Madagascar
Madagascar is still reeling after being hammered by the sixth cyclone since late last year. The island's staple food source, rice, was particularly hard hit, and much of the crop was destroyed by flooding. Linsday Redifer, a Peace Corps…
Madagascar
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS Global assessments from the National Bureau for Risk and Catastrophe Management (BNGRC) after the Indlala and Jaya (2-4 April) cyclones report 89 people dead, 30 missing and 126 injured. Thirty-one thousand are still reported as homeless and in…
Madagascar
This Emergency Appeal revises the Preliminary Emergency Appeal launched on 22 March, 2007. The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions…
Madagascar
La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge révise son appel d'urgence préliminaire d'un montant initial de 773 000 francs suisses (€ 477,000 / US$ 637,000), qu'elle porte désormais à 2 millions de francs suisses (€ 1,2…
Madagascar
By Anwulika Okafor NEW YORK, USA, 10 April 2007 - The island nation of Madagascar has seen more than its fair share of nature's destructive capacity recently. Since December it has been hit by six cyclones or tropical storms -…
Madagascar
On 6th April the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Madagascar released a situation report. Main issues as follows: 1. First assessment results for impact of intense tropical storm Jaya, provided by CARE teamsstated that areas the most affected…
Madagascar
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS Intense tropical storm Jaya, which hit Madagascar on the northeastern coast on 3 April, left the country on 4 April after crossing the whole northern tip of Madagascar from east to west. The immediate impact has been heavy…
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JOHANNESBURG, 5 April 2007 (IRIN) Following months of erratic weather local authorities and aid agencies warn they are stretched beyond capacity in Southern Africa, where unusually heavy rains, a string of cyclones, severe flooding and extreme drought continue to threaten…
Madagascar
This report has been prepared by the UN HC/RC Office in Madagascar, in close cooperation with the OCHA mission in Madagascar, based on information provided by the National Office of Disasters and Risks Management (BNGRC) of…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, April 5 (Reuters) A cyclone has killed three people in Madagascar weeks after 80 others died when an earlier storm hit the Indian Ocean island, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara told reporters Cyclone Jaya struck northern Madagascar…
