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GLIDE Record
(2432 of 6487)
Event:
FL Flood
Number:
2007-000189
Country:
NIC Nicaragua
Location:
Pacific Western Region of Nicaragua
Date (YMD):
2007-10-19
Time:
Duration:
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Information Source:
ACT
Comments:
The heavy rains caused the rise and overflow of rivers in many districts of the Pacific Western Region of Nicaragua. On October 12, 2007, the President of Nicaragua declared a yellow alert in the department of Chinandega and a green alert in seven other departments of the country. On October 14, 2007 a red alert was declared in the department of Chinandega on behalf of the municipal authorities, with priority in the most-affected zones, where nine of the 13 municipalities report damages by the floods. Close to 3,600 people are affected, of which 2,119 have been evacuated into temporary housing.
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