Overall Green alert Flood
in China

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101823
Death: 2
Displaced: -
Countries: China
From - To 23 Jan - 24 Jan

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Henan Province, China, Late January 2023At least two people died and 7 were missing on 23 January 2023 after families celebrating Lunar New Year were swept away in a sudden flood from China's Yellow River near Sanmenxia, Henan Province, China, state media reported. 10 people were rescued. Officials deny reports that a sudden surge of water came from the nearby Sanmenxia dam.Tue 24 Jan 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Articles: 39 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Precise water management mitigates disasters2023-01-28T01:04+0100.

Aerial photo taken on Sept 10, 2021 shows the scenery of the Three Gorges Reservoir in Zigui county of Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua] Despite a spate of floods around the country last year, the number of fatali
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Growing at a CAGR of 5.64% in 2022 – 2027, Infrastructures to Boost th ... 2023-01-27T06:56+0100.

Hyderabad, Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Repairs to buildings are a typical occurrence in the current global real estate market. Demand for Concrete Repair is on the rise due to the aging residential infrastructure and the load exerted
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Global Warming: Frontline Philippines2023-01-26T11:54+0100.

A s this piece was being written, the number of dead, missing, and injured and the toll on agriculture and infrastructure were still rising in Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Samar, Romblon, and other provinces where almost every baranga
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Anadolu Agency2023-01-26T05:11+0100.

Türkiye on Wednesday handed over another batch of relief goods for Pakistan’s flood victims at a ceremony in Karachi. Nearly 900 tons of relief goods, including food and kitchen items, blankets, warm clothes, cleaning material, and mattress
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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),