: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 "Media reports claim that more than 100 people have Issued 27 October 2005 died in five days of heavy rains and around 50,000 people have been evacuated." GLIDE: ST-2005-000162-IND

TURKMENISTAN SITUATION Widespread heavy rainfall caused flooding in four districts. JAMMU Chinese Line Media reports more than 100 deaths and 50,000 persons AND Indian Line evacuated. KASHMIR ACTION HIMACHAL State Governments have responded to the .

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A Note: Spelling is based on Census of India. DELHI SIKKIM Code: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0189 ARUNACHA PRADESH RAJASTHAN UTTAR PRADESH ASSAM NAGALAND BIHAR MEGHALAYA MANIPUR JHARKHAND MADHYA PRADESH WEST TRIPURA GUJARAT INDIA BENGAL MIZORAM DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI INDIA DAMAN & DIU ORISSA West Bengal CHHATTISGARH 100,000 affected in 3 districts MAHARASHTRA 1,200 MT of rice released

Rangoon Orissa ANDHRA One district affected PRADESH K No rains since 26 October A R Situation has improved N GOA A T A Karnataka K Three areas flooded A BAY OF Power failures BENGAL Access to drinking ANDAMAN AND KERALA TAMIL water limited PONDICHERRY NICOBAR ISLANDS NADU Tamil Nadu 4,000 evacuees LAKSHADWEEP International Boundary 250 shelters State Boundary 300 houses flooded Affected Area Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte National Capital 0 250 500 750 Created by the ReliefWeb Map Centre Km Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the . Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. United Nations - 31 October 2005