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Jamaica:Flood:2002/05/26

Duration	2002/05/26	Heavy rains pummeled Jamaica for a fifth straight day on Sunday, causing landslides and flash floods and forcing hundreds of people to take refuge in makeshift state shelters or other family members' homes.
Country or District	Jamaica
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Reuters AlertNet 2002/06/04
Dead: 11 people Homeless: nearly 700 poeple	The $23 million estimate included damage to roads, bridges, buildings, water supplies and public health facilities.	Damage toll from flooding and landslides caused by recent heavy rains could surpass $42 million (J$2 billion).
Reuters 2002/05/27
Dead: at least 26 persons (Jamaica and Haiti)		103 families were in shelters.

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Report/Articles Reuters AlertNet 2002/06/04 Jamaica flood damages could top $42 million yahoo!news 2002/05/30 Death toll in Jamaica flooding rises to seven, at least 250 still in shelters Reuters 2002/05/27 At least 26 people died in Jamaica and Haiti in flooding and landslides. OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 CNN news 2002/05/26 Heavy rains and floods hit Jamaica yahoo!news 2002/05/26 Heavy Rains and flash floods force hundreds to evacuate homes in Jamaica

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