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Philippines (the): Flood: 2002/07/07 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/07/07
Country or District Philippines (the)
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 27 people were killed in the Philippines when monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides and forced more than 24,000 people to flee their homes.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
BBC news 2002/07/14
Dead: 58 people
Missing: 4 persons
Injured: 43 poeple
More than 24,000 people who had to be evacuated, about 11,000 remain in temporary shelters.
Reuters News 2002/07/09
Death 27
Injured 37
Missing 4
Evacuate 24,000

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Report/Articles

BBC news 2002/07/14
Philippines storms kill 58

Reuters AlertNet 2002/07/14
Floods and landslides kill 58 in Philippines

CNN news 2002/07/13
Death toll there to 51

BBC news 2002/07/13
Philippine floods kill 50

Reuters News 2002/07/13
Floods swamp Philippines, death toll rises to 51

Reuters News 2002/07/09
27people killed, 37 had been injured and four were missing by Typhoon Chata'an. And more than 24,000 people had fled.

yahoo!news 2002/07/08
Floods Kill 18 in Philippines

Reuters AlertNet 2002/07/08
Philippines, where officials said it had killed 17 people -- including three South Korean tourists

CNN news 2002/07/08
Philippine monsoon flood kills 15

BBC News 2002/07/08
At least 14 people have been killed and more than 3,000 driven from their homes as unusually heavy monsoon rains.

Yahoo asia News 2002/07/08
Philippine flood toll rises to 15

Yahoo asia News 2002/07/07
The heavy rains, which pummelled a wide area of the main island of Luzon, including Manila, on Saturday were intensified by the effects of Typhoon Rammasun.

Pictures

Yahoo News 2002/07/08
A Filipino girl shivers her way along a flooded road in Pampanga province.