Reports

Eighty three survivors of Typhoon Linda have been rescued in Cambodia as the death toll from last weekend's storm climbs to 25. However, local officials say at least 121-people are still missing. The survivors, including 48-Thais, 29-Vietnamese and six Cambodians, were found…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0543 1. The UNDP sponsored Disaster Management Unit in Viet Nam, Department of Dyke Management and Flood and Storm Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, provided the following update (as of 6 November 1997) on the…

Weekly News There has been no significant rainfall in Papua New Guinea since April this year. Around 550,000 people are seriously affected by a ruinous drought that has destroyed staple crops, weakened water supplies and is undermining the immediate well-being…

Weekly News A Federation assessment mission in North Korea has reported that the health situation in the country remains extremely precarious, although the recent harvest and effective food distributions seem to have averted the immediate threat of famine. To prevent…

To prevent the complete collapse of the health sector in North Korea, the Red Cross is set to increase its medical programme in the country by over 50 per cent. An assessment mission to North Korea by the Geneva-based International…

11-05-97 Moscow has delivered 370 tons of food relief to North Korea, the second shipment of such aid, its embassy in Seoul announced Monday. ''In accordance with the Russian government's decree, the humanitarian aid, totaling 370 tons of food, has been…

Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan Pledges and contributions The US government is donating US$355,270 to Mercy Corps and US$200,000 to CARE for rehabilitation work in Afghanistan. It is also giving US$1,702,440 to ICRC for rehabilitation and the Kabul Relief programme, US$600,000 to…

The Disaster Typhoon Linda swept across the Mekong Delta at the southern tip of Vietnam and over the Gulf of Thailand on 2 November wreaking death and destruction on Vietnam. As it proceeded into Tanintharyi State in Myanmar the next…

(2:28pm AEDT) The Australian Defence Force is tightening security surrounding drought aid in Papua New Guinea, after hungry villagers rushed at an army helicopter. A Black Hawk crew from Townsville narrowly escaped injury, after a fight broke out among villagers…

More than 100 people have died and over 1000 are feared missing after Typhoon Linda (Storm 5) slammed into southern Vietnam on 3 November. The typhoon with high velocity wind, raised 15 meters high sea waves, which destroyed over 100,000…