Madagascar
BEDARO VILLAGE, 15 May (IRIN) - As Noelene Sana struggled to breast-feed her newborn baby, she was preparing a "meal" of nothing more than cactus leaves and salted water for the rest of her six children. "This one is lucky,"…
Madagascar
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0069 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Madagascar - Tropical Cyclone Manou 14 May 2003 The Government of Madagascar appeals for International Assistance. Situation 1. On 9 May 2003, Tropical Cyclone Manou reached the eastern coast of Madagascar making landfall over the…
Madagascar
Déclaration d'une porte-parole adjointe du Quai d'Orsay (Paris, le 14 mai 2003) - La France tient à exprimer sa sympathie au peuple malgache frappé par le cyclone Manou qui a entraîné de nombreuses victimes et causé d'importants dégâts. Les autorités…
Madagascar
A first humanitarian convoy carrying 4,500 kg of relief items reached the flood-affected Madagascan city of Vatomandry yesterday evening by boat, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said today. The Malagasy Red Cross has sent two water…
Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, 13 May (IRIN) - At least 20 people have died and thousands have been affected by tropical cyclone Manou which battered Madagascar's east coast last week. An aerial survey found the village of Vatomandry, south of the port of…
Madagascar
Disaster relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: N/A This Information Bulletin is for information only. The Federation is not seeking any funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time. The Situation The tropical Cyclone Manou reached the eastern coast…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, 9 May (IRIN) - Tropical cyclone Manou hammered Madagascar's east coast on Friday, flooding rice fields and leaving dozens of people without shelter. Aid workers told IRIN the number of people affected by the heavy rains had yet to…
Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, 25 April (IRIN) - Worsening drought has forced thousands of people in southern Madagascar to leave their homes in search of food and water, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Some 600,000 people are now affected by drought…
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO - Worsening drought and rising malnutrition rates have forced thousands of people to leave towns in southern Madagascar to search for food, water and work, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Thursday. "A dramatic crisis is unfolding in…
Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, 26 March (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday said food shortages in southern Madagascar had "worsened" with a sharp increase in the number of reported cases of malnutrition and tuberculosis. Some 60,000 people are now affected by…
