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Cyclone Mahasen: a report from Bangladesh

by Khaza Uddin, Save the Children in Bangladesh

Thursday 16 May, 2.30pm BST: Communication and transportation have been disrupted, cutting off several communities in the south of Bangladesh. At least 25 villages in Patuakhali District were flooded yesterday, due to a storm surge that washed away the flood-control dams built to protect the people living near the river.

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Save the Children Ready to Respond as Tropical Cyclone Mahasen Heads Towards Bangladesh and Myanmar

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2013) — Save the Children's field offices are on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Mahasen crosses the Bay of Bengal towards the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast.

The Category 1 storm packs wind of up to 75 mph and is expected to make landfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Thursday morning.

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Results for children - An update from Save the Children Q4, 2012

The Results Are In:

More States Prepared to Protect Our Children “As a nation, we have a moral obligation to protect those who are most vulnerable during disasters: our children,” asserts Mark Shriver, senior vice president of Save the Children’s U.S. Programs.
That’s why Save the Children is committed to working with policymakers, emergency professionals and child-focused organizations across the U.S. to ensure our children’s safety and well-being – and to hold our states accountable.

The Report Card: Protecting Our Children During Disasters

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Surviving Typhoon Bopha

Written by Sarah Ireland, Humanitarian Emergency Operations Manager for Save the Children Australia

“On the night when the typhoon hit, my house was crushed by a tree. Now I live in my father’s one-bedroom house with seven other families. I am a daycare worker but the daycare centre was destroyed.

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Thousands of children sleeping in open areas after Typhoon Bopha ravaged parts of Philippines

WESTPORT, Conn. (Dec. 13, 2012) — Thousands of children and their families are sleeping out in open areas after Typhoon Bopha flattened entire villages in the worst-affected parts of eastern Mindanao in the Philippines, Save the Children says.

The aid agency says emergency shelter materials are needed urgently as evacuation centers overflow and families either live in open areas or attempt to repair their roofs and walls with whatever material they can find around them.

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Save the Children appeals for funds to help more than 40,000 children in the Philippines affected by killer typhoon

Save the Children Australia has launched an urgent appeal for funds to assist the most vulnerable children and families affected by last week’s devastating typhoon in the Philippines.

In Mindanao, which felt the full force of the killer Typhoon Bopha, Save the Children has set a target of providing relief items such as blankets, mosquito nets, tarpaulins and toiletries to 14,000 families including 42,000 children.

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Schools could be closed for months following killer typhoon in the Philippines

Schools could be closed for months, disrupting the education of tens of thousands of children whose lives have been affected by a killer typhoon in the Philippines, warns Save the Children.

The leading child rights agency says up to 188,000 children have been caught up in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha, many of them school-aged children.

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Save the Children Launches Emergency Response as Typhoon Bopha Batters the Philippines

WESTPORT, Conn., (Dec. 5, 2012) — More than 200 lives have been lost and an estimated 36,000 children and families have sought shelter in evacuation shelters after Typhoon Bopha inflicted heavy flooding and winds of up to 210 km/h on the southern Philippines, says Save the Children.

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25,000 children and their families seek shelter from Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines

As many as 25,000 children and their families have sought shelter in evacuation shelters after Typhoon Bopha barrelled across Mindanao in the Philippines, says Save the Children.

Packing winds of up to 210km/h, Typhoon Bopha may have caused widespread damage, but so far there are no reports of casualties or missing persons although seven provinces in Mindanao are known to have been affected. The island of Mindanao is still recovering from Typhoon Washi, which struck a year ago, killing hundreds of people.

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Save the Children Prepared to Respond to Children's Needs as Typhoon Bopha Targets the Philippines

WESTPORT, Conn. (Dec. 3, 2012) — As Filipinos brace for the imminent arrival of Typhoon Bopha, aid workers from Save the Children are on high alert and ready to meet the needs of children affected by the storm, if there is a need for a large-scale humanitarian response.

The typhoon, known locally as Pablo, is expected to pound the country's eastern border on Tuesday, bringing high winds and heavy rains. Already thousands of people in Mindanao have begun to evacuate areas where the typhoon is expected to hit.

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Save the Children is Setting Up Safe Play Areas for Children in Shelters Post-Hurricane Sandy

Media Contacts Ajla Grozdanic 202.262.7171 Eileen Burke 203.216.0718

Organization Creates Kid-friendly Environments in Shelters in New Jersey and New York to Create a Sense of Normalcy for Children in the Aftermath of the 'Superstorm'

WESTPORT, Conn. (Nov. 3, 2012) — In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Save the Children is in New Jersey and New York, setting up safe play areas in shelters where hundreds of children can be kids again. The 'superstorm' devastated the East Coast, displacing thousands from their homes for weeks to come.

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Save the Children prepared to respond to children's needs as Hurricane Sandy pounds Cuba, threatens U.S.

Emergency Response Teams on Standby to Respond to Needs of U.S. Children

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Eileen Burke 203.216.0718 (M)

WESTPORT, Conn. (October 25, 2012) — Aid workers from Save the Children are on high alert and ready to meet the needs of Cuban children and their families, if the Government of Cuba declares an emergency as Hurricane Sandy lashes parts of the Caribbean nation.

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Over half a million children unable to return home a month after Philippines floods

Save the Children warns that more typhoons are expected in coming months

Over half a million children are still living in evacuation centres or with host families a month after floods triggered by Tropical Storm “Haikui” hit the Philippines.

Save the Children warns that the most severe typhoons have yet to hit this storm season. Already, three other tropical storms, Kai-Tak, Tembin and Bolaven, have lashed the country in the past month, causing flashfloods and landslides.

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Almost 400,000 people still living in tents after Haiti quake face storm threat, Save the Children warns

Almost 400,000 people still living in tents more than two years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake are bracing themselves for the landfall of a huge tropical storm on Friday, Save the Children has warned.

Friday, August 24, 2012 - 10:29 Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to hit Haiti late on Friday, by which time its winds could have strengthened to hurricane force.

The storm is expected to bring heavy rain, flash floods and mudslides, posing a serious threat to thousands of families made homeless by the enormous earthquake.

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Flood-affected children in Philippines floods require urgent access to health services, Save the Children says

Children caught in the Philippines floodwaters have little access to the health services that they urgently need, Save the Children says. According to the Philippines disaster agency, approximately 1.8 million children have now been affected by the floods.

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Children Taking Refuge from Philippines Floods at Risk of Disease, Save the Children Warns

MANILA, Philippines. (August 10, 2012) — The lack of latrines and clean water in cramped evacuation centers in Manila and neighbouring provinces is putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk of disease, Save the Children warns.

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Save the Children Responds as Heavy Flooding Forces Hundreds of Thousands of Children from Home in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines. (Aug. 9, 2012) — Floods are sweeping much of the Philippines and have driven 332,000 children from their homes, Save the Children estimated.

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the floods in the capital city of Manila and beyond, affecting almost 2 million people. About 185,000 children have taken shelter at evacuation centers where supplies to protect their health and wellbeing are urgently needed.

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Everything we do is a disaster – Australian aid workers tested in Indonesian natural disaster

Four Australian aid workers will fly to Indonesia next week to respond to the aftermath of a major cyclone, mudslides and flooding.

Save the Children’s intense simulated emergency scenarios will test the mettle of the Australians to respond to the needs of children and adults affected by disaster.

The live training exercises take place on May 31 to June 3 at a Red Cross training facility on the outskirts of Semarang, east of Jakarta.

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Floods: Local markets are a lifeline

“Will the outcome of this conversation be like seeds thrown in dry sand, or like seeds planted in moist soil”?

These were the closing words from a villager in rural Gaza province, Mozambique, as we left his village.

It’s a pertinent question here in the Limpopo river basin, an area prone to cyclical disasters including floods, cyclones and drought.

Assessing people’s needs

I am here to assess needs following cyclone Dando, which hit Mozambique in January this year.