Natural Disasters May 2010 by Shanaz Well and Oliver Well

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Lugaw Para sa Bata
Feeding Project

"Lugaw Para sa Bata" is a small project from Team Kabsat in Pangasinan who aimed to give Lugaw as breakfast to few children in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. United with the heart of service and Filipino thoughtfulness, Team Kabsat decided to serve Lugaw to children ages 4 to 12 on selected areas to atleast minimize hunger problem especially to small children. As of the moment, Team Kabsat shall feed only 100 children every month as that number is, as of the moment, the possible count that they can serve. However, Team Kabsat is looking forward that the Lugaw Project shall not only serve 100 children every month but more children are expected to be reached with this small project. read more

NATURAL DISASTERS May 2010
compiled by Shanaz Well and Oliver Well

Date: May 2, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Category: Water Disasters
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- damaged infrastructures and displaced thousands of people
- flights were cancelled in Southeast India
- caused tidal waves as high as 9 feet, more than 50 fishermen were reported missing and heavy rains continue to fall
- the same cyclone killed 300 people in Bangladesh and leaving 200,000 people homeless.
- electricity supply was cut in more or less 1,500 villages, which hampered communication

Date: May 20, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: India and Bangladesh
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Cyclone
Description
- 13.57 inches of two-day rainfall
- resulted to number of deaths and property damages
- flood damaged over billions of dollars worth of infrastructures
- homes and bridges were washed away leaving thousands of homeless
- power supplies and communications were stranded for days

Date: May 18-28, 2010
Continent: Europe
Country: Poland
Category: Water Disaster
Sub-category: Flood
Description
- around 23,000 Polish were evacuated and 18 recorded deaths
- Polish Prime Minister described the flood as "without precedent in the past 160 years."
- flood damaged over 2.5 billion euros on its economic costs
- flood affected Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovak Republic

Date: May 28, 2010
Continent: Oceania
Country: Vanuatu
Category: Land Movement
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 7.2 magnitude quake
- 1,500 people forced to evacuate

Date: May 29, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Guatemala
Category: Land Movement
Sub-category: Volcanic Eruption
Description
- ash plumes reached 6 miles above the crater and trailed more than 12 miles
- almost 2000 people near the volcano moved
- 800 homes were damaged
- - Guatemala's La Aurora airport was closed due to ashfalls

Date: May 30, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Guatemala
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Storm
Description
- caused landslides and floodings killing 83 people in Central America
- evacuated 75,000 people and leaving 3,500 damaged homes
- heavy rains flooded the rivers flowing towards parts of Honduras