| Last updated 1:00 AM EST, January 5, 2004 by EKA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 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 |
| 298 | USA | Southern California - San Bernadino - Waterman Canyon, Devore | Lytle Creek | 25-Dec-03 | 26-Dec-03 | 2 | 15 | 1 | TsoCs | 260 | 0.1 | Heavy rain on San Bernardino Mountains deforested by forest fires in October produces debris flow mudslides and floods. | |||||||
| 297 | Turkey | Southern Turkey - Antalya region, Antalya city, Doyran, Kumluca | 24-Dec-03 | 26-Dec-03 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Cs | 1,300 | 0.4 | "Antalya received more than its average monthy rainfall in a single day" 5 drowned, several missing. | ||||||||
| 296 | Bolivia | Central Bolivia - Cochabamba province - Villa Tunari | Chapare river, Espiritu Santo River | 22-Dec-03 | 26-Dec-03 | 5 | 35 | $ 1,000,000 | 1 | Tsu | 8,230 | 1.5 | Heavy rains destroy Chapare bridge, houses and roads. | ||||||
| 295 | Tanzania | Northern Tanzania - Same district, Makanya area, Kilimanjaro Region | 20-Dec-03 | 21-Dec-03 | 2 | 0 | 2,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 240 | 0.1 | Heavy rains December 20 - 21 cause rare flooding in northern Tanzania. 500 houses destroyed. | ||||||
| 294 | Philippines | Southern Leyte province -
San Francisco, Liloan, Punta, San Ricardo. Panaon and Bohol islands Mindanao Island - Provinces: Agusan Del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao Del Norte. Caraga region. Towns: Surigao city, Remedios Romualdez, Esperanza |
Mindanao - Agusan River | 19-Dec-03 | 7-Jan-04 | 20 | 200 | 97,500 | $ 3,000,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 12,920 | 3.4 | Days of heavy rain cause
widespread landslides and floods in Southern Leyte. Landslides blamed on
deforestation from illegal logging. Flooding in northeastern Mindanao destroyed 62 houses and damaged 220. Flooding displaces 26,000 people in Caraga, in Agusan del Norte. "The weather bureau said Friday's rainfall was 556 millimeters - more than the average for the whole month of December." MODIS observation of high levels on the Agusan river on December 27, 31, January 5,7. |
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| 293 | Malaysia | Borneo Island - Sabah State - Kinabatangan district - Kampung Pengkalan, Buang Sayang, Muhibbah Hujung, Muhibbah Baru, Sinar Baru, Lokan and Sri Tanjung. Beluran District. Kota Marudu District. | Sungai Kinabatangan | 17-Dec-03 | 10-Jan-04 | 25 | 2,000 | Heavy rain | Monsoonal rain | 1 | Tpz | 21,720 | 4.7 | Seven villages in up to 1
meter of water since Sungai Kinabatangan flooded its banks on December
17. Roads, bridges and crops destoyed in Kota Marudu. 1500 evacuated in Kinabatangan District. |
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| 292 | Costa Rica | Limon province - Matina area. | Chirripo River | 12-Dec-03 | 14-Dec-03 | 3 | 1 | 2,500 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpo | 770 | 0.3 | Four days of persistent rains wipe out bridges and roads. | |||||
| 291 | Tunisia | Jandouba, Benzert | 12-Dec-03 | 13-Dec-03 | 2 | 7 | Heavy rain | 1 | TsuCs | 9,920 | 0.7 | Heaviest rains in 30 years on December 12, more than 7 inches along the coast of of Tunisia. Flooding in valleys. | |||||||
| 290 | Indonesia | Sumatra - Jambi Province - districts of Jambi, Muaro Jambi, Batanghari and Sarolangan. Muara Tembesi. Riau Province - Indragiri Hulu South Sumatra - Musi Banyuasin South Sulawesi Province - Majene district. Wajo, Soppeng and Sidrap regencies. North Sulawesi - Manado area |
Jambi Province - Batanghari
River North Sulawesi - Tondano River |
10-Dec-03 | 23-Jan-04 | 45 | 148 | 350,000 | Heavy rain | 38 | 2 | Tpz | 79,400 | 21.5 | 20040050225Sulaw03.290M2.37 20040010540Sula03.290Ma2.39 20033630220Sula290M2.35 |
Biggest floods in Jambi
since 1955. Batanghari River overflowed. "floods have destroyed about
40,000 units of houses dwelt in by 357,000 people, swept away 114 houses of
worship and inundated 48 kilometers of national roads, along with 72
kilometers of provincial roads....
floods also submerged 39,268 hectares of plantations and 36,023
hectares of agricultur land" 11,000 houses inundated in Riau. Floods and landslides in Majene, Sulawesi. South Sulawesi "Thousands of hectares of paddy fields and cacao plantations were damaged, while hundreds of livestock were washed away" MODIS observation of flooding in Sulawesi Selatan around Singkang on December 29 and January 1, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19 and 23 in areas that were dry on December 13. |
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| 289 | Thailand | Southern Thailand - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Lan Saka, Muang Phra, Phrome, Ron Phibun Songkhla - Hat Yai. other areas: Surat Thani, Phatthalung, Yala, Pattani, Krabi. Chumphon. |
10-Dec-03 | 15-Dec-03 | 6 | 6 | $ 1,400,000 | Heavy rain | 22 | 1 | Tpz | 23,690 | 2.8 | Several days of heavy rain
cause flash flooding. Flooding in Muang district reached levels not seen
since 1988. 20,940 families "affected " by flooding in Nakhon Si
Thammarat. MODIS observation of Upper Ta Pi river in Surat Thani (which is normally not visible to MODIS) on December 13 |
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| 288 | Malaysia | Kelantan state - districts:
Jeli, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas, Kota Baharu, Machang, Kuala Krai. Terengganu state - districts: Dungun, Kemaman, Besut, Marang, Hulu Terengganu, Setiu, Kuala Terengganu. Pahang state - districts: Kuantan, Pekan. |
Kelantan - Golok, Kelantan,
Galas, Lebir, Semerak. Terengganu - Dungan, Pinang Pahang - Sungai Pasir Kemudi, Sungai Pahang |
30-Nov-03 | 18-Dec-03 | 19 | 5 | 3,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 22,660 | 4.4 | Monsoon Flooding in northern Malaysia. Rainy season usually lasts from October to March. | |||||
| 287 | Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Odette | Southern Dominican Republic - provinces: Barahona, Pedernales and Baoruco. San Cristobal, Barahona, San Francisco de Macoris, Navarrete and Sosua. Santo Domingo. | 6-Dec-03 | 8-Dec-03 | 3 | 8 | 1,000 | Tropical Cyclone | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpo | 7,220 | 0.9 | Tropical Storm Odette - first named storm on record to form in the Caribbean Sea in December - dumps 7 inches rain on southern Dominican Republic. | |||||
| 286 | Indonesia | North Sumatra Province - Medan city - districts of Medan Maimoon, Medan Labuhan and Medan Sunggal. | Deli River | 5-Dec-03 | 10-Dec-03 | 6 | 1,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 540 | 0.4 | Hundreds of houses inundated along Deli River | ||||||
| 285 | Venezuela | Northwest Venezuela - Zulia state | Limon, Paraguachon | 2-Dec-03 | 6-Dec-03 | 5 | 6,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 11,860 | 1.8 | Three days of heavy rain cause Limon River to rise by nearly 8 meters and overflow, several villages inundated. "The region is home to hundreds of Wayu and Anu indigenous communities" | ||||||
| 284 | Indonesia | Riau province - Kampar regency, Siak Hulu subdistrict: Tanjung Balam, Buluh Cina, Kampung Pinang, Lubuk Siam and Teratak Buluh. Tambang subdistrict. | Kampar river | 30-Nov-03 | 6-Dec-03 | 7 | 4,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 3,600 | 1.2 | 5 villages inundated by Kampar river. 1,420 houses inundated. | ||||||
| 283 | Australia | Victoria - Melbourne's north and eastern areas. Fairfield, Doncaster. | 2-Dec-03 | 3-Dec-03 | 2 | 0 | 50 | $ 75,000,000 | Brief torrential rain | 1 | Cp | 100 | 0.1 | More than 100mm of rain
fell in Melbourne's north and east in two hours - that is the entire December
average rainfall. Worst storm in 100 years in Melbourne, and most expensive
storm in 30 years. Flash flooding. Freak storm. "Houses were damaged, contents destroyed and cars floated down streets like gondolas" |
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| 282 | France | Southern France - Rhone
valley - Marseilles and Lyon areas. Bouches-du-Rhone region. Vacluse,
Ardeche, Charlieu, Avignon, Orange. Herault, Gard, Arles, Ardeche. Northeastern Spain - Barcelona area |
France - Rhone river and
tributaries, Herault river, Tarn river. Upper Loire river Spain - Llobregat river |
1-Dec-03 | 10-Dec-03 | 10 | 9 | 27,000 | $ 29,000,000 | Heavy rain | 2 | TsuCs | 86,270 | 13.5 | 20033411055Loire282M2.30 20033381025Rhone282M2.29 20033411100Rhone282M2.26 |
200 mm rain in Rhone Valley
and Marseilles area since Dec 1. Flood debris close 2 nuclear power plants in
Ardeche and Drome regions. Marseille - France's second largest city -
declared a natural disaster zone. December 3 - Rhone river level was at 6.42 metres, its highest recorded level. Dike breach in Arles on December 4. December 5 - Floods recede in Marseille area but continue in Herault. December 8 - town of Arles still partially inundated. MODIS observation of high levels in the lower Rhone river and delta on December 4, 7 and 9. MODIS observation of high levels on the upper Loire river on December 7. |
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| 281 | Columbia | Northern Caribbean coast - Barranquilla, Cartagena | 29-Nov-03 | 1-Dec-03 | 3 | 4 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpo | 5,590 | 0.8 | "massive" floods and landslides. | |||||||
| 280 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro State - Rio de Janeiro city area. Baixada Fluminense region. Novalguazu, Duque de Caxias and Sao Joao de Meriti. | 29-Nov-03 | 30-Nov-03 | 2 | 7 | 2,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpo | 3,340 | 0.4 | Heavy downpour kills 7 people in the Baixada region. Flooding and landslides. | ||||||
| 279 | Honduras | Caribbean Coast of Honduras - La Ceiba city and suburbs. Atlantida and Yoro Provinces. | Locomapa, Guampa, Guaymas. | 28-Nov-03 | 24-Dec-03 | 27 | 7 | 3,000 | $ 20,000,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | 1,000 | Tpo | 5,300 | 2.4 | 40 neighbourhoods inundated in La Ceiba city. Goloson International Airport has been closed indefinitely. Flooding on the Lococmapa and Guamyas rivers and their tributaries destroys bridges, highways and aqueducts. December 24 - Three weeks of rain in Yoro province floods 40 villages along Guaymas and Guampa rivers. | |||
| 278 | Canada | Ottawa - Britannia Village, Maniwaki and Gracefield | Gatineau River Ottawa River |
24-Nov-03 | 2-Dec-03 | 9 | 15 | Heavy rain | Dam/Levy, break or release | 15 | 1 | TsuCpSs** | 1,045 | 0.7 | Unusually high water levels
of the Ottawa River. Flooding in Gracefield along the Gatineau River after
Hydro-Quebec releases water from Baskatong Reservoir. "I have lived here for 15 years and I have never seen the [Gatineau] river this bad" |
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| 277 | Vietnam | Central Vietnam - Quang Nam Province. Tay An. | 24-Nov-03 | 26-Nov-03 | 3 | 3 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 3,790 | 0.7 | Flash flooding in Quang Nam. 2 killed in flooding in Tay An. | |||||||
| 276 | Indonesia | East Java Province - Malang district : Sumbermanjing Wetan, Tirtoyudo and Ndampit | 22-Nov-03 | 24-Nov-03 | 3 | 3 | 12,000 | Heavy rain | 1 | Tpz | 700 | 0.3 | Heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in 7 villages. 37 houses destroyed. 3,000 families evacuated. | ||||||
| 275 | USA | Maryland - counties:
Baltimore, Montgomery. Baltimore, Germantown, Poolesville and Bethesda. southwest Virginia - counties: Alleghany, Buchanan. Bluefield. West Virginia - counties: Marion, Raleigh, Wyoming. Kanawha Valley. towns: Hinton, Rainelle, Ruppert, Richwood, Pax, Peterstown, Marlinton. North Carolina - counties: Transylvania, Burke, Avery, Mitchell. towns: Linvillle, Elm Park, Crossnore, Green Valley. western Pennsylvania - counties: Blair, Greene, Fayette. Pittsburgh area. Waynesburg. eastern Tennessee - counties: Carter, Johnson. Stoney Creek, Hampton and Valley Forge. |
Maryland - Gwynns Falls,
Herring Run Creek Virginia - Allegehany, Cowpasture, James West Virginia - Kanawha, Potomac, Cherry, Greenbrier North Carolina - French Broad River, Grassy Creek Pennsylvania - Monongahela, Susquehanna Tennessee - Doe, Watauga |
19-Nov-03 | 22-Nov-03 | 4 | 9 | 250 | Heavy rain | 38 | 2 | TsoCp | 214,000 | 12.8 | West Virginia - more than 1700 homes damaged or destroyed. Highest levels on Kanawha River since 1955. "Some of West Virginia's rivers crested at historic highs Thursday" | ||||
| 274 | Morocco | Northeastern Nador region, Beni Bufrah region, Zaio. Rift valley province of Al Hoceima | 17-Nov-03 | 21-Nov-03 | 5 | 13 | Brief torrential rain | 1 | TsuCs | 21,190 | |||||||||
