Argentina: Flood: 2003/05/01
GLIDE: FL-2003-000196-ARG
| Period | 2003/05/01 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Argentina |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Argentina floods displace 100,000 and seven dead, three missing after days of rain. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No.5 2003/05/12 | ||
| Dead: 23 people Missing: 600 people Affected: 140,000 people |
Damaged: 28,000 houses (some 4,000 unrecoverable) |
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Report/Articles
OCHA Situation Report No.5 2003/05/12
23 dead, 600 people reported missing
Reuters Alertnet 2003/05/10
Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for a week after record floods hit Argentina's farming heartland, the death toll could surge from 22.
BBC news 2003/05/07
More than 1,700 people are missing.
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/05/06
22 persons have been confirmed dead, and 900 persons have officially been reported missing.
BBC news 2003/05/04
Argentina floods kill 18
OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/05/03
9 dead confirmed and 100,000 persons officially reported as evacuated.
CNN News 2003/05/02
Atleast 29,000 people were in 115 official shelters, but they estimated another 90,000 residents had been displaced and were staying with relatives.