Disasters Charter: Flood in Afganistan
May 19, 2009 at 11:27 am | Posted in Space Law | Leave a commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
The Disasters Charter has been activated for a flood in Afganistan:
Flood in Afghanistan
Type of Event: Flood
Location of Event: Afghanistan
Date of Charter Activation: 19/05/2009
Charter Requestor: UNOOSA on behalf of OCHA Afghanistan
Description of Event
According to assessments conducted to date, floods have affected approximately 10,000 households in five provinces in the Northern region (Jawzjan, Faryab, Balkh, Samangan and Sari Pul) and four provinces in the Northeastern region (Kunduz, Baghlan, Takhar and Badakhshan). Flooding in the north and northeast is expected to continue and worsen, due to heavy rains and to snow melting.
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