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GDACS monitors floods in partnership with the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. On a daily basis, media reports and specialized websites are compiled into a flood list. For each flood, humanitarian impact is recorded including affected population. Each 15 minutes, GDACS collects - in an automatic way - media reports, damage maps, ReliefWeb situation reports and more about the floods.
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| alertcolor | id | country | dead | displaced | damage | event date | ended | magnitude | sqkm | main cause | coordinates | notes | glide | Info |
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 | 2010_31 | Uganda | n/a | 0.02 million | 3/7/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/9/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.35 | 75200 | Heavy Rain | 1.12, 31.06 | March 8, 2010: "e;Kampala — Over 500 residents in three villages in Fort portal district are homeless after heavy rains swept off their houses and property.The villages that have been bit with deadly floods include Mutumba Zone, Kigwo and Kimanyika were mostly affected.This is the fourth distric... | Report | ||
| 2010_32 | Kenya | 9 | 300 | 3/7/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/9/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.25 | 40320 | Torrential Rain | 0.01, 34.5 | March 8, 2010: "e;Three more people have died as a result of floods in parts of Kenya, according to the latest statistics from the Kenya Red Cross and government officials.Kenya Red Cross communications director Titus Mung"e;ou on Saturday told the Nation a woman died in Marsabit North after... | Report | ||
| 2010_30 | Peru | 7 | 20 | 3/2/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/4/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.23 | 57890 | Heavy Rain | 11.85, -73.36 | March 4, 2010: "e;At least seven deaths, and several houses inundated, is the tragic result of another flood that took place yesterday in the Cusco district of Pisac, where the Quitamayo river surged and flooded all the area. Jorge Béjar Gonzales, province prosecutor in Calca, pointed out that i... | Report | ||
| 2010_27 | Zambia | n/a | n/a | 3/1/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/4/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.53 | 85510 | Heavy Rain | -16.09, 27.74 | March 2, 2010: "e;Flood,Zambia: 11 districts have been affected by floods in the country. The districts are in North Western and Lusaka provinces.."e; | FL-2010-000038-ZMB | Report | |
| 2010_28 | Ethiopia | n/a | 4000 | 3/1/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/2/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.31 | 104200 | Heavy Rain | 9.19, 45.49 | March 4, 2010: "e;Around 1,000 families have been displaced by flooding after heavy rains in an area straddling the border between Ethiopia and the self-declared independent republic of Somaliland, according to officials."e; | FL-2010-000041-SOM, FL-2010-000041-ETH | Report | |
| 2010_29 | Serbia | n/a | 4000 | 3/1/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/2/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.97 | 46900 | Heavy Rain | 44.47, 21.14 | March 4, 2010: "e;Flood,Serbia Montenegro: Heavy rains and rapid slow melting have caused floods in the eastern and central part of Serbia damaging and flooding 1,306 households and affecting more than 3,150 people."e; | FL-2010-000042-SRB | Report | |
| 2010_26 | Australia | n/a | n/a | 2/28/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/9/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.93 | 431700 | Heavy Rain | -26.22, 147.96 | March 8, 2010: "Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage in southwest Queensland, with authorities focusing on hard-hit communities after the town of St George escaped the worst.St George, the township at the centre of one of the state's major cotton-grow... | Report | ||
| 2010_23 | France | 48 | 500 | 2/28/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/2/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.26 | 30830 | Storm Surge and Heavy Rain | 46.77, -1.53 | March 2, 2010: "L’AIGUILLON-SUR-MER, France: Rescuers in boats and helicopters scrambled on Monday to find the missing in homes flooded by a storm that killed at least 48 people on France’s Atlantic coast.France’s west coast was pummeled by the storm dubbed Xynthia, the country’s fiercest in a decad... | Report | ||
| 2010_24 | Haiti | 8 | n/a | 2/28/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/2/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.06 | 3836 | Heavy Rain | 18.42, -73.77 | March 1, 2010: "e;At least eight people have been killed in floods triggered by heavy rain in Haiti, officials have said.The deaths occurred in or near the southeastern port city of Les Cayes which was swamped by more than 1.5m (5ft) of water. Officials said buildings affected included a hospita... | FL-2010-000037-HTI | Report | |
| 2010_22 | Spain | 32 | 1200 | 2/23/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/24/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.29 | 98470 | Heavy Rain | 38.97, -4.04 | February 24, 2010: "Seville, Spain - At least 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes after heavy rains sparked flooding in southern Spain, officials said Wednesday. About 20 of the region's roads were also blocked. The flooding mainly affected the provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Seville, w... | Report | ||
| 2010_25 | Mozambique | 2 | 613 | 2/22/2010 00:00 UTC | 3/9/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.62 | 26370 | Heavy Rain | -19.96, 34.25 | March 8, 2010: At least two people have died in floods in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, reports Monday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".The first victim lost his life last Thursday, when he was swept away by the waters of the swollen Buzi river. His body was then partially devo... | FL-2010-000046-MOZ | Report | |
| 2010_21 | Portugal | 32 | n/a | 2/19/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/20/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.28 | 483 | Torrential Rain | 32.75, -16.97 | February 20, 2010: "Portuguese Interior Minister Rui Pereira says at least 25 people have died in floods and mudslides on the island of Madeira.The French news agency reports that heavy rain and winds up to 100 kilometers per hour struck the island, about 600 kilometers west of mainland Portugal, on... | Report | ||
| 2010_17 | Australia | n/a | n/a | 2/15/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/16/2010 00:00 UTC | 4.91 | 20650 | Torrential Rain | -27.22, 152.83 | February 16, 2010: "Flooding in Milton, Brisbane.The flash flooding was a release after days of steamy, sultry weather with more than 100 millimetres dumped on the city and suburbs in about an hour.The Weather Bureau tonight reported the highest fall at Rochedale South (107 millimetres) at 7pm, whil... | Report | ||
| 2010_16 | Dominican Republic | n/a | 150 | 2/14/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/15/2010 00:00 UTC | 3.74 | 2791 | Torrential Rain | 19.63, -70.56 | February 15, 2010: "Flash floods damage homes in Puerto Plata, one dead SANTIAGO.- Around 25,700 people were affected by the floods in at least 18 districts of the municipality Puerto Plata, as rivers and gorges overflowed their bank since early morning yesterday. Moreover, José Rafael Santana died... | Report | ||
| 2010_18 | Bulgaria | n/a | n/a | 2/13/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/20/2010 00:00 UTC | 5.12 | 16750 | Heavy Rain | 41.23, 32.04 | February 19, 2010: Tracts of farmland bordering on the Pineios River in Thessaly, central Greece, were submerged yesterday after the river broke its banks, just a few days after the Evros and Kastoria rivers overflowed, provoking widespread flooding in the broader region.It is the first time in thre... | Report | ||
| 2010_19 | Australia | n/a | n/a | 2/13/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/16/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.39 | 311900 | Heavy Rain | -32.42, 149.59 | February 15, 2010: "A natural disaster has been declared on the New South Wales far south coast after yesterday's widespread flooding.Torrential rain cut roads, washed away bridges and caused land slips, particularly in the Eurobodalla Shire.The far south coast and Monaro had some of their best fall... | Report | ||
 | 2010_20 | Peru | n/a | 0.08 million | 2/10/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/17/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.38 | 305800 | Torrential Rain | -4.68, -78.3 | February 12, 2010: "At least 20,000 houses were flooded and 150 others collapsed on Thursday as torrential rains lashed northern Peru, according to local media.The heavy rains affected Peru's northern city of Trujillo, where three hospitals have been flooded, and some building bases cracked by the w... | FL-2010-000023-ECU | Report | |
| 2010_15 | Afghanistan | 20 | 200 | 2/5/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/10/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.1 | 105900 | Heavy Rain | 32.54, 65.09 | February 8, 2010: "KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – At least 20 people have died in floods and avalanches triggered by some of the heaviest rain and snow in Afghanistan for 50 years, an official said Monday.At least six people died and 10 others were missing following heavy rains in the southern provin... | FL-2010-000021-AFG | Report | |
| 2010_13 | Mexico | 41 | 0.02 million | 1/26/2010 00:00 UTC | 2/13/2010 00:00 UTC | 6.36 | 122600 | Heavy Rain | 19.94, -99 | February 10, 2010: "e;The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides in Mexico increased Tuesday to 41, a government agency announced.Most of the deaths -- 30 -- have occurred in eastern Michoacan state, on the central Pacific coast. The state attorney general"e;s office released a list of t... | Report |
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information. The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
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