Natural Disasters List April 18, 2012-Eighteen Killed In Saudi Arabia Floods

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Recent Natural Disasters

• Flooding in Saudi Arabia
  -Eighteen people killed after flooding in Saudi Arabia. Out of them, 16 are Saudis and two Sudanese.
  -Torrential rainfall from last some days caused flooding.
  -Rescue works are affected due to heavy rainfall and strong winds.
  -In 2009, about 100 people were killed after flooding in Saudi Arabia. Jeddah was badly affected.
• Sandstorms in Egypt
  -Khamasin sandstorm affected Cairo, Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh, Suez and Assuit areas of Northern Governorates.
  -Sandstorms was of the result of local storms in North Africa.
  -Four main ports in Suez closed due to the sandstorm.
  -Emergency status declared by Cairo International Airport  after reduction in visibility.
  -A sandstorm is a common natural disaster in Egypt, that very often happens in desert countries.
  

Recent Earthquake list
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• M 4.5 moderate shallow earthquake in Eastern Turkey (@ 10 km depth) with epicenter located 55 km NNE from Van. Just a weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of Ercis and Van.
  23:30 UTC (local time Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 02:30 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 5.1 moderate earthquake in South Eastern Iran (@ 62 km depth) with epicenter located 41 km E Kahnuj. Light shaking of MMI IV will have felt by the people of Jiroft and Kahnuj. Weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt in Al Khasab (Oman) and Kerman (Iran) region.
  17:40 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 09:10 PM @ epicenter)
• M 3.2 weak shallow earthquake in Montenegro (@ 2 km depth) with epicenter located 39 km SW Podgorica. Just a weak shaking will have felt by the people of  Ulcinj and Podgorica.
  12:03 UTC (local time 14:03; 2012/04/18 @ epicenter)
• M 4.5 moderate deep earthquake in Guatemala with epicenter located 43 km NE of Tapachula (Mexico). Just a weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of San josé ojetenán, Motozintla, Tapachula and Huehuetenango (Guatemala).
  10:51 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 04:51 AM @ epicenter)
• M 4.2 light shallow earthquake in Strait of Gibraltar (@ 13 km depth) with epicenter located 36 km SW from Almeria (Spain). Just a weak shaking will have felt by the people of Roquetas de mar and Almería.
  09:47 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 11:47 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 3.0 weak earthquake in Utah with epicenter located 19 km N from Tropic. Weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of Cannonville, Henrieville and Tropic.
  09:52 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 03:52 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 3.1 weak shallow earthquake in Southern Alaska (@ 11 km depth) with epicenter located just 3 km SSE from Houston. People of Houston, Meadow Lakes, Big Lake, Wasilla, Palmer, Chugiak and Eagle River will have felt weak shaking.
  04:04 UTC (Local time Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 08:04 PM @ epicenter)
• M 4.5 moderate deep earthquake in Mindoro, Philippines (@ 167 km depth) with epicenter located 5 km SW Balayan. Just a weak shaking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of Batangas, Calapan and Balayan.
  03:48 UTC (local time Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 11:48 AM @ epicenter) 
• M 4.6 moderate shallow earthquake in Panama (@ 11 km depth) with epicenter located 50 km WSW from Las Tablas. Weak shaking will have felt as far as Panama.
  01:43 UTC (Local time Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 08:43 PM @ epicenter)

Volcanic Activity List

• Ecuador/Tungurahua recent volcanic activity
  -Slight increase in seismic activity.
  -Tungurahua is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador.

Flooding List

• Flooding in Benin City of Nigeria
  -One person, staff of Nigeria Prison Service, killed after flooding in Benin city.
  -Torrential rainfall for continuous five hours caused flooding.
  -Benin City is the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria.
  -Last year (August) flooding in southwest Nigeria Killed at least 102 people.
• Flooding in State of New South Wales, Australia
  -Sydney and Mooney Mooney region experienced heaviest rainfall of 2012.
  -Heavy rainfall flooded several roads across Sydney.

Tropical Cyclone List
There are no active tropical cyclones at this time. Check back later or use search box to find earlier.
Last Tropical Cyclones:

• Powerful Cyclone in Moscow, Russia
• Tropical cyclone Daphne
• Tropical storm Pakhar

Natural Disaster News

• Wildfire in Qipan Mountain region of China
  -Wildfire in Qipan Mountain in Shenyang
  -No casualties reported.
  -More than 700 people including firefighters and local controlled the fire.
• Tornadoes in Oklahoma
  -At least 59 tornadoes are confirmed in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma region.
  -Six people were killed and about 29 were injured. Click for earlier report on Oklahoma tornadoes

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