Vargas tragedy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:La_Guaira
gptkb:Maiquetía
gptkb:Caracas
gptkb:Macuto
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:La_Tragedia_de_Vargas
gptkbp:cause heavy rainfall
gptkbp:consequence flooding
destruction of infrastructure
massive landslides
displacement of hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:date December 1999
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vargas tragedy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Vargas_State
gptkbp:longTermImpact massive population displacement
urban redevelopment in Vargas State
gptkbp:notableFor one of the deadliest natural disasters in Venezuelan history
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy gptkb:Venezuelan_government
international organizations
gptkbp:victim estimated 10,000 to 30,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vargas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6