GDACS red alert in effect. Islands on Australia's Great Barrier Reef were evacuated on March 7th.
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Tropical storm ?Eric? descended on north-east regions of Madagascar on 19 January 2009, carrying heavy rain and winds. According to preliminary reports, approx. 1,000 remain homeless with another 1,700 impacted to varying degrees.
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read moreA fierce storm from the Atlantic Ocean hit southwestern France, leaving at least 15 people dead and one million homes without power. With torrential rains and winds approaching 175 kilometres an hour, the storm was described by weather forecasters as the region's worst in a decade.
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During the period towards end of December 2008 to the mid of January 2009, areas of Lake Victoria Basin, South-western highlands, Western areas and Central parts have experienced normal rains with pockets of heavy rains. Some areas experienced heavy downpours and wind that caused damage to houses and other buildings. The worst affected districts were Rukwa, Shinyanga and Dodoma.
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The west was bracing for the arrival of tropical cyclone Fanele. Heavy rains had already begun to fall over the north as the cyclone moved southwards, causing widespread flooding that left close to 250 people homeless in the Sofia region.
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read moreLocal storm and torrential rain occurred in the second subdivision and other neighbourhoods of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in the night of 17 to 18 January 2009, causing serious material damages and killing a 17-year old boy. A joint team from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs, the CAR Red Cross Society (CAR RCS), local authorities and volunteers carried out an evaluation of the situation in the field and realized that most of the people affected were women, children and old persons. They also noticed that the victims have been sleeping on the floor and in a seriously mosquito-infected locality since the disaster occurred.
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read moreThe death toll in a storm that struck South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province over the weekend has risen to 18, according to the South African news agency Sapa, citing government officials.
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At 6:30 PM of January 3, 2009, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the Low Pressure Area (LPA) East of Mindanao has developed into a Tropical Depression (TD) and was named "Auring". At this point the maximum sustained winds near the center is 55 kph and is moving Northwest at 7 kph. Public Storm Warning Signal Number 1 (PSWS#1) was raised at Eastern Samar, Western Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Surigao del Norte.Reports reaching the PNRC National Headquarters Operation Center (OpCen) in Port Area, Manila late yesterday said there were floodings in the provinces of Negros Oriental, Bohol and Samar in the Visayas; and Zamboanga del Norte, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog City in Western Mindanao.
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