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Peru:Flood:2003/01/27

Duration	2003/01/27	Heavy rains ruin crops, cattle, kill six in Peru
Country or District	Peru
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/02/03
Dead: 8 people Injured: 12 people Severely affected: 46,821 people Affected: 12,653 people	Affected: more than 2,300 houses 35,000 hectares of agricultural land

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Report/Articles BBC news 2003/02/09 El Nino floods hit Peru.More than 6,000 homes have been destroyed.It is estimated that 59,000 people have been affected by this year's El Nino. OCHA Situation Report No.3 2003/02/03 8 people were killed and 12 people were injured. OCHA Situation Report No.2 2003/01/29 According to information provided by WHO/PAHO, the Ministry of Health reports two deaths. Reuters 2003/01/27 5,000 families had been forced from their homes.

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