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Nepal: Flood: 2008/09/19 Country Information on DRR

Period 2008/09/19
Country or District Nepal
Event Type Flood
Outline 45 people were killed and over 35 people are still missing due to incessant downpour, landslides and flood in the past two days in the far-west of Nepal.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Nepalnews 2008/09/27
The death toll in the recent floods and landslides in the far-western districts has reached 64.

IRIN News 2008/09/29
The number of displaced grew over the past week from an initial 80,000 to nearly 180,000 on 29 September following assessments by aid agencies and the government.

The Himalayan Times 2008/09/21
Twenty-six have died in Kailali, 10 in Kanchanpur, six in Doti, one each in Bajhang, Dadeldurra and Darchula districts, according to the regional police office Dipayal.