Madagascar
By Jean-Luc Martinage, International Federation The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released 108,000 Swiss francs (USD 100,000 / € 65,000) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the Malagasy Red Cross Society in its response…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan has killed 83 people and left almost 200,000 homeless after tearing through Madagascar last week, officials said on Friday. Ivan pelted the Indian Ocean island's east coast with winds of more than 125…
Madagascar
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is rushing relief supplies to Madagascar, where devastating cyclones have caused widespread damage. Aid is being implemented following a request from the Madagascar government to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cyclones have pummeled Madagascar…
Madagascar
GLIDE n=B0 TC-2008-00023-MDG 27 February 2008 The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by the cyclone Ivan, which devastated large parts of Madagascar last week. In the capital, Antananarivo, WFP has already…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan killed 60 people when it tore through Madagascar last week, officials said on Tuesday, more than doubling the previous death toll of 22. "More than 200,000 people are affected," Jean Rakotomalala, head of the…
Madagascar
Début février, le cyclone «FAME» qui a touché la Côte Ouest de la Grande Ile, a causé des dégâts importants dans la Région Sofia, et la ville de BESALAMPY a été particulièrement sinistrée: bâtiments détruits, voies d'accès coupées, inondations…
Madagascar
CARE International is accelerating its response to humanitarian suffering and damage caused by Cyclone Ivan. As more information becomes available estimates now indicate that nearly 228,000 persons have been directly affected by the storm, which has left more than 60…
Madagascar
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are airlifting relief commodities in response to Tropical Cyclone Ivan which has caused a humanitarian crisis in Madagascar. USAID has airlifted 320 rolls of plastic sheeting…
Madagascar
CONTEXT 1. Category four tropical cyclone Ivan struck Madagascar on Sunday 17 February, 2008 at wind speeds more than 200 km per hour. The cyclone made its way across the island initially as a category three, slowly diminishing in strength…
