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Mongolia: Flash Flood: 2003/07/18

Period	2003/07/18
Country or District	Mongolia
Event Type	Flash Flood
Outline	On 18 July, heavy rainfall and hail occurred in most of regions in Mongolia, causing flash floods in the capital Ulaanbaatar and several provinces. As of 24 July, 300 families were affected, 15 people were killed, and 30 families were made homeless.

Summary
Human Impact	Physical Impact	Others
OCHA Situaition Report No.1 2003/07/25
Dead: 15 people Affected: 300 families Homeless 30 families	Destroyed: 93 houses Infrastructure such as water dams and channels, roads and a bridge were destroyed.	The economic loss is estimated at MNT 300 million (USD 270,000).

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