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Belize Flood Risk

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<strong>Risk</strong> Situations and Disasters in <strong>Belize</strong><br />

• Lies the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane region<br />

– Hurricane threatens every three years<br />

– Threats more frequent in the northern part of<br />

the country<br />

• <strong>Flood</strong>s oftentimes accompany Tropical<br />

systems<br />

– 39 identifiable river basins<br />

– 18 Major watersheds

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