compiled by: Shanaz Well and Oliver Well
Date: March 2, 2010
Continent: Africa
Country: Uganda
Category: Land Movement Disaster
Sub-category: Landslide
Description
- mudslide covering an area of 200 meters and burrying 3 villages
- hundreds of people were killed and buried
- more than 6000 households were affected
- engulfed a hospital where children and worshippers were there praying
- 4,000 households say that their crops were damaged
- flood waters contaminated springs and wells
- raised alarms on malaria, diarrhea, skin diseases, and intestinal disease
Date: March 4, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: Taiwan
Category: Land Movement Disaster
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 6.4 magnitude
- no death but injured around 95 people
- more than half million houses damaged
Date: March 5,, 2010 (in relation to January 6, 2010 disaster)
Continent: Africa
Country: Kenya
Category: Water Disaster
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- flashflood destroyed elephant research center and safari camp,
which needs hundreds of millions of dollars to repair
- submerged luxury lodges
- 30,000 people were forced to leave their homes and need aids
- triggered more cholera cases and other waterborne diseases
Date: March 6, 2010
Continent: Oceana
Country: Australia
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Hailstorm
Description
- golf ball-sized massive hailstones showered on Melbourne
- power interruption to 10,000 homes
- some families were relocated
- thousands of passengers were stranded
Date: March 7, 2010
Continent: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Category: Water Disaster
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- around 130,000 people prone to flood
- 3882 people or 777 families needed assistance
- triggered more cholera cases reaching more or less 3000 counts
Date: March 8, 2010
Continent: Europe-Asia (Euroasian)
Country: Turkey
Category: Land Disaster
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 5.8 magnitude
- more or less 50 people died
- injuries caused by jumping from buildings and stampedes
- more than 100 strong aftershocks one day after the earthquake
