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November, 2007

PERU: Floods Reported in San Martin

As of 30 November, floods have been reported in St Martin department. A preliminary assessment by the regional government

KENYA : Localised flooding on Tana River

As of 30 November, flooding has displaced some 700 households along the Tana River in southeastern Kenya. Worst affected areas

ALGERIA: Floods hit the country

As of 30 November, a total of 10 Algerians died after heavy rains and floods ravaged parts of the country. Damage to infrastructure and

Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration number 1732 declared on Nov 30, 2007

3.9 - ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII

Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:37:25 GMT
Lat/Lon: 19.6063/-155.865
Depth: 26.6

M 5.0, Dominica region, Leeward Islands

November 30, 2007 04:00:02 GMT

M 5.1, Martinique region, Windward Islands

November 30, 2007 04:00:00 GMT

PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - November 30

Source: Reuters HANOI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy ...

M 5.2, Solomon Islands

November 30, 2007 01:11:47 GMT

Strong quake causes panic, little damage in Martinique

Source: Reuters (Adds quote, details, previous Port of Spain)

By Nathalie Mogade

DUCOS, Martinique, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near the Caribbean island of Martinique ...

Strong quake strikes Caribbean near Martinique

Source: Reuters (Updates with reports of little damage, adds quotes, details)

By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar

PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near the Caribbean ...

Strong quake strikes Caribbean near Martinique

Source: Reuters (Updates with reports of little damage, adds quotes, details)

By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar

PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near the Caribbean ...

5.6 - NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:27:32 GMT
Lat/Lon: 67.1835/-140.954
Depth: 13.3

Strong quake strikes Caribbean near Martinique

Source: Reuters (Adds comment from St. Lucia official)

By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar

PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A powerful but deep earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 sent workers scrambling in panic into ...

M 5.0, Dominica region, Leeward Islands

November 29, 2007 19:34:45 GMT

7.4 - MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS

Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:19 GMT
Lat/Lon: 14.9513/-61.241
Depth: 143.1

M 7.4, Martinique region, Windward Islands

November 29, 2007 19:00:19 GMT

KOSOVO , SERBIA , MONTENEGRO : Flooding affects thousands

As of 29 November, floods caused by heavy rains over the last two days have affected an estimated 3,500 people in Kosovo. Several

WFP to feed worst affected by Bangladesh cyclone for six months

Source: WFP The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces a plan to provide emergency food aid to 2.2 million people left
hungry and homeless by this month's cyclone in Bangladesh over the next six months, while applying the lessons of past floods and cyclones to prevent a surge in malnutrition in the aftermath of the
disaster.

PHOTOS: Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr

Source: AlertNet Thousands of Bangladeshis are still struggling to meet their daily needs after Cyclone Sidr.

Orange volcano alert: Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) is Erupting

On Thursday, November 29, 2007, an activity change occurred in the volcano Nyiragongo in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The volcano is Erupting with SWVRC alert level 2. Since this volcano is located in a region in which live about 6.6 million people in a 100 km area, the GDACS alert level is Orange.

M 5.0, Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia

November 29, 2007 09:03:14 GMT

M 5.2, north of Halmahera, Indonesia

November 29, 2007 09:03:07 GMT

M 5.1, South Sandwich Islands region

November 29, 2007 08:46:30 GMT

Three killed in Bulgaria mine accident

Source: Reuters SOFIA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Three miners were killed in an accident at a Bulgarian lead and zinc mine on Thursday, health ministry officials said.

Two other miners were taken to hospital ...