Overall Green Flood
in Mongolia

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102164
Death: 4
Displaced: 925
Countries: Mongolia
From - To 05 Aug - 08 Aug

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Mongolia, Early August 2023.Four people died and hundreds of families were affected and suffered damages after flooding in central area of Mongolia including Ulaanbaatar city and in particular the district of the Bayanzürkh, following heavy rain on 05 August 2023. Roads and electricity supply were cut. Sixteen homes were destroyed and 4 people died. IFRC reported 8,969 people affected and 925 displaced.Tue 8 Aug 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Rain, flooding damage crops in China 8/8/2023 9:34:00 AM.

Heavy rains lashing China's northeast are ravaging crops in some areas of the country's grain basket, threatening to increase imports at a time of rising food insecurity around the globe. Recent flooding has destroyed rice planted in parts
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Northeast China province issues flood alerts for major rivers 8/8/2023 7:50:00 AM.

Firefighters transfer sandbags in Yangming District of Mudanjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 5, 2023. (Xinhua) HARBIN, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province issued two yellow alerts at 8 p.m. Monday
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Northeast China province issues flood alerts for major rivers 8/8/2023 4:11:00 AM.

HARBIN, Aug. 7 -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province issued two yellow alerts at 8 p.m. Monday for possible flash floods and geological disasters, following its two blue alerts for flooding, said the provincial flood control and drough
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Update: Northeast China province issues flood alerts for major rivers 8/7/2023 7:10:00 PM.

© Provided by Xinhua. HARBIN, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province issued two yellow alerts at 8 p.m. Monday for possible flash floods and geological disasters, following its two blue alerts for flooding, said the prov
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