Floods in Nepal
The Koshi River breached an embankment on 18 August, causing displacement of some 50,000 people and sweeping away seven villages in the Sunsari District. Deteriorating weather in the days following the break worsened the situation as flooding spread to the state of Bihar in India where media reported 46 dead on 27 August. According to the Red Cross, as many as 1.5 million people may be affected by the violent flooding of the Koshi.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Nepal
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2008-08-29
- Time of Charter Activation
- 06:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- UNOSAT on behalf of UN-ESCAP; UN-OCHA
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- ESA
- Value Adding
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