Overall Green alert Flood for Uganda
in Uganda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1101089
Death: 1
Displaced: -
Countries: Uganda
From - To 17 Sep - 19 Sep

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Eastern Uganda, September 2021Uganda red Cross reported that heavy rain caused floods and landslides in parts of Eastern Region from around 17 September 2021. Flooding was reported in parts of Mbale and Kween districts. One person died and 2 were injured after a landslide destroyed a house in Kapchorwa district following heavy rain.Sat 18 Sep 2021FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. 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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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),