Avarikadu village in Thalainayar Block in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu State is located 18 KM from Vedaranyam, the place famous for salt extraction and prawn cultivation and 29 KM from...
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Flood victims rejoiced to get their refurbished house
Laila Prakashan cannot stop expressing her gratitude to the Caritas India, United Way Bengaluru (UWB) and KIDS for returning such a beautiful house to them. “Everything was inundated in water, most...
It’s not just a shelter but dream come true
A large scale natural disaster like Cyclone Gaja (2018) is physically destructive and the recovery process is emotionally and financially expensive. The affected need transition from victims to...
Study Report on Gaja Cyclone 2018
Executive Summary Tamil Nadu is historically one of the most vulnerable States to tropical cyclone. The total geographical area of Tamil Nadu is 13 Million hectares and it has a coastline of 1,076 km...
Practising Principles of Catholic Social Teaching in the context of Shelter Assistance Programme for Cyclone Gaja affected
Caritas India is committed to social justice and instilling the dignity of poor and vulnerable who have been victims of disasters. The Cyclone Gaja damage assessment report (12th December 2018) sent...
ATHIJEEVAN, Kerala flood response concludes
‘Athijeevan’ (more life), the last phase of Caritas India Kerala flood response program finally concluded at St. Mary’s Church Parish hall, Santhi Nagar. This rebuilding program specifically focusing...
India: Cyclone Gaja Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) - DREF Operation n° MDRIN021, Final Report
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Cyclone Gaja made its landfall during the early hours on 16 November 2018. It hit six districts in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, namely...
Drought, floods new normal as Karnataka rain pattern changes
BENGALURU: Karnataka has been witnessing a drastic change in rainfall pattern and distribution over the past two decades, resulting in frequent drought, floods and untimely rain. According to a study...
Salesian missionaries with BREADS continue rehabilitation work after devastating Kerala flooding
(MissionNewswire) The Office of Development of the Province of Bangalore (BREADS – Bangalore Rural Education and Development Society) has made significant progress in the rehabilitation of homes and...
Brick by brick, rebuilding lives at flood affected Kodagu in Karnataka
Heavy rains, floods, and landslides lashed the country’s largest coffee-growing region Kodagu in Karnataka. The region has suffered heavy losses in terms of lives, livelihood, and property. Due to...
IRCS extending relief to communities affected by Cyclone Gaja
Indian Red Cross Society is distributing relief materials to the families affected by Cyclone Gaja that hit Tamil Nadu last year on 16th November 2018. The ongoing relief distribution is a...
Kenya + 1 more
Child poverty, disasters and climate change: Investigating relationships and implications over the life course of children
Research reports and studies March 2019 Vidya Diwakar, Emma Lovell, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Andrew Shepherd and John Twigg This study examines the relationship between natural hazard-related disasters...
India + 1 more
Making humanitarian response more flexible and adaptable: Exploring new models and approaches - Southasiadisasters.net Issue No. 181, February 2019
AIDMI's publication of Southasiadisasters.net is titled 'Making Humanitarian Response More Flexible: Exploring New Models and Approaches' and highlights new approaches that can be taken by...
Fine-tuning flood risk management
Following the successful debut of index-based flood insurance (IBFI) in India’s Bihar State during 2017, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners have continued their...
Nepal + 2 more
Trans-border Flood Early Warning System in South Asia: Practices, Challenges and Prospects
Executive Summary South Asia is a disaster hotspot zone with annual episodes of several hazards causing huge loss of lives and properties across the region. Among hazards, flood ranks the highest in...
Current Weather Status & Outlook for next two weeks (8 to 21 February, 2019)
Significant Features Western Disturbance: A western disturbance along with its induced cyclonic circulation has caused fairly widespread to widespread rain/snowfall activity over Western Himalayan...
India: Cyclone Gaja Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) - DREF Operation n° MDRIN021, Update No. 1
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The fifth named cyclone of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclone Gaja made its landfall during the early hours on 16 November 2018. It...
India + 2 more
Sub: Cyclonic storm “PABUK” over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood - Cyclone warning for Andaman Islands “ORANGE MESSAGE”, Time of issue: 1300 hours IST, Dated: 05-01-2019
Yesterday’s cyclonic storm “PABUK” over Gulf of Thailand and adjoining areas moved west-northwestwards and emerged into Andaman Sea in the morning (0830 hrs IST) of today, theth January, 2019. It lay...
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Sub: Cyclonic Storm ‘PABUK’ over Andaman Sea, Time of issue: 1300 hours IST Dated: 06-01-2019
Yesterday’s cyclonic storm “PABUK” over Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards and lay centered at 0830 hours IST of today, the 06 th January, 2019 over the same region near latitude 11.1°N and...
Sub: Cyclonic Storm ‘PHETHAI” weakened into Low Pressure Area, Time of issue: 1600 hours IST, Dated:18-12-2018
Yesterday’s cyclonic storm, “PHETHAI” over coastal Andhra Pradesh moved northnortheastwards and weakened into deep depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal (BoB) in the same evening (1730 hrs IST)...