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Event: FF Flash Flood
Number: 2007-000185
Country: TUN Tunisia
Location: Northern and Eastern regions
Date (YMD): 2007-10-13
Time:
Duration: 3
Magnitude:
Information Source:IFRC DREF bulletin 1
Comments: On 13, 14 and 15 October 2007 - Several regions of Tunisia (Northern and Eastern) were affected by torrential rains (184 mm were recorded in some regions in a period of 10 hours. As of today, 13 persons were killed and 3 others are missing. Houses were destroyed, flooded (destruction of personal belongings, cars swept away) Roads were cut, train services was interrupted. Several power cuts were registered in Tunis and other provinces. In poor areas, hundreds of families had to be evacuated. According to the National Meteorological Institute, storms and rain are expected to continue during the coming week.
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