Overall Green Flood
in China

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102148
Death: 44
Displaced: 43686
Countries: China
From - To 31 Jul - 15 Aug

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Shaanxi Province, China, Mid-August 2023Severe flooding and landslides caused damage and fatalities in a village on the outskirts of Xi’an city, Shaanxi Province, China, on 13 August 2023.Mon 14 Aug 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Latest media headlines

4 Death Toll in China Mudslide Rises to 21, With Six People Missing 8/14/2023 7:06:00 PM.

(AP) — The death toll from a mudslide triggered by heavy rain on the outskirts of the western Chinese city of Xi’an rose to 21 on Sunday and rescuers were still looking for six missing people, the government said. The mudslide and a flash f
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Hundreds of Stricken Dogs Saved From Devastating China Floods 8/14/2023 5:51:00 PM.

Animal rescuers savings dogs from a flood. Animal rescuers respond to floods on the southern outskirts of Beijing, China, to help rescue cats and dogs following Typhoon Doksuri. Vshine and CAWA said they had rescued 269 dogs and 11 cats fro
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Hundreds of Stricken Dogs Saved From Devastating China Floods 8/14/2023 5:39:00 PM.

Animal rescuers savings dogs from a flood. Animal rescuers respond to floods on the southern outskirts of Beijing, China, to help rescue cats and dogs following Typhoon Doksuri. Vshine and CAWA said they had rescued 269 dogs and 11 cats fro
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Hundreds of Stricken Dogs Saved From Devastating China Floods 8/14/2023 5:37:00 PM.

Animal rescuers savings dogs from a flood. Animal rescuers respond to floods on the southern outskirts of Beijing, China, to help rescue cats and dogs following Typhoon Doksuri. Vshine and CAWA said they had rescued 269 dogs and 11 cats fro
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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),