compiled by: Shanaz Well and Oliver Well
Date: January 4, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: India
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Sweeping Cold Wave
Description
- 1 degree temperature killed around 100 people
- fog, making poor visibility, caused minor accidents and two train accidents injuring 50 people
- several flights and trains were cancelled leaving more than 10,000 passengers stranded
Date: January 6, 2010
Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- killed 76 people and dozens are missing, and
- left thousands homeless
Date: January 6, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: Pakistan
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Flood and Landslide
Description
- killed 20 people
- 1,500 people forced to evacuate
Date: January 12, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Haiti
Category: Landmovement Disaster
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 7.0 magnitude
- 217,000 to 233,00 deathtolls
- followed by 52 more aftershocks measured at 4.5 magnitude and more
- estimated 3 million people left homeless
- reports estimate up to $14 billion damage cost
Date: January 2010
Continent: Africa
Country: Tanzania
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- heavy rain engulfed 28,000 family homes
- flooding delayed school terms as thousands seek shelter in schools
- flood caused destruction of roads, bridges, and railways
- crops and pastures were washed away
