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Indonesia: Flash Flood: 2002/03/28 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/03/28
Country or District Indonesia
Event Type Flash Flood
Outline Flash floods following heavy rain have killed at least nine people and destroyed dozens of homes in Indonesia's Nias island,
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Consolidated situation report 2002/03/28
Dead: 9 people
At least 10 villages were inundated.

Dozens of homes and a bridge had been destroyed.
Crops in at least 4 hectares (9.8 acres) of fields were washed away.

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OCHA Consolidated situation report 2002/03/28
Rain-induced flash floods in Nias Island, North Sumatra, killed nine people.

yahoo!singapore news 2002/03/28
Flood sweeps away nine in Indonesia's Nias island