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Flash Flood — Arecibo, Puerto Rico
November 7, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Area
Arecibo
Event narrative (NOAA)
A van with 10 inmates and 2 guards was overturned by a rush of water flowing down a dry gut. From the 12 passengers, 4 were rescued, 2 guards and 2 inmates, 8 bodies were recovered. According to EMS officials, the dry gut was already swollen and flooded the nearby area before the van tried to travel through at the Sabana Hoyo ward near the Cordova sector in Arecibo.
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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.