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11 Aug 2000

Bhutan
Bhutan - Floods and Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 2

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OCHA/GVA - 2000/0142
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Bhutan - Floods and Landslides
11 August 2000

Situation

1. Due to unusually heavy rains starting on 31 July 2000, landslides and floods have struck several areas in south Bhutan, along the border with India which has also been exposed to disastrous flooding triggered by monsoon rains. The disaster is the worst in recorded history in Bhutan. Phuentsholing and Pasakha are the worst affected towns.

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2. The Kingdom of Bhutan lies in the

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07 Aug 2000

Bhutan
Bhutan - Floods and Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0137
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Bhutan: Floods and Landslides
7 August 2000

Situation and Damage

1. Floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rainfalls have struck the central highland region from 2 to 6 August 2000. While no official information on the impact is available yet, unconfirmed media reports indicate that rescue workers have recovered nearly 200 bodies during the past three days. Many others are feared missing in the rubble of hundreds of houses and buildings which

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