Initial findings by the inter-cluster technical assessment team that landed on the Yemeni island of Socotra on 29 May indicate that large parts of the food stocks have been destroyed by Cyclone Mekunu.
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More than 2,700 people displaced by Cyclone Mekunu in Yemen
People affected by the cyclone in Socotra and Al-Mahrah need non-food items, food baskets, shelters, drinking water, medical supply and first aid kits.
Cyclone Mekunu sweeps through Yemeni island, state of emergency declared
The government called for humanitarian support as heavy rains and flooding on the island of Socotra have reportedly caused significant damage to public infrastructure and loss of life.
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Second cyclone develops in Arabian Sea, threatens Oman and Yemen
A new tropical storm has developed in the southwest Arabian Sea where it intensified into Cyclone Mekunu and is expected to make landfall near Salalah, Oman on about 26 May.
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.
Central African Republic: Access to safe water a major challenge for vulnerable populations
With ongoing heavy rains in most parts of the country, access to safe water remains a concern, including for internally displaced people living in camps, bushes and with host families.
World + 42 more
Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Iraq, Yemen and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
World + 8 more
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.
South Africa + 13 more
Southern Africa: More than 12 million people will face food insecurity during 2012/2013 season
Highlights Regional Food Security Outlook Late onset and prolonged dry spells resulted in depressed production in many parts of the region Projected 2012/13 regional maize surplus down 98% compared to 2011/12 SADC harvest lowest in past 3 years Malnutrition levels remain very high in the...
Paraguay + 4 more
Paraguay: En el Chaco aún hay 10,000 familias afectadas por las lluvias en necesidad alimentaria
DESTACADOS: PARAGUAY: Las autoridades estiman que aún hay 10,000 familias en necesidad alimentaria. CUBA: Un inusual brote de cólera en la provincia de Granma ha dejado tres muertos. PERÚ: Las autoridades han movilizado más de 92,000 frazadas a las zonas afectadas por las heladas.
Mexico + 4 more
Mexico: Hurricane Carlotta affected more than 12,000 families in the state of Oaxaca
HIGHLIGHTS: PERU: Cold Weather affects about 11,665 people in the Andean region. MEXICO: Hurricane Carlotta affected more than 12,000 families in the state of Oaxaca BOLIVIA: More than 720 confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1.
Angola + 9 more
Angola: Floods leave returnees from Democratic Republic of Congo stranded in Uige Province
JOHANNESBURG, 6 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of what promises to be a very wet rainy season in parts of southern Africa. "At...