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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Flood: 2002/07/22 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/07/22
Country or District Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Event Type Flood
Outline Floods killed at least four people and left 30,000 residents homeless in central and southern Venezuela as heavy rain burst river banks and inundated a town in Apure State
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Reuters AlertNet 2002/07/25
Dead: 4 persons
Affected: more than 35,000 people

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Report/Articles

yahoo! news 2002/07/30
Venezuela Tries to Recover From Flood

Reuters AlertNet 2002/07/25
Venezuela seeks foreign support for flood recovery.

yahoo! news 2002/07/26
Relief efforts in full force in flood-stricken southwestern Venezuela

OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/07/25
Approximately 30,000 people affected

BBC news 2002/07/24
Thousands flee Venezuela floods

CNN news 2002/07/22
Venezuela floods kill four,Thousands left homeless