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World - Severe weather events - ECHO Daily Map | 23/03/2016

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PAKISTAN
• Heavy rain affected several areas of the country over the last two weeks, especially the north-western and south-western provinces, causing floods and landslides.
• As of 23 March, there were 121 dead, 127 people injured, 857 homes damaged.

INDONESIA
• Heavy rain affected the provinces of Central Java and West Sumatra over the last few days, causing floods and landslides.
• As of 23 March, national authorities reported two dead, several injured and several homes damaged.

CHINA
• Severe weather, including heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail and strong winds, has been affecting the south-eastern areas of the country over the last week causing floods and landslides.
• National authorities report at least five people dead, over 7 000 evacuated and over 66 000 homes fully or partially damaged in the most affected provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Giangxi and Guinzhou, as of 23 March.
• Over the next 24 h moderate to locally heavy rain as well as strong winds may still affect south-eastern China.

HONDURAS
• Heavy rain affected the northwestern areas of the country, especially the department of Cortes, on 21 March causing floods.
• Local media reported that over 280 people had been evacuated and hundreds of people had been affected in the municipalities of Choloma and Omoa (Cortes department), as of 22 March.