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

Updated: this report is based on update number 250.

• Flood Magnitude 5.96
• from 25/07/2012 00:00 UTC to 30/07/2012 23:59 UTC
• 0 killed and 40000 displaced

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Articles: 51 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

Twin typhoons set to batter mainland
Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:05:00 +0200   scmp (en)

The first of two typhoons struck the east coast last night, with another set to make landfall early today, threatening devastation inland.

People and organisations: Xinhua News Agency  Wen Jiabao  China News Service  Taipei City  Emergency 

Typhoon Saola: Flooding and landslides kill five and leave thousands homeless
Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:18:00 +0200   mailonsunday (en)

The footage shows the startling moment Typhoon Saola claimed a life in the city of Taipei. The military helped more than 1,000 people flee from less-populated regions.

People and organisations: Xinhua News Agency  Wen Jiabao  National Disaster Risk Reduction  Benito Ramos 

Typhoon rain floods Taiwan
Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:22:00 +0200   thehimalayantimes (en)

TAIPEI: A typhoon inched across northern Taiwan today after already dumping up to five feet of rain that has flooded farmland, swollen rivers and paralysed life on much of the densely populated island of 23 million people. Typhoon Saola weakened to a strong tropical storm by late afternoon, but its....

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