Overall Green alert Flood
in Sri Lanka

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 4010
Death: 9
Displaced: 6000
Countries: Sri Lanka
From - To 16 Dec - 18 Dec

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 5 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

World: Asia's 2012 figures and trendsTue, 11 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0100.

Source: IRIN Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines (the), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, World BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people d
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DISASTERS: Asia’s 2012 figures and trendsTue, 11 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0100.

BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else
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World: Floods deaths down but economic losses significantTue, 11 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0100.

Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Bangladesh, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Philippines
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US soars up list of climate-impacted countries - reportTue, 27 Nov 2012 13:23:00 +0100.

Asia and Latin America were hardest hit by flooding and other severe weather in 2011, but vulnerability is also rising in the US

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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