Monsoon rains triggered major flooding in northeastern India, submerging hundreds of villages and forcing thousands of people to abandon.
Source: glidenumber
The north eastern and northern districts including Sylhet, Moulavibazar, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Netrokona, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat of Bangladesh have been inundated due to heavy downpour and of on-rush flood water from upstream (Assam and Meghalaya in India) for last couple of weeks.
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As of 22 June, according to government statistics, the latest round of floods which began early in the month of June has affected more than 29 million people and 1.6 million hectares of crops in the areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. The downpours triggered flash floods, inundated crops, destroyed reservoirs and irrigation facilities, and disrupted traffic and telecommunications Latest figures indicate that up to 199 people have perished, 123 people are missing, 2.37 million people were evacuated, and 195,000 houses collapsed, with direct economic losses amounting to approximately CNY 42.1 billion (CHF 7.01 billion or EUR 5.03 billion).
Source: glidenumber
Hundreds without shelter after floods caused by a tropical wave moving westward.
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Torrents of flood water devastated towns and villages in northeastern Brazil, killing at least 38 people and leaving more than 600 missing and more than 50,000 without shelter.
Source: glidenumber
Relief has been delivered to population affected by floods, heavy rains and landslides in the province of Panama.
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At least 11 people were killed after heavy rains caused flooding around Ghana's capital, destroying homes and washing out roads, emergency officials in the West African country said on 21 June 2010.
Source: glidenumber
For the past three days, the Northern Rakhine State (NRS) in Myanmar is facing continuous rains that have
flooded several areas including in Maungdaw and Buthidaung. The Government has confirmed the death of 42 people (18 in Maungdaw and 24 in Buthidaung). Landslides have reportedly occurred in several places (in Buthidaung) and roads and bridges have either been cut or damaged by the floods in Maungdaw and Buthidaung. Several villages are severely flooded. Heavy rain in Myanmar has triggered floods and landslides, washing away bridges, blocking roads and killing at least 12 people, district officials said on Wednesday.
Source: OCHA
International Charter: Space and Major Disasters activated for Myanmar by UNITAR/UNISAT on behalf of UNDP.
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Heavy rains caused floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, killing at least 58 people.
Source: glidenumber
Up to 40,000 people evacuated after torrential rains caused heavy flooding in the southern Philippines.
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