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No early warning for Nepal’s deadly landslides
Landslides in Nepal are the country’s costliest and most deadly type of natural disaster, but their management is still considered to be a low priority, experts say.
India floods: a man-made disaster
When the rains came in Uttarakhand, it was runaway building projects, dams and official failures that made them catastrophic.
Nepal + 1 more
What can be learned from monsoon floods in India and Nepal?
The severity of the disaster could have been mitigated with a better end-to-end information system and proper infrastructure planning would have reduced the damage, says ICIMOD.
World + 40 more
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.
Malawi: IFRC launches appeal to help 17,500 people affected by drought
Emergency appeal n° MDRMW008 GLIDE n° OT-2012-000156-MWI 17 October 2012 This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,025,310 in cash, kind or services to support the Malawi Red Cross in delivering immediate assistance to 3,500 households (17,500 beneficiaries) for 9 months, and will be completed by the end...
Angola + 11 more
Swaziland: Drop in food aid leads to critical levels of malnutrition
In this issue 2012/13 Seasonal Rainfall Forecast P.1 Regional Food Security Worsens P.2 Comoros Early Recovery Plan P.5 Regional Humanitarian Trainings P.5
Indonesia: Floods due to continuous rains and high tides affected 29,000 people in March
HIGHLIGHTS Whirlwinds occurred more frequently than any other natural hazard, affecting some 19,400 people. Floods remained the most devastating disaster, impacting nearly 30,000 people. The Humanitarian Response Fund approved two new projects responding to whirlwind-affected households.