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Sri Lanka: Flood: 2007/12/18
GLIDE: FL-2007-000228-LKA
| Period | 2007/12/18 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Sri Lanka |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | Flooding displaced more than 20,000 people from their homes in eastern Sri Lanka as a depression over the Bay of Bengal increased monsoon rains. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Sri Lanka: Floods Situation Report 2007/12/24 | ||
| Killed 1 Infured 4 Affected 209,279 |
Houses Fully damaged 96 Partially damaged 2,474 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
OCHA Report 2007/12/24
Sri Lanka: Floods Situation Report- December, 2007
Reuters AlertNet 2007/12/24
Sri Lanka says floods displace 175,000, most in east.
Sri Lanka News Portal 2007/12/17
Nearly 30,000 people in eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced by floods caused by incessant rains over the weekend, disaster relief officials said on 17 December 2007.
Reuters AlerNet 2007/12/18
Floods displace more than 20,000 in east Sri Lanka