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Afghanistan:Flood:2010/05/05

Duration	2010/05/05	Rainfall and torrential flooding in the Central Highlands and Western and Northeastern regions of Afghanistan, killing at least 31 people.
Country or District	Afghanistan
Name	Flood

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Report/Articles OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/05/12 Almost 20 provinces of Afghanistan have been hit by flooding occurred last week, 8 of them severely. 120 people have died and 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed, according to the Vice President Khalili. Reuters AlertNet 2010/05/10 More than 100 people have died and thousands of Afghans have lost their homes due to heavy flooding over the last week in Afghanistan. IRIN 2010/05/09 Flash floods have killed over 80 people, wounded 240 and damaged more than 5,000 houses in 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces over the past 18 days. BBC news 2010/05/07 Flash floods caused by heavy rains have hit northern Afghanistan, after a week of flooding across the country in which at least 65 people died. OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/05/06 Rainfall and torrential flooding occurred in the Central Highlands and Western and Northeastern regions of Afghanistan.

Geographycal Data Information OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/05/18 Afghanistan: Districts Affected by Floods (as of 17 May 2010) OCHA ReliefWeb 2010/05/13 Afghanistan: Districts Affected by Floods (as of 12 May 2010) OCHA ReleifWeb 2010/05/11 Afghanistan: Districts Affected by Floods (as of 8 May 2010)

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