domingo, 28 de febrero de 2010

RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : China - Avalanche

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Ref.no.: AV-20100225-25070-CHN

Situation Update No. 3
On 2010-03-01 at 04:29:42 [UTC]

Event: Avalanche
Location: China Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang-wide


Number of Deads: 1 person(s)
Number of Missing: 3 person(s)
Number of Evacuated: 22 person(s)

Situation:

Twenty-two women and children in China's far-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were rescued on Sunday, one week after they were trapped by avalanches, the region's disaster response authorities said. Bad weather hindered rescue efforts Saturday, but on Sunday two military helicopters managed to take off and reach a coal mining area in Nilka County, Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, where 135 people were trapped. The helicopters brought the women and children to safe areas, while the rest were left with enough food, vegetables and medicines. They will wait until the road is reopened. Rescuers also airdropped food and medicine for 29 people trapped in an iron mining area in Nilka County.

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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : Antarctica - Climate Change

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Situation Update No. 3

Ref.no.: CC-20100227-25094-ATA

Situation Update No. 3
On 2010-03-01 at 04:28:47 [UTC]

Event: Climate Change
Location: Antarctica Mertz Glacier

Situation:

A gigantic iceberg, roughly the size of Connecticut, has broken off the Mertz Glacier in Antarctica, leaving scientists worried about global oceanic circulation. Scientist have concluded that the ice break was not due to global warming, but in fact the 965 square mile chick of ice broke free from the continent due to yet another iceberg slamming into Antarctica in earlier February. Australian Antarctic Research Center scientist, Neal Young, stated that it has been at least 50 to 100 years since an ice berg was carved off the Merts Glacier. This latest ice berg break is one of the largest in recorded history. Many scientists are concerned that the large amount of melting water from the ice could cause trouble by diluting ocean salinity, and slowing down global ocean currents. Rob Massom, or the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, stated the creation of dense salt water in this area of the ocean is vital to ocean circulation, and with this ice berg also lessening the are of open water, it could greatly inhibit the input of salinity into the ocean waters. The results of this would be less temperate winters in the North Atlantic in the coming decade.

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RSOE EDIS: United Kingdom - Extreme Weather - 2010.03.01

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2010-03-01 04:28:27 - Extreme Weather - United Kingdom

EDIS CODE: ST-20100301-25159-GBR
Date & Time: 2010-03-01 04:28:27 [UTC]
Area: United Kingdom, England, Kent, Essex and Cambridgeshire,

Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Nearly 200 flood warnings were in force last night after Britain was hit by the tail-end of killer Cyclone Cynthia that has ravaged much of the Continent. Southern England bore the brunt of the torrential rain and high winds which brought havoc to householders and motorists. Okehampton in Devon was worst hit as more than six inches of rain fell over the weekend. In Kent and Essex cars were trapped in water. And residents were cut off from their homes as roads became impassable.
Blocked drains in the village of Aylesford on the River Medway caused a street to fill up with several inches of water. A terraced house partly collapsed after being battered by the downpour in Gillingham. The owners of the property managed to escape without injury. Kent Fire and Rescue took 100 phone calls yesterday from residents concerned about the safety of their properties as the deluge spread. Some homeowners needed help pumping water out of their homes. Assistant director of operations Steve Griffiths warned motorists not to drive through flooded roads or fords in the coming days. In one incident a man, woman and one-year-old child had to be winched to safety by a rescue helicopter after becoming stranded while cycling on a beach on the Isle of Sheppey on Saturday. The Environment Agency continued to issue flood warnings throughout the weekend with 160 in force last night. A severe warning was issued for parts of Cambridgeshire where residents were advised to move valuables upstairs and to check the whereabouts of family and pets. North-east England had also been warned of a risk of flooding in parts of North Yorkshire, including costal areas.


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RSOE EDIS: USA - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.01

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2010-03-01 04:26:23 - Vehicle Accident - USA

EDIS CODE: VI-20100301-25158-USA
Date & Time: 2010-03-01 04:26:23 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of South Carolina, , Bluffton

Number of Injured person(s): 13
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Thirteen people were taken to Hilton Head Hospital this morning after an SUV and a Palmetto Breeze bus wrecked at the intersection of William Hilton Parkway and Beach City Road, said Beaufort County sheriff’s Capt. Toby McSwain. Eleven of the passengers on the bus, and the driver and a passenger in a Nissan Xterra SUV were transported by five ambulances, McSwain said. None of the injuries was life-threatening, he said. The cause of the wreck, which occurred at about 7:10 a.m., has not been determined. Johieda Fister, a spokesperson for the Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue Division, said first-responders had to cut open the bus to get the passengers out. An SUV passenger also was trapped and had to be extracted, she said. The SUV had blocked the doors to the bus, preventing people from exiting. Fister said the call for the accident came in at 7:13 a.m. and by 8:23 a.m., all of the injured had been transported to the hospital. Glenda Lamont, a spokeswoman for First Transit, Palmetto Breeze’s management company, said the bus was badly damaged, but she did know the extent of the damages. The bus seats 44 people. Rochelle Ferguson, Palmetto Breeze’s executive director, said she did not know where the bus was headed or what caused the crash. “Safety is our No. 1 priority,” Ferguson said and referred questions to Lamont. The Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation, and First Transit will also conduct an internal investigation, Lamont said. “We want to understand why this happened,” Lamont said. “We’re thankful that none of the injuries were life-threatening.”


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 4 : France - Complex Emergency

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Situation Update No. 4

Ref.no.: CE-20100228-25153-FRA

Situation Update No. 4
On 2010-03-01 at 04:24:20 [UTC]

Event: Complex Emergency
Location: France Multiple areas Northern and North-western areas


Number of Deads: 45 person(s)

Situation:

France was the worst hit as heavy rains, strong gusts and high tides destroyed Atlantic coast sea walls, killing 25 people in the town of l'Aguillon sur Mer alone, city officials told French television. The French regions of Vendee and Charente Maritime bore the brunt of the storm and were placed on flood alert along with parts of Brittany. Helicopters lifted people to safety throughout the day. Francois Fillon, the French prime minister, held an emergency cabinet meeting, calling the storm a "national catastrophe". The government announced an immediate relief fund of 1 million euros ($1.36m) and tax relief for victims. France also plans to ask the European Union (EU) to release funds from its regional budget to help pay for recovery operations.

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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Haiti - Flash Flood

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Situation Update No. 2

Ref.no.: FF-20100228-25136-HTI

Situation Update No. 2
On 2010-03-01 at 04:23:44 [UTC]

Event: Flash Flood
Location: Haiti Departmento de Sud Les Cayes


Number of Deads: 11 person(s)
Number of Missing: 2 person(s)
Number of Evacuated: 400 person(s)

Situation:

Haitians huddling together in the open after their killer earthquake are bracing for a new natural menace: the Caribbean's notoriously heavy rainy season, which is already causing deadly flooding in their country. Flooding in the southwest, in and around Haiti's third-biggest city of Les Cayes that was untouched by the January quake which levelled the capital Port-au-Prince, killed 13 people on the weekend, emergency service officials said. Some 3,000 people were also evacuated in the sudden inundations that were the first early sign of Haiti's wet season, which is to bring its full force to bear in April or May. For the million people left homeless in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding area from the quake, the storms - which also trigger mudslides and cause rivers to break their banks - are likely to heap woe on already unbearable living conditions.

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RSOE EDIS: India - Hailstorm - 2010.03.01

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2010-03-01 04:14:28 - Hailstorm - India

EDIS CODE: HS-20100301-25157-IND
Date & Time: 2010-03-01 04:14:28 [UTC]
Area: India, State of Bengal, West Midnapore,

Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

A hailstorm destroyed more than 2,000 mud houses, damaged crops and uprooted trees in about 25 villages under Debra police station in West Midnapore district today. Police said the hailstorm, lasting about 30 minutes, razed to ground over 2000 houses, mostly of mud with asbestos roof. It also damaged vast fields of crops and uprooted trees. Several electric poles were also uprooted plunging the entire area into darkness. The district administration is gearing up to extend relief material to the victims.


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RSOE EDIS: United Arab Emirates - Complex Emergency - 2010.02.28

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2010-02-28 20:37:22 - Complex Emergency - United Arab Emirates

EDIS CODE: CE-20100228-25156-ARE
Date & Time: 2010-02-28 20:37:22 [UTC]
Area: United Arab Emirates, , Statewide,

Number of death person(s): 1
Number of Injured person(s): 34
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Violent weekend thunderstorms and rains left four people dead and large areas of the Northern Emirates submerged, with more rain expected to fall today. In Sharjah, three people died in two separate incidents after they were electrocuted while standing in water. In Dubai, one person was killed and 13 other hurt when an entrance collapsed at the India pavilion at Global Village. Sharjah saw the highest rainfall of all the emirates on Saturday night – 36.2 millimetres. While not an unusually large amount of rain, it fell very quickly. Roads were submerged and dozens of cars nearly disappeared under water in the industrial area. The water had not drained away yesterday, and commuters heading back to Sharjah last night faced delays of up to three hours. In Ras al Khaimah, the road to Wadi al Biah was badly damaged by storm water. Abu Dhabi International Airport recorded 18.6mm of rain, although many areas of the capital received little or none. Water continued to block streets in Khalifa City yesterday, however, and many residents struggled to leave the area. In Dubai, an average rainfall of 16.7mm was recorded. Some areas of the city saw extensive flooding after rain in the early evening. Dubai Police reported 170 road accidents and 21 serious injuries. The Dubai Mall reopened yesterday after its second flooding incident in a week; on Thursday, the mall’s aquarium sprang a leak. In Global Village, the entertainment park that was due to close yesterday, what a representative called “extreme and unexpected weather conditions” led to the collapse of part of the entrance to the India pavilion. An Iraqi woman was fatally injured. In Sharjah, an Arab man touched a metal pole on the side of a flooded road and was electrocuted. In another incident, two Asian men staying in the same room in the industrial area were killed after coming into contact with water charged with electricity. Police said that one man stepped into water that had flooded the room and was electrocuted. Another man stepped down to help him, only to suffer the same fate. Most emirates are expected to see heavy rain and thunderstorms today, with the bad weather expected to continue until tomorrow.


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : France - Complex Emergency

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Situation Update No. 3

Ref.no.: CE-20100228-25153-FRA

Situation Update No. 3
On 2010-02-28 at 20:33:00 [UTC]

Event: Complex Emergency
Location: France Multiple areas Northern and North-western areas


Number of Deads: 45 person(s)

Situation:

The savage Atlantic storm Xynthia which has engaged large parts of Western Europe has taken at least 50 lives, with more than 45 of the deaths occurring in France. Xynthia lashed western coast of France on Sunday, leaving more than one million homes without electricity. According to the French Interior Ministry the number of the dead is expected to increase as new bodies are recovered, pushing the final figure higher. "This toll is evolving minute by minute and is likely to get worse as our reconnaissance takes us further inland, into houses and car parks," said Major Samuel Bernes, spokesman for the civil defense force.

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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 26 : Chile - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 26

Ref.no.: EQ-20100227-25098-CHL

Situation Update No. 26
On 2010-02-28 at 20:32:04 [UTC]

Event: Earthquake
Location: Chile Región del Maule 42 km W Cauquenes


Number of Deads: 708 person(s)
Number of Injured: ? person(s)
Number of Missing: 100 person(s)

Situation:

A massive earthquake and tsunamis killed 350 people in one Chilean coastal town, pushing the total death toll higher on Sunday as the government tried to get aid to hungry survivors and halt looting. President Michelle Bachelet said at least 708 people had been killed and called for calm as people desperate for food and water looted stores in some areas worst hit by Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake, one of the world's biggest in a century. Television images showed cars tossed on top of shattered houses and boats lifted far from the waterfront in the coastal towns of Pelluhue and in Constitucion, where 350 deaths alone were reported. "It's an enormous catastrophe ... there's a growing number of missing people," Bachelet said, adding that food and medical aid was being sent to help the roughly 2 million people affected by the quake. The quake wrecked hundreds of thousands of homes, mangled highways and bridges and dealt a heavy blow to infrastructure in the world's No. 1 copper producer and one of Latin America's most stable economies.

A lack of water, food and fuel sharpened the hardship for the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless, and widespread disruption to the power supply threatened to hamper Chilean industry's recovery. In the hard-hit city of Concepcion, about 500 km (310 miles) south of Santiago, about 60 people were feared to have been crushed to death in a collapsed apartment block where rescuers worked through the night to find survivors. The government imposed a curfew in Concepcion and the Maule region on Sunday in a bid to stop looting. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a crowd of looters carrying off food and electrical appliances from one supermarket in Concepcion. Television images showed people stuffing groceries and other goods into shopping trolleys. "People have gone days without eating," said Orlando Salazar, one of the looters at the supermarket. "The only option is to come here and get stuff for ourselves." Concepcion's mayor, Jacqueline van Rysselberghe, said the situation was getting "out of control" due to shortages of basic supplies and called for troops to be sent to the city.

The quake poses a daunting reconstruction challenge for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, who takes office in two weeks. Crushed cars, fallen power lines and rubble from wrecked buildings littered the streets of Concepcion, which has about 670,000 inhabitants and lies 115 km (70 miles) southwest of the quake's epicenter. A string of strong aftershocks have rocked the country and thousands of Concepcion residents camped out in tents or makeshift shelters, fearing fresh tremors could topple weakened buildings. Some economists predicted a deep impact on Chile's economy after the quake damaged its industrial and agricultural sectors in the worst-hit regions, possibly putting pressure on its currency.

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Earthquake Report - 2010-02-28 : 19:48:37 - (M 6.0) Chile

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Preliminary Earthquake Report

Earthquake details

Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 28.00 km
Latitude: -38.0790
Longitude: -73.7960
Date-Time:

  • 2010-02-28 at 19:48:37 UTC
  • Monday, March 29, 2010 at 15:48 in the afternoon at epicenter
Location:
  • Continent: South America
  • Country: Chile
  • State/County/Gov.: Region del Biobio
  • Location: Canete
  • Distances: 46.58 km Course: �
  • Population: 20158 persons [Near the epicenter]
Data source:
USGS
Data processing and analisys:
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Earthquake location map

Risk Analisys

Nuclear Power Plant: There are no nuclear facilties nearby the epicenter.
Airport(s): There are no airports nearby the epicenter.
Port(s): There are marine ports nearby the epicenter.
Volcanoes: There are no volcanoes nearby the epicenter.


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Serbia - Flood

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Situation Update No. 2

Ref.no.: FL-20100221-25019-SCG

Situation Update No. 2
On 2010-02-28 at 15:50:40 [UTC]

Event: Flood
Location: Serbia District of Toplica Kursumlija area

Number of Evacuated: 450 person(s)

Situation:

Interior Ministry Emergency Situations Minister Predrag Mariæ said that the situation is stable in Zajeèar and all other regions, adding that people from all over Serbia came to help in the Zajeèar region. Zajeèar Mayor Bo¹ko Miæiæ told B92 that the material damaged incurred by the floods is estimated at about RSD 1bn. He warned that there is a possibility that diseases could spread because of the flooding, calling on the health protection bureau to create a disinfection plan. Rivers flooded the villages of Lukovo, ©arbanovac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan, Vra¾ogrnac, and Trnavac on Saturday. There was also flooding near Negotin and in the center of Knja¾evac. There is no drinking water in Gamzigradska Banja or Metovnica. Water is also flooding parts of the M5 highway in the Boljevac municipality. Zajeèar was visited yesterday by Jagodina Mayor and United Serbia (JS) leader Dragan Markoviæ, who gave Zajeèar RSD 500,000 to the city, along with musician Rambo Amadeus, who also gave money he earned at a fundraising concert.

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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Chile - Technological Disaster

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Situation Update No. 1

Ref.no.: AC-20100228-25152-CHL

Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-02-28 at 13:45:09 [UTC]

Event: Technological Disaster
Location: Chile Departmento de Bio-Bio Concepción

Number of Injured: 100 person(s)

Situation:

Some 100 people were trapped in a collapsed building in the second largest Chilean city of Consepcion on Sunday following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, local media quoted the city mayor as saying. Jacqueline van Rysselberghe said they are running against time to save people inside the building, local TV reported. More than 300 people have been killed in Chile after the megaquake hit the country on Saturday, the national emergency office said.

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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : France - Complex Emergency

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Situation Update No. 1

Ref.no.: CE-20100228-25153-FRA

Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-02-28 at 13:41:49 [UTC]

Event: Complex Emergency
Location: France Multiple areas Northern and North-western areas


Number of Deads: 15 person(s)

Situation:

Violent storms swept through France over the weekend, killing at least 15 people, officials said. Local authorities said three people died on Saturday and another 12 on Sunday and warned the toll could rise. Some drowned while others were hit by falling trees and branches. South-west coastal regions of France, Vendee and Charente Maritime, were among those worst affected. The storm also cut off electricity to more than 1 million residents said ErDF, the distribution arm of French energy group EDF. The cuts centered on Brittany and central France. Weather forecasters said the storm, named Xynthia, had headed to France's north-east and would then hit Belgium and Luxembourg. Gusts of wind reaching 100 km (60 miles) per hour had already battered France's northern regions by 1207 GMT, Meteo France said on its website. But it said the storms appeared less fierce than those that hit France in Dec. 1999, in which 92 people were killed. French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde on Sunday reminded insurers that multi-risk residence insurance covered damage caused by strong winds and called for the speedy processing of storm-related claims.

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RSOE EDIS: India - Fire - 2010.02.28

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2010-02-28 13:40:11 - Fire - India

EDIS CODE: FR-20100228-25154-IND
Date & Time: 2010-02-28 13:40:11 [UTC]
Area: India, State of Andhra Pradesh, Kilo-class Submarine, Visakhapatnam

Number of death person(s): 1
Number of Injured person(s): 2
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

The Indian submarine fire in an eastern port base on Friday was caused by its battery explosion, reported on Sunday. "It was due to a defective battery, while the Russia-made Kilo class submarine in the eastern port of Visakhapatnam was performing a routine maintenance," a Navy official was quoted as saying. The submarine fire on Friday evening killed a 24-year-old technician and two others suffered from burn injuries. The diesel-electric submarine, acquired in the 1980s and commissioned in 1997, would be succeeded by a more advanced one in the future, said the Navy official. This was the second fatal accident in the Indian navy's submarine fleet since 2008. In January 2008, another one of the same class, participating in a naval exercise, collided with a merchant ship off Mumbai, had to repair in the dockyard for a month.


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RSOE EDIS: France - Complex Emergency - 2010.02.28

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2010-02-28 12:16:29 - Complex Emergency - France

EDIS CODE: CE-20100228-25153-FRA
Date & Time: 2010-02-28 12:16:29 [UTC]
Area: France, Multiple areas, Northern and North-western areas,

!!! ALERT !!!

Number of death person(s): 13
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain have lashed western Europe, leaving at least 13 people dead and more than a million households without power. Gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour and eight metre waves battered the northern and western coasts of France, flooding inland and sending residents scurrying onto rooftops. "We have confirmed five deaths in the area of La-Faute-sue-Mer and l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer," Herve Rose, a government spokesman in the low-lying Vendee region, where flood waters in some coastal towns reached 1.5 metres, said. Separately, an 88-year-old woman was found drowned in her home on the island of Oleron in Charentes-Maritime further south, police said. Two more bodies, that of a 10-year-old boy and of a pensioner, were found in Charentes-Maritime, a regional official said. French authorities had said on Saturday that a man was killed by a falling tree in the Pyrenees mountains. In Spain, regional authorities said that two men aged 51 and 41 died when the car they were travelling in was hit by a falling tree. An 82-year-old woman was killed on Saturday when a wall collapsed in the Galicia region. Portugal said on Saturday that a 10-year-old boy was killed by a falling branch in the north-west of the country. In France, fallen powerlines caused blackouts for around a million homes across a 500 kilometre swathe of the country from the Brittany peninsula to the highlands of the Massif Central. Air France announced that 70 flights out of 700 were cancelled from its hub at Paris Charles de Gaulle, as chaos gripped transport networks across western Europe at the end of French school's half-term break.

A major road crossing between France and Spain was closed to heavy goods vehicles, causing a 1,200-vehicle tail back of seven-tonne trucks on the French side of the Pyrenees. According to a report on Europe 1 radio, wind speeds hit 175 kilometres per hour at the tip of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but the storm fell short of the record 200-kph levels of the deadly 1999 hurricane. A hurricane is defined as a storm with winds consistently above 118 kilometres per hour. The storm developed in the Atlantic off the Portuguese island of Madeira, still reeling from the flash floods sparked by heavy rains that wrecked the centre of the capital Funchal and killed 42 people a week ago. Powerful winds and heavy rain hit Spain's Canary Islands archipelago late on Friday, with gusts of up to 128 kilometres per hour reported. The storm swept north-east into north-western Spain late on Saturday afternoon, where wind gusts reached 147 kph and some 27,000 households were without electricity, regional authorities said. Rail services were cancelled in Galicia as well as in the northern regions of Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and parts of Castilla y Leon, where the storm left some 63,000 households without power. In the Basque Country, where power was cut to some 30,000 homes, a construction crane crashed onto a three-storey house Abaltzisketa, causing major damage but no casualties. "This is a very deep, very intense and very fast-moving storm," Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said, warning people to avoid using their cars and taking mountain or sea walks.


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RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : United Kingdom - Flood

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Situation Update No. 2

Ref.no.: FL-20100227-25106-GBR

Situation Update No. 2
On 2010-02-28 at 11:56:24 [UTC]

Event: Flood
Location: United Kingdom England Northern areas

Situation:

Homes in parts of Kent have flooded and the Environment Agency and Met Office have issued warnings following heavy rain. Kent fire teams have attended flooding at homes in Hadlow, Maidstone, Harrietsham and Aylesford. Flood watches have also been issued for the Upper and Lower parts of the River Stour and the River Rother. Flood watches are issued when it is expected that low-lying ground will flood. The Environment Agency says heavy rain, on ground which is already soaked, is raising river levels, and high tides forecast later next week could cause coastal flooding. River levels have been monitored throughout the week, and flood defences and drains have been checked to ensure they are free from debris. Andrew Gilham from the Environment Agency said: "We've had a lot of rain during this week and as a result the ground is now saturated and river levels have risen. "Now is an ideal time for anyone living in an area vulnerable to flooding to think about the steps they can take to protect their properties." Across the south east about 1.9in (50mm) to 2.9in (75mm) of rain fell in the past week, with more forecast.

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