Red Cross teams have been placed at the highest level of alert as communities in Northern Luzon brace for Typhoon Mangkhut, expected to make landfall on 15 September.
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More rain forecast as Philippines battles floods and landslides
A total 786,155 people in 667 barangays in seven regions were hit by the combined effects of the monsoon and weather disturbances. Of these, 13,630 are in evacuation centres.
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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.