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Catastrophe Report 3
January 1 – July 8,
2003 |
Flood - Argentina
| Territory: |
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Argentina |
| Region: |
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North-east Argentina. The province
of Santa Fe and the city of Santa Fe were worst affected. The
provinces of Santiago del Estero and Entre Ríos were
also badly hit. |
| Date: |
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late April – early May |
| Event: |
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Flood |
| Impact: |
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At the height of the flooding, 125,000 people
were evacuated. Total fatalities are as yet unknown, with just
23 confirmed but 600 missing. 24,000 homes were damaged and
another 4,000 completely destroyed, along with 30 schools. Two
million hectares of farmland were destroyed and agricultural
and ranching losses are estimated at 200 million US$. Crop losses
include 200,000 tonnes of sorghum and corn and 400,000 tonnes
of soybean. Initial estimates of economic losses are of the
order of 1.5 billion US$. |
| Summary: |
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A week of torrential rain in the central part
of the country led to the Salado river in Santa Fe province
bursting its banks. In Santa Fe city itself, floodwaters rose
2 m in three hours, drowning up to 60 percent of the city. The
worst floods on record for the region affected 140,000 people
and led to widespread disruption that continues at the time
of writing. |
| Data sources: |
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ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf |
| Additional sources:
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NASA Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
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