Flood

 Heavy rains in the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica have triggered floods and mudslides. 157 people in shelters.

Source: glidenumber

An estimated 20,000 people in remote parts of East Sepik Province, northwestern Papua New Guinea, have been affected by floods - the worst in 40 years - along the Sepik River since late March

Source: http://www.glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19111

Three villages have been engulfed by floods after the Kota Panjang hydro-power station (PLTA) was forced to release water to maintain the water level in the reservoir following high rainfall at upstream areas.

Source: http://www.glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19106

Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe.

Source: http://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19104

Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe.

Source: http://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19102

Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe.

Source: http://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19103

Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations and cut off power to thousands in central Europe.

Source: http://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19101

Source: http://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=19099

Heavy ranfall received since 14th May 2010, and was continuing till date. Most of the areas in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara district has been affected by floods. Transport was difficult due to submerge of main roads and diffuclt to make emergency response. In additiona to that more than 80,000 families has been directly affected by floods. More over there has been only 1 death and few injusres has been reported. Since the data is still receiving the the actual figures may increase. Situation reports has been posted to DMC web site:

www. dmc.gov.lk

On 4 January 2010, a massive landslide triggered nearly 1.5 KM wide blockage (referred to as the ‘Dam’) across Hunza River and Karakoram Highway (KKH) at Ataabad, 15 KMs east of Karimabad ( Hunza-Nagar district). Loss of life in Attabad was prevented through timely evacuations. However, humanitarian consequences of the disaster are:-
· 20 died in an adjoining village of Sarat and 7 were injured;
· 56 houses were destroyed in Ataabad and Surat and 60 were damaged;
· 252 families are living in IDP camps in Karimabad, Hunza (142 families) and in Shishket (110 families), upper Hunza.
Blockage of the Hunza River has created a Lake that extends nearly 15 kilometers into Gojal Tehsil of upper Hunza. The Lake has inundated a stretch of KKH including a bridge at Shishket. Village Ainabad and parts of village Shishkat are inundated and Gulmit is vulnerable. 110 families have been displaced and valuable agricultural land and fruit orchards are lost. 30,000 population in upper…

Heavy rains caused flooding in 40 districts surrounding the Kur (Kura), Azerbaijan's main river. 20,000 homes have been flooded, 300 of them ruined, and 2,000 fell into disrepair. 50,000 hectares of cultivated land and pasture are under water.

Source: GlideNumber