Overall Green Flood alert in Uganda from 12 Jul 2024 01:00 UTC to 14 Jul 2024 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in Uganda

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 1102767
Death:	0
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Uganda
From - To	12 Jul - 14 Jul

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Eastern Uganda Region, Uganda, July 2024Local media reported evacuations and damage to homes and crops following flooding in Buyende District, Eastern Uganda Region, Uganda, in mid-July 2024. Communities along the shore of Lake Kyoga were particularly affected.Tue 16 Jul 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS

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East Africa Seasonal Monitor: Increasing flood risk with forecasted ab.. 7/17/2024 10:55:00 PM.

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Uganda: Police Announce Massive Operation Targeting Boda Bodas, Other .. 7/8/2024 4:40:00 PM.

Police have announced the start of a massive operation targeting mostly motorcycles and other motorists on the road. According to traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kananura, the operation will be carried all over the country. "The operat

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Uganda | Floods - Early Action Protocol Activation Final Report - n° M.. 7/5/2024 11:52:00 PM.

EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL SUMMARY. Back in May 2021 the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated CHF 348,761 for the Uganda Red Cross Society to implement early actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of floods in Uganda. The ea

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Uganda | Floods - Early Action Protocol Activation Final Report - n° M.. 7/5/2024 6:56:00 PM.

EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL SUMMARY. Back in May 2021 the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated CHF 348,761 for the Uganda Red Cross Society to implement early actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of floods in Uganda. The ea

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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),

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