Overall Green alert Flood
in Gabon

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102015
Death: 0
Displaced: 900
Countries: Gabon
From - To 15 May - 17 May

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Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon, Mid-May 2023IFRC reported 200 homes damaged, 3,000 people affected and 1 injured after torrential rains accompanied by strong winds in the city of Franceville, capital of Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon on 15 May 2023. Some of the 900 displaced people relocated to homes of friends or relatives.Wed 17 May 2023FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),