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India: Flash Flood: 2004/08/26 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/08/26
Country or District India
Event Type Flash Flood
Outline More than 20 people have been rescued after fears they had died when they were swept away by flash floods in northern India. Two bodies have been recovered and a search is on for five people who are still missing.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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The Indian Express 2004/08/27
A group of 29 labourers, sleeping in the open on the banks of the Kailasho river in Akrouli village, Sitarganj, were washed away early morning on Thursday, August 26, 2004.

BBC News 26/08/2004
More than 20 people have been rescued after fears they had died when they were swept away by flash floods in northern India.