Day_102 : World Disaster Chronology 1977

The chronology will be improved little by little. This is the first draft version. The information source will be shown later. In addition, other some events will be explained.

Date Place Disaster Type Situations
1977.01- US East Cold wave The dead and missing number is 75
1977.01- Bolivia, East Heavy Rain, Flood The dead and missing number is 100
1977.01- Africa, East (Democratic Republic of the Congo and close to Rwanda) Volcano Disaster Mount Nyiragongo eruption. The dead and missing number is over 2,000. Lava flows and volcanic gases make the disaster worse.
1977.02- Mozambique Heavy Rain, Flood The dead and missing number is 250
1977.03.04 Romania , Central East Inland Earthquake 1977 Vrancea earthquake *  M7.5 : The dead and missing number is 1,400-1,600Mainly in  Bucharest)
1977.03 Iran, South Coastal Earthquake Khurgu(north Bandar Abbas, Iran) earthquake The killed and missing number is 170.
1977.04.01 Bangladesh Tornado The dead and missing number is over 600
1977.04.06 Iran Inland Earthquake M(not confirmed) The dead and missing is 500
1977 Haiti Heat wave The dead and missing number is over 300
1977.06- Oman Typhoon, Flood The dead and missing is 110.
1977.07- South Korea Heavy Rain, Flood The dead and missing number is 200. Seoul city has a huge damage.
1977.07- US East Heavy Rain, Flood The dead and missing number is 100. Pennsylvania state.
1977.08.19 Indonesia, South(Sumbawa) Submarine Earthquake Sumbawa Earthquake : M7.9-8..3 The dead and missing is 180. A big Tsunami
1977.11- India Typhoon, Flood The dead and missing number is 10,000-20,000
1977.12.20 Iran Inland Earthquake M(not confirmed)The dead and missing number is over 500

*1977  Vrancea earthquake. The dead and missing number is not clear.
Communist ruler Nicolae Ceaușescu suspended his official visit to Nigeria and declared state of emergency (Wikipedia).  This case also shows the death toll tells.
http://disasters.weblike.jp/disasters/archives/3020

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