Philippines (the) : Flood : 1999/08 | |
GLIDE: FL-1999-000253-PHL |
Duration | 1999/08 |
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Philippines (the) |
Name | Flood |
Outline | The heavy rainfall have been pouring down for a week. It have provoked lethal floods and landslides in the Metropolitan Manila and nearly provinces. Most severely affected is the Rizal Province. Other provinces, such as Pangasinan, Pampanga or Bulacan have also been inundated. Heavy monsoon rains left 177 people dead and 1.3 billion pesos (33 million dollars) in damage. |
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Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
OCHA Situation Report No. 2 1999/08/11 | ||
130 people killed and 32 injured. Latest media reports indicate 152 persons killed. 2,096,341 persons have been affected (418,106 families) and 64,296 have been evacuated (13,437 families). |
798 houses have been totally destroyed and 10,964 damaged. |
Estimated total losses caused by the rains: approx. USD 18 million, among which approx. USD 12 million concern the agricultural sector. |
AFP 1999/08/11 | ||
More than two million people had been displaced by the rains and landslides, with 40,781 persons still in evacuation centers. | ||
OCHA Situation Report No. 1(1999/08/05) | ||
59 people killed and at least 32 are injured. 1,516,308 persons have been affected (312,008 families) and 51,840 have been evacuated |
264 houses have been totally destroyed and 2,114 damaged |
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