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United States of America (the): Flood: 2006/06/29
GLIDE: FL-2006-000093-USA
| Period | 2006/06/29 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | United States of America (the) |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated as north-eastern United States suffered its worst flooding in years. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Swissinfo 2006/06/29
More than 150,000 people fled rising river waters threatening the historic town of Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday after floods killed at least 16 people in the rain-soaked eastern United States.
BBC NEWS 2006/06/29
Up to 200,000 people were evacuated from their homes in north-eastern Pennsylvania alone because of rising waters on the Susquehanna River
CNN NEWS 2006/06/29
At least 10 dead as streams rise from New York to Virginia