Reports

On 22 September the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team in Cambodia conducted a field assessment trip to Kandal, one of the provinces most severely affected by the recent floods. They sent OCHA Geneva an initial message, illustrated…

(Geneva, New York, 2 October 2000) - In response to the worst flood that Cambodia experienced in the last 30 years, the United Nations today appealed for $ 10.7 million to help 850,000 victims during the first six months…

(2 October 2000 to 31 March 2001) 2 October, 2000 United Nations Disaster Management Team Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The magnitude of the two major floods that struck Cambodia in less than three months, left the country…

Floods triggered by monsoon rainfall have caused extensive damage in several Southeast Asian countries. Water levels of the Mekong river have risen in recent weeks, causing massive flooding in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. This flooding may be the…

By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Cambodia on Friday appealed for more assistance in providing emergency relief to the two million people affected by the country's worst floods in decades. ''Foreign and domestic relief is not enough for…

From FEDERATION NEWS 01/00 In response to floods which have devastated Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, the International Federation is appealing for 7.47 million Swiss francs to assist the National Societies in these countries. In Cambodia more than half a million…

By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Red Cross warned on Thursday that floods along the Mekong River, which have killed more than 400 and caused widespread misery and damage this year, would worsen in…

Period covered: 20 - 27 September 2000Initial response to the Federation’s appeal launched on 13 September has been positive and the Cambodian Red Cross Society, supported by the Federation, has been involved in relief activities in…

FLOOD RELIEF IN VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA Oxfam Hong Kong has made an initial grant of HK$233,400 for immediate flood relief in Vietnam and Cambodia. Together with Thailand and Laos, these countries are affected by serious flooding from the Mekong River. The…

ROME - With historic floods from the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers destroying thousands of homes and nearly 220,000 hectares of the rice crop in Cambodia, the United Nations World Food Programme announced today that it plans to deliver…