Natural Disasters List April 10, 2013

Recent Natural Disasters

• Lightning in Lagos, Nigeria
  -Lightning strikes in Nigeria has killed a student of Muslim College, Oworonsoki.
  -Lightning hit 19-year old girl who was carried to Gbagaga General Hospital in Lagos and later pronounced dead. Click for detail report on Nigeria lightning.

Recent Earthquakes

• M 3.3 weak earthquake in Olympic Peninsula, Washington (@ 54 km depth) with epicenter located 6 kmESE from Blyn. It will have well felt by the people of Port Townsend, Camano, Oak Harbor and Port Angeles. Click for detail report on Seattle earthquake today.
  15:32 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 08:32 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 5.6 strong aftershocks in Southern Iran (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 94 km SE of Bandar Bushehr. Light shaking of MMI IV will have felt by the people of Bandar-e Bushehr and Firuzabad. People of Borazjan, Akbarabad, Khark, Shiraz, Kazerun, Bandar-e Ganaveh, Nurabad, Rahimah and Al Jubayl. Click for detail report on Iran earthquake 2013.
  01:58 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 05:28 AM @ epicenter)
  

Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Afghanistan (Amu Darya), Angola (Cotundo), Australia, Bolivia, Botswana (Selinda), Brazil (Rio Juruena, Araquaia, Purus, Tocantins), China (Mekong, Xi Jiang, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Indus), Colombia (Rio Negro), Honduras, Iraq (Shatt al Arab), Kenya, Mozambique (Chire), Pakistan (Indus), Peru (Ucayali, Rio Maraon), Philippines, Sudan (Blue Nile), United States (Mississippi, Arkansas), Vietnam, Zambia (Zambezi, Likando).

• Flash floods in Helmand, Afghanistan
  -Flash floods in Helmand region of Afghanistan has damaged several houses and caused huge financial losses.
  -Floods and strong winds have destroyed more than one thousand homes in Nad Ali alone. Click for detail report on Helmand, Afghanistan flood.

Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Fuego, Reventador, Etna, Nyiragongo, Ol Doniyo Lengai, Erta Ale, Barren Island, Raung, Paluweh, Gamalama, Sakurajima, Kakar, Tinakula, Yasur, Tolbachik and Kilauea.

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Recent Tropical Cyclones

• Tropical Cyclone Imelda
  -As of 12:00 UTC, TC Imelda was located 570 nm north-northeast of La Reunion.
  -Cyclone Imelda is predicted to hit Mauritius and Rodrigues Island by early Friday. Click for detail report on Mauritius cyclone Imelda.
• Tropical Cyclone Victoria
  -As of 12:00 UTC, TC Victoria was located 670 nm west-northwest of Learmonth, Australia.

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Useful information to read this daily natural disaster list
This natural disaster list contains daily list of recent natural disasters around the world. The page is break down into various parts as Recent Natural Disasters (real time update report on rolling natural disaster around the world), Recent Earthquakes  (only earthquakes which are felt by people), Recent Volcanic Activity (erupting volcanoes), Recent Flash Floods (ongoing flood information), Recent Tropical Cyclones (active cyclones) and Natural Disaster News (facts and news about natural/environmental disasters on various topics like Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters)
The major natural disasters are linked to definite page containing update report on that disaster.
The global natural disaster data are collected from different sources like USGS, EMSC, GDACS, EDIS..

2013-04-10 09:45:35

Source: http://www.disaster-report.com/2013/04/natural-disasters-list-april-10-2013.html