Natural Disasters List October 16, 2012-Tidal flooding in Dublin, Ireland

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Recent Natural Disasters 

• Landslide in Hunan province of China
  -Landslide disaster in a construction site in Shaodong county of Shaoyang city, Hunan province killed two workers.
  -Two other workers of construction site were rescued.
  -A landslide in Yunnan province killed 18 school children some days ago.
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  Five killed in mudslide in Yunnan province of China
  Flooding after heaviest rain in 61 years in Beijing
  China recent natural disasters list 
• Tidal flooding in Dublin, Ireland
  -High tides are expected to cause flooding across the coastal areas in Dublin.
  -Floodgates along the River Dodder in the Sandymount and Ringsend areas are closed.
  -Following Met Eireann, heavy storms will affect parts of Sandymount and Clontarf.
  -The 2011 floods in Europe destroyed thousands of homes in Ireland. Flood affected Ireland, Italy, France, parts of North Africa (Photo Flooding in Dublin on 25 October, 2011: Wikipedia).
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  Weather in Munster and Leinster expected to be like Hurricane Charlie
  Flooding in Belfast And Lisburn, Ireland
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Recent Earthquakes
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• M 5.5 moderate earthquake in North Island of New Zealand (@ 110 km depth) with epicenter located just 5 km ENE of Taupo. Light shaking of MMI IV will have felt by the people of Taupo, Turangi, Tokoroam, Murupara, Rotorua and Kawerau. People of Tauranga, Napier, Hamilton, Hastings and Gisborne will have felt weak shaking of MMI IV.
  23:42 UTC (local time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM @ epicenter) 
• M 4.0 moderate shallow earthquake in Maine (@ 7 km depth) with epicenter located 5 km W of Hollis Center. Moderate shaking of MMI V will have felt by the people of Hollis Center, Lake Arrowhead, Waterboro, Dayton, Buxton and Limington. People of Concord, Manchester, Augusta, Nashua, Amherst, Chicopee, Easthampton, Holyoke, Northampton, South Hadley, Ware, Westfield, West Springfield, Longmeadow, Springfield, Greenfield, Athol, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Leominster, Shrewsbury, Framingham, Acton, Concord, Andover, Methuen, Methuen and Lowell will have felt weak shaking of MMI III. Click for detail report on earthquake in Maine today.
  23:12 UTC (local time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12 PM @ epicenter)
• M 5.6 strong but harmless sea quake in Kuril Islands (@ 68 km depth) with epicenter located 122 km S from Severo-Kuril'sk. Just a weak shaking of MMI III will have felt by the peopel of Severo-Kuril'sk.
  12:41 UTC (local time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:41:24 AM @ epicenter)
• M 4.6 moderate shallow earthquake in Central Turkey (@ 27 km depth) with epicenter located 11 km W of Kozan. Light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of Imamoglu, Kadirli and Ceyhan.
  10:25 UTC (local time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 01:25:19 PM at epicenter
• M 4.5 moderate earthquake in Northwestern Iran (@ 32 km depth) with epicenter located 24 km SSW of Ahar. Light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of Tabriz, Hashtrud and Marand.
  04:15 UTC (local time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:45 AM @ epicenter)
• M 5.4 moderate deep earthquake in Izu Islands, Japan Region (@ 103 km depth) with epicenter located 204 km SSE of Hachijo-jima. Just a weak saking of MMI II-III will have felt by the people of Shimoda, Tateyama,  Oyama and Tokyo.
  02:03 UTC (local time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:03 AM @ epicenter)

Recent Flash Floods
Ongoing Major River Floods (Based on Satellite observation): Argentina, Australia (Murray), Botswana (Selinda), Brazil (Purus, Japura, Rio Juruena, Rio Teles Pires, Amazon, and Tocantins), Cambodia, Cameroon (Benue), Chad, China (Mekong and Huang He), Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi), Honduras, Indonesia, Nigeria (Niger and Benue), Pakistan (Indus), People's Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sudan (White Nile), United States (Mississippi) and Uruguay.


Recent Volcanic Activity
Erupting Volcanoes: Fuego, Villarrica, Stromboli, Etna, Erta Ale, Nyiragongo, Ol Doniyo Lengai, Sakurajima, Marapi, Gamalama, Dukono, Semeru, Batu Tara, Yasur, Ulawun, Kizimen, Kilauea and Ambrym volcano.


Recent Tropical Cyclones

• Hurricane Paul
  -As of 09:00 UTC, hurricane Paul was located 210 km S of Cabo San Lazaro, Mexico.
  -A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the West Coast of Baja California from Santa Fe northward to Punta Abreojos.
  -Paul is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale scale.
• Hurricane Rafael
  -As of 09:00 UTC, hurricane Rafael was located 555 km S of Bermuda.
  -Rafael is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.
• Tropical Storm Prapiroon
  -As of 09:00 UTC, TS Prapiroon was located 285 nm south-southeast of Kadena air base, Okinawa, Japan.
• Tropical Storm Maria
  -As of 09:00 UTC, TS Maria was located 135 nm north of iwo to, Japan.

Natural Disaster News

• Wildfire in northern Arizona
  -Lightning-caused wildfire in Tonto National Forest in northern Arizona.
  -Fire has burned more than 100 acres.
  -Two air tankers and two helicopters plus three planes are struggling to control the blaze.
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• Report by GNS Science revealed that there is only a one in a hundred chance of a magnitude 7.0 or plus earthquake hitting Canterbury in the next 12 months.
• The biggest earthquake drill in U.S. history is set this Thursday. Shake out will cover entire West Coast of North America — from the tip of Alaska to the bottom of California. More than 600,000 people from Washington has registered to take part.

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