Overall Green alert Flood
in USA

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 4080
Death: 2
Displaced: 100
Countries: USA
From - To 05 Aug - 07 Aug

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 14 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Beach Resort Town Left to Rot (PHOTOS)Fri, 09 Aug 2013 22:37:00 +0200.

The shores of California’s Salton Sea were once filled with resorts and vacationers. That is, until Tropical Storm Kathleen flooded out the towns in 1976, playing a role in clearing out the resort town. “Tropical storms that impact the sout
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¿Qué pasa con el agua de la central nuclear de Fukushima?Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:37:00 +0200.

Se baraja la opción de congelar el suelo en torno a la central Hay 300.000 toneladas de agua contaminada depositada en contenedores El objetivo es reducir la filtración al mar a 60 toneladas Leer la noticia completa
La. flood board sues oil companies over erosionMon, 29 Jul 2013 12:32:00 +0200.

The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hundreds of thousands acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from hurricanes, officials in charge of New Orleans-area flood protection ...
La. Flood Board Sues Oil Companies Over ErosionThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:18:00 +0200.

NEW ORLEANS -- The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hundreds of thousands acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from hurricanes, officials in charge of New Orleans-area flood protection say in a lawsui
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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