
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).