Dominica - Rapid damage and impact assessment : tropical storm Erika (English)

On August 27, 2015 a tropical storm passed over Dominica producing extraordinary rainfall with high intensity. Owing the mountainous island topography and the saturated condition of the soil, the heavy rainfall resulted in intense and rapid flooding. Dominica suffered severe infrastructural damage, primarily related to transportation, housing and agriculture with the worst damage occurring in the south and south east parts of the island. The objective...

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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR);
Document Date
2015/08/27
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
104251
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Dominica,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2016/03/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Dominica - Rapid damage and impact assessment : tropical storm Erika
Keywords
Growth and Social Protection Strategy

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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).

Dominica - Rapid damage and impact assessment : tropical storm Erika (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/142861467995411564

Dominica - Rapid damage and impact assessment : tropical storm Erika (English)

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