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Papua New Guinea: Flood: 2012/07
GLIDE: FL-2012-000119-PNG
| Period | 2012/07 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Papua New Guinea |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Heavy rain in early July caused widespread flooding around the Fly River, near PNG's border with the Indonesian Province of Papua. The flooding has left many without homes, destroyed food crops and has limited access to clean drinking water. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2012/07/16
The PNG Disaster Management Service says nearly 30,000 people have been affected.