Last updated 9:00 PM EST, April 25, 2006 by ERG
1989 Global Register of Major Flood Events - Scroll Down and Look For Links to Maps In The Country Column
DFO #	Country	Detailed Locations	Rivers	Began	Ended	Duration (days)	Dead	Displaced	Damage (USD)	Main cause	Secondary cause	Recurrence Interval (anecdotal)	Severity Class*	Hectares flooded	Hayden Code	Affected Region ( sq km)	Flood Magnitude**	MODIS flood inundation limit file names***	Notes and Comments
158	Brazil	Northeastern States: Bahia, Minas Gerais, Piaui, Maranhao, Goias, Tocantins	Paraguacu	10-Dec-89	31-Dec-89	22	35	200,000		Heavy rain			1			2,339,000	47.3		Flooding and landslides.
120	Tanzania	Districts - Mahurunga, Kilambo, Kihimika, Tangazo, Kitunguli	Ruvuma	17-Dec-89	25-Dec-89	9	1			Heavy rain			1		Tpz	69,920	5.8
119	Taiwan	Taipei		16-Dec-89	18-Dec-89	3				Heavy rain			1		Tszo	1,560	0.4
117	Sri Lanka	Southwestern Districts: Kegalle (Bulathkohupitiya), Gampaha, Galle, Kalutara, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, Ratnapura		19-Nov-89	6-Dec-89	18	4			Heavy rain			1		Tpz	15,520	3.6
115	North Korea	Pyongyang		7-Nov-89	11-Nov-89	5				Heavy rain			1		TsuCpSs*	3,320	0.9
114	Somalia	Koryaleh Province - Afgoi-Yare, Allafuuto, Kurtun-Waare	Shabelle	6-Nov-89	14-Nov-89	9				Heavy rain			1		Tpz	29,030	3.7
122	Thailand - Typhoon Gay	Southern Provinces - Chumphon, Prachuab Khirikhan, Surat Thani		3-Nov-89	10-Nov-89	8	304	150,000	$         13,900,000	Tropical cyclone			1	144,000	Tszo	44,230	4.4		Flooding and landslides.  29 ships sunk or capsized.  144,000 hectares of farmland in Chumphon damaged.
113	Philippines	Southern Philippines		3-Nov-89	8-Nov-89	6	30			Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	11,860	2.0
112	Russia	Transbaikal Area		18-Oct-89	25-Oct-89	8	2			Heavy rain			1		CSs**	102,200	6.6
111	Philippines - Typhoon Sara (Openg)	Northern Luzon - Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Pangasinan, Cordilleras, Benguet, Kalinga-Apayao, La Union, Zambales		10-Sep-89	12-Sep-89	3	17	3,000	$           1,420,000	Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	36,940	2.1		Flooding and landslides.
157	China - Typhoon Brian	Hainan Island		2-Oct-89	5-Oct-89	4	31			Tropical cyclone			1	75,000		18,210	1.9		194,000 acres of rice paddies flooded.  Millions of rubber trees damaged.
36	US - Hurricane Jerry	Texas - Galveston		15-Oct-89	16-Oct-89	2	2		$           9,000,000	Tropical cyclone	Tidal surge		1		TsoCp	6,300	0.6		8 ft storm tides.
109	Philippines - Typhoon Angela	Northern Luzon Coast - Gonzaga, Santa Ana		6-Oct-89	10-Oct-89	5	45	8,846	$               75,000	Tropical cyclone			1		Tpz	5,320	1.2		$75,000 worth of crops damaged.
108	Philippines	Manila		23-Sep-89	25-Sep-89	3	2			Heavy rain			1		Tpz	1,320	0.4
156	Caribbean - Hurricane Hugo	Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas		18-Sep-89	21-Sep-89	4	14	50,000		Tropical cyclone		10	1			6,050	1.1		Flooding and landslides.  Strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade.
106	Pakistan			17-Sep-89	19-Sep-89	3	7			Tropical cyclone			1		Tszo	129,500	4.0
105	Oman			14-Sep-89	16-Sep-89	3	2			Brief torrential rain			1		Tpz	72,160	3.0
159	Brazil	Parana State		10-Sep-89	13-Sep-89	4	12	10,000		Heavy rain			1			193,200	6.1		2500 homes destroyed.
155	Taiwan - Typhoon Sarah	Taiwan, Penghu Islands	Houchin	12-Sep-89	17-Sep-89	6	11	100	$         36,400,000	Tropical cyclone			1			17,490	2.4		100 people homeless in Hualien.  81,500 acres of rice paddies and vegetable and fruit farms flooded in eastern and central Taiwan - estimated damage $36.4 million.
153	Nepal	Bhajang District - Chaurjhari		8-Sep-89	12-Sep-89	5	16			Heavy rain			1			6,400	1.3		Flooding and landslides.
103	Nepal	Districts - Taplejun, Panchthar	Koshi	1-Sep-89	25-Sep-89	25	59	3,000	$           1,440,000	Heavy rain			1	1,440,000	Tszo	15,800	4.0		Flooding and landslides.
102	Mexico	States: Colima, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, Mexico City		9-Sep-89	24-Sep-89	16	22	21,063	$           4,300,000	Tropical cyclone			1	16,344	Tso	249,800	13.9		577 heads of livestock killed.
101	Malawi	Districts: Chikwawa, Nsanje, Machinga, Mango Chi, Salima, Balaka, Zomba, Mulanje, Nwanza, Chiradzulu		8-Sep-89	18-Sep-89	11	2			Heavy rain			1		Tsz	35,410	4.5
152	India	Uttar Pradesh state