2017(Jul-Dec) Major Water-Related Disasters in the World
Greece (Attica) (Nov)
West Attica region
experienced the worst
flooding in 20 years after
heavy rain. Death toll: 23.

India (Himachal Pradesh)(Aug)
A massive landslide
triggered by a cloud burst
buried two buses on ahighway in Mandi district.
Death toll: 48, Missing: 10.

Nepal (South) (Aug)Days of incessant raincaused severe floods
and landslides
particularly in Terai
Region. Death Toll: 160,Missing 29.

DR Congo (Ituri) (Aug)
Heavy rain triggeredmudslide struck a villageon the shore of Lake
Albert. Death toll: 44,Missing: over 100.

Vietnam (North)(Aug)
Floods and landslides
occurred after
torrential rains in themountainous provincesin North Vietnam.
Death toll: 27, Missing:14.

USA (Texas, Louisiana,etc.) ‘Hurricane Harvey’(Aug)
Harvey landed in Texas as a
Category 4 storm. It
became the 2nd costliest
natural disaster in U.S.
history. Death toll: 88.

Irma caused widespread
destruction across thenortheast Caribbean andenforced massive
evacuation in South Florida.
Death toll: Caribbean 40
and more, USA 88.

Hong Kong, Macao,
Guangdong , etc.
‘Typhoon Hato’(Aug)Torrential rain prompted
flash flooding that leftnearly 100 missing. Death
toll: 12, Missing: 92.

Hato became thestrongest typhoon in
Macao’s history. Death
toll: Macao 10,
Guangdong 9, Guangxi 1,and Yunnan 1

Sierra Leone (Aug)Three days of torrential
rain caused devastating
mudslides and floods inthe capital, Freetown.
Death and Missing: 1,141.

Caribbean Islands‘Hurricane Maria’ (Sep)

Philippines (Central)‘Typhoon Kaitak =Urduja’ (Dec)
Central Philippines wereseverely affected byfloods and landslides.
Death toll: 47, Missing: 44.

India (WestBengal) (Aug)

India (Uttar Pradesh)(Aug)

Monsoon rain in thestate and upstream
regions caused
severe flooding.
Death toll: 152.

Monsoon rainfall in partsof the state and rivercatchments in Nepal led
to rise of rivers. Death
toll: 108.

India and Sri Lanka‘Cyclone Ockhi’ (Nov)
Torrential rain in Biharand upstream Nepal
triggered floods ofGanges tributaries.
Cumulative total death
toll during monsoon: 514

Heavy rain brought
by a tropicaldepression triggered
deadly floods andlandslides. Death
toll: 83, Missing: 20.

Heavy downpour inthe upstream led todeadly flash floodingin Tonto NationalForest. Death toll: 10.

Caribbean islands andUSA (Florida)‘Hurricane Irma’ (Sep)

DR Congo (North Kivu)(Sep)

India (Bihar) (Aug)USA (Arizona) (Jul)Vietnam (Northand Central) (Oct)

India’s southern coast andSri Lanka were hit by thepowerful storm. Numbers ofIndian fishermen are still
missing. Death toll: 108,Missing: 221.

Bangladesh (North)(Aug)
Days of heavy rain caused
extensive flooding. Rivers
were flowing above danger
levels at 30 monitoredstations. Death toll: 145.

Vietnam (Central andSouth) ‘Typhoon
Damrey’ (Nov)Damrey landed in south
central Vietnam just days
before Danang APEC
summit. It affected
millions in 15 provinces.
Death toll: 123.

Philippines (South)‘Typhoon Tembin =Vinta’ (Dec)
Tembin=Vinta brought
devastating flooding andlandslides in southern
regions. Death toll: 240,Missing: 107.

Maria battered Caribbean
islands following Irma.
Death toll: Puerto Rico 64 ,Dominica 33, and more.
Death toll in Puerto Rico stillunder investigation. Some media
told it could be over 1,000.

Number of Death

0～49

Number of Death

50～99

Number of Death 100～499
Number of Death 500～999
Number of Death 1000～
Note: These events were selectedbasically by death toll information perincident (developed country: more than10, developing country: more than 50).

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