Overall Orange Flood alert in Mozambique from 17 Jan 2013 00:00 UTC to 04 Mar 2013 23:59 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Flood

in Mozambique

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 4023
Death:	135
Displaced:	170000
Countries:	Mozambique
From - To	17 Jan - 04 Mar

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Mozambique: Episcopal Relief & Development Assists Mozambique Flood Re.. 3/7/2013 11:54:00 PM.

Source: Episcopal Relief and Development Country: Mozambique Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting emergency flood response and recovery efforts in Mozambique through two dioceses of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Both the N

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El 90 por ciento de los desastres naturales quedan en el olvido 3/6/2013 3:15:00 AM.

Por Ángela Gonzalo. Los desastres naturales están aumentando con el cambio climático y cada vez hay más afectados. En 1992 se registraron 221, que afectaron a 78 millones de personas y provocaron pérdidas de 70.000 millones de dólares. 20 a

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Mozambique pegs flooding death toll at 117 3/5/2013 9:23:00 AM.

APA Maputo (Mozambique) Mozambique\' Institute on Natural Disaster Management (INGC) revealed on Tuesday in Maputo that the known death toll from the torrential rains and flooding of the current rainy season now stands at 117. The INGC puts

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Mozambique relief agency closes down four shelters 2/27/2013 2:18:00 PM.

APA Maputo (Mozambique) As flooding waters are receding along the Limpopo valley, the epicentre of Mozambique\'s heavy flooding since January, Mozambique\'s relief agency INGC has closed down four accommodation centres after about 30,000 pe

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