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Indonesia:Flash Flood:2009/03/27
Duration2009/03/27 A dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, burst on 27 March 2009, killing 28 people and flooding hundreds of houses nearby, officials said.
Country or DistrictIndonesia
NameFlash Flood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others
WHO 2009/03/30
Dead: 98
Missing: 5
Injured: 190



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  • WHO 2009/03/30
    WHO emergency situation report no. 2
  • CNN.com 2009/03/29
    The death toll from a flash flood in Indonesia\\\'s capital grew to 92 people on Sunday as rescuers widened their search for some 90 others missing in the aftermath.
  • Jakarta Post
    A dam burst in the outskirts of Jakarta, before dawn Friday, sending a flash flood into a crowded residential neighborhood, submerging hundreds of houses and killing at least 20 people, officials said.
  • Reuters AlertNet 2009/03/27
    A dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, burst on 27 March 2009, killing 28 people and flooding hundreds of houses nearby, officials said.
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