Overall Green alert Flood
in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1000129
Death: 50
Displaced: -
Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
From - To 16 Aug - 16 Aug

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 16 | About casualties: 4 | Last hour: 0

Faced with multiple natural disasters, charities broaden their appealsSat, 23 Sep 2017 11:12:00 +0200.

A flood of natural disasters around the world in the last month has some aid organizations taking a different approach to fundraising to prevent donor fatigue. For weeks, Canadians have been inundated with video of the damage caused by Hurr
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As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate chan ... Sun, 03 Sep 2017 02:13:00 +0200.

F irst came the dire warnings of Hurricane Harvey , then the terrible scenes as the skies opened, whole neighbourhoods drowned and motorways became rivers. Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the v
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As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate chan ... Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:15:00 +0200.

F irst came the dire warnings of Hurricane Harvey , then the terrible scenes as the skies opened, whole neighbourhoods drowned and motorways became rivers. Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the v
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Hundreds still missing in Sierra Leone mudslide as search intensifiesFri, 18 Aug 2017 05:36:00 +0200.

FREETOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Soldiers and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone on Thursday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximat
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),