"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" "1Jan-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-Jan85" "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" "17Feb-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" "" "25Feb-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-Mar85" 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" "21Apr-1985" "2" "7" NA
"19" 18 18 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Marquette County" "" "24-Apr-85" "25-Apr85" 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" "" "19May-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" "11Jun-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" "7Jul-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" "10Jul-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" "" "13Jul-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-Jul1985" "2" "7" NA
"38" 37 37 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Counties: DeKalb, Cherokee Cities: Fort
Payne, Dogtown Rivers: Johnny's Creek, Wills Creek" "" "24-Jul-85" "25Jul-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-Aug85" 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" "" "4Aug-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-Aug85" 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-Aug1985" "2" "14" NA
"46" 45 45 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi Province" "" "30-Aug-85" "8-Sep85" 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-Sep85" 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" "11Sep-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 riceproducing 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" "12Sep-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-Sep1985" "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-Oct1985" "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-Oct85" 4 "1" "460" "" "" 1 "225,140" 6 "" NA NA "" 0 "10" 1 "55" "9-Oct1985" "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" "20Oct-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-Nov1985" "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-Dec1985" "0" "3" NA
"70" 69 69 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Algonac, St Clay River" "" "30-Dec-85" "31Dec-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 OregonIdaho 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" "11Apr-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" "23Apr-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-May86" "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-Jun86" 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" "15Jun-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" "10Jul-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-Jul1986" "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" "" "25Jul-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-Jul1986" "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-Sep1986" "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" "" "9Sep-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 farmingranching 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" "25Sep-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-Sep86" "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-Oct1986" "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 widriven 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" "23Nov-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." "" "3Dec-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-Jan87" 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" "23Dec-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" "15Jan-1987" "1" "1" NA
"119" 118 2 "" "Madagascar " "" "" "" "Antananarivo and AmbatolampyAntsirabe 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." "" "26Jan-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-Feb1987" "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-Mar1987" "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-May1987" "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 widespread 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" "2Jul-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-Jul87" 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" "17Jul-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" "16Jul-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-squaremile 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" "" "8Sep-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-Sep1987" "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" "16Oct-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-Oct1987" "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" "10Dec-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-Mar88" "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-May88" 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-Jun88" 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" "12Jun-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" "" "14Jun-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 " "" "20Jun-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" "24Jun-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-Jul88" 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 DFO1988-067" "" "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" "5Jul-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" "" "8Jul-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-Jul1988" "3" "8" NA
"211" 210 48 "" "China" "" "" "" "Heilongjiang Province - Qiqihar city
area. Daqing oilfield. Gannan County. Nenjiang River. -- see also DFO1988-058" "" "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-Jul1988" "3" "11" NA
"214" 213 51 "" "China" "" "" "" "Zhejiang Province - Ninghai, Sanmen,
Xinchang, Fenghua and Shengxian counties. Ningbo city" "" "29-Jul-88" "5Aug-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" "3Aug-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" "" "5Aug-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-1988048" "" "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" "14Aug-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-Aug1988" "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" "" "16Aug-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-Aug88" 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-Sep88" 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" "11Aug-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-Aug1988" "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-Aug1988" "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" "6Sep-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." "" "27Aug-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" "2Sep-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-Sep1988" "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" "6Sep-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" "26Sep-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" "" "3Oct-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 NamDanang.\"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-Oct88" 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 700kilometer-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-Oct1988" "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-Nov1988" "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-Nov88" "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" "" "17Dec-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" "1Jan-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" "" "17Jan-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" "22Jan-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" "25Jan-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" "12Feb-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" "11Feb-1989" "0" "11" NA
"289" 288 16 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Arizona - Pheonix" "" "13-Feb-89" "18Feb-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" "15Mar-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" "27Mar-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" "19Mar-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-Apr1989" "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-Apr89" "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" "9Apr-1989" "3" "9" NA
"301" 300 135 "" "Georgia" "" "" "" "Adzharia/Ajaria" "Charukh" "18-Apr89" "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" "30Jun-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" "18Jun-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-Jun1989" "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-Jun1989" "5" "12" NA
"314" 313 54 "" "Peru" "" "" "" "Andean foothills" "" "25-Jun-89" "29Jun-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-Jul89" 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" "30Jun-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" "6Jul-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-Jul89" "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" "23Jul-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" "19Jul-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-Jul1989" "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-Jul1989" "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-Jul1989" "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-Jul1989" "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-Aug89" "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" "9Aug-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-Aug1989" "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" "25Aug-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-Sep1989" "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" "" "8Sep-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-Sep89" 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-Sep89" 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" "14Sep-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" "17Sep-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-Sep89" 3 "2" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "1,320" 3.6 "" NA NA "" 0 "19" 0 "90" "23Sep-1989" "2" "12" NA
"373" 372 157 "" "China - Typhoon Brian" "" "" "" "Hainan Island" "" "2Oct-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" "25Oct-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-Nov89" "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" "11Nov-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" "31Dec-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-Dec1989" "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-Jan90" 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-Jan1990" "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; BadenWuerttemburg, 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-Feb1990" "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-Feb1990" "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" "3Mar-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" "19Apr-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" "25Apr-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-May1990" "1" "3" NA
"414" 413 30 "" "Tajikistan" "" "" "" "Murgabsky Region" "Pyandzha" "17May-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-May1990" "1" "7" NA
"418" 417 34 "" "China" "" "" "" "Hunan Province" "" "5-Jun-90" "2-Jul90" 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" "20Jun-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" "22Jun-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" "" "20Jun-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" "8Jul-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" "4Jul-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" "14Jul-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-Jul1990" "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-Jul90" "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" "29Jul-1990" "6" "9" NA
"443" 442 59 "" "Soviet Union" "" "" "" "City of Arzamas" "Shamka" "31Jul-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" "7Aug-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 " "13Aug-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" "" "22Aug-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" "27Aug-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-Sep90" 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-Sep90" "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 NamDanang, 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" "26Sep-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-Oct1990" "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-Oct90" "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" "" "18Oct-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-Oct1990" "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-Oct1990" "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-Nov1990" "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" "25Dec-1990" "1" "11" NA
"490" 489 2 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "East Sumatra - Jambi Region" "" "12Dec-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" "28Jan-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-Apr91" 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" "14Mar-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" "11Mar-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" "19Mar-1991" "3" "4" NA
"501" 500 13 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Al-balqa, Amman" "" "24-Mar-91" "25Mar-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" "25Mar-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-Mar1991" "3" "6" NA
"504" 503 16 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "West Sumatra" "Batang Suliti" "1Apr-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" "1May-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-May1991" "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" "15Jun-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" "3Jun-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" "9Jun-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-Jun91" 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" "10Jul-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" "13Jul-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-Jul1991" "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" "" "15Jul-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" "18Jul-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-Jul91" "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-Jul91" "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" "" "23Jul-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-Aug91" "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" "8Aug-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-Aug91" "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-Aug1991" "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-Aug91" "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" "13Aug-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-Aug91" "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-Aug1991" "9" "44" NA
"576" 575 88 "" "Japan, South Korea - Typhoon Gladys" "" "" "" "Japan:
Kyushu - Kagoshima
South Korea: Coastal areas, Changwon, Pusan, Ulsan" "" "20-Aug-91" "24Aug-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" "14Sep-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" "15Sep-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" "28Sep-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" "" "6Oct-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" "" "8Oct-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" "13Oct-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" "" "5Nov-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-Nov1991" "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" "17Nov-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" "2Dec-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" "6Dec-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-Dec91" "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-Dec91" "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" "12Dec-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-Dec1991" "2" "6" NA
"608" 607 120 "" "Indonesia" "" "" "" "Central Sumatra - Riau" "" "16Dec-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-Jan92" 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-Jan92" 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" "4Jan-1992" "0" "3" NA
"616" 615 6 "" "Argentina " "" "" "" "Provinces - Cordoba (San Carlos
Minas), Chaco, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires" "" "5-Jan-92" "7-Jan92" 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" "" "1Feb-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" "10Feb-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 " "12Mar-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-Mar1992" "2" "6" NA
"636" 635 26 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Guizhou, Sichuan" "" "15Mar-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-Apr92" 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-Jun92" 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-Jun92" "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-Jun1992" "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" "29Jun-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-Jul92" 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" "" "4Jul-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" "10Aug-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" "22Jul-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" "9Aug-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-Aug92" 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-Aug1992" "5" "17" NA
"680" 679 71 "" "Pakistan" "" "" "" "Sindh Province - Karachi" "" "10Aug-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-Aug1992" "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" "Extratropical 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-Aug92" 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-Aug92" 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-Sep1992" "1" "2" NA
"691" 690 82 "" "Afghanistan" "" "" "" "Hindukush Mountains - Salang,
Dhorband, Shaltuh valleys
Gulbahar, Shoul Dara, Parwan Province, Kapisa Province" "Shutul " "3-Sep92" "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-Sep1992" "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" "18Sep-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" "12Sep-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-Oct92" 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" "" "28Oct-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" "15Nov-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-Nov92" "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" "19Dec-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-Jan93" 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-Jan93" "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-Jan1993" "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 lowlying 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-Jan93" "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" "21Jan-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" "20Jan-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, BandarLengeh, 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-Feb93" 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." "" "1Feb-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-Feb93" "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 ZapadnaKazakhstanskaya 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" "30Jun-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" "13Jun-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-surLot." "" "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" "27Jul-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 " "" "10Jul-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" "10Jul-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-Aug93" "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 - " "" "21Aug-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" "4Sep-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: Bouchesdu-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-Sep1993" "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" "15Oct-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-Oct1993" "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." "" "4Oct-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" "" "2Oct-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 - " "" "11Oct-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" "31Oct-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" "31Oct-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-Nov1993" "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" "14Nov-93" 5 "95" "" "" "" 1 "40,500" 5.3 "" NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "64" "10-Nov1993" "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" "27Nov-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" "" "29Nov-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" "13Dec-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" "27Dec-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-Dec1993" "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-Dec1993" "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" "26Dec-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-Dec1993" "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" "30Dec-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" "13Jan-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" "28Jan-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" "20Feb-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" "27Feb-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-Mar94" 5 "35" "" "" "Brief torrential rain" 1 "179,800" 6 "Flashflooding
caused by heavy storms and tornadoes." NA NA "" 0 "2" 1 "16" "24-Mar1994" "0" "4" NA
"838" 837 20 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Al-Bouweidah area - Ramtha" "" "24Mar-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-Apr94" 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" "3May-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-May94" 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 " "1Jun-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" "5Jun-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-Jun1994" "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" "24Jun-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" "3Jul-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-Jul94" 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" "13Aug-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" "" "22Jul-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" "10Aug-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-Jul94" "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" "7Aug-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" "11Aug-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" "8Aug-1994" "8" "26" NA
"882" 881 72 "" "Niger" "" "" "" "Southern and Western Niger" "" "1-Aug94" "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-Aug1994" "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-Aug94" "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" "30Aug-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" "3Sep-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 " "9Sep-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-Sep94" 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-Sep1994" "4" "8" NA
"904" 903 98 "" "Algeria" "" "" "" "Provinces: Bordj Bou Arreridj,
Tiaret, Bouira, Tissemslit, Naama, Djelfa, Adrar " "" "21-Sep-94" "26Sep-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-Nov1994" "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" "4Nov-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-Jan95" 3 "1" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "23,460" 4.8 "" NA NA "" 0 "1" 1 "2" "7Jan-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-Jan95" "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" "30Jan-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-Feb95" "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-Feb95" 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-Mar1995" "2" "4" NA
"943" 942 16 "" "Argentina" "" "" "" "Buenos Aires Province" "Salado" "6Apr-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-Apr95" "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-May95" "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" "1Jun-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" "23Jun-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" "1Jul-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" "5Jul-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-Aug95" 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" "19Jul-1995" "3" "8" NA
"975" 974 49 "" "Philippines - Tropical Depression Karing" "" "" ""
"Luzon Provinces: Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac" "Pasig-Portrero " "29-Jul95" "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-Jul95" "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" "7Aug-1995" "8" "14" NA
"981" 980 55 "" "Nigeria" "" "" "" "Jos - Anguwan Rukuba area" "" "7-Aug95" "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-Aug1995" "9" "17" NA
"984" 983 58 "" "Morocco" "" "" "" "Southern Region: Marrakesh,
Ouarzazate, Taroudant, Ourika Valley " "Gigaya, Ourika, Gamat " "17-Aug95" "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" "24Aug-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" "PasigPotrero" "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" "30Aug-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" "22Sep-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-Sep1995" "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-Sep95" "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-Sep95" "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-Oct1995" "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-Nov95" 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-Nov95" 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" "4Nov-1995" "0" "1" NA
"1032" 1031 105 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Izmir Province" "" "4-Nov-95" "8Nov-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-Nov95" 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-Nov1995" "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-Dec95" "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" "9Jan-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" "12Jan-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" "21Jan-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" "15Jan-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-Jan1996" "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" "6Feb-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-Feb96" 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" "9Feb-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" "9Feb-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-Feb96" 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" "" "1Mar-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-Mar1996" "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" "31Mar-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" "" "23Apr-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" "23Apr-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-Jul96" "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 (110,000square 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 "4075 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-Jul96" 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-Jul96" "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-Jul1996" "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-Aug96" "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-Aug1996" "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-Aug96" "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" "7Sep-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" "13Sep-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" "13Sep-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-Sep96" 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-Sep96" 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" "20Sep-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" "23Oct-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" "22Oct-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-Nov1996" "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-Nov1996" "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" "5Dec-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" "26Dec-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-Jan1997" "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-Jan1997" "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-Jan1997" "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-Feb1997" "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" "9Mar-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" "19Mar-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-Mar1997" "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-Apr1997" "4" "15" NA
"1176" 1175 118 "" "Iran" "" "" "" "Khorasan Province - Birjand " "" "26Apr-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" "1May-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" "" "2May-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" "11May-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" "" "9May-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" "12May-1997" "1" "5" NA
"1184" 1183 122 "" "Philippines - Typhoon Bining" "" "" "" "Luzon Manilla, Zambales, Rizal, Bulcan, Pampanga, Bataan" "" "25-May-97" "27May-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-Jun97" 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-Jun1997" "2" "12" NA
"1192" 1191 31 "" "Nepal" "" "" "" "East: Ilam" "" "10-Jun-97" "11-Jun97" 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-Jun97" 4 "6" "" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "4,330" 4.2 "" NA NA "" 0 "13" 1 "47" "12Jun-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" "" "14Jun-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" "" "14Jun-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, MeshkinShahr, 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 " "19Jun-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" "28Jun-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" "" "2Jul-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" "2Jul-1997" "0" "3" NA
"1211" 1210 47 "" "Czech Republic" "" "" "" "Eastern regions" "" "2-Jul97" "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-Jul97" 13 "100" "200,000" "" "Heavy rain" 1 "9,610" 5.1 "Dysentery and
typhoid outbreaks following flooding." NA NA "" 0 "16" 1 "66" "3-Jul1997" "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-derOder, 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" "4Jul-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-Jul1997" "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" "" "15Jul-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" "22Jul-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-Jul97" "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" "29Jul-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" "29Jul-1997" "6" "23" NA
"1231" 1230 58 "" "Bangladesh" "" "" "" "Chittagong, Cox's Bazar" "" "29Jul-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" "" "1Aug-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-Aug1997" "7" "27" NA
"1235" 1234 177 "" "Turkey" "" "" "" "Agri Province - Dogubayazit" "" "7Aug-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" "7Aug-1997" "7" "28" NA
"1236" 1235 175 "" "China" "" "" "" "Guangxi province - Gongcheng" "" "7Aug-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" "12Aug-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" "10Aug-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-Aug97" 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" "19Aug-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-Aug97" "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-Aug1997" "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-Sep1997" "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." "" "28Sep-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" "15Oct-1997" "2" "18" NA
"1274" 1273 191 "" "Jordan" "" "" "" "Jizza, Umm Joza district" "" "17Oct-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-Oct1997" "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" "" "29Oct-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, Sibirubiru, 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" "1Nov-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-Nov1997" "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" "2Nov-1997" "2" "4" NA
"1285" 1284 94 "" "Spain, Portugal" "" "" "" "Spain - Extremadura
(Badajoz), Andalusia
Portual - Alentejo, Algarve, Ourique, Pomerol" "Guadiana, Calamon " "5Nov-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-Nov1997" "2" "7" NA
"1288" 1287 196 "" "Kenya " "" "" "" "Garissa" "Tana" "30-Nov-97" "3-Dec97" 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" "" "18Dec-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-Dec97" "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" "24Dec-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" "10Feb-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-Dec1997" "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" "6Mar-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" "1Mar-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" "13Mar-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" "8Mar-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" "15Oct-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" "23Feb-1998" "3" "9" NA
"1319" 1318 23 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Rio de Janeiro" "" "20-Feb-98" "21Feb-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" "" "20Mar-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-Apr98" "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-Apr98" "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-Apr98" 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" "11Apr-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" "24Apr-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" "26Apr-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-Apr98" "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 DFO1997-90)." 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-May98" "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" "24May-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-May98" 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-Jun98" 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-Jun98" 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-Jun98" "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" "19Aug-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" "3Aug-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-Aug1998" "4" "36" NA
"1391" 1390 95 "" "China" "" "" "" "Provinces - Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi"
"Yangtze, Wuhan, Jiujiang, Chenglingli, Shashi, Luoshan" "5-Aug-98" "7Sep-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-Jul1998" "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" "14Jun-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-Jul98" "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" "" "19Jun-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" "" "24Jun-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" "30Jun-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" "17Jul-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-Jul1998" "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-Aug98" 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" "" "10Aug-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" "8Aug-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-Aug98" "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" "16Aug-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-Sep98" 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-Sep98" 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-Sep98" "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" "22Sep-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" "15Sep-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" "" "17Sep-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" "2Oct-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" "24Sep-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" "" "23Sep-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-Oct98" "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" "9Oct-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" "" "" "" "" "" "13Oct-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-Oct1998" "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-Oct1998" "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" "16Oct-1998" "4" "26" NA
"1464" 1463 168 "" "Taiwan -Typhoon Babs" "" "" "" "" "Keelung" "23-Oct98" "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" "5Nov-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" "5Nov-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-Nov1998" "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" "18Nov-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-Nov1998" "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" "" "24Nov-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" "" "3Jan-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-Jan99" "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-Jan1999" "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-Jan99" "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" "4Feb-1999" "0" "8" NA
"1490" 1489 10 "" "Philippines" "" "" "" "Mindanao - Bhutuan, Agusan del
Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur" "Agusan" "4Feb-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-Feb1999" "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-Mar1999" "0" "2" NA
"1500" 1499 20 "" "Australia - Cyclone Vance" "" "" "" "Western Australia
- Exmouth, Onslow" "" "15-Mar-99" "21-Mar-99" 7 "" "1,000" "" "Extratropical cyclone" 1 "57,800" 5.6 "No suitable AVHRR data located.
Widespread flooding and property damage." NA NA "" 0 "3" 1 "19" "15-Mar1999" "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" "17Apr-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" "18May-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" "1Jul-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" "28Jun-1999" "4" "13" NA
"1521" 1520 41 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Alabama: Albertville, Birmingham,
Huntsville, Montgomery
Georgia: Savannah
Missouri: Kansas CityKansas
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" "28Jun-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-Jul99" "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" "9Jul-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-Jul99" "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" "2Jul-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-Jul99" "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-Jul99" "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-Jul1999" "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" "8Aug-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" "6Aug-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-Aug1999" "4" "17" NA
"1542" 1541 62 "" "Chad" "" "" "" "Provinces: Batha, Biltine, ChariBaguirmi, 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" "21Aug-1999" "5" "20" NA
"1545" 1544 65 "" "USA" "" "" "" "Minnesota - Hibbing" "" "4-Jul-99" "5Jul-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-Jul1999" "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" "13Sep-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" "" "10Sep-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-Sep1999" "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" "14Sep-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" "12Sep-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" "29Sep-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-Sep1999" "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, PyrenneesOrientales, 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-Nov1999" "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" "29Nov-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 BeloTsiribihina" "" "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." "" "3Mar-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-Mar00" 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-Mar2000" "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-Mar2000" "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-May00" 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" "18May-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-May2000" "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" "19Jun-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-Jun2000" "4" "11" NA
"1609" 1608 28 "" "Colombia" "" "" "" "Provinces: Northeastern Caucasia,
Cities: inner city of Nechi, Rivers: Cauca, Nechi" "" "5-Jun-00" "7-Jun00" 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-Jun2000" "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" "12Jul-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 hydroelectric 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-Jul2000" "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-Aug00" 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" "23Aug-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" "10Aug-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-Aug00" "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-Aug00" "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-Aug2000" "9" "16" NA
"1631" 1630 50 "" "China" "" "" "" "Tibet Autonomous Region - Counties:
Gyangze and Bainang. Xigaze City. Nyangqu River" "" "28-Aug-00" "5-Sep00" 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-Aug2000" "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-Sep00" "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" "4Sep-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-Sep2000" "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-Sep2000" "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." "" "19Sep-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-Sep2000" "1" "9" NA
"1643" 1642 62 "" "Nigeria " "" "" "" " Lagos city" "" "20-Sep-00" "21Sep-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-Oct00" 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-Oct00" 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-Oct2000" "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-Oct2000" "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" "12Nov-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" "2Dec-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 - lowlying 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 cyclonedriven 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-Dec00" 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-Dec00" 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-Jan01" 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" "28Dec-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." "15Jan-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 subdistrict. 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-Mar01" "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" "8Mar-2001" "0" "3" NA
"1706" 1705 23 "" "Saudi Arabia " "" "" "" "Najran. Riyadh. " "" "17-Mar01" "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 SeineMaritime 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-etVilaine, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Elbeuf, Redon." "Saone, Seine, RhoneSaone, 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-Mar2001" "0" "4" NA
"1708" 1707 25 "" "Portugal " "" "" "" "Towns: Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia,
Chaves, Canedo, Arcos de Valdevez. River Douro. " "" "21-Mar-01" "22-Mar01" 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-Mar01" "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" "15Apr-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 thirdhighest 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." "25Apr-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" "1May-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." "6May-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 100year 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" "" "25May-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-Jun2001" "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" "13Jun-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-Jun01" 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" "30Jun-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-Jul01" 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, RoztokaBrzeziny, 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-Jul2001" "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" "29Jul-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" "4Aug-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-Aug2001" "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" "12Aug-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-Aug01" "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-Sep2001" "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" "10Sep-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
hectares
Mali: 870
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 23million-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 Pacificcoast 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" "2Oct-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-Oct2001" "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-Oct2001" "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-Oct2001" "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-Oct2001" "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" "20Oct-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-Oct2001" "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-Oct01" "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-Nov01" "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-Nov01" 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" "15Nov-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" "5Dec-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: Panitan 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" "12Dec-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-Dec2001" "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" "26Dec-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 floodengorged 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, Sulangsaling, Belumai, Percut, Asahan.
--Sulawesi - South Sulawesi Province. Gowa district." "Sumatra - Deli,
Denai, Babura, Putih, Sulang-saling, Belumai, Percut, Asahan." "28-Dec01" "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-Dec2001" "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" "2Jan-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" "29Jan-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" "5Feb-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-Feb2002" "1" "11" NA
"1873" 1872 19 "" "Brazil" "" "" "" "Minas Gerais State - Santo Antonio
and Todos os Santos rivers in Teofilo Otoni city" "Todos, Santos" "3-Feb02" "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-Feb2002" "2" "14" NA
"1879" 1878 25 "" "New Zealand" "" "" "" "East coast of South Island Canterbury region. Akaroa near Christchurch. Dunedin City." "" "12-Jan02" "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" "25Feb-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 GaiYershovsky 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" "" "9Mar-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." "" "10Mar-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-Mar2002" "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" "21Mar-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" "21Mar-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" "17Mar-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-Apr2002" "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" "18Apr-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" "22Apr-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-Apr2002" "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-Apr2002" "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-Apr2002" "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-May2002" "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 - WillkesBarre. 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." "" "4Jun-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-Jun2002" "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" "4Jun-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" "9Jun-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 UstKatav
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-Jun02" 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-Jun2002" "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-Jun2002" "12" "29" NA
"1952" 1951 98 "" "Cuba" "" "" "" "Central Cuba - Provinces of Sancti
Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Ciego de Avila." " Zaza river. " "12Jun-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" "22Jun-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-Jun02" 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 milean-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" "22Jun-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-Jun02" 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" "20Jun-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" "26Jun-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." "21Jun-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" "6Jul-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-Jul2002" "0" "4" NA
"1983" 1982 129 "" "Greece" "" "" "" "Athens, " "Kifissos river. " "8Jul-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-Jul02" 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-Jul02" 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-Jul02" "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
" "19Jul-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-Jul2002" "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" "19Jul-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" "26Jul-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" "23Jul-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-Jul02" "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-May02" 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-Jul02" 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-Jul2002" "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" "31Jul-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-Jul2002" "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-Jul2002" "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 - GornoBadakhshan 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, SaxonyAnhalt, 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-Aug2002" "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 " "" "10Aug-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" "17Aug-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 lowlying 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-Aug02" 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
" "15Aug-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" "28Aug-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-Sep2002" "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" "6Sep-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-Sep02" 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-Sep02" "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" "8Oct-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" "" "26Sep-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" "" "29Sep-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" "12Oct-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" "18Oct-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 northeast 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" "17Nov-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" "19Nov-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. " "" "23Nov-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" "19Nov-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-Dec02" "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" "21Dec-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" "15Jan-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" "22Jan-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-Jan03" "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" "23Jan-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-Jan2003" "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" "29Jan-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-Feb2003" "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." "11Feb-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" "21Feb-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-Mar03" 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" "23Feb-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" "27Jan-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" "22Apr-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" "26Feb-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" "17Mar-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-Mar03" 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-iSharif, 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" "11Apr-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-Mar2003" "5" "13" NA
"2195" 2194 80 "" "Mozambique" "" "" "" "Beira city and suburbs" "" "26Mar-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" "27Mar-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" "7Apr-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-Apr2003" "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-Jun03" 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, Jabalus-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\" \"Onethird 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-May03" 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-May03" 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" "" "8May-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-Jun03" 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" "26May-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-May2003" "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" "1Jun-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" "1Jun-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" "5Jun-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-Jun03" "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" "29May-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" "16Jun-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-Jun2003" "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 lowlying 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-Jun03" "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" "2Jul-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" "2Jul-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" "9Jul-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-Jul2003" "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" "19Jul-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" "25Jul-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-Jul03" "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-Jul03" 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-Jul03" "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-Jul03" 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" "27Jul-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-Jul2003" "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" "29Jul-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" "30Jul-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" "5Aug-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 - KohtlaJarve, 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