Overall Green Flood
in Uganda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102393
Death: 2
Displaced: -
Countries: Uganda
From - To 09 Dec - 11 Dec

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Western Region, Uganda, December 2023Heavy rain in the Western Region of Uganda caused a mudslide on 09 December where at least 2 people died.Wed 13 Dec 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Global Weather Hazards Summary December 8 - 14, 2023 12/13/2023 7:02:00 PM.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),