Afghanistan + 2 more
The drought situation in South Asia is deteriorating. With temperatures soaring up to 50=B0C during the day, and no rainfall expected until late this summer or in the fall, people are getting more and more desperate. According to a…
Afghanistan
The UNHCR Deputy Director for Central Asia, South-West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Ms. Maureen Connelly, is currently visiting Pakistan for an assessment of gender equity of Afghan refugee women. "My purpose is to look at gender…
Afghanistan + 2 more
Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org The fourth year of searing drought in South Asia is taking a heavy toll--dead livestock are scattered across a desiccated, dusty landscape, wells have run dry, and thousands of people are wandering from their homes…
Indonesia + 1 more
From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Niurka Piñeiro, IOM Spokesperson IOM teams working around the clock the past six days have evacuated over 5,000 people from areas affected by deadly flooding around Betun near the West Timor border. The number…
Pakistan
BEIJING (May 23) XINHUA - The Red Cross Society of China ( RCSC) today announced a 50,000-U.S.-dollar donation for disaster victims in Pakistan. A RCSC spokesman said the donation was provided to Pakistan because the country has been suffering from…
Indonesia
Les violentes émeutes, qui se sont déclarées ces derniers jours sur l'île d'Ambon, dans l'archipel des Moluques, ont contraint Action contre la Faim et Médecins sans Frontières à interrompre temporairement leurs opérations dans cette province d'Indonésie. Les affrontements actuels et…
Indonesia
JAKARTA (May 22) XINHUA - The death toll from last week's floods that caused extensive damage in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province increased to 160 persons and 120 others are still missing, according to reports reaching here Monday. The rains,…
Timor-Leste
Flooding in Timor's southern Belu region over the past week has claimed the lives of at least 53 people and left homeless and at risk of disease thousands of East Timorese refugees in camps in West Timor's Betun area.…
Indonesia
Week 20/2000 Source : WHO West Timor Reported on May 22, 2000 from WHO Kupang and WHO Jakarta Background During the last week, severe weather conditions have caused flooding in Belu District of West Timor. Reports suggest a number of factors coincided…
Indonesia
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0100 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Indonesia - Floods 22 May 2000 Situation and Damage 1. The following is a summary of updates provided by the UNHCR/OCHA to date. The flood situation in West Timor in Indonesia has reportedly developed…
