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23 Jan 2007

Malawi
Malawi: Floods DREF Bulletin No. MDRMW001 Final Report

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries.

In Brief

Period covered by this Final Report: 31 January 2006 to 31 May 2006.

History of this Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)-funded operation:

CHF 99,826 was allocated from the Federation's DREF on 31 January 2006 to respond to the needs of this operation. Refer

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26 Oct 2006

Malawi
Malawi: Floods DREF Bulletin No. MDRMW001 Interim Final Report

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries.

In Brief

Period covered by this Interim Final Report1: 31 January 2006 to 31 May 2006.

History of this Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)-funded operation:

- CHF 99,826 was allocated from the Federation's DREF on 31 January 2006 to respond to the needs of this operation. Refer

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22 May 2006

Kenya + 1 other
ERD provides emergency assistance to flood victims in Malawi and Kenya

Report
— Episcopal Relief and Development
Episcopal Relief and Development is responding to people affected by floods in Malawi and Kenya.
Malawi

ERD is supplying emergency assistance to the northern region of Malawi where thousands are left homeless due to torrential rains. Floods washed away everything in their possession -- homes, livestock, crops -- leaving people in desperate need for basic essentials such as food, water, clothing and blankets.

According to the Rt. Rev. Christopher Boyle, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Northern Malawi, the people displaced

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18 Apr 2006

Malawi
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Malawi Donor Update 18 Apr 2006

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— UN Children's Fund
- Humanitarian food assistance will continue for 1.4 million people in 14 districts until end of April due to long periods of dry spell and high malnutrition rates. Maize prices continue to be beyond the purchasing power of many individual households.
- High malnutrition rates persist. The combination of HIV/AIDS, severe shortage of quality health staff and food insecurity has resulted in high mortality rates among children in Nutrition Rehabilitation Units

- The cholera outbreak in 2005/06 has been the worst since 2001/02 with 4,394 cases and 53 deaths reported.

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24 Mar 2006

Afghanistan + 23 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 12 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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his week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Tanzania

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Guinea (4) Liberia (5) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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14 Mar 2006

Malawi
ACT Rapid Response for floods in Salima, Malawi

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— Action by Churches Together International


Rapid Response Payment No. 04/2006
Funds Sent To: Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM)
Amount Sent : US$22,129
Date: 14 March 2006

Details of Payment

Emergency: Floods in Salima, Malawi

Date of Emergency: 14 March 2006

Implementing Partner: Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM)

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10 Mar 2006

Afghanistan + 27 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 10 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Guinea (4) Liberia (5) Niger (6) Sierra Leone

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09 Mar 2006

Malawi
Thousands more homeless in Malawi floods

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— Agence France-Presse
BLANTYRE, March 9, 2006 (AFP) - About 2,000 people have lost their homes in floods that have hit central Malawi, taking shelter in churches, mosques and schools, after storms in the south, a government official said Thursday.
The latest flooding came just a few days after heavy rains in the south left 6,000 homeless, destroyed crops and washed away bridges and roads.

"Heavy rains fell for several hours on Tuesday night, making a number of rivers burst their banks," said Hebert Manthalu, the disaster management officer for the district of Salima,

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09 Mar 2006

Malawi
Floods heighten fears of Malawi cholera outbreak

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— Reuters - AlertNet
BLANTYRE, March 9 (Reuters) - Severe flooding in Malawi's main southern tourist district has killed at least four people and raised fears of a large-scale cholera outbreak, officials said on Thursday.

"As government, our resources have been stretched with other on-going relief efforts and we don't have enough capacity now. What is worrying is the fear of more cholera cases," deputy health minister Charles Mchacha told Reuters.

Floods hit the region around Mangochi at the southern tip of Lake Malawi, already coping with a cholera outbreak

Reuters - AlertNet:



For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit www.trust.org/alertnet

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31 Jan 2006

Malawi
Malawi: Floods DREF No. MDRMW001

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries.
In Brief

CHF 99,826 (USD 76,086 OR EUR 64,134) HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE FEDERATION'S DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND (DREF) TO ASSIST SOME 12,500 BENEFICIARIES FOR 4 MONTHS. UNEARMARKED FUNDS TO REPAY DREF ARE ENCOURAGED.

The situation

In southern Malawi, heavy rains since the beginning of December has continued to pelt Nsanje district causing

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17 Jan 2006

Malawi
Malawi: Floods threaten life saving food aid

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— Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
Heavy rain is hampering life saving food distributions in the south of Malawi for more than 70,000 people at risk from hunger because of the current drought.
Now rains have hit the Chikwawa and Nsjane districts in the south, causing serious flooding of six of Malawi's rivers and washing away newly planted maize, millet and sorghum crops.

CAFOD's partner in Malawi, CADECOM - Catholic Development Commission of Malawi, has been running emergency food programmes in the areas in a response to the drought.

Nota Moyo, CADECOM co-ordinator for the

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