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GLIDE Record
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Event:
FL Flood
Number:
2008-000158
Country:
PAN Panama
Location:
Date (YMD):
2008-9-3
Time:
Duration:
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Information Source:
IFRC
Comments:
On 3 September 2008 the province of Chiriqui, in particular the region of Ng?be Bugl? in the district of Besiko, was affected by a low pressure system in the central mountain range, producing heavy rain and floods. Eight rural communities were affected by the overflowed rivers of Fonseca and Boca de Soloy in the region Ng?be Bugl? mainly because seven suspension bridges were destroyed. 50 houses are affected, and 28 destroyed. There is also lack of electricity in the district of San Felix. According to the Civil Protection approximately 545 people have been affected, 11 are missing, and five people died. Two emergency shelters have been established in the district of Soloy, providing shelter for a total of 293 people.
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