 0 "7" 1 "23" "2-Mar-2005" "2" "4" NA "2635" 2637 29 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Southern Algeria - regions of Alisi, Adrar and Tamenrast" "" "6-Mar-05" "9-Mar-05" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "436,800" 6.2 "Heavy rain in Sahara floods wadis. 3 dead, 9 missing, 70 rescued by helicopters. Damage to roads, agriculture, infrastructure. Several villages inundated. MODIS observation of wet channels in the desert west of Tamanrasset on March 7, 9." NA NA "" 1 "8" 1 "24" "6-Mar-2005" "3" "5" NA "2636" 2638 30 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Western Iran - Lorestan province - 100 villages flooded" "" "11-Mar-05" "12-Mar-05" 2 "3" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,040" 4.7 "Heaviest rain in 30 years. 100 villages in Lorestan province flooded. Thousands forced from their homes. MODIS observation of small area of new water southeast of Borujerd in Lorestan Province on March 15, 16." NA NA "" 0 "8" 1 "25" "11-Mar-2005" "3" "6" NA "2637" 2639 31 "" "China" "Kazakhstan" "" "" "Northwestern China - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Ili Kazak Prefecture --eastern Kazakhstan - " "Ili river valley" "11-Mar-05" "22-Mar-05" 12 "1" "3,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "220,900" 6.4 "Xinjiang - Heavy rain and early snowmelt have destroyed 33 houses and more than 100 bridges and culverts and inundated 500 hectares farmland in Ili Kazak Prefecture. March 20 - 1 dead, 3,000 evacuated, 10,000 houses destroyed, 5,000 head livestock killed, 796 hectares crops inundated. March 22 - 3,267 hectares inundated." NA NA "" 1 "9" 1 "26" "11-Mar-2005" "4" "7" NA "2638" 2640 32 "" "Iraq" "" "" "" "Southeastern Iraq - along Tigris river" "Tigris River" "13-Mar-05" "25-Mar-05" 13 "" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "260,700" 6.5 "First MODIS observation of Tigris river high with lots of sediment on March 13, more observations on March 14, 15, 16, 17. Tigris less sedimenty on March 20. Tigris receding March 21, 22, 24, 25." NA NA "" 1 "10" 1 "27" "13-Mar-2005" "5" "8" NA "2639" 2641 33 "" "Zambia" "" "" "" "Northeast Zambia - Northern Province" "Chambeshi river, Bangwelu swamps" "1-Mar-05" "1-Apr-05" 32 "" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "122,600" 6.6 "Above normal rainfall in Northern Province of Zambia. Scores displaced by flooding. MODIS observations of high levels on the Chambeshi river and in the Bagwelu swamp begin in late January. Chambeshi river flooded on March 11, additional observations on March 22, 29, April 1." NA NA "" 1 "11" 1 "28" "1-Mar-2005" "6" "9" NA "2640" 2642 34 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northern Afghanistan - Provinces: Sar-e Pol (Sozma Qala, Sangcharak, Gosfandi and Sar-e Pol), Balkh (Marmol District), Jowzjan (Khoja Dokoh District), Baghlan (Dahan-e Ghowri District)" "Aamo" "15-Mar-05" "18-Mar-05" 4 "2" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "89,540" 5.6 "\"Floods have killed at least two people in Sozma Qala District and destroyed 200 sheep, 20 cows, 20 mills and 600 hectares of agricultural land.\" … \"Floods have also destroyed 150 vineyards and 25 dams in Sar-e Pol, causing huge losses to farmers.\" Jawzjan - 100 families displaced, 80 homes destroyed in Khoja Dokoh District. 1,000 hectares farmland washed away. 50 homes destroyed in Marmol District of Balkh Province" NA NA "" 0 "11" 1 "29" "15-Mar-2005" "6" "10" NA "2641" 2643 35 "" "Romania" "Poland" "Czech Republic" "Slovakia" "Poland - southwestern city of Wroclaw. Lower Silesia, northern Mazurian lake region. Podkarpacie. Central regions of Sandomierz and Kielce. City Tomaszow Mazowiecki. Souteastern city of Rzeszow. Bartoszyce. Braniewo. --Romania - 98 towns and villages in 18 counties in the northwest. Mures region. Hunedoara, Vata de Jos. --Hungary - Szeged --Czech Republic - south Moravia --Slovakia - Tatra Mountains - Poprad, Nove Zamky --Croatia - Sava river valley --Bulgaria - Vidin, Lom, Ruse" "Poland - Tributaries of the Odra River. Wolborka. tributaries to the Vistula, Czarna, Wisla, Wislok. Pasleka, Kaczawa --Romania - Somes, upper Tisza --Hungary - Koros, Danube, Tisza --Czech Republic - Sazava, Morava --Slovakia - Torysa --Croatia - Sava river valley --Bulgaria - Danube" "17-Mar-05" "8-Apr-05" 23 "4" "1,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "673,500" 7.2 "Poland - Melting snow and continuous rainfall cause flooding throughout Poland. 2 missing. 1,200 buildings flooded around the country. 11,000 hectares of land in southeast inundated. Romania - 2 dead. hundreds homes, farms and 2,000 hectares farm land inundated Czech Republic - 1 dead. homes damaged. Hungary - 94,000 hectares inundated. Danube and Tisza rivers threatening to burst their banks Slovakia - 1 dead MODIS observations of high levels on Mures and Koros/Crisu rivers in Romania and Hungary, and high levels on the upper Tisza in Hungary on March 20, 22, 23. Tributaries of Wisla in Poland high on March 22, 23, 29, 31. High levels on Morava river near Bratislava, Czech Republic on March 21, 23, April 3. High levels on Elbe river in Germany near Leipzig on March 21, near Hamburg March 30. Sava river high in Croatia on March 18, 21, 29, April 3. Middle Danube high on March 29, April 3. Lower Danube high April 3, 5" NA NA "" 1 "12" 1 "30" "17-Mar-2005" "7" "11" NA "2642" 2644 36 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Baluchistan - districts: Kohlu, Sibbi. Naseerabad" "" "20-Mar-05" "24-Mar-05" 5 "20" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "75,650" 5.6 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. Kohlu - 15 dead. Sibbi - 6 deaths. 70 houses damaged. Naseerabad - dozens villages inundated, 3,500 homeless MODIS observations of new water near Sibbi and Kohlu on March 20, 22, 23. Flooding mostly receded by March 26." NA NA "" 0 "12" 1 "31" "20-Mar-2005" "7" "12" NA "2643" 2645 37 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Southern Madagascar - Taolagnaro area" "" "24-Mar-05" "26-Mar-05" 3 "" "900" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "150" 2.7 "Several days of heavy rain cause flooding. 900 homeless and 4 missing." NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "31" "24-Mar-2005" "7" "12" NA "2644" 2646 38 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "South Island - Nelson and Tasman - Kohatu, Tapawera, Kerr Bay area." "Motupiko, Motueka" "25-Mar-05" "26-Mar-05" 2 "" "" "50,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,450" 3.7 "Worst floods in 20 years in Kohatu area. Bridges washed out. Livestock lost." NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "31" "25-Mar-2005" "7" "12" NA "2645" 2647 39 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Southeast - Ghazni province - Khwaja Omari district. Ghazni." "Ghazni river" "29-Mar-05" "30-Mar-05" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,440" 3.5 "Band-e-Sultan Dam breached after heavy rains and melting snow, Ghazni town and villages along bank of Ghazni river flooded." NA NA "" 0 "12" 0 "31" "29-Mar-2005" "7" "12" NA "2646" 2648 40 "" "USA" "" "" "" "New Jersey - counties: Mercer, Hunterdon, Passaic, Warren, Morris. Wayne. Trenton. --Pennsylvania - counties: Monroe, Bradford, Pike, Sullivan, Bucks, Columbia. Easton --New York - counties: Delaware, Orange, Ulster, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Tioga. Deerpark, Port Jervis. --Maine - ice jam flooding in north. Grindstone." "New Jersey - Delaware, Pequannock, Passaic, Pompton, Ramapo, Hackensack, Wanaque --Pennsylvania - Delaware, Susquehanna and tributaries. Athens, Lehigh --New York - Hudson Valley - Hudson, Chenango, Tioughnioga, Neversink, Beaverkill, Esopus, Moodna, Rondout, Wallkill, Raritan and the Passaic. --Maine - Penobscot" "1-Apr-05" "6-Apr-05" 6 "2" "11,000" "30,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "130,500" 6.1 "New Jersey - Worst floods in 50 years in Trenton, 30 million in damages. 6,000 displaced, 3,200 homes damaged. Pennsylvania - 40 million damages in Monroe county. 5,715 homes evacuated statewide. Worst floods in Easton since 1955. New York - 2 deaths. 100 year floods on Neversink River MODIS observations of high levels on lower Connecticut river and upper Hudson river on April 5, also flooding around Finger lakes in upstate New York." NA NA "" 1 "13" 1 "32" "1-Apr-2005" "8" "13" NA "2647" 2649 41 "" "Colombia " "" "" "" "Northern Colombia - Boyaca - Maripi district. Antioquia -" "" "11-Apr-05" "14-Apr-05" 4 "11" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,530" 5.1 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "33" "11-Apr-2005" "8" "14" NA "2648" 2650 42 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Zanzibar - Mtoni, Kariakoo, Jangombe, Magomeni, Darajabovu, and in the Zanzibar town centre" "" "16-Apr-05" "18-Apr-05" 3 "1" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "510" 3.2 "Heaviest rains in 40 years - one dead, hundreds homeless." NA NA "" 0 "13" 0 "33" "16-Apr-2005" "8" "14" NA "2649" 2651 43 "" "Romania" "Serbia" "" "" "Romania - counties: Timis, Caras-Severin, Hunedoara, Arad, Dambovita, Buzau. Towns: Arad, Timisoara, Turnu-Severin. Buzau. Covasna. Targoviste city area. --Northeastern Serbia - Vojvodina - Jasa Tomic, Medja, Secanj, Zitiste, Bela Crkva and Plandiste." "Romania - Timis, Mures, Bega, Cerna, Barzava, Ialomita --Serbia - Tamis" "18-Apr-05" "4-Jun-05" 48 "4" "7,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "58,910" 6.6 "Romania - worst floods in 50 years in Timisoara. Worst floods in 100 years in Timis country. 3,700 homeless. Damage to around 350 bridges and dams. 7,000 homes flooded. 150,000 hectares farm land inundated. Damages to agriculture and infrastructure $504 million as of May 18. Villages Ionel, Otelec, Foeni and Cruceni underwater for more than a month. Serbia - worst floods since 1966 in Jasa Tomic. 120 houses destroyed. MODIS observation of flooding along Timis river on April 23, 30, May 2, 3, 10, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, June 4, 13, 17. High levels on upper Olt river May 13, 14." NA NA "" 1 "14" 1 "34" "18-Apr-2005" "9" "15" NA "2650" 2652 44 "" "Ethiopia" "Somalia" "" "" "Ethiopia - Somali state - Ogaden region, Gode. West Emi district. Godie, Deghabur, Mustahil. Gode, Jijiga, Kebridehar, Afder, Degehabur zones. Wolayta zone - Humbo woreda. Dire Dawa. Kelafo to Mustahil. Arba Minch district --Somalia - Somaliland - Hargeisa, Jowhar, Burco, Berbera, Burao, Borame and Sayla. Hiiran region - Beletweyne. Lower Jubba - Kowaan, Musa Haji, Jimey, Sanguni and Maleley. Middle Juba - Bu'ale district." "Ethiopia - Wade Shabelle, Hargeysa, Bilate River, Ashewa. Genale, Dawa, Fafen. Sile and Sego rivers. --Somalia - Jubba." "23-Apr-05" "14-Jun-05" 53 "177" "260,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "336,100" 7.4 "Ethiopia - Worst flooding in 40 years. At least 170 dead. Ten days continuous heavy rain bursts banks of Wade Shabelle. 160 villages washed away. Over 150,000 people affected. Hundreds of houses destroyed. Tens of thousands of livestock killed. Roads and bridges washed away. Crocodiles are reported to have eaten at least 19 people during the floods. Somalia - 40 dead. Worst flooding in Hargeisa area since 1953. More than 100 50 year old houses swept away in Berbera. Town of Hargeisa was seriously affected. 5,000 families displaced and 2,500 ha of farmland destroyed in the Hiiraan region. MODIS observations of flooding along Wade Shabelle and Fafen rivers on April 25, 27, May 4, 6, 11, 13, 20, 29, June 3. Flooding along lower Wade Shabelle river on May 20, 29, June 14. Flooding in northeastern Somalia in Nugaaleed area on May 22. Flooding along Lower Jubba river in Somalia on June 14." NA NA "" 1 "15" 1 "35" "23-Apr-2005" "10" "16" NA "2651" 2653 45 "" "Georgia" "Russia" "" "" "Georgia - Svaneti, Tsageri, Tbilisi, Shida Kartli, Lentekhi, Mestia, Oni, Ambrolauri, Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskaltubo, Racha-Lechkhumi, Imereti, Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo-Upper (Zemo) Svaneti, Inner (Shida) Kartli, Lower (Kvemo) Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Adjara, Samtskhe-Javakheti. Shida Kartli region. Kutaisi. ---Southern Russia - Caucasus republics: --South Ossetia - Java and Kvaisa regions. --Ingushetia - Karabulak. --Dagestan - Babayurt district, Orazgulaul. --Chechnya - Sunzha, Kurchaloi, Shali, Nozhai-Yurt, Vvedeno, Grozny, Gudermes, Achkhoi-Martan, Itum-Kali, Sharoi districts and Grozny. --Stavropol territory - Zaterechny and Achikulak, the Neftekumsk. " "Georgia - Mtkvari, Rioni, Tskhenistskali, Ladzhanuri --Southern Russia - Terek, Kuma, Podkumok, Tamlyk, Dzhemukha, Kalaus, Darya and Surkul, Sunzha Volga, Kama and Ural and tributaries." "25-Apr-05" "30-May-05" 36 "" "6,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "1,515,000" 7.7 "Floods and landslides widespread throughout Georgia. Worst floods in Georgia \"for many years\". Hundreds houses evacuated. Extensive damage to buildings and agriculture. Southern Russia - Fifty houses and fields on the area of more than 53,000 hectares are flooded in the Babayurt district of Dagestan. 24.5 square kilometers and 832 houses flooded in Stavropol territory. MODIS observations of flooding upper Volga tributaries on April 21, 23, 26, 28, 30. Flooding on Don and tributaries on April 26, May 5. Flooding on upper Ural river April 23, 25, May 4. Flooding on Kama river April 23, 29. Flooding on lower Volga and lower Ural rivers May 7, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25. Flooding along lower Terek river on May 12, 21, 23, 30, June 8, 10." NA NA "" 1 "16" 1 "36" "25-Apr-2005" "11" "17" NA "2652" 2654 46 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Aceh Tenggara District, Badar Sub-District. Villages: Jongar, Lawe Mengkudu, Lawe Penanggalan and Jambur Lak Lak." "Lawe Alas River " "26-Apr-05" "27-Apr-05" 2 "20" "750" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,730" 3.5 "Two days of torrential rains caused the Lawe Alas River to overflow - flash floods. Roads and bridges destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "16" 0 "36" "26-Apr-2005" "11" "17" 0.56 "2653" 2655 47 "" "Kenya" "Uganda" "" "" "Kenya - Nyanza, Western, Rift Valley, Coast and parts of North Eastern provinces - districts: Nyando (Kabonyo, Kakola, Kochogo, Ongeche) , Rachuonyo (Kayitir, Kawadhgone, Koyugi), Nyatike (Kaden), Migori, Garissa (Dadaab), Isiolo (Merti, Gulesa and Malkagala), Karachuonyo, Homa Bay (Kochia, West Kagan, Rangwe), Ijara, Tana River. Kisumu (Buoye, Winam, Kolwa). Kochia. Naivasha, Nakuru. --Uganda - Mbale district." "Kenya - Nyando, Kibos, Awattende, Maugo. Ombeyi, Athi, Ewaso Nyiro. Oluch, Mango and Awach Kagan Nyamasaria and Mahenya --Uganda - Namatala" "3-May-05" "3-Jun-05" 32 "4" "40,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "443,200" 7.3 "More than 10,000 families displaced by flooding throughout Kenya. Heavy rain causes flash flooding along several rivers in western Kenya. Heaviest flooding since 1963 in Rachuonyo District. Extensive agricultural damages. Flooding displaces 25 000 Somali refugees at Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. MODIS observation of flooding on tributary of Lak Dara river in northeast Kenya near on May 4. Flooding northwest of Lake Turkana on May 7, 14, 23, 28, 30, June 1, 3." NA NA "" 1 "17" 1 "37" "3-May-2005" "1" "1" NA "2654" 2656 48 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Farah province - Purchaman district Ghor province - Barakhana, Karistan and Jarmatu in Chaghcharan district. Taiwara, Tulak, and Shahrak districts." "Amu Darya," "4-May-05" "8-May-05" 5 "14" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "82,360" 5.6 "Several days heavy rain cause extensive agricultural flooding. At least six people and 200 livestock are reported missing. Heavy spring floods from snowmelt on Amu Darya River." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "38" "4-May-2005" "1" "2" NA "2655" 2657 49 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Kuktosh in Rudaki district, southern Khatlon province, Murgab district, Rasht Valley. Gairat. Surkhaki in Tojikobod District. " "Aksu river, Kundalang, Chubek and Yakh-Su " "7-May-05" "18-May-05" 12 "1" "" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "26,480" 5.5 "Floods and mudslides from a week of heavy rain and snowmelt. More than 660 houses and 12 km roads and 320 hectares of cotton and other crop destroyed. Half a dozen bridges have been washed away." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "39" "7-May-2005" "1" "3" NA "2656" 2658 50 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "North Island - Bay of Plenty province - Tauranga, Otumoetai. Whakatane District - Matata" "" "18-May-05" "21-May-05" 4 "0" "290" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "630" 3.6 "Flash floods and landslides. Worst deluge on record - 400 millimetres of rain fell in Tauranga region in 36 hours. 200 houses damaged. Floodwaters up to five metres deep in Matata." NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "39" "18-May-2005" "1" "3" NA "2657" 2659 51 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paulo city" "" "24-May-05" "27-May-05" 4 "5" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "930" 3.6 "Record rains for this time of year: 14cm rain in Sao Paulo in 24 hours; double the usual amount of rainfall for the entire month of May. Flash floods and mudslides in shantytowns around the city. " NA NA "" 0 "17" 0 "39" "24-May-2005" "1" "3" NA "2658" 2660 52 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northeastern Bangladesh - Maulvibazar and Haviganj districts." "Kushiara, Manu, Dholai and the Khowai" "25-May-05" "28-May-05" 4 "13" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,730" 4.7 "Two days pre-monsoon rain flood more than 200 villages. Thousands of hectares of croplands submerged. 150,000 marooned MODIS observation of flooding in northeastern bangladesh on May 27, 29." NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "40" "25-May-2005" "1" "4" NA "2659" 2661 53 "" "Finland" "" "" "" "Finnish Lapland - Ivalo and Kittilä" "Ounasjoki, Ivalojoki" "25-May-05" "31-May-05" 7 "0" "400" "" "Snowmelt" 1 "24,900" 5.2 "Worst spring flooding since 1981. Damages in the millions of euros. MODIS observation of flooding near Ivalo on May 26" NA NA "" 0 "17" 1 "41" "25-May-2005" "1" "5" NA "2660" 2662 54 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Maritime region: Primorye Territory - districts: Krasnoarmeisky, Chuguevo (Koksharovka, Antonovka and Novo-Mikhailovka), Dalnerechensk and Kirov, Roshchino. --Khabarovsk - Roshchino. villages: Berezovy, Amgun, Tumnin, Kukan." "Bolshaya Ussurka River. Amur River and Ussuri, Khor, Argun tributaries." "11-May-05" "7-Jun-05" 28 "1" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "379,300" 7.2 "468 houses flooded. State of emergency in Krasnoarmeisky district. Bridges washed away and damaged. June 3 - Amur river at highest levels in 30 years MODIS observation of high levels on Amur river and tributaries in Primorye and Khabarovsk on May 11, 26, June 4, 7. Flooding on Bolshaya Ussurka and Amur rivers May 24, 28." NA NA "" 1 "18" 1 "42" "11-May-2005" "2" "6" NA "2661" 2663 55 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Counties: Ruse, Silistra, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pernik and Kyustendil, Sofia and Pleven. towns: Ruse, Lovech, Pleven, Silistra, Osem, Vit, Smolian, Plovdiv, Vratsa, Dobrotitsa, Apriltsi" "Skut, Vidima, Struma, Iskar, Vit" "26-May-05" "13-Jun-05" 19 "6" "" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "71,250" 6.1 "Several days of heavy rain, \"heaviest rainfall in Bulgaria for the last 50 years\". 16,000 hectares crops inundated in northeast Bulgaria. Villages isolated. More than 100 villages and small towns affected by floods. Damges 15 million levs. June 13 - Flooding persists in municipalities of Mezdra, Iskar, Pernik and Svoge in Sofia region. MODIS observation of flooding east of Pleven on May 30." NA NA "" 1 "19" 1 "43" "26-May-2005" "3" "7" NA "2662" 2664 56 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Minxian County" "" "28-May-05" "29-May-05" 2 "8" "" "4,600,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "2,020" 3.6 "Flash floods and mudslides. 436.4 hectares of farmland damaged. Affected population of 8,842. " NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "43" "28-May-2005" "3" "7" NA "2663" 2665 57 "" "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Southern Ukraine - Melitopol region in Zaporozhye" "" "28-May-05" "30-May-05" 3 "" "50" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,130" 4.4 "450 houses and 600 orchards have been flooded. More than a months rain in a day." NA NA "" 0 "19" 1 "44" "28-May-2005" "3" "8" NA "2664" 2666 58 "" "China " "" "" "" "Hunan Province - counties: Xinshao, Anhua, Xinhua. Cities: Shaoyang, Loudi, Lianyuan, Yiyang, Chenzhou. Xiangxi Tu and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. --Sichuan Province - Qijiang county in southwestern Chongqing municipality. --Guizhou Province - " "Qijiang, Yangtze tributaries." "30-May-05" "10-Jun-05" 12 "160" "300,000" "383,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "679,700" 6.9 "A week of torrential rain starts summer flood season in China - at least 204 dead, 79 missing since begining of the year. 76,000 houses destroyed. 614,000 hectares farmland destroyed. Hunan - 96 dead. 201 millimetres of rain fell in a single 24-hour period in Xinshao. 20,000 hectares of farmland flooded. Guizhou - 49 dead. Over 3,000 houses collapsed. Over 120,000 hectares farmland destroyed. 41 million US damages." NA NA "" 1 "20" 1 "45" "30-May-2005" "4" "9" NA "2665" 2667 59 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Pernambuco State - Recife, Vitoria de Santo Antao and Jaboatao dos Guararapes" "" "1-Jun-05" "4-Jun-05" 4 "28" "31,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,050" 4.4 "Flooding and mudslides. 300 houses destroyed. A state of emergency has been declared in 23 cities in Pernambuco. More than 229 millimeters of rain has fallen in the capital of Recife since June 1." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "46" "1-Jun-2005" "4" "10" NA "2666" 2668 60 "" "Georgia " "" "" "" "Georgia - Mtsketa-Tianetsk region. Districts: Kazbeg, Tianeti, Dusheti, Telavi, Akhmeti. Pankisi Gorge area. " "Aragvi, Iori, Ilgo and Alazani rivers" "5-Jun-05" "17-Jun-05" 13 "1" "50" "2,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,900" 5.3 "Dozens of villages cut off. Several bridges destroyed, thousands hectares crops and vineyards submerged. Several hundred cattle and many chickens have drowned. Damage to Khadori hydropower plant on Alazani river. June 15 - Flooding continues in Dusheti region, Aragvi River overflows. MODIS observation of flooding on Alazani river on June 10, 11, 12, 15." NA NA "" 0 "20" 1 "47" "5-Jun-2005" "4" "11" NA "2667" 2669 61 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Central and southern Alberta - Calgary area. High River, West Bragg Creek, Pincher Creek, Okotoks, Lethbridge, Turner Valley, Bragg Creek, Black Diamond, Riverdale and Mission. Willow Creek. Siksika reserve. Hidden Valley. Sundre, Drumheller, Red Deer, Bottrel, Priddis. Saskatchewan - Cumberland House" "Elbow, High, Bow, Highwood, Sheep, Oldman, Willow Creek, Red Deer, Fish Creek, Priddis Creek. North Saskatchewan" "7-Jun-05" "1-Jul-05" 25 "4" "5,000" "400,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "86,680" 6.6 "Glenmore Reservoir overflows \"for the first time in memory\" on June 8. Widespread damage to rural infrastructure. Highest levels on Elbow River in 29 years in Rideau Park. Worst floods in more than a decade in Calgary city. \"As two weeks of torrential rain finally abated, thousands of Albertans returned home yesterday to find their possessions destroyed and houses wrecked. Officials have begun calling the floods a \"once-in-200-year event.\"\" ... \"worst floods in living memory\" June 20 - Two major floods in a week. Red Deer river floods entire downtown of Sundre, 300 houses damaged. June 29 - Another heavy downpour overflows the Sheep river. States of emergency again in towns of Hidden Valley, High River, Okotoks and Black Diamond." NA NA "" 1 "21" 1 "48" "7-Jun-2005" "5" "12" NA "2668" 2670 62 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Soghd Region - Pendzhekent district, Shing. Konibodom district" "" "8-Jun-05" "10-Jun-05" 3 "6" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,930" 4.3 "Heavy rain floods three villages in Pendzhekent district, 70 houses destroyed. 2000 homeless. Mudslides." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "49" "8-Jun-2005" "5" "13" NA "2669" 2671 63 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang province - Shalan Township. Ningan city" "" "10-Jun-05" "12-Jun-05" 3 "117" "400" "" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "2,330" 4.1 "Flash flood in mountainous terrain may have killed over 200 people. Worst flood in 200 years in Shalan village. 1,333 hectares farmland ruined, 55 houses destroyed. 100 families need relocation." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "50" "10-Jun-2005" "5" "14" NA "2670" 2672 64 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Southern Taiwan: Pingtung county - Shinyuan, Niaosung, Machia. Tainan county - Tsochen, Peimen. Kaohsiung county. Chiayi county. Yunlin county." "Pachang" "11-Jun-05" "17-Jun-05" 7 "16" "2,700" "62,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "3,450" 4.6 "Hundreds evacuated from low lying areas in southern Taiwan. Flash floods and mudslides. Thousands of homes in Pingtung cut off by floods. Thousands residences in Kaohsiung flooded with waist high water. Heavy agricultural damage - some 34,790 hectares of rice paddies and peanut, green vegetable, watermelon, corn and papaya plantations inundated. Worst floods in 30 years in Shinyuan township." NA NA "" 0 "21" 1 "51" "11-Jun-2005" "5" "15" NA "2671" 2673 65 "" "Afghanistan" "Kyrgyzstan" "Tajikistan" "" "Tajikistan - Khamadoni. Khatlon Region: Hamadoni and Farkhor districts: Turdiyev, Kalinin and Dasht-i Gulo. Soghd region: Districts: Shahriston, Ghonchi. Pendzhikent region. Khamadoni region. --Afghanistan - Badakhshan Province - Faizabad, Darayem, Teshkan, Baharak, Jurm, Yomgan, Argo, Darwaz. Kapisa Balkh Province - Shortepa --Kyrgyzstan - Osh, Batken and Jalalabat provinces. Nookat, Bazarkorgon, Suzak and Nooken" "Tajikistan - upper Amu Daria and tributaries. Panj, Pyandzh --Afghanistan - Panjshir River. Amu Daria" "15-Jun-05" "21-Jul-05" 37 "39" "11,000" "50,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "103,000" 6.6 "Tajikistan - Floods and mudflows. 8,000 evacutated in Khatlon region. Over 2 million damages in Sogdi region. 50 million damages in southern Tajik districts of Hamadoni and Farkhor from flooding in Panj river. More than 50 million damages. 4,000 hectares fields inundated. Afghanistan - 29 dead. Badakhshan: \"Huge losses were inflicted when storms repeatedly struck the provincial capital and eight other districts in the last two days.\" 1000 houses destroyed. 658 hectares land destroyed. 300 homes inundated in Shortepa district of Balkh province. Kyrgyzstan - floods and mudflows in southern provinces. 3 dead. 3,996 dwellings flooded. 28,856 hectares of crops destroyed. 87 bridges and 170 km highways damaged. July 18 - 8,000 still evacuated from floods on Pyanzh river in Tajikistan. MODIS observations of high levels on upper Amu Daria and tributaries on June 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23. Increased flooding on upper Amu Daria on June 26, 27. Additional observations July 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20." NA NA "" 1 "22" 1 "52" "15-Jun-2005" "6" "16" NA "2672" 2674 66 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - Nanping City, Dongfeng Town of Jian'ou City. Shunchang county. Sanming, Ningde, Fuzhou and Longyan" "Minjiang River and tributaries: Jianxi, Fuchun" "17-Jun-05" "25-Jun-05" 9 "19" "210,000" "180,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "93,630" 6.1 "Fujian - days or torrential rain. Floods and landslides. 10,000 houses collapsed. 650,000 people affected in Nanping City. Flooding along upper reaches in Minjiang and tributaries - water levels \"rarely seen in the past 20 years\". Minjiang river at 35 year levels." NA NA "" 1 "23" 1 "53" "17-Jun-2005" "7" "17" NA "2673" 2675 67 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Western Kenya - Busia District - Bukhay, Walwasi" "" "17-Jun-05" "20-Jun-05" 4 "20" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,520" 4.1 "Heavy rains for the past 2 weeks. 300 families displaced" NA NA "" 0 "23" 1 "54" "17-Jun-2005" "7" "18" NA "2674" 2676 68 "" "UK" "" "" "" "North Yorkshire - Helmsley, Hawnby, Carlton, Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, Walkergate, Thirsk" "River Rye, Fangdale Beck, Sutton Beck" "19-Jun-05" "20-Jun-05" 2 "0" "" "see notes" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "1,060" 3.6 "Flash flooding from localized storms over North York Moors wash away roads, causes landslides, damages bridges. 9 people rescued by RAF helicopters. A months rainfall in one hour in North Yorkshire. Flooding destroyed buildings that had been standing for more than 200 years. Tens of millions of pounds of damage. Helmsley - \"floods like this haven't hit the market town since 1752, when 12 people died. \"" NA NA "" 0 "23" 0 "54" "19-Jun-2005" "7" "18" NA "2675" 2677 69 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - central and northern areas: Wuzhou, Zhaoping (Beituo, Jiulong, and Fuluo), Yongfu, Yangshuo, Pingle, Changzhou, Wanxiu, Xincheng, Liuzhou, Hechi, Hezhou. Shaoping county. Jiulong. Xiangzhou county. --Guangdong province - Longmen region. Heyuan, Shaoguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing. Foshan and Shaoqing --Guizhou province - counties: Weining, Wuchuan, Songtao" "Guangxi - Wuzhou, Xijiang, Qianjiang, Xunjiang, Yujiang, Mengjiang, Liujiang, Guijiang. Guangdong - Xijiang, Beijiang, Dongjiang, Qianjiang, Xunjiang, Pearl, Min." "19-Jun-05" "30-Jun-05" 12 "200" "1,500,000" "852,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "226,600" 6.7 "Guangxi - 54 dead. More than 410,000 hectares of crops damaged. 35,000 houses destroyed, 489 villages inundated, 816,000 homeless.. Worst flooding in 100 years in Wuzhou - 42,000 residents evacuated. Worst flood of record on Mengjiang, a tributary of the Xijiang. Guangdong - 65 dead in floods and landslides, 10 missing. 120,000 evacuated. More than 22,000 houses destroyed or damaged. 540,000 people affected in the province. Guizhou - 80 dead. 140,000 evacuated. 4,080 homes destroyed. MODIS observation of flooding around Wuzhou on June 24." NA NA "" 1 "24" 1 "55" "19-Jun-2005" "8" "19" NA "2676" 2678 70 "" "Pakistan" "Afghanistan" "" "" "Pakistan - North West Frontier Province - districts of Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, Karak and Shangla. Tapu Koroona, Sheikhabad and Jala Bela. Dera Ismail Khan. Monda. --Afghanistan - Nangarhar province - districts: Daronta, Lal Poora, Momandara, Behsood, Kama, Goshta, Behsud, Gushta. also - Laghman and Takhar provinces" "Upper Indus tributaries Kabul, Swat, Shalam, Kunar, Chitral, Panjkora. --Afghanistan - Khatayan, Alingar" "21-Jun-05" "5-Aug-05" 46 "5" "50,000" "" "Snowmelt" 2 "28,630" 6.4 "Pakistan - Melting snow in Hindu Kush mountains and heavy rains. dozens villages inundated. thousands evacuated. 100 year levels in rivers river Kabul, Swat, Chitral and Kunar rivers. 50,000 homeless in northwestern Pakistan. 26,943 acres crops destroyed. 114 villages affected by flooding, over 1,100 houses destroyed, over 1,800 houses damaged. MODIS observations of high levels on the Kabul river June 19, 20 more flooding by June 22. Increased flooding on Kabul river by June 26, 27, 28. Additional observations June 30, July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 28. Floods receding on the Kabul river August 5," NA NA "" 1 "25" 1 "56" "21-Jun-2005" "9" "20" NA "2677" 2679 71 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Rangpur area. districts: Nilphamari, Rangpur, and Lalmonirhat." "Teesta, Brahmaputra and the Dharla Teesta tributaries - Buriteesta, Choralkata, and Burikhora" "23-Jun-05" "30-Jun-05" 8 "5" "70,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "15,320" 5.1 "Villages inundated, 70,000 displaced." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "57" "23-Jun-2005" "9" "21" NA "2678" 2680 72 "" "El Salvador" "Honduras" "" "" "El Salvador - San Pedro Puxtla, San Salvador area. Apaneca, Comasagua. Cusinahuat Honduras - Tegucigalpa area." "" "24-Jun-05" "27-Jun-05" 4 "41" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,360" 5.2 "Heavy rain causes rivers to overflow and landslides. El Salvador - 33 dead, 20 missing, hundred evacuated. Honduras - 8 dead, 800 in shelters. 200 houses damaged." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "58" "24-Jun-2005" "9" "22" NA "2679" 2681 73 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh - Rampur. Kinnaur region: Sangla, Kalpa and Yangthang districts, Sumdo. Khaab, Khab, Karcham, Leo, Akpa and Kharo. Shimla, Kullu, Bilaspur and Mandi districts." "Sutlej, Parechu, Spiti" "26-Jun-05" "29-Jun-05" 4 "6" "5,000" "23,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "6,530" 4.4 "Sutlej river suddenly rises 12 to 15 meters in Himachal Pradesh because a landslide created lake on the Parechu river in Tibet has overflowed due to heavy rains and snowmelt. Several bridges and roads destroyed, 2 villages inundated, 50 houses submerged." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "59" "26-Jun-2005" "9" "23" NA "2680" 2682 74 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Southern Chile - Concepcion area. Bio Bio region" "" "26-Jun-05" "28-Jun-05" 3 "5" "800" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,210" 4.6 "Heavy rains cause widespread flooding and some mudslides. Thousands homes damaged." NA NA "" 0 "25" 1 "60" "26-Jun-2005" "9" "24" NA "2681" 2683 75 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat - cities: Vadodara, Surat, Anand. Districts: Vadodara, Anand, and Kheda, Navsari, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Surendranagar, Dangs, Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Narmada, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar and Sabarkantha, Bulsar, Jamnagar. Saurashtra region. Union Territory of Daman. Baroda. Ahmedabad." "Gujarat - Vishwamitry, Purnea, Auranga, Wanki, Ambika, Kaveri and Kharera. Daman-Ganga. " "28-Jun-05" "15-Jul-05" 18 "202" "500,000" "2,300,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "73,780" 6.3 "Gujarat - 132 dead. Heavy rains cause rivers to overflow in southern and central Gujarat. More than than 7,200 villages inundated and some 176,000 people left homeless. 39 of Gujarat's 187 large and medium-size dams were overflowing. Worst floods in 40 years in Gujarat. MODIS observation of flooding in the Rann of Kutch area and west of Ahmadabad in Gujarat on July 7, 9, 13. (all observations with lots of clouds)" NA NA "" 1 "26" 1 "61" "28-Jun-2005" "10" "25" NA "2682" 2684 76 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Veracruz - Naranjos, Chinampa" "Rio Tancochin" "29-Jun-05" "30-Jun-05" 2 "2" "" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "970" 3.3 "Heavy rain from former Tropical Storm Bret damages 3,000 homes in Veracruz." NA NA "" 0 "26" 0 "61" "29-Jun-2005" "10" "25" NA "2683" 2685 77 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - Bhadrak and Jajpur districts. Anandpur, Dhamnagar, Bhandaripokhari and Chandbali" "Baitarani River and its tributaries" "29-Jun-05" "3-Jul-05" 5 "1" "140,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "6,800" 4.5 "Baitarani River overflowed its banks after two days of rain - 220 villages evacuated. MODIS observation of flooding on lower Baitarani with lots of clouds on July 1." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "62" "29-Jun-2005" "10" "26" NA "2684" 2686 78 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Northern Rivers region - Lismore, Byron Bay, Benora, Yamba. Byron, Tweed, Ballina, Richmond Valley and Kyogle Queensland - Gold Coast area - Coomera, Currumbin" "Coomera, Wilson" "30-Jun-05" "3-Jul-05" 4 "3" "3,000" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,900" 4.5 "Storms bring the worst floods in northern NSW in more than 10 years, storms dump 400-500 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours. Worst floods in Gold Coast region in 30 years." NA NA "" 0 "26" 1 "63" "30-Jun-2005" "10" "27" NA "2685" 2687 79 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan Province - Dazhou, Bazhong, Guangan, Nanchong, Yibin, Luzhou and Ganzi. Luding county, Chuni village. Meishan, Chengdu, Deyang, Ya'an, Leshan and Yibing. Dazhu." "" "28-Jun-05" "19-Jul-05" 22 "65" "428,000" "2,700,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "69,400" 6.2 "July 2 - Storms in mountainous terrain cause floods and mudslides in Luding county of Sichuan. 5,109 houses destroyed. Roads, bridges and agriculture damage. July 9 - 37 dead and 7 missing in Dazhu city after 461 mm rain in three days. 250,000 homeless in Dazhou. Floodwaters reach the third story of some buildings in Dazhou. Throughout Sichuan - 30,000 houses destroyed.106,000 houses damaged. 70,000 acres of crops destroyed." NA NA "" 1 "27" 1 "64" "28-Jun-2005" "11" "28" NA "2686" 2688 80 "" "North Korea" "" "" "" "South Pyongan province - Dokchon city, Pukchang county and Maengsan county" "" "30-Jun-05" "2-Jul-05" 3 "88" "16,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "2,590" 3.9 "Torrential rains cause flash floods and landslides. Rainfall of up to 150 millimeters an hour on June 30 killed 88 people, left 105 missing, and made some 16,000 people homeless." NA NA "" 0 "27" 0 "64" "30-Jun-2005" "11" "28" 0.46 "2687" 2689 81 "" "India" "" "" "" "Madhya Pradesh - Sagar, Chattarpur, Damoh, Sahra, Riva and Katni. Satna, Rewa, Panna, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Maihar. " "Madhya Pradesh - Maijee, Simrol and Katni, Tons, Ledraha, Mahanadi, Son, Banganga" "2-Jul-05" "15-Jul-05" 14 "62" "49,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "55,740" 5.9 "Madhya Pradesh - Monsoon rain from Gujarat moves into Madhya Pradesh. Worst affected areas: Sagar, Chattarpur, Damoh, Sahra, Riva and Katni. 1 million people are severely affected. 62 dead as of July 15. MODIS observation of flooding with lots of clouds along upper Narmada and Son rivers in Madhya Pradesh on July 8." NA NA "" 0 "27" 1 "65" "2-Jul-2005" "0" "1" NA "2688" 2690 82 "" "Romania" "Bulgaria" "" "" "Romania - Olt county: Schitu, Serbanesti, Dobrotesti. Black Sea region of Constanta. Other counties: Teleorman, Arges, Constanta, Giurgiu, Valcea, Alba, Sibiu, Caras Severin, Dambovita, Dolj, Gorj, Hundeoara, Suceava, Mehedinti and Harghita. --Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Rousse, Stara Zagora, Haskovo and Burgas, Popovo, Shumen" "Romania - Olt, Vedea and Teleorman --Bulgaria - Yantra, Vit, Osam, Baniska and Jantra, Suhata, Iantra, Kamchia, Russenski Lom. " "2-Jul-05" "16-Jul-05" 15 "23" "7,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,210" 6 "Southern and central Romania - 6 dead. 6,600 people evacuated. 6,600 people evacuated. 800 homes and farms damaged in Olt area. Dike collapse. 200 homes flooded in Black Sea region of Constanta. About 2,000 homes in four southern counties were flooded. 55,265 hectares of agricultural land inundated. Nearly 70,000 farm animals reported killed from flooding during July 1-12. Bulgaria - 17 dead. 28,000 hectares farmland inundated. Dozens of towns and villages flooded. hundreds evacuated. 6,300 buildings flooded, 52 bridges destroyed. Damages US$247 million. MODIS observation of flooding along Osam river in Bulgaria and Vedea river in Romania on July 5. Flooding on Vedea, lower Arges and near Calarasi in Romania on July 7, 8." NA NA "" 1 "28" 1 "66" "2-Jul-2005" "1" "2" NA "2689" 2691 83 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jilin Province - Jilin city and surrounding villages. Heilongjiang Province - Hegang and Yichun. Daqing area, Qiqihar area, Harbin area." "Nen and Songhua and tributaries" "1-Jul-05" "12-Aug-05" 43 "5" "1,500" "271,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "275,000" 7.1 "Heavy rains cause flooding that affects 1.27 million people in 252 towns in 38 counties in Jilin. 5,287 houses destryed. 354,900 hectares of crops destroyed. Average rainfall up 67% from past years. July 31 - Highest levels on Wutong river in Hegang city since 1972. Floods in Yichun city affect 50,000 and damage 15 highways. MODIS observation of high levels on Songhua and tributaries in Jilin on July 7, 19. Nen high around Songhua confluence July 11, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26. August 8 - Lower Songhua high from Harbin area down to Amur confluence." NA NA "" 1 "29" 1 "67" "1-Jul-2005" "2" "3" NA "2690" 2692 84 "" "Pakistan" "India" "" "" "Pakistan: Punjab Province - districts: Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Bhakkar. towns: Sahiwal, Chiniot, Leiah and Kot Mithan Sharif. Marala, Gujrat, Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Muzaffarabad. Other districts: Sialkot, Jhang, Hafiz Abad, Chiniot, Narowal. Bajwat. Sindh province - districts: Sukkur, Ghotki, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Dadu and Jamshoro. Guddu. --India: Himachal Pradesh (Kullu, Chamba, Rohru), Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir (Doda and Jammu districts). Haryana (Jind, Hisar, Bhiwan)." "Pakistan - Indus river and tributaries, Chenab, Jhelum, Tavi, Ravi, Naullah Dek --India - Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Pabbar, Tawi and Ujh, Jhelum , Sindh" "5-Jul-05" "14-Aug-05" 41 "40" "452,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "433,500" 7.2 "Pakistan - 30 dead. 25,583 houses damaged. Monsoon rains swell the Indus river. India discharges water into upper Chenab river on July 7, submerging several villages in easterm Punjab province. Layyah: 89 villages (with a population of almost 240,000) inundated. 50,000 evacuated. 950,000 hectares inundated by July 19. July 11 - 624 villages inundated in Punjab province. July 19 - more than 21,000 houses damaged along Indus and Chenab rivers. Sindh province - 8,000 evacuated. India - thousands evacuated in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh. MODIS observations of high levels on the upper and middle Indus river beginning July 4, higher by July 7. Very high levels on upper and middle Indus and Chenab on July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Floods also in Haryana west of Delhi in India on July 9. Jhelum river much higher beginning July 21, 22, 23. Chenab and Jhelum less high by August 1. High levels on lower Indus around Chenab confluence July 24, 27. Lower Indus high August 3, 5, 12, 14. Upper and middle Indus receding August 5, 14, 23" NA NA "" 1 "30" 1 "68" "5-Jul-2005" "3" "4" NA "2691" 2693 85 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "Nepal" "" "India: Assam - Majuli, Didrugarh, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Sivasagar. Districts: Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Morigaon. Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta. Arunachal Pradesh - Lohit and Anjaw, Yingkiong, Changlang, Seppa, Anini, Roing & Along Uttar Pradesh - Bahraich, Shrawasti, Banda, Ballia, Pallia Kalan, Kanpur, Varanasi. Ankinghat, Mainpuri. Uttaranchal - Saini, Uttarkashi district. Badhkot, Dehran Dun Bihar - districts: Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Madhubani. West Bengal - Birbhum district. Bangladesh: Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Sherpur. Sirajgangi, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Bogra, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj and Madaripur. Nepal: districts - Banke, Sunsari " "India: Brahmaputra and tributaries. Lohit, Dikhow, Jai Bharati, Puthimari, Subansairi, Dhansiri, Durra, Burhi-Dehing, Kundli, Jiyadhol, Lali and Siang, Barak. ---Ganges and tributaries. Baghmati, Ganga, Sharda, Gandak, Yamuna, Varuna, Nagwa nullah, Kane, Kosi, Bagmati, Kamla, Budi Gandak, Rapti, Ghaghra, Gomti, Ken, Budhi Rapti. --Bangladesh: Brahammaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma-Meghna basins - Teesta, Dharla, Brahmaputra, Kortoa, Ghagot --Nepal: Rapti, Bagmati and Lalbakaiya, Saptakosi" "7-Jul-05" "27-Jul-05" 21 "40" "3,000,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "823,500" 7.2 "Heavy monsoon rains trigger flash floods and landslides. Assam - 15 dead. 1.9 million displaced. 400 villages under water. Arunachal Pradesh - 4,000 homeless in Lohit and Anjaw. Uttar Pradesh - 55 dead, 4,000 evacuated on Ganges river Bangladesh - 23 dead, more than a million displaced. Nepal - floods displace 30,000 in Banke district in the southwest. 200,000 sq metres of agricultural land eroded by Saptakosi river in Sunsari district. July 20 - Nepal releases water into Sharda and Gandak rivers, 200 villages flooded in Uttar Pradesh. India closes gates on Laxmanpur Dam on Rapti river which causes flooding that displaces 30,000 Nepalese in Banke area. MODIS observation of high levels on Yamuna river below Delhi on July 22, 24. High levels on Bramaputra and Meghna rivers in Assam and Bangladesh on July 23." NA NA "" 1 "31" 1 "69" "7-Jul-2005" "4" "5" NA "2692" 2694 86 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Oita Prefecture: Kokonoe, Hita. Nagasaki Prefecture: Isahaya. Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Nagasaki prefectures. " "Watauchigawa river" "10-Jul-05" "11-Jul-05" 2 "4" "600" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,380" 4.7 "Torrential rain causes floods and mudslides in northern Kyushu. 4 dead, 150 houses flooded." NA NA "" 0 "31" 1 "70" "10-Jul-2005" "4" "6" NA "2693" 2695 87 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Eastern Romania - Moldova - counties: Vrancea, Bacau, Galati, Ialomita, Tulcea. Towns: Galati, Bacau, Ivesti, Cosmesti Vale, Nanesti, Lungoci, Namoloasa, Vadu Rosca." "Siret, Trotus" "12-Jul-05" "28-Jul-05" 17 "23" "13,000" "800,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "40,040" 6 "Romania - 581 villages, towns and cities have been flooded, most of them in the county of Vrancea. Worst floods in 30 years. Water 3 meters high in Ivesti. 11,000 homes inundated, 700 homes destroyed. 8,600 evacuated. 94,000 ha farmland flooded. 379 bridges damaged or destroyed. Record levels on Siret river. Damages almost 1 billion euros. MODIS observation of flooding on lower Siret river on July 16, 18, 19, 23 Floods begin receding July 25, 26, 28." NA NA "" 1 "32" 1 "71" "12-Jul-2005" "5" "7" NA "2694" 2696 88 "" "China" "" "" "" "Anhui Province -" "Huaihe River and tributaries: Hongru, Shaying and Wohe" "10-Jul-05" "18-Jul-05" 9 "" "" "48,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "101,900" 6 "Anhui - 493 houses destroyed, 400,000 hectares of farmland in 20 counties inundated. July 18 - water level on main stream of Huaihe river drops below warning line. MODIS observations of high levels on Huai river on July 10, 17." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "72" "10-Jul-2005" "5" "8" NA "2695" 2697 89 "" "Taiwan" "China" "" "" "Southern Taiwan - Pingtung, Kaohsiung. --Southeastern China: Zhejiang province - Wenzhou, Pingyang. Fujian province - " "" "16-Jul-05" "20-Jul-05" 5 "17" "" "300,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,150" 4.8 "Typhoon Haitang Taiwan - 8 dead. 40 million US agricultural damages. 15,400 hectares inundated. China - Wenzhou: 16,700 hectares hectares crops damaged. 2,600 houses destroyed. 260 million damages. Pingyang: 800 stranded by flooding. Fujian evacuates 539,000 and Zhejiang 320,000 ahead of the storm." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "73" "16-Jul-2005" "5" "9" NA "2696" 2698 90 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Borneo - Sabah state - Kota Kinabalu area, Menggatal, Telipok. Villages: Kampung Rampaian, Kampung Tobobon and Kampung Giling" "" "17-Jul-05" "19-Jul-05" 3 "4" "600" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "1,470" 3.8 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. Highest water levels in 50 years in Kota Kinabalu area." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "73" "17-Jul-2005" "5" "9" NA "2697" 2699 91 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Xiaocaoba township in Yiliang county" "" "21-Jul-05" "22-Jul-05" 2 "16" "" "560,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "390" 2.9 "Several days of heavy rain cause a small dam to collapse. 16 killed and 23 injured. 19 houses and 40 hectares cropland inundated in three villages." NA NA "" 0 "32" 0 "73" "21-Jul-2005" "5" "9" NA "2698" 2700 92 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra State - Konkan region - Mumbai (Bombay) area. Raigad district (Roha, Mahad , Mangaon, Kondiwate, Roha, Poladpur, Jui). Ratnagiri district (Khed, Chilun, Alore). Sakinaka. Thane (Mumbra, Kalyan, Badlapur, Vithalwadi). --Goa State - North and South Goa districts. Dicarpale" "Ghawanda, Koyna, Kal, Savitira, Karad, Pawana, Mithi, Mitha and Mula. Upper reaches of Krishna river." "24-Jul-05" "5-Aug-05" 13 "987" "160,000" "3,500,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "35,550" 5.7 "July 26 - Heavy monsoon rains cause flooding and landslides. Some areas of Mumbai recieve a record 37.1 inches of rain. 150 killed in Raigad district in worst floods and landslides in 16 years. 400 killed in Mumbai area alone, 969 total for Maharashtra state. About 76,000 animals have been killed, and 700,000 hectares of land and 283,000 houses have been damaged. 16,000 villages have been affected by the floods. Mumbai \"residents say they have never seen such heavy monsoon falls\" Konkan region \"entire region was under water and most of the villages looked like islands\" $3.45 billion damages in Maharashtra. 225,000 hectares crops in 15 districts destroyed." NA NA "" 0 "32" 1 "74" "24-Jul-2005" "5" "10" NA "2699" 2701 93 "" "India" "" "" "" "Karnataka State - Chikmagalur, Shimoga, Harihar, Kodagu (Bhagamandala, Madikeri, Karadigodu, Talacauvery), Belgaum (Khanapur). Bijapur, Bagalkot, Hassan, Gulbarga, Shimoga. Deodurga, Lingsugur, Raichur. --Andhra Pradesh State - Telangana region. districts: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Kurnool. Hyderabad area. Nizamabad --Maharashtra State - Pune, Chandrapur area. Sangli, Kolhapur, Karad, Satara, Patan. Yewatmal (Digras, Nandgavan). Kopargaon" "Krishna and Godavari and tributaries including Murreduvagu, Pedavagu, Taliperu, Sabari, Paleru, Chandravankavagu, Sokileru and Kinnerasani. Penganga, Satnala, . Malaprabha, the Ghataprabha, the Doodhganga and the Markandeya. Krishna, Bhima and Ghataprabha. Tunga. Koyana, Warna. Tungabhadra, Bhima, Gokak. Cauvery and tributaries including Lakshmanathirtha" "23-Jul-05" "16-Aug-05" 25 "126" "100,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "619,200" 7.2 "July 9 - dam burst on Ghawanda river in Yewatmal district kills 6 leaves 19 missing in Maharashtra. July 10 - 7 dead, hundreds homeless. 3,000 evacuated from Hyderabad. July 23 - Monsoon rains and flooding continue. 20 dead. 5,000 homeless. August 2 - 5 thousand familes evacuated from 35 villages along Krishna river in Sangli in Maharashtra. August 3 - 10,000 evacuated from 202 villages along Krishna river in Bagalkot and Bijapur in Karnataka. 220 villages in Pune and 50 in Kolhapur isolated by flooding in Maharashtra. Dams along Krishna and its tributaries were put on high alert, water released downriver into Karnataka. Karnataka - 126 dead. 85, 500 evacuated. 83,000 hectares crops destroyed. 1,250 villages flooded. 50,000 houses damaged. Damages $129 million - as of August 5." NA NA "" 1 "33" 1 "75" "23-Jul-2005" "6" "11" NA "2700" 2702 94 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Negros Occidental - San Enrique, Pulupandan, Pontevedra, Valladolid, Bago City Western Visayas - Jordan in Guimaras. Iloilo city. Laua-an." "Paliwan" "27-Jul-05" "30-Jul-05" 4 "3" "32,782" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,060" 3.6 "107 villages flooded in provinces of Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras and Antique. Damages of P28.8 million worth of crops and infrastructure in Negros Occidental." NA NA "" 0 "33" 0 "75" "27-Jul-2005" "6" "11" NA "2701" 2703 95 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa State - districts: Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara. Towns: Akhuapada, Pattamundai, Jenapur, Rajkanika" "Brahmani, Kharashrota, Baitarani, " "30-Jul-05" "3-Aug-05" 5 "8" "344,857" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "11,720" 4.8 "Bramhmani and Kharashrota rivers breach 23 embankments in Jajpur district marooning 320 villages. 800 houses damaged. 75,780 hectares crops submerged in Bhadrak district. 344,857evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "76" "30-Jul-2005" "6" "12" NA "2702" 2704 96 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northeastern Iran - Golestan province - Kalaleh county, Galidagh" "" "31-Jul-05" "1-Aug-05" 2 "27" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,580" 4 "Six villages inundated by heavy rain in mountainous region of Galidagh. 27 dead, 25 missing. Damage to houses, roads and farms." NA NA "" 0 "33" 0 "76" "31-Jul-2005" "6" "12" NA "2703" 2705 97 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Trabazon Province - Caykara area Rize Province - Guneyce area" "" "2-Aug-05" "3-Aug-05" 2 "7" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,670" 3.5 "Heavy rain causes flash floods and landslides. Flooding damages bridges in several towns. Turkey's Black Sea coast is an area prone to seasonal floods and landslides;" NA NA "" 0 "33" 0 "76" "2-Aug-2005" "6" "12" NA "2704" 2706 98 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "North Cholla (Jeolla) Province - Jeonju, Jeonjoo, Imshil, Jangsu South Cholla (Jeolla) Province - Jindo, Yeounggwang Gangwon Province - Cheorwon North Gyeongsang Province - Youngcheon, Gimcheon Yeongdong, Chungbuk." "Namdae, Dongjin" "2-Aug-05" "4-Aug-05" 3 "11" "1,500" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "9,970" 4.5 "30 cm rain since August 2 trigger landslides and flash flooding. 13 dead, 5 missing, 1,500 homeless. 12,225 hectares rice fields flooded. 552 houses damaged." NA NA "" 0 "33" 1 "77" "2-Aug-2005" "6" "13" NA "2705" 2707 99 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Sudan - North Darfur State - El-Fasher, Abu Shouk camp" "" "3-Aug-05" "19-Aug-05" 17 "8" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "163,400" 6.4 "Heavy rain through July and August in Darfur area. August 3 - Heavy rains flood El Fasher and kill 8, 600 houses destroyed. August 12 - Heavy rains collapse part of Haloof Dam. Thousands of refugees without shelter. MODIS observations of high rivers in Darfur area August 5, 19 (rivers not normally visible to MODIS in Darfur)" NA NA "" 1 "34" 1 "78" "3-Aug-2005" "7" "14" NA "2706" 2708 100 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Southern Bulgaria - Rhodopi Mountains. Sofia District. Pazardzhik, Smolyan, Vratsa, Plovdiv, Pleven. Dolna Banya, Ihtiman, Kostenets, Gorna Malina, Botevgrad, Svoge, and Sofia." "Tributaries of Maritsa (Evros, Meric)" "4-Aug-05" "11-Aug-05" 8 "7" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,210" 5.5 "Floods and landslides in southern Bulgaria. Hundreds houses flooded. MODIS observation of high levels on the Iskar river near xxx on August 9." NA NA "" 0 "34" 1 "79" "4-Aug-2005" "7" "15" NA "2707" 2709 101 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang - Taklamakan Desert, Ruoqiang county. Urumqi" "" "5-Aug-05" "14-Aug-05" 10 "7" "230,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "855,800" 6.9 "Heavy rain since August 5. Flash floods on August 10 in the Taklamakan Desert. 25,000 houses destroyed. 26,000 hectares of crops inundated. Record high rainfall of 53mm in a day in Ruoqiang county." NA NA "" 1 "35" 1 "80" "5-Aug-2005" "8" "16" NA "2708" 2710 102 "" "Central African Republic" "" "" "" "Bangui area, Bambari in Ouaka prefecture, Bwaka Prefecture" "Ubangi and tributaries" "8-Aug-05" "25-Aug-05" 18 "1" "22,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "65,650" 6.1 "Days of heavy rain leave more than 22,500 homeless in Bangui. 3,500 houses collapsed. August 25 - serious flooding in Bambari." NA NA "" 1 "36" 1 "81" "8-Aug-2005" "9" "17" NA "2709" 2711 103 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Northeastern Iran - Golestan province - Kalaleh area" "" "9-Aug-05" "11-Aug-05" 3 "43" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,900" 4.2 "Second flood in 2 weeks in this area. 70 villages affected near Kalaleh. 350 families homeless. 1,500 hectares of farmland flooded." NA NA "" 0 "36" 1 "82" "9-Aug-2005" "9" "18" NA "2710" 2712 104 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northern Thailand - Chiang Mai - Chang Mai city. Muang, Chiang Dao, Phrao, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae Taeng, San Kamphaeng, Mae Chan, Mae Chaem, San Pa Tong. --Mae Hong Son - Pai, Pang Ma Pa, Muang, Khun Yuam. --Chang Rai - Pan, Weing Pa Pao, Mae Saruay, Thung, Wieng Pa Pao, Mae Chan and Mae Fa Luang. --Phayao - Pong, Dok Kham Tai. Naprang. --Lampang - Wang Nua, Jae Hom, Mae Tha, Mae Moh, Muang, Thoen. --Nan - Muang, Pua and Ta Wang Pha --Tak - Sam Ngao and Ban Tak" "Ping, Yom, Rong Chang, Pai, Lao, Nan, Wang, Mae On, Mae Rad, Huai Mae Pa" "13-Aug-05" "26-Sep-05" 45 "11" "119,270" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "134,300" 7 "10 dead, over 20 missing. 60,000 affected in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son provinces. 741 villages inundated as of August 18. Worst flooding in 40 years in Chang Mai city, parts of city under 1 to 2 meters water. 87 bridges, 95 roads, and 18,061 hectares of farmland damaged. Highest levels on Ping river at Naovarat Bridge in 40 years. August 30 - more heavy rain in northern Thailand. September 13 - new round of flash floods and mudslides in Chiang Mai and Lampung. September 16 - 1,000 families and 15,000 rai of farmland were affected by flooding. September 19-22 Flooding continues in Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Lampang and Phayao from heavy rains from Tropical Storm Vicente. September 25 - Chain Mai city has 2nd major flood, Ping river overflows. MODIS observation of high levels on Lao, Kok, and Ing rivers near Chiang Rai and Phayao on September 22, 24, 26." NA NA "" 1 "37" 1 "83" "13-Aug-2005" "10" "19" NA "2711" 2713 105 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Nghe An province" "" "13-Aug-05" "16-Aug-05" 4 "13" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,790" 4.8 "Storms cause flooding. 1,300 houses flooded and damaged. More than 10,827 hectares paddy fields inundated." NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "84" "13-Aug-2005" "10" "20" NA "2712" 2714 106 "" "China" "" "" "" "Liaoning Province - Tieling, Fushun, Shenyang, Benxi, Jinzhou, Huludao and Chaoyang. Qingyuan county Jilin Province - " "" "13-Aug-05" "20-Aug-05" 8 "15" "206,000" "913,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "85,860" 5.8 "Liaoning - Torrential rainstorms cause floods that kill 15, leave 32 missing. 188,000 homeless. 26,000 homes destroyed. 326,000 hectares of crops ruined. 68 reservoirs overflow. Most serious flood since 1995. Jilin - 1 dead. 332 houses, 16,100 hectares of crops and 46.1 km of highways destroyed. 181,600 people in 75 towns affected. 24.7 million US dollars damages. MODIS observation of high levels on lower Liao river around Fushun on August 18, 20." NA NA "" 0 "37" 1 "85" "13-Aug-2005" "10" "21" NA "2713" 2715 107 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province - Shiyan, Xiangfan and Suizhou. Danjiangkou." "Han river and tributaries. Wenjia." "14-Aug-05" "5-Sep-05" 23 "28" "14,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,680" 6 "Rainstorms cause flooding and landslides. 2,200 houses collapsed in Shiyan city. August 30 - continuous flooding in Shiyan city. 28 dead September 5 - 12,000 evacuated from an area near a failing dike near the Dahong Mountain reservoir on the Wenjia River. MODIS observations of high levels on the Han river August 24, 25, 26" NA NA "" 1 "38" 1 "86" "14-Aug-2005" "11" "22" NA "2714" 2716 108 "" "Sierra Leone" "" "" "" "Pujehun district - Titonko, Jorma Jargor, Jormah Jaihun" "Wanje and Moa Rivers" "14-Aug-05" "16-Aug-05" 3 "20" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "7,730" 4.5 "Heavy rainstorms cause 2 rivers to burst banks leaving thousands homeless. 15,000 waiting for help. Worst flooding since 1945. \"millions of Leones worth of property destroyed\"" NA NA "" 0 "38" 1 "87" "14-Aug-2005" "11" "23" NA "2715" 2717 109 "" "Romania" "Moldova" "Hungary" "Bulgaria" "Romania - Harghita: (Odorheiu Secuiesc), Mures, Dolj: (Plosca), Bacau, Vrancea, Galati, Braila, Bistrita, Gorj. Suceava: (Gura Humorului, Voronet, Vatra Dornei, Cajvana), Cluj. --Moldova - Chisinau and Balti. districts: Edinet, Criuleni, Briceni, Nisporeni, Riscani. --Eastern Hungary - Sziksz --Bulgaria - Montana" "Upper Siret and tributaries. Prut and Chevcar" "14-Aug-05" "2-Sep-05" 20 "34" "2,000" "625,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "68,750" 6.1 "Romania - 33 dead, 2,000 evacuated. US$313 million damages. 4 meter high flood waves in Harghita county. 800 houses submerged in Odorheiu Secuiesc. August 20 - 54,000 ha of agricultural lands, 839 ha of grasslands and 56 ha of forests are flooded. 5,550 homes flooded. MODIS observation of high levels on upper Siret river and tributaries on August 22, levels much lower by August 29. Prut river high on August 31 through September 7" NA NA "" 1 "39" 1 "88" "14-Aug-2005" "12" "24" NA "2716" 2718 110 "" "Ethiopia " "" "" "" "Southern Ethiopia - Oromiya region, Gara Leman area. Jimma and Yayyu districts" "Awash and Meki. Ghibe" "20-Aug-05" "7-Sep-05" 19 "3" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,560" 6 "Heavy rains cause Awash and Meki rivers to overflow leaving thousands homeless. MODIS observations of flooding along Awash river near Lake Koka on August 20, 22, 29. September 5, 7" NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "89" "20-Aug-2005" "12" "25" NA "2717" 2719 111 "" "Switzerland" "Austria" "Germany" "" "Switzerland - Bern, Brienz, Lucerne, Schwys, Uri and Obwalden. Graubuenden, Engelberg, Oey-Diemtigen, Thun. --Austria - Provinces: Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Styria, Carinthia. Paznau valley. Linz, Korneuburg, Ischgl, Galtur, Gargellen. --Germany - Bavaria state: Erding, Freising, Regensburg, Kelheim, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Neu-Ulm, Rosenheim." "Danube and tributaries including Isar, Enns, Inn Rhine tributaries including Landquart, Aare" "21-Aug-05" "26-Aug-05" 6 "12" "2,500" "790,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "44,950" 5.7 "Switzerland - 6 dead, 2,500 evacuated. 300 evacuated from Bern. Thun, Brienz and Biel lakes at danger levels. Several areas report heaviest rainfall on record. Austria - 4 dead. Germany - 1 dead. US$122 million damages. \"economic losses from the flooding could reach $791 million in Switzerland, Austria and Germany\" (Swiss Reinsurance) \"worst floods in Central Europe for a century\" MODIS observation of flooding south of Munich on August 24." NA NA "" 0 "39" 1 "90" "21-Aug-2005" "12" "26" NA "2718" 2720 112 "" "Mexico " "" "" "" "Veracruz (San Andres Tuxtla, Chiniapan de Arriba, Salto de Eyipantla, Jalapa, Santa Maria La Victoria). Michoacan (Aguililla). Oaxaca. Puebla" "Michoacan - Aguililla Veracruz - Chihuapan" "21-Aug-05" "30-Aug-05" 10 "30" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "242,700" 6.4 "Veracruz - 11 dead. Landslides and flooding. Michoacan - 6 dead. Towns villages and farmland flooded. Pubela - 2,500 families homeless. Oaxaca - State of Flood emergency declared. MODIS observations of high levels on Papaloapan, Rio La Trinidad and Coatzacoacoas rivers in Veracruz August 26, 28, 30." NA NA "" 1 "40" 1 "91" "21-Aug-2005" "13" "27" NA "2719" 2721 113 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh - Azamgarh area" "" "26-Aug-05" "30-Aug-05" 5 "21" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,680" 4.8 "Heavy rains on upper reaches of Ghaghra and Saryu rivers cause flash flooding of Tons tributary in Azamgarh. 21 dead and 6 missing. 737 villages evacuated. Inhabitants of 250 villages marooned. 800,000 people affected. MODIS observation of new flooding in the Azamgarh area on August 27, 28, 29, 30." NA NA "" 0 "40" 1 "92" "26-Aug-2005" "13" "28" NA "2720" 2722 114 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Gulf of Mexico coast --Lousiana - New Orleans, Slidell, St. Bernard Parish --Mississippi - Biloxi, Gulfport, Harrison County, Pascagoula, Waveland, Bay St. Louis --Alabama - Mobile, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Coden" "Pascagoula, Mobile, Pearl" "29-Aug-05" "19-Sep-05" 22 "1053" "500,000" "60,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "50,380" 6.3 "Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Gulfport, Mississippi - deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since 1928 Louisiana - 972 dead as of October 4. New Orleans 80% inundated after several levees burst around Lake Ponchartrain, water up to 20 feet deep in places. It may take weeks to pump floodwaters out of the city. Estimated 160,000 homes in New Orleans will be unsalvageable. \"The city will not be functional for two or three months.\" \"Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands,\" people dead in New Orleans. Mississippi - 218 confirmed deaths. Alabama - 2 dead. Flooding in Mobile reached 11 feet deep - same as record from 1917. Georgia - 2 dead, Florida - 14 dead. Damage expected to be many billions of dollars. \"Katrina shut down an estimated 95 percent of crude production and 88 percent of natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico\" MODIS observation of flooding around Lake Ponchartrain on August 30, 31." NA NA "" 1 "41" 1 "93" "29-Aug-2005" "14" "29" NA "2721" 2723 115 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Tasmania - Deloraine, Launceston, Breona, Liffey, Corra Lin, Latrobe" "Meander, North Esk, Mersey, Tamar" "30-Aug-05" "3-Sep-05" 5 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,210" 4.6 "Storms dump 240mm rain on northern Tasmania in 24 hours. Town of Deloraine under water. Worst flooding in region in 8 years. Biggest flood in Deloraine for 24 years." NA NA "" 0 "41" 1 "94" "30-Aug-2005" "14" "30" NA "2722" 2724 116 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Jigawa State - Kirikasanma, Rin-gim, Babura, Jahun and Dutse. --Bauchi State - Doguwa --Taraba State - Jalingo, Wukari --Yobe State - Turmi in Fika." "Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe - Hadejia river and tributaries. Taraba - Benue river and tributaries, Jalingo. " "7-Aug-05" "16-Sep-05" 41 "3" "7" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "159,500" 6.8 "September 6 - Floods continue in Jigawa - 3 dead, 5000 houses destroyed. Thousands displaced. 30 villages washed away. Seasonal flooding on Hadejia and Benue rivers began in early August. August 12 - 400 houses destroyed by floods in Jigawa state. August 7 - bridge collapse on flooded Benue tributary in Jalingo kills over 50. 200 people living in camps from flooding by August 14 in Taraba state. MODIS observations of high levels on the Hadejia river on August 20, 27, September 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14. High levels on the upper and middle Benue river on August 18, 22, 27, September 5, 12" NA NA "" 1 "42" 1 "95" "7-Aug-2005" "15" "31" 0.43 "2723" 2725 117 "" "Taiwan" "China" "" "" "Eastern China Anhui Province - counties: Yuexi, Jinzhai. Dabieshan mountains. Fujian Province - Cangnan area, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Putian. Zhejiang Province - Wenzhou area. Jiangxi - Jiujiang --Taiwan - Tainan county. Hualien, Pingtung" "" "1-Sep-05" "4-Sep-05" 4 "129" "1,840,000" "960,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "188,700" 5.9 "Typhoon Talim Taiwan - 3 dead, 59 injured. $ 85 million in farm losses China - Talim strikes September 1 causing flooding and landslides. 129 dead, 30 missing. 1.84 million people evacuated. 62,000 houses collapsed, 171,000 were damaged. 1.27 million ha of crops affected and 261,000 ha of crops lost. US$960 million damages. 11,789 houses destroyed in Wenzhou area. 76 dead and 457,000 evacuated in Anhui province." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "96" "1-Sep-2005" "0" "1" NA "2724" 2726 118 "" "Japan" "South Korea" "" "" "Japan - Kyushu and Shikoku: Miyazaki (Takachiho), Kagoshima (Tarumizu), Tokushima (Ishii), Oita and Yamaguchi (Iwakuni) prefectures. Tokyo area - Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama prefectures --South Korea - Ulsan, Pohang, Gyeongju. Ulleung Island" "Zenpukujigawa, Kandagawa, Myoshogawa, Shakujiigawa, Myoshojigawa" "4-Sep-05" "9-Sep-05" 6 "22" "301,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "36,830" 5.3 "September 4-5 - Heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Nagi cause flooding in Tokyo area killing 1 and flooding more than 2,900 houses. September 6 - Typhoon Nagi lands in Kyushu causing flooding and mudslides. Japan - 21 dead, 6 missing, 300,000 evacuated. Mudslides and flooding. 2,000 houses destroyed, 17,000 houses flooded. More than 130 cm of rain over 3 days in parts of Kyushu. US$36.9 million agricultural damages on Kyushu. South Korea - 1 dead, 4 missing, 1,100 evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "97" "4-Sep-2005" "0" "2" NA "2725" 2727 119 "" "France" "" "" "" "Gard and Herault areas. Nimes. Lunel and Montpellier " "" "7-Sep-05" "9-Sep-05" 3 "0" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,810" 4.5 "Severe floods cause extensive damage, thousands evacuated. Thousands of houses and businesses were flooded. MODIS observation of flooding west of lower Rhone river on September 9 near Nimes." NA NA "" 0 "42" 1 "98" "7-Sep-2005" "0" "3" NA "2726" 2728 120 "" "Vietnam" "Cambodia" "" "" "Mekong Delta area Vietnam - Long An province - districts: Tan Hung, Vinh Hung and Moc Hoa. Other provinces - Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang. Cambodia - Kratie, Kampong Cham, Kandal Prey Veng, Siem Reap." "Mekong (Cuu Long), Tien, Hau" "8-Sep-05" "1-Nov-05" 55 "69" "30,000" "15,500,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "154,800" 6.9 "Vietnam - 53 dead. 4,500 houses flooded. 30,000 evacuated. 21,500 hectares crops damaged. Cambodia - 16 dead in annual Mekong flooding. 10,000 hectares rice fields destroyed. October 25 - floods in Mekong delta slowly receding. MODIS observations of seasonal flooding of the Lower Mekong began in mid August." NA NA "" 1 "43" 1 "99" "8-Sep-2005" "1" "4" NA "2727" 2729 121 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang province - Qinglin near Ningbo. Taizhou, Wehshou. Shanghai area Jiangsu province - Suzhou and Wuxi" "" "11-Sep-05" "13-Sep-05" 3 "16" "1,350,000" "849,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "84,370" 5.4 "Typhoon Khanun is strongest typhoon to hit China this year - flooding and landslides. Shanghai - 1,000 families flooded. 160,000 residents evacuated. Zhejiang - 7,468 houses destroyed. 810,000 evacuated.US$ 849 million economic losses. 2.25 million hectares cropland damaged." NA NA "" 0 "43" 1 "100" "11-Sep-2005" "1" "5" NA "2728" 2730 122 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Eastern Afghanistan - Konar (Kunar) Province - Ghaziabad district Nangarhar province." "" "11-Sep-05" "12-Sep-05" 2 "12" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,200" 3.8 "Heavy rains cause flooding, agricultural damage." NA NA "" 0 "43" 0 "100" "11-Sep-2005" "1" "5" NA "2729" 2731 123 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh - districts: Khammam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Yerrakalva, Krishna, Nizamabad, Karimnagar. Kottagudem. Vijayawada. Konaseema. Nidadavole and Tadepalligudem. --Chhattisgarh state - Rajnandgaon and Durg districts. --Orissa state - Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur --Maharashtra state - districts: Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur.Bagalkot and Bijapur districts. --Madhya Pradesh - districts: Balaghat, Katni, Jabalpur and Seoni. --Karnataka - Bidar district." "Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha and Baitarani. Mahanadi and Kathajod. Shivnath. Banganga. Manjra. Munneru, Wyra, Kattaleru, Budameru Godavari and Krishna rivers and tributaries Wainganga" "14-Sep-05" "30-Sep-05" 17 "89" "550,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "312,900" 6.7 "Chhattisgarh - 9 dead. 250,000 homeless. 835 villages in Durg and Rajnandgaon districts inudated. Orissa - 6 dead. 50,000 people affected by flooding. 100 villages marooned. Maharashtra - 100,000 evacuated from 200 villages flooded when water was released from Raju Sagar dam in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh state. Andhra Pradesh - 74 dead, 200,000 displaced or homeless. 111,288 hectares crops destroyed. 77,000 homes destroyed. MODIS observation of high levels on Godavari tributary Wainganga in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh on September 17. Lower Krishna river and delta wet on September 22, 24. Flooding on Godavari decreasing by September 26. Flooding near Orissa coast on September 23, 24." NA NA "" 1 "44" 1 "101" "14-Sep-2005" "2" "6" NA "2730" 2732 124 "" "Senegal" "" "" "" "Dakar area." "" "20-Aug-05" "10-Sep-05" 22 "" "5,600" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "330" 3.9 "Heaviest rains in Dakar in two decades. Worst affected were Pikine and Guediawaye shanty towns outside Dakar. Worst floods in 20 years in Senegals suburbs. \"reconstruction required after the floods would cost some 45 billion CFA francs\" MODIS observations of seasonal high levels on the Senegal river begin in mid August." NA NA "" 0 "44" 0 "101" "20-Aug-2005" "2" "6" NA "2731" 2733 125 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Manila area - Muntinlupa. Laguna de Bay. Quezon - Infanta, General Nakar, Real. Pampanga - Candaba, Aurora, San Simon. Aurora - Dingalan, Nueva Ecija - Gabaldon. Rizal - Angono. Marikina. Bicol - Camalig, Catanduanes Ilocos Norte - Laoag City" "Pampanga, Danglan, Agos, Pangil, Marikina, Pasong Diablo, Cupang, Padsan" "15-Sep-05" "27-Sep-05" 13 "16" "8,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "12,980" 5.2 "Seasonal monsoon aggravated by a low pressure system brings several days heavy rain causing floods and landslides. Followed by Tropical Storm Damrey on September 20. September 17 - 27,748 individuals affected by the floods and landslides on Luzon. Damage to bridges and dams. 43 villages in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija under water. September 21 - 8,000 displaced from Bicol towns and cities by flooding. 242 hectares farmland damaged in Bicol. September 23 - 3,000 families from 6 towns displaced in Ilocos Norte by flooding MODIS observation of flooding in Pampanga area on September 18, 25, 27." NA NA "" 0 "44" 1 "102" "15-Sep-2005" "2" "7" NA "2732" 2734 126 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh - Muzaffarnagar district. Meerut. Mawana district. Moradabad district: Mundapandey and Thakurdwara. --Uttaranchal - Udhamsingh Nagar city. Bhojpur, --Himachal Pradesh - " "Ganges tributaries. Ganga Canal, Ramganga, Kosi and Dhela. Ghaghra, Sarda," "16-Sep-05" "5-Oct-05" 20 "23" "" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "308,700" 6.8 "Late monsoon rains cause floods and landslides. Himachal Pradesh - 7 dead, 4 injured. Uttar Pradesh - 6 dead. 32 villages in Muzaffarnagar district devasted by floods from Ganga canal. 500 families homeless. Uttaranchal - landslides. September 29 - 7 dead in Moradabad area from Ramganga flooding. MODIS observation of high levels on the upper Ganges tributaries including Ghaghra in Uttar Pradesh on September 19, 20, 21. Upper Ganges and Ramganga even higher levels September 26, 27, 28, 29, Rivers subsiding September 30, October 1, 5." NA NA "" 1 "45" 1 "103" "16-Sep-2005" "3" "8" NA "2733" 2735 127 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Thanh Hoa province - Nghe An province - Ha Tinh province - " "Ca, Giang" "18-Sep-05" "24-Sep-05" 7 "8" "8,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "10,780" 4.9 "Tropical Storm Vicente Thanh Hoa - 8,500 evacuated, 1,200 houses destroyed or damaged. Ha Tinh - 3,500 homes submerged. 17,000 hectares crops destroyed. 450 households evacuated. Nghe An - 2 dead. \"dozens of thousands of hectares of crops were damaged\" MODIS observations of new water along the coasts of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces on September 19, 21, 22. Flooding on Ca river in Nghe An on September 22, much less by the 24th." NA NA "" 0 "45" 1 "104" "18-Sep-2005" "3" "9" NA "2734" 2736 128 "" "Romania" "Bulgaria" "" "" "Black Sea Coast Romania - Constanta county - Costinesti, Tuzla, Constanta and Mangalia. Buzau - Maracineni Ialomita - Barbulesti, Slobozia Prahova - Bucharest area. --Bulgaria - regions: Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Gabrovo, Veliko Turnovo, Sliven and Yambol. towns: Shabla, Dalgo Pole, Trud" "Romania - Prahova and Ialomita rivers. Arges " "21-Sep-05" "9-Oct-05" 19 "10" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,370" 5.7 "Romania - Heavy rains along Black Sea coast floods hundred of homes up to 3 meters deep. 8 dead, 1 missing. Many towns and villages submerged. 10,000 homes damaged. US$1.8 billion damages. \"Costinesti Mayor Traian Cristea said it was the worst flooding the area had experienced\" Bulgaria - 2 dead in flooding of town of Shabla MODIS observations of high levels on the Arges and Prahova rivers on September 28, October 3, 4, 5. Prahova still has high levels October 7, 9" NA NA "" 0 "45" 1 "105" "21-Sep-2005" "3" "10" NA "2735" 2737 129 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat - districts: Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Panchmahal, Narmada. Towns: Panchmahals, Bharuch, Navsari, Vadodara. Ahmedabad" "Vishwamitri, Tapi" "22-Sep-05" "11-Oct-05" 20 "15" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "53,200" 6 "29 villages evacuated. Floodgates opened on Ajwa dam. MODIS observation of flooding around Ahmedabad on September 25, October 1, 2. Flooding west of Bharuch on September 27, 29, October 1, 2 Less flooding by October 3, 4, 6, 8, 9." NA NA "" 1 "46" 1 "106" "22-Sep-2005" "4" "11" NA "2736" 2738 130 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Lousiana and Texas Gulf Coast --Lousiana - parishes: Vermilion, Calcasieu, St. Bernard, Terrebonne, Cameron, St. Mary. Towns: Erath, Cameron, Delcambre, Intercoastal, Lake Charles, Chauvin, Abbeville, Holly Beach, Delcambre, Lydia. Pecan Island. Avery Island. --Texas - Port Arthur, Lumberton, Beaumont" "Lousiana - Vermilion, Calcasieu, Mermentau, Amite. --Texas - Sabine, Neches" "23-Sep-05" "1-Oct-05" 9 "" "" "6,000,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "33,400" 5.5 "Hurricane Rita brings heavy rains and storm surge flooding to the Gulf Coast - flood waters 2 to 12 feet deep up to 30 miles from the coast. 80% homes flattened in Cameron Parish. 50% homes submerged in Vermilion Parish. As many as 100,000 homes damaged beyond repair in Lousiana. 2.8 million people evacuated from Houston and surrounding Gulf Coast areas ahead of Rita. Between 20,000 and 25,000 cattle killed by Rita in Lousiana. 2,500 people were rescued from Vermilion Parish, 10,000 evacuated from Cameron Parish Vermilion Parish - \"What we had is the equivalent of a 500-year flood,\" 5 to 8 thousand cattle and calves drowned in storm surge or aftermath. September 23 - Storm surge from Rita breached two levees in New Orleans 9th ward. New Orleans 15% flooded. MODIS observations of flooding along the Gulf Coast of Louisana September 25, 26, 27, 28, 29." NA NA "" 0 "46" 1 "107" "23-Sep-2005" "4" "12" NA "2737" 2739 131 "" "Vietnam" "China" "Thailand" "" "Southern China - Gunagdong province: Zhanjiang city Hainan Island: Wanning City, Haikou --Northern Vietnam - Yen Bai (Cat Thinh in Van Chan district, Tram Tau, Nghia Lo), Nghe An, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh and Lao Cai. Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh. --Northern Thailand - Lampang (Chae Hom, Muang Pan, Lampang city, Thoen), Chiang Mai (Saraphee, Chiang Dao, Mae Taeng, Fang, Muang), Chiang Rai (Muang, Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Suay), Phayao, Mae Hong Son and Phrae (Long). Yasothon (Mahachanachai), Ubon Ratchathani" "Thailand - Ping, Chi, Korn and Lao, Kok, Wang --Vietnam - Ca" "26-Sep-05" "6-Oct-05" 11 "104" "470,000" "1,500,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "492,000" 6.9 "Typhoon Damrey is the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan since 1974. Hainan - 25 dead, 170,000 evacuated. 20,000 homes destroyed. 704,000 hectares of cropland ruined. 380 kilometers roads damaged. Guangdong - 16,000 people were evacuated in Zhanjiang city. Vietnam - Damrey comes ashore September 27. 63 dead. 337,000 evacuated. Flash flooding and landslides following Typhoon Damrey in northern Vietnam. 54 kilometers of sea dikes destroyed. 10,000 houses destroyed. Flooding in Nam Dinh city. 60,000 hectares crops inundated. Worst flooding in Cat Thinh in Yen Bai in 40 years. Thailand - 10 dead. 2,000 evacuated. Mae Pa Jum dam burst flooding more than 500 houses and over 2,000 rai of farmland. Worst floods in Lampang province for 10 years. MODIS observation of high levels on the Ca river in Nghe An September 30, October 1. Ca river much lower by October 3. Flooding in North Thailand Chaing Rai and Phayo areas October 1, 3. Flooding less in Chiang Rai and Phayo areas by October 6." NA NA "" 1 "47" 1 "108" "26-Sep-2005" "5" "13" NA "2738" 2740 132 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Western Nepal - districts: Kanchanpur, Baitadi, Dadeldhura and Darchula . Towns: Chandani, Dodhara, Temandu. Mahendranagar, Shirsha." "Mahakali, Shirsha, Ragoon" "25-Sep-05" "2-Oct-05" 8 "51" "1,600" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "8,030" 4.8 "Floods and landslides. Embankment on Mahakali River collapses, 3 dead, 12 missing and 1,500 homeless in Chandani and Mahendranagar. Sirsha village engulfed by floods and landslides, 15 dead, 52 missing." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "109" "25-Sep-2005" "5" "14" NA "2739" 2741 133 "" "Sudan" "" "" "" "Red Sea State - Port Sudan. " "" "29-Aug-05" "6-Sep-05" 9 "5" "9,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,660" 5.6 "Port Sudan - 5 dead. 2,950 houses damaged or destroyed. Approximately 156,000 people affected, 17,000 severely affected (lost homes and belongings). MODIS observations of flooding of delta south of Port Sudan on August 29 , September 3, 5" NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "110" "29-Aug-2005" "5" "15" NA "2740" 2742 134 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Yobe State - Nguru area. Birnin Nguru, Aroro and Ganga. Zabarmawa" "Hadejia tributaries" "26-Sep-05" "29-Sep-05" 4 "" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,550" 4.7 "300 households from 4 villages homeless. Agricultural damage. Nguru city flooded, similar flood happened in the city in 2003." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "111" "26-Sep-2005" "5" "16" NA "2741" 2743 135 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Southern Mexico - Chiapas and Oaxaca." "" "26-Sep-05" "29-Sep-05" 4 "3" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "62,550" 5.4 "Chiapas - 2,000 evacuated. Oaxaca - 1,000 evacuated." NA NA "" 0 "47" 1 "112" "26-Sep-2005" "5" "17" NA "2742" 2744 136 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Western Newfoundland - Stephenville, Kippens, Reidville" "Blanche Brook" "27-Sep-05" "29-Sep-05" 3 "0" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "330" 3 "More than 150mm of rain in about 12 hours. Two rivers overflow in Stephenville. Hundreds evacuated. 200 houses flooded. Worst flooding since at least 1965. Damage to roads." NA NA "" 0 "47" 0 "112" "27-Sep-2005" "5" "17" NA "2743" 2745 137 "" "Mauritania" "" "" "" "South central Mauritania - provinces: Tgant, Assaba, Gorgol. Towns: Boumdid Zoual " "Tributaries of the Senegal river." "27-Sep-05" "7-Oct-05" 11 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "147,100" 6.4 "Heavy rains cause floods that wash away several villages. Thousands stranded. 'Leftah' dam destroyed. \"biggest catastrophe the country has witnessed for decades\" \"such torrential floods and deep waters have not been witnessed for a long time\" MODIS observation of flooding along upper Senegal tributaries in Mauritania on September 30, October 2, 3, 4, 7." NA NA "" 1 "48" 1 "113" "27-Sep-2005" "6" "18" NA "2744" 2746 138 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province - Shiyan Shaanxi Province - Xixinag county, Hanzhong city and 11 surrounding counties" "Hanjiang river (Yangtze tributary)" "29-Sep-05" "6-Oct-05" 8 "2" "24,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,520" 5.4 "Most severe flooding on Hanjiang River in 20 years. Several counties around city of Shiyan cut off. 140,000 people affected by flooding around Hazhong in Shaanxi. 890 houses destroyed and US$ 80.5 million damages in Shaanxi." NA NA "" 0 "48" 1 "114" "29-Sep-2005" "6" "19" NA "2745" 2747 139 "" "Guatemala" "El Salvador" "Mexico" "Nicaragua" "El Salvador - San Salvador, Lourdes, Chaparral, Ateos, San Marcos, Santa Tecla, El Chaparral, La Libertad --Guatemala - departments: San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Solola, Totonicapan, Suchitepequez, Rethaluhleu, Chimaltenango, Sacatepequez, Huehetenango and Escuintla. towns: Quetzaltenango, Chiquimulia, Solola, San Lucas Toleman, Pathulul, Santiago Atitlan, Panabaj, Tyanchaj --Nicargua - provinces: Matagalpa, Leon, Chinandega (Villanueva, Somotillo), Granada, Managua. Waspan region., Tecpan. --Honduras - Sula valley, Potrerillos and San Manuel. Choluteca. Valle Department - Nacaome and Alianza. --Southern Mexico - Chiapas (Tapachula, Chicomuselo, Acacoyagua). Guerrero, Oaxaca (Tuxtepec, Ostuta), Veracruz, Tabasco. --Costa Rica - Guanacaste, Quepos in Puntarenas." "El Salvador - Acelhuate, Lempa, Paz --Mexico - Coatan, Jamapa, Tlalixcoyan, Atlahuilco, Motozintla --Honduras - Ulúa River" "1-Oct-05" "16-Oct-05" 16 "2000" "250,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "211,300" 6.7 "Tropical Storm Stan El Salvador - 72 dead. 54,000 evacuated. Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Stan. Most of El Salvador's rivers are overflowing. Guatemala - 1500 dead. 840 missing. 120,000 homeless. Floods and landslides. Thousands dead after towns of Panabaj and Tzanchaj are wiped out by mudslides. Flooding in more than 515 communities. US$207 million agriculture damages. Nicaragua - 12 dead. 876 evacuated. Honduras - 4 dead. Mexico - 42 dead, 331,000 evacuated. 2,254 houses destroyed. Chiapas, Mexico - 14 dead. 36,000 evacuated. Coatan River overflows in Tapachula, Chiapas, 8,000 homes destroyed. Oaxaca, Mexico - 3 dead. 80,000 evacuated. 20,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Veracruz, Mexico - 6 dead. 15,000 evacuated. 40,000 hectares crops destroyed. MODIS observations of flooding along coast of Chiapas and Oaxaca on October 8, 10. Flooding along coast of El Salvador on October 14. Flooding Usumacinta and Papaloapan rivers in Veracruz and Tabasco on October 10, 12, 14 " NA NA "" 1 "49" 1 "115" "1-Oct-2005" "7" "20" NA "2746" 2748 140 "" "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - Fuzhou area. " "" "2-Oct-05" "6-Oct-05" 5 "95" "" "148,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "13,900" 4.8 "Typhoon Longwang brings floods and mudslides. 59 police trainees killed in mudslide near Fuzhou. 5,400 homes destroyed. damages 60,000 hectares crops. 730,000 evacuated ahead of the storm from coastal areas. Flood water 2 meters deep in Fuzhou city." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "116" "2-Oct-2005" "7" "21" NA "2747" 2749 141 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaanxi Province - 11 counties and districts of Weinan city." "Weihe River (Yellow tributary)" "3-Oct-05" "6-Oct-05" 4 "16" "359,000" "60,490,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,380" 4.7 "Worst flooding on the Weihe in 10 years. 359,000 evacuated. 180,000 ha inundated. 12,000 houses flooded. MODIS observations of high levels on the Weihe river October 7, 8, 9, 10." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "117" "3-Oct-2005" "7" "22" NA "2748" 2750 142 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Northern Bangladesh districts: Naogaon, Joypurhat, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Dinajpur. Badarganj" "Jamuneshwari, Chhoto Jamuna" "3-Oct-05" "22-Oct-05" 20 "19" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,570" 5.7 "Late Monsoon rains. 100,000 marooned. Dozens of villages inundated. 200,000 hectares crops damaged. 10,000 homeless families in Rangpur region. MODIS observations of flooding on Jamuna (Lower Bramaputra) tributaries in nw Bangladesh on October 7, 9, 10, 11, 12." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "118" "3-Oct-2005" "7" "23" NA "2749" 2751 143 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam provinces: Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai" "Ben Hai" "7-Oct-05" "11-Oct-05" 5 "17" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,370" 4.6 "25,000 houses in three provinces flooded with up to 1.5 meters water. Estimated 15 million dollars damage. 3,700 families evacuated from Quang Binh. \"water level at rivers in Quang Tri was 17.43 metres, 2.28m higher than the record flood recorded in 1992\"" NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "119" "7-Oct-2005" "7" "24" NA "2750" 2752 144 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Sw New Hampshire - Cheshire County - Keene, Alstead, Stoddard, Unity, Hinsdale, Walpole. --Vermont - Brattleboro, Guilford --Massachusetts - Berkshire County, Pittsfield, Greenfield, Northbridge, Worcester and Southbridge --New Jersey - Spring Lake, Wayne, Little Falls. Oakland. Pompton Lakes. Westwood, Bound Brook, Lodi Bergen County --Connecticut - Tolland County, eastern Windham County, western Hartford County" "New Hampshire - Cold River, North Branch River, Little Sugar River --Massachusetts - Housatonic, Merrimack, Blackstone --New Jersey - Ramapo, Passaic, Saddle, Pompton --Connecticut - Connecticut river. Natchaug" "8-Oct-05" "17-Oct-05" 10 "11" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "38,290" 5.8 "US northeast receives up to 11 inches of rain. New Hampshire - 3 dead, 4 missing. 1,000 evacuated. Worst flooding in 25 years. One third of Keene under water. 36 homes destroyed and 24 damaged in Alstead after Lake Warren dam overflowed. Vermont - 200 evacuated. Massachusetts - 500 evacuated. 70 homeless in Greenfield. Connecticut - 2 dead. Levels higher than major flood of 1955." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "120" "8-Oct-2005" "7" "25" NA "2751" 2753 145 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Southern Scotland - Hawick, Borders, Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian, Edinburgh, Newcastleton. " "Teviot, Nith, Tweed, Liddle" "12-Oct-05" "14-Oct-05" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,930" 4.4 "More than one months rain in a day in southern Scotland. Worst floods in 20 years in Hawick, 200 buildings inundated, water up to 4 feet deep. Floods in Newcastleton almost as high as 1991." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "121" "12-Oct-2005" "7" "26" NA "2752" 2754 146 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Catalonia - Girona region: Vilanova de la Muga, Sant Antoni de Calonge. Barcelona. Costa Brava region." "Ridaura, Calonge" "13-Oct-05" "15-Oct-05" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,080" 4.1 "Heaviest rains in 30 years - 300mm rain in 24 hours ends worst drought in 50 years in Catalonia. Several rivers overflowed, towns submerged." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "122" "13-Oct-2005" "7" "27" NA "2753" 2755 147 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Southeast Aceh - Seumadam or Semadam district - Lawe Beringan, Semadam Awal. Aceh Tenggara District Malang District, East Java - Tirtoyudo, Sumbermanjing Wetan, Dampit and Ampilgading" "Simpang" "18-Oct-05" "19-Oct-05" 2 "28" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,460" 3.7 "Flash floods. Over 900 homes destroyed near Simpang river. 12,000 evacuated. 3,700 displaced." NA NA "" 0 "49" 0 "122" "18-Oct-2005" "7" "27" NA "2754" 2756 148 "" "Haiti" "Mexico" "USA" "Cuba" "Caribbean, Central America and Southeastern USA --Florida - Florida Keys, Naples. Collier County. Marco Island. Miami and Fort Lauderdale. --Mexico - Yucatan and Quintana Roo. Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel Island, Isla Mujeres --Western Cuba - Provinces: Pinar del Rio, La Habana and Ciudad Habana. Isle of Youth. Guanahacabibes: Cabo de San Antonio. Guanimar, Baracoa, Havana area. --Jamaica - parishs: St. Thomas, St. Catherine, Trelawny, Kingston, St. Andrew --Haiti - Departments: South, South East and Grande Anse. Tiburon" "" "19-Oct-05" "25-Oct-05" 7 "24" "100,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "47,850" 5.5 "Hurricane Wilma Florida - 5 dead. Estimated losses from $2 to $9 billion. Key West 40% underwater from storm surge. Mexico - 6 dead. Yucatan peninsula - 7 dead. 74,000 evacuated ahead of the storm. Cuba - 640,000 evacuated from western part of the island ahead of the storm. 360,000 homeless. Storm surge flooding in Havana area. Jamaica - 1 dead, 100 evacuated. Severe weather associated with Wilma since October 16. Widespread flooding and landslides Haiti - 12 dead. floods and landslides MODIS observation of flooding in southern Florida on October 25, 26, 27." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "123" "19-Oct-2005" "7" "28" NA "2755" 2757 149 "" "India" "" "" "" "West Bengal State - East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, Burdwan and Nadia. Howrah. Sunderbans, Kolkata city --Orissa State - Balasore district: Bhograi, Jaleswar, Basta and Balipat." "West Bengal - Ichachamati and tributaries. --Orissa - Budhabalanga, Jalaka" "21-Oct-05" "28-Oct-05" 8 "13" "3,000,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,110" 5.4 "Unseasonal heavy rains - 180mm in 24 hours in Kolkata city. Millions of people stranded in villages cut off by floods. 3,000 coastal villages inundated. 60,000 huts washed away. Many roads washed away. MODIS observation of flooding in Orissa and West Bengal on October 25" NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "124" "21-Oct-2005" "7" "29" NA "2756" 2758 150 "" "Italy" "" "" "" "Puglia (Apulia) - Bari and Taranto area" "" "23-Oct-05" "24-Oct-05" 2 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,200" 3.4 "Torrential rains cause flash floods and landslides. 161 mm rain in 3 hours - more rain than the Apulia region gets in one year. Damage to railways, roads and bridges. \"exceptional climatic event which can only happen once in a hundred years.\"" NA NA "" 0 "49" 0 "124" "23-Oct-2005" "7" "29" NA "2757" 2759 151 "" "Haiti" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "Caribbean --Haiti - Anse Rouge, Hinche, Grande Anse, Jacmel, Leogane, Guaricanos, Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, Gressier, Anse a Pitre, Dame Marie, Irois --Dominican Republic - Puerto Plata" "Haiti - Riviere Froide" "23-Oct-05" "26-Oct-05" 4 "26" "1,500" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,260" 4.7 "Tropical Storm Alpha dumps up to 38 cm rain on parts of Hispaniola. Rivers already high and soils saturated due to Hurricane Wilma. Haiti - 17 dead. Floods and mudslides destroyed at least 400 homes. Dominican Republic - 9 dead. 1,000 in shelters. 6 dead in Puerto Plata." NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "125" "23-Oct-2005" "7" "30" NA "2758" 2760 152 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam provinces: Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Quang Tri." "Ba river " "20-Oct-05" "28-Oct-05" 9 "67" "1,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,850" 5.4 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. 15,000 hectares crops submerged. Binh Dinh - 12 dead. 3,200 houses damaged. $5 million in damages. More than 3,700 hectares rice damaged. 250 houses submerged. Quang Ngai - 5 dead. 412 houses submerged. 1,511 hectares agriculture submerged. Damages $160,000 USD" NA NA "" 0 "49" 1 "126" "20-Oct-2005" "7" "31" NA "2759" 2761 153 "" "India" "" "" "" "Southern India --Tamil Nadu - Salem, Namakkal, Karur and Erode. Tiruchirapalli. Vellore, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari, Dharmapuri, Madurai, Villupuram, Krishnagiri. Srirangam. Madras (Chennai). Cuddalore. Prakasham and Ongole. Sirkazhi, Kollidam, Velankanni, Tiruvarur. Melapalayam. Union Territory Pondicherry, Karaikal --Karnataka - Bangalore. Mysore. --Andhra Pradesh - Nellore, Chittoor, Visakhapatanam. Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Kadapa and Nellore districts. Vempalle" "Cauvery, Coleroon, Palar, Pennar, Papaghni, Nagavali and Vamsadhara. Bhavani" "23-Oct-05" "9-Dec-05" 48 "279" "300,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "131,300" 6.8 "Heavy rains from low pressure system in Bay of Bengal. Crops and homes destroyed in Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states. Rain in October and early November subsided, then more monsoonal storms hit between November 21 and 24. October 29 - Train accident caused by washed out tracks kills at least 114 in Velugonda in Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu - 160 dead. 200,000 evacuated. More than 1,900 homes washed away in Tamil Nadu. Large parts of Chennai (Madras) city under water - 50,000 evacuated from the city. Karnataka - 26 dead. Rainfall breaks 50 year old record for October in Bangalore. Large parts Bangalore city under water. Andhra Pradesh - 21 dead. 5,000 evacuated in Prakasham and Ongole MODIS observations of flooding along coast of Andhra Pradesh north of Madras on October 29, 30, November 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 15. All observations with lots of clouds around. Good view of receding Andhra Pradesh coast floods on November 16, 18." NA NA "" 1 "50" 1 "127" "23-Oct-2005" "8" "32" NA "2760" 2762 154 "" "Nicaragua" "Honduras" "" "" "Nicaragua's Caribbean coast - Karawala, Sandy Bay Sirpi, Barra de Rio Grande, Cruz de Rio Grande, Laguna de Perlas, Kukra Hill, Walpa, Kara, Esperanza, Guadalupe and Company Creek. Tortuguero y Desembocadura de Rio Grande. Tasbapauni. Puerto Cabezas. --Honduras - Provinces: Gracias a Dios, Atlantida and Colon. La Ceiba, Roatan" "Nicaragua - Rio Grande of Matagalpa, River Coco --Honduras - Cangrejal River, Wampu River" "30-Oct-05" "15-Nov-05" 17 "2000" "20,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "57,710" 6 "Hurricane Beta is the record 13th hurricane of this years Atlantic storm season. Comes ashore in Sandy Bay Sirpi, Nicargua on October 30. Remnants of the hurricane bring heavy rain to Caribbean coast. Area hit by Tropical Storm Gamma Nov 18-20. Nicaragua - 13,000 refugees in southern Nicaragua. Up to 15 inches of rain. Over 100 hectares of crops lost. Honduras - 7,800 evacuated from 50 communities along northeastern Atlantic coast. Rivers overflowing near Nicaraguan border. Novemeber 10 - Honduras departments Colón and Gracias a Dios remain cut off. MODIS observations - November 1: part of Sico Tinto river high. November 6, 8, 10, 12: parts of Aguan river high. November 8: Flooding south of Coco river in Nicaragua. November 15 - most of Auguan river still high." NA NA "" 0 "50" 1 "128" "30-Oct-2005" "8" "33" -0.23 "2761" 2763 155 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam - provinces: Quang Nam, Quang Ngai (Son Ha), Thua Thien-Hue (Phong Dien), Quang Tri. Danang and Hue, Hoi An. Phu Vang, Phu Loc, Huong Tra, Quang Dien." "" "2-Nov-05" "4-Nov-05" 3 "20" "15,000" "11,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "16,660" 4.7 "Typhoon Kai tak. More than 9,000 houses were destroyed or badly damaged. Crops destroyed on 12,800 hectares. Quang Nam - 15,000 displaced. Hoi An - 3,000 evacuated. " NA NA "" 0 "50" 1 "129" "2-Nov-2005" "0" "1" NA "2762" 2764 156 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Northwestern provinces: Sucre, Córdoba, César, Magdalena (Aracataca), Antioquia, Choco, Atlantico" "River Magdalena" "15-Sep-05" "16-Dec-05" 93 "95" "100,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "115,200" 7 "Heavy rains since September kill 95 throughout Colombia. Floods and landslides. Nearly 180,000 homes damaged. Large areas of maize, banana and yucca destroyed. \"Worst-hit are the northwestern provinces of Sucre, Cordoba and Cesar, where severe flooding has wrecked thousands of hectares of rice and cotton fields and forced many farmers to abandon their farms.\" \" The Colombian government said this year's rainy season was the worst for the last five years\"" NA NA "" 1 "51" 1 "130" "15-Sep-2005" "1" "2" NA "2763" 2765 157 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Central-western region - Eugowra, Molong, Orange, Bathurst, Parkes, Forbes, Wyalong and Trundle. Broken Hill, Wellington South Australia - Adelaide Plains region - Virginia, Gawler, Adelaide Hills, Dernancourt, Hope Valley, Banksia Park, Fairview Park, Surrey Downs and Houghton Victoria - Shepparton, Rutherglen, Benalla and Wangaratta" "Mandagery Creek, Belubula River, Molong creek, Bells River, Gawler River, North and South Para rivers, Onkaparinga, Torrens, Patawalonga" "8-Nov-05" "13-Nov-05" 6 "1" "1,000" "76,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "204,300" 6.1 "100mm rain overnight caused flash flooding in central west NSW. $16 million in farm damages in central west NSW. Entire town of Eugowra evacuated (700 people), near record flooding in Eugowra. Hundreds of homes inundated in Adelaide Hills area. Town of Virginia in Adelaide Plains hit with a one-in-100-year flood. $60million losses in agriculture in Adelaide Plains. Torrens river at 50 year flood levels. MODIS observations of flooding in Parkes area of NSW on November 8, 10, 11, Flooding much less by November 13." NA NA "" 1 "52" 1 "131" "8-Nov-2005" "2" "3" NA "2764" 2766 158 "" "France" "" "" "" "Southern France - Perpignan area" "Augly and Verdouble" "15-Nov-05" "17-Nov-05" 3 "2" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,000" 3.8 "Heavy rains cause several rivers to overflow. 1,000 evacuated. MODIS observation of flooding on two rivers north of Perpignan on November 16, 17." NA NA "" 0 "52" 0 "131" "15-Nov-2005" "2" "3" NA "2765" 2767 159 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Wales: Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire" "Gwili or Bala" "11-Nov-05" "11-Nov-05" 1 "0" "" "" "" 1.5 "210" 2.5 "Flash flood, worst in the village of Cynwyl Elfed in at least 60 years." NA NA "" 0 "52" 0 "131" "11-Nov-2005" "2" "3" NA "2766" 2768 160 "" "Jamaica" "" "" "" "St. Mary, northern St. Catherine and Trelawny" "" "15-Nov-05" "17-Nov-05" 3 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "760" 3.4 "Heavy rain caused by remnants of tropical depression 27. Floods, mudslides, and landslides." NA NA "" 0 "52" 0 "131" "15-Nov-2005" "2" "3" NA "2767" 2769 161 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central region: Quang Ngai Province - districts: Tu Nghia, Son Tinh and Mo Duc. Binh Dinh Province - districts: Tuy Phuo, Phu Cat. Quang Nam Province - Nam Tra My District." "Tra Khuc River, Ve River" "18-Nov-05" "21-Nov-05" 4 "5" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,020" 4.8 "Quang Ngai Province: flooding of thousands of homes in the districts of Tu Nghia, Son Tinh and Mo Duc. Binh Dinh Province: thousands of homes in the two districts of Tuy Phuoc and Phu Cat submerged or destroyed. At least 15 landslides on roads." NA NA "" 0 "52" 1 "132" "18-Nov-2005" "2" "4" NA "2768" 2770 162 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Provinces: Western (Colombo, Ratmalana, Gampaha). Eastern (Trincomalee). Northern (Jaffna, Killinochchi, Mullaitivu). Sabaragamuwa (Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura). Southern (Galle). Central" "" "21-Nov-05" "23-Nov-05" 3 "6" "8,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,870" 5 "270 mm of rain in the capital, Colombo. 2,000 homes destroyed. Tsunami victims in temporary shelters in Trincomalee forced to leave. " NA NA "" 0 "52" 1 "133" "21-Nov-2005" "2" "5" NA "2769" 2771 163 "" "Thailand" "Malaysia" "" "" "Southern Thailand provinces: Songkhla (Muang Songkhla, Sadao, Hat Yai, Tambon Khao Roop Chang). Yala (Raman, Krong Pinang, Muang, Bannang Sata, Yaha). Nakhon Si Thammarat (Tha Sala district, Nopphitam). Chumphon (Lamae, Muang). Pattani (Muang, Nong Chik, Kapho, Yarang, Pakaharang, Chabangtiko). Narathiwat (Sukhirin, Waeng, Sungai Kolok, Chanae, Sungai Padi, Tak Bai, Rusoh). Phatthalung (Pak Phayun). Trang. Satun (La Ngu). Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Phrasaeng). --Northern Malaysia. states: Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah (Kubang Pasu, Kota Star, Padang Terap, Langkawi), Perlis, Perak" "Thailand - Ta Pi, Pattani" "23-Nov-05" "12-Jan-06" 51 "69" "700,000" "14,900,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "70,520" 6.7 "Three weeks of heavy rain cause \"some of the worst floods to hit peninsular Southeast Asia in decades\" Southern Thailand - 55 dead as of Dec 23. Worst floods in 40 years. $14.9 million in damages. Flood water up to 2 meters deep in Pattani. In Yala, 30,000 affected, 66 roads and 282 fish farms damaged. 102,216 persons affected in Pattini, losses of 231 homes, 144 roads, 7 bridges, 832 fish farms and some 24,000 rai of paddy fields damaged or destroyed. Outbreaks of conjuctivitis and fungal foot infections. \"This is the worst flood after the ones in 1967 and 1977.\" Malaysia - 9 dead as of Dec 23. 30,000 evacuated. worst floods in 30 years. MODIS observations of flooding in southern Thailand in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Yala on Decmeber 27." NA NA "" 1 "53" 1 "134" "23-Nov-2005" "3" "6" NA "2770" 2772 164 "" "Albania" "" "" "" "Southern regions: Gjirokaster, Durres, Elbasan, Lezhe, Berat, Fier. Vlore, also the capital Tirana. Towns: Burrel, Rubik. Librazhd district" "Fan River" "30-Nov-05" "3-Dec-05" 4 "3" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,410" 4.6 "Over 4,100 hectares of farmland flooded. Hundred houses damaged. 10,000 people isolated in the Librazhd district after floods destroyed a bridge." NA NA "" 0 "53" 1 "135" "30-Nov-2005" "3" "7" NA "2771" 2773 165 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Provinces: Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang), Quang Ngai (Mo Duc), Binh Dinh (Dong Xuan, Tuy An, Song Hinh), Quang Nam, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan. Dac Lac (Krong Ana, Lak, Ma Drak)" "Nha Trang, Kon, Cai Nha Trang, Dinh --Quang Ngai - Ve, Tra Cau, Tra Khuc, Tra Bong --Binh Dinh - Con, Ha Thanh and Lao Giang --Dac Lac - Krong Ana, Krong Kno and Serepoc. Krong No" "4-Dec-05" "24-Dec-05" 21 "62" "20,000" "19,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,090" 6.1 "Two weeks of heavy rain causes flash floods. 62 dead as of December 23. 171 houses destroyed, 335 houses damaged, 5,300 homes inundated. 49 bridges damaged. 22 irragation projects damaged. 45,000 hectares crops submerged. Economic losses estimated at VND437 billion. Damage to major highway from landslides. Khanh Hoa province: 32 deaths, worst floods in 5 years. Phu Yen: 14 dead. Binh Dinh 11 dead. Quang Ngai 5 dead. Dac Lac - 7 dead. Six days of heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 2,000 houses destroyed. 10,000 ha crops inundated. 500 hectares of coffee damaged. Economic losses estimated at 83 billion VND. Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa - landslides in Ca Pass on December 20. Floodwaters begin to subside on December 19." NA NA "" 1 "54" 1 "136" "4-Dec-2005" "4" "8" NA "2772" 2774 166 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Dauphin River Indian reserve, 250 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, at the juncture of the Dauphin River and Lake Winnipeg. Gypsumville area." "Dauphin River" "5-Dec-05" "16-Dec-05" 12 "0" "56" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 1.5 "1,840" 4.5 "Floods caused by ice jams blocked the only road to the Dauphin River First Nation reserve. Meter deep flooding in some spots. Last big winter flood in same area was 30 years ago." NA NA "" 0 "54" 1 "137" "5-Dec-2005" "4" "9" NA "2773" 2775 167 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Central and western Philippines. --Oriental Mindoro - Calapan City, Baco, Naujan, Puerto Princesa, Barangay Biga, Barangay Malabo --Palawan - Aborlan, Dumaran, Taytay, Barangay Sta. Maria, Roxas, San Vicente. --Bicol - provinces: Albay, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon and Catanduanes. Bato --Quezon - Pagbilao, Mauban, Lucena, Candelaria --Aurora - Dipaculao, Casiguran, Bianuan, Dibacong and Tinib --Camarines Norte - Victoria Capalonga, Labo --Visayas islands - Leyte - Palo. --other provinces: Aklan, Iloilo, Camarines Norte, Negros Occidental, Quezon" "Oriental Mindoro - Bocayao and Mag-asawang Tubig" "5-Dec-05" "29-Dec-05" 25 "9" "60,000" "350,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "4,630" 5.1 "Heavy monsoon rains followed by Tropical Depression Quedon cause flooding and landslides. Oriental Mindoro most affected by flooding. 15,000 families evacuated after a protective dyke collapsed in Calapan City. Worst floods in Calapan City since 1954.Agricultural damage in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro is estimated at $514,706. By December 19 floods inundated most of Calapan City and Baco and Naujan towns from overflowing Bocayao and Mag-asawang Tubig Rivers. Quezon - 15,000 relocated to higher ground in Lucena. 47 houses have been partially damaged in Mauban." NA NA "" 0 "54" 1 "138" "5-Dec-2005" "4" "10" NA "2774" 2776 168 "" "Mozambique" "Malawi" "" "" "Southern Malawi - districts: Chikwawa, Nsanje, Mangochi --Mozambiquie - provinces: Nampula (Nampula City), Sofala (Dondo, Nhamatanda, Buzi, Beira, Caia, Marromeu), Zambezia (Gurue), Gaza (Xai-Xai, Inhambane)." "Malawi - Shire, Ruo, Nyamazire, Lalanje, Mwanza and Kombezi --Mozambique - Shire, Ruo, Zambezi, Pungue, Mutamba, Licungo, Buzi" "22-Dec-05" "7-Feb-06" 48 "23" "50,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "224,100" 7.2 "Malawi - 1 dead. 15,000 families homeless in Chikwawa, 5,000 hectares of maize destroyed, 50% of the land flooded. 4,500 homeless in Nsanje. 4,000 ha crops flooded. Worst flooding in Nsanje district in almost a half century. Mozambique - 22 dead. 4,000 hectares of crops destroyed in Pungue river basin in Dondo district. 1,700 homes destroyed and 9,000 homeless in Nampula. Widespread loss of crops and livestock. Total crop loss of 7,400 hectares (0.2% of the total area planted). MODIS observations of flooding on the Pungue river on December 28, January 6, 8, 19, 23, 25. Flooding on the Shire river on January 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25" NA NA "" 1 "55" 1 "139" "22-Dec-2005" "5" "11" NA "2775" 2777 169 "" "Western Sahara" "" "" "" "Laayoune area" "" "22-Dec-05" "26-Dec-05" 5 "0" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "114,100" 5.9 "Two days of heavy rain in normally arid region causes flooding on two watercourses on a scale not seen for decades. Water up to 1 meter deep around Laayoune flooded houses and roads. MODIS observations of flooding in Laayoune area and rivers to the west on December 23, 26" NA NA "" 0 "55" 1 "140" "22-Dec-2005" "5" "12" NA "2776" 2778 170 "" "Congo Republic" "" "" "" "Brazzaville northern suburbs. Mpila, Simba Pèle, Maman Mbouale" "Congo river" "24-Dec-05" "28-Dec-05" 5 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,100" 3.7 "Heavy rain causes floods and mudslides in northern suburbs of Brazzville, thousands homeless. Floodwaters 4 meters deep in Mpila" NA NA "" 0 "55" 0 "140" "24-Dec-2005" "5" "12" NA "2777" 2779 171 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern California - counties: Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Marin, Solano. San Francisco Bay area to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Napa Valley. Towns: Napa, Guerneville, San Anselmo, Novato, Collinsville. --Nevada - Reno, Truckee, Carson City." "California - Sacramento, San Joaquin, Russian, Napa, Navarro, Klamath, Eel, Pit, Susan, Truckee. --Nevada - East Fork of the Carson and the Truckee Rivers" "31-Dec-05" "18-Jan-06" 19 "0" "4,000" "245,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "140,500" 6.4 "Severe storms cause floods and mudslides. California - Up to 9.57 inches of rain. Napa river higher than 1986 floods. 1,000 homes flooded in Napa city. Flooding of vineyards. Russian river in Sonoma near record levels. Nevada - mudslide on interstate 80 near Truckee. Worst flooding in Reno since 1997. MODIS observations of flooding on the Sacramento river on January 4, 6, 8, 9, 15, 22, 24." NA NA "" 1 "56" 1 "141" "31-Dec-2005" "6" "13" -0.52 "2778" 2777 1 "FL-2006-000001-IDN " "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java province - Jember district: Panti, Sukorambi, Tanggul. Surabaya" "0" "1-Jan-06" "4-Jan-06" 4 "125" "7,781" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "2,550" 4 "Jember - flash floods and landslides. 437 houses, 3 schools, 16 bridges and 9 dams damaged." 113.34 -8.02 "" 0 "0" 1 "1" "1-Jan-2006" "0" "1" NA "2779" 2778 2 "" "Hungary" "" "" "" "East: Tisza valley Northwest: Hansag and Szigetkoz regions" "Tizsa, Danube" "3-Jan-06" "11-Jan-06" 9 "0" "0" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "45,840" 5.6 "Rain and snow resulted in high levels of inland waters - frozen soil reduced the absorption capacity. 102,000 hectares underwater, 47,000 hectares farmland inundated. 150 pumps redirecting flood water." 19.58 47.72 "" 0 "0" 1 "2" "3-Jan-2006" "0" "2" NA "2780" 2779 3 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java province - Regency of Indramayu - districts: Kandanghaur, Gabuswetan, Bongas" "Cilalanang, Ciperawan, Sumbermas" "8-Jan-06" "12-Jan-06" 5 "0" "6,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "900" 3.7 "12 villiages flooded. 1,500 houses in Kandanghaur, Gabuswetan and Bongas districts and 1,000 hectares of rice fields submerged beneath 40 - 60 cm of floodwater. Rp 2 billion in damages expected." 108.21 -6.38 "" 0 "0" 0 "2" "8-Jan-2006" "0" "2" NA "2781" 2780 4 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Kimberley and Pilbara Coast regions: Karratha, Dampier, Wickham, Pannawonica. Gascoyne and Swanland regions (Wheatbelt): Nanutarra, Lake Grace, Walkaway, Kulin, Corrigin, Newdegate, Northam, Geraldton, Dongara, Greenough." "Ashburton, Fortescue, Gascoyne, Murchison, Avon, Greenough" "9-Jan-06" "31-Jan-06" 23 "0" "1,500" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "808,100" 7.6 "Cyclone Clare - category 3 on coast, downgraded to category 1 inland. Worst flooding in the region for over a decade. RR track damage on nine Wheatbelt lines, 6 train shipments stranded, lines closed for several weeks. Livestock harmed by erosion and destruction of fences. Lake Grace: isolated by flooding, 223 mm of rain, biggest flood in 500 yrs, worse than great downpour of 1955. Cemetary Lake on edge of town also flooded. Lakes filled for first time since 1990 (usually dry salt pans). Record levels on Greenough river. Peak floods at 5.5 m in Walkaway. Total lost: 4000 sheep, 30 km of vermin proof fencing, 230 km of other fencing, widespread soil erosion. $AUS 3 million in damages. MODIS observations of flooding on Gascoyne and Murchison rivers January 12, 13, 14, 16, 17. Flooding on Fortescue and Ashburton rivers January 12." 116.94 -23.26 "" 1 "1" 1 "3" "9-Jan-2006" "1" "3" NA "2782" 2781 5 "" "Trinidad" "" "" "" "Southeastern Trinidad: Rio Claro, Mayaro, Mafeking, Poole Valley Road, Guayaguayare Road, Navet, Lazzari, Cedar Grove Central Trinidad: Caparo" "Poole, Ortoire" "14-Jan-06" "17-Jan-06" 4 "0" "600" "2,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,250" 4.1 "Landslides along major roads. Flooding up to 4 ft. Significant livestock and crops losses. 700 homes marrooned in Mayaro, 150 homes damaged. Flooding caused by river overflow due to 30 yr rain cycle, not by poor drainage. $2.5 million in compensation for farmers." -61.24 10.32 "" 0 "1" 1 "4" "14-Jan-2006" "1" "4" NA "2783" 2782 6 "FL-2006-000009-GUY" "Guyana" "" "" "" "Region One - Barima/Waini --Region Two - Pomeroon/Supenaam (Westbury, Somerset, Dartmouth, Perseverance, Essequibo Coast, Anna Regina) --Region Three - Essequibo Islands/West Demerara (Polders, Pouderoyen, Parfait Harmonie, Dorn Hogg, Leguan Island, Meten-Meer-Zorg, De Kinderen) --Region Four - Demerara Mahaica (Sophia, Bourda, Queenstown, Craig, Friendship, Flagstaff, Lama, Enmore, Greenfield, Victoria, Golden Grove, Haslington) --Region Five - Mahaica/West Berbice (Trafalgar, Rising Sun, Belladrum) --Region Six - East Berbice/Corentyne (Fyrish, No. 1 Village, No. 19 Village, Yakusari, Johanna, Port Mourant)" "Mahaica, Pomeroon, Demerara, Mahiacony, Abary" "8-Jan-06" "14-Feb-06" 38 "20" "5,000" "165,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,220" 6 "12,964 acres (4,900 hectares) of rice paddies and other crops lost. 5,000 head of cattle lost. US$4 million in rice exports lost. Regions 2 and 5 declared disaster areas. MODIS observations of flooding along Guyana coast January 20, 22, 29, February 7, 14" -58.66 6.89 "" 0 "1" 1 "5" "8-Jan-2006" "1" "5" NA "2784" 2783 7 "" "Namibia" "" "" "" "Sesriem, Sossusvlei" "Tsauchab" "18-Jan-06" "18-Jan-06" 1 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 3.1 "Last major flood was in 1997. Sossusvlei: 72 mm of rain in one hour. Tsauchab River nearly reached the vlei for the first time since 2000. A smaller river flooded for the first time in 20 years. Lodge damaged by mud and water. Sesriem: 85 mm of rain in 45 min. Campsite damaged by mud and water. Sesriem Canyon flooded." 15.71 -25.48 "" 0 "1" 0 "5" "18-Jan-2006" "1" "5" NA "2785" 2784 8 "" "Greece" "Bulgaria" "Turkey" "" "Greece - Lavara, Kissario, Amorio, Tichero, Thymaria, Psathades in Didymotichos, Pythio, Trigono" "Greece - Evros Bulgaria - Maritsa Turkey - Meric" "2-Jan-06" "20-Jan-06" 19 "0" "0" "0" "Snowmelt" 1 "4,600" 4.9 "5,000 hectares of cereals and other crops flooded. MODIS observations of flooding on the Evros river on January 2, 17, 20, 27." 26.47 41.55 "" 0 "1" 1 "6" "2-Jan-2006" "1" "6" NA "2786" 2785 9 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon: --Nueva Ecija - Gabaldon, Bongabon, San Jose, Candaba, San Luis --Kalinga - Tinglayan --Cagayan - Dingalan, Tuguegarao, Solana, Enrile, Iguig, Alcala, Gattaran, Tuao, Piat, Lallo, Amulung --Abra. --Aurora - Casiguran, Baler, Dinalungan, Dilasag --Quezon. --Isabela - Ilagan, Tumauini, Echague, Alicia, San Mariano, San Jones, Cauayan, Santiago, Ramon, Dinapigue" "Tupingan, Pampanga, Cagayan" "26-Jan-06" "5-Feb-06" 11 "4" "256,641" "9,600,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,470" 5.8 "Rain caused by Tropical Depression Agaton. Nueva Ecija: most heavily affected province, over 7,000 evacuated due to a broken dyke. 2,500 hectares of onion plants worth P72 million submerged. 2,000 hectares newly planted rice, corn and watermelon worth P25 million under 2-4 ft of water in Candaba. 4,100 hectares of palay crops and 650 hectares of fishponds worth more than P100 million (US$1.9 million) destroyed. Kalinga: 20 houses underwater and 1,500 people evacuated. Aurora: water up to 7 ft in Baler, 10 ft in Dinalungan, Dilasag and Casiguran. Isabela: P452 million worth of corn and rice crops destroyed. P240 million worth of agricultural crops destroyed in Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Quezon. MODIS observations of flooding on the Cagayan River on January 28, 29, 30. MODIS observations of flooding on the Pampanga River on January 29, 31, reducing on February 4, 9." 121.82 17.02 "" 0 "1" 1 "7" "26-Jan-2006" "1" "7" NA "2787" 2786 10 "FL-2006-000010-BOL " "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Departments: --La Paz - City of La Paz, Los Yungas, Luribay, Papel Pampa, San Pedro de Curahuara --Cochabamba - Viloma, Aymaya, Tiraque --Santa Cruz - Jorochito, Tiquipaya, El Espino, Boyuibe, Pailas, Cuatro Canadas, San Julin, Okina --Beni - Trinidad, San Borja, Rurrenabaque, Pando, Riberalta --Pando --Potos --Chuquisaca --Tarija - Villamontes" "Rio Grande, Guanay, Tipuani, Mapiri, Challana --La Paz: Desaguadero --Santa Cruz: Rio Grande, Harinci, Viloma, Chua, Rocha, Tapacari --Cochabamba: Tapacari, Charinci, Viloma, Chua y Rocha, Julpe --Potosi: Pilcomayo, Mataca --Pando: Jenechiquia, Acre --Beni: Beni, Madre Dios and Orthon." "25-Jan-06" "17-Apr-06" 83 "23" "100,000" "35,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "955,800" 7.9 "Intense rain started in January. Worst rainy season in 5 years. Most affected departments La Paz, Santa Cruz and Beni 800 displaced families. 175,000 affected by floods, 100,000 left homeless. Crops lost: 80% in Potosi (potatoes, wheat, beans, onions, carrots, corn). 932 hectares in Cochabamba. 45,000 hectares in Santa Cruz (soy beans, rice, corn) Total: 74,000 acres (30,000 hectares) of soy crops lost, 173,000 acres (70,000 hectares) under threat. March 10 - floods continue and spread to new areas. 9,374 families have been evacuated MODIS observations of flooding in Beni and Santa Cruz on January 29, 30, February 5, 12, 23, March 3, 25. Flooding on Rio Grande in Santa Cruz on March 3, 5, 14 MODIS observations of flooding of the Altiplano Lakes January 31, February 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 15, 21, 26, 28." -63.43 -16.03 "" 1 "2" 1 "8" "25-Jan-2006" "2" "8" NA "2788" 2787 11 "FL-2006-000017-BRA" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro" "0" "27-Jan-06" "30-Jan-06" 4 "12" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "9,335" 4.6 "Up to 100 mm of rain in 2 hrs - highest figure since 1997." -43.36 -22.56 "" 0 "2" 1 "9" "27-Jan-2006" "2" "9" NA "2789" 2788 12 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Islands: Bali (Buleleng), Lombok (Sambelia), West Timor, Sumbawa, Java (East Java - Besuki)" "East Java: Lubawang " "22-Jan-06" "27-Jan-06" 6 "11" "3,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "47,800" 5.5 "Water up to 2 meters in parts of Sumbawa. Flooding and landslides. East Lombok: Sambelia district - Rp 3.5 billion in damage from 500 hectares of destroyed corn, paddy, chili, and banana crops. Rp 95 million in losses from overflows in fish ponds in the area. " 117.29 -8.44 "" 0 "2" 1 "10" "22-Jan-2006" "2" "10" NA "2790" 2789 13 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java: Central Java - Rembang, Demak, Semarang, Lasem, Pamotan, Sedan --West Java - Jakarta, Kampung Melayu, Indramayu district (Kopyah, Anjatan Utara and Limpas, Krimun, Santing, Losarang, Ranjeng, Pegagan, Plosokerep, Manggungan, Kandanghaur)" "Central Java: Karanggeneng, Beringin Indramayu: Cimanuk, Cilalanang, Cipanas, Cipunegara" "26-Jan-06" "14-Feb-06" 20 "19" "10,000" "27,100,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "73,070" 6.2 "Flooding and landslides. Central Java: 19 fatalities from floods and landslides. 65 hectares of shrimp and fish ponds worth hundreds of millions of rupiah lost. West Java: Over 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of rice paddies destroyed, 25,000 hectares flooded. In Indramayu, hundreds of millions of rupiahs lost from flooding of hundreds of hectares of fish ponds in Eretan Wetan, rainfall up tp 150 mm, twice the normal level. MODIS observations of flooding near Rembang on February 1, 7, 14." 108.59 -6.85 "" 1 "3" 1 "11" "26-Jan-2006" "3" "11" NA "2791" 2790 14 "" "Norway" "" "" "" "Provinces: Soer- and Nor-Troendelag (Aarnes, Follafoss, Flatanger, Guldbergaunet, Meådalen, Haraldreina)" "Lauvsnes, Steinkjer, Verdal, Namsen, Stjørdalselva" "30-Jan-06" "4-Feb-06" 6 "1" "200" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "41,520" 5.6 "Water levels at 50 yr flood levels. Country cut in half by floods - community of Vuku in North Trøndelag completely cut off from the outside world." 11.93 64.15 "" 0 "3" 1 "12" "30-Jan-2006" "3" "12" NA "2792" 2791 15 "" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Western Viti Levu - Lautoka, Ba Town, Rakiraki" "0" "29-Jan-06" "6-Feb-06" 9 "0" "168" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "6,260" 4.8 "Tropical Cyclone Jim. Worst flooding since Cyclone Kina in 1993." 177.68 -17.82 "" 0 "3" 1 "13" "29-Jan-2006" "3" "13" NA "2793" 2792 16 "" "Saudi Arabia" "Jordan" "Israel" "" "Israel: Eilat Jordan: Aqaba, Maan" "0" "1-Feb-06" "6-Feb-06" 6 "6" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,620" 5.1 "Damage to agriculture. Possible landmine hazard due to shifting of earth in the area of the Rabin Crossing from Israel to Jordan. MODIS observations of flooding near Maan on February 4, 5, 6." 35.58 29.73 "" 0 "3" 1 "14" "1-Feb-2006" "3" "14" NA "2794" 2793 17 "" "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Western Tanzania: Tabora region - Igunga district (Lokomeo, Kanyawa)" "0" "3-Feb-06" "12-Feb-06" 10 "1" "938" "390,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "75,940" 5.9 "14 hrs of nonstop rain. 234 houses collapsed. MODIS observations of flooding on February 3, 5, reducing on February 8, 10, 12." 32.52 -5.32 "" 0 "3" 1 "15" "3-Feb-2006" "3" "15" NA "2795" 2794 18 "" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Vanua Levu (Northern Division) - Labasa" "Waiqele, Naseakula " "4-Feb-06" "9-Feb-06" 6 "4" "224" "500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,370" 4.2 "Sugarcane farms flooded, $0.5 million in damage to access roads. Highest rainfall: Vunimoli area 307mm on 2/4. Floods and landslides." 179.65 -16.45 "" 0 "3" 1 "16" "4-Feb-2006" "3" "16" NA "2796" 2795 19 "FL-2006-000025-PNG " "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Provinces: Central, Gulf, National Capital (Port Moresby)" "Kemp Welch" "3-Feb-06" "19-Feb-06" 17 "1" "12,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "34,450" 5.9 "Water up to 2 meters. 12,000 displaced and food gardens of 800 others destroyed. Flooding is seasonal but a Biotou village elder said it was the worst he had seen since the war in 1942-43." 147.28 -9.07 "" 0 "3" 1 "17" "3-Feb-2006" "3" "17" NA "2797" 2796 20 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra: Jambi Province: Bungo regency - Pelepat, Pelepat Ilir districts" "Batang Pelepat" "7-Feb-06" "13-Feb-06" 7 "0" "300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,000" 5.3 "1-3 meters of flood water as a result of 7 days of heavy rain. Hundreds of hectares of rice fields and plantations flooded." 102.23 -1.82 "" 0 "3" 1 "18" "7-Feb-2006" "3" "18" NA "2798" 2797 21 "FL-2006-000018-IRQ" "Iraq" "" "" "" "Governorates: Erbil, Sallahaddin, Kirkuk, Dyiala, Missan" "Tigris" "4-Feb-06" "12-Feb-06" 9 "0" "28,000" "1,300,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "77,640" 5.8 "7,000 families forced to leave their homes. 103 mm of rain in Erbil. MODIS observations of flooding on the Tigris River February 5, 7, 10, 11, 12." 45.49 34.21 "" 0 "3" 1 "19" "4-Feb-2006" "3" "19" NA "2799" 2798 22 "" "Malaysia" "Thailand" "" "" "Malaysia: Eastern Coastal States - Terengguan, Pahang, Kelantan --Thailand: Provinces - Narathiwat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chumphon, Surat Thani " "Kelantan, Sungai Kolok, Dungun, Kemaman, Golok, Kinabatangan " "10-Feb-06" "18-Feb-06" 9 "3" "7,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "86,750" 5.9 "Thailand: Floodwaters up to 2 meters from unseasonable rainstorms in the east. 400 houses inundated. Eastern monsoon swept across the country to converge with a western monsoon - a very rare occurance. Malaysia: 4,906 evacuated Total rainfall 7 times higher than the 35-year average precipitation for the same period. Heaviest rainfalls over twice as high as previous records for February." 102.54 4.33 "" 0 "3" 1 "20" "10-Feb-2006" "3" "20" NA "2800" 2799 23 "FL-2006-000023-DZA " "Algeria" "" "" "" "Tindouf: Awserd, Smara, Laayoune refugee camps" "0" "10-Feb-06" "15-Feb-06" 6 "1" "60,000" "1,070,820" "Heavy rain" 1 "180,500" 6 "Three refugee camps flooded (Western Sahara Sahrawi refugees). Enormous structural damage to schools, community centres, market areas, and mud brick houses. 70% of food lost. Most severe flooding since 1994. MODIS observations of flooding on February 15." -5.91 27.67 "" 1 "4" 1 "21" "10-Feb-2006" "4" "21" NA "2801" 2800 24 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao: Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Butuan City, Tago Leyte: Sugod" "Agusan, Tago, Marihatag, Tunggo" "10-Feb-06" "18-Feb-06" 9 "20" "30,000" "6,700,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "78,790" 5.9 "Flooding and landslides. $6.7 million worth of crops, livestock, fishery, and infrastructure damaged. La Nina weather pattern results in more storms forming close to the islands. MODIS observations of flooding on the Agusan River February 13." 125.12 8.16 "" 0 "4" 1 "22" "10-Feb-2006" "4" "22" NA "2802" 2801 25 "" "Lesotho" "" "" "" "0" "Sinqu " "15-Feb-06" "23-Feb-06" 9 "9" "3,000" "4,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "30,120" 5.6 "Thousands of residents forced to flee their homes. Damage estimates at several million US dollars. Worst rain and flooding in Lesotho in 20 years." 28.24 -29.67 "" 0 "4" 1 "23" "15-Feb-2006" "4" "23" NA "2803" 2802 26 "FL-2006-000034-ECU FL-2006-000072-ECU " "Ecuador" "" "" "" "Provinces: Guayas, Los Rios, Esmeraldas, El Oro, Manabí, Pichincha" "Guayas, Babahoyo, San Pablo, Catarama" "16-Feb-06" "6-May-06" 80 "17" "55,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "61,410" 6.7 "Over 10,000 hectares of rice under water in Los Rios, 1,500 in Guayas. 8,000 hectares total flooded in Guayas. Hundreds of people stranded, 15,000 families affected. Flash floods up to 5 meters deep." -79.98 -2.23 "" 1 "5" 1 "24" "16-Feb-2006" "5" "24" NA "2804" 2803 27 "" "China" "" "" "" " Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - Yili Prefecture" "0" "16-Feb-06" "23-Feb-06" 8 "0" "3,000" "800,000" "Snowmelt" 1 "76,510" 5.8 "11,226 people trapped and 6,427 houses damaged. Unusually high temperatures caused abrupt snow and ice melt." 87.21 40.66 "" 0 "5" 1 "25" "16-Feb-2006" "5" "25" NA "2805" 2804 28 "FF-2006-000039-YEM " "Yemen" "" "" "" "Dhamar Province: Ma’abar" "0" "20-Feb-06" "23-Feb-06" 4 "5" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,710" 4.6 "Start of Yemen's rainy season. 70 houses destroyed, 2,000 left homeless. Roads to Sanaa impassable." 44.18 14.54 "" 0 "5" 1 "26" "20-Feb-2006" "5" "26" NA "2806" 2805 29 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Provinces: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue" "Kien Giang" "14-Feb-06" "21-Feb-06" 8 "0" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,540" 5.3 "Quang Binh: 2,100 hectares of rice fields and 370 hectares of vegetable farms were under 1 m of water. A 100 m long dike collapsed when water rose by 1.36m in Kien Giang River. Quang Tri: 2,500 hectares of rice and 500 hectares of vegetable crop flooded. Flooding and landslide forced evacuation of 122 homes. Thua Thien-Hue: 1,800 hectares of rice and 600 hectares of cash crops flooded. Biggest torrential rain in the mid-dry season in 30 years." 106.93 17.04 "" 0 "5" 1 "27" "14-Feb-2006" "5" "27" NA "2807" 2806 30 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Acre State" "Acre" "13-Feb-06" "20-Mar-06" 36 "3" "33,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "149,100" 6.7 "Acre River 16.65 meters (55 feet) above the normal level after 15 days of rain. 7,791 buildings inundated. 8,000 homeless in capital Rio Branco city." -70.3 -9.15 "" 1 "6" 1 "28" "13-Feb-2006" "6" "28" NA "2808" 2807 31 "FL-2006-000027-IDN " "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sulawesi: North Sulawesi Province - Manado" "Rano Wangko" "13-Feb-06" "23-Feb-06" 11 "33" "17,500" "27,600,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "33,830" 5.6 "Flooding and landslides. Low pressure in Philippines contributing to heavy downpours. Floodwaters up to 4 meters. 2,067 houses, 1,115 hectares of agricultural area, and 11 hectares of plantation area damaged, and 9,773 head of livestock lost." 124.66 1.07 "" 0 "6" 1 "29" "13-Feb-2006" "6" "29" NA "2809" 2808 32 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu" "0" "21-Feb-06" "6-Mar-06" 14 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,020" 4.6 "Worst flooding in Hanalei on Kauai in over 5 years. Up to 18 inches of rain in 24 hrs. Severe thunderstorms. Taro crops stunted. 4,000 people in the north of Kauai isolated. Flooding and mudslides." -99.99 21.49 "" 0 "6" 1 "30" "21-Feb-2006" "6" "30" NA "2810" 2809 33 "FL-2006-000041-SRB " "Serbia-Montenegro" "" "" "" "Kosovo - Municipalities: Rahovec, Vushtrri, Lipjan, Zvecan, Ferizaj, Skenderaj, Gllogovc, Podujevo, Suhareke, Kline, Malishevo, Gjakove, Obiliq, Fushe Kosovoe" "Sitnica" "21-Feb-06" "1-Mar-06" 9 "0" "1,200" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "10,090" 5 "Flooded powerplant shutdown." 20.83 42.6 "" 0 "6" 1 "31" "21-Feb-2006" "6" "31" NA "2811" 2810 34 "FL-2006-000029-NAM" "Namibia" "" "" "" "Mariental" "Fish, Schlip, Kub" "24-Feb-06" "28-Feb-06" 5 "5" "2,100" "see notes" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1.5 "16,110" 5.1 "Hardap Dam overflow. Estimated N$50 million in infrastructure damages, N$300 million in agricultural losses. Dairy farm and fields of date trees, onions, corn, and grapes destroyed. Main road from Windhoek to South Africa cut off - 50 supply trucks stranded. Worst floods since 1972. MODIS observations of flooding on the Fish River on February 27." 17.98 -24.53 "" 0 "6" 1 "32" "24-Feb-2006" "6" "32" NA "2812" 2811 35 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Kuala Lumpur - Shah Alam area" "Sungai Damansara" "26-Feb-06" "26-Feb-06" 1 "0" "9,000" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "1,175" 3.1 "2 hr downpour. Floodwaters up to 2.3 meters. Disrupted trains and cut off highways. Millions of ringgit in losses." 101.65 3.12 "" 0 "6" 0 "32" "26-Feb-2006" "6" "32" NA "2813" 2812 36 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Western Highlands Province: Dei district villiages - Yan, Muga, Kema, Komund, Meka, Kram " "Muga, Prum, Yuna" "18-Feb-06" "24-Feb-06" 7 "6" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,500" 4.7 "5 villiages devastated. 500 stricken with malaria and typhoid." 144.38 -5.8 "" 0 "6" 1 "33" "18-Feb-2006" "6" "33" -0.4 "2814" 2813 37 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales: Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Nambucca and Clarence" "Bellinger, Nambucca, Orara, Wilson" "1-Mar-06" "8-Mar-06" 8 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,680" 5.4 "3,000 people stranded in Bellingen." 152.62 -30.23 "" 0 "6" 1 "34" "1-Mar-2006" "0" "1" NA "2815" 2814 38 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Carmen" "0" "4-Mar-06" "6-Mar-06" 3 "1" "1,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "630" 3.3 "Flashfloods triggered by days of heavy rains." 125.57 7.17 "" 0 "6" 0 "34" "4-Mar-2006" "0" "1" NA "2816" 2815 39 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Pilbara region: Kalbarri" "Murchison, Gascoyne, Hope, Ashburton" "3-Mar-06" "23-Mar-06" 21 "0" "0" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "37,920" 6.2 "Weak Cyclone Emma brings more rain in the middle of western Australia's wet season. Damage to livestock and mining operations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to grazing land from mesquite invasions that follow the flooding. March 9 - record levels on Murchison river near Kalbarri \"No floods have ever gone to this height on record or in living memory,\" MODIS observations of flooding on Gascoyne, Murchison and Ashburton rivers March 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. Floods on Lower Murchison March 14, 15, 16." 114.99 -27.41 "" 1 "7" 1 "35" "3-Mar-2006" "1" "2" NA "2817" 2816 40 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Southern and central Malawi - districts: Mangochi, Salima" "Linthipe" "7-Mar-06" "14-Mar-06" 8 "3" "8,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "64,890" 5.9 "Malawi - heaviest rains in 28 years leave 6,000 homeless in Mangochi district, worst floods in 28 years in Mangochi. 2,000 homeless in Salima." 35.12 -14.59 "" 0 "7" 1 "36" "7-Mar-2006" "1" "3" NA "2818" 2817 41 "" "Greece" "Turkey" "Bulgaria" "" "Northeastern Greece - Evros region. Thrace. Soufli --Northwest Turkey - Edirne region. Tychero --Southern Bulgaria - Kardzhali region, Haskovo, Plovdiv and Smolyan, Saedinenie" "Evros, Ardas, Erythropotamos, Edirne, Maritza, Tundzha " "9-Mar-06" "25-Mar-06" 17 "0" "0" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "19,590" 5.5 "Greece - Worst flooding in past 15 years. Several villages flooded. 50,000 acres of farmland underwater. MODIS observations of high levels on the Evros river on March 9, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25." 25.57 40.9 "" 0 "7" 1 "37" "9-Mar-2006" "1" "4" NA "2819" 2818 42 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - Orange, Crawford, Gibson and Perry counties. Milltown, West Baden Springs, French Lick." "Wabash, White, east fork of the White River, Blue, Mississinewa, Muscatatuck " "12-Mar-06" "22-Mar-06" 11 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,790" 4.9 "MODIS observations of flooding along the Wabash river and tributaries February 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, Flooding on East Fork White river less but still high on lower wabash and white February 19, 22. Flooding on Big Muddy near Carbondale, Ill on February 15" -86.42 38.25 "" 0 "7" 1 "38" "12-Mar-2006" "1" "5" NA "2820" 2819 43 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Dolj region - Mehedinti county, Suceava county, Vatra Dornei area" "Danube, Olt, Mures, Siret, Prut" "13-Mar-06" "23-Mar-06" 11 "0" "10,000" "0" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "143,700" 6.4 "More than 150 villages and 2,000 hectares land in Mehedinti county submerged. 10,000 residents near a dam evacuated in Dolj region. 1,200 hectares (2,300 acres) of arable land flooded. Worst flooding of the Siret River (Vatra Dornei area) in 50 yrs." 23.37 44.25 "" 1 "8" 1 "39" "13-Mar-2006" "2" "6" NA "2821" 2820 44 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii: Northern Kauai" "Kaloko dam burst" "14-Mar-06" "23-Mar-06" 10 "7" "0" "12,000,000" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "585" 3.8 "1.2 billion liters water spilled into valley causing floods and mudslides. $12 million in damage to beach and reefs several miles from the dam." -99.99 22.15 "" 0 "8" 0 "39" "14-Mar-2006" "2" "6" NA "2822" 2821 45 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Queensland (Southern Cape York Peninsula) - Cairns, Innisfail, Burketown, Doomadgee, Gregory Central Northwest Queensland: Aramac, Muttaburra, Richmond, Hughenden, Burketown, Normanton" "Leichhardt, Tully, Murray, Norman, Flinders, Thomson, Barcoo, Cooper" "20-Mar-06" "17-Apr-06" 29 "0" "7,000" "720,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 2 "464,500" 7.4 "Tropical Cyclone Larry - category 5, one of the biggest tropical cyclones ever seen. Worst flooding in a century - surpassing the 1964 flooding of the Leichhardt River. Leichhardt 24 meters above normal level. 600mm of rain in 3 days. Major losses of banana crops. MODIS observations of flooding on the Leichhardt river March 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31." 145.54 -17.91 "" 1 "9" 1 "40" "20-Mar-2006" "3" "7" NA "2823" 2822 46 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Texas - Dallas area" "Trinity, Sulphur" "18-Mar-06" "25-Mar-06" 8 "1" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,210" 5.1 "6 inches of rain in 24 hrs. MODIS observations of flooding on the Trinity River March 21, 24. Flooding on the Sulphur River March 24." -96.97 33.14 "" 0 "9" 1 "41" "18-Mar-2006" "3" "8" NA "2824" 2823 47 "FL-2006-000042-COL " "Colombia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Antioquia, Tolima, Risaralda, Caldas, Narino, Valle (Bendiciones), Valle Del Cauca (Cali, Buenaventura)" "Cali, Dagua, Cauca, La Vieja, Río Palo, Magdalena, Saldaña, Negro, Zulia, Pamplonita, Carare" "22-Mar-06" "2-Jun-06" 73 "130" "60,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "158,000" 7.1 "Flooding and landslides. One of the worst 3 winters in the past 20 years - most casualties in the past 7 years. 130 dead and 330,000 injured in this years first rainy season from March to June. MODIS observations of flooding on the Magdalena River May 13." -75.6 5.43 "" 1 "10" 1 "42" "22-Mar-2006" "4" "9" NA "2825" 2824 48 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Adelaide area - Wallaroo, Kadina, Gulnare, Yacka, Georgetown, Caltowie, Koolunga, Gladstone Mid-North Eyre Peninsula" "Broughton" "27-Mar-06" "29-Mar-06" 3 "0" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "57,620" 5.4 "Worst flash flooding in more than 60 years. 100 mm of rain in under 4 hrs." 137.66 -33.97 "" 0 "10" 1 "43" "27-Mar-2006" "4" "10" NA "2826" 2825 49 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Northwest Province: Taung municipality" "0" "26-Mar-06" "30-Mar-06" 5 "6" "4,160" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,500" 4.1 "1040 families from 8 heavily flooded villiages left homeless. Last heavy floods to hit Taung were about 18 years ago. R780 million is needed to fix damaged infrastructure - roads and bridges washed away." 24.83 -27.44 "" 0 "10" 1 "44" "26-Mar-2006" "4" "11" NA "2827" 2826 50 "FL-2006-000045-CZE " "Czech Republic" "Germany" "Austria" "" "Czech Republic: Ostrava, Prague, Vestec, Bonov, Usti nad Labem, Znojmo, Hodonin, Terezin, Theresienstadt, Melnik, Olomouc, Breclav, Novosedly, Decin, Brno --Germany: States - Saxony (Dresden), Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg --Austria: Upper and Lower Austria, Lintz" "Czech Republic: Vltava, Labe/Elbe, Dyje, Morava, Jihlava, Luznice, Oskava, Jevisovka, Svatava, Svratka --Germany: Elbe, Rhine --Austria: Thaya, Danube, Inn, Traun, Enns, March " "28-Mar-06" "17-Apr-06" 21 "9" "11,000" "217,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "196,100" 6.9 "Czech Republic: 45 cities and towns affected, over 20 rivers at dangerous flood levels. 500-hectare (1,235 acre) lake has developed on farmland around Breclav. 48,000 hectares of farmland flooded total. Austria: Dam on the March River burst on 4/3 flooding Duernkrut in Eastern Austria. A second dam broke on 4/4 8 km downstream from Duernkrut. 516 people evacuated. Protective barrier on a dam in Stillfried broke on 4/5. Germany: 1,000 evacuated along Czech border. Elbe was 13 cm higher than in 2002 in the town of Hitzacker. Elbe in Boizenburg and Doemitz was the highest since records began 110 years ago. Last major floods were in 2002. MODIS observations of flooding on the Elbe, Morava, and Danube Rivers on April 8." 16.09 49.86 "" 1 "11" 1 "45" "28-Mar-2006" "5" "12" NA "2828" 2827 51 "FL-2006-000045-HUN FL-2006-000045-SVK" "Hungary" "Slovakia" "" "" "Western and Central Slovakia: Modra, Banska Bystrica, Bratislava --Northwestern Hungary near the Slovakian border" "Slovakia: Danube, Myjava, Hron, Nitra, Torysa, Bodrog --Hungary: Danube, Tisza, Vah, Koros " "28-Mar-06" "9-May-06" 43 "3" "6,020" "37,000,000" "Snowmelt" 2 "73,290" 6.8 "Slovakia: 123 towns and villages, and 2,000 hectares of agricultural land have been hit by flooding. Hungary: The Danube reached a record 8.61 m in Budapest on 4/5 (a 120 yr high), surpassing the level reached during the catastrophic floods of 2002. Daily cost of fighting the flooding is approx 150- 200 million forints (US$690,000-$920,000). 170,000 hectares of land in Hungary's Great Plain region under water. Tisza at a record 9.8 metres (32 feet) in Hungary. Dam break near the confluence of the Koros and Tisza rivers 4/21. MODIS observations of flooding on the Bodrog and Tisza Rivers on April 3, 8. Flooding on the Danube and Tisza Rivers on April 8." 19.08 48.67 "" 1 "12" 1 "46" "28-Mar-2006" "6" "13" NA "2829" 2828 52 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Australia - Pilbara Coast: Kalbarri, Onslow, Carnarvon, Mardie Station" "Gascoyne, Murchison" "30-Mar-06" "5-Apr-06" 7 "0" "500" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "191,800" 6.1 "Pilbara coast already saturated from recent Cyclone Emma then comes Cyclone Glenda. Banana plantations at risk." 115.13 -25.68 "" 1 "13" 1 "47" "30-Mar-2006" "7" "14" NA "2830" 2829 53 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Dakota: Fargo, Grand Forks, Wahpeton, Pembina --Minnesota: Hendrum" "North Dakota: Red, Wild Rice, Sheyenne, Maple, Neche, Pembina --Minnesota: Red, Marsh, Snake, Wild Rice, Roseau" "30-Mar-06" "25-Apr-06" 27 "1" "0" "1,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "15,350" 5.6 "Red River crested in Fargo area at jut over 37 ft - flood stage is 18 ft. Worst flood in the past 100 yrs was in 1997 (39 ft crest). Red River crested in Grand Forks 4/6 at 47.85 ft. Enormous sandbagging effort, temporary levees also in place. 75 houses threatened in N Dakota. Voluntary evacuations MODIS observations of flooding on Red river on April 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16. Flooding on the Pembina River April 13, 16." -96.89 47 "" 0 "13" 1 "48" "30-Mar-2006" "7" "15" NA "2831" 2830 54 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Jordan Valley, Wadi Ara, Musmus, West Bank, Megilot district, Julis, Western Galilee" "0" "2-Apr-06" "3-Apr-06" 2 "5" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "11,510" 4.4 "Up to 2 meters of floodwater. One of Israel's rainiest days this year - more than 112 mm of rain in Jerusalem, 67 mm in Tel Aviv, 21 mm in Haifa, 17 mm in Beersheba. Western Galilee agriculture, crops and greenhouses, was hit especially hard. Avocado, litchi and banana crops were severely damaged at Moshav Avdon." 35.07 32.24 "" 0 "13" 1 "49" "2-Apr-2006" "7" "16" NA "2832" 2831 55 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Hawaii: Oahu - Honolulu" "0" "31-Mar-06" "3-Apr-06" 4 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "530" 3.3 "Flooding and mudslides. 90 shops inundated with over a foot of water. Last flood of a month of severe rain throughout Hawaii - 92 in (7.5 ft) of rain were recorded during March at Mount Waialeale, considered the rainiest spot on the planet. The previous record was 90 inches in April 1971." -99.99 21.35 "" 0 "13" 0 "49" "31-Mar-2006" "7" "16" NA "2833" 2832 56 "FL-2006-000045-SRB " "Serbia-Montenegro" "Croatia" "" "" "Serbia: Novi Sad, Slankamen, Sabac, Beocin, Belgrade, Vojvodina, Smederevo, Kostolac, Titel, Loznica, Zabalj, Zrenjanin, Pozarevac, Golubac, Gradiste --Eastern Croatia: Vukovar, Osijek" "Serbia: Danube, Sava, Tamis, Tisa, Mlava, Begej, Brzava --Croatia: Danube, Drava" "4-Apr-06" "11-May-06" 38 "0" "1,500" "44,600,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "40,530" 6.5 "Highest water levels in Serbia on the Sava River in 25 yrs, highest level on the Tisa in 100 yrs. Danube at 120 yr high in Belgrade. Worst flooding in Croatia in 40 yrs. Danube swollen by heavy rains and melting snow in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary. In N Serbia, Vojvodina province 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) of farmland were submerged and another 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) were turned into mud and slush. Landslides also a problem. MODIS observations of flooding on Sava river April 1, 8, 9. Flooding on Velika Morava on March 25, 26, 27. Flooding on the Danube April 24." 20.75 45.26 "" 1 "14" 1 "50" "4-Apr-2006" "8" "17" NA "2834" 2833 57 "FL-2006-000074-YEM " "Yemen" "" "" "" "Provinces: Sana'a, Hodeida, Dhamar, Mannakhah,Thamar, Taiz, Sa'adah" "0" "3-Apr-06" "6-Apr-06" 4 "25" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "91,480" 5.6 "3 days of torrential rain and lightening. Many homes (at least 60) and crops destroyed." 43.88 15.1 "" 0 "14" 1 "51" "3-Apr-2006" "8" "18" NA "2835" 2834 58 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northern and Central California Counties: Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Merced, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Stanislaus" "Merced, Consumes, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Navarro" "4-Apr-06" "17-Apr-06" 14 "1" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,110" 5.8 "Floods follow a month of above average rain in California. Flooding and mudslides. 2 levees near Merced burst, flooding a trailer park, housing development, and farmland. 200 evacuated from trailer parks. 100 homes evacuated after 4 inches of rain in 24 hrs weakened an earthen dam, threatening a flood, near Valley Springs in the Sierra foothills. MODIS observations of flooding on San Joaquin on April 6, 7, 8, 13." -99.99 37.69 "" 0 "14" 1 "52" "4-Apr-2006" "8" "19" NA "2836" 2835 59 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Wadi Ara" "Irron" "5-Apr-06" "7-Apr-06" 3 "0" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "2,500" 4.2 "130 mm of rain in 3 hrs. Occurs every 100 years." 35.23 32.48 "" 0 "14" 1 "53" "5-Apr-2006" "8" "20" NA "2837" 2836 60 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Katherine, Beswick" "Katherine, Daly" "5-Apr-06" "10-Apr-06" 6 "0" "1,100" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "39,370" 5.4 "Water up to rooftops. Katherine at 19 m. 1/4 of the town flooded. Millions of dollars in damage. Not as bad as 1998 - worst flood in history (450 years) (Katherine at 20.3 m). This was the second worst flood in 450 years. MODIS observations of flooding on Daly river on April 8, 9, 10" 132.39 -14.18 "" 0 "14" 1 "54" "5-Apr-2006" "8" "21" NA "2838" 2837 61 "FF-2006-000046-KEN " "Kenya" "" "" "" "Districts - Malindi, Kilifi, Kwale, Nyando, Homa Bay, Migori, Siaya, Rachuonyo, Isiolo, Samburu, Laikipia, Wajir, Garissa, Mandera" "Uaso Nyiro, Sabaki, Tana, Migori, Kuja, Nzoia, Nyando, Genale Wenz" "4-Apr-06" "22-May-06" 49 "60" "17,300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "538,000" 7.4 "Flooding follows heavy rain but does not relieve major drought in the area. Key access roads for food distribution washed out. Crops lost in Malindi - little rain in the south but river flooding as a result of northern rain. 650 hectares of crop destroyed in Migori, Siaya and Rachuonyo. 2,000 Sudanese and Somali refugees displaced when heavy rain flooded the Kakuma refugee camp in NW Kenya. MODIS ovservations of flooding on the Genale Wenz on April 30." 37.53 2.25 "" 1 "15" 1 "55" "4-Apr-2006" "9" "22" NA "2839" 2838 62 "FL-2006-000047-COD" "Democratic Republic of Congo " "" "" "" "Makelekele, Kinshasa - Kisenso, Kalamu, Lingwala" "Kalamu, Gombe, Djoue " "8-Apr-06" "27-Apr-06" 20 "6" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "45,540" 6 "The Kalamu and Gombe rivers, broke their banks for the first time in years. Flooding and mudslides." 16.17 -4.36 "" 0 "15" 1 "56" "8-Apr-2006" "9" "23" NA "2840" 2839 63 "FL-2006-000045-ROM" "Romania" "Bulgaria" "Ukraine" "" "Bulgaria: Vidin, Lom, Oryahovo, Somovit, Nikopol, Lom, Ruse, Silistra, Kozlodui, Tutrakan --Romania: Bechet, Gataia, Rast, Negoi, Braila, Calarasi, Galati, Oltina, Bistret, Sarata, Macesu de Jos --Ukraine: Odessa" "Danube, Tamis, Barzava, Iskar, Vit, Osam" "7-Apr-06" "24-May-06" 48 "0" "17,000" "8,600,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "144,600" 7.1 "Highest level of Danube in Romania and Bulgaria since 1895, record high level of 9.4 m (30.8 ft) in the northwestern Bulgarian city of Vidin. Danube flooding from countries upstream. Controlled flooding of 70,000 hectares of farmland in Romania to keep water out of cities, additional flooding of 60,000 hectares. In Romania, Rast and Negoi flooded after a dike collapsed, Bistret as well - 20 dikes broken in total. MODIS observations of flooding on the Danube April 17, 21, 26, May 3 through 24." 23.87 44.5 "" 1 "16" 1 "57" "7-Apr-2006" "10" "24" NA "2841" 2840 64 "" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "" "North: Sabana Iglesia" "0" "11-Apr-06" "15-Apr-06" 5 "1" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,650" 4.9 "Many homes destroyed." -70.69 19.46 "" 0 "16" 1 "58" "11-Apr-2006" "10" "25" NA "2842" 2841 65 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Manitoba: Winnipeg, Montcalm, Morris, St. Jean" "Red, Pembina" "11-Apr-06" "9-May-06" 29 "0" "40" "12,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "9,215" 5.4 "Continuation of flooding on the Red River from the US in North Dakota. 100,000 acres of farmland flooded." -96.95 49.85 "" 0 "16" 1 "59" "11-Apr-2006" "10" "26" NA "2843" 2842 66 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Para State: Maraba, Porto de Moz, Capitao Poco, Almerim, Anajas " "Amazon tributaries: Tocantins, Xingu, Tapajos" "25-Mar-06" "23-Apr-06" 30 "8" "116,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,164,000" 7.5 "Rainfall 25 cm above average since mid-March." -52.29 -2.81 "" 1 "17" 1 "60" "25-Mar-2006" "11" "27" NA "2844" 2843 67 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Tskhoushi, Chkhou, Khoni, Tsalendjikha " "Inguri, Tskhenisqali " "15-Apr-06" "24-Apr-06" 10 "0" "600" "0" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "29,220" 5.5 "Dam at the Inguri Hydroelectric Power Station was emptied into the river. Rain and snowmelt also help to cause flooding." 42.83 42.27 "" 0 "17" 1 "61" "15-Apr-2006" "11" "28" NA "2845" 2844 68 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh - Telengana region, Hyderabad, Srikakulam, Krishna " "0" "15-Apr-06" "18-Apr-06" 4 "20" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "190,900" 5.9 "Massive crop damage. Flash floods following a severe storm." 82.81 17.43 "" 0 "17" 1 "62" "15-Apr-2006" "11" "29" NA "2846" 2845 69 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Saskatchewan - Red Earth First Nation, Porcupine Plain, Fishing Lake" "Carrot, Red Deer, Shand Creek, Saskatchewan " "12-Apr-06" "24-Apr-06" 13 "0" "1,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "63,270" 6.1 "Third highest floods in Red Earth First Nation history - highest since 1970s. Worst floods in Porcupine in 60 years - major damage to agricultural land." -99.99 53.54 "" 1 "18" 1 "63" "12-Apr-2006" "12" "30" NA "2847" 2846 70 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "East Sepik Province: Ambunti-Drekikier electorate - Hauna, Gawanga 2, Wam/Urat" "Sunuhu, Yumbanakor" "12-Apr-06" "18-Apr-06" 7 "0" "400" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "41,560" 5.5 "Damage to vanilla fields, rice, cocoa and fish ponds. Hundreds left homeless. Flooding and landslides." 143.22 -4.26 "" 0 "18" 1 "64" "12-Apr-2006" "12" "31" NA "2848" 2847 71 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Eastern Afar Region, Eastern Somali Region (Lasarat)" "Awash" "9-Apr-06" "25-Apr-06" 17 "0" "10,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "83,390" 6.2 "400 sheep and goats washed away in Somali Region. 7,000 displaced in Afar, 3,000 in Somali." 41.63 10.99 "" 1 "19" 1 "65" "9-Apr-2006" "13" "32" NA "2849" 2848 72 "FF-2006-000049-IDN " "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java: Trenggalek District - Tugu, Gandusari, Bendungan, Trenggalek, Pogalan, Karangan" "Ngasinan " "19-Apr-06" "23-Apr-06" 5 "23" "240" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,040" 5 "Flooding and landslides. Floodwater up to 2 meters. 5 m paddy fields inundated and 5,000 livestock missing." 111.86 -7.84 "" 0 "19" 1 "66" "19-Apr-2006" "13" "33" NA "2850" 2849 73 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Newfoundland - Burlington, Middle Arm, Smith's Harbour, Baie Verte" "0" "18-Apr-06" "24-Apr-06" 7 "0" "200" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "730" 3.7 "Main road into the communities blocked, water and sewage disrupted. Flooding much more severe than the usual spring runoff flooding. State of emergency declared. " -56.05 49.72 "" 0 "19" 0 "66" "18-Apr-2006" "13" "33" NA "2851" 2850 74 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Kampung Manjoi" "0" "20-Apr-06" "21-Apr-06" 2 "0" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,590" 3.9 "First major flooding since bunds were built along the river. Worst floods in 50 years." 102.15 5.27 "" 0 "19" 0 "66" "20-Apr-2006" "13" "33" NA "2852" 2851 75 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Southern Siberia: Altai Territory - Turochak, Biisk, Krasnogorskoye, Klepikovo, Barnaul, Aniva" "Marushka, Biya, Katun, Kurya, Ob, Lebed" "21-Apr-06" "31-May-06" 41 "0" "420" "see notes" "Snowmelt" 1 "144,900" 6.8 "2 dams in danger of bursting. 1,350 houses flooded in Biisk. Dam on the Kurya River damaged in the village of Klepikovo. Flood damage over 200 million Roubles. Biya River over 1/2 meter above critical level. MODIS observations of flooding on the Ob River on May 7." 87.14 50.78 "" 1 "20" 1 "67" "21-Apr-2006" "14" "34" NA "2853" 2852 76 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Ontario - Kashechewan First Nation, Fort Albany" "0" "22-Apr-06" "31-May-06" 40 "0" "2,000" "0" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "7,030" 5.6 "Serious discussion of moving the Kashechewan First Nation because of frequent evacuations. Dike protecting the community was breached. Worst spring flooding since 1976. " -82.09 52.53 "" 0 "20" 1 "68" "22-Apr-2006" "14" "35" NA "2854" 2853 77 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Otago - Mosgiel, Dunedin, Oamaru, Waitati, Taieri Plains" "Taieri, Silver Stream, Leith" "26-Apr-06" "28-Apr-06" 3 "0" "1,200" "3,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 2 "4,630" 4.4 "24mm of rain in 15 min. Worst in 150 years." 170.37 -45.69 "" 0 "20" 1 "69" "26-Apr-2006" "14" "36" NA "2855" 2854 78 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Southern Highlands Province: Upper Mendi region - Kuma" "0" "27-Apr-06" "30-Apr-06" 4 "1" "300" "0" "see notes" 1 "4,700" 4.3 "Rush of water down from the volcano Mt. Giluwe following an explosion up the mountain. Flooding down river and landslides." 143.7 -6.16 "" 0 "20" 1 "70" "27-Apr-2006" "14" "37" NA "2856" 2855 79 "FL-2006-000076-AFG " "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces: Faryab - Garziman, Baghlan - Doshi District" "0" "29-Apr-06" "1-May-06" 3 "9" "400" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "58,310" 5.2 "Flashfloods from brief torrential rain and snowmelt. Hundred acres of farmlands in Doshi district of Baghlan province washed away and scores of cattle killed. Over 100 houses destroyed." 66.83 35.67 "" 0 "20" 1 "71" "29-Apr-2006" "14" "38" -0.59 "2857" 2856 80 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Northern Regions - Tipaza, Naama, Tizi Ouzou, M'sila" "0" "3-May-06" "8-May-06" 6 "6" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "55,690" 5.5 "0" 3.07 36.09 "" 0 "20" 1 "72" "3-May-2006" "0" "1" NA "2858" 2857 81 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Baglung District - Adhikarichaur Village" "Badigad " "6-May-06" "7-May-06" 2 "7" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,830" 3.6 "Hotel swept away." 83.53 28.25 "" 0 "20" 0 "72" "6-May-2006" "0" "1" NA "2859" 2858 82 "FL-2006-000057-SUR" "Suriname" "" "" "" "Central Lowlands" "Marowijne, Lawa, Tapahony, Upper Suriname, Saramacca " "7-May-06" "29-May-06" 23 "3" "22,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "62,040" 6.3 "175 Maroon villages beneath 2 meters of muddy water. Unprecedented scale of flooding. Agricultural plots and fishing facilities completely damaged." -56.48 3.42 "" 1 "21" 1 "73" "7-May-2006" "1" "2" NA "2860" 2859 83 "" "Burma (Myanmar)" "" "" "" "States - Irrawaddy, Rakhine, Arakan" "Irrawaddy" "29-Apr-06" "5-May-06" 7 "21" "800" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "77,890" 5.7 "Cyclone Mala. Flash floods. Roofs torn off 400 homes. MODIS observations of flooding on April 30." 94.95 18.37 "" 0 "21" 1 "74" "29-Apr-2006" "1" "3" NA "2861" 2860 84 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Ardebil Province" "0" "8-May-06" "13-May-06" 6 "14" "2,800" "16,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,310" 5 "9,000 livestock killed and 8,000 hectares of farmland washed away." 47.88 38.69 "" 0 "21" 1 "75" "8-May-2006" "1" "4" NA "2862" 2861 85 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou Province" "0" "21-Apr-06" "15-May-06" 25 "22" "36,900" "36,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "175,200" 6.6 "Daily precipitation exceeding 100 mm. " 106.58 26.92 "" 1 "22" 1 "76" "21-Apr-2006" "2" "5" NA "2863" 2862 86 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Leyte - Sogod, Macrohon Luzon: Bicol Region - Albay Province" "0" "11-May-06" "14-May-06" 4 "41" "42,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "1,660" 3.8 "Tropical Storm Chanchu. Flooding and landslides." 124.86 11.24 "" 0 "22" 0 "76" "11-May-2006" "2" "5" NA "2864" 2863 87 "FL-2006-000065-TZA " "Tanzania" "" "" "" "Northern Kilimanjaro region - Moshi district" "0" "9-May-06" "17-May-06" 9 "0" "19,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,430" 5 "1,500 hectares of farmland inundated, destroying crops. Hundreds of heads of livestock killed. 998 houses submerged. 19,000 homeless. " 37.22 -3.33 "" 0 "22" 1 "77" "9-May-2006" "2" "6" NA "2865" 2864 88 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine" "New Hampshire: Merrimack, Salmon Falls, Warner, Baker, Connecticut, Contoocook, Pemigewasset, Piscataqua, Saco, Smith, Souhegan, Spicket, Sugar, Turkey, Newfound, Powow, Lamprey --Massachusetts: Aberjona, Assabet, Blackstone, Charles, Concord, Ipswich, Merrimack, Nashua, Neponset, North Nashua, Shawsheen, Spicket, Squannacook, Sudbury --Maine: Mousam, Presumpscot, Swift" "11-May-06" "22-May-06" 12 "1" "2,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "42,910" 5.9 "Merrimack River crested 11 feet over flood stage. Century old rain records broken in Massachusetts. Total rainfall up to 17 inches. $7 million in damage in Maine. Severe road damage." -70.79 43.16 "" 0 "22" 1 "78" "11-May-2006" "2" "7" NA "2866" 2865 89 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southeastern Provinces - Fujian, Guangdong (Shantou City)" "0" "18-May-06" "22-May-06" 5 "23" "1,030,000" "475,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "141,400" 5.8 "Tropical Storm Chanchu. Flooding and landslides. 3.15 million residents of Fujian and over 154,000 hectares of cropland affected. 4 Vietnamese fishing boats in China's waters sunk." 118.77 25.97 "" 0 "22" 1 "79" "18-May-2006" "2" "8" NA "2867" 2866 90 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Ghor Province - Chighcharan, Shahrak District" "0" "19-May-06" "23-May-06" 5 "9" "800" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,480" 5 "1,000 cattle killed." 65.56 34.52 "" 0 "22" 1 "80" "19-May-2006" "2" "9" NA "2868" 2867 91 "FL-2006-000062-THA" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northern Provinces - Uttaradit, Nan, Phrae, Lampang, Sukhothai. In early June floods move south to Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uthai Thani, Phichit, Phitsanulok provinces." "Yom, Nan, Upper Chao Praya." "22-May-06" "11-Jun-06" 21 "79" "2,000" "26,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "78,280" 6.4 "Severe flooding following 3 days of heavy rain, also landslides. 1,000 passengers trapped inside 4 trains stranded in Uttaradit stations. 555 houses were destroyed and 3,120 were damaged. Over 35 people still missing. Worst floods in 60 years. MODIS observations of flooding May 25." 100.15 18.18 "" 1 "23" 1 "81" "22-May-2006" "3" "10" NA "2869" 2868 92 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "British Columbia - Nelson, Grand Forks, Penticton, Kootenay" "Kettle, Ellis Creek, Slocan, Granby" "20-May-06" "28-May-06" 9 "1" "400" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "69,160" 5.8 "0" -99.99 50.13 "" 0 "23" 1 "82" "20-May-2006" "3" "11" NA "2870" 2869 93 "" "Burundi" "" "" "" "Bururi Province - Muheka " "0" "17-May-06" "28-May-06" 12 "1" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,700" 4.5 "Crops destroyed." 29.67 -3.86 "" 0 "23" 1 "83" "17-May-2006" "3" "12" NA "2871" 2870 94 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Havana" "Quibu, Almendares" "23-May-06" "27-May-06" 5 "7" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,940" 4 "Over 100 mm of rain in 1 hr. " -82.32 23.04 "" 0 "23" 0 "83" "23-May-2006" "3" "12" NA "2872" 2871 95 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - Leopold Kentucky - Breckinridge County Tennessee - Clarksville" "Oil Creek, Sinking Creek, Ringgold Creek" "25-May-06" "28-May-06" 4 "6" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "17,040" 4.8 "Heavy thunderstorms flooded normally dry creek beds. " -88.59 36.96 "" 0 "23" 1 "84" "25-May-2006" "3" "13" NA "2873" 2872 96 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Er Rachidia Province" "0" "26-May-06" "28-May-06" 3 "6" "1,100" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "33,210" 5.2 "270 houses destroyed. Er Rachidia lies in a semi-arid region and has not seen such rain since the 1970s." -4.05 32.15 "" 0 "23" 1 "85" "26-May-2006" "3" "14" NA "2874" 2873 97 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hubei Province" "0" "24-May-06" "31-May-06" 8 "3" "350,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "107,400" 5.9 "945 houses collapsed. 137,500 hectares of farmlands flooded. Pecipitation in Jingzhou City, which was among the worst hit, reached 260.7 mm, a level rarely seen historically." 112.9 30.92 "" 0 "23" 1 "86" "24-May-2006" "3" "15" NA "2875" 2874 98 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas: Southeastern Counties - Jefferson, Orange, Chambers, Harris" "0" "28-May-06" "2-Jun-06" 6 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "39,990" 5.6 "Up to 16 inches of rain and 18 inches of water in homes from a severe overnight storm. Worst in 29 years. MODIS observations of flooding May 29." -94.73 30.17 "" 0 "23" 1 "87" "28-May-2006" "3" "16" NA "2876" 2875 99 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Central Thailand - Lop Buri Province - Muang District" "0" "31-May-06" "31-May-06" 1 "0" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "5,870" 3.9 "Severe flash flood damaged dozens of houses and swept away livestock, cars and motorcycles. Worst flood in the area in 50 years." 100.91 15.13 "" 0 "23" 0 "87" "31-May-2006" "3" "16" NA "2877" 2876 100 "" "India" "" "" "" "Western States - Maharashtra (Bombay) - Gujarat - Narmada, Dahod and Sabarkanta." "0" "31-May-06" "4-Jun-06" 5 "41" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "395,400" 6.3 "Monsoon rains arrived in Western India 10 days ahead of schedule." 75.23 18.73 "" 1 "24" 1 "88" "31-May-2006" "4" "17" NA "2878" 2877 101 "" "China" "" "" "" "Southeastern China Fujian Province - central and northern areas - Changting county. Nanping. Guangdong province - Pearl River Delta, Taishan city Jiangxi province - " "Fujian - Min, Bashili River Guangdong - Pearl" "30-May-06" "9-Jun-06" 11 "57" "356,000" "393,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "76,600" 6.1 "Fujian - 41 dead. 356,000 evacuated. 19,000 homes destroyed. US$393 million damages. Worst flooding on Min River in 20 years. 100,670 ha crops damaged. June 8 - Bashili river breakes banks and inundates 11 villages. Guangdong - 17 dead. 5,800 homes floode" 118.57 26.75 "" 1 "25" 1 "89" "30-May-2006" "5" "18" NA "2879" 2878 102 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kerala State" "0" "25-May-06" "2-Jun-06" 9 "32" "10,800" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "42,690" 5.8 "2,700 houses destroyed." 76.05 10.54 "" 0 "25" 1 "90" "25-May-2006" "5" "19" NA "2880" 2879 103 "FF-2006-000082-IND FF-2006-000080-BGD FL-2006-000070-IND " "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "India - Assam State: Barak valley. districts: Goalpara, Karimganj, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Hailakandi, Cachar. Rangia, Rangapara, Majuli, Kaziranga National Park. Arunachal. Tripura state: Kanchanpur, West Tripura, Dharmanagar. --Bangladesh - Sylhet, Zakiganj, Kanaighat, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Khagrachhari" "Brahmaputra and tributaries including Madura, Barak, Longai, Singla and Kushiara. --Bangladesh - Jamuna. Meghna and tributaries including Surma and Kushiara. Jointapur, Goainghat, Beanibazar, Companyganj, Bishwanath, Golapganj, Kanaighat and Balaganj. Chengi, Maini and Feni" "31-May-06" "24-Jul-06" 55 "21" "600,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "178,000" 7 "Early Monsoon rains. Assam - 16 dead. 500,000 displaced. 800 villages submerged. 55,000 hectares submerged. 12,000 hectares agriculture fields submerged in Majuli. Tripura - 5 dead. 4,000 displaced from town of Dharmanagar Bangladesh - 100 square kilometres and 76,000 people affected in northeastern Sylhet region. 200,000 people stranded in northeastern Bangladesh as of June 14." 94.02 26.6 "" 1 "26" 1 "91" "31-May-2006" "6" "20" NA "2881" 2880 104 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Northwest Territories - Aklavik" "Mackenzie " "26-May-06" "2-Jun-06" 8 "0" "300" "0" "Snowmelt" 1 "3,210" 4.4 "Community 700 Gwich'in and Inuvialuit. Flooding about once per decade, but water levels not this high since 1992. Infrastructure damage will cost millions of dollars to repair." -99.99 67.93 "" 0 "26" 1 "92" "26-May-2006" "6" "21" NA "2882" 2881 105 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nevada" "Humbolt River" "7-Apr-06" "3-Jun-06" 58 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "85,040" 6.7 "MODIS observations on high levels on Humbolt river April 19, May 2, 25." -99.99 40.83 "" 1 "27" 1 "93" "7-Apr-2006" "7" "22" NA "2883" 2882 106 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alaska - Nulato, Kaltag, Koyukuk" "Lower Yukon, Lower Koyukuk" "22-May-06" "29-May-06" 8 "0" "0" "0" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "86,840" 5.8 "Ice jams and snowmelt cause floods. MODIS observations of flooding on May 22, 23, 24, 28, 29." -99.99 63.29 "" 0 "27" 1 "94" "22-May-2006" "7" "23" NA "2884" 2883 107 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Yakutia - Lensk region. Vitim. Olekminsk region, Kyllakh and Troitsk. Hangalassky and Namsky. Bodaibo. Khangalassky" "Upper Lena, Vitim" "4-Jun-06" "12-Jun-06" 9 "0" "1,300" "125,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "274,800" 6.4 "Flooding in Yakutia caused by heavy rain and snowfall in Irkutsk region and/or \"excessive dumping of water from the Mamakan hydropower plant in the Irkutsk region\" 227 houses flooded in Yakutia. 173 houses flooded in Vitim. MODIS observations of high levels on the Vitim river June 7, 8. High levels observed on the upper Lena above the Vitim confluence May 18, 21 June 6." 114.58 58.33 "" 1 "28" 1 "95" "4-Jun-2006" "8" "24" NA "2885" 2884 108 "" "Poland" "Slovakia" "" "" "Southern Poland - Nowy Sacz and Tarnow regions. Jaslo. Ciezkowice. Podkarpacie region. Annapol. Radhoszcz Eastern Slovakia - Presov and Kosice regions. Sabinov. Bardejov." "Vistula and tributaries including Biala." "4-Jun-06" "6-Jun-06" 3 "0" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "27,580" 4.9 "Poland - 500 evacuated from town of Jaslo. 10,000 hectares farmland inundated. 1,000 buildings flooded. Slovakia - heavy rain and unseasonable snow. 40 villages with flood warnings. " 20.93 49.5 "" 0 "28" 1 "96" "4-Jun-2006" "8" "25" NA "2886" 2885 109 "FL-2006-000068-CHN " "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi - Wuzhou, Baise" "0" "8-Jun-06" "15-Jun-06" 8 "21" "195,500" "2,625,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,210" 4.5 "Wuzhou, June 8 - 306 mm rain in eight hours. Floods, landslides and mudflows. 2,000 houses collapsed. Another rainstorm in Guangxi June 13-15. Total 21 dead, 195,500 evacuated, 4.6 million residents affected." 111.38 23.42 "" 0 "28" 1 "97" "8-Jun-2006" "8" "26" NA "2887" 2886 110 "" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Central and southern Taiwan - counties: Nantou, Taichung, Hsinchu, Changhua and Chiayi. Kaohsiung" "0" "10-Jun-06" "13-Jun-06" 4 "1" "300" "116,130,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "14,310" 4.8 "1 dead, 2 missing. Hundreds evacuated. US$116.13 million agricultural damage. 23,830 hectares of farmland flooded. Deaths of 410 swine, 205,000 chickens, 2,700 ducks and 6,525 geese." 120.79 24.07 "" 0 "28" 1 "98" "10-Jun-2006" "8" "27" NA "2888" 2887 111 "FL-2006-000068-CHN " "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou province - counties: Wangmo, Luodian. Qianxi'nan Bouyei, Miao. Wangmo town." "0" "12-Jun-06" "16-Jun-06" 5 "52" "5,900" "130,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,680" 4.8 "Wangmo - 30 dead and 20 missing in flash floods on June 15. 5,900 evacuated. 2,400 houses collapsed. 1,500 hectares farmland damaged. 125 million U.S. dollars in economic damages. Heavy rains persist in Guizhou province from May 1 to June 15." 106.51 25.51 "" 0 "28" 1 "99" "12-Jun-2006" "8" "28" NA "2889" 2888 112 "FL-2006-000068-CHN " "China" "" "" "" "Hunan province - Chenzhou, Zhuzhou and Loudi cities" "Xiangjiang River" "13-Jun-06" "16-Jun-06" 4 "2" "50,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "58,070" 5.4 "Hunan - 16,000 houses destroyed. 50,000 people evacuated. 1.41 million people affected by flooding in 204 townships in nine counties." 112.75 26.2 "" 0 "28" 1 "100" "13-Jun-2006" "8" "29" NA "2890" 2889 113 "FL-2006-000068-CHN " "China" "" "" "" "Fujian Province - Yongding county" "0" "17-Jun-06" "19-Jun-06" 3 "2" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,280" 5 "Fujian - 2 dead 21 missing. Biggest floods in 15 years in Yongding county. Seven small power stations destroyed. 200 buildings submerged." 116.87 24.73 "" 0 "28" 1 "101" "17-Jun-2006" "8" "30" NA "2891" 2890 114 "FF-2006-000069-IDN " "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sulawesi Province - districts: Sinjai, Jeneponto, Bulukumba, Bantaeng, Luwu Utara, Bone, Gowa, and Sidrap" "0" "19-Jun-06" "23-Jun-06" 5 "291" "7,580" "55,200,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,100" 4.2 "Flash floods and landslides. 219 dead, 63 missing, 7,500 homeless. At least 196 dead in worst hit Sinjai district. Flooding up to 10 feet deep. Heaviest rain to hit region in 10 years. Thousands evacuated in Bulukumba. Hundreds of houses swept away, 12,550 hectares of rice fields inundated and 8,791 fish ponds destroyed, 6 bridges destroyed in five provincial districts. Sinjai - \"This is the worst flood to ever hit this area,\"" 120.11 -5.17 "" 0 "28" 1 "102" "19-Jun-2006" "8" "31" NA "2892" 2891 115 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Northeastern Romania - Bistrita county - Tarlisua, Spermezeu. Other counties: Maramures, Hunedoara, Alba " "Tibes, Valea Ilisua. Tiblea and Ilisua gorges" "20-Jun-06" "26-Jun-06" 7 "12" "626" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,540" 4.6 "Bistret-Nasaud region - 10 dead. 626 evacuated. 1,437 houses submerged. 5,135 hectares flooded. 75 bridges destroyed. 80 villages affected. Maramures - 2 dead Alba county - hundreds houses destroyed." 24.15 47.46 "" 0 "28" 1 "103" "20-Jun-2006" "8" "32" NA "2893" 2892 116 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - counties: Huron, Erie, Crawford, Lucas, Sandusky. Towns: Norwalk, Toledo, Wellington." "Huron, Cuyahoga" "22-Jun-06" "25-Jun-06" 4 "2" "0" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,780" 4.4 "Two days severe storms cause flooding. 800 homes damaged. 7 inches rain causes flooding in Toledo and Norwalk cities. Worst flooding since 1969 in Huron county Ohio, splitting town of Norwalk in two.." -86.91 41.41 "" 0 "28" 1 "104" "22-Jun-2006" "8" "33" NA "2894" 2893 117 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sulawesi Province - Gorontalo city and Bone Bolango and Gorontalo districts. Bolaang Mongondow District" "Pilolalenga, Bone and Bolango" "23-Jun-06" "27-Jun-06" 5 "0" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "890" 3.6 "Gorontalo city center flooded, 4,500 evacuated. 40 houses along Bone river destroyed. Villages on Bone and Balango rivers flooded up to 1 or 2 meters deep. 3,000 houses flooded in Bolaang Mongondow District." 123.01 0.55 "" 0 "28" 0 "104" "23-Jun-2006" "8" "33" NA "2895" 2894 118 "FL-2006-000096-IND " "India" "Nepal" "" "" "India - Uttar Pradesh - districts: Ballia, Chandauli, Hardoi, Bareilly, Bijnore, Lakhimpur Kheri, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Varanasi. Towns: Agra, Lucknow. Bihar - Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Bhagalpur districts West Bengal - Birbhum, Burdwan and Murshidabad. --Nepal - Chaupheri area - Banke district. Kaski district, Nepane, Ulleri and Dhansingh villages" "Ganges and tributaries including Rapti, Ganga and Varuna" "24-Jun-06" "3-Aug-06" 41 "160" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "506,600" 7.3 "India Uttar Pradesh - June 25 - Heavy rains and storms across five districts in Uttar Pradesh. July 11 - Rivers across Uttar Pradesh are overflowing, villages evacuated. 113 dead in Uttar Pradesh since beginning of monsoon rains. Bihar - Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 17 dead, 300,000 people affected. Bagmati and Punpun rivers crossed the danger level, other rivers almost at the danger level. Nepal - Six villages submerged by Rapti river flooding" 83.67 25.62 "" 1 "29" 1 "105" "24-Jun-2006" "9" "34" NA "2896" 2895 119 "FL-2006-000093-USA" "USA" "" "" "" "Maryland - Hyattsville, Silver Spring, Elkton, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring. Laurel, Bowie, Maryland City, Rockville. Maryland's Eastern Shore - counties: Dorchester, Caroline. Federalsburg, Galestown --Pennsylvania - Sayre, Athens. Armstrong County. New Hope, Easton, Wilkes-Barre. --Delaware - Seaford Washington, DC - --Virginia - Rockbridge County --New York - Binghamton, Hancock, Sidney, Callicoon. Sullivan County. --New Jersey - Trenton" "Potomac River's Northwest Branch, Susquehanna, Delaware --Maryland - Marshy Hope Creek, Broad Creek, Patuxent --Pennsylvania - Lackawanna, Swatara Creek, Schuylkill, Conestoga --Delaware - Red Clay Creek --New York - Beaver Kill, East Canada Creek --Virginia - James." "25-Jun-06" "1-Jul-06" 7 "11" "65,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "122,600" 6.2 "Record rainfall at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Flooding 4 to 5 feet deep in parts of Marylands Eastern Shore. 9 dead in Pennsylvania. New York - 15,000 evacuated along Susquehana river in Binghamton, NY. 800 homes destroyed in Broome County. Over 2,000 evacuated from Lake Needwood area on the north side of Rockville, Md. lake is approaching 25 feet above normal levels and earthen dam threateing to fail. 50,000 evacuated in northeast Pennslyvania along the Susquehanna in Luzerne County in precautionary measures. Record levels on Delaware River at Callicoon, NY (19.64 feet, over 125,000 ft3/s) - 500-year flood-recurrence interval. MODIS observations of high levels on tributaries of the Susquehana river in upstate New York on June 29, these rivers not usually visible to MODIS." -75.78 40.41 "" 1 "30" 1 "106" "25-Jun-2006" "10" "35" NA "2897" 2896 120 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Kalimantan province - Laut island. Districts: Kotabaru, Tanah Laut, Tanah Bumbu, Hambang and Sampaukan. Sungai Danau. Banjar district." "Martapura and Riam Kiwa" "25-Jun-06" "29-Jun-06" 5 "26" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,710" 5.1 "Kotabaru - 26 dead and 20 missing from four villages on Laut island. Flash floods. Hundreds homeless, thousands evacuated. 1,000 houses flooded in Sungai Danau and Jorong and Asam-asam. June 29 - 40,000 evacuated in Banjar district after flooding on Martapura and Riam Kiwa rivers" 115.49 -3.29 "" 0 "30" 1 "107" "25-Jun-2006" "10" "36" NA "2898" 2897 121 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan province - Longhui county - cities: Shaoyang, Huaihua, Loudi, Zhangjiajie, Xiangxi and Qingshan'ao Village" "0" "25-Jun-06" "26-Jun-06" 2 "25" "123,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,990" 4.8 "273.3 mm rain in 11 hours on June 25 causes flash flooding and mudslides. 21 dead and 6 missing. 15 houses destroyed by mudslide in Qingshan'ao village. Flooding in cities of Shaoyang, Huaihua, Loudi, Zhangjiajie and Xiangxi affect 2.375 million. 123,000 evacuated." 111.06 27.06 "" 0 "30" 1 "108" "25-Jun-2006" "10" "37" NA "2899" 2898 122 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou province - counties: Sandu, Rongjiang" "Duliujiang River" "25-Jun-06" "26-Jun-06" 2 "4" "5,000" "6,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,360" 4.4 "Two days torrential rains cause floods along Duliujiang River affecting more than 270,000 people. 4 dead, 2 missing." 108.45 26.01 "" 0 "30" 1 "109" "25-Jun-2006" "10" "38" NA "2900" 2899 123 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Cortes, Intibuca" "Ulua, Motagua" "25-Jun-06" "1-Jul-06" 7 "4" "1,500" "8,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,980" 4.8 "Heavy rain for past 3 weeks. 4 dead. 1,500 evacuated. 300 homes damaged. 5,200 acres farmland damaged. $8 million in damages." -88.07 14.9 "" 0 "30" 1 "110" "25-Jun-2006" "10" "39" NA "2901" 2900 124 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan province - Zhenxiong county, Zhaotong --Sichuan province - Gulin County, Luzhou City --Guizhou province - Jiebi prefecture and Zunyi county" "0" "28-Jun-06" "8-Jul-06" 11 "50" "10,000" "10,400,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "109,600" 6.1 "Yunnan - 11 dead, 6 missing. 701 homes destroyed. 26,000 hectares cropland damaged. 701 houses destroyed, 6,100 houses damaged. July 7 - 16 more dead in Zhaotong. 7,000 hectares crops damaged, hundreds houses collapsed. Sichuan - 14 dead, 2 missing. 3,000 evacuated. 1,400 houses destroyed in three cities. US$10.4 million damages. 18 cm rain. Floods and landslides. 4,533 hectares of farmland flooded in Gulin county. Guizhou - 9 dead. 2,400 evacuated. 10-15 cm rain in Jiebi prefecture and Zunyi county" 105.73 28.47 "" 1 "31" 1 "111" "28-Jun-2006" "11" "40" NA "2902" 2901 125 "FL-2006-000095-CHN " "China" "" "" "" "Anhui Province - Sixian, Xiaoxian and Fengyang counties. Chuzhou, Suzhou, Bengbu, Huaibei, Bozhou and Fuyang --Henan Province - Yuzhou City --Jiangsu Province - " "Huaihe River and tributaries." "28-Jun-06" "6-Jul-06" 9 "30" "44,400" "2,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,710" 5.6 "Anhui - 3 dead. 1,700 houses destroyed. 4.12 million people affected by flooding. 380,667 hectares of crops inundated. Henan - 3 dead. 1 missing. Dams burst in Xiashuihe Village and Shihe Village in Yuzhou City. 328 houses destroyed. 22 bridges destroyed. 2.5 million U.S. dollars damages. Jiangsu - June 21 to July 5 most rainfall since 1961 - houses collapsed, crops inundated. MODIS observation of high levels on Huai River on July 6." 117.03 34.04 "" 0 "31" 1 "112" "28-Jun-2006" "11" "41" NA "2903" 2902 126 "FL-2006-000071-ROM " "Romania" "" "" "" "Counties: Bistrita, Maramures, Arad, Suceava - Arbore" "0" "30-Jun-06" "3-Jul-06" 4 "21" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,120" 3.7 "Bistrita - 10 dead, 3 missing. Maramures - 2 dead. Arad - 2 dead. Suceava - 10 dead, 3 missing. 4,000 houses inundated or destroyed." 25.95 47.8 "" 0 "31" 0 "112" "30-Jun-2006" "11" "41" NA "2904" 2903 127 "" "China" "" "" "" "Liaoning Province - Huludao City" "Wuli and Lianshan rivers" "30-Jun-06" "1-Jul-06" 2 "8" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "30" 1.8 "8 dead. 1 missing. Highest rainfall in Huludao since 1991, 24.3 cm on June 29 and 30." 120.96 40.7 "" 0 "31" 0 "112" "30-Jun-2006" "11" "41" 0.47 "2905" 2904 128 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Black Sea region - Bitlis province: Hizan, Arat. Samsun, Kocaman. Giresun, Van. Other provinces: Mus, Kirklareli, Trabzon and Rize" "0" "1-Jul-06" "3-Jul-06" 3 "9" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "69,640" 5.3 "9 dead, 3 missing. Houses, farms and bridge swept away near Samsun and Giresun" 41.1 39.74 "" 0 "31" 1 "113" "1-Jul-2006" "0" "1" NA "2906" 2905 129 "FL-2006-000085-UKR " "Ukraine" "" "" "" "Belogorsky District. Crimean village of Oshchutimy. Lvivskaya, Ivano-Frankovskaya and Chernovetskaya" "0" "2-Jul-06" "3-Jul-06" 2 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "600" 3.1 "Heavy rains flood 500 houses, break a dam and flood seven villages. 477 hectares flooded. precipitation exceeded three months' norm in a few hours. 700 hectares farmland destroyed. " 34.62 45.09 "" 0 "31" 0 "113" "2-Jul-2006" "0" "1" NA "2907" 2906 130 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang - Altay region - Gongliu County, Prefecture of Ili, Ku'erte Region. Turpan city. Houshan area" "0" "2-Jul-06" "5-Jul-06" 4 "20" "16" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "138,200" 5.7 "15 dead, 5 missing. Rainstorms cause flash floods and mudslides. Floods affect 2,400 people. Large areas crops inundated." 83.77 43.32 "" 0 "31" 1 "114" "2-Jul-2006" "0" "2" NA "2908" 2907 131 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Baghlan province - Khost district -Do Aabi and Mulmim areas" "0" "3-Jul-06" "4-Jul-06" 2 "7" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,570" 3.5 "Several houses and \"vast tract of farmland\" washed away " 69.13 35.95 "" 0 "31" 0 "114" "3-Jul-2006" "0" "2" NA "2909" 2908 132 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Swat - Kalam area. Gahel" "0" "3-Jul-06" "4-Jul-06" 2 "22" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,430" 3.5 "Rain-swollen canal breaks. Mudslides" 72.62 35.35 "" 0 "31" 0 "114" "3-Jul-2006" "0" "2" NA "2910" 2909 133 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - districts: Gajapati, Rayagada. Jhingirital" "Vamsadhara, Nagavali" "3-Jul-06" "8-Jul-06" 6 "33" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "31,360" 5.3 "Heavy rains and landslides. MODIS observation of flooding July 6." 83.65 19.17 "" 0 "31" 1 "115" "3-Jul-2006" "0" "3" NA "2911" 2910 134 "FL-2006-000094-IND " "India" "" "" "" "Mumbai (Bombay)" "Mithi River" "3-Jul-06" "6-Jul-06" 4 "9" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "390" 3.2 "Heavy monsoon rains floods much of Mumbai city. Rivers overflowing." 72.88 19.1 "" 0 "31" 0 "115" "3-Jul-2006" "0" "3" NA "2912" 2911 135 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat - districts: Navsari, Dangs" "0" "4-Jul-06" "7-Jul-06" 4 "24" "8,400" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "170,100" 5.8 "Heavy rains. 24 dead. 8,400 displaced. " 71.31 22.41 "" 0 "31" 1 "116" "4-Jul-2006" "0" "4" NA "2913" 2912 136 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Qingxi Oil Field in Yumen City. Chifeng city" "0" "6-Jul-06" "17-Jul-06" 12 "24" "50" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,830" 5.3 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 24 dead, 2 missing. 1,786 houses destroyed." 99.13 39.43 "" 0 "31" 1 "117" "6-Jul-2006" "0" "5" NA "2914" 2913 137 "" "Cambodia" "" "" "" "Koh Kong - Four districts near Cardamom Mountains" "0" "6-Jul-06" "7-Jul-06" 2 "0" "5,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "11,610" 4.4 "Torrential monsoon rains and floods" 103.53 11.43 "" 0 "31" 1 "118" "6-Jul-2006" "0" "6" NA "2915" 2914 138 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Zhuang - cities: Qinzhou and Yulin" "0" "7-Jul-06" "11-Jul-06" 5 "8" "130,000" "31,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "20,120" 5 "Heavy rains. 7 dead, 3 missing. 16 counties flooded, 1.4 million people affected. Highest daily precipitation 360mm." 109.4 22.35 "" 0 "31" 1 "119" "7-Jul-2006" "0" "7" NA "2916" 2915 139 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Northern Vietnam - Ha Giang province: Bac Me district" "Lo River" "9-Jul-06" "11-Jul-06" 3 "4" "100" "1,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "560" 3.2 "Heavy rains. Flash floods. 4 dead. Dozens of houses and hectares of crops destroyed. " 105.33 22.71 "" 0 "31" 0 "119" "9-Jul-2006" "0" "7" NA "2917" 2916 140 "" "Pakistan" "Afghanistan" "" "" "Northwestern Pakistan - Gorvek, Faqir, Api in North Waziristan district --Afghanistan - Khost province - Alisher, Lakano, Zenikhel. Nuristan province - Kamdesh, Baramtal. " "0" "9-Jul-06" "13-Jul-06" 5 "23" "50" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,980" 4.5 "North Waziristan - 13 dead. 300 injured. 12 evacuated from mountain villages 2,438 meters in elevation. Dozens of homes washed away. Afghanistan - houses and farmland washed away." 69.95 33.06 "" 0 "31" 1 "120" "9-Jul-2006" "0" "8" NA "2918" 2917 141 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Northern Pakistan Kashmir area - Gilgit Agency - Chharal and Fasar in Diamir district in Niat valley" "0" "11-Jul-06" "12-Jul-06" 2 "4" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "460" 3 "Flood waters devastated 2 villages. 4 dead, several missing. Most of the homes in two villages washed away." 74.16 35.27 "" 0 "31" 0 "120" "11-Jul-2006" "0" "8" NA "2919" 2918 142 "" "Burma (Myanmar)" "" "" "" "Bago division, Ayeyawady division, Mon state, Rakhine state and Taninthayi division" "Bago river, Thandwe river" "3-Jul-06" "12-Jul-06" 10 "1" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "154,700" 6.2 "Beginning of 5-month rainy season in Burma. Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. Hundreds of people evacuated to relief centers. Bago river is at 889cm, danger level is 910cm where it can burst its banks. Thandwe river reached danger level." 95.05 18.23 "" 1 "32" 1 "121" "3-Jul-2006" "1" "9" NA "2920" 2919 143 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang Province - Yichun city" "0" "11-Jul-06" "13-Jul-06" 3 "0" "4,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,400" 3.6 "Heavy rains cause floods. 4,000 evacuated. 4,300 houses in three districts flooded, floodwaters exceeded one meter deep. Damage to railways." 128.9 47.73 "" 0 "32" 0 "121" "11-Jul-2006" "1" "9" NA "2921" 2920 144 "" "Chile" "" "" "" "Central Chile - Bio Bio region - Chiguayante." "Teno river" "11-Jul-06" "17-Jul-06" 7 "15" "30,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,030" 4.5 "Heavy rains cause floods and landslides. 15 dead, 25,000 homeless, 30,000 evacuated." -72.64 -37.26 "" 0 "32" 1 "122" "11-Jul-2006" "1" "10" NA "2922" 2921 145 "FL-2006-000098-PHL FL-2006-000099-CHN " "China" "Philippines" "" "Vietnam" "Philippines - Northern Luzon. Manila, Malabon City, Baguio City, Olongapo City. Ilocos Sur --China - Hunan Province - Hengyang, Chenzhou, Zixing area, Pingshi. Guangdong - Shaoguan, Lechang, Meizhou, Chaozhou. Dongguan's Changan township. other provinces: Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi --Vietnam - Bac Can Province: (Ba Be, Pak Nam, Cho Don). other provinces: Lang Son, Vinh Phuc, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang. " "China - Xiangjiang and Beijiang rivers. Leishui --Vietnam - Lo River" "11-Jul-06" "19-Jul-06" 9 "629" "2,450,000" "3,328,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "613,200" 6.9 "Typhoon Bilis. Philippines - July 11-14. Floods and landslides. Damages to roads, crops and bridges. 28 dead, 9 missing. 51,680 displaced in northern provinces of Philippines and Manila. $3,000,000 of damage China - July 14 - 18. Major flooding and landslides. 612 dead, 208 missing. 1,158,000 hectares crops flooded. 265,000 homes collapsed. 320,000 homes damaged. 2.45 million evacuated. 30 million people affected. Damages: $3,325,000,000. Worst floods in a century along parts of the Xiangjiang River in Hunan and the Beijiang river Guangdong. Record high levels on Xiangjiang tributary Leishui. Worst floods in 100 years on Xiangjiang River. Hunan - 346 dead, 89 missing. 31,000 homes destroyed. 40,000 stranded in Hengyang and Chenzhou cities. Guangdong - 103 dead, 77 missing. Shaoguan city flooded. 4,744 houses destroyed. Eight large reservoirs with water levels exceeding danger limit. Guangxi - 35 dead. 369,000 evacuated. $151 million damages. Fujian - 43 dead, 24 missing. 519,000 evacuated. 19,100 houses destroyed. Vietnam - Floods and landslides. 17 dead. Hundreds evacuated. 400 houses destroyed." 112.11 24 "" 1 "33" 1 "123" "11-Jul-2006" "2" "11" NA "2923" 2922 146 "FL-2006-000092-KOR FL-2006-000091-PRK " "North Korea" "South Korea" "" "" "South Korea - Seoul and Gyeonggi Province - Anyang. Gangwon Province - Inje and Pyeongchang. Geyongsang province --North Korea - Provinces: South Pyongan, North Hwanghe, Kangwon, South Hamgyong. Sinyang, Haeju " "South Korea - Han, Imjin, Hantan, Namhan, Nakdong, Daedong, Geumho --North Korea - Taedong" "12-Jul-06" "20-Jul-06" 9 "575" "65,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "55,620" 5.7 "South Korea - Several days of heavy rains cause floods and mudslides. 25 dead, 33 missing. 4,500 evacuated. 8,200 hectares farm land inundated. 2,100 houses flooded. Record rainfall since 1993 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Anyang - dyke collapse floods 500 homes. Gangwon - 17 dead. 4,000 evacuated. 1,600 houses flooded. 985 hectares farmland flooded. 50 cm rain from July 14-18. North Korea - Flooding and landslides. 549 dead. 295 missing. 60,000 families homeless. 11,500 houses destroyed or damaged. 30,000 hectares of farm land inundated. \"vast swathes of farmland\" destroyed." 127.17 37.56 "" 0 "33" 1 "124" "12-Jul-2006" "2" "12" NA "2924" 2923 147 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Buryatia - Dzhidinsky district" "Selenga River" "12-Jul-06" "14-Jul-06" 3 "0" "6,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,760" 4.8 "Heavy rains cause floods. 6,000 evacuated. 170 houses flooded. Trans Siberian railway flooded near Mongolia border." 106.52 50.79 "" 0 "33" 1 "125" "12-Jul-2006" "2" "13" NA "2925" 2924 148 "" "China" "" "" "" "Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region - Shizuishan" "0" "14-Jul-06" "17-Jul-06" 4 "1" "1,200" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "1,726" 3.8 "Rare heavy rains cause floods in arid region. 1 dead, 1,200 displaced. \"Worst rainstorm in 100 years\". Rainfall on July 14 reached 145mm. Average yearly rainfall is 200mm." 106.59 39.04 "" 0 "33" 0 "125" "14-Jul-2006" "2" "13" NA "2926" 2925 149 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Edo State - Auchi township" "Niger River tributaries" "15-Jul-06" "17-Jul-06" 3 "0" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "724" 3.3 "Heavy rains swell the Niger river and tributaries. 500 families displaced." 6.35 6.94 "" 0 "33" 0 "125" "15-Jul-2006" "2" "13" NA "2927" 2926 150 "FL-2006-000102-JPN " "Japan" "" "" "" "Prefecture (towns): Nagano (Matsumoto, Okaya, Minowamachi). Shimane (Izumo). Kyoto (Kyotango). Toyama (Tateyamamachi). Okayama, Gifu, Yamanashi, Fukui." "Tenryu River" "19-Jul-06" "20-Jul-06" 2 "24" "6,200" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "47,890" 5 "Several days of heavy rains cause floods and mudslides. 24 dead, 10 missing. 607 houses in 11 prefectures flooded. 14,767 people advised to evacuate. Dyke break at two places along Tenryu River in Nagano Prefecture." 136.22 35.34 "" 0 "33" 1 "126" "19-Jul-2006" "2" "14" NA "2928" 2927 151 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe - Mengzi County: Lengquan Township" "0" "20-Jul-06" "21-Jul-06" 2 "18" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,666" 3.5 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. 18 dead, 17 missing." 102.18 24.66 "" 0 "33" 0 "126" "20-Jul-2006" "2" "14" NA "2929" 2928 152 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Nasarawa state - Abuja and Mararaba" "Mararaba River" "18-Jul-06" "20-Jul-06" 3 "4" "40" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,851" 3.7 "Heavy rains cause floods. 4 dead. Many people displaced." 7.17 9.08 "" 0 "33" 0 "126" "18-Jul-2006" "2" "14" NA "2930" 2929 153 "FL-2006-000106-MRT" "Mauritania" "" "" "" "Regions: Trarza, Brakna - towns: Boutilimit, Ednesh. South-eastern part of Nouakchott" "0" "22-Jul-06" "24-Jul-06" 3 "7" "1,200" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "60" 2.3 "Heavy rains from seasonal storm cause floods. 7 dead, 19 injured. 300 families homeless." -15 17.75 "" 0 "33" 0 "126" "22-Jul-2006" "2" "14" NA "2931" 2930 154 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu Island - Prefectures: Kagoshima (Shibisan, Akune). Kumamoto (Minamata)" "Minimata River" "22-Jul-06" "26-Jul-06" 5 "4" "4,300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,130" 4.5 "Record rainfall causes floods and mudslides. 4 dead, 4 missing. 540mm of rain in 24 hours. 4,300 in shelters. 100,000 people urged to evacuate. " 130.99 31.54 "" 0 "33" 1 "127" "22-Jul-2006" "2" "15" NA "2932" 2931 155 "" "Pakistan" "India" "" "" "Pakistan -- Azad Kashmir - Muzaffarabad (Chela Bandi) Punjab - Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Muridke, Sialkot NWFP - Charsadda, Mansehra, Mardan, Batgram. Garhi Habibullah. Tehsil Balakot. Karak. Tatta Khel, Tehsil Mansehra, Swat. Dender, Garlot, Sucha and Banda. --India - Jammu and Kashmir - Ladakh, Leh, Kargil, Phayang. Jammu region - Doda, Dalan, Mandi" "Pakistan - Kunhar River, Kabul River, Swat River, Takhtat-e-Nusrat, Nullah Kulpani. Indus --India - Jelum, Chenab" "24-Jul-06" "22-Aug-06" 30 "248" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "182,700" 6.7 "Monsoonal rains cause floods and mudslides. Pakistan - 233 dead in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Leh drainage channel overflowed in Rawalpindi killing 6. Cheela Bandi in Muzaffarabad - 12 dead in flash floods. Mardan district - 42 dead in bridge collapse. 12,000 houses destroyed. India - Jammu and Kashmir - 15 dead, 800 evacuated. 20 villages inundated. 22 bridges damaged." 73.2 34.61 "" 1 "34" 1 "128" "24-Jul-2006" "3" "16" NA "2933" 2932 156 "TC-2006-000105-CHN" "China" "Philippines" "Taiwan" "" "Philippines - Central Luzon Provinces - Bulacan (San Jose del Monte, Malolos, Bocaue, Obando, Marilao, Balagtas, Meycauayan). Manila (Quezon, Valenzuela, Marikina). Zambales (San Narciso, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Antonio). Pampanga (San Fernando). Tarlac (Camiling). La Union. Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa). Other islands: Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan). Southeastern China - Provinces: Fujian (Zhao'an). Jiangxi (Shangyou, Ganzhou, Fuzhou). Guangdong (Wuhua). Hainan. Hunan. Zhejiang. Southern Taiwan - Pingdong County" "Philippines - Pentor-Daang Bago, Marikina" "24-Jul-06" "28-Jul-06" 5 "36" "1,500,000" "471,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "350,900" 6.2 "Typhoon Kaemi. Philippines - Monsoonal rains cause floods. Landfall July 24. 1 dead, 3 missing. 200,355 displaced. $471,000 of crops damaged in Pampanga and Zambales. Dike breach in Dinalupihan, Bataan floods 15 villages. Pampanga - 507 villages submerged; 40,990 families displaced. China - Landfall July 25 - Monsoonal rains cause floods and landslides. 35 dead, 75 missing. 1,347,000 evacuated. 56,100 houses collapsed. 142,930 hectares of farmland were affected. Economic losses: USD 0.367 billion. Jiangxi - 25 dead, 9,200 homes destroyed. Fujian - Levee collapsed due to rains threatening 20,000 people in six villages in Zhao'an county. Taiwan - 800 evacuated in Pingdong County" 117.28 26.39 "" 1 "35" 1 "129" "24-Jul-2006" "4" "17" NA "2934" 2933 157 "" "Switzerland" "" "" "" "Valais - Martigny" "Durnand River" "26-Jul-06" "27-Jul-06" 2 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "364" 2.9 "Heavy rains cause floods. Several thousand people evacuated." 7.39 46.04 "" 0 "35" 0 "129" "26-Jul-2006" "4" "17" NA "2935" 2934 158 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Ohio - Lake County: Painsville, Willoughby, Eastlake, Mentor" "Grand River, Chagrin River" "27-Jul-06" "30-Jul-06" 4 "1" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,720" 4.3 "Heavy rains cause floods. 1 dead, 600 people evacuated along the Grand river. 10 inches of rain. Grand river 11 feet above flood level. Chagrin river 2.5 feet above flood level. 80 houses destroyed in Painesville." -81.09 41.52 "" 0 "35" 1 "130" "27-Jul-2006" "4" "18" NA "2936" 2935 159 "FL-2006-000137-IND" "India" "Pakistan" "" "" "India - Rajasthan - Barmer (Kawas, Malwa, Badka, Batadu, Chokla), Kota, Baran, Jhalawar, Pali, Sirohi, Udaipur, Banswara (Gari), Dungarpur, Chittorgarh, Jalore, Bhadaka, Jahalawar (Hadaut), Jodhpur. Jaisalmer. --Gujarat - Bharuch, Navsari, Mahua. Surat, Valsad Navsari, Vadodra, Anand, Kheda, Hazira, Panchmahal. Ahmedabad, Narmada --Maharashtra - Sangli, Kohlapur, Shirol, Satara, Pune, Nashik (Jalgaon), Nanded (Hingoli, Jalna), Amaravati (Buldhana, Yawatmal), Aurangabad, Nagpur (Chandrapur, Gadchiroli), Nandurbar --Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal area, Barwani, Dhar, Raisen, Dewas, Ujjain, Indore, Malwa, Ratlam, Hoshangabad, Jhabua. --Pakistan - Sindh province - Tharparkar, Chhachhro Taluka, Deeplo Taluka, Taluka Nagarparkar" "Rajasthan - Kalisindh, Khereva, Akeli, Poslia, Ayad, Banas, Jawai, Gambhari, Bedach, Khari --Gujarat - Narmada, Poorna, Purna, Ambika, Tapti, Mahi Maharashtra - Tapi --Madhya Pradesh - Barana, Kshipra and Gambhir, Narmada, Mandsaur, Parvati, Kalisindh" "28-Jul-06" "12-Sep-06" 47 "457" "140,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "681,000" 7.7 "floods and mudslides. Rajasthan - 138 dead. 1,500 villages and towns submerged. 50,000 cattle dead. Unusual rainfall in Thar desert - 200 year record (549 mm rain between Aug. 16 and 25). Thousands hectares crops destroyed. 75,000 farm animals dead. Estimated losses at 450 million dollars. More than 100 dead and tens of thousands displaced in Barmer district. Gujarat - 65 dead and 30,000 evacuated in Surat, Gujarat. Maharashtra - 180 dead. 250,000 evacuated Madhya Pradesh - August 14 - heaviest rains in 30 years flood capital of Bhopal. August 18 - 80 dead. 47,000 displaced" 73.82 20.19 "" 1 "36" 1 "131" "28-Jul-2006" "5" "19" NA "2937" 2936 160 "FL-2006-000128-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Provinces (districts): Nangarhar (Sherzado, Khogyani); Paktia (Ahmad Khel, Shawak, Janikhel, Garda Serai); Khost (Sparey); Paktika (Argon, Sarroza, Omna, Sharan, Warmamai, Urgon, Zirok and Gayan); Ghazn (Jaghori); Parwan (Sarkh Parsa, Shinwari ); Panjshir (Gomal); Ghazni (Andar, Qarabagh, Khogiani and Khwaja Omari, Ghazni City)." "0" "30-Jul-06" "9-Aug-06" 11 "35" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "63,170" 5.8 "Heavy, unseasonal rains cause floods. 35 dead, 19 missing. August 4 - more heavy rains cause flash floods in Ghazni and Paktika provinces. 15 dead and 1,600 homes destroyed in Ghazni province." 69.75 34.08 "" 0 "36" 1 "132" "30-Jul-2006" "5" "20" NA "2938" 2937 161 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Provinces - Tarlac, Zambales and Nueva Ecija. Isabela, Quirino and Pampanga" "0" "30-Jul-06" "2-Aug-06" 4 "8" "476,027" "644,660" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,751" 4 "Monsoonal rains cause floods. Tropical Depression Henry. 8 dead, 8,590 families displaced. 411 villages flooded in Central Luzon, Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions." 120.74 15.86 "" 0 "36" 1 "133" "30-Jul-2006" "5" "21" NA "2939" 2938 162 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Karachi" "0" "1-Aug-06" "1-Aug-06" 1 "12" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "2,748" 3.4 "Monsoonal rains cause floods. 12 dead." 67.12 25.03 "" 0 "36" 0 "133" "1-Aug-2006" "5" "21" NA "2940" 2939 163 "" "USA" "Mexico" "" "" "Texas - El Paso Mexico - Ciudad Juarez" "Rio Grande" "27-Jul-06" "7-Aug-06" 12 "1" "5,000" "100,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,610" 4.6 "Texas - 1,000 families evacuated. 300 homes destroyed. 15 inches of rain since July 27. $100 million in damages in El Paso city. Mexico - 4,000 families evacuated." -106.39 31.76 "" 0 "36" 1 "134" "27-Jul-2006" "5" "22" NA "2941" 2940 164 "FL-2006-000117-IND" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - Districts: Kendrapara (Jamunabad, Maharakul, Patkura), Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur (Tirtol, Kujang, Balikuda, Biridi, Daleighai), Koraput, Balasore, Malkangiri, Jajpur (Barchana, Dharmasala Ratnagirui, Bari), Bhadrak, Surbanapur, Malkangiri. Kashinagar in Ganjam. --Andhra Pradesh - Districts: Khammam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vishakapatnam, East and West Godavari, Hyderabad, Chandrapur, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal. Vidarbha region. Bhadrachalam --Chhattisgarh - Dantewada, Bijapur, Bhopalpattanam, Konta, Mahasamund, Raipur, Bilaspur and Bastar" "Orissa - Sileru, Saberi, Aileru, Potteru, Subarna Rekha, Subarnarekha, Jalaka, Baitarani, Budha Balanga, Bansadhara, Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kharasrota, Kani, Kelua, Devi, Kathjori, Kushabhadra, Luna, Chitrotpala, Paika, Sana Genguti, Birupa and Genguti. --Andhra Pradesh - Godavari, Painganga --Chhattisgarh - Sabri, Indravati, Sankhani" "1-Aug-06" "10-Sep-06" 41 "185" "2,000,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "302,800" 7.1 "Orissa - 70 dead. 2 million homeless. 27 of 30 districts in the state hit by flooding. September 3 - Flooding continues in Orissa and the Mahanadi river overflows displacing 2 million. Andhra Pradesh - 106 dead. 543,000 displaced. Chhattisgarh - 8 dead. 100 missing. 6,000 airlifted. MODIS observations flooding in Orissa August 14, 16, 30, 31, September 1. High levels on Godavari river August 8, 10, 19." 81.53 18.1 "" 1 "37" 1 "135" "1-Aug-2006" "6" "23" NA "2942" 2941 165 "TC-2006-000116-CHN" "Philippines" "China" "" "" "Philippines - northern Luzon Quirino region China - Provinces - Guangdong (counties: Yangxi, Dianbai, Taishan, Enping, Yangchun) Guangxi. Hainan." "0" "2-Aug-06" "6-Aug-06" 5 "87" "840,000" "904,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "162,800" 5.9 "Typhoon Prapiroon Philippines - 6 dead, 15,000 evacuated China - 81 dead, 9 missing. 840,000 evacuated. 46,000 homes destroyed. Guangdong - 54 dead, 7 missing. 7,000 homes destroyed. $675 million in damages. Guangxi - 26 dead, 2 missing. 6,400 homes destroyed. 20,000 hectares of land destroyed, $30 million in damages." 110.11 21.11 "" 0 "37" 1 "136" "2-Aug-2006" "6" "24" NA "2943" 2942 166 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern and Southern Cape regions - Eden district, George municipality, Mossel Bay, Glentana, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Port Elizabeth, East London, Great Brak River" "Chatty River" "2-Aug-06" "4-Aug-06" 3 "6" "3,000" "145,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,840" 4.8 "Flooding and landslides. Damages estimated at 145 million U.S. dollars - damage to homes, roads, railway tracks, bridges. Thousands of poor people displaced in Port Elizabeth. 230mm rain in 24 hours in George." 26.29 -33.54 "" 0 "37" 1 "137" "2-Aug-2006" "6" "25" NA "2944" 2943 167 "FL-2006-000112-ETH " "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Dire Dawa city - Districts: Addis Ketema, Genfele, Coca Cola and Aftessa." "Dejatu (Dechatu) River, Dire Dawa River" "5-Aug-06" "8-Aug-06" 4 "256" "10,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,225" 4.2 "Flash flooding as Dejatu (Dechatu) river bursts banks in Dire Dawa city and six surrounding villages. 254 dead, 300 missing. 220 houses destroyed." 42.19 9.67 "" 0 "37" 1 "138" "5-Aug-2006" "6" "26" NA "2945" 2944 168 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Shabelle - Jowhar, Bardhere, Mangay, Tuugarey" "Shabelle River" "4-Aug-06" "9-Aug-06" 6 "0" "400" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,845" 4.4 "Heavy rains from Ethiopia flood Shabelle River into Somalia. Hundreds displaced." 45.45 2.67 "" 0 "37" 1 "139" "4-Aug-2006" "6" "27" NA "2946" 2945 169 "TC-2006-000114-CHN" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province: Wenzhou, Mazhan; Fujian Province: Fuding; Jiangxi Province: Nanchang, Fuzhou" "0" "9-Aug-06" "12-Aug-06" 4 "441" "1,600,000" "312,500,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "191,400" 5.9 "Typhoon Saomai - \"strongest typhoon in China in half a century\" 441 dead. 54,000 houses destroyed. Zhejiang - 193 dead. Fujian - 230 dead, 94 missing. Jiangxi - 2 dead, 1 missing" 118.56 26.28 "" 0 "37" 1 "140" "9-Aug-2006" "6" "28" NA "2947" 2946 170 "FL-2006-000122-ETH " "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Omorate Dasenech District - Kuraz Woreda in southern Omo valley. Daseneche, Nyngaten, Toltale, Amorate and Gangato. Nyangatom District. Humbo in Wolayita" "Omo River Delta" "13-Aug-06" "11-Sep-06" 30 "364" "20,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,560" 5.6 "Flash flooding maroons 20,000. 380 dead. 14 villages inundated. 3000 livestock dead. Lake Turkana at dangerously high levels. MODIS observations of flooding immediately to the north of Lake Turkana on August 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 30, September 6." 36.22 5.24 "" 0 "37" 1 "141" "13-Aug-2006" "6" "29" NA "2948" 2947 171 "FL-2006-000120-BFA FL-2006-000133-NER FL-2006-000145-GIN" "Burkina Faso" "Niger" "Mali" "Nigeria, Guinea" "Burkina Faso - Gorom-Gorom area. Oudalan province. Kossi province --Niger - Agadez region - Ingall, Bilma and Tabelot. Zinder, Tahoua (Madaoua.), Dosso, Tillaberi (Djamballa). Dogon-Doutchi. Maradi, Dosso and Tillaberi regions. Ouallam. --Mali - In Talak area. --Nigeria - Zamfara State - Talata Mafara area - Wakadawa, Karamar, Asibiti, Mallamawa, Shinkafi, Gyallabu and Bakin Gadu. Gusau, Birnin Ruwa. Sokoto state - Shagari, Gangam --Guinea - Kindia area" "Niger tributaries, Sokoto." "3-Aug-06" "11-Oct-06" 70 "4" "70,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,040,000" 8.2 "Heavy rain on the arid baked soil of normally dry Sahel region causes flooding. Burkina Faso - 6,000 mud homes dissolved. 11,170 homeless, 20,000 affected by flooding. Gorom-Gorom town cut off by floods. Touro dam collapses and threatens 15 more villages. Niger - 4 dead. 46,472 homeless. Highest levels of rain in Bilma since 1923. 675 houses destroyed. Town of Zinder has had rainfall levels in last half of August not seen in 50 years. Extensive loss of crops and domestic animals. Mauritania - 9,000 homeless. Nigeria - 1,000 houses destroyed in Talata Mafara. 10,000 homeless. September 30 - dam collapse in Gusau, Zamfara leaves 5,000 families homeless. October 1 - Extensive flooding reported in Sokoto region of Nigeria. MODIS observations of flooding in Burkina Faso Sahel on August 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20, 24, 27, 29. Flooding in Niger desert August 10, 17, 20, 24, 26, 28. High levels on Sokoto river and tributaries on September 2, 4, 22, 25, 27. October 4, 11" -1.02 14.42 "" 1 "38" 1 "142" "3-Aug-2006" "7" "30" NA "2949" 2948 172 "FL-2006-000136-VNM" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Southern and Central Vietnam - Binh Thuan, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, Dong Nai (Tan Phu), Lam Dong, Cao Bang, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien Hue, Dak Lai, Dak Nong, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa" "Dong Nai River" "12-Aug-06" "2-Sep-06" 22 "42" "50,000" "8,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "119,500" 6.4 "Floods and landslides. 11,000 houses submerged. 56,000 hectares rice fields submerged. $1 million US damages in Nghe An province. 8 dead in Binh Thuan province. MODIS observations of flooding in Dong Nai area August 21, 30." 106.15 17.76 "" 1 "39" 1 "143" "12-Aug-2006" "8" "31" NA "2950" 2949 173 "FL-2006-000130-KHM" "Cambodia" "Vietnam" "" "" "Cambodia - Phnom Penh, Kampong Speu, Kampot (Kampong Bay), Ratanakirri, Mondulkiri, Koh Kong (Kampong Seila). --Southern Vietnam - Mekong Delta - An Giang and Dong Thap" "Mokong, Tonle Sap, Steung Samrong, Mekong, Tien and Hau" "10-Aug-06" "1-Nov-06" 84 "68" "33,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "143,300" 7.1 "Cambodia - Heavy rain since August 14. 8 dead in south. Worst flooding in lifetime of informant. Kampot city flooded. Vietnam - 60 dead in Mekong Delta as of October 19. MODIS observations of flooding around Lake Tonle Sap on August 10, 17, 19, 24, 28, September 2, 4, 6." 104.68 11.06 "" 1 "40" 1 "144" "10-Aug-2006" "9" "32" NA "2951" 2950 174 "FL-2006-000123-SDN " "Sudan" "Ethiopia" "" "" "Sudan - Regions - Khartoum, Sinnar, Kassala and Hamadab. Khartoum area, Tutti Island. Sinnar State. Gezira State. Towns: Tokar, Sinja. Shandi and Almatama. --Ethiopia - Amhara Region: Lake Tana area - South and North Gondar, Bahirdar Zuria, Bahir Dahr, West Gojjam. Fogera, Libokemkem and Dembia. Gambale Region: Akobo, Likawo, Lire and Watuwa Afar Region: Dulecha, Amibara, Gewane, Buremudaitu, Wonji. Oromiya: East Hararghe, North Shewa, Mustahil, Hargele Tigray " "Nile, Blue Nile, Bereka, Rib, Gomara Algash and Atbara Awash River. Baro, Alero and Akobo" "13-Aug-06" "26-Sep-06" 45 "40" "150,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,164,000" 7.7 "Rainfall in Ethiopian highlands causes flooding which is expected to continue until end of rainy season on September. Blue Nile at record levels at Ethiopian border. Sudan - 27 dead. Thousands homes destroyed. Nile at Khartoum higher than 1988 floods. 1200 families homeless in Sinnar state. Over 1,000 houses destroyed. 40,000 hectares submerged. Blue Nile at record levels at Khartoum. September 4 - 8 dead in flash floods in Shandi and Almatama. Ethiopia - 10,000 displaced around Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile River. 38,000 displaced by flooding in Amhara region. September 7 - 2 dead and 44,600 displaced in Gambale area after Baro river overflows. 11,974 hectares crops destroyed. September 14 - Oromiya Region - 77,000 people affected by flooding. MODIS observations of flooding around Lake Tana on August 14, 23, September 1. Water in desert around Gash and Atbarah rivers on August 14, 16, 18, 19, 21. High levels on the Blue Nile observed on August 19, 21, 31 September 13. Flooding around Tokar on Barak river August 19. High levels on lower Awash river August 23, 25, 27, 29, September 3." 34.76 13.21 "" 1 "41" 1 "145" "13-Aug-2006" "10" "33" NA "2952" 2951 175 "FL-2006-000125-THA FL-2006-000147-THA" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Nan Province - Tha Wang Pha, Maung, Vieng Sa, Bo Klue, Thung Chang, Song Khwer, Chiang Klang, Pua, Muang Nan, Phu Phiang, Wiang Sa, Na Noi, Na Mun. --Chiang Rai Province - Doi Luang, Phan, Mae Rim, Mae Chan, Muang. --Phayao Province - Pong, Chiang Muan, Dok Kham Tai. --Phitsanulok - Nakhon Thai, Noen Maprang, Muang, Chat Trakan, Phrom Phiram, Bang Rakam. --Chiang Mai - Mae Rim, Chiang Mai city. Fang. --Uttaradit - Laplae, Tha Pla, Muang, Thong Saen Khan, Nam Pat. --Lamphun - Muang, Ban Thi and Pa Sang. --Mae Hong Son - Mae Sariang, Muang. --Mae Sariang - Thoen, Muang. --Tak - Sam Ngao --Lampang - Muang, Ban Thi, Pa Sang, Thoen, Mae Prik. --Chanthaburi - Tha Mai. --Phichit - Wang Sai Phun, Sam Ngam, Phothalae. --Sukhothai - Kong Krailat --Phetchaburi - Sri Maha Pho. --Ayutthaya - Phak Hai, Sena, Bang Ban, Ban Sai, Nong Kanak, Thung Makham Yong --Nonthaburi - Koh Kred --Angthong - Muang, Chaiyo, Wiset Chai Chan, Pho Thong, Sawaengha and Samko --Nakhon Sawan - Chum Saeng --other provinces: Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Uthai Thani, Chon Buri, Chai Nat. Bangkok area." "Yom, Nan, Mae Rim, Wang, Doi Suthep. Noi, Chao Praya, Pa Sak, Lop Buri, Pran Buri" "20-Aug-06" "13-Dec-06" 116 "195" "2,000,000" "8,100,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "175,800" 7.5 "Prolonged monsoon flooding more than 40 of Thailands provinces. 56 dead. 1.8 million people affected, 138,000 sick. 7,200 houses and 2,300 roads destroyed. 262,000 hectares farm land flooded. Heavy rain from Typhoon Xangsane adds to flooding in October. Flooding on Chao Praya expected to last until November Nan - 3,000 houses evacuated. Worst flooding in 40 years. 30,000 rai of farmland damaged Chiang Rai - 500 houses flooded. 5,000 rai of farmland inundated. Sukhothai - 3 dead as Yom river overflows. 40,000 acres of farmland inundated. Chiang Mai - ancient walls dating to 1276 collapse due to flooding in Chiang Mai city. Phichit - September 15 - 50,000 rai of agricultural land damaged and more than 5,000 houses inundated, 35 vilages flooded in Sam Ngam. Phitsanulok - 22,230 people in 70 villages affected by flooding. 4,500 rai of farmland and 194 roads were submerged Nonthaburi - September 29 - Chao Praya bursts banks and floods several thousand homes Angthong - October 6 - Chao Praya breaks flood barriers in Angthong's Muang district. October 12 - worst flooding in 10 years in Angthong. Klong Bang Kaew Dam burst. Renewed flooding in Chaing Mai. October 13 - Chao Praya at highest levels in 60 years in Nakhon Sawan. October 24 - another record high level on the Chao Praya river. November 6 - Floods still inundate 15 provinces: Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Uthai Thani, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Sara Buri, Suphan Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok. November 28 - 11 provinces still flooded. MODIS observations of flooding along Chao Praya and tributaries and Pa Sak river - September 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 23, 27, 29, 30, October 4, 6, 7, 13, 16, 18, 20. " 100.02 18.76 "" 1 "42" 1 "146" "20-Aug-2006" "11" "34" NA "2953" 2952 176 "FL-2006-000124-UGA" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Sironko District - Bumufuni, Bunambutye: Busangai, Bukhayaki, Bumbocha, Bumuyonga, Kapchorwa District - " "Ngenge, Atari" "12-Aug-06" "21-Aug-06" 10 "3" "1,680" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,050" 4.6 "Heavy rains since beginning of August in eastern Uganda cause Ngenge and Atari rivers to overflow, destruction of houses, livestock and crops. 3 dead. 240 families displaced. MODIS observation of wetness in Sironko area on August 12, 14, 21" 34.28 1.38 "" 0 "42" 1 "147" "12-Aug-2006" "11" "35" NA "2954" 2953 177 "" "US" "" "" "" "Alaska - Susitna Valley: Houston, Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Copper River Basin. Anchorage and Valdez areas. Prince William Sound area, Cordova. Eastern Alaska Range. Girdwood" "Little Susitna, Kahiltna, Sheridan, Eyak. Lake Creek, Campbell Creek, Troublesome Creek." "19-Aug-06" "24-Aug-06" 6 "0" "150" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "95,940" 5.8 "Widespread flooding in Susitna valley, record levels on Little Susitna River at the Parks Highway. 2 homes destroyed. Record levels on Campbell Creek in the Anchorage area. " -99.99 62.45 "" 0 "42" 1 "148" "19-Aug-2006" "11" "36" NA "2955" 2954 178 "FL-2006-000127-NPL" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Western Nepal: Banke - Fattepur, Gangapur, Kudenmeha, Holiya, Bankatuwa, Chauferi. --Bardiya - Guleriya Municipality, Rajapur, Orahi, Kharekhola, Mahamodpur. --Achham - Khaptad, Devistan, Budhakot and Siddheshwor. Lete. --Chitwan - Narayangard and Bharatpur. --other districts: Nwalparasi, Mugu, Mustang, Tanahu, Darchula, Bajura, Makwanpur, Tanahun, Tehrathum" "Rapti, Babai" "26-Aug-06" "13-Sep-06" 19 "60" "80,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "14,870" 5.6 "Floods and Landslides. 60 dead. 50,000 households affected. Banke - Rapti River floods 10 villages, 40,000 displaced. Worst flooding in Banke in 40 years. 30 percent of the houses in Banke destroyed. Bardiya - 5,000 houses inundated. 10,000 displaced Achham - Large mudslide in Khaptad village - 85 houses destroyed, 500 missing." 81.31 28.69 "" 0 "42" 1 "149" "26-Aug-2006" "11" "37" NA "2956" 2955 179 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Middle Shabelle Region - Jowhar, Mogadishu Lower Shabelle Region - Sablale, Kuntwarey" "0" "24-Aug-06" "10-Oct-06" 48 "5" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "37,380" 6.3 "Shabelle river bursts banks on August 24 near Jowhar August 29 - 5 dead and thousands displaced near Mogadishu. Roads and bridges destroyed. September 15 - flooding around Jowhar has affected 30,000 people and 14,000 hectares farmland. October 10 - Flooding in lower Shabelle districts displaces thousands of families in Kuntwarey. MODIS observations of wet spots along Shabelle river near Jowhar on August 27, September 4, 7, 12, 14, 23, 30." 45.44 3.1 "" 1 "43" 1 "150" "24-Aug-2006" "12" "38" NA "2957" 2956 180 "" "India" "" "" "" "Uttar Pradesh - Balrampur, Bahraich, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Shravasti, Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda and Barabanki" "Rapti, Ghaghra and Saryu" "29-Aug-06" "4-Sep-06" 7 "42" "50,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "32,700" 5.4 "Rivers originating in Nepal flood 100 villages, over 100,000 affected. MODIS obervations of high levels on Ghaghra river August 28, 30, 31, September 1, 2. Ghaghra much less high by September 4." 81.52 27.59 "" 0 "43" 1 "151" "29-Aug-2006" "12" "39" NA "2958" 2957 181 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu Province - Luqu county -Shuangcha. Zhuoni county" "0" "30-Aug-06" "31-Aug-06" 2 "15" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "16,920" 4.5 "Flash floods caused by heavy rainstorms. " 102.68 34.7 "" 0 "43" 1 "152" "30-Aug-2006" "12" "40" NA "2959" 2958 182 "" "India" "Pakistan" "" "" "India - Jammu and Kashmir - Kashmir Valley - Anantnag (Awantipora, Charsoo, Khiram, Sangam) Srinagar (Kursoo Rajbagh, Padshahibagh, Soiteng, Lasjan, Ram Munshi Bagh), Kulgam (Chatel), Pulwama, Baramulla, Udhampur, Kathua. Mehjoor Nagar. --Pakistan - Punjab - Lahore area, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal, Bajwat. Muzaffargarh, Multan" "Jhelum, Sutlej, Lidder, Chenab, Tavi, Tawi and Munnawar Tawi" "31-Aug-06" "11-Sep-06" 12 "39" "3,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "141,400" 6.2 "Jammu and Kashmir - Floods and landslides. 19 dead. 200 villages inundated. 92,724 hectares fields submerged. 15,000 people affected by flooding. Punjab - torrential rains and flash floods. 20 dead. 200 villages inundated. MODIS observation " 73.88 32.89 "" 1 "44" 1 "153" "31-Aug-2006" "13" "41" 0.74 "2960" 2959 183 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Carolina - counties: Duplin, Pender, Jones - Wallace, Southport, Chinquapin, Beulaville, Burgaw" "Northeast Cape Fear river" "2-Sep-06" "7-Sep-06" 6 "0" "140" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "4,560" 4.4 "Tropical Storm Ernesto dumps 8 to 12 inches of rain on North Carolina. Northeast Cape Fear River worst flooding since Hurricane Floyd in 1999. MODIS observations of slightly high levels on Northeast Cape Fear river on September 2, 3." -77.87 34.74 "" 0 "44" 1 "154" "2-Sep-2006" "0" "1" NA "2961" 2960 184 "TC-2006-000132-MEX" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Baja California Sur - Comondu, Los Cabos, La Paz" "0" "2-Sep-06" "4-Sep-06" 3 "5" "10,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "25,150" 4.9 "Floods from Hurricane John kill 5, leave 2 missing. 160 homes destroyed. Heavy rains strand 10,000 people in Baja, California. 30,000 people took refuge in shelters. Iguagil dam in Comondu to overflowed. MODIS observation of high rivers in souther Baja on September 4." -111.81 25.35 "" 0 "44" 1 "155" "2-Sep-2006" "0" "2" NA "2962" 2961 185 "FL-2006-000131-BGD" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Southwestern Bangladesh - Jessore, Khulna and Satkhira" "0" "24-Aug-06" "20-Sep-06" 28 "0" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "28,080" 5.9 "Monsoon season floods started in beginning of August and worsened by August 29. By September 7 large parts of the three districts continue to be submerged. 27,155 families affected in Jessore." 89.27 23.23 "" 0 "44" 1 "156" "24-Aug-2006" "0" "3" NA "2963" 2962 186 "FL-2006-000139-TCD" "Chad" "Nigeria" "" "" "Chad - Western and southwestern Chad - N'Djamena, Sahr, Doba, Bébidja, Goré, Pala and Koumra --Nigeria - Benue river valley" "Logone and tributaries. Benue and tributaries" "5-Sep-06" "17-Oct-06" 43 "52" "20,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "768,800" 7.5 "Unusually heavy rains since late August cause flooding. Tens of thousands displaced. Extensive damage to public and private infrastructure, agricultural land and livestock. MODIS observations of flooding on the Logone River September 12, 19, 24, 26. October 3, 5. Flooding on the Benue River in Nigeria on September 13, 15, 17, 24, October 1, 3, 10, 15. Flooding receding on upper Benue by October 10, receding on middle Benue by October 17." 15.33 10.33 "" 1 "45" 1 "157" "5-Sep-2006" "1" "4" NA "2964" 2963 187 "TC-2006-000138-MEX" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Sinaloa State - Culiacán, Elota, Mazatlán, Escuinapa, El Rosario, Navolato, San Ignacio, Salvador Alvarado, Concordia and Cosalá. San Lorenzo Valley." "0" "16-Sep-06" "18-Sep-06" 3 "4" "7,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "44,310" 5.1 "Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Lane causes floods and landslides. Sinaloa - 32,400 evacuated" -107.04 24.47 "" 0 "45" 1 "158" "16-Sep-2006" "1" "5" NA "2965" 2964 188 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Binh Thuan - Me Pu, Dong Kho and Nghi Duc Dak Lak - Ea Sup Dalat." "0" "17-Sep-06" "21-Sep-06" 5 "4" "16,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,790" 5.2 "Storms cause flash floods that destroy nearly 4,000 homes in Binh Thuan and Dak Lak provinces. VND4.5 billion worth of material damage in Bihn Thuan. More than more than 1,000 ha crops submerged in Ea Sup in Dak Lak. Worst flooding in Dalat town in 35 years." 108.11 11.87 "" 0 "45" 1 "159" "17-Sep-2006" "1" "6" NA "2966" 2965 189 "" "India" "Bangladesh" "" "" "India - Andhra Pradesh - districts: Karimnagar, Guntur, Warangal, Medak, Adilabad, Khammam, East and West Godavari, Srikakulam. Telangana region. West Bengal - Sunderbans region, Kolkata, Amherst, Burdwan, Bankura. Lalbag, Darjeeling, Murshidabad, Howrah Bihar - districts: Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Nalanda, Bhagalpur, Banka, Patna. Katihar, Sheohar, Samastipur. --Bangladesh - Hatia, Bagerhat" "Mouth of Ganges in Sundarbans delta. Haldi river. Darda, Bagmati, Bhagirathi Godavari and Krishna and tributaries." "18-Sep-06" "5-Oct-06" 18 "250" "50,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "524,000" 7 "Storms in Bay of Bengal hit India and Bangladesh. Cyclone hits India's Sundarbans delta at the mouth of the Ganges River. At least 95 dead and over 1,000 missing from both countries. Bangladesh - 105 dead, including fishermen in Bay of Bengal. Andhra Pradesh - 31 dead. 5,000 evacuated. 200 villages inundated in Karimnagar district. West Bengal - 50 dead. 300 injured. 30,000 mud houses destroyed. Heaviest rains in 23 years leave large parts of Kolkata city under water, 2,000 evacuated from the city. Bihar - 33 dead. Over 25 bridges washed away. MODIS observations of flooding on Hugli river in West Bengal September 26, 27, 28, October 1, 3, 5" 83.75 19.73 "" 1 "46" 1 "160" "18-Sep-2006" "2" "7" NA "2967" 2966 190 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Kentucky - counties: Mercer, Jessamine, Franklin, Calloway, Montgomery. Towns: Fulton, Falmouth, Lexington, Elizabethtown, Louisville area. --Arkansas - counties: Sharp, Clay, Fulton, Randolph, Lawrence. Towns: Hardy, Imboden --Tennessee - Obion county --Missouri - southeastern areas. --Indiana - Evansville area." "Kentucky - Harris Fork Creek, Green, Licking and Rolling Fork Rivers. Chaplain --Arkansas - Spring, Eleven Point. Black, Cache and White" "22-Sep-06" "26-Sep-06" 5 "13" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "146,000" 5.9 "Kentucky - 8 dead. 5 to 10 inches rain overflow rivers. Flooding less severe than in 1997. Arkansas - 3 dead. Spring River 10 feet above flood stage at Imboden. Worst floods on Spring river since 1982 in Sharp County. MODIS observation of flooding in northeast Arkansas and southwest Missouri on September 25, 26" -87.62 37.21 "" 0 "46" 1 "161" "22-Sep-2006" "2" "8" NA "2968" 2967 191 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Kwara State - town of Obo-Ile in Ekiti Local Government council area" "Hija river" "12-Sep-06" "13-Sep-06" 2 "20" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "870" 3.2 "Two hours heavy rain cause flash flood that kills 20 people" 5.35 8.16 "" 0 "46" 0 "161" "12-Sep-2006" "2" "8" NA "2969" 2968 192 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Central Nepal - districts: Sindhupalchowk (Thokarpa), Dhanusha (Janakpur), Rautahat Eastern Nepal - districts: Mahottari (Jaleshwor), Udaypur, Siraha Gehaha Bathanaha, Nainhi, Bhittamod" "Bagmati, Lalbakaiya, Jhanjh and Chandikhola, Ratu." "25-Sep-06" "28-Sep-06" 4 "4" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "26,240" 5 "Floods and landslides. 4 dead. Hundreds cattle swept away. 500 houses flooded in Jaleshwor. 250 houses flooded in Gehaha Bathanaha" 85.94 27.26 "" 0 "46" 1 "162" "25-Sep-2006" "2" "9" NA "2970" 2969 193 "TC-2006-000144-PHL TC-2006-000144-VNM" "Philippines" "Vietnam" "" "" "Philippines - Luzon Island - provinces: Laguna (Santa Rosa), Cavite (General Trias, Kawit, San Francisco), Quezon, Albay, Rizal. Bicol region. Manila area. Calauan. Sorsogon. Panay Island - Antique province. Barbaza, Tibiao, Iloilo, Maasin, Pavia Leyte - Kananga, Ormoc City Samar - Calbayog area Negros Occidental - Ilog, Kabankalan --Vietnam - Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Nghe An, Ha Tinh. Danang area. Hoi An. Linh Cam, Son Diem" "Philippines - Dalanas, Daranas, Tibiao, Aganan, Tangyan. --Vietnam - Ngan Sau, Ca, La, Ngan Pho. Vu Gia, Thu Bon." "27-Sep-06" "6-Oct-06" 10 "260" "250,000" "668,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "69,820" 5.8 "Philippines - Torrential rain from Typhoon Xangsane (Milenyo) causes flooding and landslides. 197 dead, 22 missing. dozens missing. Strongest Typhoon to hit Manila in 11 years. 170,000 homeless. 2 million displaced during storm. Estimated US$40 million damages. 71 dead and 148 houses swept away in floods in Laguna province. 30 missing in dam burst in General Trias in Cavite province. Damages to property and crops at P180 million in Samar and Leyte islands Vietnam - October 1 - storm hits central Vietnam. 71 dead. 200,000 evacuated ahead of the storm. Tens of thousands homeless. 19,736 homes destroyed. 10,000 hectares crops destroyed. US$628 million damages. 22 dead in Da Nang city. MODIS observation of flooding around DaNang on October 3, flooding on the Ca river on October 5" 107.21 16.68 "" 0 "46" 1 "163" "27-Sep-2006" "2" "10" NA "2971" 2970 194 "FL-2006-000147-MMR" "Burma (Myanmar)" "" "" "" "States - Shan, Magway, Sagaing, Yangon and Mandalay. Mandalay area. Bagan. Tachilek. Kyuakpantaung, Amarapura. Rangoon. Kachin state, Sagaing Division. Thayawaddy township in Pegu Division." "Irrawaddy, Sittang, Chindwin, Mu" "15-Sep-06" "19-Oct-06" 35 "25" "10,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "188,000" 6.8 "Monsoon season flooding, no news reports until October. 3,000 homes inundated. 364 hectares farmland inundated. 20 dead in and around Mandalay city with 3,000 displaced. \"worst floods in recent memory\" around Mandalay. MODIS observations of high levels on upper Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers begining September 16. Mid and lower Irrawaddy high September 23 throgh October 3. Sittang river high August 24 through September 8. Flooding around Mandalay October 14, 16." 95.45 19.81 "" 1 "47" 1 "164" "15-Sep-2006" "3" "11" NA "2972" 2971 195 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Honghe" "0" "6-Oct-06" "12-Oct-06" 7 "16" "20,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,770" 5.2 "Continuous rains trigger floods and landslides in many townships in the mountainous region of Honghe. 16 dead, 11 missing. 2,000 houses destroyed." 102.64 23.34 "" 0 "47" 1 "165" "6-Oct-2006" "3" "12" NA "2973" 2972 196 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Central and northern Greece - prefectures: Thessaloniki, Halkidiki and Magnesia. Kavala. Salonika. Volos. Olympiada, Paleohori, Melissourgos, Stavro. Apollonia, Kalivia." "0" "8-Oct-06" "12-Oct-06" 5 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "17,970" 5.1 "Storms bring heavy rain to northern and central Greece. Thessaloniki received more rain in 24 hours than it usually does during entire month of October. Worst floods in 50 years in Volos. 100,000 hectares crops damaged. 4.5 million euros damages to roads and infrastructure. Hundreds of homes flooded. " 23.65 40.76 "" 0 "47" 1 "166" "8-Oct-2006" "3" "13" NA "2974" 2973 197 "" "US" "" "" "" "Alaska - Prince William Sound area - Valdez, McCarthy, Seward, Cordova, Keystone Canyon" "Copper, Lowe" "9-Oct-06" "14-Oct-06" 6 "0" "100" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "51,560" 5.5 "Rainfall as high as 14.6 inches near Cordova. 66-mile stretch of the Richardson Highway severly damaged. Trans Alaska Pipeline shut down due to flooding around Valdez." -145.99 60.88 "" 0 "47" 1 "167" "9-Oct-2006" "3" "14" NA "2975" 2974 198 "FL-2006-000147-THA" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Northeastern Thailand - Chaiyaphum (Bamnet Narong, Sub Yai). Ubon Ratchathani (Ubon, Warin Chamrap, Keuang, Gudsantor, Hadwadtai, Warinchamrab). Yasothon (Pa Tiew, Muang). Buri Ram. Nong Bua Lamphu. Kalasin. Nakhon Ratchasima." "Mun, Chi, Loei, Moon, Shi." "10-Oct-06" "4-Nov-06" 26 "0" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "174,300" 6.7 "Monsoon flooding spreads to Thailand's northeast along Mekong tributaries. Rivers and reservoirs overflowing. Ubon Ratchathani - 104 villages flooded. Nakhon Ratchasima - 100,000 people in 23 districts affected by flooding. damages estimated at Bt200 million. MODIS observations of flooding along Mun and Chi rivers October 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 27" 103.61 16.14 "" 1 "48" 1 "168" "10-Oct-2006" "4" "15" NA "2976" 2975 199 "" "US" "" "" "" "Southeast Texas - Houston area, Fort Bend County. Brazoria County. Sweeny, Caney. Orange County - Vidor area. Newton County, Hardin County --Southwest Lousiana - Gulf coast area - Calcasieu, St. Landry, Allen. " "Brazos, San Jacinto, San Bernard, Neches, Sabine, Calcasieu" "15-Oct-06" "1-Nov-06" 18 "4" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,640" 5.8 "Texas - 10 inches rain in Houston-Galveston area overnight causes flash flooding. 40 homes destroyed and 60 damaged by flooding of Neches river in Vidor area. Lousiana - 100 homes destroyed in St. Landry, Allen and Calcasieu parishes." -95.29 29.78 "" 0 "48" 1 "169" "15-Oct-2006" "4" "16" NA "2977" 2976 200 "FL-2006-000159-KEN" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Coast Province - Kilifi and Kwale districts - Kaloleni, Mazeras, Ramisi. Kisauni Division, Mombasa District. Mishoromoni, Kiembeni, Malindi" "Kombeni, Kilindini." "15-Oct-06" "26-Oct-06" 12 "6" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,730" 5.2 "Seven dead in Kilifi and Kwale districts. 2,000 displaced in Mombasa District. Roads and bridges destroyed." 40.01 -3.24 "" 0 "48" 1 "170" "15-Oct-2006" "4" "17" NA "2978" 2977 201 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Quebec - Beauce region: Beauceville, St-Joseph and Armagh. Weedon, Asbestos region, Lennoxville." "St. Francis River, Lake Louise, Chaudiere River" "21-Oct-06" "24-Oct-06" 4 "0" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,770" 4.8 "200 homeless from flooding on Lake Louise and the St. Francis River in Weedon. 300 evacuated from flooding of Chaudiere River in Beauce region." -71.33 45.81 "" 0 "48" 1 "171" "21-Oct-2006" "4" "18" NA "2979" 2978 202 "" "Spain" "Portugal" "" "" "Northwest Spain - Galicia, Pontevedra, Huesca. Southern Spain - Huelva, Marbella, Malaga --Portugal - provinces: Algarve, Alentejo. districts: Lisbon, Santarem, Leiria (Pombal), Coimbra (Soure), Castelo Branco, Braga (Barcelos). towns: Reguengos de Alivela, Burgau, Tomar, Odemira, Caxarias, Vila Real de Santo Antonio" "Tejo, Palmones, Nabao, Mira" "22-Oct-06" "8-Nov-06" 18 "4" "300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "155,300" 6.4 "Storms cause floods and mudslides in Spain and Portugal. Highest levels on Nabao river near Tomar since 1989." -7.87 41.65 "" 1 "49" 1 "172" "22-Oct-2006" "5" "19" NA "2980" 2979 203 "FL-2006-000161-SOM FL-2006-000167-KEN FL-2006-000169-SOM FL-2006-000164-TZA" "Kenya" "Somalia" "Tanzania" "Uganda" "Kenya - Coast, North-Eastern, Western and Rift Valley provinces - Isiolo (Ngarmara, Malkagala, Merti, Gafarsa). Garissa (Hagadera, Ahantabak, Alikune, Jarirot Amuma, Boralgi, Daadab, Ifo). Tana River District (Bula Bahati, Mnazini, Witu, Hola through Wenje to Garsen). Mandera (El Wak). Wajir (Guarar, Dajabula, Kursin). Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi. Lodwar, Moyale (Bori). Ijara. Merti division. Machakos. Modogashe. Mwingi. Kwale. Nakuru. Nyando. Kisumu (Kajulu, Migori, Nyando), Busia (Budalangi, Maduma, South Bunyala,), Lugari, Keiyo (Epke). Malindi. Kisumu, Nyanza area --Southern Somalia - Gedo region - Beledhawo, Garbaharey, Luq (Luuq), Barhere (Bardere). Jubba provinces - Kamsuma, Mugamba, Jilib, Buale, Jamame, Dobley, Afmadow and Marere. --Tanzania - Shinyanga area, Mwanza area, Magu District. Nyakaboja, Nyamikoma, Lugeye, Shimanilwe and Kabita. Kigoma Region. Tabora (Uyui) --Uganda - districts: Kayunga, Mukono, Kabale, Kisoro, Butaleja, Kaliro, Kampala area. Kumi" "Kenya - Ewaso Nyiro, Uaso Nyiro, Tana river and tributaries. Ramisi. Lak Dera, Lak Bor, Lagahar. Ndarugu. Sosiani. Ramisi. Nzoia. Ongoche, Kuja, Migori, Ongohe. Nyamasaria. Sabaki. Awach. Ragana. --Somalia - Jubba River, Lach Dera, Lach Bissigh --Tanzania - Wembere, Mwanza --Uganda - River Ssezibwa" "23-Oct-06" "4-Jan-07" 74 "150" "700,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "950,000" 7.8 "Heavy rains bring flooding to recently drought hit region. Kenya - 114 dead. 700,000 displaced as of December 18. Isiolo region: 10 dead and 5,000 evacuated. More than 100,000 displaced and 2 dead in Dadaab region of northeast Kenya. November 30 - 8,000 families homelss in Nyando. Southern Somalia - 35 dead as of November 8. 155,500 displaced along the Jubba River. Jilib - 14 villages inundated, 58 villages partially flooded. 11,000 hectares flooded. Tanzania - 1500 evacuated from floods in Shinyanga, five villages under water. Uganda - December 19 - 4000 displaced in Kumi district December 29 - 342 total dead Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia - includes event 2006-210 January 2, 2007 - Western Kenya: 4,400 displaced in Migori district. 2,700 displaced in Kisumu. 3,000 displaced in Budalangi. Eastern Kenya - 26,000 people are marooned " 39.72 0.78 "" 1 "50" 1 "173" "23-Oct-2006" "6" "20" NA "2981" 2980 204 "" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Kedah - Kubang Pasu, Kota Star, Kulim, Pendang, Baling, Pinang - Kepala Batas, Jalan P. Ramlee, inner George Town, Kota Aur, Kampung Gurun, Bukit Mertajam Perlis - Perak - Pulau Tiga, Kampung Gajah, Pasir Panjang Hulu, Bandar and Pasir Salak" "Sungai Muda, Sungai Rambai, Sungai Perak, Sungai Kinta and Sungai Terus. Sungai Karangan and Sungai Ulu Paip" "20-Oct-06" "1-Nov-06" 13 "1" "1,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,300" 5.3 "Wetter than normal rainy season in northwest Malaysia begins October 15. Kedah - 3 of 11 districts hit by floods. 138 families evacuated. 10,000 hectares crops destroyed. Penang - 150 families evacuated. Sungai Muda river overflowed." 100.51 5.77 "" 0 "50" 1 "174" "20-Oct-2006" "6" "21" NA "2982" 2981 205 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Davao del Norte - Carmen, Santo Tomas, Braulio Dujali. Asuncion, Magsaysay, Ising, New Camiling, Alejal and Mangalkal" "0" "21-Oct-06" "27-Oct-06" 7 "1" "40,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,680" 4.4 "Floods submerge six villages after Mactan Channel overflowed and a dike collapses. 1 dead, 1 missing. 11,337 families displaced. 9,000 hectares farmland destroyed. Agricultural damages estimated at P38 million." 125.83 7.61 "" 0 "50" 1 "175" "21-Oct-2006" "6" "22" NA "2983" 2982 206 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Sinaloa State - La Reforma area. Villa Juarez" "0" "25-Oct-06" "28-Oct-06" 4 "0" "20,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "55,700" 5.3 "Rain from remnants of Tropical Storm Paul causes flooding. 5,000 houses in Sinaloa damaged. 5,000 families evacuated. Canal overflow floods town of Villa Juarez." -107.53 24.93 "" 0 "50" 1 "176" "25-Oct-2006" "6" "23" NA "2984" 2983 207 "" "UK " "" "" "" "Scotland - Highlands area - Dingwall, Evanton, Alness, Tain. Caithness, Sutherland, Easter Ross, Moray Firth" "0" "26-Oct-06" "28-Oct-06" 3 "1" "300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,300" 4 "Torrential rainfall and gales cause worst flooding in 70 years in the Highlands. Floodwater 6ft deep in places in Dingwall and Evanton. Hundreds evacuated. 50 people rescued with boats." -4.18 57.7 "" 0 "50" 1 "177" "26-Oct-2006" "6" "24" NA "2985" 2984 208 "FL-2006-000155-LKA" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Puttlam, Ratnapura, Badulla, Kegalle and Kurunegala" "0" "26-Oct-06" "20-Nov-06" 26 "52" "88,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "6,980" 5.3 "Inter-monsoon rains combined with storms. Floods and mudslides. 45 dead. 91,000 families homeless." 80.03 7.32 "" 0 "50" 1 "178" "26-Oct-2006" "6" "25" NA "2986" 2985 209 "" "India" "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu - Chennai area. Chepet, Nugamabakkam --Andhra Pradesh - Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, East Godavari and West Godavari districts. Machilipatnam, Vijayawada and Gudivada. Sopirala. Ongole, Chirala, Guntur, Repalle, Bapatla, Tenali, Vijayawda, Visakhapatnam and Amalapuram." "Godavari and Krishna deltas." "26-Oct-06" "4-Nov-06" 10 "47" "225,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "40,090" 5.6 "lonic storm 'Ogni' passes from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh. 31 dead. 60,000 homeless. Tamil Nadu - 19 dead in Chennai area. Heavy rain in Chennai and coastal cities for three days, 1,000 evacuated. \"Miles and miles of city and suburbs have gone under water\" Andhra Pradesh - At least 28 dead. 225,000 evacuated. record rainfall in Avanigadda, Repalle and Machilipatnam. 300,000 acres crops inundated. 12,000 homes destroyed." 79.93 14.13 "" 0 "50" 1 "179" "26-Oct-2006" "6" "26" NA "2987" 2986 210 "FL-2006-000157-ETH FL-2006-000161-SOM FL-2006-000169-SOM" "Ethiopia" "Somalia" "" "" "Ethiopia - Somali State - Gode, Kelafo and Mustahil. Afder, Liben and Korahe. East Imi, Ferfer, Denan. Kibredehar and Musthale Ogaden region. West Imi. --Somalia - Lower Shabelle province - Kuntuwarey, Marerey, Mustaqbal, Buulo Xaaji. Hiran - Beletweyne, Baled Weyn, Fidow, Jabiley, Jalalaqsi, Bulo Burti, Bulo-Warey. Middle Shabelle - Mahaday, Hurwa, Duduble, Johwar area, Garash, Mahadey. Mogadishu. districts: Bondheere, Wardhiigley. " "Wabe Shebelle Wabi-sheblle, Webi and Genale rivers" "27-Oct-06" "25-Dec-06" 60 "132" "410,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "504,000" 7.7 "Longer than usual Deyr rainy season is forcast. \"worst flooding for 50 years in Somalia\" Ethiopia - 80 dead. 122,500 displaced in Gode, Afder, Liben and Korahe. Somalia - 52 dead. 299,000 displaced along the Shabelle River. November 10 - 65,000 displaced around Beletweyne November 16 - 19 villages inundated in Jalalaqsi district, 1,000 families homeless. 6,000 hectares farmland flooded. 12 villages flooded and 15,000 displaced in Kurtunwarey on Lower Shabelle. December 29 - 342 total dead Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia - includes event 2006-203" 44.6 4.64 "" 1 "51" 1 "180" "27-Oct-2006" "7" "27" NA "2988" 2987 211 "FL-2006-000156-TUR" "Turkey" "Syria" "" "" "Turkey - southeastern provinces of Sanliurfa (Harran), Diyarbakir (Cinar, Bismil), Ceylanpinar, Karatas, Mardin (Savur), Sirnak (Silopi), Hakkari (Semdinli). Towns: Beykoz, Batman, Mersin, Bitlis. Manavgat region. --Syria - Al-Hassakah area." "0" "27-Oct-06" "7-Nov-06" 12 "46" "63,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "122,300" 6.3 "Turkey - 46 dead, 8 missing, 15 injured. Damage to roads and buildings. 988 houses damaged. 12 dead in Batman after Iluh Stream overflowed. Worst floods to hit the region since 1937. \"The cost of the damage in urban areas alone amounts to YTL 448.8 million. This doesn't include agricultural or rural losses.\"" 39.65 37.64 "" 1 "52" 1 "181" "27-Oct-2006" "8" "28" NA "2989" 2988 212 "TC-2006-000153-PHL" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon Island: Isabela (Ilagan, Dinapigue, Jones, Cauayan City). Neuva Vizcaya (Kasibu). Benguet (Bugias). Kalinga. Aurora. La Union. Cagayan (Tuao). Baguio city" "Cagayan River" "30-Oct-06" "1-Nov-06" 3 "19" "300,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "23,980" 4.9 "Typhoon Cimaron is the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in eight years; floods and landslides. 15 dead. 300,000 displaced. US$8.86 million dollars crops damaged." 121.82 17.02 "" 0 "52" 1 "182" "30-Oct-2006" "8" "29" 1.03 "2990" 2989 213 "" "Iraq" "" "" "" "Irbil province - Dahuk, Arbil and Sulaimaniyah. Khalifan district (Bilay Jeeri), Sulaymanyah. Arbil region - Spilan, Rosata Balakayati area." "0" "5-Nov-06" "7-Nov-06" 3 "20" "18,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,960" 4.8 "Flash floods kill 20 and injure 20 people in Iraqi Kurdistan. 9 bridges and several houses destroyed in five villages. 3,000 families homeless." 44.81 36.23 "" 0 "52" 1 "183" "5-Nov-2006" "0" "1" NA "2991" 2990 214 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Washington - west of the Cascades. Counties: Lewis, Skagit, Snohomish, Pierce, King. Towns: Sultan, Index, Rockport, Marblemount, Hamilton, Packwood, Sumner, Snohomish, Chehalis, Randle. Mount Rainier National Park. --Oregon - Tillamook County. Mount Hood area. " "Washington - Cowlitz, Skokomish, Skykomish, Tolt, Puyallup, Skagit, Snohomish, Pilchuck, Carbon, Snoqualmie, South Fork of the Stillaguamish, Nisqually, White, Wenatchee. --Oregon - White, Columbia, Nehalem and Wilson" "5-Nov-06" "10-Nov-06" 6 "2" "1,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "57,890" 5.5 "Heavy rains from \"Pineapple Express\" storm bring up to 15 inches rain to western Washington and northwestern Oregon. Record flooding on 6 rivers. Rainfall records across western Washington. Cowlitz River burst its banks and changed course near Packwood, Washington. Snohomish River breaches French Slough and Marshland levees near Monroe and Everett. Worst floods in region in a decade. \"The storm that generated the flooding was \"the fifth 10-year event in the last 16 years,\" he noted citing storms in 1990, '95, '96, 2003 and this week\"" -122.15 47.86 "" 0 "52" 1 "184" "5-Nov-2006" "0" "2" NA "2992" 2991 215 "" "Congo Republic" "" "" "" "Brazzaville - Ngamakosso, Mama Mbouale and Mpila in northeast of city." "Tsieme river" "4-Nov-06" "18-Nov-06" 15 "7" "6,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 4.3 "Flooding in the capital city kills 7 and displaces thousands." 15.43 -4.24 "" 0 "52" 1 "185" "4-Nov-2006" "0" "3" NA "2993" 2992 216 "FF-2006-000163-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Nangarhar Province - Beghsood (Behsud) district, Qasem Abad village. Daman area of Dehsod district. Sra Rod district, Sultanpur and Ziarat villages. " "Kabul River" "10-Nov-06" "12-Nov-06" 3 "9" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,400" 3.6 "Flash floods kill 9. 1,000 houses destroyed." 70.79 34.22 "" 0 "52" 0 "185" "10-Nov-2006" "0" "3" NA "2994" 2993 217 "" "DR Congo" "" "" "" "Kaziba (Kasiba)" "0" "15-Nov-06" "18-Nov-06" 4 "8" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,070" 3.6 "Floods and mudslides. 2 bridges destroyed. Nyamurera Dam destroyed." 27.06 -7.07 "" 0 "52" 0 "185" "15-Nov-2006" "0" "3" NA "2995" 2994 218 "FF-2006-000168-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badghis Province - Murghab and Ghormach districts. Balamurgab and Gormac." "Murghab river" "16-Nov-06" "20-Nov-06" 5 "66" "4,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,000" 4.4 "Flash flooding kills 66 and leaves more than 100 missing. More than 1,000 homes destroyed. 5,500 people affected by flooding. 50,000 families live in the inundated area. Over 2,300 sheep and livestock killed." 63.54 35.62 "" 0 "52" 1 "186" "16-Nov-2006" "0" "4" NA "2996" 2995 219 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Uruzgan province - Chori and Harwad districts. Charchino (Char Chino), Dehrawood (Dehraod, Dehrawat), Khas Uruzgan (Khas Urozgan), Chnarto, Choraee, Chora Helmand Province - Grishk district - Kharko and Hazarjuft" "0" "19-Nov-06" "21-Nov-06" 3 "50" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,940" 4.6 "Uruzgan - Flash flooding kills 50 and injures 30. 120 houses destroyed in Chori and Harwad districts. Hundreds of acres of land washed away. Roads and bridges destroyed. Helmand - 500 homes destroyed in Kharko and Hazarjuft areas" 66.13 32.74 "" 0 "52" 1 "187" "19-Nov-2006" "0" "5" NA "2997" 2996 220 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Farah Province - Sang village of Purchaman (Porchaman) district" "0" "19-Nov-06" "21-Nov-06" 3 "18" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "560" 3.2 "Farah - An entire small village washed away in floods. 150 houses destroyed in Purchaman district. 200 cattle killed. " 63.86 33.15 "" 0 "52" 0 "187" "19-Nov-2006" "0" "5" NA "2998" 2997 221 "FL-2006-000174-PAN" "Panama" "" "" "" "Cocle, Colon, and Panama provinces. Costa Abajo area, Capira" "0" "21-Nov-06" "30-Nov-06" 10 "11" "1,290" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "17,730" 5.2 "Floods and landslides kill 11 northwest of Panama City. 1290 homeless. Bridges collapsed. 200 houses destroyed. Villages cut off by flooding." -78.71 8.9 "" 0 "52" 1 "188" "21-Nov-2006" "0" "6" NA "2999" 2998 222 "" "DR Congo" "" "" "" "Orientale Province - Isangi, Basoko, Kisangani" "Congo" "24-Nov-06" "15-Dec-06" 22 "0" "26,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,300" 5 "24 villages flooded in Orientale Province. 26,000 people living in canoes. Kisangani - 6 people missing. 56,917 people in 41 villages affected by flooding." 24.34 0.81 "" 0 "52" 1 "189" "24-Nov-2006" "0" "7" NA "3000" 2999 223 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Lower Shire Valley district of Chikwana" "Mwanza" "27-Nov-06" "29-Nov-06" 3 "5" "8,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,760" 3.9 "Several villages inundated after Mwanza River burst its banks. 8,000 homeless. 915 hectares cropland inudated." 34.51 -15.96 "" 0 "52" 0 "189" "27-Nov-2006" "0" "7" NA "3001" 3000 224 "FL-2006-000171-HTI" "Haiti" "" "" "" "Grande-Anse (Jérémie, Abricots, Bonbon). Nippes (Baradères, Plaisance Arnaud, Anse-à-Veau,). North-West (Port-de-Paix, Jean-Rabel, Bord-de-Mer de Jean-Rabel, Chansolme )" "0" "28-Nov-06" "1-Dec-06" 4 "7" "1,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,300" 4.4 "Heavy rains from November 23-28 cause serious flooding in Grande-Anse and in the North-West region. 335 families evacuated, 3,700 families affected by flooding. Roads and bridges washed away. " -73.48 18.5 "" 0 "52" 1 "190" "28-Nov-2006" "0" "8" NA "3002" 3001 225 "" "Rwanda" "" "" "" "Northern Province - Rulindo District, Gakenke" "0" "28-Nov-06" "8-Dec-06" 11 "24" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "840" 4 "Flash floods. Thousands homeless. 3,000 hectares farmland submerged. 5,000 homes submerged." 29.94 -1.79 "" 0 "52" 0 "190" "28-Nov-2006" "0" "8" NA "3003" 3002 226 "TC-2006-000175-PHL" "Philippines" "Vietnam" "" "" "Philippines - Bicol Region - Albay province - Padang, Legazpi city. Daraga, Guinobatan Catanduanes Island - Mindoro Island - --Vietnam - provinces: Ba Ria Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Vinh Long, Tien Giang. Phu Quy island" "Philippines - Yawa River." "30-Nov-06" "8-Dec-06" 9 "526" "82,915" "12,250,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "45,660" 5.6 "Philippines - Heavy rains from Typhoon Durian cause floods and mudslides. 526 dead. 740 missing. 82,915 evacuated. 300,000 houses destroyed. Padang and several other villages destroyed by mudslide from Mayon volcano in Albay Province. Vietnam - December 5 - Tropical Storm Durian hits southern Vietnam. 85 dead. 120,000 buildings destroyed. 50,000 evacuated ahead of the storm. 47 dead in Ba Ria Vung Tau province." 106.74 10.33 "" 0 "52" 1 "191" "30-Nov-2006" "0" "9" NA "3004" 3003 227 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Balochistan - Khuzdar district - Ornath" "Darowala River" "4-Dec-06" "6-Dec-06" 3 "5" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "28,940" 4.9 "Flash floods destroy bridge." 66.52 28.04 "" 0 "52" 1 "192" "4-Dec-2006" "0" "10" NA "3005" 3004 228 "FL-2006-000191-LKA" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Hambantota and Amparai" "Kirindi River, Lunugamvehera Reservoir and Yodhakandiya Reservoir" "17-Dec-06" "20-Dec-06" 4 "0" "40,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,830" 4.4 "Floods have displaced at least 40,000 people in Sri Lanka. 6,000 families in Hambantota district displaced." 81.66 6.84 "" 0 "52" 1 "193" "17-Dec-2006" "0" "11" NA "3006" 3005 229 "FL-2006-000189-MYS" "Malaysia" "Singapore" "" "" "Malaysia - Johor Sate - Johor Bahru, Kluang, Muar, Kota Tinggi, Segamat, Batu Pahat, Pontian, Mersing. Malacca - Jasin, Alor Gajah. Pahang, Negeri Sembilan. --Singapore - " "Sungai Rambai, Sungai Segamat" "19-Dec-06" "10-Jan-07" 23 "16" "90,000" "22,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "18,300" 5.8 "Malaysia - Floods and landslides. Roads and bridges damaged. \"The floods the most severe in a century in southern Malaysia\" Infrastructure damage in Johor expected to hit RM60 million. Singapore - December 30 - \"wettest December in 137 years with 765.9 mm of rain recorded for the first 28 days of the month\"" 103.22 1.87 "" 0 "52" 1 "194" "19-Dec-2006" "0" "12" NA "3007" 3006 230 "FL-2006-000192-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Aceh - Aceh Tamiang (Kuala Simpang), Langsa, Aceh Timur, Aceh Utara, Gayo Lues, Bener Meriah, Aceh Utara, Lhokseumawe, Bireuen. --North Sumatra - Langkat (Besitang), Muara Sipongi. --Riau Province - Indragiri Hulu (Inhu), Rantau Kopar." "Aceh - Tamiang River --Riau - Indragiri River" "22-Dec-06" "4-Jan-07" 14 "193" "400,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "16,200" 5.4 "Rainy season arrives late in Indonesia. Floods and landslides. 124 dead and 170 missing. Thousands houses destroyed, roads and bridges washed away. Aceh province - at least 76 dead, 163 missing. 365,335 displaced. Close to 90 percent of Aceh Tamiang flooded. 15,749 hectares paddy fields damaged. 147,000 displaced in Aceh Utara. North Sumatra - 70 dead. 44,000 displaced. Raiu province - 21,431 houses inundated." 97.5 4.47 "" 0 "52" 1 "195" "22-Dec-2006" "0" "13" NA "3008" 3007 231 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Huanuco - Leonico Prado - Santa Rosa de Chapaquilla, Naranjillo, Zapallal. Huamalies, Maranon (Cholo), Puerto Inca (Codo del Pozuzo). --San Martin - Tocache (Nuevo Progreso, Polvora, Uchiza), Moyobamba, Picota (San Hilarion, Puerto Rico), Rioja (Yuracyacu)," "Huallaga, Mayo, Ucayali" "26-Dec-06" "2-Feb-07" 39 "6" "46,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "134,600" 6.7 "Torrential rains in Peruvian jungle since late December, flooding on Amazon tributaries. 46,000 homeless. San Martin department - 33,200 homeless, 772 houses destroyed, 6,000 houses damaged. Huanuco department - 10,000 homeless, 545 homes destroyed, 2,600 homes damaged. Huallaga River overflowed. " -75.99 -9.18 "" 1 "53" 1 "196" "26-Dec-2006" "1" "14" NA "3009" 3008 232 "FL-2007-000003-PHL" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Northern Samar - Catarman, Mondragon, San Roque, Pambujan, Lope de Vega. Bobon, Las Navas, Catubig, Silvino Lobos. --Leyte - Palo, Sta. Fe, Abuyog and Javier. Sogod, St. Bernard." "Catarman, Lawigan, Subangdaku" "29-Dec-06" "15-Jan-07" 18 "12" "50,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,410" 4.4 "Floods and landslides. Northern Samar - Continuous heavy rains overflow Catarman River. 14 dead. Three towns flooded with up to 2 meters of water. 5,000 families displaced. Flood damage to agriculture and infrastructure estimated at P208,655,440. Southern Leyte - 3 dead in floods and mudslides around Sogod." 124.77 12.44 "" 0 "53" 1 "197" "29-Dec-2006" "1" "15" 0.99 "3010" 3009 1 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Rayma, Dhamar province. " "0" "1-Jan-07" "4-Jan-07" 4 "7" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,390" 5 "Floods and landslides. 2,000 homeless. 600 houses destroyed." 43.88 15.1 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3011" 3010 2 "MS-2007-000004-BRA " "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro state - Campos, Petropolis, Teresopolis, Nova Friburgo, Sumidoro. --Sao Paulo state - --Minas Gerais state - Mirai and Muriae --Espirito Santo - " "Paraiba do Sul River, Fubá, Muriaé" "1-Jan-07" "12-Jan-07" 12 "59" "17,000" "125,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "210,600" 6.4 "Mudslides and flash floods. 200,000 people affected. 28 dead in Rio de Janeiro state, more than 6,000 homeless in Campos. Four rivers overflowed in Sao Paulo state. Minas Gerais state - 20 dead, 62 municipalities under a state of emergency. Dam burst leaves 5,000 homeless in Minas Gerias. Numerous shanties washed off the hillsides above Rio de Janiero city." -44 -22.42 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3012" 3011 3 "FL-2007-000018-MWI" "Mozambique" "Malawi" "" "" "Mozambique - Beira. Zambezia (Gerue, Quelimane, Namacurra, Mocuba, Maganja da Costa, Mopeia, Gurue, Chinde, Nicoadala, Morrumbala). Manica (Tambara, Guro). Sofala (Caia, Marromeu, Sena, Chemba, Chibabava, Sussundengam, Buzi town, Grudja). Tete (Mutarara, Zumbo, Chuita, Moatize, Magoe, Cahora Bassa, Changara). Nampula (Moma, Mogovolas). --Malawi - Chikwawa and Nsanje. Phalombe" "Mozambique - Pungue, Lucite, Licungo, Zambezi, Revobue, Licuari, Muira, Licaure, Chire (Shire), Dziwe-dziwe, Luenha and Luia. Lucite, Buzi. --Malawi - Shire, Ruo" "3-Jan-07" "10-Mar-07" 67 "46" "165,000" "71,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "243,400" 7.2 "\"moderate to heavy rainfall in central Mozambique and in neighboring countries is continuing to raise the level of the Zambezi river, from the Zimbabwean border all the way to the Indian Ocean\" Mozambique - 40 dead. 86,300 homeless. 4,600 homes destroyed. Large parts of port city Beira flooded. Worst floods in 6 years. 80,000 hectares of crops flooded in Zambezi valley. Nampula - 7,200 homeless and 2000 houses destroyed in Moma. Zambezia - 3,500 evacuated. 3,000 homeless in Quelimane. Sofala - 11,000 hectares crops inundated in Caia district. Tete - 43,000 flee floods on Shire river in Mutarara District on January 27. February 22 - Cyclone Favio lands in Vilanculos, Inhambane province - 3 dead, 40,000 homeless. February 28 - Buzi river floods in Sofala, 1,700 people rescued. Malawi - 6 dead. 5,500 displaced. Over 2,000 families displaced in Chikwawa. 400 houses destroyed in Nsanje." 35.15 -17.47 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3013" 3012 4 "" "Malaysia" "Brunei" "" "" "Borneo Island Malaysia - Sabah State - Beaufort area, Lumadan, Klias. Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Kanibongan, Sandakan, Sikuati. Kusilad and Kabatasan Laut. Tenom. Sandakan. Sarawak. Kinabatangan --Brunei - Belait, Mukim Labi, Jalan Labi, Bukit Puan and Baluhur" "Sungai Padas, Gum-Gum, Sungai Bongon, Sungai Bandau. Sungai Bengkoka, Sungai Bukit Garam" "4-Jan-07" "22-Jan-07" 19 "1" "3,532" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "61,720" 6.1 "Malaysia - Sungai Padas river overflows and floods 42 villages. Flooding more than 2 meters deep in Beaufort town. Damage to roads in Sabah estimated at RM87million. Brunei - Belait flooded up to 1 meter deep. January 16 - 3,542 displaced in Sabah state. January 21 - Sungai Bukit Garam recedes to normal levels." 115.91 4.97 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3014" 3013 5 "FL-2007-000017-BDI" "Burundi" "Tanzania" "" "" "Burundi - Kayanza, Muramvya and Karuzi, Ruyigi, Bubanza and Cibitoke. Bujumbura (Mutimbuzi, Gatumba, Batumba). Kabezi. Ngozi. --Tanzania - Kigoma, Tabora, Rukwa, Shinyanga. Nzega, Kishapu, Shinyanga Rural, Mwanza and Tanga. Hanang and Babati Districts." "Burundi - Kiziba --Tanzania - Mangonga, Sibiti, Wembere, Moyowosi, Nikonga, Malagarasi, Shama, Usangu Flats, Ugalla." "1-Jan-07" "1-Mar-07" 60 "4" "23,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "293,400" 7.2 "Burundi - Heavy rains since mid-December 2006 damage crops and destroy infrastructure in many provinces of Burundi. 70% farmlands destroyed. 4,500 displaced in capital city of Bujumbura. January 16 - 4 dead. 23,000 homeless. 500 homes destroyed by flooding on Kiziba river. Tanzania - MODIS observations of flooding in Kigoma, Tabora, Rukwa and Shinyanga areas on January 5, 7, 8, 16, 18" 30.4 -3.14 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3015" 3014 6 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao Island - Agusan del Norte (Las Nieves, Jabonga, Butuan City.), Agusan del Sur (Esperanza, San Luis, Talacogon, La Paz, Loreto, Trento, San Francisco, Bunawan, Sta Josefa and Veruela), Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur. Caraga Region. Surigao" "Agusan, Camboayon, Baubo" "10-Jan-07" "24-Jan-07" 15 "6" "24,508" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "44,620" 5.8 "Heavy rains since beginning of year. Floods and mudslides. Agusan area - 4 dead, 3 missing. Caraga Region - 2 missing and 5,424 families displaced. 400 families affected by flooding in Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur" 125.22 7.71 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3016" 3015 7 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Sulawesi - Sangihe Island - North Maluku province - Tahuna, Dumuhung and Soa Taloara. Tabukan Utara" "0" "12-Jan-07" "14-Jan-07" 3 "26" "3,990" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "380" 3.1 "Floods and landslides. 26 dead. 8 missing. 3,990 evacuated. 64 houses destroyed." 125.54 3.56 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "12-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3017" 3016 8 "FF-2007-000008-LKA" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Central and southern regions. Walapane area - Nuwara Eliya, Hanguranketha, Padiyapellella. Hambantota" "0" "12-Jan-07" "16-Jan-07" 5 "18" "61,281" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "10,420" 4.7 "Floods and mudslides. Irrigation reservoirs overflow in southern regions. Nuwara Eliya district - 13 dead and more than 450 houses damaged or destroyed. Hambantota district - 10,500 displaced. Additional damage to areas that were hit by floods in December 2006." 80.95 6.71 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3018" 3017 9 "FL-2007-000016-MYS" "Malaysia" "" "" "" "Johor - Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Johor Baru, Segamat, Mersing, Muar and Pontian. --Pahang - Rompin, Raub, Lipis, Kuantan, Temerloh." "Johor - Sungai Johor. Bekok and Sembrong dams. Sungai Semberong. --Pahang - Sungai Setajam and Sungai Kampung Bukit Seruk" "11-Jan-07" "1-Feb-07" 22 "2" "148,000" "425,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "26,380" 5.9 "January 15 - 72 hours of torrential rain rain causes second wave of flooding in Johor, just as floods from event 2006-229 were receding. 110,000 evacuated. Kota Tinggi under 3 meters of water, worst floods in towns history. \"the worst the state has seen in 100 years\" January 21 - while flood situation remains the stable in Johor, the number of evacuated people in Pahang rises to 672. January 28 - floods receding in Johor, only 40,000 left in evacuation centers in Batu Pahat. Agriculture damage from 2nd wave of floods expected to be worse than first wave (2006-229)" 103.37 2.19 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3019" 3018 10 "FL-2007-000030-NAM FL-2007-000011-ZMB" "Zambia" "Angola" "Namibia" "" "Zambia - North-Western Province - Zambezi, Chavuma and Mwinilunga districts. Mpulungu Chawama, Kalukungu, Kizhigezhnge, Solwezi. Matondo , Nyantanda, Kakanga, Nguvu, Chavuma Central and Lukolwe. Machikayi, Kanyenge, Matondo. Chinyama Litapi, Kalengwa, Milomboyi and Nyachikayi. Mwangi Central - Chisamba, Namwala, Kasempa. Copperbelt - Chipulukusu, Ndola, Luanshya (Walale), Masait. Western Province - Zambezi West, Mongu area. Mfuwe. Lukulu, Sesheke, Senanga, Kalabo and Kaoma districts Southern - Kafue flats area. Mazabuka --Namibia - Caprivi and Kavango regions - Kabbe, Katima Rural, Linyanti and Kongola - Lesikili, Musanga, Kalimbeza, Malindi, Schuckmansburg, Ekabe, Nantumbu, Mpalila, Kasika, Ntomba and Malisinda. Sifuha, Ikaba, Nantungu, Impalila, Iivilivinzi, Itomba, Katima Mulilo. Ogongo area. Rundu. --Angola - southeast - Kuando-Kubango province. Huambo, Moxico and Malange. Menongue" "Zambezi and tributaries. Cuando, Okavango, Kunene, Kafue, Mukunashi --Namibia - Zambezi, Chobe, Kavango. --Angola - Okavango, Cuanza." "10-Jan-07" "10-May-07" 121 "11" "250,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "719,300" 7.9 "Rainy season along upper Zambezi river began in mid December, floods in North-Western Province come earlier than usual. Flooding in Caprivi area usually starts in March/April, this year flooding on the Zambezi and Chobe rivers started in early February. Zambia - extensive damage to crops, roads and bridges. North-Western Province - extensive agricultural losses in Zambezi, Chavuma and Mwinilunga districts Western Province - 60,000 households displaced. 111,000 affected in Mongu. Copperbelt - 4 dead. March 27 - nearly 1.4 million people in Zambia affected by floods, 295,000 need immediate relief supplies. Namibia - 7 dead. Early rains bring early flooding to the Caprivi region. Thousands displaced, 15,000 people in Caprivi and Kavango displaced. Worst flooding since 2004. Settlements and crops flooding. Eastern Angola - March 2 - record levels on Zambezi river at Katima Mulilo (7.18m, previous high 7.17m in 1979) Angola - over 6,600 homeless in Menongue. April 4 - 45,000 displaced in Angola and Namibia. April 19 - 15,000 still displaced in Caprivi area of Namibia, Zambezi slowly recedes. May 10 - More than 7,000 still displaced by Caprivi flooding." 24.37 -12.95 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3020" 3019 11 "FL-2007-000012-BOL" "Bolivia" "" "" "" "Central and eastern Bolivia - Santa Cruz, Tarija, Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca, Beni (Trinidad), La Paz, Oruro, Pando." "Rio Grande, Pilcomayo, San Juan del Oro, Bermejo, Pirai. Mamore, Secure, Isiboro, Beni, Maniqui" "10-Jan-07" "1-May-07" 112 "41" "62,687" "90,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "801,000" 8.1 "Harsh rainy season due to El Nino causes flooding - Bolivian government declares a national emergency on January 18. 52,687 homeless. 350,000 affected by floods as of February 23. Thousands homes destroyed or damaged. Santa Cruz - At least 7 deaths since December. 210,000 hectares hectares of crops destroyed. Beni - 22,000 cattle drowned. Capital city Trinidad under water. Most of Beni inundated. Worst floods in Trinidad in 25 years." -61.96 -16.97 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3021" 3020 12 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Indiana - southern --Arkansas - Benton, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Miller, Scott and White counties. --Texas - Austin-San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth areas --Ohio - --Missouri - " "Indiana -Wabash, White, East Fork of White River, Lower Ohio, Patoka Arkansas - Black, St Francis, White, Cache, Ouachita. Texas - Sabine, Navasota, Neches, Sulpher. Ohio - lower Ohio. Missouri - " "15-Jan-07" "3-Feb-07" 20 "24" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "434,400" 6.9 "Heavy rain from a slow moving front causes widespread lowland and urban flooding in eastern Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio 2 dead in Indiana 2 dead in Austin county Texas." -90.07 34.88 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3022" 3021 13 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "South Australia - Whyalla, Port Pirie and Hawker. Woomera and Coober Pedy. Oodnadatta Western Victoria - Kaniva, Stawell, Mildura, Swan Hill" "Lake Torrens area, Lake Gairdner area, Todd river." "19-Jan-07" "23-Jan-07" 5 "0" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "661,900" 6.7 "\"ONE-IN-50-year monsoonal downpour dumping record rain across much of South Australia\" Substantial damage to rural roads in Australia's Outback. No deaths reported. 60 homes damaged in Whyalla. \"I'm looking at the largest flood I've seen in my lifetime and I'm getting on in years, so its very significant,\" cattle rancher in South Australia's Flinders range." 138.49 -31.36 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "19-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3023" 3022 14 "FF-2007-000020-AGO" "Angola" "" "" "" "Luanda city, Cacuaco municipality, Viana. Benguela province." "0" "17-Jan-07" "26-Jan-07" 10 "81" "40,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,600" 4.2 "Several days of heavy rain in Luanda city causes flash floods. Rains blamed on El Nino. 65 dead. 10,000 families homeless. 50 missing. Infrastructure damage. \"About 70 percent of Luanda's population of more than four million people are said to be at risk from the flooding.\" Benguela - 6 dead." 13.36 -8.87 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3024" 3023 15 "" "Malawi" "Zambia" "" "" "Malawi - Karonga district. --Zambia - Eastern Province - Chama, Mambwe, Mfuwe. Lundazi District. Luangwa valley. Northern Province - Kapiri Mposhi, Mpulungu, Yendwe. Central - Kabwe, Katondo, Nakoli, Makululu, Shamabanse Luapula and Lusaka provinces." "Eastern Zambia - Luangwa, Chambeshi Bangwuelu swamps" "20-Jan-07" "10-Mar-07" 50 "2" "10,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "259,600" 7.1 "Malawi - Heavy rain in northern border district of Karonga since January 20. 20 villages washed away. Thousands homeless. Three major rivers in district flooding. Crops destroyed. Zambia - 23,751 households affected by floods in Eastern Province, agricultural losses. Over $830,000 damage to roads in South Luangwa National Park in Eastern Province. 10,000 people stranded in Lundazi District." 32.59 -10.62 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3025" 3024 16 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Junin region - Chanchamayo (San Ramon). Huancayo (San Augustin de Cajas, Hualhuas). Pasco - Ucayali - Huanuco - Pozuzo" "Tulumayo, Chanchamayo and Huacara rivers. Black river." "21-Jan-07" "10-Feb-07" 21 "38" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "31,970" 5.8 "Heavy rain in Junin since January 20. Floods and landslides. 20 dead. 80 missing. 2,500 people affected. 350 houses damaged. February 2 - 11 more dead and 11 others missing, 62,835 affected by flooding. February 10 - Landslides and flooding in town o Pozuzo, Black river overflows. 7 dead. thousands displaced." -74.46 -11.47 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3026" 3025 17 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Queensland - Channel Country - Bedourie, Birdsville, Burketown areas. Longreach, Quilpie, Glengyle, Marion Downs, Windorah. Mackay, Giru, Tully, Innisfail, Ingham" "Georgina, Diamantina, Eyre Creek, Bulloo, Barcoo. Houghton, Johnstone, Tully and lower Herbert. Norman, Gilbert, Mitchell." "23-Jan-07" "15-Feb-07" 24 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "125,600" 6.5 "Rainy season in Queensland channel country, record rainfalls in southwest Queensland. Flooding reaches lower Georgina and Diamantina quickly." 141.47 -24.51 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "23-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3027" 3026 18 "FL-2007-000022-ARG" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Provinces: Tucuman (Simoca, Concepcion), Santiago del Estero, Salta (Profesor Salvador Mazza, Aguaray and Santa Victoria East), Formosa (María Cristina, Lote Ocho)." "Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Tueco, Sali-Simoca, Dulce, Parana" "18-Jan-07" "20-Mar-07" 62 "5" "5,000" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "518,000" 7.5 "Northern Argentina receives heaviest rains in 45 years. 5 dead. 5,000 evacuated. 60,000 affected. Homes and livestock lost." -62.88 -25.98 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3028" 3027 19 "FL-2007-000023-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta (Cipinang Muara, Kalimalang, Ciledug, Kapuk, Tomang, Larangan, Bendungan Hilir, Kampung Melayu and Pasar Minggu). Bekasi, Tangerang, Depok, Bogor. Banten province (Tangerang). West Java Province." "Ciliwung, Pesangrahan and Krukut Cisadane." "31-Jan-07" "22-Feb-07" 23 "80" "500,000" "967,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "4,370" 5.2 "Worst floods in Jakarta in living memory. Water up to 4 meters deep in parts of city. Jakarta 75% flooded (255 square miles under water.). 340,000 homeless. Worst floods on Ciliwung river in 10 years. Damages to roads in Jakarta cost US$15.4 million. Total flood damages estimated at 8.8 trln rupiah. February 7 - floods begin to recede, but large areas of Jakarta remain under water. February 18 - 2,700 displaced in South and West Jakarta in renewed flooding." 106.83 -6.22 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "31-Jan-2007" "#REF!" "#REF!" 0.54 "3029" 3028 20 "" "Rwanda" "" "" "" "Rubavu and Nyabihu Districts - Bigogwe and Muramba, Bugeshi Sector. Muganza and Bugarama Sectors, Rusizi District" "Sebeya River" "2-Feb-07" "16-Feb-07" 15 "10" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,340" 4.3 "At least 10 dead. 75 families displaced. 354 homes destroyed. Five million francs worth agricultural crops destroyed in Bugeshi." 29.48 -1.73 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "2-Feb-2007" "0" "1" NA "3030" 3029 21 "FL-2007-000025-FJI" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Vanua Levu - Labasa. Seaqaqa. Macuata, Savusavu, Tukavesi. Bua and Cakaudrove. --Viti Levu - Nadi, Lautoka, Sigatoka valley. Ba. Namotomoto, Vatukura in Cakaudrove." "Qawa, Nadi" "3-Feb-07" "20-Feb-07" 18 "1" "900" "30,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,690" 4.5 "Continuous torrential rains for three weeks causes two separate flooding incidents. Damage to housing, bridges, schools and crops. Poor drainage, heavy silting and logging worsened flooding. 50,000 tonnes of sugarcane damaged in north. February 5 - 200 families evacuated from Labasa town, 2 villages washed away. February 12 - Nadi town under 2 meters water, 700 evacuated. Landslide and flooding in Sigatoka valley." 177.48 -17.77 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Feb-2007" "0" "2" NA "3031" 3030 22 "TC-2007-000028-MDG" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Antananarivo area and throughout the country. Eastern coast." "0" "8-Feb-07" "6-Mar-07" 27 "7" "33,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "438,800" 7.1 "Rainy season and 3 strong cyclones since December 25, 2006. Roads and bridges destroyed. 100,000 hectares crops submerged. 150,000 farming families affected. February 8 - 13,800 displaced. February 21- national emergency declared after Cyclone Favio. 33,000 displaced throughout the country. $242 million need to rebuild damage." 46.34 -18.49 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Feb-2007" "1" "3" NA "3032" 3031 23 "LS-2007-000032-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Flores Island - Nusa Tenggara Timur - Manggarai regency - subdistricts: Cibal, Lamba Leda, Poco Ranaka, Riung, Reok, Ruteng, Wae Ri'I, Langke Rembong, and Kota Komba." "Wae Pesi " "1-Mar-07" "10-Mar-07" 10 "43" "11,530" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,220" 4.5 "Several days of heavy rain causes landslides and flash flooding. 34 dead and 40 missing in landslides in Manggarai regency. Entire villages buried. 11,000 displaced by flooding on Wae Pesi river in Reok subdistrict. Other flooding deaths in Ruteng and Cibal subdistricts." 120.76 -8.57 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Mar-2007" "0" "1" NA "3033" 3032 24 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Northern Territory - Darwin area, Jabiru, Adelaide River, Oenpelli, Nitmiluk National Park, Litchfield National Park, Dundee Beach, Cooinda. --West Australia - Pilbara region - Port Hedland area, Karratha. between Wallal and Dampier. Marble Bar, Nullagine." "Northern Territoy - Adelaide, Katherine, Daly, Elizabeth West Australia - De Grey. Shaw." "2-Mar-07" "16-Mar-07" 15 "2" "90" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "184,700" 6.6 "Northern Territory - Cyclone George brings widespread rain and high tides to the western Top End and Arnhem Land regions. Damage to the Adelaide to Darwin railway. Rescues near Adelaide River. $5 million damage to Northern Territory roads Worst flooding in 60 years in Oenpelli - 47 houses flooded. 90 people homeless. 900mm rain. West Australia - Cyclone George struck east of Port Hedland on March 8 killing 2 and causing widespread flooding and wind damage. Most powerful cyclone to hit West Australia in 30 years. 730 evacuated." 131.92 -13.67 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "2-Mar-2007" "1" "2" NA "3034" 3033 25 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Eastern Cape - Transkei area, Seymour and Queenstown areas, Willowvale, Ngeleni, Qumbu and Tabankulu Tina. Ngcobo area, Balfour." "Kat river" "3-Mar-07" "5-Mar-07" 3 "5" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,140" 5.1 "Heavy rains since March 2 cause flooding in 10 villages." 28.26 -31.81 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Mar-2007" "1" "3" NA "3035" 3034 26 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "Atlantic coast. - Atlántida, Colon." "Lean, Aguan" "6-Mar-07" "10-Mar-07" 5 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,380" 4.8 "Heavy rains from an unusual cold front over Honduras. Flooded rivers cut off 100,000 people, thousands evacuated. 30 villages on Lean river flooded. Damage to roads and bridges. No deaths reported." -86.54 15.58 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Mar-2007" "1" "4" NA "3036" 3035 27 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Northern Algeria - Djelfa region. Eastern part of Algiers city. " "0" "7-Mar-07" "11-Mar-07" 5 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "53,230" 5.4 "Storms cause flash flooding. More than 100mm rain in a few hours in Djelfa region. 30 houses flooded in eastern Algiers city when a river overflowed for the first time in 15 years." 3.38 35.16 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Mar-2007" "1" "5" NA "3037" 3036 28 "FL-2007-000036-FJI" "Fiji" "" "" "" "Vanua Levu - Labasa. Viti Levu - West coast - Tavua, Rakiraki, Ba, Nadi" "0" "9-Mar-07" "12-Mar-07" 4 "5" "0" "7,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,550" 4 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. Continuous heavy rain for past 2 weeks. 4 dead in Labasa area. 1 dead in Tavua. Floodwaters 4 to 5 feet deep around Labasa. $40,000 worth crops damaged in Rakiraki." 177.48 -17.77 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "9-Mar-2007" "1" "6" NA "3038" 3037 29 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - San Antonio area - Sequin, Luling. Counties: Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Travis, Bastrop, Kendall, Burnet, Blanco." "Colorado tributaries. Blanco, San Marcos" "11-Mar-07" "13-Mar-07" 3 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,020" 4.5 "Torrential rainstorms bring at least 3 inches of rain to Texas Hill Country in 9 hours. 8 inches rain in Lockhart." -97.93 29.87 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Mar-2007" "1" "7" NA "3039" 3038 30 "" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Northern areas - Sava region: Sambava, Antalaha, Andapa. Analajirofo region: Maroantsetra. Diana region: Ambanja district. Sofia region: Antsohy, Ananlalava, Mandristara, Port Berger." "0" "15-Mar-07" "26-Mar-07" 12 "80" "30,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "131,700" 6.4 "Cyclone Indlala is the 4th heavy cyclone to hit Madagacar in recent months. North East, North West and the South East zones affected. 90,000 hectares of crops lost. Large areas flooded in cities of Sambava Antalaha and Maroantsetra in the north. Heavy infrastructure damage. Biggest flood since 1959 in Sofia region." 49.94 -14.84 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Mar-2007" "2" "8" NA "3040" 3039 31 "" "Honduras" "" "" "" "El Paraiso" "0" "17-Mar-07" "19-Mar-07" 3 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,780" 4.2 "Cold front causes heavy rain. River bursts banks in El Paraiso." -86.6 13.93 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Mar-2007" "2" "9" NA "3041" 3040 32 "FL-2007-000035-AFG FL-2007-000045-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badghis - --Uruzgan - Deh Rahwood district. --Helmand - Gereshk area --Herat - Golran District, Karta region. Herat city. Gulran, Chusht. --Ghor - Chaghcharan --Ghazni - --Nimroz - --Dai Kundi (Daykundi) - Ashtarlai, Khidir. --Kabul - --Kunar - Watapur, Sarkano, Ghazi Abad and Narang districts --Badakhshan - Shiwa, Zebak --Laghman - Sorkhakan. south of Mehtar Lam. --Parwan - Shin Wari, Sayed Khel --Bamiyan - --Panjshir - --Parwan - Charikar, Sia Gard, Jabal Saraj and Salang Districts. Sayed Khel --Nuristan - Chatrash and Kamdish districts. --Nangarhar - Jalalabad area." "Helmand river and Sitan Wetlands. Kabul river." "18-Mar-07" "5-Apr-07" 19 "104" "20,000" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "656,400" 7.1 "Floods and avalanches across 13 of 34 provinces. Heavy rain and melting snow. Badghis - 5 dead. 850 houses washed away. Hundreds hectares farmland inundated. Uruzgan - 1,000 evacuated, 500 houses flooded in Deh Rahwood, hundreds homeless. Herat - 7 dead. 1,700 houses washed away. Helmand - hundreds evacuated. Dams on Helmand river close to maximum capacity. Ghor - avalanche kills 12 in Chaghcharan Nimroz - 6 dead. 49 villages and 12,000 people affected. Dai Kundi (Daykundi) - 31 dead. 2,500 people in eight districts affected by flooding. Kabul - 1,100 families displaced by Kabul river flooding. 170 homes destroyed. Kunar - 13 dead. 1,163 houses destroyed by floods. 10,000 acres farmland washed away. Badakhshan - 13 dead in floods and avalanches in Shiwa and Zebak districts. Laghman - 8 dead. 225 houses damaged or destroyed. Bamiyan - 28 dead. 60 homes destroyed. avalanches and floods. Panjshir - 9 dead. 40 homes destroyed. avalanches and floods. Parwan - 12 dead. Nuristan - 16 dead in flash flood. 350 evcauted. Nangarhar - 5 dead." 64.89 33.25 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Mar-2007" "3" "10" NA "3042" 3041 33 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Nusa Tenggara - Belu regency - West Malaka, Weilemar, Central Malaka" "Benenain" "17-Mar-07" "22-Mar-07" 6 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,820" 4 "Floods and landslides. 23 villages in 3 districts of Belu inundated, thousands evacuated. Floodwaters up to 2 meters deep. " 124.71 -9.54 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Mar-2007" "3" "11" NA "3043" 3042 34 "LS-2007-000037-PAK" "India" "Pakistan" "" "" "India - Jammu and Kashmir - Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Jammu, Doda districts. Sangam. Bhadarwah. Gool. Kodna. Pakistan - Punjab - Sialkot, Narowal" "Jhelum, Tawi" "20-Mar-07" "31-Mar-07" 12 "12" "2,000" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "68,100" 5.9 "India Srinagar area - Flash floods triggered by heavy rain and snow. Hundreds of families evacuated. Pakistan Punjab - " 74.22 33.48 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Mar-2007" "3" "12" NA "3044" 3043 35 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "Hadhramout. Ibb" "0" "23-Mar-07" "30-Mar-07" 8 "36" "600" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "59,870" 5.7 "Heavy seasonal rains. 115 families displaced. 150 homes destroyed. Flash floods kill 15 in Hadhramout. 3 dead in Ibb. Floods destroy roads, farms and homes in southern and eastern provinces." 49.13 16.57 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "23-Mar-2007" "3" "13" NA "3045" 3044 36 "FL-2007-000044-ARG" "Argentina" "Uruguay" "" "" "Argentina - Santa Fe province: Santa Fe city, Rosario, Canada de Gomez. Entre Rios - Gualeguay. Other provinces: Cúrdoba, Buenos Aires. --Uruguay - provinces: Durazno (Durazno city), Soriano (Mercedes), Florida, Rio Negro and Colonia." "Argentina - Lower Parana, Salado, Parana, Gualeguay. --Uruguay - Yi, Rio Negro" "20-Mar-07" "27-Apr-07" 39 "12" "65,800" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "517,000" 7.3 "Unusually heavy rainfall. \"floods affected almost 4 million hectares and more than 70,000 people\" Argentina Santa Fe - 35,000 evacuated. 3 million hectares under water. One third of Santa Fe city under water. Extensive agriculutural damage. Entre Rios - 5 dead. 30,000 evacuated. Uruguay - 800 homeless. MODIS observations of high levels on Parana river since late February." -59.12 -31.99 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Mar-2007" "4" "14" NA "3046" 3045 37 "FL-2007-000040-HTI" "Haiti" "Dominican Republic" "" "" "Caribbean --Haiti - North-East Department: Ferrier, Ouanaminthe. Abricots: Jeremie, Abricots, Bonbon, Carcasse --Dominican Republic - " "0" "20-Mar-07" "30-Mar-07" 11 "11" "7,800" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,700" 4.7 "Floods and landslides. Damage to homes, farms and livestock. Haiti - 8 dead. 4,000 homeless. 109 families homeless in Ouanaminthe. Dominican Republic - 3 dead. 3,830 evacuated." -71.78 19.41 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Mar-2007" "4" "15" NA "3047" 3046 38 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Bay of Islands area - Paihia, Whangarei, Kerikeri, Haruru Falls, Dargaville. Auckland" "Waitangi, Kerikeri" "29-Mar-07" "31-Mar-07" 3 "0" "300" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "4,200" 4.3 "Cyclone Becky brings 3 months rainfall (450 mm) in 36 hours. \"one in 150-year event left\". Buildings washed away, homes flooded. 200 vehicles trapped by floodwaters. Hundreds rescued. Floods and landslides. Central business district of Whangarei city evacuated. Two oldest buildings in New Zealand threated by floodwaters in Kerikeri. $80 million in damages." 173.98 -35.35 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "29-Mar-2007" "4" "16" NA "3048" 3047 39 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Aragonia, Navarra and Catalonia regions. Pradilla, Zaragoza, Tarragona, Funes, Baix Ebre, Ribera d'Ebre and Montsià, Aragon." "Ebro" "3-Apr-07" "8-Apr-07" 6 "1" "280" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "42,040" 5.4 "Heavy rain and snowmelt cause flooding. 10,000 hectares farmland under water, 40 million dollars agricultural damages. Several settlements evacuated. " -0.65 41.65 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Apr-2007" "4" "17" NA "3049" 3048 40 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Saskatchewan - Saskatoon area - Red Earth First Nation, Waldsea Lake, Fishing Lake, Watson, Lakeside, Porcupine, Torch River, Yellow Quill First Nation, Elfros, Nokomis, Rosthern. " "Carrot" "10-Apr-07" "8-May-07" 29 "0" "700" "0" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "94,680" 6.6 "Worst flooding in 50 years in Saskatchewan Province. 600 evacuated from Red Earth First Nation on April 20. 1 missing, presumed dead. \"record water levels in creeks and rivers\" 300 homes flooded near Fishing Lake." -104.28 53.38 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Apr-2007" "5" "18" NA "3050" 3049 41 "FL-2007-000051-TUN " "Algeria" "" "" "" "M'sila region - Souamma" "Oued Tamsa" "13-Apr-07" "15-Apr-07" 3 "15" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,100" 4.3 "Heavy rains cause flash floods. 15 dead, 7 missing. Many homes washed away. Crops submerged. 600 cattle lost. Roads damaged, several bridges destroyed." 4.2 35.64 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Apr-2007" "5" "19" NA "3051" 3050 42 "FF-2007-000047-THA" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Trang - Yantakhao district - Sairung and Prai Sawan waterfalls" "0" "14-Apr-07" "15-Apr-07" 2 "38" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "290" 2.8 "Flash floods kill 38 swimmers at Sairung and Prai Sawan waterfalls." 99.65 7.44 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "14-Apr-2007" "5" "19" NA "3052" 3051 43 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Nusa Tenggara - Sumbawa District - Empang (Empang Atas, Empang Bawah, Ongko and Lamenta) and Terano (Batulanteh, Labuan Bontong and Labuan Jambu)" "0" "14-Apr-07" "18-Apr-07" 5 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "860" 3.6 "Floods inundate over 7 villages in two subdistricts of Sumbawa. 23 houses destroyed. No report of casualities." 117.44 -8.58 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "14-Apr-2007" "5" "19" NA "3053" 3052 44 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Northeast --New Hampshire - Goffstown, Rochester, Allenstown, Nottingham, Northwood, Raymond. --New Jersey - Bound Brook, New Brunswick, Lodi, Hoboken. Counties: Bergen, Burlington, Passaic. --New York - Mamaroneck. Counties: Westchester, Orange. Hudson Valley --Maine - York, Hancock, Cumberland, Lincoln, Oxford and Knox counties --West Virginia - Logan and Mingo counties --Connecticut - Westport, New Milford. --Pennsylvania -" "New Hampshire - Oyster, Lamprey, Exeter, Cocheco, Isinglass, Piscataquog, and Contoocook Rivers. North. --New Jersey - Raritan, Ramapo, Saddle, Passaic, Pompton. --New York - Hudson and several tributaries, Mamaroneck --Pennsylvania - Brandywine --Connecticut - Saugatuck" "15-Apr-07" "21-Apr-07" 7 "9" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "95,210" 5.8 "Noreaster Storm dumps up to 9 inches of rain, setting rainfall records in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Connecticut. (17 inches of snow farther inland). New Hampshire - 5,000 evacuated in 13 communities. 24 homes destroyed, 500 damaged. $36 million damages. USGS records highest flows ever recorded on Oyster, Cocheco, Isinglass, Piscataquog, and Contoocook Rivers. New Jersey - 3 dead. 1,400 evacuated. $300 million damages. Raritan River more than 10 feet above flood stage in Bound Brook. \"worst storm to hit the state in 15 years\" New York - 1 dead. 300 evacuated. Maine - 2 dead. $22 million damages." -72.19 42.34 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Apr-2007" "5" "20" NA "3054" 3053 45 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sulawesi - Morowali regency - Bunta, Onepute Jaya, Sampalowo and Togo Trans. Petasia, Sampolowo" "La'a" "16-Apr-07" "3-May-07" 18 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,190" 4.8 "More than 1,000 houses in 16 villages flooded. More than 800 hectares crops inundated. No deaths reported. May 3 - Four villages in Morowali District still inundated with up to 2 meters water." 121.22 -1.93 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Apr-2007" "5" "21" NA "3055" 3054 46 "FF-2007-000049-TJK" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Khatlon region - Degrez Sogd region (Sughd oblast) - Rudaki and Vakhdat provinces. Rudaky, Tursun-zade, Varzob, Vahdat and Panjakent districts. " "0" "16-Apr-07" "20-Apr-07" 5 "2" "5,000" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "58,420" 5.5 "Heavy rain and melting snow cause mudslides and floods. Damage to infrastructure and agriculture. 1,330 houses destroyed. 17,184 people affected by floods." 69.46 39.35 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Apr-2007" "5" "22" NA "3056" 3055 47 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Nangarhar Province - Behsud District Baghlan - Sia and Kehan valleys of Doshi district." "0" "17-Apr-07" "18-Apr-07" 2 "6" "0" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "40,770" 4.9 "Heavy rain and snowmelt cause flooding. Nangarhar - Bridge collapsed by flooding, 3 dead. Hundreds hectares farmland destroyed. Baghlan - 3 dead in Doshi district." 69.67 35.27 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Apr-2007" "5" "23" NA "3057" 3056 48 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Aceh Jaya district - Teunom - villages: Pasi Tulak Bala, Kampung Baro, Pasi Berawang, Rambong Payong, Blang Baro, Pulau Tinggi, Teupin Ara, Paya Baro, Pasi Timon, Tanoh Ano, Alue Ambong, Padang Kleng and Panton." "Krueng Teunom" "17-Apr-07" "20-Apr-07" 4 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "820" 3.5 "Heavy rains cause Krueng Teunom river to overflow, inundating 13 villages in Aceh Jaya. No deaths reported." 95.74 4.73 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "17-Apr-2007" "5" "23" NA "3058" 3057 49 "" "Kyrgyzstan" "" "" "" "Southern Kyrgyzstan - Jalalabad province - Aksy district: Charbak and Juzumjan. Suzak, Bazarkorgon and Nooken districts. Osh province - Uzgen district (Myrzaaki, Kurshab) Karakulja district (Nura)." "0" "17-Apr-07" "25-Apr-07" 9 "0" "0" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "17,040" 5.2 "Heavy rain and snowmelt cause flooding. No deaths reported. April 17 - floods and mudslides in villages of Charbak and Juzumjan in Aksy district of Jalalabad. 200 homes flooded. 450 cattle lost. April 22 - floods and mudslides in Suzak, Bazarkorgon and Nooken districts of Jalalabad. 300 homes flooded." 73.83 40.63 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Apr-2007" "5" "24" NA "3059" 3058 50 "" "China" "" "" "" "Gansu - Gaotai county - Nanhua, Xiaohaizi, Xiangdao" "Heihe" "19-Apr-07" "21-Apr-07" 3 "0" "5,500" "0" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "940" 3.5 "Xiaohaizi reservoir dam bursts and floods 2 villages. Hundreds hectares cropland flooded. No casualties. Heavy rain. " 99.8 39.33 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "19-Apr-2007" "5" "24" NA "3060" 3059 51 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Busia District - Budalangi, Bwalwanga, Makhunda, Sitiri" "Nzoia" "21-Apr-07" "30-Apr-07" 10 "0" "2,460" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,100" 4 "Nzoiza river breaks dykes at Makunda. 410 families displaced in 9 villages. 4,500 acres crops destroyed. No deaths reported. " 34.17 0.42 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Apr-2007" "5" "25" NA "3061" 3060 52 "FL-2007-000051-TUN " "Morocco" "" "" "" "Northeastern Morocco - Nador area - valley of Amlah in Ain Zohra, Zaio" "0" "21-Apr-07" "22-Apr-07" 2 "4" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,450" 4.3 "Three days of heavy rain causes flooding." -2.93 34.8 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Apr-2007" "5" "26" NA "3062" 3061 53 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badakhshan - Kashem, Yamgan, Jarm and Argo districts. Shahr-i-Buzurk: Kura Bala, Murcha Dara and Alqajar villages. Kiran and Munjan districts. Baharak and Jurm districts." "0" "23-Apr-07" "4-May-07" 12 "36" "0" "0" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "27,490" 5.5 "Heavy rain and snowmelt cause flooding. Flooding reported in news on April 25 in Shahr-i-Buzurk district. 3 dead. 300 acres cropland washed away. 80 familes in Alqajar affected. April 30 - 10 dead in floods in Kiran and Munjan districts. May 4 - Flash floods kill 23 in Baharak and Jurm districts, Badakshan province. 200 hectares land destroyed." 70.73 37.01 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "23-Apr-2007" "5" "27" NA "3063" 3062 54 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Tolima - Ibague area" "Conbeima" "26-Apr-07" "2-May-07" 7 "17" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,940" 4.1 "At least 15 separate mudslides and floods around Ibague city. 2,000 homeless." -75.21 4.5 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Apr-2007" "5" "28" NA "3064" 3063 55 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Sirnak area - Cizre and Silopi " "0" "29-Apr-07" "1-May-07" 3 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,900" 3.9 "Turkey - 2 dead. Thousands houses inundated in Cizre and Silopi towns." 42.05 37.32 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "29-Apr-2007" "5" "28" NA "3065" 3064 56 "" "Syria" "" "" "" "Palmyra area." "0" "29-Apr-07" "1-May-07" 3 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,910" 3.8 "Syria - 3 dead in Palmyra area." 38.39 34.52 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "29-Apr-2007" "5" "28" 0.09 "3066" 3065 57 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Borneo Island - Central Kalimantan Province - North Barito (Barut) and Murung Raya (Mura) Districts - villages: Montallat, Montallat IIm Rubei, Tumpung Laung, Juking, Danau Usung, Puruk Cahu, Bahitom and Sumpoi. Muara Teweh. Lahei, Teweh Tengah. South Kalimantan - Barito Kuala (Batola) District" "Barito River" "1-May-07" "25-May-07" 25 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "40,330" 6 "Several days of heavy rain inundates \"tens of villages\". Floods up to 1.5 meters deep. No deaths reported. May 5 - Floods spread to wider areas in Barito Utara District. Hundreds houses inundated. May 24- Floods spread downriver into Kuripan in Barito Kuala in South Kalimantan Province inundating 9 villages, 707 houses inundated." 114.78 -0.86 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-May-2007" "1" "1" NA "3067" 3066 58 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Prachuap Khiri Khan - districts: Bang Saphan, Muang, Aonoi, Hua Hin, Nopakhun, Pong Pra Sat Chumphon, Surat Thai." "Bang Sapan canal " "1-May-07" "7-May-07" 7 "1" "1,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,390" 4.6 "Heavy rain from a tropical depression causes flooding in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Some areas under 1 meter water. Seven districts in Prachuap Khiri Khan province declared disaster areas. " 99.61 11.65 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-May-2007" "1" "2" NA "3068" 3067 59 "FL-2007-000052-LKA" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Southern and Western provinces - coastal belt. Galle area, Colombo area. Kaluthara and Gampha." "0" "2-May-07" "7-May-07" 6 "16" "125,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,340" 4.3 "Flash floods and landslides. More than 1,000 homes destroyed. 125,000 displaced." 80.08 6.49 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "2-May-2007" "1" "3" NA "3069" 3068 60 "FL-2007-000053-MMR" "Burma" "" "" "" "Yangon (Rangoon) area - Pabedan, Kyauktada, Botataung, Pazundaung, Ahlone, Mingaladon. Pegu." "0" "4-May-07" "9-May-07" 6 "5" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,670" 5 "Heaviest rain in decades, tropical depression in Bay of Bengal. 16 townships in Yangon under water. Hundreds of houses flooded. Floods up to 1 meter deep. Crops destroyed. 600 homes in Pegu underwater." 96.13 16.91 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-May-2007" "1" "4" NA "3070" 3069 61 "FL-2007-000054-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Samangan province - Munghaz area, Hazrat Sultan district. Baghlan province - Takhar province - Farkhar, Jilga " "Samangan River" "5-May-07" "7-May-07" 3 "12" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "25,850" 4.9 "Samangan province - 12 dead. Samangan river overflows and destroys dozens of houses in Munghaz. Hundreds of acres farmland flooded in Hazrat Sultan. 400 cattle dead. Takhar and Baghlan provinces - 1 dead. Hundreds acres farmland washed away. Hundreds animals dead." 68.85 36.29 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "5-May-2007" "1" "5" NA "3071" 3070 62 "" "USA" "" "" "" "US midwest --Missouri - Mosby, Kearney, Big Lake, Craig, Sibley, Glasgow, Chillicothe, Carrollton, Norborne, Levasy, Agency, Fairfax, Craig, DeWitt and Brunswick. Holt County. Parkville, Riverside and Tracey. --Iowa - Red Oak, Coburg, Missouri Valley, Hamburg, Shenandoah. Harrison County. --Kansas - Topeka area, Wakarusa, Solomon, Burlingame, Chase, Ellinwood, Nickerson, Lyons to Sterling, Atchison, Mulvane, Quivira, Shawnee County, Saline County. --Nebraska - Gage county. --South Dakota - Huron, Aberdeen. Brown County --Oklahoma - Elk City, Miami" "Missouri - Missouri, Fishing, Clear Creek, Tarkio River, Tarkio Creek, Platte, Grand, Thompson, Moss Creek, Osage --Iowa - East Nishnabotna, West Nishnabotna, Willow Creek. --Kansas - Wakarusa River. Shunganunga and Soldier creeks. Arkansas River, Blood Creek, Wet and Dry Walnut creeks, Styx Creek. --Nebraska - Big Blue River --South Dakota - James, Vermillion --Oklahoma - Lightning Creek, Neosho" "6-May-07" "18-May-07" 13 "2" "1,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "53,600" 5.8 "Missouri - 20 levees overtopped on Missouri. Historic levels on Tarkio River at Farifax. Iowa - 1,600 ordered to evacuate in Red Oak and Coburg. $26 million in damages. Kansas - more than 500 rescued from flooded homes around Topeka. $5.4 million in damages in Shawnee County. South Dakota - James river causes extensive lowland flooding around Huron - 16,000 acres of farmland flooded." -95.24 40.43 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-May-2007" "1" "6" NA "3072" 3071 63 "FL-2007-000057-URY" "Uruguay" "" "" "" "departments: Durazno, Treinta y Tres, Soriano, Tacuarembó, Río Negro, Florida, Rocha, Cerro Largo, Florida, 25 de Agosto, Melo, Noblia, Río Branco, Cebollatí, Montevideo" "Rio Negro and tributaries: Olimar, Yi, Yerbal" "4-May-07" "25-May-07" 22 "2" "12,000" "45,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "104,100" 6.5 "Worst floods since 1959. 2 dead. 12,000 evacuated. 110,000 people affected. Thousands of livestock affected. Severe infrastructure damage. Between 350 and 400mm rain in 2 days. Durazno city flooded by Yi river. May 16 - rivers receding. 9,200 homeless." -55.8 -32.77 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-May-2007" "2" "7" NA "3073" 3072 64 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sulawesi Province - districts: Dongagala (Dolo, Sigi Biromaru, Kulawi, Tanambulava, Omu, Sidondo), Palu (Palu city, Nunu Bawah, Kalikoa, Lere, Juna, Maesa). Parigi Moutong - Petapa, Olaya, Baliara, Lemusa, Bantaya" "Palu River" "6-May-07" "12-May-07" 7 "2" "14,400" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,360" 4.4 "Palu - Floods break dam on Palu river. 10 villages inundated in Donggala district. 14,400 evacuated. 3,600 homes inudated. Hundreds hectares crops flooded. Floods up to 2 meters deep. Worst flooding in 11 years. Parigi Moutong - 2 dead, 4 missing. 1,096 evacuated. First floods in area since 1973. Hundreds of houses damaged. Hundreds hectares farmland inundated." 119.95 -1.07 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-May-2007" "2" "8" NA "3074" 3073 65 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Pichit - Photalae district --Phrae - Wangshin. --Uttaradit - Lablae --Nakhon Sawan - Chumtabong, Maepoen. --Nan - Bo Klua --Phitsanulok - " "Yom, Nan, Chao Phraya" "11-May-07" "21-May-07" 11 "0" "1,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,380" 5.6 "Heavy rain from a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal causes floods in Thailand's northern provinces. Uttaradit - 4,000 acres fields underwater. floods one meter deep in Chumtabong. Pichit - hundreds of families affected. Homes and farmland destroyed in Photalae. Yom river overflows and inundates 10 villages. Nakhon Sawan - 4,000 acres crops inundated Phrae - hundreds homes damaged in Wangshin" 100.34 17.21 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-May-2007" "2" "9" NA "3075" 3074 66 "" "Israel" "" "" "" "Qumran" "0" "12-May-07" "13-May-07" 2 "4" "21" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "320" 2.8 "Flash floods from rare downpour in Qumran area kill 4. 21 rescued from floods. \"The area averages about 2 inches of rain annually, but the recent storm dumped 1.97 inches\"" 35.4 31.71 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "12-May-2007" "2" "9" NA "3076" 3075 67 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Yakutia (Sakha) - Yakutsk (Darkylakh, Makhra, Kirzavod), Ytyk-Kyuel, Chimnai, Kharbalakh, Yedeitsy, Berdigestyakh, Chuparcha, Yert, Abaga, Myandigi, Yedei, Partizan, Ogorodty, Khonogor, Berezovka, Daya-Amga, Ust-Tatta, Cherkekh. Vitim and Peledui. Districts: Tattinsky, Amga, Namsky, Tatta. " "Lena, Matta, Amga, Vilyuia (Viluj), Berezovka, Tatta" "13-May-07" "13-Jun-07" 32 "0" "7,000" "see notes" "Snowmelt" 1 "313,200" 7 "Snowmelt and Ice Jams on Lena river. More than 1,000 houses inundated in Yakutia. 12 towns under water. 14,000 people affected. 41 bridges damaged or destroyed. 500 million roubles damages. Yakutsk city - 256 houses flooded, 427 evacuated. 170 million rubles damages. Ytyk-Kyuel and Chimnai - 1,026 houses flooded, 3,353 evacuated. No casualties as of May 15. May 29 - water subsiding on Tatta and Amga rivers. June 1 - MODIS observations of floods moving farther down Lena river into less populated areas. Over 700 houses still inundated in Ytyk-Kyuyel in the Tatta district." 130.46 62.34 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-May-2007" "3" "10" NA "3077" 3076 68 "" "Russia" "" "" "" "Regions: Tomsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Barnaul." "Ob, Chulym" "11-May-07" "13-Jun-07" 34 "0" "640" "0" "Snowmelt" 1 "303,800" 7 "Snowmelt and Ice Jams cause flooding. 10 villages in three districts flooded in Tomsk region. 6,000 people in 17 towns isolated by floods. No casualties as of May 16. Late May to early June - MODIS observations of floods moving downriver on Ob and tributaries but no more news reports." 85.84 56.94 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-May-2007" "4" "11" NA "3078" 3077 69 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Badakhshan province - Baharak, Yaftal-i-Payan, Baharak Shuhada, Jorum and Warduj districts. Takhar province - Surang and Sarisht villages" "0" "14-May-07" "18-May-07" 5 "34" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,490" 4.9 "Flash floods. 530 houses damaged. Serious agricultural damage. Badakhshan province - 24 dead 40 houses destroyed in Yaftal-i-Payan. Takhar province - 10 dead in Surang and Sarisht villages. Hundreds acres farmland flooded." 70.6 36.52 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-May-2007" "4" "12" NA "3079" 3078 70 "FL-2007-000076-KEN" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Coast Province - districts: Mombasa (Likoni, Kadongo, Moroto, Junda, Kadzonzo, Mushomoroni, Kisauni, Changamwe), Malindi, Kwale, Kilifi (Kikambala). Lamu (Witu, Mpeketoni, Soroko, Bomani). Kaloleni. Tana River District" "Mwakuhenga, Mkuru" "15-May-07" "14-Jun-07" 31 "5" "8,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,870" 5.6 "Heavy rain along Kenya's coast since mid-May. 8,500 displaced by June 6. 23,000 affected by flooding. May 17 - 5 dead. Days of heavy rain cause flash floods. 130 families displaced in Mombassa area. June 5 - 500 households floodedin Kilifi. 6,000 people marooned in Witu and Mpeketoni in Lamu. 1000 families displaced in Mombassa. 8,000 acres farmland submerged in Bomani and Mukuru Locations in Mpeketoni." 39.76 -3.59 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-May-2007" "4" "13" NA "3080" 3079 71 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guizhou Province - Nayong County - Dongdi, Jieshang, Saluo" "0" "20-May-07" "21-May-07" 2 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,200" 3.8 "Flash floods and landslides. 3 dead. 3 missing." 105.41 26.87 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "20-May-2007" "4" "13" NA "3081" 3080 72 "FL-2007-000068-COL" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Antioquia -Taraza and Valdivia. Nechi and Zaragoza Sucre - Guaranda other provinces: Cordoba, Cesar." "Taraza, Nechi, Cauca" "19-May-07" "27-Jun-07" 40 "14" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,770" 6.1 "Three months torrential rains. Thousands hectares crops flooded. Flooding and mudslides. 13 dead. 600 families affected in Taraza. May 29 - floods downriver in Guaranda affect 2,000 June 11 - 90 percent of Nechi is flooded, Cauca river overflows." -75.43 7.38 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "19-May-2007" "5" "14" NA "3082" 3081 73 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Borneo island - East Kalimantan province - Kutai Kertanegara (Sebulu, Kota Bangun, Muara Kaman. Tenggarong, Muara Muntai, Muara Wis, Kembang Janggut, Kenohan). West Kutai (Muara Ohong, Jempang, Muara Pahu, Penyinggahan, )" "Mahakam River" "15-May-07" "5-Jun-07" 22 "4" "60,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,350" 5.9 "Kutai Kartanegara - Homes of 27,713 familes inundated in Muara Kaman. 90 villages affected by floodwaters in Tenggarong. West Kutai - Floods 1.5 meters deep in Muara Pahu and Penyinggahan. June 4 - 10,000 still in sheltersand tents." 116.92 -0.19 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-May-2007" "5" "15" NA "3083" 3082 74 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Central Spain - Madrid area, Castilla-Leon, Castilla-La Mancha (Alcazar de San Juan, Villarrubia de los Ojos). Extremadura. Ciudad Real. --South Spain - Jaen" "Guadalimar" "23-May-07" "26-May-07" 4 "1" "550" "337,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "212,700" 5.9 "Several days of heavy rain in 6 regions in south, central and southeast Spain. 100,000 hectares vineyards flooded in Castille-La Mancha region. 500,000 hectares crops damaged by flooding. 337.5 million U.S. dollars Agricultural losses. 400 evacuated from town of Alcazar de San Juan where floods are 1.5 meters deep, 1,500 to 2,000 houses flooded." -4.22 39.89 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "23-May-2007" "5" "16" NA "3084" 3083 75 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - Killeen, Copperas Cove. Fredericksburg, Garland. Waco area. Counties: Bell, Gillespie, Comal, Kerr . --Kansas - Saline County (Bavaria, Hedville, New Cambria, Salina). Ogden, Hutchinson. Smolan and Mentor. --Oklahoma - Carter County, Davis." "Texas - Guadalupe, Pedernales, Medina --Kanasa - Little Arkansas, Mulberry Creek --Oklahoma - Honey Creek, Washita" "24-May-07" "29-May-07" 6 "6" "100" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "341,300" 6.3 "Central Texas - 6 dead. 2 missing. 3 dead in Kileen.10 inches rain in Texas Hill Country. Central Kansas - up to 7 inches rain. Evacuations in Saline county." -98.66 30.24 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-May-2007" "6" "17" NA "3085" 3084 76 "FF-2007-000070-CHN" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan province - Ganzi or Garze (Heba), Liangshan (Huidong), Chongqing city, Pengshui, Shimian" "0" "24-May-07" "26-May-07" 3 "43" "112,000" "73,500,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "43,530" 5.1 "32 hours of heavy rain cause flash floods and mudslides. 43 dead. 112,000 evacuated. 2.3 million people affected. Garze, Sichuan - mudslides leave 12 dead. 3,000 homes destroyed. 1,300 hectares farmland destroyed." 107.78 30.28 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-May-2007" "6" "18" NA "3086" 3085 77 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Plovdiv, Lovech, Gabrovo, Sofia. Aitos, Etropole, Veliko Tarnovo. Krasnovo, Gelemenovo, Saraya, Trudovetz, Pazardzhik" "Maritsa, Iskar, Vladaiska, Kasitza" "22-May-07" "6-Jun-07" 16 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,010" 5.7 "Municipalities of Pazardzhik and Plovdiv declare state of emergency. 200 houses flooded in Gelemenovo." 24.5 42.52 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-May-2007" "6" "19" NA "3087" 3086 78 "" "France" "" "" "" "Pyrenees-Atlantiques region - Ossau valley - Pau" "0" "25-May-07" "27-May-07" 3 "1" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,170" 4 "Storms and flash floods. 1 dead. 500 evacuated. More than 300 homes flooded." -0.47 43.3 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "25-May-2007" "6" "19" NA "3088" 3087 79 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Eastern Cuba - Banes, Camaguey, Hoguin" "Tinima and Hatibonico rivers" "26-May-07" "28-May-07" 3 "2" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "15,430" 4.7 "Several days of heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides.2 dead. 3,000 evacuated. 370 buildings damaged. Damage to sugar cane fields." -76.93 21.35 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-May-2007" "6" "20" NA "3089" 3088 80 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Eastern provinces: Agri (Ugurtas, Kacmaz, Karlica Demirkapi, Seyithanbey, Danakiran, Karayseyitali in Habur town, Hamur). Van (Erciş district) Bitlis (Kalkanli). Gaziantep (Bilek)" "0" "27-May-07" "1-Jun-07" 6 "13" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "38,490" 5.4 "7 villages flooded in Agri. 150 houses damaged or destroyed." 43.8 39.4 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-May-2007" "6" "21" NA "3090" 3089 81 "" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "" "" "Caribbean --Dominican Republic - Cibao region. Dajabón and Palo Verde, in Montecristi. Arenoso. Cayetano Germosén. La Vega (Jeremías and Sabaneta) --Haiti - St. Louis Du Nord, Port-de-Paix" "Jababa-La Rosa, Camú, Yuna" "30-May-07" "3-Jun-07" 5 "11" "20,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,540" 4.8 "Dominican Republic - Flash floods and mudslides. 9 dead. 16,000 evacuated. 1,561 houses severely damaged. Infrastructure damage. Haiti - 2 dead. 2,500 homes destroyed in St. Louis Du Nord. Thousands in shelters. Bridges damaged on northern coast." -71.05 19.55 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-May-2007" "6" "22" NA "3091" 3090 82 "" "El Salvador" "" "" "" "Berlin. Usulutan district" "0" "30-May-07" "31-May-07" 2 "4" "0" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "4,515" 4 "Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Barbara cause flooding and landslides." -88.62 13.38 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "30-May-2007" "6" "22" NA "3092" 3091 83 "" "China" "" "" "" "Jiangxi Province" "0" "1-Jun-07" "6-Jun-07" 6 "0" "8,000" "13,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "168,600" 6 "About 2,000 houses in 59 towns collapsed in floods. 250,000 people affected. 25 counties reported rainfall of more than 100 mm. Casualties not reported yet." 116.14 27.2 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jun-2007" "7" "23" NA "3093" 3092 84 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "British Columbia - Terrace, Smithers, Usk, Telkwa, Brauns Island, McBride and Prince George" "Skeena, Bulkley, Nass, Telkwa, Fraser" "6-Jun-07" "14-Jun-07" 9 "0" "500" "0" "Snowmelt" 1.5 "205,000" 6.4 "Melting of record winter snowpack. Largest flow on the Bulkley River in about 80 years - highest river levels ever recorded around Smithers. Floods isolate city of Terrace. Fraser river at highest levels in 35 years at Prince George. No deaths reported. " -125.03 54.18 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Jun-2007" "8" "24" NA "3094" 3093 85 "TC-2007-000075-OMN TC-2007-000075-IRN" "Oman" "Iran" "" "" "Oman - Muscat. --Iran - Provinces: Hormorzgan, Sistan Baluchestan, Zahedan, Kerman. Towns - Chabahar, Shahrestan, Konark, Bandar Abbas, Kahir." "0" "6-Jun-07" "12-Jun-07" 7 "61" "60,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "373,000" 6.4 "Cyclone Gonu - a rare cyclone in the Middle East \"strongest storm to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years\" Oman - 49 dead. 27 missing. 20,000 evacuated. Flooding in Muscat city. Iran - 12 dead. 40,000 evacuated in Zahedan province. More than 100 villages surrounded by water in Kerman province. Dozens of villages flooded in Sistan and Baluchistan. Hundreds evacuated from Chabahr." 57.93 28.54 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Jun-2007" "9" "25" NA "3095" 3094 86 "FL-2007-000077-CHN FL-2007-000097-CHN FL-2007-000112-CHN" "China" "" "" "" "Guangdong - Meizhou area, Liuhuang. Huangjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen. Zhanjiang, Maoming and Meizhou. --Sichuan - Dazhu, Daxian and Mabian counties. Dazhou city. Bazhong, Guang'an. Quxian County. Daxian County, Qujiang. Guangan --Hubei - Badong County of Enshi Prefecture. Qingtaiping. Yichang City. Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Huangang. Wuhan. Jingshan county. Huangpo. Yunxi County. --Chongqing municipality - Yubei, Jiangjin and Yongchuan districts --Henan - Wangjiaba, Mengwa area. Laowangpo. Lushi county --Anhui - Huangshan. Wangjiaba, Qiujiahu, Jiangtanghu. Linquan County. Dabieshan mountain. Fuyang. Qianmiao in Fengtai. Huanyuanhu. Linhuaiguan in Fengyang. Linbei. --Hunan - Dongting Lake area. Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Junshan and Huarong. Xiangxi Tujia and Miao. --Shaanxi - Hanzhong. Shangluo city, Danfeng county. Yuncheng. Ankang --Jiangsu - Nanjing --Guizhou - Yuping, Xifeng, Yinjiang. Guiyang --other provinces: Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi." "Hanjiang, Beijiang, Xijiang, Pearl, Fangcheng, Huaihe. Fuhe. Xiaohong. Hongru Yangtze. --Anhui - Huaihe, Chuhe --Sichuan - Jujiang, Jialing" "6-Jun-07" "17-Aug-07" 73 "600" "3,170,000" "4,250,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,916,000" 8.3 "\"Some areas are seeing the worst flooding in 50-80 years\" Hunan - 3 dead. 171,800 displaced. 20,000 houses destroyed. 131,700 hectares crops affected. Guangdong - 23 dead. 87,000 people trapped in Meizhou city by floods. 6 villages deliberately flooded by water diversion on the Hanjiang river. $160 million damages. Guangxi - 15 dead. 38,000 evacuated. Hanjiang river at 50 year high. Guizhou - 4 dead. 110,000 evacuated. 20,000 homes destroyed. Sichuan - 163 dead. 33 missing. 320,000 evacuated. 130,000 homes destroyed. 4.1 million hectares crops affected. 42 million U.S. dollars economic losses. Hubei - 80 dead. 500,000 displaced. 60,000 homes destroyed. 223,000 hectares crops destroyed. $640 million US in losses. 970 reserviors at dangerously high levels. Hunan - 123,000 evacuated. 633,900 people affected by floods. 2,540 houses and 3,440 hectares of crops destroyed. Dongting Lake fills. Anhui - 30 dead. 600,000 homeless. 12 million affected. 2.25 million hectares inundated. 71,000 homes inundated. 1.6 billion U.S. dollars damages. Shaanxi - 16 dead after rainstorms in Danfeng county on July 28. 35,000 evacuated. July 12 - Huaihe river at highest level in 50 years. 500,000 evacuated from Anhui, Henan and Jiangsu. July 17 - Worst storms in 115 years in Chongqing. 42 dead. 192,500 hectares damaged. 292,000 evacuated. 30,000 homes destroyed. July 22 - over 1 million evacuated from Anhui, Henan and Jiangsu August 3 - 78 dead in Lushi, Henan. August 10-12 - Tropical Storm Pabuk hits Guangdong. 1.2 million affected." 112.36 26.29 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Jun-2007" "10" "26" NA "3096" 3095 87 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - Hunter and Central Coast regions - Gosford, Dungog, Clarence Town, Newcastle, Tuggerah, Somersby, Wallsend, Hamilton North, Raymond Terrace, Hexham, Maitland, Branxton." "Hunter" "8-Jun-07" "13-Jun-07" 6 "9" "5,000" "840,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "11,380" 5 "Storms cause flash flooding and landslides. 2 dead. 5 missing in collapse of highway. 200 evacuated in Newcastle area. 150mm rain in Hunter area. \"the most significant flooding in the Hunter Valley since 1971\"" 151.38 -32.87 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Jun-2007" "10" "27" NA "3097" 3096 88 "" "Switzerland" "" "" "" "Bern canton - Huttwil, Eriswil." "0" "9-Jun-07" "9-Jun-07" 1 "3" "0" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "913" 3 "Flash floods in central Switzerland caused by overnight thunderstorms. 3 dead. Homes and bridges damaged." 7.73 47.06 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "9-Jun-2007" "10" "27" NA "3098" 3097 89 "LS-2007-000080-BGD" "Bangladesh" "Burma" "" "" "Bangladesh - Chittagong area. Sylhet. Districts: Comilla, Netrokona, Sunamgonj, Habigonj, Bogra, Kurigram, Chandpur Feni. Zakiganj, Maulvibazar. Comilla region. Burma - Rakhine State" "Bangladesh - Brahmputra, Jamuna, Teesta and Dharala. Gumti. Borak, Surma, Kushiara. Burma - Mayu" "11-Jun-07" "24-Jun-07" 14 "126" "80,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "77,810" 6 "Heaviest monsoon rains in years cause mudslides and floods. 22 cm rain in 3 hours on June 11. 126 dead in mudslide in Chittagong area. 75,000 people marooned by flooding in Comilla district. Sylhet region - 80,000 people affected by flooding. June 19 - floods worsen in Sylhet. 150 villages inundated in Comilla. 80,000 evacuated in Maulvibazar. 6,000 families stranded in Zakiganj." 91.95 22.4 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Jun-2007" "11" "28" NA "3099" 3098 90 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Western Cape - Swartland area - Moorreesburg, Piketberg, Hopefield, Malmesbury, Wetton. Algeria. Cape town area - Gugulethu, Lotus, Nyanga, Brown's Farm, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Manenberg. " "Nougou, Oliphant, Sout, Berg" "7-Jun-07" "16-Jun-07" 10 "0" "6,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "9,088" 5.1 "Week long torrential rains. Flood damages more than R86 million in Swartland - Flood damage 'worst since 1985'. Infrastructure and agriculture damages. Extensive flooding in \"informal settlements\" near Cape Town. No deaths reported." 18.58 -33.33 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Jun-2007" "11" "29" NA "3100" 3099 91 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Britain - Yorkshire and Midlands areas - Severn, Avon and Wye valleys - North Yorkshire. Barley, near Royston. Water Orton in Warwickshire. Minworth, Sutton Coldfield. Edgbaston in Birmingham. Ongar, Brentwood and Chelmsford in Essex. Sheffield. York. Darfield, South Yorkshire. Shropshire and Worcestershire." "Ouse, Tame, Dearne" "15-Jun-07" "21-Jun-07" 7 "1" "200" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,110" 5.2 "More than a month's rainfall in 24 hours in some areas. River Ouse bursts banks in York. Tame river overflows in Water Orton in Warwickshire. River Dearne burst its banks in the Darfield area of Barnsley." -0.76 52.52 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Jun-2007" "11" "30" NA "3101" 3100 92 "FF-2007-000081-NPL" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Mahottarai district" "Ratu River" "15-Jun-07" "18-Jun-07" 4 "0" "400" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "2,705" 4 "Heavy monsoon rains cause floods that wash away dam on Ratu river, 5 villages submerged. 400 displaced. Damage to crops." 85.86 26.95 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Jun-2007" "11" "31" NA "3102" 3102 94 "FF-2007-000082-PAK" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "North-West Frontier Province - Swat Valley - villages: Bedara (Baidra), Barinjal" "Swat" "16-Jun-07" "20-Jun-07" 5 "22" "500" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "12,120" 4.8 "Torrential rain and thunderstorms cause flash flooding. 22 dead. 120 homes destroyed in 7 villages. " 72.23 34.98 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Jun-2007" "11" "32" NA "3103" 3103 95 "" "USA" "" "" "" "North Texas - Gainesville, Sherman, Halom City, Fort Worth area, Haltom City. Grayson County. Oklahoma - Caddo, Durant, Milburn, Ada" "Pecan Creek" "17-Jun-07" "22-Jun-07" 6 "10" "750" "28,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "34,570" 5.3 "8 inches of rain overnight. Large areas of Gainesville and Sherman under water. Water 8 feet deep in Gainesville, $28 million in damages to city, 450 displaced. 300 evacuated in Sherman. 100 mobile homes washed away in Haltom City. 300 evacuated in Sherman. Worst flooding in 15 years." -97.3 33.45 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Jun-2007" "11" "33" NA "3104" 3104 96 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sulawesi - Gorontalo, Siendeng, Biawu, and Tenda." "Bone and Bolango (Bulango)" "16-Jun-07" "20-Jun-07" 5 "1" "212" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,190" 3.8 "978 houses inundated in Gorontalo, floods 1 meter deep. 212 evacuated. Bone and Bolango rivers overflowed." 123.1 0.62 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "16-Jun-2007" "11" "33" NA "3105" 3105 97 "FF-2007-000083-IND" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State - districts: Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Darrang and Dibrugarh. North Lakhmipur, Cachar. Barak Valley. Goalpara and Dhubri" "Brahmaputra and tributaries. Kushiara" "18-Jun-07" "26-Jun-07" 9 "15" "200,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "74,890" 5.8 "170,000 displaced from 240 villages in Lakhimpur and Karimganj in first wave of monsoon flooding. 81,754 hectares inundated." 94.02 26.26 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Jun-2007" "11" "34" NA "3106" 3106 98 "" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "San Rafael, Barva, Flores, Alajuela, Cartago centro, Guarco de Cartago and Alajuelita. Belen." "Burio and Quebranta Seca" "18-Jun-07" "20-Jun-07" 3 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,850" 3.9 "\"In the last few days floods have destroyed 1,200 homes, bridges, trucks and agriculture\" No deaths reported. June 21 - government declares state of emergency." -84.07 9.98 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "18-Jun-2007" "11" "34" NA "3107" 3107 99 "" "USA" "" "" "" "New York - southeastern Catskills - Colchester, Rockland, Roscoe area." "Spring Brook, Beaverkill Creek" "19-Jun-07" "20-Jun-07" 2 "2" "120" "0" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "6,500" 4.1 "Sever thunderstorms, 8 inches of rain, flash flood. 2 dead. 2 missing. 30 families evacuated. \"Beaverkill Creek rose 8 feet within 15 to 20 minutes\"" -74.95 42.23 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "19-Jun-2007" "11" "35" NA "3108" 3108 100 "TC-2007-000084-IND" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh - districts: Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Guntur, Prakasam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Anantapur and Kadpa. Telangana. Towns: Macherla, Nandyal, Ongole. Kachho area of Dadu district. --Kerala - Thrissur --Karnataka - Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Kodagu. Hemavathi, Lakshmanathirtha and Kabini --Maharashtra - Mumbai, Pune." "Krishna and Godavari and their tributaries. Kundu, Tungabhadra. Gaj Naen. Cauvery" "22-Jun-07" "4-Jul-07" 13 "127" "200,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "449,300" 6.8 "Heavy rains and flash floods in southern India. Andhra Pradesh - 38 dead. 200,000 displaced in 5 districts. More than 200 villages inundated. 200mm rain since June 21. Kurnool - widespread damage. 100,000 in shelters. Kerala - 52 dead. Karnataka - 39 dead. widespread devastation and floods. Maharashtra - 300mm rain in 24 hours in Mumbai. June 30 - 20,000 from 200 villages marooned in Kachho area of Dadu district in Andhra Pradesh." 78.16 14.94 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Jun-2007" "12" "36" NA "3109" 3109 101 "TC-2007-000085-PAK" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Karachi, Gadab Town" "0" "23-Jun-07" "25-Jun-07" 3 "230" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "2,215" 3.8 "Heavy rain and gale force winds. Much of Karachi city flooded. Most deaths caused by collapsing homes." 67.14 24.99 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "23-Jun-2007" "12" "36" NA "3110" 3110 102 "FF-2007-000091-AFG" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Konar (Kunar) Province - Chapa Dara and Manogi districts. Sarakan district --Kabul - Khoshan village of Qarabagh District. Akakhel and Baghalam --Parwan - Sorkh Parsa, Salang. Kuklami Valley. --Kapisa - Nejrab District, Jamal Agha area. --Konduz - Imam Sahib and Qala-i-Zal districts. --Panjshir - Rokha and Onaba areas --Nangarhar - Kama District --Other provinces - Wardak, Logar, Laghman." "Oxus, Pech, Panjsher, Kunar" "24-Jun-07" "3-Jul-07" 10 "113" "4,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "62,340" 5.8 "\"floods after unseasonal downpours\" damage to homes, agricultural land, roads, wells and livestock. Konar (Kunar) - 6 dead in Chapa Dara and Manogi districts. 2,000 homeless. 2,500 rescued by military aircraft from floods. Kabul - 14 dead Parwan - 5 dead in Sorkh Parsa District. 50 houses and 5,000 acres crops washed away. Kapisa - 3 dead in Nejrab District. Konduz - Oxus river floods thousdands acres land. Panjshir - 30 dead." 71.14 35.28 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-Jun-2007" "12" "37" NA "3111" 3111 103 "" "UK" "" "" "" "Northern England - Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, South Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Shropshire. towns: Hull, Sheffield, Doncaster, East Riding, Wakefield, Rotherham, Nottinghamshire, Barnsley, Leeds, Lichfield, Wyre Forest, Omagh, Ryedale, Norfolk, Earby, North Gloucs, Dinnington, Darfield, Rotherham, Grantham, Calderdale, Horncastle, Corwen, Pershore, Treeton, Whiston, Tenbury Wells, Louth, Wainfleet, Lincoln, Treeton, Catcliffe and Whiston, Humberside." "Waring, Dearne, Don, Sheaf, Rother, Lud, Corve, Teme" "25-Jun-07" "3-Jul-07" 9 "6" "30,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "27,720" 5.6 "\"some parts of Britain had an entire month's worth of rain just in a few hours\" \"wettest June in Britain since 1873\" 1.5 billion pounds (2.2 billion euros) in damages. More than 1,000 buildings flooded. More than 3,500 rescued from floods. 27,000 homes and 5,000 businesses were affected by floods. 30,000 homeless. Hundreds stranded in Sheffield. Ulley Dam threatens to collapse in Rotherham." -0.91 53.88 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Jun-2007" "12" "38" NA "3112" 3112 104 "" "Solomon Islands" "" "" "" "Aola area of East Central Guadalcanal - Tupa " "Mbokokimbo and Monga rivers" "24-Jun-07" "28-Jun-07" 5 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "260" 3.1 "Two rivers burst banks. 3,000 forced to flee to higher ground. crops destroyed. 80 villages affected. Floods up to 10m deep. \"worst floods in the region for 20 years\"" 160.49 -9.55 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "24-Jun-2007" "12" "38" NA "3113" 3113 105 "TC-2007-000084-PAK TC-2007-000089-PAK" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Baluchistan province - Turbat, Sibi, Kech, Jal Magsi , Gawador and Ormara. Pasni, Bela, Mara. Bolan. Dasht. Naal, Khuzdar, Awaran, Kharan, Khurdar. Noshki, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and Dera Allah Yar. Lasbella. Nal. --Sindh Province - Jacobabad and Qambar. Thatta and Badin districts - Keti Bandar, Shah Bandar, Jati, Larkhana. Shahdad Kot district. Talhar. Kamber-Shahdadkot. Dadu area. Qubo Saeed Khan, Dhori Minor, Ghabi Dero, Warah, Nasirabad. " "Kech, Naal, Hangul. Kirthar canal. Mula and Nari " "26-Jun-07" "20-Jul-07" 25 "280" "400,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "115,800" 6.5 "Heavy rains in wake of Cyclone Yemyin on June 26. 1.65 million people affected by flooding. 300,000 to 400,000 houses destroyed. Baluchistan Province - 160 dead. 250,000 homeless. 5,000 villages affected. Most of Gwadar city evacuated. Bridges destroyed and damage to main coastal highway. Mirani Dam causes flash floods in Dasht. Kishingi, Bhag and Garani dams also broke apart. Sindh Province - 120 dead. 107,400 homeless. 1,400 villages affected. 460 villages inundated in Kamber-Shahdadkot district. 37,000 cattle dead. July 17 - 500 villages inundated in Dadu, Sindh. 14 dead. 50,000 houses destroyed. 200,000 homeless." 67.9 25.26 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Jun-2007" "13" "39" NA "3114" 3114 106 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - counties: Williamson, Lampasas, Burnet, Parker. Marble Falls area, Georgetown, Lake Granbury area, Granite Shoals, Eastland, Wichita Falls. Hico. Lake Jacksonville area. Rosharon, Liberty. --Oklahoma - Miami, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Maud, Oklahoma City, Waurika, Bartlesville and Dewey, Miami and Commerce, Davenport. Counties: Pottawatomie, Love, Lincoln. --Kansas - Coffeyville, Osawatomie. counties: Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson. --Missouri - counties: Bates, Vernon. Papinville, Rockville." "Texas - San Gabriel, Brazos, Wichita, Trinity, Guadalupe, Sabine, Nueces, Colorado. Creeks: Robinson, Whitman's Branch, Seco. Oklahoma - Caney, Neosho. Cow creek, Red River, Deep Fork. Kansas - Verdigris, Marais des Cygnes. Pottawatomie Creek Missouri - Marmaton, Osage and Marais des Cygnes" "26-Jun-07" "23-Jul-07" 28 "8" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "507,800" 7.3 "More than 40 days of storms in Texas (combined with event DFO-095) Texas - up to 18 inches of rain on Central Texas overnight. 2 bridges washed out in Marble Falls area. 600 homes evacuated in Wichita Falls. 1,000 homes damaged or destroyed in Texas by flooding since late May. Oklahoma - 70-year-old record broken in Oklahoma City. 2,500 to 3,000 people displaced in Bartlesville and Dewey. \"more than $4.3 million in damage to public infrastructure\" Neosho River at 51 year high levels in Miami, Oklahoma - 600 homes and businesses damaged. Kansas - floods and crude oil spill in Coffeyville on the Verdigris River. 1,000 displaced. July 6 - Texas - \"....five major river basins -- the Nueces, Colorado, Brazos, Trinity and Red -- all at flood stage for the first time since 1957\" July 20 - Trinity and Brazos rivers still causing flooding." -97.17 32.84 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Jun-2007" "14" "40" NA "3115" 3115 107 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Victoria - Gippsland - Bairnsdale, Stratford, Briagolong. Traralgon, Lakes Entrance, Nicholson, Mount Macedon, Boisdale, Newry, Lake Glenmaggie, Cowwarr, Maffra, Paynesville and Raymond Island. Paradise Beach, Golden Beach, Burrabogie Island" "Mitchell, Avon, Latrobe, Thomson, Nicholson, Macalister. Creeks: Traralgon, Swifts, Stringers" "27-Jun-07" "4-Jul-07" 8 "1" "300" "60,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "40,950" 5.7 "\"floods are the worst Victoria has seen in 37 years\" Numerous roads cut by floodwaters stranding residents and motorists. Flooding on the Macalister River \"one-in-105-year event\" Civic infrastructure damage alone could top $40 million" 146.86 -37.94 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Jun-2007" "14" "41" NA "3116" 3116 108 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Esfahan province - Kashan city, Qohrud, Jarinan." "0" "27-Jun-07" "29-Jun-07" 3 "12" "0" "22,000,000" "Brief torrential rain" 1.5 "11,600" 4.7 "Flash floods in Kashan city kills 6. Flash floods \"unprecedented in the area for more than 50 years\" 22m dollars in damage to infrastructure, farmland and public utilities" 52.2 33.75 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Jun-2007" "14" "42" NA "3117" 3117 109 "LS-2007-000098-PAK" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "North West Frontier Province - Khyber Agency tribal region - Landi Kotal, Jamrud, Peshawar area. Tukhtabad, Chrasadda. Kohistan. Dir Valley(Dirbala): Nashnamal Jabi, Banaya Kahu, Gar Kohi and Jaba." "Shah Alam, Naguman and Swat. Jamrud. Kabul" "28-Jun-07" "22-Jul-07" 25 "130" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,410" 5.9 "Heavy rains cause flash floods than wash away houses, bridges and buildings. July 8 - flash floods and landslides kill 23 in Kohistan area. July 15 - most NWFP rivers still in high flood. July 20 - flash floods in Upper Dir District kill 80. Several villages destroyed." 71.87 34.27 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Jun-2007" "14" "43" NA "3118" 3118 110 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Quang Ninh - Halong Bay area" "0" "30-Jun-07" "2-Jul-07" 3 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,850" 4.2 "Rainfall in some areas of Quang Ninh reached 260mm." 107.17 21.24 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-Jun-2007" "14" "44" NA "3119" 3119 111 "FL-2007-000096-IND" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts. Jagatsinghpur, Naugaon, Balikuda. --Chhattisgarh - Raipur, Bilaspur, Mahasamund and Durg districts. Raipur and Bastar divisions." "Mahanadi and tributaries. Devi. Kharasrota, Baitarani, Brahmani, Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha and Jalaka" "30-Jun-07" "13-Jul-07" 14 "29" "50,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "240,000" 6.5 "Over 1,550 dead since June in India's monsoon season - (includes events 124, 121, 115, 113, 112, 111, 100, 97) Orissa - 21 dead. 50,000 homeless. 3,000 hectares crops destroyed. 600,000 people marooned in coastal Balasore district, 400 villages flooded. 1.5 million people in 2,000 villages affected by flooding. 80,000 hectares farmland affected. Chhattisgarh - 8 dead. 50,000 people marooned in Raipur and Bastar divisions. " 81.86 20.05 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-Jun-2007" "15" "45" -0.31 "3120" 3120 112 "" "India" "" "" "" "Maharashtra - Amrawati District. Mumbai area. Konkan region. Pune" "Chandrabhaga, Pedhi, Purna, Bhuleshwar rivers" "1-Jul-07" "6-Jul-07" 6 "62" "10,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "106,600" 5.8 "Amravati district - 23 dead. 9 missing. Over 200 villages are completely submerged in worst floods in 50 years. 5,000 evacuated. 13,000 hectares farmland destroyed. 385 deaths in Maharashtra state this monsoon season (includes event 2007-100)" 77.52 21.03 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jul-2007" "0" "1" NA "3121" 3121 113 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat - Saurashtra region: Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli. south Gujarat: Bharuch, Narmada and Surat. Junagarh. Patan, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Sabarkantha. Kutch region. Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Anand. Dascroi and Dholka. Valsad and Kheda --Rajasthan - districts: Jodhpur, Pali, Barmer, Jalore, Jhalawar. Bilara, Luni and Jodhpur. Pichyak. --Madhya Pradesh - Hoshangabad, Harda, Rajgarh, Khandwa, Betul, Indore and Jhabua" "Gujarat - Poorna, Narmada, Mahi and Sabarmati Rivers. Mahisagar Rajasthan - Luni, Gadhahed Madhya Pradesh - Kalisindh, Denva" "1-Jul-07" "13-Jul-07" 13 "225" "63,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "398,900" 6.7 "Over 2,219 dead since June in India's monsoon season - (includes events 124, 121, 115, 113, 112, 111, 100, 97) Gujarat - 163 dead. 30,000 evacuated. Widespread flooding in Saurashtra and the south of the state. 11,000 evacauated from Ahmedabad city. Rajasthan - 22 dead. 20,000 people evacuated. Breach in Jaswant Sagar Dam in Jodhpur district. Madhya Pradesh - 40 dead. " 72.25 22.02 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Jul-2007" "1" "2" NA "3122" 3122 114 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Cordoba - Cotorro, Lorica and San Pelayo. Atrato Chocoano. La Mojana (Majagual, Guaranda). Meta. Guaviare. Palo de Agua. Sucre department - San Benito Abad, Caimito, San Marco. Bolivar department - Achi and San Jacinto del Cauca. municipalities of Chima, Cienaga de Oro, Lorica, Momil, Monteria, Purisima, San Bernardo del Viento, San Pelayo, Tierralta and Valencia" "Sinu, San Jorge" "27-Jun-07" "10-Sep-07" 76 "43" "700,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "69,990" 6.7 "This years rainy season in Colombia - 58 dead. 14 missing. 580,277 affected by floods and landslides. 529 houses destroyed. (includes events 2007-72 and 2007-54) June 27 - Sinu river overflows. August 19 - 100,000 displaced in urban areas due to renewed flooding on Sinu and San Jorge rivers" -75.59 8.38 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Jun-2007" "2" "3" NA "3123" 3123 115 "FL-2007-000096-IND" "India" "" "" "" "West Bengal - Kolkata (Calcutta). districts: East and West Midnapore, Sabang. North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly, Bankura, Burdwan, Purulia, Darjeeling. Ghatal, Sabang, Pingla, Datan and Jhargram. Cooch Behar. Malda. Mathabhanga. Darjeeling. --Jharkhand - Jamshedpur and Chatra districts --Bihar - Darbhanga, Samastipur, Khagaria, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Katihar, Begusarai, Patna, Bhagalpur, Motihari. Madhubani, Saharsa, Supaul, Sheohar, East and West Champaran, Gopalganj, Gaya, Madhepura, Nalanda, Vaishali. Bagaha. --Uttar Pradesh - Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Khushinagar, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakoot, Orai and Lalitpur. Maharajganj, Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri, Siddharthnagar, Faizabad, Ballia, Bahraich, Balrampur and Gonda. Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Baharaich. Mirzapur, Varanasi and Ghazipur" "Dwarkeswar. Damodar, Subarnarekha and Kelaghai. Jarua Punpoon, Rato, Mahananda. Bagmati, Kamala Balan, Koshi, Kankai, Adhwara group of rivers, Ganga and Punpun. West Bengal - Teesta, Tons, Mansi. Mansai, Leesh. Hugli Bihar - Gandak, Bagmati and Kosi. Ganga, the Gandak, the Koshi and the Kamala Balan. Burhi Gandak, Kareh. Bagmati, Mahananda and Kosi. Adhwara. Bhutahi Balan. Uttar Pradesh - Rapti, Burhi Rapti, Rohin and Ghaghra. Rohini, Saryu, Badi Gandak Canal. Kuano, Kunhra, Ganga, Rapriti, Kuano. " "3-Jul-07" "22-Sep-07" 82 "958" "3,000,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "483,900" 7.8 "Over 2,219 dead since June in India's monsoon season - (includes events 124, 121, 115, 113, 112, 111, 100, 97) West Bengal - 83 dead. A million people marooned in 3,000 villages in coastal areas of the state. 700,000 people affected by floods. 9,316 villages hit by floods. Kolkata - 300 mm rainfall since July 2. 30,000 homeless. Flooding continues in West Bengal in DFO event 2007-188. Jharkhand - 6 dead. Bihar - 664 dead. 16 of 38 districts in the state under water - 3,614 villages affected. 630,000 hectares crops destroyed. 2.8 million displaced. 10.8 million marooned. Worst flooding in 30 years. Uttar Pradesh - 205 dead. 1,400 villages inundated in 11 districts. 200,000 evacuated. 2 million affected. Thousands acres crops submerged. Worst flooding in 24 years in Gonda district." 88.49 22.63 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Jul-2007" "3" "4" NA "3124" 3124 116 "FL-2007-000093-SDN" "Sudan" "" "" "" "White Nile State - Rabak. Kosti, El Obeid --Khartoum state - Khartoum area. Um Dhawban, Omdurman --Nile River State - Al-Damir, Mograt Island --Blue Nile State - Damazine --Upper Nile State - Renk, Fashoda --Red Sea State - Dolobiaya area --North Kordofan State - Wad al-Buga dam area --Southern Kordofan --Sennar (Sinnar) State. Kassala area, Shayib, Ud al-Fadil and Wad al-Abyad. Tamis. --Al-Jazirah State - Al-Kholab, Talib, and Guz Muhammad Nur --Manyo County - Wadokana --Port Sudan State - Tokar --Jonglei State - Bor. --other states: Gezira, Sinnar, Kassala, North State, Gedaref, Unity, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Lakes, Warrap." "White and Blue Nile, Gash and seasonal rivers. Khor Baraka. Adbara" "3-Jul-07" "8-Oct-07" 98 "150" "200,000" "300,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,591,000" 8.2 "150 dead. 200,000 homeless. 40,000 families homeless in northern Sudan. 365,000 people affected by flooding across 16 of Sudan's 26 states. 73,839 houses have been damaged or destroyed. 50,000 hectares crops ruined. \"worst flooding to have hit the country since 1988\" Flash floods displace 2,500 in Rabak. Hundreds houses destroyed. 4,680 homes in Khartoum destroyed. Many houses destroyed in Sennar. Hundreds of families stranded in Kassala area from flooding of River Gash Khartoum state - 13,000 families affected by flooding. Upper Nile State - 1,500 houses destroyed in Renk. 5,000 people affected by floods in Fashoda County. North Kordofan State - Wad al-Buga dam at Khor-Bagara collapses. Southern Sudan - 6 dead. 10,000 families displaced. Thousands of cattle dead in Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei states. August 9 - Blue Nile at Khartoum more than a meter higher than 1988 levels August 25 - 30,000 homes destroyed and 150,000 homeless in eastern Sudan September 4 - 20,000 houses destroyed in Kosti city. September 24 - Bor town in Jonglei state flooded. 8,000 houses and 62,000 people affected. Southern Kordofan - 15,000 homes destroyed or damaged. 30,000 homeless." 33.77 12.91 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Jul-2007" "4" "5" NA "3125" 3125 117 "FL-2007-000094-JPN" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu and Shikoku areas - prefectures: Kumamoto, Ehime. Towns: Misato, Misatomachi, Matsuyama " "0" "4-Jul-07" "12-Jul-07" 9 "2" "10,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,670" 4.4 "Several days of heavy rain cause floods and landslides. 10,000 evacuated, 30 houses destroyed and 500 houses flooded in Kumamoto prefecture" 130.73 32.86 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Jul-2007" "4" "6" NA "3126" 3126 118 "" "Burma" "" "" "" "Arakan.Yangon (Rangoon) area. Ayeyarwaddy, Bago and Tanintharyi Divisions" "0" "6-Jul-07" "1-Aug-07" 27 "0" "3,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "119,100" 6.5 "Thousands homeless. No deaths reported." 95.32 18.52 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Jul-2007" "5" "7" NA "3127" 3127 119 "" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Omo region - Gamogofa zone, Wodayita zone, Humbo district." "Wotio River" "6-Jul-07" "11-Jul-07" 6 "0" "5,800" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "19,510" 5.1 "Wotio River burst its banks and leaves 5,800 people stranded. No deaths reported." 37.12 5.45 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Jul-2007" "5" "8" NA "3128" 3128 120 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "Far North District - Kaeo district - Pawarenga, Horeke, Mitimiti, Kaeo, Mangamuka and Rahiri. Kaitaia. Kaipara area. Tangiteroria/Kirikopuni area." "Northern Wairoa and Mangakahia Rivers" "10-Jul-07" "13-Jul-07" 4 "0" "600" "25,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "13,660" 4.9 "\"The flood is considered a one in 100 year event with 254mm of rain fallen in the Kaeo district alone. \" Record high levels on Mangakahia River, a meter higher than during Cyclone Bola. 70 homes uninhabitable. No deaths reported." 173.93 -35.81 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Jul-2007" "5" "9" NA "3129" 3129 121 "" "India" "" "" "" "Assam State - Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Darrang, Morigaon, Sonitpur and Barpeta. Nalbari, Kamrup and Dibrugarh. Jorhat. Kamrup, Morigaon. Kaziranga National Park. Dhubri, Barpeta, Baksa. Sonari. Guwahati. Barak Valley. Guwahati. Karbi Anglong. Jagiroad, Howraghat, Dergaon, Cachar, Majuli Island. Goalpara, Sivasagar. --Arunachal Pradesh - Lakhimpur, Chamuah Gaon, Nowboicha, Bharaluwa Gaon --Meghalaya State - West Garo Hills district - Tura area. Rishipara area --Manipur State - Thoubal, Bishnupur. Imphal." "Bramaputra tributaries: Kumotia, Barak, Singra, Buridihing, Subansiri, Dessang, Dhansiri, Puthimari and Beki. Kuchiara, Neamatighat, Burhidihing, Dekhow, Dhansiri-North, Jiabharali, Puthimari, Kushiara. Katakhal, Kuchiara, Buridihing, Subansiri, Disang, Dhansiri, Kopili, Puthimary and Jiabharali. Dikrong, Ranganadi and Subansiri Barak and tributaries - Rukni, Sanai, Ziri, Chiri, Haray, Madhura, Ghagra, Jatinga, Katakhal and Dhaleswar. Darika, Dekhow --Meghalaya - Ganol --Manipur - Iril, Imphal, Thoubal and Nambul" "12-Jul-07" "10-Oct-07" 91 "96" "11,100,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "103,600" 7 "Over 2,219 dead since June in India's monsoon season - (includes events 124, 121, 115, 113, 112, 111, 100, 97) Assam - 100 dead since July. 11 million displaced in 25 of Assam's 27 districts. 1.1 million hectares inudated. 9,291 houses washed away. Dhemaji - 160 villages villages inundated and 40,000 evacuated after breaches in two embankments on river Kumotia. September 7-16 - second wave of flooding in Assam. 11.2 million displaced. 10,200 villages flooded. September 25 - third wave of flooding in Karimganj. 270,000 homeless. 29,105 hectares flooded. 453 villages submerged. Sivasagar district - 370 villages submerged. 20,000 hectares crops flooded. Meghalaya - 9 dead. Manipur - 16,538 hectares crops inundated. 54,607 households affected by flooding." 95.26 27.58 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Jul-2007" "6" "10" NA "3130" 3130 122 "" "Japan" "" "" "" "Kyushu - Kagoshima, Osumi peninsula, Fukuoka. Shikoku - Tokushima Okinawa" "0" "13-Jul-07" "16-Jul-07" 4 "5" "40,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "37,730" 5.2 "Heavy rains from Typhoon Man-yi kill 4 and flood 1500 homes. Worst storm to hit the archipelago in July since records began in 1951. Kagoshima - 5,683 people evacuated." 130.9 31.69 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Jul-2007" "6" "11" NA "3131" 3131 123 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Ghor Province - Lalo Sar Jangal district" "0" "15-Jul-07" "17-Jul-07" 3 "9" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,110" 4.1 "Flash floods kill 9 and destroy over 500 houses. Over 1,000 acres farmland washed away. 800 cattle killed. 18 bridges destroyed." 66.13 34.53 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Jul-2007" "6" "12" NA "3132" 3132 124 "" "India" "" "" "" "Kerala - Kannur, Kasargod, Kozhikode and Mallapuram. districts: Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Trissur, Idukki, Ernakulam " "0" "16-Jul-07" "20-Jul-07" 5 "44" "35,000" "see notes" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "24,120" 5.1 "Over 2,219 dead since June in India's monsoon season - (includes events 124, 121, 115, 113, 112, 111, 100, 97) Kerala - 44 dead. 7 missing. 35,000 people in nearly 500 relief camps. Losses of Rs.4 billion." 76.31 10.39 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Jul-2007" "6" "13" NA "3133" 3133 125 "FL-2007-000112-CHN" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang Uygur Region - Urumqi. Kanas, Burqin County. Luntai county. Changji Hui. Bayingolin. Ruoqiang. Huocheng. Hami Prefecture" "0" "14-Jul-07" "3-Aug-07" 21 "29" "38,500" "80,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "812,700" 7.2 "Rainstorms cause floods and landslides. 29 dead in July. 38,500 evacuated. 250,000 affected. 23,000 houses destroyed. 12,000 hectares crops damaged. Urumqi - Record rainfall of 63.2mm Hami Prefecture - worst flood in 150 years. 100,000 affected. 20,000 houses and 6,000 hectares crops destroyed. Changji - 11 dead." 88.21 43.09 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-Jul-2007" "7" "14" NA "3134" 3134 126 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shandong Province - Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai and Zibo" "0" "18-Jul-07" "22-Jul-07" 5 "40" "112,600" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "96,490" 5.7 "Strongest rainfall in Shandong this year. Jinan city received 18 cm of rain in three hours - worst rainstorm since 1916. 40 dead. 9 missing. 5,718 houses flooded. 1.5 billion yuan damages" 119.23 36.68 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Jul-2007" "7" "15" NA "3135" 3135 127 "" "China" "" "" "" "Yunnan Province - Tengchong, Pu'er and Dehong, Yingjiang. Lincang city. Fuyuan County. Yun County. Yuanjiang" "0" "18-Jul-07" "13-Aug-07" 27 "170" "10,000" "40,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "165,100" 6.6 "Floods and landslides triggered by rainstorms. Landslide at Xiaojiangping Dam in Tengchong. 6,537 evacuated. 4,000 houses destroyed. 15,560 hectares affected. 386,000 people affected. 40 million U.S. dollars damages. August 3 - 20 dead in landslides and floods in Fuyuan County." 100.16 24.1 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Jul-2007" "8" "16" NA "3136" 3136 128 "FL-2007-000106-IDN " "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sulawesi - districts: Morowali, Banggai, Parigi-Moutong, Tolitoli, Tojo-Unauna (Touna), and Poso. Bungku Utara, Petasia, Soyo Jaya and Mamosalato. Batu Bare and Tomboyali. Uweruru, Bobal. Baturube. Sidangsari in Toli." "Solato" "17-Jul-07" "30-Jul-07" 14 "107" "20,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,600" 4.8 "A week of rain causes floods and mudslides. 25 villages inundated. 7 bridges destroyed. Water up to 3 meters deep. 45,000 people affected by floods. Morowali district - Mamosalato, Joyo Jaya and Bungu Utara: 72 dead. 17 missing. 20,000 evacuated. Tolitoli district - 1,000 houses inundated." 121.49 -1.74 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Jul-2007" "8" "17" NA "3137" 3137 129 "" "Bangladesh" "India" "" "" "Bangladesh - districts: Bandarban Hill, Feni, Comilla. Sirajganj, Aricha, Goalundo and Bhagyakul. Rangpur region. Dhaka area. Khagrachari. Manikganj, Munshiganj, Gaibandha, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Dohar. Manikganj, Sylhet. Netrakona, Sunamganj, Sherpur, Bogra, Bhola, Kurigram, Narail, Jamalpur, Magura, Goalanda, Tangail. Rajshahi. Panchagarh. Mizoram. --India - Tripura - Udaipur, Amarpur and Sonamura. Agartala." "Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma tributaries: Bahulia, Sangu, Muhuri, Surma, Someswari, Gumti, Debiddar, Jamura, Ghagot, Gomti, Dharla and the Teesta. Kushiara and Meghna. Gomoti, Kaliganga, Dhaleswari, Kangsa, Turag, Surma, Lakhya, Manu, Meghna." "21-Jul-07" "15-Oct-07" 87 "1071" "5,000,000" "392,000,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "150,900" 7.1 "Bangladesh - Monsoon flooding - 1,071 dead since late July. US$392 million damages as of October 10. 88 million dollars agricultural damages on 819,985 acres of land in 56 districts. 5 million displaced in 24 districts. Much of capital city Dhaka inundated. Millions marooned throughout the country. 840,715 houses destroyed. September 9 - As floods were receding a renewed surge of flooding hits Bangladesh, Brahmaputra and Ganges burst banks. September 17 - more than 2.5 million marooned or displaced in renewed flooding. 800,000 hectares inundated. October 15 - floodwaters receding. Tripura - thousands of families displaced." 91.23 23.92 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Jul-2007" "9" "18" NA "3138" 3138 130 "FL-2007-000111-GBR" "UK" "" "" "" "counties: Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Lincolnshire. Towns: Oxford, Osney, Gloucester, Worcester, Evesham, Tewkesbury, Upton-upon-Severn, Abingdon, Witney, Buckingham, Stratford, Sandhurst." "Thames, Severn, Avon, Ock, Ouse, Evenlode, Windrush, Wye." "21-Jul-07" "30-Jul-07" 10 "7" "2,100" "6,500,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "24,650" 5.6 "Thousands stranded by floods in central and western England after four days heavy rain. Worst flooding in 60 years. 340,000 people and 10,000 homes and businesses affected by flooding. Wettest May through July in England and Wales since records began in 1766. $6.5 billion in insurance damages. \"This emergency is far from over and further flooding is extremely likely\" \"Some rivers are already 20ft above normal levels\" Thousands trapped in their homes. People airlifted in one of RAF's biggest peacetime operations. 130,000 homes flooded. Tewkesbury and Upton on Severn - towns cut off by floodwaters. Oxford - 1,500 evacuated. Thames 4 inches above 1947 flood level." -2.1 52.07 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Jul-2007" "9" "19" NA "3139" 3139 131 "FL-2007-000108-TJK" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Asht District - Oshoba, Oilmo" "0" "22-Jul-07" "23-Jul-07" 2 "11" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,110" 3.6 "25 houses destroyed in 2 villages. 11 dead. 10 missing. Road and bridge damages." 70.44 40.75 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "22-Jul-2007" "9" "19" NA "3140" 3140 132 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Aceh Province - districts: Aceh Singkil (Simpang Kiri, Sultan Daulat ), South Aceh (Meukek, Sawang, Samadua, Tapaktuan and North Kluet), and Southwest Aceh (Kuala Batee) " "Sibelagen and Surkea, Kluet and Meukek, Krueng Baro and Krueng Babahrot" "22-Jul-07" "25-Jul-07" 4 "0" "500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "7,800" 4.5 "South Aceh - hundreds of houses inundated up to 1 meter deep Southwest Aceh - hundreds of houses inundated" 97.51 2.96 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Jul-2007" "9" "20" NA "3141" 3141 133 "" "Haiti" "" "" "" "Port-au-Prince area" "0" "23-Jul-07" "24-Jul-07" 2 "4" "300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "44" 1.9 "300 families affected by flooding. Dozens of homes ruined" -72.29 18.55 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "23-Jul-2007" "9" "20" NA "3142" 3142 134 "FL-2007-000106-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Sulawesi - Sole, Pelapa and Larongtong of Luwu regency. Larompong and Suli subdistricts." "0" "25-Jul-07" "2-Aug-07" 9 "15" "2,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,400" 4.3 "Thousands of houses submerged in more than 30 villages. 300 houses destroyed. 15,761 hectares crops damaged. \"Temporary estimates put losses at billions of rupiahs,\"" 120.2 -3.28 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Jul-2007" "9" "21" NA "3143" 3143 135 "FF-2007-000114-RUS" "Russia" "" "" "" "Amur Region - Zeya and Tynda districts - towns: Zeya, Ovsyanka, Alexandrovka, Algach, Zarechnaya Sloboda, Bomnak" "Zeya, Tynda, Urkan" "17-Jul-07" "10-Aug-07" 25 "0" "500" "see notes" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "20,810" 5.7 "Heavy rain from July 7 to 25. Discharge from Zeyskoye Reservoir floods and/or isloates several villages. 40 houses destroyed. Damage estimate at CHF 1,895,703. \"Inspectors have not discovered reasons for the critical growth of the level in the Zeya hydropower plant's dam lake\" August 8 - water level in Zeya reservioir falling, 50 houses still inundated. No deaths reported." 127.28 54.01 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Jul-2007" "9" "22" NA "3144" 3144 136 "FF-2007-000117-NPL" "Nepal" "" "" "" "Southern Nepal: Mahottari district - Jaleswor area. Birgunj. --Terai districts - Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Udayapur, Bajhang, Dang, Okhaldhunga, Sunsari, Saptari, Chitwan, Surkhet, Dhanusha, Ramechhap, Morang, Makawanpur. Towns: Nepalgunj, Narayanpur, Kohalpur. --Jhapa district - Mahabhara, Rajgadh --Sunsari district - Narsingh --Nawalparasi district - Sanani --Kaski district - Pokhara, Sagarnkot --other districts: Sindhuli, Dang, Dhanusha, Gulmi, Solukhumbu. Janakpur area. Sarlahi, Rautahat, Siraha, Baglung, Bajura, Kailali, Baitadi, Darchula, Rupandehi. Hetauda Municipality. Rautahat. Saptari. Rajbiraj Municipality." "Ratu and Bigahi rivers. Sunkoshi. Kamala and Kankai. Koshi. Rapti and Duduwa. Baniyani, Gwar, Gurje, Ram-khanda, Rewa Khola, Bhuteni. Ghangra and Birang. Tinau. Dhansar. Seti. Khando " "23-Jul-07" "2-Oct-07" 72 "185" "86,000" "2,400,000" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "56,920" 6.6 "Monsoon season flooding and landslides. 185 dead in floods and landslides this monsoon season (includes event 2007-092). 86,000 people homeless. 67,917 families displaced. 467,742 people in 47 of 75 districts in Nepal affected by flooding. 100,000 hectares crops inundated. Mahottari district - More than 2 dozen villages inundated. 2.4 million U.S. dollars agricultural damages. Eastern Terai districts - hundreds villages flooded. 16,000 families affected. Nepalgunj town center submerged, 2,000 displaced. Janakpur district - Three dozen villages sumberged. September 3 - Worst flooding on Tinau river since 1981 in Rupandehi September 13 - 3,000 families homeless in floods in Saptari District." 84.08 27.78 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "23-Jul-2007" "10" "23" NA "3145" 3145 137 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Cape Town - Cape Flats area. Heideveld, parts of Gugulethu and Athlone. Philippi, Klipfontein, Nyanga, Khayelitsha Site B, Crossroads, Lwandle in Strand and Doornbach in Milnerton. Overberg. Matzikama, Swartland area, Rustof " "Vygieskraal Canal. Eerste River. " "27-Jul-07" "2-Aug-07" 7 "0" "38,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "20,100" 5.1 "Four major storms hit Cape Town area. 38,000 displaced from informal settlements in low lying areas around Cape Town. No deaths reported. \"About 25 percent of the city's 226 informal settlements were affected by the recent flooding\"" 19.58 -34.09 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Jul-2007" "10" "24" NA "3146" 3146 138 "" "Burkina Faso" "" "" "" "Bama region" "0" "28-Jul-07" "1-Aug-07" 5 "0" "2,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,435" 4.1 "Worst rains in Bama region in 16 years. 165 mm of rain in 24 hours. 2,000 homeless. Hundreds houses collapsed. No deaths reported." -4.39 11.45 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Jul-2007" "10" "25" NA "3147" 3147 139 "FL-2007-000145-ETH" "Ethiopia" "" "" "" "Amhara, Tigray, Southern Nation and Nationalities People Regional state (SNNPR), Gambella, Afar regions" "tributaries of the Baro and Gilo Rivers. Blue Nile and Lake Tana catchments. Awash valley." "29-Jul-07" "5-Oct-07" 69 "17" "42,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "714,200" 7.7 "Heavy rains on July 29 cause flash floods in Gambela region - 1 dead. 11,886 displaced. August 28 - 36,000 displaced. Over 100,000 people affected by flooding. Water Levels in Lake Tana area continue to rise. September 14 - 17 dead. 42,000 displaced. 183,000 affected. 34,000 hectares of land damaged. 4,000 head livestock drowned." 34.5 8.33 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "29-Jul-2007" "11" "26" NA "3148" 3148 140 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Newfoundland - Avalon Peninsula - Ship Harbour, Placentia, Dunnville, Cupids, Bryant's Cove, Bay Roberts, Butlerville, Shearstown and South River." "0" "1-Aug-07" "3-Aug-07" 3 "0" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "617" 3.4 "Post-tropical storm Chantal dumps up to 180mm rain on eastern Newfoundland. Homes flooded, roads washed out, bridge destroyed, communities isolated. Worst flooding in over 26 years in Placentia. No deaths reported." -53.98 47.16 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "1-Aug-2007" "11" "26" NA "3149" 3149 141 "FL-2007-000123-NGA FL-2007-000141-NGA" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Lagos area - Ikorodu, Kosofe Ogun state - Abeokuta" "Ogun River" "1-Aug-07" "15-Aug-07" 15 "6" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,270" 4.9 "Ogun river flooding displaces more than 1,000 in Abeokuta and leaves more than 4,000 homeless in Lagos." 3.3 6.96 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Aug-2007" "11" "27" NA "3150" 3150 142 "FL-2007-000122-VNM" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "provinces: Dak Lak (Cu M'ga and Krong Nang), Lam Dong, Ha Tinh (Huong Khe, Vu Quang), Nghe An, Gia Lai, Phu Yen, Dak Nong and Quang Binh (Chau Hoa, Van Hoa) " "0" "3-Aug-07" "17-Aug-07" 15 "74" "10,000" "57,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "98,230" 6.3 "Tropical storm causes floods and landslides. 24 inches rain. 74 dead. 9 missing. 55,000 houses inundated. 65,700 hectares crops inundated. Dak Lak - 20 dead. 24 inches rain in 4 days. 5,000 displaced Lam Dong - 5 dead. 180 houses inundated. Ha Tinh - 29 dead. $28 million damages. 30,000 households marooned by floods. 130,000 affected. Quang Binh - 15 dead. 240,000 affected. $29 million damages Worst flooding since 1944 in Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Dak Nong, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh." 108.2 12.34 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Aug-2007" "12" "28" NA "3151" 3151 143 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - Cuttack, Puri, Khordha, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur districts. Rayagada. Balasore - Bhograi, Baliapal, Basta, Jaleswar and Sadar areas. Mayurbhanj, Rourkela, Rajgangpur, Sambalpur" "Bansadhara, Subarnarekha and Jalaka, Kharasrota and Brahmani. Genguti and Birupa" "3-Aug-07" "27-Aug-07" 25 "15" "20,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "15,360" 5.6 "500,000 affected by floods in Orissa's coastal districts Cuttack town - 10,000 evacuated. 50,000 trapped in flooded homes. Town received 437 mm rain in 3 days, a 50 year record. August 21 - 800 villages inundated in Belasore" 86.2 20.45 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Aug-2007" "12" "29" NA "3152" 3152 144 "FL-2007-000123-NGA FL-2007-000141-NGA" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Plateau state - Wase, Langtang, Kanke and Kanam. Gyambar, Kukawa, Saluwe, Anguwan Gar, Wase Tofa, Zanko, Gandu and Gwaiwan Kogi. Yarshi, Pilgani. Bakinlong, Karfi and Namarang --Adamawa State - Yola, Jimeta, Demsa Loko and villages in Numan, Demsa and Lamurde. Song Local government area. --Borno State - Gwoza, Gadamayo --Anambra State - Nanka in Orumba-North, Anambra West, Anam. --Bauchi State - Bauchi --Yobe State - Ngala, Fika, Fune. Damaturu, Ngelzarma and Ngalda towns. Nguru. --Niger State - --Jigawa State - --Taraba State - Jen, Karim-Lamido --Cross River State - Calabar --Ebonyi State - Ikwo --Yenagoa-Bayelsa - Ekeremor, Sagbama --Delta - Ndokwa-East, Patani, Bomadia and Burutu" "Wase River. Benue tributaries. Hadejia Jama'are river. Niger river, Enzuji. Kaduna. Cross River." "4-Aug-07" "21-Oct-07" 79 "101" "140,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "630,100" 7.7 "Plateau state - 47 dead. 750 houses washed away. 13 villages swept away. 9,000 homeless. Adamawa State - 23 dead in Song Local government area. 500 houses and farmland submerged. 2,000 displaced. Borno State - 3 dead. Thousands displaced. Anambra State - 4 dead in Nanka in Orumba-North. Bauchi State - 24 dead. 108 villages affected. 9,652 people displaced. 13,609 houses destroyed, 5,787 flooded. Yobe State - 3,000 houses destroyed in Ngala, Fika Local Government Area, 500 families homelss. Over 1,000 houses destroyed in Damaturu, Ngelzarma and Ngalda towns. Niger State - 6 dead. October 15 - 60 communities in the Niger Delta submerged in floods in Delta, Edo, Bayelsa and Ondo States. 120,000 displaced." 11.75 10.29 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Aug-2007" "13" "30" NA "3153" 3153 145 "" "Bulgaria" "" "" "" "Razgrad Region - Tsar-Kaloyan. Rousse region, Montana region. Pazarjik, Bansko" "Khlebarovska River" "5-Aug-07" "8-Aug-07" 4 "8" "0" "0" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "13,950" 4.7 "Heavy rains follow long heatwave. Flash floods from overflowing Ezerche dam in Tsar Kaloyan kill 8. 200 homes damaged, 100 destroyed." 26.58 43.54 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "5-Aug-2007" "13" "31" NA "3154" 3154 146 "FL-2007-000127-MRT" "Mauritania" "" "" "" "Hodh El-Gharbi region - Tintane area" "0" "7-Aug-07" "5-Sep-07" 30 "2" "15,820" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,500" 5.5 "2 dead. 25 missing. Major damage. Hundreds stranded in flooded areas in Titane town and surrounding villages, floods up to 2 meters deep. Northern half of Tintane town submerged, 30,000 affected by flooding. unidentified number of houses collapsed. 2,500 displaced families. 81.5 mm of rain in a 24-hour period - \"the most anyone in the area can remember\". September 5 - Tintane is still flooded." -11.32 16.55 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Aug-2007" "13" "32" NA "3155" 3155 147 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "North Maluku Province - South Halmahera District - East Gane (Fida, Batona, Lalubi and Wairoro). Bacan Timur -" "0" "28-Jul-07" "10-Aug-07" 14 "0" "3,000" "0" "0" 1 "1,280" 4.3 "Thousands displaced. 85 houses destroyed, hundreds damaged. 17 villages flooded. Several rivers overflowed. Worst floods in 10 years in Gane Timur. No deaths reported." 128.14 -0.64 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Jul-2007" "13" "33" NA "3156" 3156 148 "" "Canada" "" "" "" "Quebec - Gaspe region - Riviere-au-Renard, Corte-Réal" "Morris River " "8-Aug-07" "12-Aug-07" 5 "1" "140" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "430" 3.5 "Worst flood in decades, at least 45 years. 1 dead, 1 missing. Sudden storm dumps 115mm rain in 12 hours on Gaspe. 3 bridges washed away, 2 damaged. Three rivers overflow. 20 homes evacuated. . \"This is the third major flood in the region in 10 years\" August 11- much of town of Rivière au Renard still inundated." -64.44 48.95 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "8-Aug-2007" "13" "33" NA "3157" 3157 149 "" "Germany" "Switzerland" "Austria" "" "Switzerland - central plateau - Jura (Delemont, Riedes), Bern (Lake Bieler near Biel), Winterthur, Lake Geneva area (Roche, Vaud). Other cantons: Aargau, Solothurn, Freiburg, Schwyz --Germany - Arnsberg, Waldshut-Tiengen, Schleswig-Holstein" "Upper Rhine, Birse, Aar in Aargau" "8-Aug-07" "12-Aug-07" 5 "2" "100" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "30,940" 5.2 "Unusual heavy rainfall for this time of the year. Switzerland - heaviest rainfall in the past 100 years. 1 dead. 100 evacuated. $244 million dollars damages. Record high levels at Lake Bieler near Biel in Bern. Rhine at critical levels in Basel. Germany - 20 year high levels on Rhine at Baden-Wuerttemberg. 1 dead." 7.38 47.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Aug-2007" "13" "34" NA "3158" 3158 150 "FL-2007-000125-PHL" "Phillippines" "" "" "" "Southern and central Luzon - metro Manila area, Malabon, Pateros. Quezon City. Bulacan. Antipolo City, Zambales, Baguio City" "0" "8-Aug-07" "13-Aug-07" 6 "11" "12,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "4,110" 4.4 "Tropical storms Wutip and Pubak follow a three month dry spell, causing floods and landslides. 130 villages in Metro Manila region under water. Dam overflow in Bulacan. Most of Malabon city inundated." 121.09 14.67 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Aug-2007" "13" "35" NA "3159" 3159 151 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Tasmania - Derwent Valley (New Norfolk, Bushy Park). Forth Valley. Huonville and Franklin. Branxholm, Derby, " "Forth, Huon, Derwent, Ringaroom, Branxholm, Henty, Gordon, Styx, North Esk." "9-Aug-07" "13-Aug-07" 5 "0" "200" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "22,730" 5.1 "Flooding and landslides. Major flooding on Forth River. Highest levels on Derwent River since 1980's. No deaths reported. \"worst flooding for some years\" $5 million damages in town of Forth." 147.4 -42 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "9-Aug-2007" "13" "36" NA "3160" 3160 152 "FL-2007-000126-PRK GoogleEarth Kmz" "North Korea" "" "" "" "provinces: Kangwon, South Hamgyong, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae. South Phyongan. low lying areas in Pyongyang: Nangnang, Sadong, Central, Tongdaewon, Taedonggang, Sunan, Hyongjesan, Kangdong, and Kangnam. Yangdok region" "Taedong-gang, Imjin" "8-Aug-07" "25-Aug-07" 18 "454" "170,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "29,480" 5.7 "Heavy rain from August 7 to 12 - 30 to 67 cm of rain. Worst floods in a decade. 170,000 displaced. nearly 1 million affected. 40,463 houses destroyed, 133,732 submerged, 67,056 badly damaged. Severe damage to infrastructure: 8,000 public buildings and 540 bridges destroyed, railways damaged. 268,000 hectares crops destroyed. \"more than 11 percent of rice and maize fields nationwide had been submerged, buried or washed away\" \"worst rains to have hit the country in 40 years\" Kangwon - almost 50% of people displaced. North Hwanghae - 3,400 houses destroyed. 9,100 houses flooded. 13,000 hectares farmland submerged. South Hamgyong - 8,000 houses destroyed. 9,000 hectares farmland flooded." 126.61 38.53 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Aug-2007" "13" "37" NA "3161" 3161 153 "" "India" "" "" "" "Gujarat - Saurashtra and Kutch regions - Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh and Porbandar. Veraval" "0" "8-Aug-07" "15-Aug-07" 8 "12" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "133,800" 6 "Renewed monsoon flooding. \"Worst-hit Junagadh district received 18.5in of rain in 24 hours, submerging several villages under 6ft of water\" 400 villages cut off by flooding." 70.93 22.68 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Aug-2007" "14" "38" NA "3162" 3162 154 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shandong Province - eastern and southern parts" "0" "9-Aug-07" "12-Aug-07" 4 "26" "70,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,100" 5.6 "Heavy rain since August 8. 6 dead. 2.43 million people in 12 cities affected. 17,000 houses inundated. More than half the large and medium sized reservoirs overflowing. Damage to bridges and levees. 1,895 kilometres roads flooded." 118.72 36.37 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "9-Aug-2007" "14" "39" NA "3163" 3163 155 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sindh - Karachi city. Districts: Thatta, Badin, Dadu, Shahdadkot, Kambar, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Tharparkar and Mirpurkhas. Qubo Sayeed Khan." "0" "10-Aug-07" "13-Aug-07" 4 "35" "0" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "190,100" 5.9 "Violent storm inundates most of Karachi city. More than 191mm rain in 48 hours. Worst storm to hit Pakistan since June. Floods in Sindh cause Rs 20 billion losses." 68.83 26.02 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Aug-2007" "14" "40" NA "3164" 3164 156 "" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Huon Peninsula area - Morobe Province - Finschhafen, Bukawa village. Lae. Boana Buang" "Busu, Buhemg, Mape, Bumbu." "10-Aug-07" "21-Aug-07" 12 "2" "5,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,710" 4.5 "Two weeks continuous rain causes floods and landslides. Three major rivers break their banks. 12,000 affected by flooding. Bridges destroyed." 147.32 -6.7 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Aug-2007" "14" "41" NA "3165" 3165 157 "" "India" "" "" "" "Himachal Pradesh - Mandi, Bilaspur, Kinnaur and Hamirpur, Solan. Shimla district. Rampur. --Punjab - --Haryana - --Jammu and Kashmir - Jammu city, Udhampur, Nikki Tawi, lower Satwari. Ramgarh. Akhnoor --Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) - Chamoli, Haridwar" "Tawi, Sutlej, Basantar" "12-Aug-07" "17-Aug-07" 6 "76" "15,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "191,400" 6.1 "floods and landslides. Himachal Pradesh - 36 dead. 52 missing. Punjab - Haryana - Jammu and Kashmir - 15,000 evacuated from banks of Tawi river in Jammu city Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) - 40 dead" 76.53 31.24 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Aug-2007" "15" "42" NA "3166" 3166 158 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "North West Frontier Province - Kohistan district - Rah Nolia, Rano Mera" "0" "12-Aug-07" "14-Aug-07" 3 "22" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,540" 4.7 "Flash floods and landslides in North West Frontier Province near Gilgit. 200 mud houses destroyed." 74.34 35.95 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Aug-2007" "15" "43" NA "3167" 3167 159 "FL-2007-000132-BFA FL-2007-000130-CIV FL-2007-000147-NER FL-2007-000153-GHA FL-2007-000158-TGO FL-2007-000165-BEN FL-2007-000177-SLE" "Ghana" "Burkina Faso" "Togo" "Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, Guinea" "Burkina Faso - Kouritenga (Centre); Oubritenga (Plateau Central); Kadiogo (Centre); Houet (Hauts Bassins); Zandoma, Yatenga, Passore, Loroum (North); Bam, Namentenga, Sanmatenga (Centre North). Zoundwego (Centre South). Bama (Tanwogma). Lorum (Banh). Nahouri (Po). Tiebele. Banwa (Solenzo, Sanaba). Ouagadougou. --Mali - Mopti (Bandiagara), Kayes, Sikasso, Koulikoro, Gao and Segou. San area. Bamako area. Bla --Niger - Niamey, Agadez, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder and Diffa regions. Iférouane. Dabaga --Nigeria - Sokoto (Goronyo, Shagari, Tureta, Bodinga, Tambuwal, Yabo, Sokoto South and North, Kebbe). Kiyawa, Gamgam in Shagari. Katsina (Ingawa, Dutsi, Baure, Batagarwa, Bindawa,Daura). Zamfara (Gusau, Sabonfegi, Tullukawa, Gangaren Kwata, Kofar Mari). Niger (Akere, Babanrami). --Ghana - Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions - Builsa, Bawku West and Garu Tempane districts. Saboba. Saboba-Chereponi, West and Central Gonja, West Mamprusi, Savelugu-Nanton and Tolon-Kumbungu. Ashanti --Togo - Savanes region. Kpendjal, Oti, Tône and Tandjouaré --Ivory Coast - Agboville area. --Benin - Atacora, Donga, Borgou, Alibori. Atlantique, Littoral, Mono, Couffo, Oueme, Plateau. Zou, Collines. --Liberia - Nimba County. Guinea - Dinguiraye, Mamou, Dabola" "Niger River tributaries. Sokoto and Rima and tributaries. --Ghana - Oti River, Dwahyen Black and White Volta Rivers --Liberia - St John, Cestos" "26-Jul-07" "10-Oct-07" 77 "153" "540,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,695,000" 8.3 "Bukina Faso - 52 dead. 95,000 displaced. 9,000 homes washed away. Lorum province: 3,000 homeless. two-thirds of houses in village of Banh washed away. Bama county: 165 mm rain on July 28. 5,000 homeless. Worst flooding in Ouagadougou in 54 years. Mali - Heavy rains since July. 4 dead. Up to 9 inches rain. 17,900 homeless, 30,000 affected. Niger - 10 dead. 20,000 homeless since July Nigeria - Niger State - 11 dead. 50,000 homeless. 3000 houses destroyed. Sokoto State - 5,000 displaced. Ivory Coast - 1,000 homeless in Agboville floods on July 27. Ghana - 56 dead. 400,000 homeless. 35,000 homes destroyed. 60,000 farms destroyed. Heavy rain August 24-29. Flooding increased by opening of spillway of Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso. Togo - 23 dead. 66,000 displaced. Heavy rains since end of August. 60,000 cut off by flooding in northern areas. Vast areas of crops destroyed in Savanes region. 29,474 houses, 101 bridges and seven dams destroyed. Benin - 50 villages destroyed in Couffo area, 43,000 affected. Guinea - worst flooding in 45 years in Dinguiraye area. 6,000 rescued in canoes. 4,000 hectares crops inundated." 0.61 13.04 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Jul-2007" "16" "44" NA "3168" 3168 160 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Mayo Kebbi region. Department Mayo Dallah, Galria Zoutene - Torrock and Tikem. Pala, Goigoudoum." "0" "9-Aug-07" "15-Aug-07" 7 "3" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,500" 5.2 "Heavy rains August 9 cause Lake Lere to overflow flooding dozens of surrounding villages. 165 mm rain. 700 houses destroyed, 5,000 damaged. Thousands of livestock killed" 15.11 9.64 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "9-Aug-2007" "16" "45" NA "3169" 3169 161 "" "Cambodia" "" "" "" "Kampong Thom, Ratanakiri and Preah Vihear." "0" "10-Aug-07" "24-Aug-07" 15 "2" "19,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1.5 "64,580" 6.2 "Heavy rains from August 6 to 13 cause worst flooding in 20 years. 2 dead. 19,000 evacuated. 19,600 hectares crops destroyed. Damage to bridges and roads. over 1 million USD damages." 105.88 13.28 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Aug-2007" "17" "46" NA "3170" 3170 162 "FL-2007-000146-MMR" "Burma" "" "" "" "Irrawaddy Delta area - Athok. Kachin State. Mandalay Division. Ayeyarwady Division Mandalay area" "Irrawaddy" "14-Aug-07" "4-Oct-07" 52 "2" "40,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "257,800" 7.1 "Unusually heavy monsoon rains from July to mid August. Continuation of Monsoon flooding in Event 2007-118. Irrawaddy Delta area - 18 villages under water. 10,000 houses flooded. 40,000 acres of rice paddies were destroyed Kachin State - 535,429 people affected by flooding. Ayeyarwady Division - 61,689 people affected by flooding. 3,927 evacuated. September - renewed flooding along the Irrawaddy. September 21 - flooding in Rangoon city." 95.17 16.96 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-Aug-2007" "18" "47" NA "3171" 3171 163 "FL-2007-000161-UGA FL-2007-000139-KEN FL-2007-000138-UGA" "Uganda" "Kenya" "" "" "Kenya - Budalangi region - Busia and Bunyala Districts - Magombe, Bunyala and Khajula locations. Namanjalala. Hakati, Kongoini, Khuboyi, Makunda A and Makunda B. Nakuru District - Rongai. Molo District. Siaya District - Alego Usonga and Ugenya. Kitale East and West districts. --Uganda - Teso - Katakwi, Amuria, Bukedea, Kumi, Soroti, Kaberamaido. Elgon - Manafwa, Sironko, Bukwo, Kapchorwa, Bududa, Mbale. Lango - Lira, Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Oyam. Acholi - Pader, Kitgum, Gulu, Amuru. West Nile - Adjumani, Arua, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe. Karamoja region - Kotido, Kabong, Karena, Abim, Kaabong, Moroto, Nakapiripirit. other districts: Malela, Wera, Abarilela, Asamuk, Acowa, Kumi, Omoro, Aloi. Mukono, Kayunga. Kibaale. Kiboga - Gayaza, Ntwetwe and Nkooko. Kamuli. Mubende, Butorogo, Kitumbi, Bukuya and Kassanda. Mukono and Kayunga. Pallisa. Bugisu and Sebei." "Kenya - Nzoia, Sabwani, Malakisi, Malaba, Rongai. Uganda - Kirik, Moroto, Aswa, Ora, Ssezibwa, Dopeth. Muzizi. Nyangoma" "15-Aug-07" "31-Oct-07" 78 "52" "520,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "107,800" 7.1 "Kenya - 8 dead. 5 missing. Heavy rains in Cherangani and Kaptagat hills. 40,000 displaced in flooding of Nzoia river. \"The southern dyke burst at exactly the same place where it broke last year,\" September 19 - 5,000 homeless from flooding of Nzoia river in Siaya district. 10,000 displaced in Trans-Nzoia District from flooding of River Sabwani. Uganda - Heaviest floods in eastern Uganda in 35 years. 22 districts affected. 480,000 displaced. Damages in Teso region Shs120 billion. September 2 - 40,000 displaced in Lira district. 613 homeless in Sironko. September 8 - 100,000 displaced in Soroti, Amuria, Kumi, and Katakwi. Septmeber 19 - 29 dead in Karamoja. 18 dead in Teso and Lango. Septmeber 29 - Floods spread to central regions in Kiboga District October 19 - 5 dead and 120,000 displaced in Mubende. October 30 - floodwaters receding." 34.28 0.88 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Aug-2007" "19" "48" NA "3172" 3172 164 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Texas - counties: Kendall, Taylor, Harris, Bandera. towns: Abilene, Houston area, San Antonio, Boerne. --Minnesota - counties: Winona, Houston. Towns: Witoka, Winona, Stockton, Brownsville, St. Charles area, Rushford. --Oklahoma - counties: Caddo, Blaine, Kingfisher. Towns: Kingfisher. Oklahoma City area, Watonga, Geary --Wisconsin - counties: Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Grant, La Crosse, Sauk. Towns: Gotham, Gays Mills, Soldiers Grove. --Missouri - counties: Lawrence, Dade, Polk, Greene. towns: Pleasant Hope --Ohio - counties: Crawford, Hancock, Wyandot. towns: Findlay, Bucyrus, Carey, Mansfield, Ottawa, Bluffton --Iowa - counties: Boone, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Appanoose, Wayne. towns: Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Bentonsport, Keosauqua, Dorchester. --South Dakota - Hermosa --Illinois - counties: Kane, Lake. towns: DeKalb, Sycamore, Utica Rochelle" "Texas - Medina --Minnesota - Whitewater, Mississippi. --Oklahoma - Cimarron, Canadian, North Canadian, Washita, East Cache Creek --Wisconsin - Pine, Kickapoo. --Ohio - Blanchard, Auglaize and Ottawa, Sandusky --Iowa - Des Moines, English, Iowa, Cedar --Illinois - Fox, Des Plaines, Kishwaukee. Clark's Run" "16-Aug-07" "27-Aug-07" 12 "26" "2,800" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "1,217,000" 7.3 "Heavy rain from remnants of tropical storm Erin. Texas - 8 dead. 2,000 houses in Abilene evacuated. 7 inches rain in Houston and San Antonio areas. Minnesota - 7 dead. Record 15.1 inches rain recorded in Houston County. Bridges houses and buildings washed away. Evacuations in Stockton and Winona. \"This is the worst disaster that's hit southeast Minnesota in a lifetime,\" Over $67 million damages. Oklahoma - 6 dead. Hundreds homes flooded. 11 inches rain. Wisconsin - $38 million damages in southwestern counties of Crawford, Grant, La Crosse, Richland and Vernon. 200 homes flooded. Missouri - 12 inches or more rain in Lawrence and Dade counties Ohio - 2 dead. 1000 evacuated. Blanchard river 7 feet above flood stage - highest levels since 1913. Over 2,000 evacuated in Findlay. Worst flooding in 30 years in Wyandot county. Between $20 and $30 million damages in Findlay. Iowa - 14 inches rain since August 17 in Humbolt. South Dakota - Battle Creek in Hermosa reaches levels not seen since 1972 Ilinois - 600 displaced in DeKalb and Sycamore. 50 year levels on Fox River." -94.64 36.86 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Aug-2007" "20" "49" NA "3173" 3173 165 "" "Martinique" "Haiti" "Mexico" "Dominica" "Caribbean and Central America --Martinique - throughout island --St. Lucia - Castries, northern areas. --Dominica - throughout island --Haiti - Southern Department (Torbeck, Chantal, Camp Perrin) --Dominican Republic - --Jamaica - Portland, St Mary, St. Thomas, St. Catherine, Clarendon. --Mexico - Veracruz - Poza Rica. Yucatan - Majahual. Hidalgo - Tulancingo. Puebla State. --Belize - Corozal District, Orange Walk." "0" "17-Aug-07" "24-Aug-07" 8 "25" "20,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "2,560" 4.3 "Hurricane Dean. Martinique - 1 dead. Flooding throughout island. Entire banana crop destroyed, 70% sugar cane plantations flooded. Damages $200 million. St. Lucia - 1 dead. Infrastructure and agriculture damage. Entire banana crop destroyed. Dominica - 2 dead. Entire banana crop destroyed. Haiti - 9 dead. 4,000 families homeless Dominican Republic - 1 dead. 1,580 evacuated. Jamaica - extensive damage to banana crops in four parishes. Mexico - 8 dead. storm surge flooding in Cuidad del Carmen, Majahual. Several rivers burst banks in Hidalgo State - 10,000 evacuated." -61.02 14.64 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Aug-2007" "20" "50" NA "3174" 3174 166 "" "Phillippines" "China" "Taiwan" "" "Philippines - Central Luzon, the Cagayan Valley, southern Luzon provinces and the Bicol region - Metro Manila area, Pasay, Paranaque, Makati, Taguig, Manila, Malabon, Valenzuela and Quezon. Pampanga. Rizal, Batangas, Laguna and Cavite --Taiwan - Yunlin, Changhua, Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties. Hualien, Taitung, Haocha in Pingtung County --China - Fujian (Yongfeng county, Hui'an county, Fuzhou, Jiaocheng). Zhejiang (Wenzhou). Hunan (Yongxing, Chenzhou, Zhuzhou) Jiangxi. " "China - Hunan - Xiangjiang and Mishui" "17-Aug-07" "24-Aug-07" 8 "42" "600,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "460,400" 6.7 "Philippines - 3 dead. 380,000 people families affected by flooding. 20 towns in Pampanga underwater, 5,700 evacuated. Taiwan - Typhoon Sepat lands on August 18. Heavy rains bring floods on already saturated ground. 1,800 evacuated. China - Typhoon Sepat lands on August 19. 39 dead. 11 missing. 900,000 evacuated as a precaution along the coast. 313,900 ha of crops flooded. 61,000 houses damaged. $663 million damages. 588,000 evacuated in Hunan province from flooding of Xiangjiang and Mishui rivers. Mishui river at Ganxi 52cm higher levels than previous record of 1982." 119.91 27 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Aug-2007" "21" "51" NA "3175" 3175 167 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Phang Nga - Muang, Takua Pa, Khura Buri, Thai Muang and Kapong districts. Takuapha Surat Thani - Phanom, Klongsok districts." "Klong Phang Nga" "20-Aug-07" "24-Aug-07" 5 "0" "3,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "16,270" 5.1 "\"the worst floods in 60 years\" in Phang Nga. No deaths reported. Worst flood in 80 years in Khaosok National Park in Surat Thani 800 houses and 4,000 acres of farmland inundated in Surat Thani's Phanom district" 98.98 8.94 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Aug-2007" "21" "52" NA "3176" 3176 168 "" "Yemen" "" "" "" "0" "0" "1-Aug-07" "27-Aug-07" 27 "50" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "165,100" 6.6 "50 dead in Yemen from heavy rains and flooding since early August. Homes and livestock destroyed. 7 dead in western Yemen from floods on August 25." 45.73 15.08 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Aug-2007" "22" "53" NA "3177" 3177 169 "" "China" "" "" "" "Sichuan - Yibin city, Xinshi Town. Pingshan county Yunnan - Zhaotong area." "0" "22-Aug-07" "27-Aug-07" 6 "17" "2,309" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,590" 5.3 "Continuous rains cause floods and landslides. Sichuan - 303 mm rain in Pingshan County. 4,000 houses destroyed. 2,309 evacuated. 213,000 affected. 5,653.3 hectares of crops destroyed. US $5.5 million damages. Yunnan - 500 homes destroyed around Zhaotong." 104.07 27.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Aug-2007" "22" "54" NA "3178" 3178 170 "FL-2007-000144-LBR" "Liberia" "" "" "" "Montserrado County - Monrovia area. Red Hill, Caldwell, Doe, St. Paul Bridge, and Gardnersville in Greater Monrovia. Bushrod Island. Brewerville. Margibi County" "St. Paul River, Stockton Creek" "26-Aug-07" "30-Aug-07" 5 "0" "17,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "2,330" 4.2 "17,000 displaced. St. Paul River at highest levels in 25 years. Floods 2 meters deep in Caldwell. No deaths reported." -10.58 6.51 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Aug-2007" "22" "55" NA "3179" 3179 171 "" "Romania" "" "" "" "Brasov county - Sambata de Sus monastery. Moldovita and Vatra Moldovita. Buzau county." "Lucava" "25-Aug-07" "27-Aug-07" 3 "2" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "32,270" 5 "Overnight rains cause flooding. 1,400 people stranded by floods in villages of Moldovita and Vatra Moldovita." 25.6 46.76 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Aug-2007" "22" "56" -0.43 "3180" 3180 172 "FL-2007-000151-TCD" "Chad" "" "" "" "Salamat region - Am Timan. Tandjile region. Lac. Hadjer Lamis. Batha region. Ouaddai - Koukou. Koukou Angarana region." "Bhar Azoum, Bahr Salamat. Logone" "25-Aug-07" "1-Oct-07" 38 "12" "170,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "454,800" 7.2 "August 26 - 12 dead in Salamat region in flooding of Bahr Azoum river September 4 - refugee camps in southeastern chad flooded. September 19 - \"We haven't seen such flooding in the past two years.\" in Koukou Angarana region." 19.05 11.54 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Aug-2007" "0" "1" NA "3181" 3181 173 "FL-2007-000131-SEN" "Senegal" "Mauritania" "" "" "Senegal River Valley Mauritania - Gorgol region - Maghama, Mbout, Kaedi . Assaba - Barkeol, Kankossa. --Senegal - Thies, Louga, Matam, Kaolack, Tamba and Dakar" "Senegal river and tributaries" "31-Aug-07" "20-Sep-07" 21 "1" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "162,800" 6.5 "Mauritania - Heavy rains August 29-30 submerge large parts of Gorgol and Assaba regions. 200 homes destroyed in Maghama town. Senegal - " -13.97 15.47 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "31-Aug-2007" "1" "2" NA "3182" 3182 174 "" "China" "" "" "" "Shaanxi Province - Ankang city area" "0" "31-Aug-07" "2-Sep-07" 3 "7" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,380" 4.1 "Torrential downpours cause floods and landslides. 7 dead. 4 missing. 3,500 houses destroyed. Hundreds hectares crops submerged. $26 million economic losses." 108.87 32.78 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "31-Aug-2007" "1" "3" NA "3183" 3183 175 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Borneo Island - East Kalimantan province - Balikpapan area - Telaga Sari, Prapatan, Gunung Guntur and Gunung Sari Ilir " "0" "2-Sep-07" "4-Sep-07" 3 "4" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,690" 4.2 "Floods and landslides. Hundreds of houses inundated in Balikpapan city, flooding up to 1 meter deep." 116.72 -1.08 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "2-Sep-2007" "0" "1" NA "3184" 3184 176 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Middle Shabelle region - Balad area. Jowhar area. geel mugdi. Hawadley, Dhagahow, Misro, Dhaqalow, Mukadhere Marerey and Yaqley. Boodale, Daymo, Jillale Bacadley and Towfiq" "0" "1-Sep-07" "4-Oct-07" 34 "4" "8,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,310" 5.7 "Shabelle River bursts banks. 4 dead. 2,000 families displaced. Hectares of farmland inundated." 45.43 2.98 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Sep-2007" "0" "2" NA "3185" 3185 177 "" "Nicaragua" "Honduras" "Guatemala" "Mexico" "Central America --Nicaragua - Miskito Coast. Matagalpa province. Puerto Cabezas, Bonanza, Sandy Bay, Bismona --Honduras - La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Valle de Sula region. El Progreso --Guatemala - Izabal department - Puerto Barrios --Belize - southern coast. Punta Gorda --Mexico - states: Veracruz, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi. towns: El Higo, Temporal, Panuco and Pueblo Viejo. Tampico and Altamira" "Honduras - Ulua and Chamelecon rivers --Mexico - Panuco" "4-Sep-07" "12-Sep-07" 9 "102" "90,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "152,400" 6.1 "Heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Felix causes flooding and mudslides in Nicaragua and Honduras. Nicaragua - 102 dead. Felix hits Miskito Coast as category 5 storm with 160mph winds. 50,000 homeless along Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. Thousands homes destroyed. \"Puerto Cabezas is destroyed\" Rivers overflow in Matagalpa province. Honduras - many bridges washed out. 20,000 isolated by floods in El Progreso. Guatemala - 5,000 homes flooded in Puerto Barrios when four rivers overflow. Mexico - 11,500 people isolated by flooding of Panuco river. 30,000 in Veracruz lost their homes. 17,000 hectares farmland affected by floods in Panuco, Pueblo Viejo and El Higo. Levels of Panuco river increased 400%." -83.64 14.62 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Sep-2007" "1" "3" NA "3186" 3186 178 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Jeju Island - Gujwa-eup" "0" "4-Sep-07" "7-Sep-07" 4 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "930" 3.6 "Three days of heavy rain from Typhoon Nari. Huge areas farmland and hundreds of buildings flooded. Over 400mm rain in eastern part of island." 126.72 33.4 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "4-Sep-2007" "1" "3" NA "3187" 3187 179 "FL-2007-000155-ROM" "Romania" "" "" "" "Galati county - Tecuci. Other counties - Vrancea. Vaslui. Bacau" "0" "5-Sep-07" "11-Sep-07" 7 "7" "1,400" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "26,860" 5.3 "Tecuci town flooded. 780 people rescued from floods. Several hundred houses inundated in Bacau county. Floods in 47 towns in villages in 4 counties. 1,000 buildings damaged or destroyed." 27.24 45.82 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "5-Sep-2007" "1" "4" NA "3188" 3188 180 "" "Czech Republic" "Austria" "Hungary" "" "Czech Republic - South Bohemia - Moravia and Silesia - Jesenik region, Bruntal area, Opava, Krnov --Austria - Upper Austria - Steyr. Lower Austria - Wachau region, St. Pölten, Lilienfeld, Melk. Burgenland --Hungary - northwestern areas along Danube river." "Czech Republic - Bela, Vidnavka --Austria - Enns, Danube, Erlauf, Traisen." "6-Sep-07" "10-Sep-07" 5 "0" "300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "66,610" 5.7 "Czech Republic - worst floods in 100 years in Jesenik. Several villlages evacuated. Austria - Steyr city flooded by Enns river. Danbue at highest levels in 20 years. Erlauf river floods parts of St. Pölten." 16.35 48.91 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Sep-2007" "1" "5" NA "3189" 3189 181 "FL-2007-000199-THA" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Amnat Charoen - Chanuman. --Angthong - Chaiyo, Pa Moke, Muang Ang Thong. --Ayutthaya - Bang Ban, Sena. Buri Ram. --Chaiyaphum - Muang. Lam Pa Tao, Huay Yang Pha. --Chanthaburi - Soi Dao. --Chiang Mai - Mae Wang, Mae Chaem, Chom Thong and Hot. --Chiang Rai - Mae Chan, Chan Chawa, Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Sai, Chiang Saen. --Kalasin - Sam Chai. Lampao dam area. --Kamphaeng Phet - Muang. --Kanchanaburi - Sai Yok. --Khon Kaen - Waeng Yai. --Lampang - Mae Phrik. --Loei - Dan Sai. Lop Buri. --Mae Hong Son - Mae Sariang. --Mukdahan - Dong Luang. --Nakhon Ratchasima - Muang. --Nakhon Sawan - Mae Poen, Chumtabong, Banphot Phisai, Banbangpong --Nonthaburi - Koh Kred. --Phetchabun - Lom Kao, Nong Yai, Lom Sak. --Phichit - Samgnarm, Wang Sai Phun, Bangmoonnak, Sak Lek, Wang Sai Phun, Thab Khlo, Khong Charoen, Bang Mun Nak, Taphan Hin. --Phisanulok (Phitsanulok) - Wang Thong, Nakorn Thai, Bang Rakam, Noen Maprang, Muang. --Phrae - Den Chai. --Roi Et - THung Khoao Luang. --Sing Buri - Muang, In Buri, Phrom Buri. --Tak - Mae Hong Son, Mae Sot, Wang Chao. --Ubon Ratchathani - Khong Chiam. --Uthai Thani - Thap Than. --Yasothon - Muang, Kham Khuen Kaeo, Kho Wang, Pa Tiu and Kut Chum. " "Chao Phraya and tributaries. Mun and Chi and tributaries. Mae Khong, Kwai Noi, Kam, Chi, Yom, Wangthong, Mae Klang. Chao Phraya, Nan. Khek. Prachin Buri. Pasak. Mae Sai. Wang Thong. Kham. Lam Nam Pao. Mul Noi. Tak Dad, Lam Takong. Noi. Ping. Sakae Krang. " "5-Sep-07" "10-Nov-07" 67 "10" "17,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "300,000" 7.3 "This years flooding in north and northeast of Thailand not as severe as last years. Loei - 2 dead. 1 missing. 600 evacuated. floodwaters up to 5 meters deep Phetchabun - 3 dead. 1 missing. 32 villages flooded. Phisanulok - 3 dead. 200 houses under 1 meter water in Wang Thong. More than 32,000 acres of farmland inundated. Worst flooding in 40 years in Noen Maprang district. Phichit - 2,000 homes inundated. Chaiyaphum - all 16 districts declared flood disaster zones from flash floods in mountains flowing into Chi river Kalasin - 80,000 RAI farmland inundated. 50,000 households affected by flooding. Chanthaburi - thousdans of houses in 5 villages submerged in Soi Dao. October 9 - heavy rain from Tropical depression Lekima raises water levels in Lower North provinces. Floods continue in northeastern provinces. October 18 - worst floods in Nakhon Ratchasima in 13 years. Three heavily-flooded districts of Ayutthaya declared disaster areas. October 27 - \"Ayutthaya has been under water for weeks\" November 8 - MODIS observations of high (but receding) levels on the Chao Phraya, Mun and Chi rivers and thier tributaries" 102.48 16.82 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "5-Sep-2007" "2" "6" NA "3190" 3190 182 "FL-2007-000159-RWA" "Rwanda" "" "" "" "Rubavu District - Kazenze Nyabihu District - Bigogwe, Jenda and Mukamira." "0" "12-Sep-07" "20-Sep-07" 9 "20" "4,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,160" 4 "Rubavu District - 10 dead. 458 families homeless. Nyabihu - 10 dead. 562 families homeless." 29.42 -1.68 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Sep-2007" "2" "7" NA "3191" 3191 183 "" "South Korea" "" "" "" "Jeju Island - Hallasan South Jolla province - southwestern areas" "0" "16-Sep-07" "19-Sep-07" 4 "13" "0" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "7,590" 4.5 "Flooding from Typhoon Nari. 13 dead. 6 missing. 740 homeless in southern South Korea. 200 buildings destroyed. Tens of thousands of hectares of crop flooded. Jeju - 5 dead. 4 missing. 556mm rain in Hallasan. US$70 million property damages." 126.59 34.78 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Sep-2007" "2" "8" NA "3192" 3192 184 "" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh - districts: Kurnool, Kadapa, Warangal, Nalgonda, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Anantapur, Nellore, Krishna. Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, East and West Godavari districts. Guntur, Prakasam and Krishna. Karnataka - Gadag" "Tungabhadra, Pennar, Hundri and Kundu. Krishan, Pennar. Chitravathi " "16-Sep-07" "7-Oct-07" 22 "94" "20,000" "0" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "90,280" 6.3 "Andhra Pradesh - 58 dead. Heavy rain in wake of low pressure system near coast of Andhra Pradesh. 40,000 acres crops submerged. 8,000 houses damaged. Hundreds of island villages submerged in Guntur and Krishna districts. Paragodu reservoir overflows. Vast swathes of crops and habitations in Kurnool, Kadapa and Nellore districts. Karnataka - 22 dead. 25,000 houses damaged." 79.88 15.71 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Sep-2007" "3" "9" NA "3193" 3193 185 "" "Japan" "Philippines" "North Korea" "" "Japan - Tohoku region - Iwate and Akita Prefectures - Shiwa near Hanamaki. Kita-Akita, Sumomodai district. Senboku. --Philippines - Negros Occidental - San Enrique, Valladolid. Iloilo City. Pulupandan, Bago city, Isabela, Pontevedra, La Carlota, Kabankalan City, Cauayan. Antique. --North Korea - North and South Hwanghae provinces. Pyongyang area." "Japan - Kitakamigawa, Anigawa Philippines - Sualig" "17-Sep-07" "25-Sep-07" 9 "4" "24,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "37,900" 5.5 "Japan - Heavy rain from typhoon Wipha floods rivers. 2 dead. 2 missing. 30,000 advised to evacuate after rivers breach their banks. Philippines - 2 dead. heavy monsoon rain enhanced by Typhoon Wipha causes flooding. 6,000 families displaced in San Enrique and Valladolid in Negros Occidental. 6,992 families in shelters in Iloilo City. North Korea - 250mm to 470mm rain. 109,000 hectares of crops flooded. 14,000 homes and 8,000 buildings submerged or destroyed." 125.83 38.57 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Sep-2007" "3" "10" NA "3194" 3194 186 "" "Slovenia" "" "" "" "Gorenjska and Celje regions. Zelezniki, Podgorje in the area of Celje. Velenje area. Cerklje na Gorenjskem" "Sora" "18-Sep-07" "20-Sep-07" 3 "6" "0" "276,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,410" 4.4 "Heaviest rains in Slovenia for 30 years. Flash floods and landslides in the northwest. \"extensive material damage\" US$285 million damages. Hundreds of houses damaged, bridges swept away." 14.03 46.26 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Sep-2007" "3" "11" NA "3195" 3195 187 "" "Guatemala" "" "" "" "Guatemala city area" "0" "22-Sep-07" "24-Sep-07" 3 "3" "656" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,300" 3.8 "Floods and mudslides. 3 dead. 8 missing." -90.49 14.6 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "22-Sep-2007" "3" "11" NA "3196" 3196 188 "" "India" "" "" "" "Orissa - Balasore, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Rajanagar, Patamundai, Bhadrak, Baripada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Khordha, Cuttack, Puri, and Kandhamal West Bengal - Kolkata, South 24-Parganas, Midnapore East and West, Howrahand Hooghly. Birbhum, Bankura, Nadia, Sealdah, Howrah. Ghataland Daspurwere. Parts of Uttarakhand and Bihar also affected." "Orissa - Brahmani, Baitarani, Burhabalang, Budhabalanga, Suvarnarekha, Kalo, Sunei, Jalaka and Kansabansha. Subarnrarekha West Bengal - Hugli, Kangsabati, Keleghai, Silabati, Subarnarekha, Dulung, Bhagirathihad, Bhagirathiis, Bhagirati" "22-Sep-07" "8-Oct-07" 17 "80" "400,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,010" 6.1 "Heavy rain from tropical depression in Bay of Bengal. --Orissa - 39 dead. 4 million people affected. Fourth wave of flooding in Orissa in four months. 150,000 hectares crops destroyed. Hundreds houses damaged. Thousands homeless. --West Bengal - 51 dead in 12 districts. 3.2 million affected. 390,000 people in shelters. 50,000 marooned in Nadia District." 86.4 20.91 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Sep-2007" "4" "12" NA "3197" 3197 189 "FL-2007-000176-CRI" "Costa Rica" "" "" "" "Northern San Jose & Guancaste province - towns: Santa Cecilia, Guayabal, El Guabo, Barrio Limón, Bernabela, Las Camisitas. Desamparados, Aserrí and Alajuelita" "Cañas and Dirias" "20-Sep-07" "26-Sep-07" 7 "0" "623" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "11,460" 4.9 "48 hours of nonstop rain causes several rivers overflow. 66 houses destroyed. bridges and roads destroyed. 2,500 families affected. 1,000 people rescued from floods." -84.95 10.27 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Sep-2007" "4" "13" NA "3198" 3198 190 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "east central provinces - Batna Province, M’sila Province - S’lim municipality. Biskra" "Mesrane, Mita" "21-Sep-07" "24-Sep-07" 4 "18" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "78,590" 5.5 "Violent storms and flash floods kill 18. Houses collapsed. A number of towns and villages isolated. tens of hectares crops destroyed. Bridges destroyed." 5.79 34.95 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Sep-2007" "4" "14" NA "3199" 3199 191 "" "Brazil" "Uruguay" "" "" "Brazil - Rio Grande do Sul state. Porto Alegre. Uruguay - Rio Negro area" "Brazil - Jacui and tributaries Uruguay - Rio Negro and tributaries" "24-Sep-07" "2-Oct-07" 9 "4" "4,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "127,400" 6.1 "Five days of torrential rain flood 58 cities and towns in Rio Grande do Sul. 4 dead. 4,000 evacuated." -52.67 -30.25 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-Sep-2007" "5" "15" NA "3200" 3200 192 "" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Veracruz - Poza Rica, Panuco, San Rafael, Tuxpan Puebla - Rancho Nuevo, Ixtaczoquitla, Chiconcuautla" "Cazones, Panuco, Tamesi and Papaloapan" "28-Sep-07" "1-Oct-07" 4 "5" "33,000" "0" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "51,990" 5.3 "Floods and mudslides from Hurricane Lorenzo. Rivers 21 feet above usual levels. 30,000 displaced in Veracruz. Thousands evcuated in Pueble state." -97.85 20.93 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Sep-2007" "5" "16" NA "3201" 3201 193 "TC-2007-000178-VNM TC-2007-000178-PHL" "Vietnam" "Philippines" "" "" "Vietnam - provinces: Thanh Hoa (Thach Thanh). Nghe An (Que Phong, Quy Chau). Ha Tinh (Ky Anh, Cam Xuyen, Nghi Xuan, Ky Anh, Ta Nghen). Quang Binh. Thua Thien - Hue (Quang Dien ). Quang Tri (Vinh Linh, Gio Linh, Trieu Phong, Hai Lang). Ninh Binh (Nho Quan, Gia Vien, Nho Quan). Son La (Dong Bang to Yen Chau). Hoa Binh. --Philippines - provinces: Ifugao, Kalinga. Hingyon" "Vietnam - Hoang Long, Hieu, Lam, Ma, Len, Chu, Buoi" "29-Sep-07" "12-Oct-07" 14 "96" "30,000" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1.5 "35,430" 5.9 "Vietnam - Typhoon Lekima lands on October 3, brings several days of heavy rain. floods and landslides. 88 dead. 11 missing. 9,500 houses destroyed. 127,500 houses flooded. 160,000 hectares crops submerged. $170 million dollars damages. 400,000 evacuated ahead of the storm. Worse floods in 45 years in some northern and central provinces. Thanh Hoa - 15 dead. Buoi river higher levels than 1985 floods. Nghe An - 28 dead. Hieu river higher levels than 1983 floods. October 11 - thousands still stranded on rooftops a week after Lekima. Philippines - 8 dead in floods and landslides from Tropical depression Lekima. 2,000 displaced." 106.9 17.07 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "29-Sep-2007" "5" "17" NA "3202" 3202 194 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "central Algeria" "0" "3-Oct-07" "4-Oct-07" 2 "5" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "360,200" 5.9 "Flash floods from violent storms in central Algeria. Exact locations not specified." 2.29 28.84 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Oct-2007" "5" "18" NA "3203" 3203 195 "TC-2007-000179----" "Taiwan" "" "" "" "Ilan, Pingtung, Tainan (Guantian), Hualien, Chiayi, Taitung, Nantou (Jhongliao), Kaohsiung, Yilan, Hsubchu (Chienshih). Taipei area. Keelung" "Lanyang" "6-Oct-07" "10-Oct-07" 5 "18" "1,000" "35,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "34,610" 5.2 "Typhoon Krosa is the biggest typhoon to hit Taiwan this year. Floods and landslides. 18 dead in storm. 67 injured. Up to 10cm rain. US $35 million agricultural losses." 121.02 23.76 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Oct-2007" "5" "19" NA "3204" 3204 196 "FL-2007-000181-HTI" "Haiti" "Cuba" "" "" "Caribbean --Haiti - Cabaret. Les Orangers. South, West and Artibonite Departments --Cuba - Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Granma (Rio Cauto), Holguin, Las Tunas" "Haiti - Bretel (Bretelle), Artibonite --Cuba - Sagua de Tanamo, Mayari. La Yaya reservoir" "7-Oct-07" "17-Oct-07" 11 "45" "38,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,310" 5.6 "More than a week of rain from low pressure system. Haiti - 45 dead throughout the country. 20,000 homeless. Agricultural damage. Floods in hillside town of Cabaret: 23 dead. 12 missing. 6,000 evacuated from flooded homes. Cuba - 18,000 evacuated in eastern Cuba. 500 houses collapsed in Santiago de Cuba." -76.4 20.67 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Oct-2007" "5" "20" NA "3205" 3205 197 "" "Spain" "" "" "" "Alicante and Valencia areas - El Verger, Els Poblets and Dénia. Beniarbeig. Balearic islands - Majorca (Puigpunyent)" "River Girona" "12-Oct-07" "18-Oct-07" 7 "3" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "5,050" 4.5 "Alicante - 2 dead, widespread damage in northern Alicante. 1,200 homes affected by flooding in El Verger, Els Poblets and Dénia. Bridge collapse in Beniarbeig. El Vergel - River Girona bursts banks, 200 families relocated. Balearic Islands - 1 dead." -0.27 38.64 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Oct-2007" "5" "21" NA "3206" 3206 198 "FL-2007-000189-NIC FL-2007-000193-CRI FL-2007-000194-GTM" "Costa Rica" "Nicaragua" "Honduras" "El Salvador" "Central America --Honduras - El Chapernal --Nicaragua - Pacific Western Region. Chinandega region. Nueva Segovia, León, Managua, Granada, Rivas, Matagalpa, Jinotega, Esteli, Madriz, Masaya, Carazo, Rivas. --Costa Rica - Pacific coast and central valley. Brunca, Huetar Norte, Los Santos, Central Pacific and Chorotega regions. La Fatima de Atenas, Acosta. Guanacaste (Nicoya, Filadelfia, Hojancha, Liberia, Nandayure, La Cruz). Puntarenas (Parrita, Puntarenas) San Jose. Alajuela. Cartago. --El Salvador - --Panama - --Guatemala - San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu, Suchitepequez, Escuintla, Santa Rosa and Jutiapa" "Honduras - Choluteca River" "12-Oct-07" "26-Oct-07" 15 "37" "10,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "82,170" 6.1 "Heavy rains in Central America since October 10. Floods and landslides. --Nicaragua - 9 dead. 6 missing. 24,000 affected. 10,000 evacuated in western Nicaragua. Over 1,000 evacuated in Chinandega region. --Honduras - 5 dead. 15,000 evacauted. 1,000 homes destroyed. Severe flooding in five municipalities in southern Honduras on October 13 and 14. --Costa Rica - 19 dead. 12,000 affected. $80 million damages. 1,900 houses damaged. National emergency declared. 14 dead in mudslide in La Fatima de Atenas --El Salvador - 2 dead. 500 evacuated. --Panama - 2 missing. 30 homes flooded. 129 displaced. --Guatemala - 1,440 evacuated" -85.44 10.98 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Oct-2007" "6" "22" NA "3207" 3207 199 "FF-2007-000185-TUN" "Tunisia" "" "" "" "Sabalet Ben Ammar area. Bizerte. Tunis area. Ariana, Manouba" "0" "13-Oct-07" "16-Oct-07" 4 "13" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,550" 4.4 "Heavy rains cause flash flooding in wadis (dry river beds). 8 dead and 8 missing in Sabalet Ben Ammar." 9.71 36.95 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Oct-2007" "6" "23" NA "3208" 3208 200 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Quang Tri. Quang Nam. Thua Thien-Hue (Phu Thanh). Quang Ngai. Binh Dinh (Tuy Phuoc). Cities: Hue, Danang, Hoi An." "Huong" "14-Oct-07" "24-Oct-07" 11 "15" "22,000" "10,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "24,810" 5.4 "More heavy rain just as central Vietnam dries out from Typhoon Lekima. US$10 million damages. Thua Thien Hue - 3 dead. more than 17,000 evacuated. Serious damage to infrastructure and crops. Quang Ngai - 3 dead. Many villages isolated by floods. Quang Tri" 107.78 15.87 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-Oct-2007" "6" "24" NA "3209" 3209 201 "" "India" "" "" "" "Manipur - Imphal and Thoubal districts, Imphal Valley. Kiyangei, Irong Cheisaba. Moreh area" "Imphal " "17-Oct-07" "24-Oct-07" 8 "2" "30,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "10,890" 5.1 "Unseasonal heavy rains. Thousands of acres crops flooded. Imphal river breaches banks and inundates parts of Imphal (east) and Thoubal districts. Only road link between India and Burma cut off by floods. Worst floods in Manipur in 30 years." 93.97 24.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Oct-2007" "6" "25" NA "3210" 3210 202 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "South Aceh - Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam - Cot Bayu. Kluet Tengah, Kluet Utara, Kluet Selatan, and Trumon Timur. Meukek Aceh Jaya - Teunom - Blang Baro, Pulo Tinggi, Paya Baro, Teupin Ara, Kampong Baru, Pasi Timon, Pasi Geulima, Blang Baro, Rambong Payung, Gampong Baru. Lamno and Calang. other districts: West Aceh, Southwest Aceh, Banda Aceh, Nagan Raya, Southeast Aceh, North Aceh." "Krueng Teunom, Krueng Gelombang" "18-Oct-07" "31-Oct-07" 14 "0" "3,300" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "45,790" 5.8 "South Aceh - thousands dispalced in Cot Bayu. Several subdistricts of Meukek flooded. Hundreds hectares farmland and 250 houses flooded in East Trumon. Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam - thousands houses submerged. Crops destroyed. --Aceh Jaya - Krueng Teunom River overflowed. A number of villages inundated, hundreds evacuated. --North Aceh - 3,000 hectrares crops submerged. No deaths reported." 97.22 3.52 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Oct-2007" "6" "26" NA "3211" 3211 203 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Mekong Delta region - Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang" "Mekong, Tien, Hau." "20-Oct-07" "16-Nov-07" 28 "3" "280,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "46,470" 6.1 "Seasonal flooding of the Mekong Delta. 3 dead. Peak levels in Mekong Delta expected by end of October. Levels higher than last years at Dong Thap Muoi. Dong Thap - 33,800 households moved to flood proof complexes. An Giang and Kien Giang - 40,000 households moved to flood proof complexes. November 11- water levels decreasing in Cuu Long (Mekong) River, Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) and Long Xuyen." 105.51 11.01 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Oct-2007" "7" "27" NA "3212" 3212 204 "" "Thailand" "" "" "" "Chumphon - Phato, Lang Suan, Lamae, Thung Tako, Sawi, Pathiu, Tha Sae, Muang. Muang Chum-phon. Surat Thani - Don Sak, Tha Chang, Chaiya, Phrasaeng, Ko Samui, Kanchanadit. " "Tapee (Tapi) river" "22-Oct-07" "30-Oct-07" 9 "2" "0" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,140" 5.1 "Heavy rains in Southern Thailand from low pressure wedge from South China Sea. Chumphon - 2 dead. 20,000 houses flooded. US$1.5 million damages. Floods 1 meter deep in Sawi. Surat Thani - 5 districts submerged. 11 distrects declared disaster zones. Bt10 million damages in Ko Samui." 99 9.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Oct-2007" "7" "28" NA "3213" 3213 205 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Choco, Bolivar, Sucre, Cordoba and Magdalena. Guajira, Antioquia, Risaralda, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Valle del Cauca, Caldas. Atlantico. Towns: Palo de Agua, Medellin, Cartagena. La Mojana region. Cienaga, El Banco, Fundacion, Aracataca and Sitio Nuevo. Lorica, San Bernardo del Viento, Momil, Purísima and Chimá." "Magdalena, San Jorge, Sinu and tributaries. Cauca, Rancheria, Sogamoso" "1-Oct-07" "10-Dec-07" 71 "90" "266,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "305,200" 7.3 "Heavy rains caused by La La Niña, the second rainy season began in mid-September. 852,239 people affected by flooding in 83 municipalities in 23 departments. 400,000 hectares farmland submerged. Bridges damaged. roads closed. \"At least 90 people have been killed in floods and landslides and crops on thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed in the country in the aftermath of heavy rain since early October.\" November 15 - 60,000 homeless when Magdalena, Cauca, Rancheria, Sogamoso and the San Jorge rivers all overflowed their banks." -74.91 7.89 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Oct-2007" "8" "29" NA "3214" 3214 206 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro city - Mesquita, Baixada Fluminense and Guaratiba areas." "0" "24-Oct-07" "27-Oct-07" 4 "6" "2,272" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "730" 3.5 "Floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro's metropolitan region. 6 dead. Over 1,000 homeless." -43.42 -22.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "24-Oct-2007" "8" "29" NA "3215" 3215 207 "FL-2007-000197-COD FL-2007-000206-COG" "Democratic Republic of Congo " "Republic of Congo" "" "" "DRCongo - Kinshasa city - Lemba, Ngaliema, Mont Ngafula, Bandalungwa, Ngaba, Bumbu, Kisenso, Selembao and other eastern suburbs. --Republic of Congo - Brazzaville." "0" "25-Oct-07" "31-Oct-07" 7 "30" "3,500" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,300" 4 "Heaviest rains in 50 years for 24 hours causes overflowing rivers and landslides in the capital city. Extensive damage to houses and bridges. Eastern parts of Kinshasa hardest hit, all wateways east of Kinshasa burst their banks. \"Inadequate drainage systems and poor urban planning in Kinshasa are believed to have exacerbated the effects of the rains\"" 15.38 -4.37 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "25-Oct-2007" "8" "29" NA "3216" 3216 208 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Ho Chi Minh city - Thu Duc District, District 8, District 12, Binh Thanh District" "Saigon River. Tau Hu Canal" "27-Oct-07" "31-Oct-07" 5 "0" "0" "0" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "350" 3.2 "Saigon river bursts 55 sections of dikes in Ho Chi Minh city. Water levels surge to highest levels in 48 years on the Saigon River. 100 houses submerged in Thu Duc District. Hundreds houses inundated in District 12. 350 houses flooded in Tam Phu. No deaths reported." 106.69 10.77 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "27-Oct-2007" "8" "29" NA "3217" 3217 209 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Southern Luzon - Bicol Region - Camarines Sur - Towns: Baao, Bato, Nabua, Buhi, Bula, Pili, Bombon, Cabusao, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Gainza, Libmanan, Magarao, Milaor, Minalabac, San Fernando, Iriga City and Naga City. Albay - Libon, Ligao City, Oas, Polangui. Ligao City. Catanduanes - Baras, Bato, San Miguel, San Andres, Caramoran." "Naga river." "27-Oct-07" "2-Nov-07" 7 "20" "0" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,600" 4.5 "Floods and landslides. 20 dead. --Catanduanes - 17 villages buried by landslides --Camarines Sur province - 19 towns flooded. --Albay - flooding in Libon, Oas, Polangui and Ligao City" 123.38 13.36 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Oct-2007" "8" "30" NA "3218" 3218 210 "FL-2007-000203-IND" "India" "" "" "" "Andhra Pradesh - Nellore, Kadapa, Prakasam and Chittoor districts. Gudur and Kavali areas. Tamil Nadu - Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Chennai, Thanjavur, Theni, Tiruvarur, Cumbam" "Andhra Pradesh - Mamidikalva and other canals at Naidupet. Bandaluru Tamil Nadu - Pannaiyar, Vellar, Gedilam, Paravanarul, Kollidam, Old Kollidam and the Manimautharu" "27-Oct-07" "1-Nov-07" 6 "29" "50,000" "0" "Heavy rain" 1 "76,740" 5.7 "Five days continuous rain from a low pressure center over the south-eastern bay off Chennai causes heavy flooding. --Andhra Pradesh - 21 dead. 50,000 evacuated. 16 dead in Nellore district. 7,000 families evacutated in Gudur and Kavali areas. --Tamil Nadu - 15 dead. 3,000 homes inundated in Cuddalore. 35,000 hectares crops submerged." 79.7 12.73 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "27-Oct-2007" "8" "31" NA "3219" 3219 211 "TC-2007-000198-DOM TC-2007-000198-HTI TC-2007-000198-CUB TC-2007-000198-BHS" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "Cuba" "Jamaica" "Caribbean --Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, San Cristobal, Peravia, Azua, Barahona, Pedernales, Independencia, Bahoruco, San Juan de la Maguana, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Espaiat, Salcedo, Duarte, La Vega, Monte Plata, Mosenor Nouel, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Dajabon, Montecristi, Santiago Rodriguez, La Altagracia, San Pedro de Macoris. towns: Piedra Blanca, Bonao, San Jose de Ocoa, Lucas Diaz, Bani --Haiti - Port-au-Prince area. Petionville, Jacmel, Cite Soleil, Gantier, Duvivier, Leogane, Petit Goave --Cuba - Ciego de Avila, Baracoa, Camanguey, Granma (Bayamo, Yara, Manzanillo, Campechuela), Guantanamo, Holguin (Mayari, Sagua de Tanamo), Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba. --Bahamas - Abaco --Jamaica - St Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester" "Dominican Republic - Bajo Yuna, Yaque del Sur and Yaque del Norte --Jamiaca - Cane River --Cuba - Cauto, Salado and Naranjo. Guaso, Guntanamo, Toa, Mayari" "28-Oct-07" "10-Nov-07" 14 "142" "94,000" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "89,900" 6.1 "Heavy rains across the Caribbean from Tropical Storm Noel --Dominican Republic - Floods and mudslides in southern, central and western regions. 85 dead. 20 missing. 74,500 displaced. 41 communities isolated. $30 million agriculture damages, 24,660 hectares affected. --Haiti - 48 dead. 14,000 evacuated. --Cuba - 1 dead. dam overflows flooding hundreds of homes. 42,000 evacuated. Agriculture damage in Ciego de Avila. 22,000 homes damaged. 14,000 hectares farmland submerged. $500 million in damage. Worst floods in 40 years. --Bahamas - 1 dead. 15 inches of rain. 400 evacuated, mostly from Abaco island. --Jamaica - 1 dead. November 7 - 62 communities remain isolated and 7,000 homes remain underwater as flooding continures in eastern Cuba." -70.06 18.53 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Oct-2007" "9" "32" NA "3220" 3220 212 "FL-2007-000201-VNM, FF-2007-000201-VNM" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Central Vietnam - provinces: Thua Thien-Hue (Huong Tra, Quang Dien, Phu Vang, Phong Dien), Quang Ngai (Tay Tra, Son Tay, Tra Bong, Mo Duc), Quang Nam (Dien Ban, Dai Loc, Bac Tra My, Nam Tra My, Phuoc Son, Nam Giang, Tay Giang, Dong Giang), Quang Binh (Le Thuy, Hoa Thuy), Quang Tri (Dakrong, Hai Lang, Trieu Phong), Da Nang (Hoa Vang), Phu Yen (Song Hinh, Son Hoa, Tuy Hoa) , Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa. Hue city. Hoi An." "Thu Bon and Vu Gia. O Lau and Thach Han. Kien Giang. Ve" "28-Oct-07" "9-Nov-07" 13 "70" "94,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "35,110" 5.7 "Between 13 and 39 inches rain over 4 days. 94,000 houses inundated. 18,300 hectares crops inundated. Quang Ngai and Quang Nam suffered a damage of over VND 200 billion --Quang Nam - 20 dead. Dien Ban and Dai Loc districts completely submerged. --Thua Thien-Hue - 14 dead. 7,500 evacuated. --Da Nang - 4,500 households in Hoa Vang under water. --Quang Tri - 6,000 houses destroyed. --Hue city - 1,200 evacuated. city streets up to 1 meter deep in floodwater. --Phu Yen - 20 dead. --Quang Ngai - 23 dead. 50,000 houses submerged. --Binh Dinh - 20,000 houses submerged. " 107.36 16.32 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Oct-2007" "9" "33" NA "3221" 3221 213 "FL-2007-000200-MEX, MS-2007-000200-MEX" "Mexico" "" "" "" "Tabasco - Villahermosa, Las Lagunas. Chiapas - San Juan Grijalva" "Grijalva, Puxcatan, Carrizal, La Sierra, Samaria, Usumacinta, Teapa, La Sierra" "28-Oct-07" "1-Dec-07" 35 "19" "800,000" "5,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "35,810" 6.3 "A week of heavy rains from a cold front unrelated to Tropical Storm Noel. Water drained from 2 dams in Chiapas causes three Tabasco rivers to overflow. \"This is one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country\" Tabasco - 3 dead. 30,000 in shelters. 300,000 stranded in flooding. 800,000 people's homes flooded. 2.1 million people affected. 80% of the state flooded. More than 850 towns under water. 500,000 homes damaged or destroyed Worst flooding in 50 years. 100 percent of its crops lost. Floodwaters up to rooftops in Villahermosa city. Olmec carvings flooded at La Venta archeological site. 100% crops lost in Tabasco. 5 billion U.S. dollars losses. Chiapas - 14 dead. 11 missing. 25,000 in shelters. 100,000 affected. Mudslide covers village of San Juan Grijalva. November 28 - 70% of Tabasco is still under water. 20,000 still stranded." -92.41 17.67 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Oct-2007" "10" "34" NA "3222" 3222 214 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Provinces: Tizi Ouzou, Algiers, Msila, Laghouat and Oran. Towns: M'sila, Laghouat, Medea" "Tegnana" "30-Oct-07" "2-Nov-07" 4 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "102,100" 5.6 "Storms cause flooding in western and central Algeria. Floods persist for 4 days in Tizi Ouzou Province." 3.24 34.82 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-Oct-2007" "10" "35" NA "3223" 3223 215 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Isabela (San Mateo), Cagayan (Ilagan), Kalinga, Ifugao" "Cagayan River and tributaries" "4-Nov-07" "6-Nov-07" 3 "7" "2,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "25,810" 4.9 "Heavy rains from tropical storm Peipah. 400 families displaced by floodwaters in Isabela, Kalinga and Ifugao. Isabela - 5 dead. 5,000 hectares farmland inundated. Cagayan valley - 40 villages under water." 121.76 17.57 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Nov-2007" "0" "1" NA "3224" 3224 216 "" "Somalia" "" "" "" "Puntland - Alula district - Eil Quuds, Baredo" "" "3-Nov-07" "4-Nov-07" 2 "3" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "310" 2.8 "Unexpected heavy rains cause flash floods. 3 dead.18 missing. thousands homeless. Hundreds homes destroyed." 51.02 11.82 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "3-Nov-2007" "0" "1" NA "3225" 3225 217 "" "Vietnam" "" "" "" "Khanh Hoa, Quang Ngai (Son Tay), Binh Dinh (Tuy Phuoc), Quang Nam (Dien Ban, Duy Xuyen, Hoi An, Dai Loc, Phuoc Son, Tay Giang, Dong Giang), Thua Thien-Hue (Nam Dong, Quang Dien, Phu Vang, Huong Thuy), Ninh Thuan, Quang Tri (Hai Lang, Trieu Phong). Da Nang city, Hoi An town." "Cau, Huong, Kon and Da. Thach Hoa. Bo and Huong" "10-Nov-07" "21-Nov-07" 12 "55" "150,000" "350,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "36,820" 5.6 "Fresh heavy rains from remnants of Typhoon Peipah cause more flooding in central Vietnam. Many hectares crops submerged. Water levels have exceeded the October peak from Thua Thien-Hue to Binh Dinh. Some areas receive 40 inches of rain. $US350 million damages. Highest water levels since 1999. Khanh Hoa - 2 dead. Hundreds of domestic crocodiles escaped into the Cau River after floods damaged their cages damaged on November 10. Binh Dinh - 6 dead. 800,000 people living in flooded areas. Quang Ngai - 10 dead Quang Nam - 20 dead. Thousands of homes flooded. 80,500 evacuated. 1,356,750 houses submerged. Thua Thien-Hue - 4 dead. 79,260 households flooded. Da Nang city - 27,600 homes submerged." 108.44 15.3 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Nov-2007" "0" "2" NA "3226" 3226 218 "FL-2007-000209-PNG" "Papua New Guinea" "" "" "" "Oro Province - Sakarina, Afore, Mamba, Kamusi, Girua. Tufi, Wanigela, Sinei, Berobona, Ako and Gobe areas. Sohe, Ijivitari, Higaturu, Popondetta. Gona, Bakubari, Katuna and Ambasi. Numba, Kokoda. Kewansasap. Milne Bay Province - Rabaraba district." "Girua, Musa, Furo" "12-Nov-07" "26-Nov-07" 15 "170" "13,000" "183,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "12,650" 5.3 "Several days of heavy rain associated with tropical cyclone Guba. Large areas of Oro province flooded and many villages underwater. At least 13,000 homeless. 75 dead. 51 missing. 145,000 people affected. More than 1,000 homes destroyed. Damage to roads, crops and bridges. 95% roads in Oro destroyed. Damage estimate in Oro province for rebuilding roads, bridges and wharves - $183 million U.S. dollars" 149.22 -9.03 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Nov-2007" "0" "3" NA "3227" 3227 219 "TC-2007-000208-BGD" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Khulna-Barisal coast. Sundarbans. Districts: Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barguna, Pirojpur, Barisal, Jhalkhati, Bhola, Mandaripur, Gopalgonj, Shariatpur, Khulna, Satkhira. Towns: Patuakhali, Barguna, Jhalakathi, Charkhali." "" "15-Nov-07" "1-Dec-07" 17 "3,447" "3,000,000" "1,400,000,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "31,640" 5.7 "Powerful Cyclone Sidr hits southwest Bangladesh, worst storm since 1991. 360,000 homeless. Homes, crops and fish farms destroyed in 15 coastal districts, flooding in low lying areas. 563,877 homes destroyed and 885,280 houses damaged. 8.5 million people affected. 300,000 homeless. 31,343 hectares crops destroyed, 95% crops destroyed in many areas. 2 million acres crops damaged. 1,252,344 livestock killed. Economic losses estimated at $1.4 billion" 90.15 22.61 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Nov-2007" "0" "4" NA "3228" 3228 220 "" "Uganda" "" "" "" "Kampala city - Lufuka, Kajjansi and Abayita Ababiri in Wakiso district" "" "15-Nov-07" "18-Nov-07" 4 "4" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "550" 3.3 "Heavy rains flood Ugandan capital city and outskirts. Thousands homeless or stranded on rooftops. Floods attributed to garbage blocking drainage channels." 32.59 0.35 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "15-Nov-2007" "0" "4" NA "3229" 3229 221 "" "Greece" "Turkey" "Bulgaria" "" "Greece - Evros region, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace - Ghodopi, Rodopi, Komotini, Kavala and Drama . Peloponnese - Arcadia, Pirgos. Megara. Kalambaka. --Turkey - Thracian and Aegean regions - Tekirdag. Edirne. Marmaris, Bodrum. Muğla province. --Bulgaria - Stara Zagora - Radnevo, Galabovo, Tsarevo, Opan and Saedinenie. Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Haskovo." "Greece - Travos, Ardas, Evros, Alpheios --Bulgaria - Muglizhka, Meric, Kalamitsa, Maritsa --Turkey - Tunca" "16-Nov-07" "2-Dec-07" 17 "5" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "52,770" 6 "Greece - 2 dead. Several villages in Evros region evacuated, hundreds of homes and businesses flooded. 14,000 hectares submerged in Evros. Flooding also in Arcadia area in Peloponnese, an area previously hit by wildfires in August. Dam burst in Orestiada. --Turkey - 1 dead. 300 homes flooded in Bodrum, 450 houses flooded in Marmaris. Agriculture damage in Tekirdağ. --Bulgaria - expects Ivailovgrad Dam on the Arda river to overflow. 2 dead in Montana region. MODIS observations of high levels on Evros river and tributaries on November 21, 22, 27, 28, December 2." 25.62 41.74 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Nov-2007" "0" "5" NA "3230" 3230 222 "FL-2007-000210-PHL" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Central Visayans and northern Mindanao regions. Iligan city. City of Surigao and the province of Surigao del Norte, Tagana-an, Placer. Cebu city. Lanao Del Norte. Misamis Oriental - Lugait. South Cotabato - Polomolok." "Tubod and Mandulog rivers" "18-Nov-07" "23-Nov-07" 6 "13" "15,000" "1,510,000" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "11,140" 4.8 "Three days of heavy rain from tropical storm Hagibis (Lando) cause floods and landslides. 16,463 affected. Damages estimated at US $1.51 million. Tubod River and its tributaries overflow. Parts of Iligan city under 1 meter water. 3 dead. 11,750 affected. --Surigao del Norte - 5 dead in landslides. --South Cotabato - P40 million worth of infrastructure and agricultural crops were destroyed" 124.83 124.83 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Nov-2007" "0" "6" NA "3231" 3231 223 "" "Malawi" "" "" "" "Chikwawa (Lundu 2 and Galonga). Nsanje (Mtemangawa). Chapananga" "Lower Shire Valley, Nyamadzere" "18-Nov-07" "27-Nov-07" 10 "0" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,630" 4.2 "Flash floods destroy 500 houses in 20 villages and leave 2400 homeless in Chikwawa. 1300 families affected by flooding in Nsanje. Agricultural damages. No deaths reported." 35.24 -16.81 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "18-Nov-2007" "0" "7" NA "3232" 3232 224 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Southern Cape - Eden District Municipality - Mossel Bay area, Plettenberg Bay, George, Knysna, Bitou. Langkloof. --Western Cape - Overberg, Greyton, Genadendal. --Eastern Cape - Natures Valley park in Tsitsikama. St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis. Garden Route. Nelson Mandela Bay." "Little Brak River " "21-Nov-07" "28-Nov-07" 8 "2" "1,500" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "33,390" 5.4 "Five days of torrential rain in the southern Karoo. R600-million in damages. More than 1,500 evacuated. Kouga, Churchill and Impofu dams overflow." 21.79 -34.03 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Nov-2007" "0" "8" NA "3233" 3233 225 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Luzon - Apayao, Isabela, Cagayan, Pangasinan and Aurora. Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Ilocos Norte. Towns - Palanan, Ilagan, Tumauini, Pagudpud, Conner, Piat, Tuao and Rizal. Bacarra and Sarrat." "Cagayan tributaries - Pared, Apayao, Magat." "25-Nov-07" "2-Dec-07" 8 "29" "540,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "33,590" 5.4 "Erratic typhoon Mitag heads for the Bicol region but lands in Isabela province in northern Luzon. Widespread flooding. Landslides. 540,000 displaced. $2.5 million agriculture losses. --Isabela - 148 villages flooded. --Cagayan - P42 million worth of crops destroyed by flooding. --Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur - 7 dead in floods. --Ilocos Norte - P21 million worth of crops destroyed MODIS observation of flooding in Cagayan valley November 27, 30, December 2." 122.01 17.08 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Nov-2007" "0" "9" NA "3234" 3234 226 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Algiers - Bab El Oued, Bologhine, Bainem, Rais Hamidou, Bouzareah and Bousmail Municipalities. Boumerdes region - Dellys, Sidi Daoud. Oran Province - El-Hamri . Tizi Ouzou. Blida Province. Tssala al-Mardja" "Beni Messous" "24-Nov-07" "2-Dec-07" 9 "15" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,400" 5.3 "Several days of heavy rain and storms in northern Algeria causes severe flooding and mudslides in Algiers. 11 dead. 3 missing. 400 families evacuated Oran province - 5 dead. Boumerdes - 3 dead in Dellys area." 2.96 36.75 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-Nov-2007" "0" "10" NA "3235" 3235 227 "FL-2007-000217-SRB, FL-2007-000220-SRB" "Serbia and Montenegro" "" "" "" "Kosovo region - Pirot, Babušnica, Vlasotince, Leskovac, Lebane, Doljevac, Dimitrovgrad and Bela Palanka. Bojnik, Piro and Crna Trava. Zitoradja. --Montenegro - Rozaje, Berane, Gusinje. Kolašin, Andrijevica, Plav, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje and Podgorica." "Terstena, Drini I Bardhe, Sitnica, Klina. Lužnica, Vlasina, Jablanica, Rogoz, Nišava, Južna Morava, Crvena reka and Pusta reka" "25-Nov-07" "30-Nov-07" 6 "0" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,140" 4.7 "Heavy rains and melting snow cause floods in seven southern municipalities. No deaths reported. --Kosovo - 1,000 houses submerged. Severe material damage, bridges and houses destroyed. No casualties. 714 families affected by flooding. --North Montenegro - More than 100 houses destroyed in Rozaje" 20.8 42.76 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Nov-2007" "0" "11" NA "3236" 3236 228 "FL-2007-000221-KEN" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Tana River District - Garsen Division, Hweani, Mnazini Bahati. Bura, Wenje, Garsen, Boji, Ozi and Kau. Tana Delta. Iskadeck" "Tana" "21-Nov-07" "16-Dec-07" 26 "" "6,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,100" 5.2 "800 families displaced as Tana river bursts banks. No deaths reported." 40.25 -2.15 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "21-Nov-2007" "0" "12" NA "3237" 3237 229 "" "USA" "Canada" "" "" "USA - Washington - counties: Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor, Kitsap, King, Pacific, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Snohomish. Towns: Chehalis, Centralia, Woodinville, Olympia, Winlock, Elma, Adna. --Oregon - Tillamook County. Vernonia, Tillamook, Portland, Milwaukie. ---Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver Island - Cedar, Cowichan Bay" "USA - Washington - Chehalis, Skokomish and Elwha. Satsop, Bogachiel, Deschutes, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Skykomish, Skagit, Tolt, Tualatin. Little Bear Creek --Oregon - Nehalem River and Rock Creek. Wilson. Johnson Creek ---Canada - Nanaimo, Cowichan, Gold" "3-Dec-07" "7-Dec-07" 5 "2" "1,100" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "41,680" 5.3 "Flooding and mudslides from storms. As much as 13 inches of rain have fallen on some areas of the Coast Range. Interstate 5 closed between Portland and Vancouver. --Washington - 30-40 percent of residential neighborhoods in Centralia and Chehalis flooded. A dike built for 100 year floods either breached or overtopped in Centralia. 300 rescued from floodwaters in Lewis County. 350 in shelters. Record levels on the Chehalis, Skokomish and Elwha rivers. Flood damage could be over $1 billion. --Oregon - 700 people evacuated. Town of Vernonia isloated by floods and landslides, floods worse than 1996. Some areas outside the FEMA 500 year flood plain in Vernonia were inundated." -122.91 47.09 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Dec-2007" "0" "13" NA "3238" 3238 230 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Western Queensland - Eulo, Thargomindah, Dubbo, Charleville. Darling Downs." "Paroo, Warrego, Weir. Yarril Creek." "1-Dec-07" "17-Dec-07" 17 "0" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "285,000" 6.7 "La Nina rains. Paroo river 4 kilometers wide in places. No deaths reported. \"Wettest conditions in a decade in western Queensland\"" 145.67 -26.92 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Dec-2007" "1" "14" NA "3239" 3239 231 "FL-2007-000222-MYS" "Malaysia" "Thailand" "" "" "Malaysia - Johor - Segamat, Kampung Jawa, Johor Baru, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Kluang. --Kelantan - Tumpat, Jeli, Pasir Mas, Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, Gua Musang, Kota Baharu, Machang. --Pahang - Rompin, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan, Bentong, Jerantut, Raub, Bera, Temerloh, Kuala Lipis. --Terengganu - Setiu and Hulu Terengganu. --Kedah - Kota Setar, Kubang Pasu ---Southern Thailand - Narathiwat - Sungai Kolok, Sai Buri, Waeng, Tak Bai, Rusoh, Si Sa Khon, Sungai Padi, Ra-ngae, Chanae, Sukhirin. --Yala - Muenag, Raman, Betong, Thanto, Yaha, Bannang Sata, and Krong Pinang. Saiburi, Than To, Muang. --Songkhla - Saba Yoi, Khlong Hoi Khong and Rattaphum. Pattani - Muang." "Malaysia - Segamat, Muar. Rasau, Paloh, Kelantan, Chodan, Muar, Plentong, Golok, Triang, Pahang, Gadak, Durian. Endau Rompin. --Thailand - Kolok, Sai Buri, Pattani" "7-Dec-07" "28-Dec-07" 22 "32" "66,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "82,570" 6.3 "Year-end monsoon rains cause flooding. --Malaysia - 29 dead. 29,000 homeless. RM50 million agriculture damages. Johor - 3 dead. 13,945 evacuated. Kelantan - 14 dead. 10,000 evacuated. Pahang - 11 dead. 23,102 evacuated. --Southern Thailand - 3 dead. Dam burst on Golok river. 65,000 affected. Narathiwat - 2 dead. 27,000 affected. 1,200 evacuated. 8 districts declared disaster zones. 120 villages submerged. Worst flooding in 10 years. Yala - 1 dead. 7 districts declared disaster zones. 5,000 households affected. December 23 - Floodwaters receding in Malaysia. December 24 - Flooding persists in only Pahang and Johor in Malaysia. Kelantan and Kedah back to normal. December 26 - 6 villages in Narathiwat, Thailand still submerged. Rivers subsiding. December 28 - Situation in Pahang and Johor returning to normal." 102.93 3.89 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Dec-2007" "2" "15" NA "3240" 3240 232 "ST-2007-000224-DOM" "Dominican Republic" "Haiti" "Puerto Rico" "" "Caribbean --Dominican Republic - Santiago, Barahona, La Vega, Bonao, Nagua, Arenoso y Villa Riva (below Yuna) Puerto Plata, Monte Plata y El Seibo. --Haiti - Department Nord --Puerto Rico - San Juan area." "Dominican Republic - Yaque del Norte, Yuna --Puerto Rico - " "11-Dec-07" "17-Dec-07" 7 "36" "62,000" "see notes" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "34,790" 5.4 "Heavy rains from rare December cyclone Tropical Storm Olga cause flooding and mudslides. 36 dead. --Dominican Republic - 33 dead. 62,000 displaced. 190 towns isolated. Floodgates opened on Tavera Dam on Yaque river and flooding kills 30. 7,500 houses damaged. $40 million agricultural losses. $11 million in losses in Santiago province from dam overflowing. --Haiti - 2 dead. Homes destroyed. --Puerto Rico - 1 dead. widespread flooding." -71.03 18.93 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Dec-2007" "2" "16" NA "3241" 3241 233 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Taita Taveta District. Voi. Wundanyi Division. Mwatate." "" "12-Dec-07" "15-Dec-07" 4 "4" "2,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "6,200" 4.4 "Rain in Taita hills causes flooding and landslides that kill 4 and displace 2000. Houses destroyed." 38.69 -3.61 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Dec-2007" "2" "17" NA "3242" 3242 234 "FL-2007-000227-ZWE" "Zimbabwe" "" "" "" "Mashonaland Central Province - Muzarabani - Chadereka, Bvondora, Mhako, Kanyaya, Makombe and Gunduza. Centenary district. Lake Chivero area. Harare area. Sanyati-Tengwe area. Epworth." "Zambezi Tributaries: Mukuvisi, Nyamasvosva, Ruya, Hoya, Chenhunguru. " "13-Dec-07" "3-Jan-08" 22 "6" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "13,370" 5.5 "Heavy rains and storms from December 2 to 13. Mashonaland Central - Muzarabani area - 3 dead. 1 missing. 900 families displaced. 600 families homeless. 43 villages washed away. Hoya Bridge destroyed. houses destroyed. December 21 - floods gradually subsiding." 31.24 -16.66 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Dec-2007" "2" "18" NA "3243" 3243 235 "FL-2008-000004-MOZ FL-2008-000004-MWI GoogleEarth Kmz" "Mozambique" "Malawi" "" "" "Mozambique --Sofala province - Buzi district - Estaquinha, Gradja, Guaraguara, Bandua. Dondo and Nhamatanda, Mafambisse. Machaze, Mossurize. Marromeu. --Manica province - Dombe, Tambara, Mossurize, Sussundenga. Tete city. --Tete province - Mutarara - Nhamayabue. Inhangoma area. Chirembwe, Jardim-Sede, Samarucha. Chitete, Doa, Inhangoma, Chirre and Zumbo. --Zambezia - Chinde, Mopeia, Morrumbala, Malolo. --Nampula - Mogovolas, Nacala. --Cabo Delgado - Chai, Mlangalewa and Nairoto --Lichinga - ---Malawi - Lower Shire District of Chikwawa. Machinga, Ntcheu, Salima, Chiradzulu. Nsanje. Balaka. Karonga. " "Mozambique - Buzi, Pungue (Pungoe, Pungwe), Zambezi Valley. Zambezi and tributaries - Shire, the Revobue and the Luenha. Mossurize. Muira and Casado. Lugenda, Megaruma, Messalo and Montepuez. --Malawi - Shire, Mwanza. " "11-Dec-07" "1-Mar-08" 82 "26" "170,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "354,600" 7.5 "Heavy rains in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi since mid December cause flooding in the Zambezi valley --Mozambique -20 dead. 102,330 displaced. 57,000 hectares arable land flooded. \"Current flooding in Mozambique could cause more material damage than the catastropic experience of 2000-2001\" Buzi - 2 dead. Heavy rain since December 7. Buzi district cut off. 2,000 hectares crops flooded. Pungue valley - 2 dead. 150 families displaced in Dondo and Nhamatanda as Pungue bursts banks. 200 hectares crops lost. Tete Province - 41,000 affected by flooding. Town of Nhamayabue in Mutarara flooded. January 4 - Buzi flooding expected to be worse than Feb 2000. January 8 - Town of Tete flooded following surge of water released from Cahora Bassa dam into the Zambezi river. January 12 - Zambezi at Mutarara higher than 2007 floods. January 28 - Tete city flooded again. February 11- Zambezi dropping along entire length in central Mozambique. --Malawi - 6 dead. 70,000 displaced in Lower Shire Valley. 8 villages destroyed. 200 houses destroyed. 152,669 affected." 34.36 -19.06 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Dec-2007" "3" "19" NA "3244" 3244 236 "FL-2007-000228-LKA" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Ampara - Aalayadiveampu area in Ampaa’rai. Batticaloa - Chengkaladi, Kiraan, Welikanda, Lankapura, Medirigirya, Hingurakgoda and Dimbulagala. Other districts - Trincomalee Badulla, Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura " "" "16-Dec-07" "3-Jan-08" 19 "0" "250,000" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "7,950" 5.2 "Heavy monsoon rains from December 16 to 24. 250,000 displaced. No deaths reported. --Ampara - 22,612 displaced. --Batticaloa - 40,255 displaced. 250,000 affected. December 25 - floods subsiding. 40,000 still in shelters. December 31 - floods still subsiding." 81.4 7.72 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "16-Dec-2007" "3" "20" NA "3245" 3245 237 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Northern Sulawesi - Gorontalo province - Gorontalo city (Ipilo, Bugis, Tenda, Heledulaa and Biawan). Bone Bolango." "Bone and Bolango" "17-Dec-07" "24-Dec-07" 8 "0" "4,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,180" 4 "Days of torrential rains cause floods. Thousands of houses in 10 sub-districts of Gorontalo city flooded, heavy damage, more than 4500 evacuated. No deaths reported. December 22 - floods starting to subside." 123.06 0.61 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "17-Dec-2007" "3" "20" NA "3246" 3246 238 "FL-2008-000004-ZWE FL-2008-000004-MOZ GoogleEarth Kmz" "Zimbabwe" "Mozambique" "" "" "Zimbabwe - Masvingo - Chiredzi and Chivi districts - Mwenezi, Middle Sabi and Malipati. Gutu, Chivi, Chikombedzi. Chipinge, Shurugwi, Tongogara Refugee Camp, Mahenye. Zaka, Bikita and Chiredzi. Chirimo and Nyerere. Chipinge South, Mhondoro. --Mozambique - Inhambane - Nova Mambone Sofala - Machanga, Govuro. " "Tributaries of Limpopo and Save Rivers: Shashe, Devure, Runde, Chamakarara, Tiriri, Save, Dakate, Mutirikwi. " "19-Dec-07" "5-Feb-08" 49 "26" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "100,500" 6.7 "Heavy rains since early December. --Zimbabwe - wettest December more than 100 years. 31 dead and 10,000 displaced in flooding (includes event 2007-234) Masvingo - 24 dead. Extensive flood damage in Chiredzi and Chivi. 242 families displaced in Middle Sabi. December 30 - Save and Dakate rivers bursts banks in Chipinge. 700 displaced. January 4 - 53 of Zimbabwe's major dams are full, 33 of them are spilling --Mozambique - Save river bursts banks and floods towns of Nova Mambone and Machanga on Dec 31. 1,000 rescued from floods January 4 - Save river near levels of massive floods in 1976. January 12 - Save floods Nova Mambone again." 31.24 -20.78 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "19-Dec-2007" "4" "21" NA "3247" 3247 239 "FL-2007-000231-BOL FL-2008-000035-PRY" "Bolivia" "Paraguay" "" "" "Bolivia --Beni - Trinidad, Moxos, Marbán, Vaca Diez. San Javier, San Ignacio, Loreto, San Andres, Riberalta, Santa Ana del Yacuma, Puerto Siles. San Borja and San Ignacio de Moxos. Geneshuaya, Reyes. --Santa Cruz - Los Troncos, Berlin, Okinawa, San Pedro. Guarayos, Portachuelo, San Matias, Carmen Rivero. El Torno, La Guardia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Warnes, Colpa Belgica, Portachuelo, Montero and San Pedro. --La Paz - San Roque, Alpacoma, Achacachi, Llojeta, Avircato, Mecapaca, Palomar, Portachuelo, San Matias, Carmen Rivero Torres, El Alto, Viacha. Llojeta, Ciudad Ferroviaria, Obispo Bosque, Hampaturi, Chinchaya and Kupini. --Cochabamba - Chapare province, Sumumpaya, Esquilán Grande, Maica Central Vinto, Colcapirhua, Alto Cochabamba, Puerto Villarroel, Entre Ríos, Villa Tunari, Puerto Villaroel. --Tarija - Tarija, Bermejo, San Jose de Pocitos, Carapari, Saladillo, Zapatera, Itau, and Las Sidras. --Pando - Santa Rosa, Abun y Filadelfia. --Ouro - Caracollo, Soracachi and El Choro. --Potosi - Tacobamba, Ocuri. --Other departments: Chuquisaca, Sucre, Beni, Oruro, Tarija. ---Paraguay - Alto Paraguay - Puerto Esperanza, Diana." "Grande, Mamore, Ibare, Beni, Chapare and Ichilo. Ibire. Achumani, Bermejo, Desaguadero, Wilakota , Rocha, San Miguel de Velasco, Pirai. Yacuma, Ichilo and Ibare. Tarija." "15-Dec-07" "31-Mar-08" 108 "75" "240,000" "200,000,000" "Heavy rain" 2 "866,400" 8.3 "Heavy rains since November, early arrival of rainy season. La Nina heavy rains cause flooding. 75 dead. 240,000 homeless. 400,000 affected. $500 million damages. Nearly 100,000 homes flooded. \"worst floods in many decades\". Floods expected to continue in Bolivia through April 2008. January 6 - Grande, Mamore, Beni, Chapare and Ichilo rivers have burst their banks. January 30 - 600,000 hectares crops damaged in Santa Cruz province. Cochabamba - 14 dead. 10,338 families affected. 12,000 hectares crops lost. Chuquisaca - 22 dead. 5,365 affected. Beni - 13,632 in shelters. 20,000 families homeless. 88,000 affected. 80,000 sq km under water. 60% of Beni under water. Santa Cruz - 14 dead. 7,016 evacuated. 616,055 hectares damaged. La Paz - 14 dead. February 13 - dike break floods town of Trinidad. March 18 - 97,000 families still affected by flooding. Recent rains contribute to further deteriorate the situation in the already flooded areas and new regions are flooded. " -65.3 -17.66 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Dec-2007" "5" "22" NA "3248" 3248 240 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "New South Wales - towns: Coonamble, Coonabarabran, Nyngan, Condobolin. Lake Cargelligo area. Local government areas: Lachlan, Bland, Parkes, Coonamble, Warren and Broken Hill." "Darling tributaries Castlereagh, Bogan" "22-Dec-07" "31-Dec-07" 10 "0" "" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "200,500" 6.3 "Severe rain and storms cause overland flooding. Biggest floods on Bogoan river in 8 years. Lachlan, Bland, Parkes, Coonamble, Warren and Broken Hill local government areas declared a disaster zone. Highest rainfall in 100 years in Coonamble and Coonabarabran. Coonamble area expected to be isolated by floodwaters for at least 1 week. Agricultural damages. $110 million in damages in Coonamble. $60 million worth of damage in the Lachlan district. MODIS observations of flooding along upper Darling Tributaries on December 23, 24, 28, 29, 30." 148.21 -30.29 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "22-Dec-2007" "6" "23" NA "3249" 3249 241 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Sumatra - districts: Pesisir Selatan, Padang, Padang Pariaman, Solok, Agam. Padang City. Koto Tangah, Pessel." "Batang Tarusan, Batang Lumpo, Batang Kapas, Batang Kandih. " "25-Dec-07" "29-Dec-07" 5 "1" "20,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "8,850" 4.6 "Flash flooding. 1 dead 2 missing. 260 houses destroyed in Padang municipality. Thousands affected in Padang City. Floods up to 2.5 meters deep. Roads destroyed. Thousands of hectares of paddy fields inundated. 4,760 houses in Pesisir Selatan (Pessel) District inundated." 100.62 -0.69 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Dec-2007" "6" "24" NA "3250" 3250 242 "FL-2007-000230-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - East Java Province - Bojonegoro, Ngawi (Kwadungan, Geneng). Malang, Jombang, Trenggalek, Madiun, Ponorogo, Pacitan, Tuban, Padangan, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Lamongan. --Central Java Province - Karanganyar, Surakarta. Pekalongan, Sragen, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, Klaten, Grobogan. Solo City. Cepu. Pati and Gabus." "Bengawan Solo, Amprong, Madiun, Grindalu, Lusi, Juawana " "25-Dec-07" "10-Jan-08" 17 "127" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "50,690" 6.1 "Seasonal torrential rains cause loods and landslides. 127 dead. Tens of thousands homes flooded. 500,000 affected. 50,000 displaced. --East Java - 31 dead. Bengawan Solo river overflows in Ngawi and Bojonegoro districts and Surakarta City: 23 dead, 23,894 houses damaged, 120,000 affected. 80 percent of Bojonegoro and Ngawi districts inundated. 24,781 hectares crops inundated. Floods sweep away bridge over Madiun river. --Central Java - 78 dead. Landslides in Karanganyar and Tawangmangu. Floods in Solo city, Surakarta and Cepu. Gajah Mungkur dam in Wonogiri overflows. Worst floods in Cepu since 1993. Worst floods in Solo city in 40 years. 29,049 hectares crops inundated." 111.33 -7.54 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Dec-2007" "7" "25" NA "3251" 3251 243 "FL-2008-000004-ZMB" "Zambia" "" "" "" "Southern Province - Mazabuka, Ndeke. Sinazongwe, Namhala, Monze and Siavonga, Maamba. Itebe area. Munenga. Itezhi-Tezhi, Mumbwa, Namwala, Choma. Lusaka Province - Kafue and Lusaka areas. Chibolya, Kanyama, Kamwala and Matero. Central - Chibombo, Mumbwa, Mkushi. Northern Province - Mungwi, Chinsali Copperbelt - Chingola, Ndola, Mine Masala and Mushili Eastern Province - Luapula Province - Bangweulu Swamps area." "Magoye, Kafioe, Kafue. Maramba. Bangweulu Swamps, Chambeshi river, Upper Kafue and tributaries. Luangwa." "30-Dec-07" "27-Mar-08" 89 "6" "17,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "673,000" 7.8 "Several weeks of heavy rains in southern Zambia. 3,000 homeless in Mazabuka after Magoye river burst its banks. 3 bridges destroyed. Agricultural damage. 4 dead in Monze. January 16 - $13 million in aid needed. 1.5 million people affected. Southern province - 80% crops lost. Eastern province - 20% crops lost. March 11 - 10 dead, 34,000 displaced, 400,000 affected in Zambia (includes event 2008-022) March 12 - floodwaters start to recede in Southern province. Rains continue in the north. March 24 - renewed flooding in Kafue and Mazabuka, due to the opening of the Itezhi-Tezhi dam spill gates. " 27.77 -15.94 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-Dec-2007" "8" "26" NA "3252" 3252 244 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Tolima province - San Antonio, Playa Rica" "Guadalito Las Pavas stream" "25-Dec-07" "28-Dec-07" 4 "3" "200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,270" 4.1 "Floods and mudslides. 3 dead. Several missing. Over 200 homeless. Colombian authorities predict rainy season which should have ended in by now will continue until January." -75.37 3.85 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "25-Dec-2007" "8" "27" NA "3253" 3253 1 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Java - East and south Jakarta area (Cawang, Cililitan, Kampung Melayu, Bukit Duri, Pejaten Timur, Petamburan). Tangerang." "Ciliwung, Cisadane, Sabi" "2-Jan-08" "6-Jan-08" 5 "" "1,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,180" 4 "Heavy rains in Bogor, Depok and Jakarta areas over the last two days cause Ciliwung river to overflow. Thousands of houses in 11 districts of Jakarta city flooded. Floods completely receded and displaced people returned home by January 9. No deaths reported." 106.83 -6.23 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "2-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3254" 3254 2 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Gold Coast area Southeast Queensland - Brisbane, Yarrahappini, Warwick, Killarney, Beaudesert, Goonda, Canungra. --Northeast New South Wales - Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, South Murwillumbah, Condong, Tumbulgum, Chinderah, Rathdowney, Thora, Coraki, Woodburn, Tenterfield, Killarney, Bungawalbin, Cabbage Tree Island. Mullumbimby. Byron and Ballina." "Queensland - Logan, Albert, Condamine, Macintyre. --New South Wales - Tweed, Richmond, Coomera, Wilson, Bellinger, Boonoo Boonoo, Clarence. " "3-Jan-08" "9-Jan-08" 7 "1" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "41,560" 5.6 "More than 350mm of rain has fallen in some areas on the Gold Coast hinterland. Thousands evacuated. Thousands isolated by floods, situation expected to last for up to 1 week. Hinze Dam overflowing. Damages over $100 million. Worst floods in 20 years in some areas of southeast Queensland. Logan river reaches 12 year high near Beaudesert. Worst floods in 50 years in Tweed Coast and Kyogle, New South Wales. Worst floods since 1954 on Richmond river. Richmond river at second-highest flood peak at Kyogle. $100 million in infrastructure and agriculture damges in Tweed Heads, Kyogle, Richmond Valley and Lismore." 152.87 -28.44 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3255" 3255 3 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Nevada - Fernley" "Irrigation canal from Truckee River" "5-Jan-08" "9-Jan-08" 5 "" "1,500" "" "Dam/Levy, break or release" 1 "550" 3.4 "A day of unusally heavy rainfall in a high desert town that averages only 5 inches precipitation annually. Irrigation canal bringing water from Truckee river fails, town of Fernly inundated. Floodwaters spread over 1 square mile and over 8 feet deep. 290 homes damaged. 3,500 trapped in flooded homes. No deaths reported. The same canal last ruptured in 1996 and flooded 60 homes in Fernley" -119.2 39.63 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "5-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3256" 3256 4 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Ampara district (Ampaa'rai) - Alayadiwembu, Pottuvil, Karaithivu, Akkaraipattu, Samanthurai, Sainthamaruthu, Ninthavur, Addalachenai and Thirukovil areas" "" "7-Jan-08" "16-Jan-08" 10 "" "240,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,920" 4.3 "Heavy rain since January 5. 63,000 families displaced. 40,000 acres crops inundated. No deaths reported. January 14 - water receding." 81.76 6.91 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "7-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3257" 3257 5 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Midwest --Indiana - counties: White, Carroll, Jasper, Fulton, Randolph, Benton, Delaware, LaPorte. towns: Monticello, Rochester, Remington, Winchester, Blue Water Beach, Diamond Point, Brookston, Plymouth. --Illinois - counties: Iroquois, Livingston, Champaign, towns: Pontiac, Watseka, Mahomet, Streator. --Michigan - southwestern areas. --Ohio - northwestern areas." "Tippecanoe, Sangamon, Wabash, Kankakee, Vermilion, Mississinewa, Iroquois, St Joseph, Ford, Yellow. creeks: Carpenter, Sugar. " "8-Jan-08" "15-Jan-08" 8 "5" "500" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "102,200" 6.1 "Thunderstorms bring 7 inches of rain accompanied by record warmth. Record levels along a 20 mile stretch of Tippecanoe river. Near-record flooding at the Norway and Oakdale dams. Hundreds homes damaged. Indiana - 3 dead. 900 homes damaged. Illinois - 2 dead. Worst floods in 30 or 40 years. Record levels on Vermilion river at Pontiac." -86.7 40.78 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "8-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3258" 3258 6 "FL-2008-000010-BRA " "Brazil" "" "" "" "Sao Paulo state - Peruibe, Jacupiranga, Sao Jose dos Campos. Ribeira River valley" "Ribeira River" "12-Jan-08" "26-Jan-08" 15 "4" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,020" 5.5 "Heavy rains since January 12 cause severe floods and landslides. 15,000 displaced in Ribeira River valley. 49,506 affected. Worst storm in Peruibe in 47 years. MODIS observation of flooding on Ribeira River on January 16." -47.88 -24.5 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3259" 3259 7 "FL-2008-000014-AUS GoogleEarth Kmz" "Australia" "" "" "" "North Queensland - Proserpine, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Giru, Charters Towers, Bowen, Georgetown. Richmond. Whitsundays area. Normanton. --Central and Western Queensland (Channel Country) - Longreach, Winton, Charleville, Muttaburra, Willow, Belyando, Barcoo Shire, Emerald, Sapphire, Mackay, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Clermont, Blackall, Finch Hatton, Cunnamulla, Yaamba, Burdekin." "Flinders, Don, Proserpine, Burdekin, Haughton. Dawson, Diamantina, Thomson, Lower Flinders, Norman, Einasleigh, Einsleigh, Warrego, Landsborough and Barcoo Rivers and Cooper's Creek. Nogoa, Fitzroy, Bulloo, Belyando, Comet, Mackenzie." "14-Jan-08" "1-Feb-08" 19 "0" "3,200" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 2 "649,500" 7.4 "More than 350mm rain in Proserpine area from a monsoonal low pressure system. Towns of Proserpine and Airlie Beach isolated by floods. Widespread flooding in Townsville and Giru. Homes and businesses flooded in Charters Towers, $2 million damages. Bruce and Flinders highways cut by floods. Normanton isolated by floods on Flinders and Norman rivers. Damage estimates at $150 million. No deaths reported. \"about two-thirds of the state has been affected by floods\" \"Creeks and bridges that have never been flooded before were flooded\" Worst flooding in 17 years in Groper Creek Caravan Park in the Burdekin. January 16 - as floods recede in north Qld, flooding reaches the Channel Country. January 21 - town of Emerald flooded by Nogoa river, more than 2,000 evacuated. Fairbairn Dam reached capacity and overflowed for first time in 17 years. \"This flood is the highest ever recorded in this district, people here wouldn't have seen any water like this since the great 1950 flood and this one obviously exceeds it on the heights,\" \"worst in the state's history\" MODIS observations of major flooding on lower Flinders and Norman rivers January 14, 15, 16, 18. Qld Channel country January 20, 21" 144.56 -20.4 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3260" 3260 8 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Helmand province - Nawa, Garmser, Washer, Marja, Nad Ali and Lashkargah districts" "" "13-Jan-08" "20-Jan-08" 8 "5" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "18,280" 5.2 "5 dead. 70 houses destroyed. 'vast areas' of crops destroyed. Over 5,000 livestock washed away." 64.28 31.34 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3261" 3261 9 "" "UK" "" "" "" "England - Midlands and North England - counties: West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, Merseyside, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Kent. towns: Huddersfield, Leeds, Darton, Salford, Keighley, Elland, Silsden, Armitage Bridge, Manchester, Barnsley. Tewkesbury, Tet-bury, Chalford, Stonehouse, Glos, Twyning, Bradford-on-Avon, Tonbridge, Huntingdon, Arundel, Toll Bar, York, Morecambe, Slyne, Greater Manchester, Dunmow. --Wales - Abergavenny, Bangor on Dee, Llanbadarn Fawr. " "Severn, Avon, Leam, Frome, Stour, Ray, Aire, Dearne, Irwell, Rheidol, Calder, Alt, Dove, Ancholme, Ouse, Roch, Mersey. Thames and Severn canal" "15-Jan-08" "26-Jan-08" 12 "0" "300" "" "Heavy rain" 2 "55,860" 6.1 "More than a months worth of rain in 24 hours, followed by days of heavy rain. 500 houses flooded. No deaths reported. A dry river in Tet-bury, Gloucestershire flows for the \"first time in living memory\". \"for the sixth year running flood water had reached a level that the Environment Agency predicted would be reached once every 100 years.\" Evacuations in Armitage Bridge, Silsden, Huddersfied, Elland. Worst floods in Merseyside for 30 years. Worst floods in Morecambe and Slyne for 20 years. Worst floods in Greater Manchester in 30 years." -1.65 52.92 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "15-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3262" 3262 10 "" "South Africa" "" "" "" "Limpopo - Lephalale, Motsane, Mafefe, Penge. Mpumalanga - Moroka. " "Olifants, Steelpoort, Crocodile" "24-Jan-08" "1-Feb-08" 9 "1" "1,200" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "72,010" 5.8 "Lephalale - 300 families homeless. Motsane - residents of several villages trapped by flooding on Olifants river. Mpumalanga - Five villages in Moroka cut off from flooding of Steelpoort river." 30.68 -24.13 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "24-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3263" 3263 11 "FL-2008-000038-ARG" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Salta - Rivadavia, Banda Norte, Sur and Santa Victoria Este. San Martin and Oran. Salta city. " "Bermejo, Pilcomayo and Carapari" "28-Jan-08" "20-Mar-08" 53 "0" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "88,120" 6.7 "Heavy rain and flooding in Bolivia cause floods on Pilcomayo and other rivers. (see DFO 2007-239) 15,000 evacuated. 17,000 families affected. Towns and villages isolated in northeastern Salta by floods on Pilcomayo. No deaths reported. Damage to roads and bridges. March 12 - 11,000 still stranded in Salta. 900 evacuated. " -61.66 -22.92 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3264" 3264 12 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - Pasuruan district." "" "30-Jan-08" "3-Feb-08" 5 "3" "40,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1 "810" 3.6 "More than 10,000 houses in 30 villages in Pasuruan district flooded. 3 dead. Worst flooding in 15 years. Highways and bridges destroyed. Rp 6 billion damages." 112.91 -7.71 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "30-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3265" 3265 13 "FL-2008-000018-ECU " "Ecuador" "" "" "" "El Oro, Guayas, Los Rios and Manabi. Esmeraldas, Canar, Santa Elena. Costa and Sierra. Babahoyo. Chimborazo, Azuay and the Loja." "Bulubulu and Chimbo. Moraspungo, Santa Rosa, and Japara. Cotopaxi. " "30-Jan-08" "31-Mar-08" 62 "51" "265,000" "1,000,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "75,830" 6.8 "La Nina rains since January, rains and floods expected to continue until May. Heaviest rains in 25 years cause floods and mudslides. 21,500 in shelters. 315,000 affected. 271,000 hectares crops destroyed. 30% of crops damaged. Five coastal provinces have flooded. Rains expected to last until late March. Infrastructure, housing, agriculture and health, electrical, and communication systems have been severely damaged. Recovery expected to cost more than $1US billion. Extensive damage to banana crops. $161 million crop damage. \"some of the worst floods in country's history\" \"rainiest winter in Ecuador in at least 20 years\" \"Historically, this is the worst flooding some areas have ever had\" March 10 - heaviest storm in a decade hits west coast, 28 dead, 20 missing, 10,000 families evacuated, 300,000 affected." -79.66 -1.25 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "30-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3266" 3266 14 "FL-2008-000004-NAM " "Namibia" "Angola" "" "" "Namibia - Cuvelai Oshanas - Owambo region - Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto and Ohangwena regions. Okatana, Oshakati West, Uuvudhiya, Oshakati East, Ongwediva and Ompundja. Ombalantu. Outapi. Kunene. Xangongo, Onghumbi, Uukwangali, Evale, Cuvelai, Cahama and Kapuluvale. Oshikango, Ogongo, Onesi, Okalongo, Tsandi, Etayi. Endola, Ongenga, Omungwelume, Edundja and Odibo. Oneshila. Uuvudhiya. Kavango area - Rundu, Nkurenkuru, Mpungu, Katwiti and Divundu. Engela. --Angola - Cunene, Namibe Huila and Cuando Cubando provinces. Ondjiva town. Kwanhama, Namacunde, Cuvelai, Ombandja, Kahama and Curoca." "Cuvelai, Cuenene (Kunene)" "31-Jan-08" "31-Mar-08" 61 "42" "40,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 1.5 "164,200" 7.2 "Heavy rain after a lengthly drought. Floods may have been exacerabated by diversion of Cunene river for bridge construction in Xangongo, Angola. --Namibia - 42 dead. 30,000 displaced. 4,000 livestock dead. Damage to roads, bridges, other infrastructure. 450 square kilometers flooded. 20,000 affected in Oshakati area. Second wave of floods hits Oshakati on February 16. Highest levels in Cuvelai area in 35 years. $50N million damages to roads and bridges in Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati. \"some northern parts of Namibia have been hit with the worst flooding in 50 years\" --Angola - 1 dead. More than 10,000 homeless. 40,000 families affected. Over 9,000 displaced from Ondjiva town. Floodwaters filling normally dry Etosha Pan. Cunene province - 9,000 displaced. 2,200 houses destroyed and 52,281 people affected. 50,000 cattle killed. March 5 - flooding in Kunene, Angola renewed. 30,000 displaced. 72,000 hectares flooded. March 26 - 65,000 people affected by floods in northern Namibia. Water shows little signs of receding in Oshakati and Ongwediva areas. " 17.26 -17.05 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "31-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3267" 3267 15 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Jakarta city - West, East and Central Jakarta" "" "1-Feb-08" "6-Feb-08" 6 "3" "88,261" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "380" 3.4 "Hours of heavy rain cause floods in West, East and Central Jakarta. 3 dead. 88,261 evacuated. 1,500 homeless. Floods up to 1.5 meters deep." 106.85 -6.19 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "1-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3268" 3268 16 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro State - Itaipava, Madame Machado" "" "2-Feb-08" "7-Feb-08" 6 "9" "12,858" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "290" 3.2 "More than 135mm rain in Itaipava in less than an hour causing mudslides and flooding. Three weeks of rain in a few hours." -43.13 -22.37 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "2-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3269" 3269 17 "FL-2008-000031-PER" "Peru" "" "" "" "Ucayali area - Padre Abad province Puno - Pampa Grande. Sandia - Alto Inambari Lima - Ñaña, Carabayllo, San Martín de Porres and parts of Lurín Junin - Tarma, Aguaytia other provinces: Madre de Dios, San Martin, Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Huanuco. Pisco." "Ucayali, Tarma. Huayabamba, Saposoa, Mayo and Paranapura. Aguaytia and Yurac. Tarma. Rímac, Chillón and Lurín." "4-Feb-08" "12-Mar-08" 38 "26" "45,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "709,100" 7.4 "La Nina rains cause floods and mudslides. 45,000 homeless across 10 Peruvian states. Thousands of homes and roads damaged, farmland damaged. 500,000 affected by floods and mudslides across the country. Ucayali region - 75,000 affected by flooding. Aguaytia and Yurac rivers burst banks ad destroy 2,040 houses in Padre Abad." -73.01 -10.11 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "4-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3270" 3270 18 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Illinois - east central areas. St Joseph, Iroquois, Danville, Pontiac Indiana - northern areas. Fort Wayne, Monticello, Wapakoneta, Lafayette, Elkart.. Ohio - Findlay, Ottawa, Grand Rapids, Tiffin, Defiance. Putnam County. " "Illinois - Salt Fork, Iroquois, Vermilion, Kankakee and Sangamon. Kankakee. Indiana - Sandusky, Tippecanoe, Wabash, St. Marys, St. Joseph. Ohio - Blanchard, Maumee, Auglaize and Tiffin. " "6-Feb-08" "12-Feb-08" 7 "0" "150" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 1.5 "119,000" 6.1 "Illinois - 20 year floods on Iroquois, Vermilion, Kankakee and Sangamon rivers. Salt Fork River near St. Joseph highest levels in 36 years. Indiana - 300 homes flooded in Findlay. 320 homes flooded in Ottawa. Ice jam on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana causes flooding. No deaths reported." -86.84 40.85 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "6-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3271" 3271 19 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - Situbondo city and district. Pauwan, Panarukan" "Sampeyan, Pelelangan" "8-Feb-08" "12-Feb-08" 5 "14" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "400" 3.3 "Flash flooding. 1,700 houses destroyed. 1,400 houses damaged. Floods up to 1 meter deep. Damage to bridges. 4,664 houses in 19 villages in six subdistricts inundated. " 114 -7.74 "" 0 "#REF!" 0 "#REF!" "8-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3272" 3272 20 "" "Australia" "" "" "" "Queensland - Mackay, Gooseponds, Hospital Bridge, Glenella and the CBD. Gladstone, Calliope, Miriam Vale, Agnes Water and The Town of 1770. Gogango, Rockhampton, Bundaberg. Burdekin, Giru. Thuringowa. Atherton, Tolga and Edmonton. Atherton Tableland, Edmonton. Rockhampton." "Poineer, Burdekin, Fitzroy" "13-Feb-08" "26-Feb-08" 14 "2" "1,000" "see notes" "Heavy rain" 2 "44,350" 6.1 "Torrential rains from monsoonal trough. Record rainfall 624mm in 10 hours in Mackay, downpours of 100mm per hour - worst monsoonal downpour in Mackay in 90 years. 1000 houses inudated. $128 million worth of claims in Mackay. \"flooding could be classified as a one in 200 year event.\" February 24 - flooding on lower Fitzroy reaches Rockhampton, second flooding in a month." 149.54 -22.46 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3273" 3273 21 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Java - Karawang district - Batujaya, Rengasdengklok. Bekasi. Bogor (Katukampa). Bandung (Baleendah, Rancaekek). Jakarta area - Jatinegara, East Jakarta" "Ciliwung, Citarum" "14-Feb-08" "14-Mar-08" 30 "0" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "10,430" 5.5 "Heavy rains cause floods that inundate thousands of houses in tens of villages. No deaths reported. Floods up to 1 meter deep. Batujaya - 2,528 houses flooded. Rengasdengklok - 2,000 houses inundated. March 7 - Over 8000 hectares of land are still flooded in Bekasi and Karawang. 11,000 people receiveing aid packages. March 10 - 2,000 houses in Baleendah in Bandung flooded by Citarum river, crops submerged in Rancaekek. March 13 - Ciliwung river floods parts of East Jakarta" 107.29 -6.26 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "14-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3274" 3274 22 "FL-2008-000004-NAM" "Zambia" "Namibia" "Angola" "" "Zambia - Western and North-Western provinces. Mongu area. Chavuma, Zambezi, Mufumbwe, Kabompo. Nguvu, Nyathanda, Kambuya, Lukolwe, Lingundu, Lipinda. Monze. --Namibia - Caprivi area - Chichimane, Kapani, Batubaja, Malengalenga, Sangwali, Mayuni, Muzii, Nakabolelwa, Mbalasinte, Nakuntwe, Schuckmansberg. Ikaba, Itomba. Muyako. Kongola. Namiyundu, Mpukano. Kabbe Constituency. Singalamwe, Sikaunga, Sisheke, Choi and Ngonga. Muyako - Lyambezi. Malengalenga, Linyanti, Kapani, Mbilajwe. --Angola - upper Zambezi tributaries in Moxico" "Upper Zambezi and tributaries - Mufumbwe, Kabompo, Cuando. Chobe and Linyanti. Okavango." "9-Feb-08" "31-Mar-08" 52 "4" "15,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "425,700" 7.3 "Zambia - west bank of Zambezi flooded in Zambezi and Chavuma areas, many towns cut off. March 11 - 10 dead and 34,000 displaced in Zambia (includes event 2007-243) Namibia - extensive crop damage in Caprivi region. Highest levels at Kongola since 1981. March 27 - 20,000 afffected by flooding in Caprivi region" 23.79 23.79 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "9-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3275" 3275 23 "FL-2008-000024-PHL" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Eastern Visayas Region --Eastern Samar - Dolores, General MacArthur, Jipapad, Maslog and Borongan City. Balangkayan. Llorente. Giporlos, Oras, Llorente. Malinao. --Northern Samar - Silvino Lubos. Mondragon, San Roque, Pambujan and Catubig. --Western Samar - Catbalogan City, Pinabacdao, Gandara. --Leyte - Carigara. Tacloban City. Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Alangalang and Dagami. --Capiz - Sigma, Mambusao, Panitan, Panay, and Pontevedra. Jamindan and Tapaz. --Bicol Region - Albay. Mayon volcano area. Libon, Polangui, Malilipot, Tiwi, Legazpi City. Sto. Domingo, Camalig and Guinobatan. Buhi in Camarines Sur. Vinzons in Camarines Norte. Sorsogon, Compostela Valley. Tabaco City, Tiwi. --Catanduanes - Virac --Mindanao - Sulop in southern Davao del Sur. Compostela Valley. Surigao city. Caraga Region. Agusan del Norte (Las Nieves, Jabonga), Agusan Sur (San Miguel). Surigao del Norte (San Francisco, Placer), Surigao del Sur (San Miguel). South Cotabato - Polomolok, T'boli and Sto." "Samar - Loom,Can-obing, Camada and Surok. Bicol River" "12-Feb-08" "12-Mar-08" 30 "54" "873,000" "54,000,000" "Heavy rain" 1 "41,370" 6.1 "Nine days incessant rain cause floods and landslides. Most of Eastern Samar isloated. Rain caused by caused by a low pressure area in Northern Mindanao and a cold front. Farmland flooded. Thousands moved to higher ground. Roads and bridges washed out. 873,000 displaced. 140,000 displaced in Samar. $54-million dollars damage in all areas. $24US.4 million infrastructure and agricultural damage in Leyte and Samar islands. P131.25 million damages in Eastern Visayas. Eastern Samar - 14 dead. 106,254 affected. 90% crops damaged. Estimated agricultural damages P300 million. 20,000 hectares flooded in Balangkayan. 3,000 houses damaged. Bridges destroyed. Northern Samar - 186,870 affected. Leyte - 2 dead. 65,974 displaced. P23.46 Million million agriculture damage. P101 Million infrastructure damage. Bicol region - 19 dead. 95,000 evacuated. P313 million agricultrue damage. P240 million infrastructure damage. Mindanao - Surigao City partly flooded. 16,346 affected by floods in Caraga Region. P52-M damages. " 125.22 11.64 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3276" 3276 24 "TC-2008-000023-MDG" "Madagascar" "" "" "" "Northern areas - Fenenerive East, Sainte Marie, Toamasina, Ampasimbe. Soanierana Ivago, Fioulpointe, Nosy Varika, Andilamena, Mahajanga and Moramanga. Ambatondrazaka region. Anosimahavelona. Antananarivo, Ankadimbahoaka, Anosizato and Andohatapena. Alaotra mangoro, Analamanga, Atsimo Atsinanana, Boeny, Sofia, Atsimo Andrefana. Atsinanana, Ménabé. Marovoay, Lalangina, Midongy South, Betsiboka." "Ipoka, Sisaony and Mamba" "17-Feb-08" "5-Mar-08" 18 "93" "191,000" "" "Tropical cyclone" 1 "361,600" 6.8 "Heavy rain from Cyclone Ivan causes flooding. Cyclone Ivan lands on northeastern coast. 191,000 homeless. 300,000 affected. 45,000 acres crops damaged. Damage to roads, houses, infrastructure, agriculture \"every area hit by the cyclone had experienced flooding\" Sainte Marie island - 80% of infrastructure destroyed. Fenerive Este - 80,000 homeless. 70% of buildings destroyed. Alaotra Mangoro - 18,000 hectares crops flooded. Antanarivo - 8,000 homeless. " 46.9 -18.69 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3277" 3277 25 "" "China" "" "" "" "Xinjiang - Ili valley, Kazakh Prefecture" "Ili " "1-Feb-08" "25-Feb-08" 25 "0" "8,000" "1,900,000" "Ice jam/break-up" 1 "17,160" 5.6 "Worst Ice flows on the Ili river since 2000. Ice jams along China-Kazakhstan border along 35 kilometers of the Ili river. 8,000 people and 32,000 cattle resettled. 315 homes flooded. No deaths reported." 81.88 43.77 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3278" 3278 26 "FL-2008-000030-IDN" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Java - Kudus, Pati East Nusa Tenggara - North Timor Tengah, Sikka, Kupang, Nagekeo and Beluhave. West Sumba. Belu District, West Malaka. Flores Island - Ende" "Rembang" "11-Feb-08" "1-Mar-08" 20 "11" "3,500" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "2,020" 4.6 "Heavy rains since February 7. Central Java - Floods and landslides. 3,500 displaced. Some cities inundated with 2 meters water for nearly 2 weeks. Flooding persists in Kudos and Pati area and is included in event 2008-030. Kudus - 5 dead in landslide. Pati - 68 villages inundated. East Nusa Tenggara - 4 dead. 500 displaced. 1,000 hectares crops flooded. Flores Island - hundreds homes flooded in Ende." 111.06 -6.8 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3279" 3279 27 "FL-2008-000032-KAZ" "Kazakhstan" "" "" "" "Kyzylorda and South-Kazakhstan - Saryagash, Ordabasy, Arys, Shardarya. Chimkent. Kyzyl-Orda region" "Syr Darya" "20-Feb-08" "13-Mar-08" 23 "1" "13,000" "130,000,000" "Rain and snowmelt" 1 "51,580" 6.1 "2,000 houses destroyed. 12,700 evacuated. Roads and schools destroyed. Hundreds cattle killed. 48 towns and villages flooded. 260 houses destroyed. 553 km of roads washed out. 59 bridges damaged. Floods bigger than 2005 floods." 68.55 42.3 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3280" 3280 28 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Sistan-Baluchestan, Bampur" "Dasht" "13-Jan-08" "29-Jan-08" 17 "" "3,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "108,100" 6.3 "70-80% of houses in Bampur destroyed. Most villages in south of Sistan-Baluchestan cut off by floods. 900 villages need Red Crescent assistance. 16,760 affected. Economic losses at USD 130 million." 61.27 26.55 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "13-Jan-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3281" 3281 29 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Central areas - Marrakesh, Kalaat Seraghna" "" "26-Feb-08" "28-Feb-08" 3 "4" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,600" 4.9 "Heavy rains since February 24. 4 dead. 5 missing. Houses and a bridge destroyed." -7.11 32.11 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "26-Feb-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3282" 3282 30 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Java - Lamongan District - Jabung, Durikulon, Centini, Dateng, Gelap, Siser, Duri, Bulutigo, Pelangwot, Mojoasem. Tubang. Laren. Babat. Widang. Ngawi district - Mantingan, Karanganyar, Kwadungan, Geneng, Pangkur and Ngawi city. Tuban District. Bojonego district. --Central Java - Solo area - Sewu kampong, Jagalan, Pucangsawit, Sangkrah and Joyontakan. Sukoharjo district. Kudus, Pati " "Bengawan Solo, Bengawan Madiun, Rembang." "1-Mar-08" "16-Mar-08" 16 "3" "12,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "16,850" 5.4 "Lamongan - 3,700 houses submerged in tens of villages. Dike collapse. Area has not recovered from flooding event 2007-242. March 13 - dike collapse floods 2,000 houses in Widang. Ngawi district - 300 houses and large areas crops inundated. Hundreds displaced. Bojonego - 3 dead and hundreds displaced. Central Java - Solo city partly inundated. 1,000 houses submerged. 3,000 families homeless in Solo and Sukoharjo district. March 7 - MODIS observation of floods persisting in Kudus and Pati area of Java." 112.37 -7.13 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "1-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3283" 3283 31 "" "Malaysia" "Brunei" "" "" "Borneo Island --Malaysia - Sarawak - Baram: Mardui, Bakong, Long Lama, Long Loyang, Long Jegan, Long Tisan, Long Takong, Long Tuyut and Long Sobeng. Lanang: Stapau. Limbang. Lawas: Bario, Ba’Kelalan. Miri. Tinjar area. Sabah - Beaufort district, Jempanga, Malalugus and Bakalau. --Brunei - Sengkurong (Jalan Sungai Tampoi) Tutong (Jalan Lamunin Tutong and Mukim Rambai)." "Sungai Padas" "5-Mar-08" "14-Mar-08" 10 "" "2,400" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "36,070" 5.6 "Sarawak - Many small villages in remote area isolated by \"massive\" floods. Agricultural losses. Floods up to 3 meters deep. 1,800 in need of emergency aid in Tinjar district. Many parts of interior Baram flooded. Airport in Lawas flooded. Sabah - 47 villages affected by flooding of Sungai Padas river." 114.98 4.58 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "5-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3284" 3284 32 "" "China" "" "" "" "Ningxia Hui, Inner Mongolia - Duguitala, Hangjin Banner, Ordos city. Kubuqi desert. Hetao area, Wuliangsu Lake. Erdos, Bayan Nur." "Yellow River" "3-Mar-08" "30-Mar-08" 28 "" "13,700" "" "Ice jam/break-up" 2 "64,010" 6.6 "Yellow river diverted into a lake on its upper reaches to relieve floods caused by ice jams. \"the river's ice flood was the heaviest in 40 years\" March 11 - Yellow river begins to thaw in Inner Mongolia. Around 50 million cubic meters of water had been diverted from the river. March 14 - Chinese army blasts ice jams on Qingshuihe section of Yellow River. March 19 - Embankment collapses in Erdos city causing floods. 13,700 evacuated from 6 villages in Duguitala, Hangjin Banner in Ordos city. March 28 - 33,000 livestock killed. 3,800 houses destroyed. 4,500 hectares crops destroyed. " 106.74 39.41 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "3-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3285" 3285 33 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Huila province - Campoalegre, Santa Maria" "" "11-Mar-08" "15-Mar-08" 5 "5" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,000" 4.3 "Floods and landslides. 5 dead. 6 missing. Rivers overflowing." -75.42 2.68 "" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "11-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3286" 3286 34 "" "Sri Lanka" "" "" "" "Mannar, Anuradhapura, Ratnapura. Karuwalagasweva. Negombo - Mahahunupitiya, Dalupotha and Kattuwa. Uwa province - Badulla (Sumanathissagama, Handeniya, Hagoda, Hambawela, Viharagoda, and Ukwatte). Bibila. Sabaragamuwa, Trincomalee, Ampara, Monaragala, Ratnapura, Gampaha and Puttalam. Nuwara Eliya. Rajangana, Tissamaharama, Polonnaruwa. Batticaloa, Ampaarai - (Allayadiveambu, Akkaraippattu, and Addaa’laichcheanai, Manmunai South Eruvilpattu District). Anuradhapura. " "Kampiyankaddu. Parakramara Samudra and Nuwara Weva. Rajangane Tank. Badulu Oya. " "12-Mar-08" "31-Mar-08" 20 "8" "174,214" "" "Monsoonal rain" 1 "43,220" 5.9 "Torrential rains from the early North-East monsoon. Floods and landslides. 174,214 people displaced. 75,000 acres crops destroyed. 228 houses destroyed. 600 houses damaged. 340,000 affected. Mannar district - 6,300 families displaced. Two dams damaged. 41,000 affected. Negombo area - 1,112 families displaced. Karuwalagasweva - thousands of acres crops destroyed. Batticaloa - 7,200 displaced. 100,000 affected. Badulla - 3 dead. Moneragala - 2 dead. Ampara - 42,000 affected. " 80.82 7.83 "x" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "12-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3287" 3287 35 "" "USA" "" "" "" "USA Midwest --Missouri - Towns: Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Ellington, Piedmont. Galena, Eureka, Fenton, Valley Park, Poplar Bluff, Rogersville, Winona, Fenton, Dutchtown, Finley. counties: Lawrence, Greene, Bollinger, Butler, Stone, Shannon, Lincoln, Boone. --Arkansas - Norfolk Village, Calico Rock, West Fork, Timbo, Hardy, Norfolk, Williford, Harrison, Batesville, Georgetown, Bayou Des Arc, Pocahontas, Pine Bluff. counties: Arkansas, Clay, Crittenden, Independence, Jackson, Mississippi, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff, Sharp, Yell, Baxter, Madison, Washington, Stone, Lawrence. Jacksonport State Park --Illinois - southern areas - Marion, West Frankfort, Telegraph, Havana to Beardstown, Grafton, Alton, Hardin, Murphysboro. counties: Union, Johnson, Jefferson, Randolph, Saline. --Indiana - southern areas - Evansville area, Milltown, Princeton, Hazleton, Petersburg. counties: Floyd, Clark, Vanderburgh, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson, Morgan, Orange, Martin. --Ohio - southwestern areas - Whitewater, Piketon, Circleville. Cincinnati area, Sharonville, Symmes, Monroe, South Lebanon, Darbyville, Findlay, Edgewater, Miami Township, Milford. counties: Hamilton, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Butler, Warren, Licking. --Kentucky - western areas - counties: Henderson, Union, Carlisle, Crittenden, Hopkins, Ohio. --Texas - Dallas area, Lancaster, San Augustine. --Oklahoma - Muskogee area. Jenks. Tahlequah. --Iowa - DeWitt. Scott County. " "Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and tributaries --Missouri - Meramec, James, Black, Big, St. Francis, Gasconade, Cuivre, Current, Mississippi. Creeks: McKenzie, Kelly, Pike, Hurricane, Pigeon. --Arkansas - White, Black , Spring, Buffalo, Arkansas. --Indiana - White, East Fork White, Wabash, Kankakee, Patoka, Little Wabash. --Illinois - Big Muddy, Mississippi, Illinois. --Ohio - Great Miami River, Scioto, Hocking, Mad, Grand, Blanchard, Little Miami . Big Darby Creek. --Kentucky - --Texas - Ten Mile Creek --Oklahoma - Illinois River --Iowa - Wapsipincon, Iowa. " "17-Mar-08" "31-Mar-08" 15 "13" "1,000" "" "Rain and snowmelt" 2 "565,200" 7.2 "Heavy rain on saturated ground from storms in midwest causes flooding. Missouri - 5 dead. Parts of southern Missouri receive as much as 12 inches of rain. James river approaching record levels. Worst flooding in decades. Evacuations. 300 buildings flooded in Piedmont. Levee breaches near Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau cause hundreds to evacuate. Near record levels on Meramec River. \"For some of these places, this is their 500-year flood,\" Arkansas - 2 dead. widespread flooding washes out highways. Evacuations. 200 homes flooded. $2 million in damages to infrastructure. Levee on White river leaking in Des Arc area, Bayou Des Arc flooded. Some rivers at highest levels in 90 years. Town of Georgetown isolated by floods. Ohio - 3 dead. Illinois - 2 dead. evacuations Texas - 1 dead. hundreds evacuated from flooding on Ten Mile Creek in Luncaster. Indiana - March 27 - Flooding on White river in Arkansas expected to last for weeks. Highest levels on White river in 25 years. March 31 - Mississippi river above flood stage in Vicksburg and Natchez." -89.15 36.23 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3288" 3288 36 "" "India" "" "" "" "Tamil Nadu - Cape Comorin area. Thutukudi, Tiruneveli, Nagapatinam, Thiruvarur, Cuddalore. Tuticorin, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Theni, Tiruvarur, Kanchipuram, Sivakasi, North Chennai, Ennore, Korattur, Ambattur, Villivakkam, Kolathur and south Chennai. Karnataka - Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Bellary, Koppal, Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar and Kodagu. Dharwad and Gadag. Kerala - Wayanad Pudhucherry - " "Bennihalla" "20-Mar-08" "27-Mar-08" 8 "37" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "144,300" 6.1 "Unusual summer rains. Tamil Nadu - 24 dead. 15 districts affected. 10,278 people affected. 50,000 acres crops damaged. 57 herd of cattle washed away in flash floods. 2000 km roads damaged. 40,233 hectares under water. Record rainfalls in March. Karnataka - 13 dead. 10.22 crore rupees crops destroyed." 78.72 10.76 "" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3289" 3289 37 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Chalbi District, North Horr Constituency - Bubisa Village, Mubisa area, Naivasha. Marsabit District. Meru Central District" "" "20-Mar-08" "29-Mar-08" 10 "2" "10,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "21,280" 5.3 "Rainy season begins in Kenya March 20 - Entire Bubisa Village (population 2,000) swept away by floods. Overnight downpours kill 2 and displace 2,000 in Marsabit District. Several dead in Chalbi District. March 21 - flash floods in Naivasha town. March 26 - 1,600 families homeless in Chalbi district. March 29 - Naivasha town flooded again. " 37.67 2.83 "x" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "20-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3290" 3290 38 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Sumatra - Riau Province: Kampar - Tambang, Siak Hulu, Perhentian Raja, Kampar Kiri, Kampar Kiri Hulu, and Gunung Sahilan. Pekanbaru area - Rumbai and Limapuluh. Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing) - Benai, Cerenti, Gunung Toar, Inuman, Kuantan Mudik, Kuantan Tengah, Logas Tanah Darat, and Pangean. Dumai city, Indragiri Hulu, Rokan Hulu, and Pelelawan." "Siak, Rokan, Kampar and Indragiri" "10-Mar-08" "27-Mar-08" 18 "" "60,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "80,090" 6.2 "Riau Province - 15,000 houses submerged. Kampar - 6,000 houses in 49 villages in six sub districts in Kampar District inundated. Crops flooded. Thousands displaced. Roads damaged. Pekanbaru - thousands evacuated in Rumbai and Limapuluh area. Kuansing - 130 villages flooded along Indragiri River." 101.78 0.54 "x" 1 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "10-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3291" 3291 39 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Coast Province - Taita and Taveta districts - Kimorigo, Eldoro and Marodo. Voi, Tanzania and Bondeni. " "Voi, Lumi, Ruvu tributaries, Lake Jipe tributaries." "17-Mar-08" "31-Mar-08" 15 "" "7,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "12,190" 5.3 "Rainy season begins in Kenya. Heavy rains in Mt Kilimanjaro area cause floods on tributaries of Ruvu river and Lake Jipe. Over 200 houses submerged. 150 acres crops flooded. 7,000 evacuated in Taveta district. " 38.17 -3.38 "x" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "17-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" NA "3292" 3292 40 "" "Kenya" "" "" "" "Nyanza Province - Lower Nyakach Division - Rang’ul, North Nyakach, Pap Onditi and Asalo. Nyando and Rachuonyo districts. Kasai." "Nyando and Awach" "28-Mar-08" "31-Mar-08" 4 "3" "120" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "3,970" 4.2 "Flash floods on Nyando and Awach rivers. 3 dead. 30 families homeless. " 35.22 -0.18 "x" 0 "#REF!" 1 "#REF!" "28-Mar-2008" "#REF!" "#REF!" 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