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Panama: Floods - Jun 2010

Status
Past
Countries
Panama
Disaster types
Flood

From mid June to early July, heavy rains affected Panama producing floods, water surges and landslides.Consequently, the National Civil Protection System (Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil - SINAPROC) declared a state of emergency in the Tararé River basin, in the Barriada Altos Tataré (Panamá province) and in the communities of El Cacao and El Balo (IFRC, 23 Feb 2011).