India: Women Hit Hard by Natural Disasters
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: IndiaBy Malini Shankar BHUBANESWAR, India, Oct 13 2012 (IPS) - In the aftermath of a natural disaster, women are often the most vulnerable. Particularly in rural...
View ArticleIndia: Assam Floods (MDRIN009) DREF Operation Update No 2
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaPeriod covered by this update: 17 August to 5 October 2012. Summary: CHF 298,424 was allocated from the...
View ArticleMyanmar: Asia-Pacific Region 23 - 29 October, 2012 - Natural Disasters and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Viet Nam
View ArticleIndia: Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) India (ECHO/IND/BUD/2013/91000)...
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsCountry: IndiaThe activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the...
View ArticleWorld: Statistics on International Development 2007/08 – 2011/12
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory,...
View ArticleIndia: 4 dead, 5 missing as Nilam hits Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaCHENNAI: Cyclone Nilam crashed into Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday evening, bringing heavy showers and gusty winds but causing far less destruction than...
View ArticleIndia: Shelters slow to get supplies, people refuse to leave homes
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Nov 1, 2012, 05.51AM ISTDevaki , 55, of Mahalakshmi Street in Besant Nagar bent double as she struggled against heavy winds on her way to the government...
View ArticleIndia: Cyclone Nilam spares Andhra Pradesh, lashes Tamil Nadu coast
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Nov 1, 2012, 01.14AM IST VISAKHAPATNAM/NELLORE: Sparing Andhra Pradesh the blushes, the menacing cyclonic storm Nilam moved north-northwestwards and crossed...
View ArticleIndia: Sitrep-3 Cyclone Nilam
Source: Sphere IndiaCountry: IndiaDated 01.11.2012, 00:30 AM Cyclonic storm ‘NILAM’ crossed north Tamilnadu Coast near Mahabalipuram, strength weakenedCURRENT SITUATION: The cyclonic storm “NILAM”...
View ArticleIndia: Tropical Cyclone Nilam: Maldives, Sri Lanka and India - Situation...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: India, Maldives, Sri LankaHighlights Severe weather conditions on Monday 29 October, including a tornado and heavy rain, have resulted in flooding of up to...
View ArticleIndia: Cyclone Nilam toll rises to seven
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaVISAKHAPATNAM: The toll in rain-related incidents has gone up to seven with the death of four persons in the state as heavy rains continued to lash various parts...
View ArticleIndia: Cyclone Nilam: Over 100 people rescued from two Andhra districts
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaPTI | Nov 5, 2012, 10.00PM ISTVISAKHAPATNAM: Naval teams on Monday rescued over 100 people from various villages in Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts of...
View ArticleIndia: No let-up in rain fury in Andhra Pradesh
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Nov 5, 2012, 04.21AM ISTHYDERABAD: The steel-framed railway bridge over Tandava river near Tuni town in East Godavari on Sunday morning was anything but a...
View ArticleWorld: Global emergency overview Snapshot, 5-11 November 2012
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic...
View ArticleMyanmar: Asia-Pacific Region: Natural Disasters and Other Events being...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Viet NamMyanmar - The total IDP caseload in Rakhine...
View ArticleIndia: Rain eases up, relief declared for victims
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaHYDERABAD: After four days of heavy rain which left villages and roads inundated, people breathed easy as the flood water started receding in the worst-hit districts...
View ArticleMyanmar: Asia-Pacific Region 13 - 19 November, 2012, Natural Disasters and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, India, MyanmarMyanmar - The Gov reports the number of IDPs in Rakhine has reached over 115,000 people. Humanitarian...
View ArticleIndia: Fighting the floods on the Island of Majuli
Source: ACTEDCountry: IndiaThe largest riverine island in the world, once covering 1,226 square kilometres, Majuli has declined to a mere 576 square km in a little under thirty years due to massive...
View ArticleViet Nam: Habitat for Humanity rebuilds homes and lives of those affected by...
Source: Habitat for HumanityCountry: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Viet Nam“I now tell my classmates and friends that they should come to my house on rainy days because it will be...
View ArticleIndia: India Disaster Report 2012
Source: Government of IndiaCountry: India1. IntroductIonThe India Disaster Report (IDR) was started as an annual documentation effort from the year 2011, covering the major disaster events from January...
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