1982–83 Paraguay floods

Natural disaster in Paraguay -25.266 -57.666 title thumb|right|Paraná River The 1982–83 Paraguay floods refers to major flooding that primarily affected the Paraná River basin in the La Plata Basin of Paraguay in fall of 1982 and beginning of 1983. The flooding was caused by El Niño and it also affected parts of Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Although only 170 were killed as a direct result of the floods, 600,000 people were evacuated from their homes and in the end the damage caused around $3 billion.The General Impacts of El Niño http://www.blueplanet.nsw.edu.au/geog--9-10--oceanography--the-general-impacts-of-el-ni%C3%B1o/.aspx Blue Planet Affecting an estimate of 85,000 people solely in Paraguay, the flood waters had risen from an average of 2.6 meters to above 9 meters. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAB196.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114448/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAB196.pdf dead March 4, 2016 PARAGUAY-Floods This resulted in several national along with international voluntary agencies donating over $70,000. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAB196.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114448/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAB196.pdf dead March 4, 2016 PARAGUAY-Floods The floods caused a great deal of damage to housing, prompting a structural redesign in building in Paraguay in the aftermath. Houses were constructed and designed to provide safe shelter, even if the floods submerged single story houses.http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0hdl--00-0--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&cl=CL1.1&d=HASH70c81f6386a2600bdfdd3f.10.13 Timber houses for flood areas Human Development Library February 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210838/http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0hdl--00-0--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&cl=CL1.1&d=HASH70c81f6386a2600bdfdd3f.10.13 2011-07-06 dead References Category:Natural disasters in Paraguay Category:20th-century floods in South America Category:1980s floods Category:1982 natural disasters Category:1983 natural disasters Category:1982 disasters in Paraguay Category:1983 disasters in Paraguay