Incessant rains over the past few weeks along with heavy winds have resulted in flash floods in northern Sri Lanka, affecting more than 100,000 people. The agency is helping 4,500 people.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Indonesia tsunami and flooding in Sri Lanka
On 21-22 December, heavy rains in Mullaithivu and Killinochchi districts in northern Sri Lanka affected over 44,950 people, damaged 156 houses and displaced 8,539 people.
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The 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2017
CARE report "Suffering in Silence" highlights humanitarian crises around the world that rarely made the news: North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi were the least covered by media.
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More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017
Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
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IFRC calls for support as monsoon rains trigger consecutive disasters in Bangladesh
Severe rains have triggered landslides in the Chittagong Hills, reportedly killing more than 40 people and leaving dozens missing. This latest disaster comes in the wake of Cyclone Mora.
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About 1.3 million children need assistance after storms batter Bay of Bengal
Cyclone Mora in Myanmar and Bangladesh, and torrential monsoon rains across Sri Lanka have left children homeless and in need of protection, nutrition and health services.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Sri Lanka, Indonesia
An estimated 503,560 people in 15 of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts have been affected by floods and landslides, with 82,998 people displaced. A total of 156 deaths has been confirmed.
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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 crises in Syria, CAR 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 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 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 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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Global emergency overview highlights Myanmar clashes, Colombia flooding, CAR insecurity and fighting in Syria and Mali
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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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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Global emergency overview highlights Bangladesh clashes, Philippines floods and CAR insecurity
In Central African Republic, an armed faction of the Seleka rebel coalition attacked the northern town of Sido in an apparent breach of the recent peace accord; 1,100,000 people estimated affected.
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Global emergency overview highlights "Crising" landfall in Philippines, "Haruna" in Madagascar and continued clashes in Syria
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.