Overall Green alert Flood
in Uganda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1101892
Death: 1
Displaced: -
Countries: Uganda
From - To 14 Mar - 23 Mar

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Uganda, Late March 2023Uganda Red Cross reported flooding in Kisoro District in the Western Region of Uganda. Initial reports revealed houses, crops and livestock were damaged. Teams were still conducting damage assessments, as of 23 March 2023.Fri 24 Mar 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Articles: 4 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

What to do if your property is at risk from natural disasters Homes an ... 2023-03-22T06:31+0100.

“I feel as if I was defrauded because I cannot recognise the plot of land I bought. When I consulted a structural engineer about the possibility of salvaging the land, he said it would cost me more than Shs100m to build a foundation that wo
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Natural disasters caused 30,000 deaths, $220bn losses in 20222023-03-20T03:07+0100.

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 387 natural hazards and disasters resulted in the death of 30,704 people and caused economic losses of around $223.8 billion all over the world in 2022. The disasters, recorded by the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT
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Disasters caused 30,704 deaths and $223.8 billion in damages last year ... 2023-03-17T21:36+0100.

Executive Summary. In 2022, the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide, resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 bill
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2022 Disasters in numbers2023-03-17T18:48+0100.

Executive Summary. In 2022,1 the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide,2 resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives 3 and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),