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 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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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights drought in Sri Lanka, flash floods in the Philippines
An estimated 644,000 people have been affected by drought and saltwater intrusion across 8 provinces in Sri Lanka, while flash floods in northern Mindanao have displaced over 63,000.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights floods, landslides triggered by Roanu and severe drought in Cambodia
Most of the 25 provinces of Cambodia are currently experiencing water shortages due to what is being called the worst drought in about 50 years.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights landslide rescue in Sri Lanka and flash floods in Malaysia
As of 5 Nov 2014, 10 bodies were recovered at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla estate. 1,875 people were affected, 5 were injured and 28 are still missing.
How disaster preparation broke down in Sri Lanka
Experts are advocating that rigorous early warning and evacuation procedures – now more focused on tsunami threats - be adapted to landslide-prone areas in other parts of the island as well.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights landslide in Sri Lanka and displacement in Philippines
On 29 October a landslide occurred in Badulla district, east of Colombo. 1,067 people were affected, 3 people died, 100 are still missing and 66 house were totally destroyed.
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Latest regional snapshot highlights damages caused by floods in Sri Lanka and severe storm in Bangladesh
Following flash floods and landslides caused by above average monsoon rains in Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Centre reports 27 deaths, nine injuries and 104,000 people affected.
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Latest regional snapshot highlights floods in Sri Lanka and diarrhoea outbreak in Solomon Islands
Heavy rainfall in southwest Sri Lanka has resulted in floods and landslides. Government figures indicate 24 people have died while nearly 120,000 have been affected by the floods.
Concerns growing over worsening food security in Sri Lanka
In the last 20 months, parts of Sri Lanka have been hit by a severe drought and two bouts of floods. The WFP estimates that at least 1.2 million people are in need of food aid.
Humanitarian cluster system deactivated
There is concern over the lack of adequate funding, which is curtailing the capacity of the development actors to take over from the humanitarians, as the frequency of natural disasters increases.
Beating wild weather in Sri Lanka
Planners in Sri Lanka should do more to mitigate the effects of extreme weather, experts say. In 2012, 1.2 million people were affected by drought and over half a million by floods.
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Better urban planning needed to dodge disasters
With the world's mega-cities growing even larger, policymakers need urban planning that will help these areas withstand the impacts of natural disasters.
Many areas still cut off by floods and landslides in Sri Lanka
Airdropping is the only option to provide humanitarian assistance in inaccessible areas; more continuous heavy rainfall predicted
Sri Lanka: After drought, floods devastate agricultural land
Floods in the past two months following a long drought have left Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces reeling
Heavy rains, high winds and landslides affect 315,000 people in Sri Lanka
Police and military are conducting rescue missions where needed and the government is providing cooked meals to displaced
Sri Lanka: Over 6,000 evacuated after flooding
According to the Disaster Management Center, 6,312 persons (1,791 families) are now in 29 evacuation centres, mostly schools and community centres, after being forced from their homes, mainly in the last 24 hours