Overall Green alert Flood
in India, Sri Lanka

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

GDACS ID FL 1101843
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: India, Sri Lanka
From - To 01 Feb - 03 Feb

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Tropical Depression, Sri Lanka and Southern India, Early February 2023A depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal sea area brought severe weather to parts of Sri Lanka in early February. Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported 2 people injured, 578 people affected and 157 homes damaged, as of 03 February 2023. Much of the damage was a result of strong winds. Some heavy rain combined with strong winds affected 56 residents in Mulaitivu and 194 residents in Polonnaruwa. Further heavy rain was forecast. Heavy rain was also reported in parts of southern India during this time.Fri 3 Feb 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), DesInventar (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),