Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

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October 16, 2019: An orange alert for drought has been issued in the east China's Jiangxi Province as a response to decreasing precipitation. According to the Xinhua , the average precipitation in the province stood at 96 mm from late July to early October, about 70% less than the average in the previous years. In Shanxi province, the Ministries of finance and emergency management has allocated an emergency funding of about 10.2 million U.S. dollars for drought relief. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List October 17, 2019

Swaziland Government has declared a national emergency for the current drought situation, primarily caused by the cyclical dry weather phenomenon known as El Nino . The Prime Minister, Dr B. Sibusiso Dlamini, said that "the negative impact of the drought has led to seriously diminished water availability for crop production, human consumption and livestock sustenance" in a statement at the launch of the national emergency response, mitigation and adaptation plan and declaration of national emergency at the cabinet offices in February 2016.

The drought relief effort in Ethiopia needs about $500 million to support programmes beyond April aimed at providing support to 10.2 million people facing severe food shortage, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Thursday. The El Niño weather system, on the back of 12 to 18 months of erratic or failed rains, has caused the worst drought in Ethiopia since the mid 1980s. Parts of Ethiopia are facing the worst drought in thirty years.

Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa will be declared drought disaster areas this week or next, risk management in the department of agriculture said on Wednesday. South Africa is facing its worst drought since 1982, with more than 2.7 million households facing water shortages across the country, Lennox Mabaso, spokesperson for the local government department in KwaZulu-Natal, told Al Jazeera .

Parkland County council has declared a state of agricultural disaster during the July 14th Parkland County Council meeting. “These extreme drought conditions are devastating crops across Parkland County,” Mayor Rod Shaigec said in a news release Tuesday. “Council wants to make it clear to our agricultural community that we understand, and will provide all means of support possible. By declaring a state of agricultural disaster, we hope to call attention to this extremely important issue.”

North Korea has been hit by the worst drought in a century causing fears of chronic food shortages. North Korea suffered a devastating famine in the 1990s and has relied on international food aid where the United Nations says almost a third of children under five are stunted because of poor nutrition, Reuters reported.

Drought emergency in Oregon has now covered more than half of its counties after Gov. Kate Brown added four more in the list. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in four more Oregon counties, bringing the total to 19.  Drought, low snow pack levels, and low water conditions led 19 of Oregon’s 36 counties to be officially in a state of drought emergency, State of Oregon mentioned in a press release issued on June 12, 2015.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Piute and Sevier counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on June 3.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Adams County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on June 3.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Wheeler County in Oregon as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on May 13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Coryell County in Texas as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Texas farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on May 13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah as primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Utah farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on May 13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Elmore County in Idaho as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Idaho farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack said in a press release issued on May 13.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared Lincoln County in Nevada as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought . “Our hearts go out to those Nevada farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters ,” Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, mentioned in a press release issued on April 22, 2015.

Governor Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency in nearly half of the Washington on Friday. With more snow lost than added over the past month, runoff from snowmelt this summer is projected to be the lowest on record in 64 years, Governor Inslee’s media report has mentioned.

California has ordered mandatory water use reductions for the first time in its history. Gov. Jerry Brown, in an executive order, imposed restrictions to achieve a statewide 25% reduction in potable urban water usage through February 28, 2016.

Governor Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency across three regions of Washington state. The worst drought conditions are in the Olympic Peninsula, the east side of the central Cascade Mountains including Yakima and Wenatchee, and the Walla Walla region, Reuters reported.

Drought in Pakistan has claimed lives of at least 40 people in last 28 days. Recently six children died in Mithi, Chhachhro, Nagarparkar, Islamkot and other areas of the Tharparkar district in Sindh province, Pakistan Today reported.. Farmers are facing poor rainfall for almost five successive years in Tharparkar district of Pakistan. The ongoing drought has claimed more than 500 lives in three years. The provincial government had also appealed to foreign donors to help mitigate the drought situation last year.

Worst drought in 30 years has hit Namibia, United Nation said today. According to the UN, more than 100,000 children at risk of malnutrition in Namibia. Drought has caused shortages of food and water mainly in Kavango, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kunene. So an drought emergency appeal has also been made to support the Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) to assist vulnerable people in these areas. Namibia Government has already declared a national emergency in May and designated $20 million drought relief for the worst-hit households. Namibia has also appealed to the international community for assistance. Taking President Hifikepunye Pohamba words, "Namibia is experiencing the wrath of mother nature in the form of a devastating drought." Report published in July had put over 300,000 people in food insecure list. Over 4,000 livestock deaths were recorded then. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements. Food shortages are a major problem in rural areas