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

Updated: this report is based on update number 252.

• Flood Magnitude 6.60
• from 05/04/2012 00:00 UTC to 26/04/2012 23:59 UTC
• 2 killed and 5000 displaced

Known identifiers for this event: FL-2012-000056-PRY (glide) FL-2012-000056-PRY (glide)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 2 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

Seam advierte: Hay una semana para evitar más desastre en el Chaco y culpa a ganaderos
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:03:00 +0200   UltimaHora (es)

Las autoridades nacionales y los ganaderos de la ribera del Pilcomayo tienen una semana para evitar una catástrofe por inundación de proporciones incalculables. En la cuenca alta hubo más riada y lluvias y de no desagotarse el cauce doblarán la actual situación de emergencia en el Chaco, informó el ministro de la Seam, Óscar Rivas.

People and organisations: Red Cross 

Syria Violence Continues as Cease-fire Deadline Looms
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:54:00 +0200   wsj-en (en)

Syria's military continued a countrywide offensive against opposition strongholds, killing at least 19 civilians, as a deadline for a cease-fire approached.

People and organisations: Britain-based Syrian Observatory  Bo Xilai  UN Security Council  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights  Dow Jones  Justice Department  Kofi Annan  Al Qaeda  Anadolu Ajansi  Ahmet Davutoglu  Mohammed Saleh  Ali Akbar Salehi  Ali Akbar Salehi  Mohammed Merah  Recep Tayyip Erdogan  Recep Tayyip Erdogan  Recep Tayyip Erdogan  Human Rights Watch  Bashar Assad 

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