Overall Red Flood alert for British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas in British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas on 28 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Red alert Flood for British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas

in British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas

Event summary

Flood British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100185
Death:	93
Displaced:	5400
Countries:	British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas
From - To	28 Aug - 28 Aug

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Hurricane Dorian, The Bahamas, August to September 2019After the passage in The Bahamas of the Tropical Cyclone DORIAN on 1-3 September, the number of fatalities has reached 50 across the Abacos (42 fatalities) and Grand Bahama (eight fatalities). In addition, around 76,000 people were affected and an estimated 5,400 people were sheltered in the capital Nassau.Wed 28 Aug 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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