REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies - Latin America & the Caribbean - Year 8 - Volume 401 - Chile

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REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies - Latin America & the Caribbean - Year 8 - Volume 401

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28 Apr 2015

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27 Apr 2015

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CHILE: More than 6,500 people have been evacuated within the exclusion zone of 20 km. around the Calbuco Volcano. A health alert remains in effect for the provinces of Llanquihue and Osorno.
PERU: Flooding in Loreto has affected about 10,000 people, damaged nearly 25,000 houses and destroyed more than 5,000 hectares of crops.
NEPAL: After the 7.8 magnitude earthquake at least 2,200 people have died and over 5,800 have been injured.
UN agencies with their humanitarian partners are supporting the response to the emergency.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.