Informes

March 12, 2003, Baltimore, MD - Severe drought in southern Madagascar has placed hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) reported today. "This situation is critical," said Jennifer Overton, CRS' Country Representative for Madagascar. "Families have exhausted…

JOHANNESBURG, 10 March (IRIN) - Madagascar has declared a state of "kere" or extreme food shortages in five districts in the south of the country due to the devastating effects of poor rains. Presidential advisor Didier Rakotoarisoa told IRIN an extended…

JOHANNESBURG, 24 February (IRIN) - Almost 40,000 people across Madagascar face food shortages due to weeks of heavy rain the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. WFP Director Bodo Henze told IRIN that almost 70 percent of rice fields…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release Foreign Press Center Translation (No. 0**) 1. On February 6 (Thu), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind equivalent to about 12,650,000 yen comprising water tanks, plastic sheets, water purifiers, electricity…

Saint-Denis, Reunion (PANA) - A growing tropical storm near the east side of Madagascar intensified Tuesday morning, though it was still 350 km away from the island, a source at the weather department here said Tuesday. The head of the…

This Bulletin is being issued for information only, to communicate the situation described below. With another serious tropical depression approaching the island now the overall situation is expected to deteriorate further, and the Federation may consider issuing an Appeal to…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0018OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Madagascar - Floods24 January 2003 This report is based on information provided by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Madagascar. Situation 1. The Meteorological Department of Madagascar has indicated…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0016 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Madagascar - Floods 23 January 2003 This report is based on information provided by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Madagascar. Situation 1. Heavy rains have been pouring down on Madagascar since…

The sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean remain, generally, above normal. By itself, this would suggest a continued positive impact on the development of tropical cyclones. However, it now appears that we have entered a…

JOHANNESBURG, 23 January (IRIN) - Two weeks of heavy rains in Madagascar have killed 13 people and left 2,218 people homeless, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Antananarivo said on Thursday. Some 20,000 people have been affected by the flooding mainly…