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Vast areas in several departments in Honduras are hit by massive rain and floods. 23 people have been killed amd over 22.000 have been evacuated.
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The Danish government has established an Africa Commission on effective development cooperation with Africa.
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ACT International has launched a US $1.7 million appeal to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the catastrophic flooding in the Indian province of Bihar. DanChurchAid is a member of ACT International.
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As reported by DanChurchAid's partner, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), floods and landslides triggered by incessant rain since Friday (19 September 2008) have left more than 33 people dead in mid- and far-western regions of Nepal. Kailali, Kanchanpur and Doti districts (far-west Nepal) have been severely affected. DanChurchAid's partner, LWF Nepal, mobilised its rapid assessment team in the affected area. According to the national news media reports, thousands of people have been directly affected and displaced.
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Heavy torrential rains since August 16, 2008 in the Gambella regional state in Ethiopia have caused severe flooding, affecting thousands of people and destroying farmland and homes.
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At least 800 people have been killed in monsoon-related accidents during the heavy June-to-September rains across India, with impoverished Bihar accounting for 24 deaths since August 23, according to a government spokesperson.
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Heavy and incessant rainfall since June 16, 2008 has flooded many areas in the eastern states of Assam, Orissa and West Bengal leaving some 93 people dead and close to 2.7 million people affected.
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Farmers in Cambodias Kompong Speu province are working to make their villages more resilient to the recurring natural disasters, such as drought or floods, hitting the area as a result of changes in the climate. See the video about clean drinking water and audioslideshow about a ricebank here.
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Accelerating climate changes, war, armed conflict, shrinking of humanitarian space, 9.9 million refugees and 24 million internally displaced. The environment where humanitarian action takes place is evolving rapidly and continuously, posing new challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and protection for affected communities.
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Heavy rain has made the numerous rivers in southern Africa overflow their banks. Thousands of families have been evacuated and need help. DanChurchAid sends one million Danish kroner (DKK) to emergency aid to the most severely affected countries which are Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The emergency work is coordinated through Action by Churches Together, ACT International.
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The monsoon rains have stopped in the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa with the onset of winter. The last rain spell was in the first week of October 2007. The flood waters have receded (except in some pockets of very low-lying areas) and people have gone back to their villages. Some people are living under polythene sheets distributed by NGOs and the government where traditional mud homes were damaged and destroyed.
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Heavy and continuous rainfall over the past five days has caused widespread flooding and the deaths of at least 13 people in the state of Tamil Nadu. The rains, also affecting the state of Andhra Pradesh, were caused by a low pressure center over the south-eastern bay off Chennai along with the north-east monsoon.
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Torrential rains have hit the Central American region as a result of a low pressure system over the Yucatán Peninsula. The rain started on October 10, 2007 and continued until October 18, 2007.
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George William Odeke is a local councilperson in the flooded village of Adurukoi in the eastern Ugandan district of Katakwi. “I don’t know what will happen next year because the food is just finished. If the rain continues, we will undoubtedly need food relief,” said Mr.
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In West Bengal, Orissa and Bihar the monsoon rains continue. A depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rains from September 23 to 24, 2007 in several areas. The continuous downpour led to a rise in water level in all major river systems in the region. Calcutta was submerged under heavy waterlogging and received 44.0 cm (17.3 inches) of rain. The whole city was flooded with up to 1.5 metres (4.92 feet) of water in some areas.
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Heavy torrential rains in Ethiopia have caused severe flooding in the Amhara and Gambella Regional States affecting more than 60,000 people and destroying farmland, roads and homes. The intensity of the rainfall and the magnitude of the floods is reported to be worse than the 2006 rainy season in which approximately 98,000 people were affected in the various areas of the region.
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Recent heavy rains have caused extensive flooding and damage throughout much of west, central and east Africa. The floods have destroyed homes, farmland and local infrastructure, while displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
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When the storms struck Pakistan in late June 2007, Barkat Ali’s home was washed away completely. “At that time I was sleeping and gradually about 4 feet of water came into my home. I and my family ran to a safe place and at 9:45 pm my home totally collapsed,” he explained.
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Some of the largest floods ever have hit parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Across South Asia, DanChurchAid has been providing essential water equipment and temporary shelters for people who have lost their homes to flooding.
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In central Bangladesh 50 families, escaping from the massive floods, has found safety on a Highway. The highway is raised above ground level to make it act like an embankment.
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RDRS Bangladesh has provided food relief worth over taka 18 million (equivalent to USD 261,500) to about 30,400 flood-affected people in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat Districts.
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The floods in South Asia have hit Bangladesh with enormous force, and there is an acute need for just about everything, such as food, seed grain and reconstruction, DanChurchAid representative reports from Dhaka.
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The situation in India and Bangladesh is still critical.
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Members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International of which DanChurchAid is a member, continue to respond to multiple floods crises across vast regions of Asia. Reuters reports that 35 million people are affected by the crisis in India, Bangladesh and Nepal alone. China and Pakistan have also suffered torrential rains and floods in the past month.
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DanChurchAid has sent one million DKK to the relief work for the survivors of the floods in Asia, and more money is on its way.
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In India, people beneath the traditional caste system, the Dalits, are particularly badly affected by natural disasters. This summer’s monsoon flooding in India is no exception. But with disaster preparedness, disaster-proof housing and not least strong women self-help groups, things can improve.
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The monsoon season is hitting India hard. In the Indian state Orissa, DanChurchAid supports the relief work through the local partner LWSI with DKK 400000.
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Recent flooding in Luanda, Benguela and other western Angolan provinces have resulted in the deaths of some 90 people and have contributed to a worsening cholera outbreak.
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Flash floods have left thousands of people homeless and crops washed away in the Karonga district, about 300 km north of the capital Lilongwe, Malawi. According to Karonga District Commissioner, more than 20 villages have been completely flattened by the floods.
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Drought induced crop failures have been the most common disasters experienced in Zambia, but floods, crop and livestock diseases also occur.
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Although the floods in Eastern Europe have faded from the news, the situation remains critical in parts of Romania, reports AIDRom, a member of the global alliance ACT International.
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Parts of Hungary, Serbia and Romania are trying to control flood waters from the swollen Danube River, while residents of many threatened communities are being evacuated as a precaution.
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Flash floods in southern Malawi have displaced more than 40,000 people and killed one person when his car was washed away by the rising waters. DanChurchAid's partners in Malawi have already started the relief work.
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