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: Flood: 2002/07/22 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/07/22
Country or District
Event Type Flood
Outline After heavy flooding in Romania killed five people and destroyed hundreds of households and farms. About 1,500 households and 4,600 hectares (11,300 acres) of farm land were flooded and some 1,100 farm animals drowned when rivers burst their banks into towns and villages, destroying bridges and roads and cutting off electricity and telephone lines.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others
yahoo!news 2002/07/22
Dead: 5 persons
About 1,500 households and 4,600 hectares (11,300 acres) of farm land were flooded. Some 1,100 farm animals drowned when rivers burst their banks into towns and villages, destroying bridges and roads and cutting off electricity and telephone lines.

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yahoo!news 2002/07/22
Five die in Romanian floods