Venezuela
  • Location
    the northern Venezuelan state of Aragua
  • Start Date
    October 8, 2022
  • End Date
    October 9, 2022
  • Type
    Flash flood, River flood
  • Cumulated rainfall
  • Maximum rainfall
  • Death Toll
    50
  • Missing Person
    At least 56 missing
  • Collapsed House
    About 1,000 houses were either destroyed or damaged
  • Evacuated Person
    displacing thousands of people, many of whom were moved to shelters
  • Economic Losses
Description
TEJERIAS (Reuters) -At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a televised address. The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains into the community of Tejerias, 40 miles (67 kilometers) southwest of Caracas, damaging businesses and farmland, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said earlier in the day. Rodriguez said that a month's worth of rain had fallen in just eight hours and pumps used to power the community's drinking water system were carried away in the flood waters. Rodriguez said the priority was to locate people still trapped under mud and rocks throughout the town, while military and rescue personnel also searched the riverbanks for survivors.

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