2012 Major Water-Related Disasters in the World
Russia (Jul. 2012)
The torrential rains recording 280
mm for several hours caused
floods and landslides in
Krasnodar region. The death toll
was 172.

Afghanistan (May 2012)
Torrential rains caused
flash floods in Sari Pul andother provinces. More than
21 dead, more than 80
missing.*

Pakistan (Sep. 2012)
Heavy monsoon rains caused
flash floods in eastern part ofPakistan. The death toll was480. About 5 million people
were affected.

Bulgaria (Feb. 2012)
A dam wall was broken by heavy
rains and melting snow. 5 people
were killed.

Afghanistan (May 2012)
Floods caused by torrential
rain in Northern
Afghanistan killed morethan 50 people and left 76
missing.*

Nepal (May 2012)
An avalanche and landslide
near Mt. Machhapuchhre
triggered a catastrophic flash
flood on Seti River. 72 died.

Spain (Sep. 2012)
The Heavy rains recording 245
mm in half a day triggered floods
in Andalucía and other provinces
in southern Spain. 10 people
were killed and more than 600
people were evacuated.

China (May. 2012)
Hail and torrential rains
affected 185,000 people in
Hunan and Gansu
provinces, killing 53 people.
China (Jun. 2012)
In Inner Mongolia andsouthern parts of China,landslides and flooded
rivers killed 91.

North and South
Korea (Aug. 2012)
Powerful winds, floods,
and landslides werebrought by Typhoons.
22 killed in South
Korea and 59 killed in
North Korea.

China (Jul. 2012)
Torrential rains caused
floods in Beijing andsurrounding areas andkilled 151.

Niger (Aug. 2012)
The torrential rain in the rainyseason overflowed the Niger
River, killing 91 and affecting
500,000. The capital city ofNiamey was inundated.
Nigeria (Jul. 2012)
In the State of Plateau, central
Nigeria, torrential rains caused
flood. 49 died and 36 weremissing. *Uganda (Jun. 2012)Landslides triggered bytorrential rains buried twovillages in the Bunda District,eastern Uganda. 18 people
were killed.
Kenya (Apr. 2012)
Several weeks of torrential
rains triggered flash floods inparts of Kenya. 73 were killed
and approximately 280,000
were affected across thecountry.

Sri Lanka (Dec. 2012)
Floods and landslides caused
by torrential rains killed 53 andaffected more than 440,000
India (Jun. 2012)
Floods and landslides causedby heavy monsoon rains mainly
hit the northeastern state ofAssam and more than 2.2
million were evacuated forcollapsed houses and otherreasons. The death toll was
more than 120.
India (Sep. 2012)
Heavy monsoon rains caused
flash floods and landslides in
the northern state of
Uttarakhand. The death toll was
45.

Bangladesh (Jun. 2012)
Heavy monsoon rains triggeredlandslides and floods in south- andnorth-east Bangladesh. Mud banks
collapsed and houses were buried.
139 people were killed. 。
Bangladesh (Oct. 2012)
Tropical storms hit coastal areas
with storm surge, violent winds andheavy rains. 108 people werekilled.

Philippines (Aug. 2012)
Typhoon Saola and thesouthwest monsoon triggered
floods, landslides, andmudflows in the islands ofLuzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
The death toll was 189.
Philippines (Dec. 2012)
Typhoon Bopha hit the island of
Mindanao and widely
surrounding areas. Torrential
rains and powerful winds
caused flash floods andlandslides, leaving 1,901 people
dead.
Basically filtered the disasters withmore than 10 death in the developed
countries and with more than 50 deathin the developing countries

North Korea （Jul. 2012)
Typhoon Khanun caused
floods in parts of North
Korea. There were also
landslides and flash
floods. 88 people were
killed and about 90,000
were affected.

US (Oct. 2012)
Hurricane Sandy battered
New York City and New
Jersey with powerful winds,
storm surge, and floods,
killing 54. Infrastructures
including a power plant andsubways were severely
damaged.
Haiti (Oct. 2012)
Torrential rains and powerfulwinds by Hurricane Sandyhit parts of Haiti and affected
about 20,000 people. The
death roll was 75.

Local Survey
carried out
Number of Death

0～49

Number of Death

50～99

Number of Death 100～499
Number of Death 500～999
Number of Death 1000～
Source (death toll and affected No.)：D.
Guha-Sapir, R. Below, Ph. Hoyois EM-DAT: International Disaster
Database – www.emdat.be –Université Catholique de Louvain –Brussels – Belgium. (figures with * arefrom press release)

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