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The flood, beginning on February 2, 2007 was a result of heavy rain, deforestation in areas south of the city, and waterways clogged with debris. [2] The flood is considered the worst in the last three centuries, including the 1996 and 2002 Jakarta floods, which killed 10 and 25 people respectively. [3] The final official death toll was 80. [4]
Piura, Tumbes, torrential rain, flooding, landslide Peru: 1983 360+ Great Dayton Flood: United States: 1913 360 1958 Buenos Aires flood Argentina: 1958 356+ [6] [15] 1923 Gleno Dam failure Italy: 1923 353 2007 African Nations flood: mainly Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, and many African country 2007 347 1996 Yemen flood: Yemen ...
Districts of Bangladesh affected by flooding between 3 July and 15 August 2007 (marked in blue). On 1 August, there was flooding on the Padma and Brahmaputra rivers. [7] By 3 August, the main highway connecting Dhaka to the rest of the country was impassable, [2] many districts were flood-affected [4] and 500,000 people had been marooned. [7]
The 2007 Bihar flood occurred in August 2007 in the east Indian state of Bihar. It was described by the United Nations as the worst flood in the living memory of Bihar. [ 1 ] Although annual floods are common in Bihar, [ 2 ] heavier than usual rainfall during the monsoon season that year led to increasing water levels.
2007 floods may refer to: 2006-2007 Malaysian floods; 2007 United Kingdom floods; 2007 South Asian floods; 2007 Sudan floods; June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms; 2007 Midwest flooding in the United States; 2007 Mozambican flood; 2007 North Korea flooding; 2007 Jakarta flood; March 2007 floods in the Argentine littoral; June 2007 ...
The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the UN to be one of the worst flooding events in recorded history. [ citation needed ] The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of Africa , 250 people were reported to have been killed and 1.5 million were otherwise impacted.
Pages in category "2007 floods" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2007 African floods;
"The situation is extraordinarily serious: This is one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country" said President Felipe Calderón in a televised address on the night of 1 November 2007. [3] The Tabasco flood caused the loss of thousands of books from the Villahermosa central library and 78 other libraries from five different ...