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Recent Natural Disasters
Recent Earthquakes
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Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Botsawana (Savuti Chanel), Botswana (Selinda), Brazil (River Tocantins and River Rio Negro), Chad, China (River Mekong, River Yangtze, River Xi Jiang and River Brahmaputra), Colombia (River Japura and River Magdelena), Democratic Republic of the Congo (River Lukaga), Honduras, Kenya (Tana upstream from Masinga), Madagascar, Myanmar (Irrawaddy), New Zealand, Niger (River Niger), Panama, Sudan and Taiwan.
Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Popocatépetl, Fuego, Etna, Erta Ale, Nyiragongo, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Sakurajima, Shiveluch, Yasurm, Ulawun, Manam, Batu Tara, Semeru, Fuego and Villarrica volcano.
Recent Tropical Cyclones
Natural Disaster News
Useful information to read this daily natural disaster list
This natural disaster list contains daily list of recent natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Recent Natural Disasters (real time update report on rolling natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood event), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (natural disaster news on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters)
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Recent Natural Disasters
- Typhoon Haikui in China
-Ten killed and 27 other injured in a dam burst (Shenjiakeng Reservoir) in China due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Haikui.
Rescuers working at the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached
in Zhejiang Province of China; Source Xinhua
Anhui Province: Nearly 2.17 million residents affected, as well as destroyed more than 2,400 houses.
Shanghai: Nearly 361,000 residents affected, 50 houses destroyed.
Jiangsu Province: Nearly 1.55 million people affected.
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Recent natural disasters in China - Tropical Storm Ernesto in Mexico-Three killed and about 100 houses destroyed as the storm swept through the swampy state of Tabasco toward the Gulf of Mexico.
-TS Ernesto made landfall close to the port city of Coatzacoalcos. About 2,500 people were evacuated from Chetumal up the coast to Tulum.
-Following U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Ernesto was heading west over southern Mexico at a speed of about 14 mph.
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Recent natural disasters in Mexico - Heavy storms in Sydney, Australia
-Heavy storms as high as 106 km/hr recorded on Sydney Harbour, the strongest gusts in at least six years.
-Storms damaged roofs of houses and delayed several planes at Sydney airport.
-All Sydney ferry services between Manly and Circular Quay was suspended because of large swells.
-Buses from the McMahons Point ferry stop are still not running due to a fallen tree.
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Recent Earthquakes
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- M 4.5 moderate shallow earthquake in Greece (@ 22 km depth) with epicenter located 13 km SSE of Paramythia. Light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of Ioannina, Arta and Preveza.
19:07 UTC (local time Friday, August 10, 2012 at 10:07 PM @ epicenter) - M 6.2 very strong sea quake in Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (@ 13 km depth) with epicenter located 97 km ESE of Nikolski. Light shaking of MMI IV will have felt by the people of Unalaska.
18:37 UTC (local time Friday, August 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM @ epicenter) - M 3.5 weak shallow earthquake in Central California (@ 14 km depth) with epicenter located just 4 km S from Bishop. It will have well felt by the people of West Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, Selma, Reedley, Sanger, Dinuba, Parlier, Kingsburg, Orange Cove and Orosi.
08:05 UTC (local time Friday, August 10, 2012 at 01:05 AM @ epicenter) - M 3.0 weak shallow earthquake in Bosnia and Herzegovina (@ 5 km depth) with epicenter located 3 km E Zenica. It will have well felt by the people of Kakanj and Zenica.
03:31 UTC (local time 05:31; 2012/08/10 @ epicenter) - M 4.7 moderate shallow sea quake in Mozambique channel (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 318 km W of Morondava. It will have faintly felt in coastal area.
00:30 UTC (local time Friday, August 10, 2012 at 03:30 AM @ epicenter)
Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Botsawana (Savuti Chanel), Botswana (Selinda), Brazil (River Tocantins and River Rio Negro), Chad, China (River Mekong, River Yangtze, River Xi Jiang and River Brahmaputra), Colombia (River Japura and River Magdelena), Democratic Republic of the Congo (River Lukaga), Honduras, Kenya (Tana upstream from Masinga), Madagascar, Myanmar (Irrawaddy), New Zealand, Niger (River Niger), Panama, Sudan and Taiwan.
- Flash floods in Manila, Philippines
-Death toll from Manila flood has risen to 60 while damage to crops in one region alone reached at least P1 billion. Of the 60 fatalities, 11 died in landslides, 39 drowned, four were electrocuted, 2 died of cardiac arrest while 4 persons remained unidentified.
-Heavy rainfall and flooding affected 2,442,135 persons in 31 cities and 16 provinces from Ilocos in the north down to Western Visayas in the central Philippines.
-National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 7 persons were still missing as of Friday morning.
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Recent natural disasters in Philippines
- Flash floods in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
-Heavy storm and rainfall caused flash floods in Tri-State area.
-Several cars were washed away and drivers were rescued in Perth Amboy. - Metro Manila flooded today: Red Alert issued (Detail Coverage)
PAGASA upgrades rainfall warning from green to red after heavy flooding in Metro Manila.
Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Popocatépetl, Fuego, Etna, Erta Ale, Nyiragongo, Ol Doinyo Lengai, Sakurajima, Shiveluch, Yasurm, Ulawun, Manam, Batu Tara, Semeru, Fuego and Villarrica volcano.
- Volcanic rocks found off New Zealand coast
-Mass of small volcanic rocks has been discovered floating off the coast of New Zealand.
-Golf ball-sized pumice rocks are expected to spewed up in an eruption by an underwater volcano.
Mount Tongariro/New Zealand recent volcanic activity
Mount Tongariro spewed ash and rocks for about 30 minutes.
Recent Tropical Cyclones
- Tropical Storm Ernesto
-As of 01:00 UTC, TS Ernesto was located 135 km SSW of Veracruz, Mexico and 125 km N of Oaxaca, Mexico.
-Storms killed three people and destroyed about 100 houses. Ernesto is moving toward the west near 14 mph.
-Ernesto is expected to dissipate on Friday as the cyclone continues to move inland over the high terrain of southern Mexico. - Tropical Storm Gilma-As of 01:00 UTC, TS Gilma was located 1115 km WSW of the southern tip of Baja California.
-Gilma is moving toward the north-northwest near 5 mph.
-There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. - Tropical wave Invest 93L
-Invest 93L is located off the W coast of Africa. It has a 30% chance of cyclonic development next 48 hours.
Natural Disaster News
- Heavy storms in North Carolinas
-Heavy storms caused damage along the Pelham Road corridor.
-Several trees knocked down powerlines along Rolling Green Circle in Greenville County. - Tornado Warning for White County in Indiana
-Tornado Warning issued for southwestern White County in Northwest Indiana until 9:15 PM EDT/8:15 PM CDT.
-National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm with strong rotation 3 miles southeast of Remington or 15 miles south of Rensselaer and moving southeast at 30 mph.
Useful information to read this daily natural disaster list
This natural disaster list contains daily list of recent natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Recent Natural Disasters (real time update report on rolling natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood event), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (natural disaster news on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters)
The major natural disasters are linked to definite page containing update report on that disaster.
The natural disaster data are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS..
Do you have news or information you want to share with Disaster Report. Simply complete the form and click Submit Form.