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Indonesia: Flash Flood: 2004/04/27 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/04/27
Country or District Indonesia
Event Type Flash Flood
Outline Flash floods occured in the tsunami-hit Indonesian province of Ache when river banks burst after heavy rain, killing at least 15 people.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2005/04/29
Dead: 15
Injured: 28
Missing: 25

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2005/04/29
According to SATKORLAK PBP on 29 April, the flash floods killed 15 people and injured 18 others. Twenty-nine people are still reported missing.

OCHA Relief Web 2005/04/27
The floods, which destroyed about 490 homes in the village of Lawe Mengkudu in southeastern Aceh late Tuesday, were caused when a river burst its banks after a day of heavy rain.

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OCHA ReliefWeb 2005/04/29
Indonesia: Flash floods