Overall Green Flood in Philippines from 28 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2012 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in Philippines

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 3956
Death:	3
Displaced:	13000
Countries:	Philippines
From - To	28 Jul - 06 Aug

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Philippines seeks help for victims 8/9/2012 10:38:00 PM.

Philippine authorities appealed yesterday for help in getting relief to 2mn people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, warning that evacuation centres were overwhelmed. After more than a month’s worth of rain was dump

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Appeal to help two million victims of Philippine floods 8/9/2012 9:36:00 PM.

Entire districts in Philippine capital remain submerged after rivers burst their banks

Photos: A flooded Philippines 8/9/2012 8:37:00 PM.

Thursday brought no break from the rain for nearly 2 million people in the Philippines, where a monsoon has caused heavy flooding, evacuations, and at least 19 deaths, disaster officials said.

Philippines (the): Drenched Philippines shifts to rescue mode 8/9/2012 7:29:00 PM.

Source: Voice of America Country: Philippines (the) by Simone Orendain MANILA — The Philippine weather service has lifted its storm warning for the capital, Manila. Flood waters that affected more than two-million people are now receding. T

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