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Madagascar: Flood: 2003/01/22 Country Information on DRR

Period 2003/01/22
Country or District Madagascar
Event Type Flood
Outline Floods following torrential downpours in Madagascar have killed three people and have displaced 15,000 residents
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Affected  19,788

Homeless  3,582

Dead    16

Houses destroyed 317

Infrastructure destroyed  
4 bridges 3 roads cut off 3 dykes

Agricultural damages 3,388 ha

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Report/Articles

AFP news 2003/01/24
Madagascar floods claim 16 lives, 25,000 displaced without food and shelter

OCHA Situation Report No. 2
the impact of floods on people and infrastructure

OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2003/01/23
20,000 people overall have been affected by the floods. 13 people have died due to the collapse of houses and 2,218 people are homeless.

AFP news 2003/01/22
Madagascar floods leave three dead, displace 15,000