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Overview

Red flood alert in China Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for China

Analysis: August 2, 2010: "Korean Ethnic Village," attracts thousands of tourists every year. It lies in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture on China's border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). More than 90 percent of the villagers are of Korea...

The flood started on 7/23/2010 and ended on 8/3/2010, with a duration of 12 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).

The main cause is Monsoonal Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 3
• magnitude: 7.4
• duration: 12
• severity: 2
• affected region: 1049000 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that 1100 person(s) have been killed and 300000 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 1049000 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Current flooding is concentrated in Hubei, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. Dead and displaced entries are estimates for summer, 2010 flooding total to date

The approximate geographic location of this flood is 31.58 latitude and 111.07 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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