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DFO # Glide # Country Other Nations  Affected Locations Rivers Began Ended Days Dead Displaced Damage (USD) Main cause Severity * Affected sq km Magnitude (M)** Notes and Comments Centroid X Centroid Y
1   Yemen       Rayma, Dhamar province.  0 1-Jan-07 4-Jan-07 4 7 2,000 0 Heavy rain 1 25,390 5.0 Floods and landslides. 2,000 homeless. 600 houses destroyed. 43.88 15.10
2 MS-2007-000004-BRA  Brazil       Rio de Janeiro state - Campos, Petropolis, Teresopolis, Nova Friburgo, Sumidoro.
--Sao Paulo state -
--Minas Gerais state - Mirai and Muriae
--Espirito Santo - 
Paraiba do Sul River, Fubá, Muriaé 1-Jan-07 12-Jan-07 12 59 17,000 125,000,000 Heavy rain 1 210,600 6.4 Mudslides and flash floods. 200,000 people affected. 28 dead in Rio de Janeiro state, more than 6,000 homeless in Campos. Four rivers overflowed in Sao Paulo state.
Minas Gerais state - 20 dead, 62 municipalities under a state of emergency. Dam burst leaves 5,000 homeless in Minas Gerias. Numerous shanties washed off the hillsides above Rio de Janiero city.
-44.00 -22.42
3 FL-2007-000018-MWI Mozambique Malawi     Mozambique - Beira. Zambezia (Gerue, Quelimane, Namacurra, Mocuba, Maganja da Costa, Mopeia, Gurue, Chinde, Nicoadala, Morrumbala). Manica (Tambara, Guro). Sofala (Caia, Marromeu, Sena, Chemba, Chibabava, Sussundengam, Buzi town, Grudja). Tete (Mutarara, Zumbo, Chuita, Moatize, Magoe, Cahora Bassa, Changara). Nampula (Moma, Mogovolas).
--Malawi - Chikwawa and Nsanje. Phalombe
Mozambique - Pungue, Lucite, Licungo, Zambezi, Revobue, Licuari, Muira, Licaure, Chire (Shire), Dziwe-dziwe, Luenha and Luia. Lucite, Buzi.
--Malawi - Shire, Ruo
3-Jan-07 10-Mar-07 67 46 165,000 71,000,000 Heavy rain 1 243,400 7.2 "moderate to heavy rainfall in central Mozambique and in neighboring countries is continuing to raise the level of the Zambezi river, from the Zimbabwean border all the way to the Indian Ocean"
Mozambique - 40 dead. 86,300 homeless. 4,600 homes destroyed. Large parts of port city Beira flooded. Worst floods in 6 years. 80,000 hectares of crops flooded in Zambezi valley.
Nampula - 7,200 homeless and 2000 houses destroyed in Moma.
Zambezia - 3,500 evacuated. 3,000 homeless in Quelimane.
Sofala - 11,000 hectares crops inundated in Caia district.
Tete - 43,000 flee floods on Shire river in Mutarara District on January 27.
February 22 - Cyclone Favio lands in Vilanculos, Inhambane province - 3 dead, 40,000 homeless.
February 28 - Buzi river floods in Sofala, 1,700 people rescued.
Malawi - 6 dead. 5,500 displaced. Over 2,000 families displaced in Chikwawa. 400 houses destroyed in Nsanje.
35.15 -17.47
4   Malaysia Brunei     Borneo Island
Malaysia - Sabah State - Beaufort area, Lumadan, Klias. Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Kanibongan, Sandakan, Sikuati. Kusilad and Kabatasan Laut. Tenom. Sandakan. Sarawak. Kinabatangan
--Brunei - Belait, Mukim Labi, Jalan Labi, Bukit Puan and Baluhur
Sungai Padas, Gum-Gum, Sungai Bongon, Sungai Bandau. Sungai Bengkoka, Sungai Bukit Garam 4-Jan-07 22-Jan-07 19 1 3,532 see notes Monsoonal rain 1 61,720 6.1 Malaysia - Sungai Padas river overflows and floods 42 villages. Flooding more than 2 meters deep in Beaufort town. Damage to roads in Sabah estimated at RM87million.
Brunei - Belait flooded up to 1 meter deep.
January 16 - 3,542 displaced in Sabah state.
January 21 - Sungai Bukit Garam recedes to normal levels.
115.91 4.97
5 FL-2007-000017-BDI Burundi Tanzania     Burundi - Kayanza, Muramvya and Karuzi, Ruyigi, Bubanza and Cibitoke. Bujumbura (Mutimbuzi, Gatumba, Batumba). Kabezi. Ngozi.
--Tanzania - Kigoma, Tabora, Rukwa, Shinyanga. Nzega, Kishapu, Shinyanga Rural, Mwanza and Tanga. Hanang and Babati Districts.
Burundi - Kiziba
--Tanzania - Mangonga, Sibiti, Wembere, Moyowosi, Nikonga, Malagarasi, Shama, Usangu Flats, Ugalla.
1-Jan-07 1-Mar-07 60 4 23,000 0 Heavy rain 1 293,400 7.2 Burundi - Heavy rains since mid-December 2006 damage crops and destroy infrastructure in many provinces of Burundi. 70% farmlands destroyed. 4,500 displaced in capital city of Bujumbura.
January 16 - 4 dead. 23,000 homeless. 500 homes destroyed by flooding on Kiziba river.
Tanzania - MODIS observations of flooding in Kigoma, Tabora, Rukwa and Shinyanga areas on January 5, 7, 8, 16, 18
30.40 -3.14
6   Philippines       Mindanao Island - Agusan del Norte (Las Nieves, Jabonga,  Butuan City.), Agusan del Sur (Esperanza, San Luis, Talacogon, La Paz, Loreto, Trento, San Francisco, Bunawan, Sta Josefa and Veruela), Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur. Caraga Region. Surigao Agusan, Camboayon, Baubo 10-Jan-07 24-Jan-07 15 6 24,508 0 Heavy rain 1 44,620 5.8 Heavy rains since beginning of year. Floods and mudslides.
Agusan area - 4 dead, 3 missing.
Caraga Region - 2 missing and 5,424 families displaced.
400 families affected by flooding in Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur
125.22 7.71
7   Indonesia       North Sulawesi - Sangihe Island - North Maluku province - Tahuna, Dumuhung and Soa Taloara. Tabukan Utara 0 12-Jan-07 14-Jan-07 3 26 3,990 0 Monsoonal rain 1 380 3.1 Floods and landslides. 26 dead. 8 missing. 3,990 evacuated. 64 houses destroyed. 125.54 3.56
8 FF-2007-000008-LKA Sri Lanka       Central and southern regions. Walapane area - Nuwara Eliya, Hanguranketha, Padiyapellella.  Hambantota 0 12-Jan-07 16-Jan-07 5 18 61,281 0 Monsoonal rain 1 10,420 4.7 Floods and mudslides. Irrigation reservoirs overflow in southern regions.
Nuwara Eliya district - 13 dead and more than 450 houses damaged or destroyed.
Hambantota district - 10,500 displaced. Additional damage to areas that were hit by floods in December 2006.
80.95 6.71
9 FL-2007-000016-MYS Malaysia       Johor - Kota Tinggi, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Johor Baru, Segamat, Mersing, Muar and Pontian.
--Pahang - Rompin, Raub, Lipis, Kuantan, Temerloh.
Johor - Sungai Johor. Bekok and Sembrong dams. Sungai Semberong.
--Pahang - Sungai Setajam and Sungai Kampung Bukit Seruk
11-Jan-07 1-Feb-07 22 2 148,000 425,000,000 Monsoonal rain 1.5 26,380 5.9 January 15 - 72 hours of torrential rain rain causes second wave of flooding in Johor, just as floods from event 2006-229 were receding. 110,000 evacuated. Kota Tinggi under 3 meters of water, worst floods in towns history.
"the worst the state has seen in 100 years"
January 21 - while flood situation remains the stable in Johor, the number of evacuated people in Pahang rises to 672.
January 28 - floods receding in Johor, only 40,000 left in evacuation centers in Batu Pahat.
Agriculture damage from 2nd wave of floods expected to be worse than first wave (2006-229)
103.37 2.19
10 FL-2007-000030-NAM
FL-2007-000011-ZMB
Zambia Angola Namibia   Zambia - North-Western Province - Zambezi, Chavuma and Mwinilunga districts. Mpulungu Chawama, Kalukungu, Kizhigezhnge, Solwezi. Matondo , Nyantanda, Kakanga, Nguvu, Chavuma Central and Lukolwe. Machikayi, Kanyenge, Matondo. Chinyama Litapi, Kalengwa, Milomboyi and Nyachikayi. Mwangi
Central -  Chisamba, Namwala, Kasempa.
Copperbelt - Chipulukusu, Ndola, Luanshya (Walale), Masait.
Western Province - Zambezi West, Mongu area. Mfuwe. Lukulu, Sesheke, Senanga, Kalabo and Kaoma districts
Southern - Kafue flats area. Mazabuka
--Namibia - Caprivi and Kavango regions - Kabbe, Katima Rural, Linyanti and Kongola - Lesikili, Musanga, Kalimbeza, Malindi, Schuckmansburg, Ekabe, Nantumbu, Mpalila, Kasika, Ntomba and Malisinda. Sifuha, Ikaba, Nantungu, Impalila, Iivilivinzi, Itomba, Katima Mulilo. Ogongo area. Rundu.
--Angola - southeast - Kuando-Kubango province. Huambo, Moxico and Malange. Menongue
Zambezi and tributaries.
Cuando, Okavango, Kunene, Kafue, Mukunashi
--Namibia - Zambezi, Chobe, Kavango.
--Angola - Okavango, Cuanza.
10-Jan-07 10-May-07 121 11 250,000 0 Heavy rain 1 719,300 7.9 Rainy season along upper Zambezi river began in mid December, floods in North-Western Province come earlier than usual.  Flooding in Caprivi area usually starts in March/April, this year flooding on the Zambezi and Chobe rivers started in early February.
Zambia - extensive damage to crops, roads and bridges.
North-Western Province - extensive agricultural losses in Zambezi, Chavuma and Mwinilunga districts
Western Province - 60,000 households displaced. 111,000 affected in Mongu.
Copperbelt - 4 dead.
March 27 - nearly 1.4 million people in Zambia affected by floods, 295,000 need immediate relief supplies.
Namibia - 7 dead. Early rains bring early flooding to the Caprivi region. Thousands displaced, 15,000 people in Caprivi and Kavango displaced. Worst flooding since 2004. Settlements and crops flooding.
Eastern Angola -
March 2 - record levels on Zambezi river at Katima Mulilo (7.18m, previous high 7.17m in 1979)
Angola - over 6,600 homeless in Menongue.
April 4 - 45,000 displaced in Angola and Namibia.
April 19 - 15,000 still displaced in Caprivi area of Namibia, Zambezi slowly recedes. 
May 10 - More than 7,000 still displaced by Caprivi flooding.
24.37 -12.95
11 FL-2007-000012-BOL Bolivia       Central and eastern Bolivia - Santa Cruz, Tarija, Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca, Beni (Trinidad), La Paz, Oruro, Pando. Rio Grande, Pilcomayo, San Juan del Oro, Bermejo, Pirai.
Mamore, Secure, Isiboro, Beni, Maniqui
10-Jan-07 1-May-07 112 41 62,687 90,000,000 Heavy rain 1.5 801,000 8.1 Harsh rainy season due to El Nino causes flooding - Bolivian government declares a national emergency on January 18. 52,687 homeless. 350,000 affected by floods as of February 23. Thousands homes destroyed or damaged.
Santa Cruz - At least 7 deaths since December. 210,000 hectares hectares of crops destroyed.
Beni - 22,000 cattle drowned. Capital city Trinidad under water. Most of Beni inundated. Worst floods in Trinidad in 25 years.
-61.96 -16.97
12   USA       Indiana - southern
--Arkansas - Benton, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Miller, Scott and White counties.
--Texas - Austin-San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth areas
--Ohio -
--Missouri - 
Indiana -Wabash, White, East Fork of White River, Lower Ohio, Patoka
Arkansas - Black, St Francis, White, Cache, Ouachita.
Texas - Sabine, Navasota, Neches, Sulpher.
Ohio - lower Ohio.
Missouri - 
15-Jan-07 3-Feb-07 20 24 0 0 Heavy rain 1 434,400 6.9 Heavy rain from a slow moving front causes widespread lowland and urban flooding in eastern Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio
2 dead in Indiana
2 dead in Austin county Texas.
-90.07 34.88
13   Australia       South Australia - Whyalla, Port Pirie and Hawker. Woomera and Coober Pedy. Oodnadatta
Western Victoria -  Kaniva, Stawell, Mildura, Swan Hill
Lake Torrens area, Lake Gairdner area, Todd river. 19-Jan-07 23-Jan-07 5 0 0 0 Monsoonal rain 1.5 661,900 6.7 "ONE-IN-50-year monsoonal downpour dumping record rain across much of South Australia"
Substantial damage to rural roads in Australia's Outback. No deaths reported.
60 homes damaged in Whyalla.
"I'm looking at the largest flood I've seen in my lifetime and I'm getting on in years, so its very significant," cattle rancher in South Australia's Flinders range.
138.49 -31.36
14 FF-2007-000020-AGO Angola       Luanda city, Cacuaco municipality, Viana.
Benguela province.
0 17-Jan-07 26-Jan-07 10 81 40,000 0 Heavy rain 1 1,600 4.2 Several days of heavy rain in Luanda city causes flash floods. Rains blamed on El Nino. 65 dead. 10,000 families homeless. 50 missing. Infrastructure damage.
"About 70 percent of Luanda's population of more than four million people are said to be at risk from the flooding."
Benguela - 6 dead.
13.36 -8.87
15   Malawi Zambia     Malawi - Karonga district.
--Zambia - Eastern Province - Chama, Mambwe, Mfuwe. Lundazi District. Luangwa valley.
Northern Province - Kapiri Mposhi, Mpulungu, Yendwe.
Central - Kabwe, Katondo, Nakoli, Makululu, Shamabanse
Luapula and Lusaka provinces.
Eastern Zambia - Luangwa, Chambeshi
Bangwuelu swamps
20-Jan-07 10-Mar-07 50 2 10,000 see notes Heavy rain 1 259,600 7.1 Malawi - Heavy rain in northern border district of Karonga since January 20. 20 villages washed away. Thousands homeless. Three major rivers in district flooding. Crops destroyed.
Zambia - 23,751 households affected by floods in Eastern Province, agricultural losses. Over $830,000 damage to roads in South Luangwa National Park in Eastern Province.
10,000 people stranded in Lundazi District.
32.59 -10.62
16   Peru       Junin region - Chanchamayo (San Ramon). Huancayo (San Augustin de Cajas, Hualhuas).
Pasco -
Ucayali -
Huanuco - Pozuzo
Tulumayo, Chanchamayo and Huacara rivers. Black river. 21-Jan-07 10-Feb-07 21 38 5,000 0 Heavy rain 1 31,970 5.8 Heavy rain in Junin since January 20. Floods and landslides. 20 dead. 80 missing. 2,500 people affected. 350 houses damaged.
February 2 - 11 more dead and 11 others missing, 62,835 affected by flooding.
February 10 - Landslides and flooding in town o Pozuzo, Black river overflows. 7 dead. thousands displaced.
-74.46 -11.47
17   Australia       Queensland - Channel Country - Bedourie, Birdsville, Burketown areas. Longreach, Quilpie, Glengyle, Marion Downs, Windorah.
Mackay, Giru, Tully, Innisfail, Ingham
Georgina, Diamantina, Eyre Creek, Bulloo, Barcoo.
Houghton, Johnstone, Tully and lower Herbert.
Norman, Gilbert, Mitchell.
23-Jan-07 15-Feb-07 24 0 0 0 Heavy rain 1 125,600 6.5 Rainy season in Queensland channel country, record rainfalls in southwest Queensland. Flooding reaches lower Georgina and Diamantina quickly. 141.47 -24.51
18 FL-2007-000022-ARG Argentina       Provinces: Tucuman (Simoca, Concepcion), Santiago del Estero, Salta (Profesor Salvador Mazza, Aguaray and Santa Victoria East), Formosa (María Cristina, Lote Ocho). Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Tueco, Sali-Simoca, Dulce, Parana 18-Jan-07 20-Mar-07 62 5 5,000 30,000,000 Heavy rain 1 518,000 7.5 Northern Argentina receives heaviest rains in 45 years. 5 dead. 5,000 evacuated. 60,000 affected. Homes and livestock lost. -62.88 -25.98
19 FL-2007-000023-IDN Indonesia       Jakarta (Cipinang Muara, Kalimalang, Ciledug, Kapuk, Tomang, Larangan, Bendungan Hilir, Kampung Melayu and Pasar Minggu). Bekasi, Tangerang, Depok, Bogor.
Banten province (Tangerang). West Java Province.
Ciliwung, Pesangrahan and Krukut
Cisadane.
31-Jan-07 22-Feb-07 23 80 500,000 967,000,000 Heavy rain 1.5 4,370 5.2 Worst floods in Jakarta in living memory. Water up to 4 meters deep in parts of city. Jakarta 75% flooded (255 square miles under water.). 340,000 homeless. Worst floods on Ciliwung river in 10 years. Damages to roads in Jakarta cost US$15.4 million. Total flood damages estimated at 8.8 trln rupiah.
February 7 - floods begin to recede, but large areas of Jakarta remain under water.
February 18 - 2,700 displaced in South and West Jakarta in renewed flooding.
106.83 -6.22
20   Rwanda       Rubavu and Nyabihu Districts - Bigogwe and Muramba, Bugeshi Sector. Muganza and Bugarama Sectors, Rusizi District Sebeya River 2-Feb-07 16-Feb-07 15 10 500 0 Heavy rain 1 1,340 4.3 At least 10 dead. 75 families displaced. 354 homes destroyed.
Five million francs worth agricultural crops destroyed in Bugeshi.
29.48 -1.73
21 FL-2007-000025-FJI Fiji       Vanua Levu - Labasa. Seaqaqa. Macuata, Savusavu, Tukavesi. Bua and Cakaudrove.
--Viti Levu - Nadi, Lautoka, Sigatoka valley. Ba. Namotomoto, Vatukura in Cakaudrove.
Qawa, Nadi 3-Feb-07 20-Feb-07 18 1 900 30,000,000 Heavy rain 1 1,690 4.5 Continuous torrential rains for three weeks causes two separate flooding incidents. Damage to housing, bridges, schools and crops. Poor drainage, heavy silting and logging worsened flooding. 50,000 tonnes of sugarcane damaged in north.
February 5 - 200 families evacuated from Labasa town, 2 villages washed away.
February 12 - Nadi town under 2 meters water, 700 evacuated.
Landslide and flooding in Sigatoka valley.
177.48 -17.77
22 TC-2007-000028-MDG Madagascar       Antananarivo area and throughout the country. Eastern coast. 0 8-Feb-07 6-Mar-07 27 7 33,000 0 Tropical cyclone 1 438,800 7.1 Rainy season and 3 strong cyclones since December 25, 2006. Roads and bridges destroyed. 100,000 hectares crops submerged. 150,000 farming families affected.
February 8 - 13,800 displaced.
February 21- national emergency declared after Cyclone Favio. 33,000 displaced throughout the country. $242 million need to rebuild damage.
46.34 -18.49
23 LS-2007-000032-IDN Indonesia       Flores Island - Nusa Tenggara Timur - Manggarai regency - subdistricts: Cibal, Lamba Leda, Poco Ranaka, Riung, Reok, Ruteng, Wae Ri'I, Langke Rembong, and Kota Komba. Wae Pesi  1-Mar-07 10-Mar-07 10 43 11,530 0 Heavy rain 1 3,220 4.5 Several days of heavy rain causes landslides and flash flooding.
34 dead and 40 missing in landslides in Manggarai regency. Entire villages buried.
11,000 displaced by flooding on Wae Pesi river in Reok subdistrict. Other flooding deaths in Ruteng and Cibal subdistricts.
120.76 -8.57
24   Australia       Northern Territory - Darwin area, Jabiru, Adelaide River, Oenpelli, Nitmiluk National Park, Litchfield National Park, Dundee Beach, Cooinda.
--West Australia - Pilbara region - Port Hedland area, Karratha. between Wallal and Dampier. Marble Bar, Nullagine.
Northern Territoy - Adelaide, Katherine, Daly, Elizabeth
West Australia - De Grey. Shaw.
2-Mar-07 16-Mar-07 15 2 90 0 Tropical cyclone 1.5 184,700 6.6 Northern Territory - Cyclone George brings widespread rain and high tides to the western Top End and Arnhem Land regions.
Damage to the Adelaide to Darwin railway. Rescues near Adelaide River. $5 million damage to Northern Territory roads
Worst flooding in 60 years in Oenpelli - 47 houses flooded. 90 people homeless. 900mm rain.
West Australia - Cyclone George struck east of Port Hedland on March 8 killing 2 and causing widespread flooding and wind damage. Most powerful cyclone to hit West Australia in 30 years. 730 evacuated.
131.92 -13.67
25   South Africa       Eastern Cape - Transkei area, Seymour and Queenstown areas, Willowvale, Ngeleni, Qumbu and Tabankulu Tina. Ngcobo area, Balfour. Kat river 3-Mar-07 5-Mar-07 3 5 0 0 Heavy rain 1 43,140 5.1 Heavy rains since March 2 cause flooding in 10 villages. 28.26 -31.81
26   Honduras       Atlantic coast. - Atlántida, Colon. Lean, Aguan 6-Mar-07 10-Mar-07 5 0 3,000 0 Heavy rain 1 11,380 4.8 Heavy rains from an unusual cold front over Honduras. Flooded rivers cut off 100,000 people, thousands evacuated. 30 villages on Lean river flooded. Damage to roads and bridges. No deaths reported. -86.54 15.58
27   Algeria       Northern Algeria - Djelfa region. Eastern part of Algiers city.  0 7-Mar-07 11-Mar-07 5 3 0 0 Heavy rain 1 53,230 5.4 Storms cause flash flooding. More than 100mm rain in a few hours in Djelfa region. 30 houses flooded in eastern Algiers city when a river overflowed for the first time in 15 years. 3.38 35.16
28 FL-2007-000036-FJI Fiji       Vanua Levu - Labasa.
Viti Levu - West coast - Tavua, Rakiraki, Ba, Nadi
0 9-Mar-07 12-Mar-07 4 5 0 7,000,000 Heavy rain 1 2,550 4.0 Heavy rains cause flash floods. Continuous heavy rain for past 2 weeks. 4 dead in Labasa area. 1 dead in Tavua. Floodwaters 4 to 5 feet deep around Labasa. $40,000 worth crops damaged in Rakiraki. 177.48 -17.77
29   USA       Texas - San Antonio area - Sequin, Luling. Counties: Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Travis, Bastrop, Kendall, Burnet, Blanco. Colorado tributaries. Blanco, San Marcos 11-Mar-07 13-Mar-07 3 2 0 0 Heavy rain 1 11,020 4.5 Torrential rainstorms bring at least 3 inches of rain to Texas Hill Country in 9 hours. 8 inches rain in Lockhart. -97.93 29.87
30   Madagascar       Northern areas - Sava region: Sambava, Antalaha, Andapa. Analajirofo region: Maroantsetra. Diana region: Ambanja district. Sofia region: Antsohy, Ananlalava, Mandristara,  Port Berger. 0 15-Mar-07 26-Mar-07 12 80 30,000 0 Tropical cyclone 1.5 131,700 6.4 Cyclone Indlala is the 4th heavy cyclone to hit Madagacar in recent months. North East, North West and the South East zones affected. 90,000 hectares of crops lost. Large areas flooded in cities of Sambava Antalaha and Maroantsetra in the north. Heavy infrastructure damage. Biggest flood since 1959 in Sofia region. 49.94 -14.84
31   Honduras       El Paraiso 0