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Philippines (the): Flood: 2002/08/12 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/08/12
Country or District Philippines (the)
Event Type Flood
Outline At least 17 people have been killed as torrential rains unleashed floods over a wide area of the Philippines.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Reuters News 2002/08/13
Dead: at least 17 people

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BBC News 2002/08/14
Most of the deaths happened on the island of Negros, in the central Philippines, where eight people were killed in landslides.

Reuters News 2002/08/13
Floods kill 17, sweep houses away in Philippines