Panama: Damages Caused by
Rain in 2010
PANAMA - National Civil Protection System of
Panama (NSCP) estimated at about 5,000 the
number of people affected by rains in 2010,
due to floods and landslides.
According to reports from the institution,
from January to the date such incidents
caused damages to thousand houses and the
destruction of 214 nationwide.
There were a total of 24 floods (six in the
province of Panama) and 11 situations caused
by landslides.
In that sense, NSCP specified the plans of
prevention, control, and contingency
planning to minimize the impact of natural
disasters on the population.
Likewise, the entity recalled that these
events are accompanied by the risk of
diseases, losses in peopleâ�Ös assets, and
those affected are deprived of their
livelihood. |
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