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Sri Lanka:Flood:2002/12/19

Duration	2002/12/19	More than 500,000 people have been displaced in the war-torn north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka after torrential rains.
Country or District	Sri Lanka
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/12/19
Affected: 70,000 families Displaced: 5,000 families (around 20,000 to 25,000 persons)

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/12/19 Around 70,000 families are affected by the floods. Daily News, Sri Lanka 　2002/12/23 Flood-affected areas gradually returning to normal BBC news 2002/12/19 Thousands hit by Sri Lanka floods TamilNet, Sri Lanka 2002/12/22 Government aid for Batticaloa flood victims OCHA Situation Report 2002/12/19 More than 10,000 houses have been damaged or affected while large areas of paddy land and cultivated land have gone under water.

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