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Papua New Guinea : Flood : 2015/03/03
GLIDE: FL-2015-000018-PNG  DRR & Disaster Information

Duration 2015/03/03
Country
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District		 Papua New Guinea
Name Flood
Outline Heavy rainfall on 3 March 2015 caused river overflows in the provinces of Western Highlands, Central Highlands, Southern Highlands and Jiwaka, Papua New Guinea. About 100,000 people were affected by the rainfall and floods.

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others

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Report/Articles
  • OCHA 2015/03/09
    As of 4 March 2015, local authorities and local media report six people killed in the village of Polga in Jiwaka province, while a number of houses were destroyed throughout the affected area.