Kyrgyzstan: Cold Wave - Dec 2012 Updates

CHF 172,477 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) in December 2012 to support the Kyrgyz Red Crescent Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 1,000 families...

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420,000 people in China’s southwest Guizhou province, 10,000 in India, 2 million in Bangladesh as well as vulnerable populations in Nepal and Kyrgyzstan were affected by cold temperatures

Frequent small to medium-scale emergencies raged through the region in 2012, inflicting the most damage on rural households. Support from humanitarian and development partners was often necessary to help affected people back onto their feet, learn from the disaster and better prepare for future shocks.

Link: Kyrgyzstan: Extreme winter conditions DREF operation n° MDRKG009

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Summary: Since December 2012, Kyrgyzstan is experiencing unusually cold winter with heavy snowfalls and high precipitation level. According to the data obtained from the National Hydro-meteorological service, current temperatures are the lowest for last 76 years (since 1936). In the northern part of...