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Global Estimates 2015 - People displaced by disasters

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Afghanistan • Heavy snowfall and rainfall and consequent avalanches and flash floods, respectively, have been affecting northern and central Afghanistan since mid-January. • As of 1 March, the number...

Response Bulletin - Jammu & Kashmir Flood Response, Volume 1, December 2014

Response Bulletin - Jammu & Kashmir Flood Response, Volume 1, December 2014

INDIA Floods in Assam and Meghalaya States in north eastern India which commenced on 20 Sep have claimed 95 lives and left tens of thousands of people homeless. The worst affected areas are the...

JAPAN Mount Ontake erupted on 27 Sep, spewing large plumes of ash and gas high into the sky and blanketing the surrounding area in ash. More than 500 rescue workers have been mobilised including the...

• In the last few days heavy rain affected north-eastern India, in particular the states of Assam and Meghalaya, causing damage and deaths. • More than 70 people were killed and over 150 000 people...

U.S.A. – Wildfires • Over 36 000ha have been burnt by an active wildfire (named “King Fire”) near Sacramento, northern California, while it has also destroyed 68 structures, including 12 houses, as...

Joint Need Assessment: Jammu and Kashmir Floods Preliminary Report

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PHILIPPINES Tropical Storm Fung-Wong (known locally as Mario) was the 13th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on 18 Sep. According to the NDRRMC, over 872,400 people were...

India: Monsoon Floods 2014 Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA), DREF Operation MDRIN014

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INDIA Rescue and relief operations are ongoing in Jammu and Kashmir after landslides caused by severe flooding that began on 2 Sep, killed at least 215 people and left 150,000 people still stranded...

In September 2014, the Kashmir region was hit by heavy floods from torrential monsoon rains. The regions of Jammu and Kashmir in India, as well as Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab in...

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Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Bulletin January - June 2014