As a result of snow melting due to high temperatures, the whole district of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast is affected by floods and mudflow.
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Tajik flood victims say help slow in coming
Flood-hit villagers in a remote, high-mountain region of Tajikistan say their government has been too slow in responding to devastating floods that have left many areas cut off.
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Expected sharp fall in southern African maize production raises food security concerns
The early production forecast for maize - a staple food throughout the subregion - is about 21.1 million tonnes in 2015, 15 percent lower than the average for the last five years, FAO says.
Almost 165,000 people affected by floods, mudslides in northern Chile
Nearly 11,500 homes will need to be repaired and cleaned. At least 116 schools are damaged, and more than 60,000 public school students are not attending classes. Water and sewage systems have collapsed.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
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Food security alert for Southern Africa
Rainfall performance has been poor across much of the region for the first half of the 2014/15 agriculture season and could have an adverse impact on household food security.
ACT Alliance Appeal to assist agricultural dry spell in Malawi
Maize harvests were 50 - 75% below average during agricultural season in some regions. Food insecurity affects 640,009 people, requiring 15,830 MT of maize equivalent to address shortage.
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FAO warns on food security in West, Central Africa next year
FAO estimates that globally 39 countries, including 29 countries in Africa, need external assistance for food due to conflict, crop failures and localized high food prices.
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FEWS NET predicts emergency conditions next year in Ebola-hit West Africa
Food shortages and weak purchasing power will limit food availability and access, particularly for the urban poor and for households with ill or deceased family members, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Food security to deteriorate for more than 600,000 people in parts of Malawi
Maize harvests 50-75 percent below average are causing abnormally high maize prices and reduced livelihoods. Humanitarian assistance is needed immediately and through the next harvest in April.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in Yemen, Syria and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights conflict in CAR, South Sudan and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Sudan and crises in Gaza and Syria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Gaza, Syria and Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, Syria and Iraq
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crisis in Gaza, rising displacement in DR Congo
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Groundbreaking resilience framework being developed to guide activities in Southern Africa
The region is characterized by high levels of vulnerability but recent momentum around the resilience-building agenda in Lesotho and Malawi shows great promise.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights resurgence of the Ebola disaster in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Iraq and displacement in Pakistan
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