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Flash Flood — Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
May 28, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10K
Area
Barranquitas
Event narrative (NOAA)
River Botijas overflowed its banks along road 720, km. 0.3 in Barrio Palo Hincado, in the border between the Barranquitas and Orocovis municipalities. Flash flooding killed|two people who drowned when their truck Ford F150 car was swept away by river Botijas flood waters.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.