Details of Disaster Information
| Jamaica : Flood : 2002/05/26 | |
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| Duration | 2002/05/26 |
| Country or District |
Jamaica |
| Name | Flood |
| Outline | Heavy rains pummeled Jamaica for a fifth straight day on Sunday, causing landslides and flash floods and forcing hundreds of people to take refuge in makeshift state shelters or other family members' homes. |
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| Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
| Reuters AlertNet 2002/06/04 | ||
| Dead: 11 people Homeless: nearly 700 poeple |
The $23 million estimate included damage to roads, bridges, buildings, water supplies and public health facilities. |
Damage toll from flooding and landslides caused by recent heavy rains could surpass $42 million (J$2 billion). |
| Reuters 2002/05/27 | ||
| Dead: at least 26 persons (Jamaica and Haiti) |
103 families were in shelters. |
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