Overall Green alert Flood for United States
in United States

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Flood United States can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101495
Death: 23
Displaced: 753
Countries: United States
From - To 23 Jun - 26 Aug

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Virginia, USA, July 2022Flash floods caused damage in the rural county of Buchanan 12 to 13 July 2022. Buchanan County Sheriff's Office said the concentration of the flooding is in the Dismal River Road area which runs alongside Dismal Creek. Affected communities include Patterson, Pilgrims Knob, Whitewood and Jewell Valley. Over 100 homes are thought to have been damaged, with some of them ripped from their foundations. Buchanan County Sheriff's Office said that, as of the evening 13 July, 44 people were unaccounted for. Virginia Governor declared a state of emergency. Note: rainfall appears to be highly localised. NWS or other data show little significant rainfall for the region, as of early 14 July 2022.Thu 14 Jul 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Articles: 545 | About casualties: 73 | Last hour: 0

Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps - The Assoc ... 2022-08-29T22:31+0200.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly a half million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world’s climate crisis after unprecedented m
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Pakistan floods leave wrecked lives, half million in camps2022-08-29T22:22+0200.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly a half million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world's climate crisis after unprecedented m
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Minister Coveney announces €500,000 in emergency assistance to Pakista ... 2022-08-29T21:44+0200.

Press release 29 August 2022. Minister for Foreign Affairs [and Minister for Defence], Simon Coveney, T.D., today announced an initial commitment of €500,000 of Irish Aid support to the people of Pakistan who are experiencing a humanitarian
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Allied govt establishes National Flood Response Center for rehabilitat ... 2022-08-29T21:18+0200.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Aug, 2022 ) :The allied parties in the government on Monday after mutual consultation decided to establish a National Flood Response and Coordination Center to tackle the situation of flood
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),