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Honduras: Flood: 2002/06/09 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/06/09
Country or District Honduras
Event Type Flood
Outline Intense overnight rains soaked much of Honduras early Sunday, triggering floods that killed at least 10 people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and left a community in the southern border region cutoff from the outside world.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/06/14
Dead: 8 persons
Evacuated: 1,086 people
Sheltered: 144 people
Houses damaged: 233
Houses destroyed: 11
Bridges destroyed: 7
Schools damaded: 3

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OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/06/14
8 persons dead

yahoo!news 2002/06/09
Flooding kills 10 people, leaves 1,000 more homeless in Honduras