Event: | FF Flash Flood |
Number: | 2012-000203 |
Country: | COG Congo, Republic |
Location: | Brazzaville |
Date (YMD): | 2012-12-8 |
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Information Source: | IFRC |
Comments: | After the flooding in the city of Pointe-Noire
during November 2012, torrential rains hit
Brazzaville - the capital of the Republic of Congo during
the 8 and 9 December 2012, leaving
casualties and extensive material damage in its
wake.
According to the rapid assessment conducted by
Congolese Red Cross (CRC) volunteers, there
have been 14 fatalities, dozens of injured, and
several persons missing. As for material damage,
more than a thousand houses have been
completely or partially destroyed, leaving about
1,500 families (around 7,500 persons) homeless |
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