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Mexico: Flood: 2004/04/05 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/04/05
Country or District Mexico
Event Type Flood
Outline Homeless people picked through debris and sought food at emergency shelters on Thursday after a flash flood ravaged the northern Mexican town of Piedras Negras, leaving 36 dead and 19 missing.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Reuters AlertNet 2004/04/08
Homeless people picked through debris and sought food at emergency shelters on Thursday after a flash flood ravaged the northern Mexican town of Piedras Negras, leaving 36 dead and 19 missing.

OCHA Relief Web 2004/04/06
Heavy rains caused flooding in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila early on the morning of Monday 5 April, resulting in at least 25 deaths. Dozens of people are still reported missing and at least 3,500 have been forced out of their homes.

BBC News 2004/04/06
At least 31 people are dead and more than 50 missing after flash floods hit a town in northern Mexico, close to the US border.

Reuters Alertnet 2004/04/05
Floods in northern Mexico kill at least 31