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Flood Disasters Claimed More Than 50 Lives in 2006
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Country
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Date
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Outline
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Damage
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Map
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Notes
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Indonesia
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22 Dec.
06
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2 Jan.
07
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Heavy rains brought by late rainy season triggered floods and landslides
in Indonesia.
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-Affected area: Sumatra-Aceh-Aceh Tamiang (Kuala Simpang), Langsa, Aceh
Timur, Aceh Utara, Gayo Lues, Bener Meriah, Aceh Utara, Lhokseumawe, Bireuen.
North Sumatra-Langkat (Besitang), Muara Sipongi. Riau Province- Indragiri
Hulu (Inhu) District, Rantau Kopar.
-Human damage: 124 casualties, 170 missing
-Houses/Infrastructure: Thousands houses destroyed, roads and bridges washed
away
Aceh province
-Human damage: at least 76 casualties, 163 missing, 365,335 displaced
<Aceh Utara>
-Human damage: 147,000 displaced
<Aceh Tamiang>
-Inundation: about 90 % of lands flooded
North Sumatra
-Human damage: 70 casualties, 44,000 displaced.
Raiu province
-Inundation: 21,431 houses
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Philippines
Vietnam
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30 Nov.
06
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8 Dec.
06
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-Heavy rains from Typhoon Durian caused floods and mudslides in Philippines
and Vietnam.
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Philippines
-Affected area: Bicol Region- Albay province-Padang, Legazpi city. Daraga,
Guinobatan, Catanduanes Island-Mindoro Island
-Human damage: 526 casualties, 740 missing, 82,915 evacuated
-Houses: 300,000 houses destroyed
<Albay Province>
-Others:Padang and several other villages destroyed by mudslide from Mayon
volcano
Vietnam
-Affected area(province): Ba Ria Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan,
Binh Dinh, Vinh Long, Tien Giang. Phu Quy island
-Human damage: 85 casualties
-Infrastructure: 120,000 buildings destroyed
<Ba Ria Vung Tau province>
-Human damage: 47 casualties
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Philippines
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Afghanistan
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16 Nov.
06
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20 Nov.
06
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Heavy rains in Western Afghanistan caused flash floods.
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-Affected area:Badghis Province-Murghab and Ghormach districts. Balamurgab
and Gormac.
-Human damage: 66 casualties, more than 100 missing, 5,500 people affected,
50,000 families live in the inundated area.
-Houses: More than 1,000 houses destroyed.
-Economic loss: Over 2,300 sheep and livestock killed.
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Ethiopia
Somalia
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27 Oct.
06
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25 Dec.
06
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Heavy rains triggered extensive flooding in Ethiopia and Somalia. |
Ethiopia
-Affected area:Somali State-Gode,Kelafo and Mustahil.Afder,Liben and Korahe.East
lmi,Ferfer,Denan.Kibredehar and Musthale Ogaden region.West lmi.
<Gode,Afder,Liden and Korahe>
-Human damage:80 casualties,122,500 displaced
Somalia
-Affected area:Lower Shabelle province-Kuntuwarey,Marerey,Mustaqbal,Buulo
Xaaji. Hiran-Beletweyne,Baled Weyn, Fidow, Jabiley, Jalalaqsi, Bulo Burti,
Bulo-Warey. Middle Shabelle-Mahaday, Hurwa, Duduble, Johwar area, Garash,
Mahadey. Mogadishu districts:Bondheere, Wardhiigley.
-Human damage:52 casualties, 299,000 displaced along Shabelle River.
<Beletweyne>
-Human damage:65,000 displaced (as of 10 November 06)
<Jalalaqsi district>
-Human damage:1,000 families homeless
-Inundation:19 villages, 6,000 hectares farmland flooded (as of 16 November
06)
<Kurtunwarey on Lower Shabelle>
-Human damage:15,000 displaced
-Villages:12 villages flooded
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Worst flooding for 50 years in Somalia.
Total of 342 casualties in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia includes the event
of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda between 23 Oct.06 and 2 Jan.07 (as
of 29 Dec)
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Kenya
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
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23 Oct. 06
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2 Jan. 07
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Heavy rains brought flooding to recently drought hit region.
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Kenya
-Affected area: Coast, North-Eastern, Western and Rift Valley provinces-
Isolo (Ngarmara, Malkagala, Merti, Gafarsa). Garissa (Hagadera, Ahantabak,
Alikune, Jarirot Amuma, Boralgi, Daadab, Ifo). Tana River District (Bula
Bahati, Mnazini, Witu, Hola through Wenje to Garsen). Mandera (El Wak).
Wajir (Guarar, Dajabula, Kursin). Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi. Lodwar,
Moyale (Bori). Ijara. Merti division. Machakos. Modogashe. Mwingi. Kwale.
Nakuru. Nyando. Kisumu (Kajulu, Migori, Nyando), Busia (budalangi, Maduma,
South Bunyala), Lugari, Keiyo (Epke). Malindi. Kisumu, Nyanza area.
-Human damage:114 casualties, 700,000 displaced (as of 18 December 06)
<Isiolo region>
-Human damage:10 casualties, 5,000 evacuated.
<Dadaab region>
-Human damage:2 casualties, More than 100,000 displaced
<Nyando>
-Human damage:8,000 families homeless(as of 30 November 06)
<Migori district>
-Human damage:4,400 displaced(as of 2 January 07)
<Kisumu>
-Human damage:2,700 displaced(as of 2 January 07)
<Budalangi>
-Human damage:3,000 displaced(as of 2 January 07)
<Guarar,Dajabula and Kursin areas>
-Human damage:26,000 people marooned(as of 2 January 07)
Southern Somalia
-Affected area:Gedo region-Beledhawo,Garbaharey,Luq(Luuq),Barhere(Bardere).Jubba
provinces-Kamsuma,Mugamba,Jilib,Buale,Jamame,Dobley,Afmadow and Marere.
-Human damage:35 casualties.155,500 displaced along Jubba River(as of 8
November 06)
<Jilib>
-Inundation:14 Villages inundated,58 villages partially flooded
-Lands:11,000 hectares flooded
Tanzania
-Affected area:Shinyanga area,Mwanza area,Magu District.Nyakaboja,Nyamikoma,Lugeye,Shimanilwe
and Kabita.Kigoma Region
<Shinyanga>
-Inundation:5 villages
Uganda
-Affected districts:Kayunga,Mukono,Kabale,Kisoro,Butaleja,Kaliro,Kampala
area.Kumi
<Kumi>
-Human damage:4,000 displaced(as of 19 December 06)
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Kenya/Somalia
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Total of 342 casualties in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia includes the event
of Ethiopia and Somalia between 27 Oct 06 and 25 Dec 06 (as of 29 Dec 06)
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Philippines
Vietnam
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27 Sep. 06
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06 Oct. 06
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Torrential rain from Typhoon Xangsane caused floods and landslides in Philippines and Vietnam.
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-Economic loss in
total: $668,000,000
Philippines
-Affected area: Luzon Island, Panay
Island , Leyte, Samar, Negros Occidental
-Human damage: 197 casualties, 22 missing, 170,000 homeless.
Vietnam
-Affected area: Quang Nam,
Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Nghe An, Ha Tinh. Danang area.
Hoi An. Linh Cam, Son Diem
-Human damage: 71 casualties
-Houses: 19,736 homes destroyed
Land: 10,000 hectares crops destroyed
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Typhoon Xangsane was
the strongest storm to hit Manila
in 11 years.
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India
Bangladesh
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18 Sep. 06
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05 Oct. 06
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A low atmospheric
depression over the Bay of Bengal
caused a violent storm at sea, and caused heavy rain across the
country.
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India - Andhra
Pradesh
-Affected area: Karimnagar, Guntur, Warangal, Medak, Adilabad, Khammam, East and West Godavari, Srikakulam. Telangana region.
-Human damage: 31 casualties, 5,000 evacuated.
-Inundation: 200 villages inundated in Karimnagar district.
West Bengal
-Affected area: Sunderbans region, Kolkata, Amherst, Burdwan, Bankura. Lalbag, Darjeeling,
Murshidabad, Howrah
-Human damage: 50 casualties, 300 injured
-Houses: 30,000 mud houses destroyed.
Bihar
-Affected area: Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi,
Nalanda, Bhagalpur, Banka, Patna. Katihar,
Sheohar, Samastipur.
-Human damage: 33 casualties
-Infrastructure: Over 25 bridges washed away.
Bangladesh
-Affected area: Hatia, Bagerhat
-Human damage: 105 casualties
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Chad
Nigeria
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05 Sep. 06
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17 Oct. 06
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Unusual heavy rains fell and caused floods in western and southwestern Chad.
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Chad
-Affected area: Western and southwestern Chad - N'Djamena, Sahr, Doba,
Bebidja, Gore, Pala and Koumra
<Bebidja>
-Human damage: 1,063 families homeless
-Houses/Infrastructure: 1,706 houses; 217 sanitation facilities; 18
water wells; 626 walls and house fences were destoyed or collapsed.
<Doba>
-Houses/Infrastructure: 1,187 houses and 44 walls collapsed
-Inundation: 365ha of agricultural land
<Koumra>
-Houses: 839 houses destroyed
Nigeria
-Affected area: Benue river valley
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Nepal
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26 Aug. 06
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13 Sep. 06
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Heavy monsoon rains
hit the mid and far western regions of Nepal, and caused floods
and landslides.
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-Human damage in
total: 60 casualties, 50,000 households affected.
-Agriculture: over
10,000 mt of vital grain destroyed
Banke
-Human damage: 38,834 affected
Bardiya
-Human damage: 45,324 affected
Achham
-Human damage: 827 affected
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Achham was hit by one
of the worst ever landslides.
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Thailand
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20 Aug. 06
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23 Oct. 06
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Floods brought by a
series of tropical depressions and storms hit huge parts of Thailand.
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-Affected province:
The hardest hit provinces are Nan and
Chiang Rai. Other affected provinces are Phayao, Phitsanulok , Chiang
Mai , Uttaradit, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang , Tak , Lampang ,
Chanthaburi , Phichit, Sukhothai, Phetchaburi, Ayutthaya , Nonthaburi,
Angthong, Nakhon Sawan
-Human damage: 104 casualties (still on the increase) , more than 2.4
million affected to various degrees.
-Inundation: 46 provinces inundated out of 75 provinces.
-Economic loss: 305,289,193 Baht ($8.137 million)
-Others: 378 schools in 21 provinces affected
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As on October 2, as
many as 944,832 people ( 259,013 households) in 34 provinces were affected
by a series of storms during August 27-31, September 9-12 and 18-23 and
24-25.
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Ethiopia
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13 Aug. 06
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11 Sep. 06
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Heavy seasonal rains
caused floods in southwest Ethiopia,
after Omo
River burst its
banks on August 13.
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-Affected area:
Omorate Dasenech District - Kuraz Woreda in southern Omo valley.
Daseneche, Nyngaten,
Toltale, Amorate and Gangato. Nyangatom District. Humbo in Wolayita
-Human damage: 364 casualties, about 10,000 displaced, 20,000 stranded.
-Inundation: 14 villages
-Economic loss: 3000 livestock dead
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Heavy seasonal rains battered southern, eastern and northern Ethiopia
since the beginning of the month, and caused floods.
As a result, 626 people died nationwide and 118,000 people were
affected.
In last year, heavy
rains also hit the area and caused floods in the region, and resulted
in at least 200 casualties and 260,000 displaced.
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China
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09 Aug. 06
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12 Aug. 06
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Typhoon Saomai, the
eighth storm this year, struck and resulted in severe damages in
southern China.
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Zhejiang
-Human damage: 193
casualties, 52 missing, 1,001,000 evacuated.
-Lands: 80,800ha of
agricultural lands were damaged and 4,600ha were destroyed.
-Economic loss: 4,7 billion yuan
Fujian
-Human damage: 246 casualties, 108 missing, 710,000 evacuated.
-Lands: 69,800ha of agricultural lands were damaged and 7,600ha were
destroyed.
-Economic loss: 6,4 billion yuan
Jiangxi
-Human damage: 2
casualties, 35,200 evacuated.
-Lands: 89,200ha of
agricultural lands were damaged and 13,300ha were destroyed.
-Economic loss: 0,54
billion yuan
Hubei
-Lands: 5,100ha of
agricultural lands were damaged and 600ha were destroyed.
-Economic loss:
0,01808 billion yuan
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Typhoon Saomai is the
strongest typhoon to hit China
in fifty years since the last most powerful typhoon with 4,900
casualties in Zhejiang
province on 1 August 1956.
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Ethiopia
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05 Aug. 06
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08 Aug. 06
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On the night of August
5 , very heavy rains caused flooding in the region of Dire Dawa after
the Dechatu
River burst its
banks.
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-Affected area: Dire
Dawa city - Addis Ketema District, Genfele District, Coca Cola District
and Aftessa District.
-Human damage: 256
casualties, 300 missing, 10,000 displaced.
-Houses: 220 houses destroyed.
-Breached river banks: the bank of Dechatu River
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The government of Japan
announced to deliver about 11 million yen worth of
relief supplies including tents, sleeping kits, water tank, water
cleaner, and polyethylene tank to the Ethiopian Government.
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India
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01 Aug. 06
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10 Sep. 06
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Monsoonal rains triggered under the influence of a deep depression over
south Orissa have caused floods in southeast India.
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Orissa
-Human damage: 70
casualties, 2 million homeless. 27 of 30 districts in the state were
affected by the flood.
Andhra Pradesh
-Human damage: 106
casualties. 56 injured. 543,000 displaced. More than 100,000 people
evacuated in 138 relief camps.
Chattisgarh
-Human damage: 8
casualties. 100 missing. 6,000 airlifted.More than 30,000 tribal people
evacuated.
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Philippines
China
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02 Aug. 06
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06 Aug. 06
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Typhoon Prapiroon, the
sixth tropical storm to hit China
this season, caused floods in southern part of China.
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Philippines
-Affected area:
northern Luzon Quirino region
-Human damage: 6 casualties
China
-Affected area: Provinces - Guangdong
(counties: Yangxi, Dianbai, Taishan, Enping, Yangchun) Guangxi. Hainan.
-Houses: about 29,000 houses collapsed, 139,000 others damaged
<Guangdong Province>
-Human damage: 54
casualties, 7 missing ,335,000 evacuated, 5,178,000 affected
-Economic loss: 5.71 billion yuan
<Guangxi Province>
-Human damage: 26 casualties, 2 missing, 382,000 evacuated, 5,117,000
affected
-Economic loss: 1.52 billion yuan
<Hainan
Province>
-Human damage: 126,000 evacuated
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The region hit by
Prapiroon was already affected by two tropical storms, 'Bilis' and
'Kaemi,' which caused severe damage in July.
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Colombia
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Jan - May 06( the first rainy season)
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Heavy rains in
the first rainy season,
which started earlier
than usual, repeatedly triggered
floods and landslides in Colombia.
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-Affected
area: 286 municipalities in 26 provinces
-Human damage: 127 casualties, 222 injured, 21 missing, 196,895 (41,302
families) affected.
-Houses: 1,337 destroyed, 14,183 damaged
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Numbers of natural disasters occurred in the first rainy season
(Jan 1 - May 8 2006)
- Landslides: 120
- Floods: 157
- Avalanches: 9
- Windstorms: 29
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Thailand
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23
May. 06
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Monsoonal
rains hit the northern part of Thailand, and caused flash
floods and landslides.
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Affected area: 357 villages in 5 provinces: Nan,
Phrae, Lamphang, Uttaradit and Sukothai
- Human damage: 73 casualties, 41 missing, 156,236 (41,960 families)
affected
- Houses: 168 collapsed
- Public buildings: 25 damaged schools, temples and government
buildings
- Infrastructure: 331 roads and 46 bridges were damaged.
Uttardit Province
- Human
damage: 63 casualties, 39 missing
Sukhothai Province
- human
damage: 6 casualties, 1 missing
Phrae
Province
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human damage: 4 casualties, 1 missing
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Uttaradit and Laplae provinces recorded 330mm of precipitation in 24
hours on 23 May.
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Indonesia
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1 Jan. 06
(East Java）
4 Jan. 06
（Central
Java）
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Torrential rains triggered floods, which hit towns in East
Java and Central Java in a row.
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Jember
District, East
Java Province
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Floods and landslides wreacked havoc.
- Human damage: 79 casualties (71in Panti Subdistrict),
7,781 evacuated
- Houses: 437 damaged
Banjarnegara District, Central Java Province
-Landslides hit Sijeruk and buried many people alive.
-Human damage: 75 recovered bodies, 523 evacuated
-Houses: 102 buried
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The government of Japan decided to deliver 13
million yen worth of relief supplies: tents, blankets, portable water
tanks, sleeping mats and plastic sheets
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