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Iran (Islamic Republic of):Flash Flood:2001/08/11

Duration	2001/08/11	Flash floods sweeping northeast Iran have killed at least 53 people on Sunday.
Country or District	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Name	Flash Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Death: 226 Missing: 284	The damaged farmland:some 15,000 hectares The destroyed houses :1,500 (Khorasan and Golestan provinces) The damage is estimated to run into tens of millions of dollars.
Dead：170 Missing：160
Death toll in the Kalaleh area of Golestan province: 52 people	Flood damage to roads and infrastructure in Golestan province was estimated at 150 billion rials ($19 million) .

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report 2001/08/22 ＡＦＰ（Relief Web） 2001/08/21 1.2 million people affeced by floods. CNN report 2001/08/21 Iran flood death and missing toll reach 500 CNN news 2001/08/18 The death toll from devastating floods in northeast Iran could reach 500,state radio on Saturday. CNN news 2001/08/14 Iran floods death toll rising CNN News The death toll from devastating floods in northeast Iran could reach 500, state radio said on Saturday. MSN News(Japanese page) OCHA Situation Report No.1 2001/08/12 Disaster Situration and Response Reuters News Iran Army Searches for Flood Survivors, 53 Dead

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