Madagascar
JOHANNESBOURG, 27 avril 2007 (IRIN) Les agences humanitaires se portent au secours de Madagascar pour aider ce pays à se remettre des cyclones successifs qui ont frappé l'île, en apportant une aide alimentaire aux communautés isolées et en permettant à…
Madagascar
By Anita Swarup in Nairobi The continuing emergency situation in cyclone-hit Madagascar exemplifies a smooth operation by the International Federation, the Malagasy Red Cross Society and the Emergency response units working together efficiently. As five consecutive cyclones rammed the Indian Ocean…
Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, 26 April 2007 (IRIN) Aid agencies are scrambling to help Madagascar recover from a succession of natural disasters, feeding whole communities cut off from desperately needed food supplies and helping thousands of children get back to school. After six…
Madagascar
Storms a Disaster for Vanilla, Country's Key Export ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (April 25, 2007) - The six major tropical storms that hit Madagascar back to back over the past several months have wreaked havoc on the island nation's economy, food security and…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO - The United Nations World Food Programme said today it had started flying desperately needed food and other humanitarian supplies by helicopter to 20,000 people in northwestern Madagascar isolated after one of the worst cyclone seasons in years. WFP plans…
Madagascar
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS The last global assessments from the National Bureau for Risk and Catastrophe Management (BNGRC) from the 17th of April state a total number of 188,331 affected people from Indlala and Jaya in eight regions: Diana, Sofia, Sava, Analanjirofo,…
Madagascar
Antananarivo, le 24 avril 2007 - Le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) annonce qu'il a commencé à envoyer par hélicoptère de la nourriture et d'autre matériel humanitaire qui font cruellement défaut aux habitants du nord-ouest de Madagascar, isolés…
Madagascar
By Victor Chinyama ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, 23 April 2007 - Florine, 8, was unaware of the extent of cyclone damage to her village in Ambanja, northeastern Madagascar, until she climbed to the roof of her partially destroyed house. From that vantage point…
Madagascar
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 of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief Appeal No. MDRMG002; Operations…
Madagascar
Since December, Madagascar has been hit by five deadly cyclonic storms which, compounded by recent heavy rainfall and flooding, have severely affected more than 1 million people. About 150 deaths have been reported thus far, while homes, roads and bridges,…
