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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Sri Lanka, health concerns in Bangladesh
Very heavy rain fell in Sri Lanka causing flash floods. The worst affected provinces include Southern and Western. Five people are reported dead and nearly 2,200 families were affected.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Tropical Cyclone Gita, displacement in the Philippines
Tropical Cyclone Gita passed Samoa on 10 February with damage and localized flooding reported. More than 80,000 people in Tonga are currently expected to be impacted by the cyclone.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Indonesia, displacement in Myanmar
Between 29 December and 2 January, flooding in the provinces of West Java, Aceh, Central Java and East Java left thousands of homes under water for two to three days.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights the earthquake, monsoon flooding and measles in Myanmar
A 6.8 earthquake hit central Myanmar, killing 3 people amd damaging buildings, while monsoon flooding across 11 states has affected almost 500,000 people.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in Myanmar and Storm Nida in Philippines
In Myanmar, nearly 360,000 people have been displaced by seasonal monsoon flooding. In the Philippines, 8,300 people are displaced following Tropical Storm Nida.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights Cyclone Zena, drought conditions in India and Sri Lanka
Prolonged dry weather has triggered drought conditions across India and Sri Lanka. In Fiji, Cyclone Zena caused widespread flooding increasing the risk of water-borne diseases.
Myanmar + 5 more
Weekly humanitarian snapshot highlights Myanmar displacement, floods in Sri Lanka and Fiji
Myanmar clashes continue, causing both new and secondary displacement of civilians. In Sri Lanka, almost 113,000 people are affected by heavy rains.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights response to flooding in Myanmar and Viet Nam
In Viet Nam, on 30th July, the government reported 17 people killed, more than 1,450 households evacuated, and 3,000 households deluged by floodwater.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights typhoons in China, flooding in the Philippines
Direct economic losses are estimated at 5.86 billion yuan ($940 million) with agriculture worst hit. Loss of 3.62 billion yuan estimated as the typhoon coincided with vegetable harvests.
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Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights flooding in India, Bangladesh and China
Continuing rainfall is impeding relief efforts as the NDRF attempts to carry out rescue efforts; there is a shortage of food and safe drinking water in the affected areas of West Bengal, India.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights IDPs in Iraq and suicide attacks in Kabul
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights drought in Pakistan and ongoing conflict in South Sudan
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights ongoing conflict in CAR and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights persistent violence in CAR, Yemen and Nigeria
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis, clashes in DRC and Mali
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights heightened violence in the CAR, Libya and Yemen
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis and 1.5 million IDPs in Nigeria
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Iraq, Libya and Sudan
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.