Overall White alert Flood
in South Africa

Event summary

This flood can have a no humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1000091
Death: 5
Displaced: 2000
Countries: South Africa
From - To 06 Jun - 08 Jun

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 133 | About casualties: 40 | Last hour: 0

6 weather alertsSun, 11 Jun 2017 22:51:00 +0200.

FLC007-019-112330- /O.NEW.KJAX.FA.Y.0049.170611T2029Z-170611T2330Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bradford FL-Clay FL- 429 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2017 The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Urban and
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How wet is it? Try a month’s worth of June rain in a single weekSun, 11 Jun 2017 04:50:00 +0200.

In a week’s time, heavy rain across South Florida wiped out six months worth of drought. During this winter’s withering dry season, rainfall dropped 60 percent below average from the Florida Keys to south of Orlando, according to the South
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The 66 deaths in Kalutara floods could easily have been averted CEBEU ... Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:32:00 +0200.

BY NIRANJALA ARIYAWANSHA. The engineers of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) allege that the so called environmentalists are responsible for the 66 deaths that occurred in the Kalutara District due to the torrential rains caused by south-west
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Build resilience in vulnerable communities in SL - ILOSat, 10 Jun 2017 21:27:00 +0200.

World Day Against Child Labour: World Day Against Child Labour which falls tomorrow, June 12, brings to light the impact that conflicts and disasters can have on child labour. Sri Lanka has experienced both disasters and conflict in recent
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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),