Major disasters to which Nepal is vulnerable, in addition to earthquakes, include floods, drought, landslides, epidemics, glacial lake outburst floods, fire and ecological hazards.

Of course, earthquakes and all the natural phenomena floods, tornadoes, etc. take their toll.

The region will continue to experience shocks from natural hazards, such as floods, droughts and cyclones.

The supervision of floods and natural disasters.

The services are intended to respond to slow onset disasters such as famine and desertification, as well as to sudden emergencies such as tsunamis, earthquakes and floods.

The services were intended to respond to slow onset disasters such as famine and desertification, as well as to sudden emergencies such as tsunamis, earthquakes and floods.

Earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, tsunamis and other natural disasters are beyond the capacity of any State to prevent.

It is estimated that there is still a thundershower or shower in Miyun District from the late afternoon to night that day, and mountainous areas and shallow mountainous areas will be at high risks of small and medium sized river floods, mountain torrents, geological disaster and other secondary disasters arising from heavy rainfall.

(a) Disasters such as floods, earthquakes, forest fires, oil spills, drought and volcanic eruptions affect large parts of the globe and coordinated international efforts are required to minimize their impacts.

That was despite the floods and other natural disasters that so frequently visit our country.

The flood caused a lot of damage.

Noting also that the Caribbean region is the second most hazard prone region in the world and is frequently exposed to devastating hazards including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions,

There was famine in the land caused by cold, drought, fire and flood

For instance, the fifth periodic report of Bangladesh contains a section on Women and the Environment , which recognizes that women are directly and adversely affected both through man made and natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, droughts, arsenic contaminated water, river erosion, etc. (CEDAW C BGD 5, sect.

Pre disaster uses included risk analysis and mapping disaster warning, such as cyclone tracking, drought monitoring, the extent of damage due to volcanic eruptions, oil spills, forest fires and the spread of desertification and disaster assessment, including flood monitoring and assessment, estimation of crop and forestry damages and monitoring of land use change in the aftermath of a disaster.

The mission was reminded that, like many Caribbean countries, Haiti is highly exposed to natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and landslides.

Pre disaster uses include risk analysis and mapping disaster warning, such as cyclone tracking, drought monitoring, the extent of damage due to volcanic eruptions, oil spills, forest fires and the spread of desertification and disaster assessment, including flood monitoring and assessment, estimation of crop and forestry damages and monitoring of land use change in the aftermath of disasters.

Global MapAid had been formed with the aim of supplying specialist maps to humanitarian decision makers, predominantly in slow onset disasters such as famine, but also when necessary in rapid onset disasters such as floods.

Situated in a very fragile mountain ecosystem, Bhutan is prone to glacial floods and other natural disasters, including earthquakes.

So the rains come, they go down the rivers, and the flooding happens.

The secretariat of ISDR supported GRID Europe in updating and incorporating 25 years (1979 2003) of data on cyclones, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, tsunamis and volcanoes, including data on frequency and exposure to hazards.

Global MapAid was formed with the aim of supplying specialist maps to humanitarian relief decision makers, predominantly for slow onset disasters such as famine, but also when necessary for rapid onset disasters such as floods.

In the meantime, an operational monitoring and assessment system on major natural disasters has been set up which is able to carry out real time monitoring on an instant basis in case of major natural disasters of floods, contributing to disaster mitigation and relief and minimization of damages by providing relevant data on disasters.

Protection and management of ecosystems that provide water storage and coastal protection could also reduce risks and impacts from natural disasters, such as floods and tsunamis.

China was also a disaster prone developing country where, every year, such disasters as flooding and earthquakes caused enormous economic damage.

CO The point is, if there's a flood or a fire or a hurricane, you, or somebody like you, are going to step up and start organizing things.

In a study of flood effects in Petra, satellite images and GIS are used to establish a model for flood hazard zoning.

d) public installations designed for protection against fire, flood or any other natural disasters,

They were often followed by outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as malaria and dengue, and flooding could destroy a country's crops, with a severe impact on sources of income and employment.

As at April 2005, the Charter had been activated over 70 times (20 times in 2004) in response to landslides, oil spills, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, forest and bush fires, earthquakes, storms and hurricanes.

The inhabitants of large cities are likely to be particularly vulnerable to climate change and resulting adverse impacts such as extreme air pollution, heat islands, flood and storm events and vectors borne diseases.

6. Flood waters began to recede by late December, by which time the most urgent needs of the population affected had been met.

Water quality, ecosystem management and disaster prevention

As a mountain country, Kyrgyzstan regularly faces serious and frequent natural disasters, such as earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, and the flooding of cities and settlements.

Other achievements include the coordinated response to floods and natural disasters resulting from the El Niño phenomenon, and the publication of the guiding principles on internally displaced persons.

The 719 heavy rainfall caused heavy disaster to many cities of Hebei Province and resulted in the flood disaster of some regions in Hebei province. During the period, some people were dead and missing.

The paradox of water is that it sustains life but can also cause death when it becomes a carrier of deadly microbes or takes the form of a tsunami, flash flood, storm, or hurricane. Many of the greatest natural disasters of our time including, for example, the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011 have been water related.

The 1981 floods ruined entire crop fields and caused permanent damage to many villages in the area.

Here we go, the flood!

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and harsh climate conditions, in particular drought or flooding,

China is also a disaster prone developing country. This year, floods alone have affected more than 200 million people and resulted in direct economic losses of 17 billion.

The bank secured the city from a flood.

In conclusion, despite the achievements of the previous year, human settlements had suffered from such setbacks as the HIV AIDS pandemic, floods and other natural and man made disasters.

Recurring natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes pose a great challenge to the international community with respect to peace and sustainable development in the world.

Ma knows all about these floods down here.