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China: Flash Flood: 2001/07/27 Country Information on DRR

Period 2001/07/27
Country or District China
Event Type Flash Flood
Outline A monster flash flood, the biggest in 100 years in the mountainous area of China's northwestern province of Gansu, has killed at least 30 people and injured 17.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Dead:30people
Displaced:16people

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CNN News
The flash flood has left 16 people still missing. It was triggered by just 40 minutes of torrential rain water levels have risen to as high as six meters.