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26 October 2011 - 3:43pmThe UN has called for US $15.7 million to help 300,000 El Salvadorians deal with catastrophic flooding over the next six months. The government has described the floods as the worst disaster in the country’s history, as hundreds of thousands of people struggle to cope with record-breaking rainfall... -
25 October 2011 - 3:44pmOn the night of 28 June, a heavy downpour almost swallowed Imbelbellou – a village of 7000 inhabitants in a precarious valley in the Maradi region of southern Niger. Maradi is Niger’s most populous region, and the country’s breadbasket, but is prone to natural disasters and vulnerable to... -
20 October 2011 - 5:33pmThe worst floods in a more than a decade have devastated large areas of Cambodia, causing 247 deaths, displacing 46,000 households and disrupting the lives of 1.2 million people. The crisis is part of a region-wide emergency, in which seasonal rains and back-to-back typhoons have caused flooding across SE... -
13 October 2011 - 4:00pmThe UN today highlights the essential role played by children and young people in preparing for natural disasters, as it commemorates this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction. The Day (IDDR) is marked annually on 13 October to celebrate and raise awareness about how people, communities... -
12 October 2011 - 4:51pmAsian countries and regional organizations are playing an increasingly prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters, Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said at the start of a 12-day mission to the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s...
