Natural disaster alerts

On 7/4/2010 9:55:51 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 and depth 23.7km occurred in Japan. This earthquake potentially affected 285000 people.

On 7/2/2010 6:04:04 AM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 and depth 35km occurred in Vanuatu. This earthquake potentially affected <10000 people.

Tropical Cyclone ALEX-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 2 affected 31.1 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 47 thousand people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

July 1, 2010: "e;Alex has drenched much of northern Mexico, paralysing the major city of Monterrey. At least two people were killed when the dry river roared to life and roads turned into rushing streams.Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, caused severe ...

July 1, 2010: "e;Russia sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Friday to help it deal with the consequences of severe flooding in its western regions, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said."e;A second IL-76 transport plane took of from Ramenskoye air...

June 27, 2010: "e;Train traffic between Taoyuan and the Taipei County town of Yingge was interrupted in both directions Sunday evening after heavy rain flooded the track, reports said.The Central Weather Bureau issued a torrential rain alert for parts...

June 27, 2010: "e;Hundreds without shelter after floods caused by a tropical wave moving westward"e;

June 27, 2010: "e;Monrovia slums, Liberia. Also About one dozen people, including women and children, have been confirmed dead in Abidjan, C?te d"e;Ivoire, after heavy rain storms. Significant damage has been recorded."e;

June 29, 2010: "Aerial photo taken on June 28, 2010 shows the flood in Agua Preta in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco State. (Xinhua/Agencia Estado" June 26, 2010: "After three days of heavy rains and severe floods in northern Brazil, approximately 150,000 p...

June 23, 2010: Persistent rainfall has led to flooding throughout various regions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) , as rivers and streams are unable to accommodate the unseasonably wet conditions.Some communities have declared a state of emergency, and ma...

June 25, 2010: "e;Flash floods that hit a village in northwest Pakistan killed at least seven persons, a security official said on Friday.The bodies of the seven persons were recovered from debris by rescue teams after the floods hit Uchosht village n...

June 30, 2010: "Romanian authorities have said that they are requesting aid from the European Union's Solidarity Fund following severe flooding which killed 20 people in one week and destroyed roads, crops and houses.Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said th...

On 5/24/2010 4:18:27 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 and depth 565.3km occurred in Brazil. This earthquake potentially affected 41000 people.

On 5/23/2010 10:46:51 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 and depth 94.8km occurred in Peru. This earthquake potentially affected 592000 people.

Tropical Storm BANDU-10 affected 32 thousand people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

Tropical Cyclone LAILA-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 1 affected 12.9 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and few people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, few people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

May 22, 2010: "e; A brave police constable who jumped into swirling flood waters to save a woman got washed away in the strong currents in coastal Andhra Pradesh. His body was recovered Friday.Constable Mohammad Rafi was Thursday washed away in the fl...

May 17, 2010: " Assam's flood-prone districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji was on Sunday hit by the second flood of the season following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas, official sources said.The water level of Brahmaputra's tributaries Ranganadi and Si...

May 24, 2010: "Flood death toll rises to 12 2010-05-22, 12:58 Another three deaths were confirmed, Friday night, bringing the death toll from the floods which have engulfed parts of southern and central Poland to 12....Warsaw - Eighteen Polish communities...

May 24, 2010: "e; Over 165,000 evacuated in South China floods. Rescuers help evacuate people from a flooded village in Zhangshu city, Jiangxi province, Saturday May 22, 2010. Rivers swelled up in flood-soaked South China as persistent rainstorms sinc...