On 21 September 2009 heavy rainfall caused flooding of hundreds of houses and roads in central parts of Azerbaijan. The Hajigabul district is most affected and some 70 per cent of the territory was flooded. Latest information suggests that more than 5,000 people are affected. More than 2,300 houses have been damaged or destroyed. The Azerbaijan Red Crescent will provide food and non-food items to 300 families amounting to 1,200 persons in Navahi.
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read moreSevere flooding in north Georgia has killed so far seven people, submerged homes, knocked out power and turned streams into rivers.
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Mexican Govt declared state of calamity for Tlalnepantla de Baz and Atizapan de Zaragoza in the Estado de Mexico, due to heavy rains and floods.
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Mexican Government declared state of calamity for Tlalnepantla de Baz and Atizapan de Zaragoza in the Estado de Mexico, due to heavy rains and floods.
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At least 23 people were killed when floods swept the Turkish city of Istanbul, swamping houses, turning highways into fast-flowing rivers and drowning seven women in a minibus that was taking them to work.
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Heavy rains over the Marmara Region affected the districts of Silivri, Catalca, B. Cekmece, K. Cekmece and Bakirkoy in Istanbul. By the afternoon of 9 September, 31 casualties were reported, along with missing people.
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Due to the rainy season and recent floods, Sierra Leone has experienced significant flooding. 15 people were died and 425 displaced in Freetown, 6 villages in the Kambia District lost all their crops.
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Due to the rainy season and recent floods, Guinea has experienced significant flooding together with other West and Central African countries. Over 1,000 were affected and IFRC mobilized relief operation for the targeted 500 families.
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