The health supplies, sufficient for 200 surgical operations, have been prepositioned at the Emergency Hospital in Sulaymaniyah governorate, in northern Iraq.
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Red Crescent teams providing rescue and first aid in response to earthquakes in Iran and Iraq
Volunteers are providing support for victims of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that left at least 328 people dead and 3950 injured in Iran. In Iraq, 9 are reported dead and over 425 are injured.
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Challenges faced by urban informal settlers in post-disaster situations
Informal settlers are more exposed and vulnerable to displacement and are more likely to be relocated and excluded from the provision of durable housing assistance, finds IDMC report.
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Rising number of storms in Asia Pacific
The first six months of 2014 saw the most intense and highest number of storms in Asia and the Pacific compared to the same period over the last five years. Over 31 million people were affected by 58 natural disasters.
Red Cross to assist 16,500 people in recovery from Mt. Kelud eruption
Under the coordination of the local government, the Indonesian Red Cross has been asked to target 20 per cent of the current displaced population of 83,088 people.