Red Cross teams have been placed at the highest level of alert as communities in Northern Luzon brace for Typhoon Mangkhut, expected to make landfall on 15 September.
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More rain forecast as Philippines battles floods and landslides
A total 786,155 people in 667 barangays in seven regions were hit by the combined effects of the monsoon and weather disturbances. Of these, 13,630 are in evacuation centres.
Estudio evalúa el impacto socioeconómico de las inversiones en prevención y reducción de riesgos: el caso de Tabasco, México
El presente análisis tiene por objetivo evaluar el impacto de las inundaciones en el estado de Tabasco entre los años 2007 y 2010 y de las inversiones en RRD en el bienestar socioeconómico de la población de Tabasco.
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Global emergency overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, Nigeria and Myanmar
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, DR Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, Central African Republic and Sudan
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights violence in Syria and CAR, earthquake in China and floods in Kenya
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights crisis in Syria, earthquake in China and displacement in Sudan
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria, Mali and CAR insecurity
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria, Mali insecurity
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Global emergency overview highlights fighting in Syria and Mali, insecurity in CAR and new displacements in Pakistan
The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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Economic losses from disasters set new record in 2012
The world has experienced three consecutive years where annual economic losses have exceeded $100 billion due to an enormous increase in exposure of industrial assets to extreme disaster events.
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Solomon Islands: Humanitarian Action Plan requests SB$38 million for tsunami response
The plan was drafted by the Solomon Islands Government and humanitarian partners and was presented to donors on 7 March. SB$24 million of funding requirements remain unmet. A further SB$30.8 million has been identified for reconstruction activities. While emergency shelter and WASH needs are being met, the costly medium and longer term reconstruction of homes and rehabilitation of water systems will require additional funding.
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Global emergency overview highlights fighting in Philippines, Syria, Mali, CAR and DR Congo
The Global Overview is a weekly update that collates humanitarian information from a wide range of sources. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
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Latest Asia-Pacific disaster map highlights landslides and flash flooding in Indonesia and Philippines
Tropical Depression Crising passed just below the southern Philippines, causing landslides and flash flooding. Heavy rain also caused flash flooding and landslides across Western Indonesia. 10 people were killed and over 5,000 homes destroyed.
Solomon Islands: Delivering purified water a challenge two weeks after earthquake, tsunami
Aid agencies continue to provide hygiene kits and safe water to affected people whilst traditional water sources are being rehabilitated.
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Global emergency overview highlights plight of Syrian refugees, fighting in Mali and Peru floods
The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week
Ongoing seismic activity remains a concern in Solomons
Aftershocks are preventing people from returning their home. Drinking water is the most acute need.
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Global emergency overview highlights heavy fighting in Syria, floods in Mozambique and earthquakes in Solomon Islands
The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
Solomon Islands: Initial reports indicate earthquake damaged or destroyed over 400 houses, displacing up to 3,500 people
The Solomon Islands Red Cross Society reports that water supply in Lata is significantly damaged, affecting more than 2,300 people.