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Russian Federation (the):Flood:2002/06/21

Duration	2002/06/21	Severe floods caused by heavy rains in southern Russia have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.52 people are reported to have been killed ,180 have been missing.
Country or District	Russian Federation (the)
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
CNN news 2002/06/29
Dead: 93 people
yahoo!singapore news 2002/06/24
At least 52 people were dead In the single region of Stavropol some 180 were missing	Around 45,000 homes had been flooded with more than 1,200 completely destroyed,	Disaster had caused damage estimated at around 32 million dollars (33 million euros).

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