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Panama: Floods - Jun 2010

Disaster description

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).

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