Flooding And Natural Disasters

I rescued this exhibit collection about natural disasters and floods from an auction recently. I couldn't see someone's hard work being broken up and scattered. It's been a joy to go through. There were older sets from Austria and Hungary that I had seen several times, but never realized they were tied to flood disasters. I also didn't realize how many stamps were issued after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. I thought I'd share a few pages here. I collect weather stamps, and this added a new dimension to my collection, as well. Any other flood/disaster stamp collectors out there?

Amy

This is a series of stamps that the Spanish government gave to Chile to help earthquake victims in 1961.
They have a surcharge to raise funds for that purpose.





This earthquake of magnitude 9.5° Richter struck Valdivia city in southern Chile on May 22, 1960.

Macedonia
50th Anniversary of the Skopje Earthquake
July 26, 2013
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia on July 26, 1963. It killed over 1070 people, injured between 3000 and 4000, and left more than 200,000 people homeless. About 80 percent of the city was destroyed.

Pakistan
The 3rd Anniversary of the Kashmir Earthquake
October 8, 2008
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October in the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir. Approximately 88,000 were dead, 138,000 were injured, and over 3.5 million became homeless. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred along the boundary between Eurasian Plate and Indian Plate.

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Earthquake Relief Surtax Stamps Souvenir Sheet
November 11, 1999
The 921 earthquake, also known as Chichi earthquake, occurred in Chichi, Nantou County, Taiwan on September 21, 1999 at 01:47:12 local time. A total of 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and the damage was estimated at 10 billion USD. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was produced by thrust faulting along the Chelungpu fault in central Taiwan.

Algeria
Orléansville Earthquake Relief Fund
December 5, 1954
The 1954 Chlef earthquake struck Chlef Province in Algeria on September 9 at 02:04:43 local time. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake destroyed Chlef, then named Orléansville, leaving at least 1,243 people dead and 5,000 injured. Damage was estimated at $6 million.

Japan 2015 Establishment of Tsunami Preparedness Day.

Nepal 2015 "Drop, Cover, and Hold on" during earthquake.

Greece 1953 Ruins of Church of Phaneromeni; Scott RA88.
This is a tax stamp for victims of earthquake that occured in August 1953.

Indonesia 2015 UN World Conference on Disaster & Risk Reduction in Japan.
The souvenir sheet commemorates the 200th anniversary of the eruption of Mt Tambora on the island of Sumbawa.

Thailand
Thai Charity for Tsunami Victims
December 26, 2005
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (magnitude 9.1) and tsunami on December 26 engulfed over 100,000 lives around its epicenter on the Northwestern Sumatra. Six provinces in Southern Thailand, Ranong, Phang-Nga, Krabi, Phuket, Trang, and Satun, were also effected by this giant disastrous wave. The two stamps issued on the one year anniversary of the tsunami incident illustrate the giant tidal wave and people helping the victims.

Algeria
Solidarity with the Victims of the Earthquake of 21st May 2003
December 3, 2003
The 2003 Boumerdès earthquake occurred on May 21 at 19:44:21 local time in northern Algeria. The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake was located in the town of Thénia, 60 km east of the capital Algiers. Approximately 2,266 people were killed, 10,261 injured, and 200,000 left homeless as a result of the earthquake.

Germany (Saarland)
Flood Relief semipostal stamps
October 12, 1948
These stamps were issued to raise funding for the victims of the floods of 1947-1948. The designs illustrate flooding scenes in the Saarbrücken and Saarlouis areas. The combined waters of the Saar River and the Blies River contributed to the flooding.

Liechtenstein
Rhine Flood Relief semipostal stamps
February 6, 1928
Dramatic floods on September 26, 1927 inundate the Rhine valley from Schaan to Bangs. The railroad bridge at Schaan is swept away. The entire country from Trosters to Vorarlberg becomes a lake. Austrian and Swiss troops aid in rescue of victims. 710 volunteers from 25 countries carried out the flood relief project in 1928.

Laos
Mekong River Flood Relief semipostal stamps
January 18, 1967
The flood in September 1966 was the most severe floods of Mekong River before 2008. It inflicted great damage over a 2400 km stretch between Burma and southern Vietnam. The flood destroyed one third of the lowland rice crops in Laos.

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Morakot Relief Surtax Stamps Souvenir Sheet
October 9, 2009
Typhoon Morakot was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history, inflicting 789 fatalities and over 6 billion USD in damages. The slow-moving typhoon passed through the island on August 8 and 9, packing a peak wind of 150 km/h and rainfall of 2,777 mm. Nearly 2,000 homes were destroyed and 136,000 more were damaged.