Reports

JOHANNESBURG, 20 April (IRIN) - Humanitarian agencies in Madagascar say the lack of adequate logistics remains a problem in conducting assessments and in distributing aid to inaccessible areas following the devastation caused by three cyclones that hit the Indian Ocean…

After leaving at least 17 dead in Madagascar and thousands homeless, Cyclone Hudah has caused only minor flooding in eastern coastal areas of Mozambique. "It appears we were quite lucky so far. There was rain and some strong winds and…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0081 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Madagascar - Cyclone "Hudah" 18 April 2000 OCHA/UNDP MISSION TO THE NORTH-EAST The OCHA Support Team, accompanied by a UNDP staff member, was on mission to Maroantsetra, in the North-East of Madagascar, from 13…

Relief efforts continue following cyclones, heavy rains and floods that struck several Southern African countries since February, causing hundreds of thousands of people to lose their homes, belongings and crops. Continuing bad weather has already washed away one harvest and…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 April (IRIN) - The United Nations system, in coordination with the Malagasy government relief agency, the Conseil national de secours (CNS), NGOs and donor governments this week established a full-scale emergency relief operation for an estimated 300,000 flood…

New information is underlined. This is the final Southern Africa - Cyclone Hudah fact sheet. REGIONAL OVERVIEW On April 2, Cyclone Hudah made landfall along the East Coast of Madagascar between Mahanoro and Mananjary. The northernmost area of Madagascar is the…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0078 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Madagascar - Cyclone "Hudah" 13 April 2000 The OCHA Support Team in Antananarivo, which is assisting the UNDP Office, reports that: 1. Since 10 April (OCHA Sitrep no.3/"Flash Appeal"), the team has participated in…

April 13, 2000, NEW YORK CITY - A program to assist farmers and homeless families in Madagascar with shelter, rehabilitation and disaster preparedness training is the newest update in Church World Service's $2.6 million flood recovery response in Southern Africa. So…

Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports After assessing the damage wrought by the latest cyclone to hit Mozambique, aid agencies said the storm-ravaged country survived with little more than a few scratches. Cyclone Hudah, which rapidly lost steam…

By Jim Fisher-Thompson Washington File Staff Writer Washington -- A group of African-American organizations in the city of Detroit, Michigan, are working hard to raise both money and awareness for flood victims in Mozambique and other parts of southern Africa, a…