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India: Flood: 2009/07/20 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/07/20
Country or District India
Event Type Flood
Outline Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa and inundated half a million homes, officials and witnesses said on Monday.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

CNN.com 2009/07/23
At least 441 people have died in floods in India from this season\'s monsoon rains, federal authorities said in their latest report. Flooding has affected more than 1.5 million people in parts of India.

Reuters AlerNet 2009/07/20
Flash floods kill 36 in India, displace thousands

Geographycal Data

OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/07/06
India: Floods (as of 2 July 2009)