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Jamaica: Flood: 2002/05/26
| Period | 2002/05/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Jamaica |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Heavy rains pummeled Jamaica for a fifth straight day on Sunday, causing landslides and flash floods and forcing hundreds of people to take refuge in makeshift state shelters or other family members' homes. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Reuters AlertNet 2002/06/04 | ||
| Dead: 11 people Homeless: nearly 700 poeple |
The $23 million estimate included damage to roads, bridges, buildings, water supplies and public health facilities. |
Damage toll from flooding and landslides caused by recent heavy rains could surpass $42 million (J$2 billion). |
| Reuters 2002/05/27 | ||
| Dead: at least 26 persons (Jamaica and Haiti) |
103 families were in shelters. |
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Reuters AlertNet 2002/06/04
Jamaica flood damages could top $42 million
yahoo!news 2002/05/30
Death toll in Jamaica flooding rises to seven, at least 250 still in shelters
Reuters 2002/05/27
At least 26 people died in Jamaica and Haiti in flooding and landslides.
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1
CNN news 2002/05/26
Heavy rains and floods hit Jamaica
yahoo!news 2002/05/26
Heavy Rains and flash floods force hundreds to evacuate homes in Jamaica