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August, 2007

Flooding threatens Sep-Nov food security

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 19:36.

Source: FEWS NET FEWS NET Watch Alert for S. Sudan, published Aug 28
2007

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Flooding threatens Sep-Nov food security

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 19:36.

Source: FEWS NET FEWS NET Watch Alert for S. Sudan, published Aug 28
2007

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Green alert: Tropical Depression 10W affected 0 people.

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 19:00.

Tropical Depression 10W affected 0 people within 100km of its track.

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Japan considers aid for N. Korea flood victims

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Source: Reuters (Recasts with foreign minister's comments)

By Isabel Reynolds

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan's new foreign minister said on Tuesday the government was considering an offer of aid for flood ...

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Japan considers aid for N. Korea flood victims

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 15:52.

Source: Reuters (Recasts with foreign minister's comments)

By Isabel Reynolds

TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan's new foreign minister said on Tuesday the government was considering an offer of aid for flood ...

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BANGLADESH: Flood victims face rising food prices

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 15:05.

Source: IRIN In line with international commodity prices and rising fuel costs, food prices in Bangladesh are already
prohibitively high. But the floods - some of the worst in recent years - have exacerbated the situation. Basic cereal prices over the last three weeks have risen by up to of 22 percent in some
places.

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BANGLADESH: Flood victims face rising food prices

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 15:05.

Source: IRIN In line with international commodity prices and rising fuel costs, food prices in Bangladesh are already
prohibitively high. But the floods - some of the worst in recent years - have exacerbated the situation. Basic cereal prices over the last three weeks have risen by up to of 22 percent in some
places.

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SUDAN: Prevention key to averting cholera outbreak in flood-hit areas

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 13:33.

Source: IRIN Sudan has been experiencing its worst floods ever, raising health concerns among officials,
including Yakub Vaid, head of the World Health Organization's sub-office for eastern Sudan.

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UN seeks emergency funds for Peru, Sudan, Somalia

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 13:26.

Source: Reuters GENEVA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for funds to help victims of natural disasters in Peru and Sudan and to boost food aid in Somalia after poor harvests.

The U.N. ...

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ETHIOPIA: Flood survivors struggle one year on

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:57.

Source: IRIN For Yenenesh Tesfaye, a 28-year-old flood survivor from the eastern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa, the memory of 6
August 2006 is still raw.

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U.N. says floods affect 100,000 Ethiopians

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 10:55.

Source: Reuters ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people have been affected by floods in Ethiopia and 17 have died of waterborne disease, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

"Approximately 103, ...

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M 5.1, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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August 28, 2007 08:51:42 GMT

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China puts summer flood death toll at 1,138

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Source: Reuters BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Stronger relief efforts helped limit damage and loss of life from droughts and flooding in China this summer, but floods still killed more than 1,100 people, officials said ...

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5.5 - KURIL ISLANDS

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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:16:04 GMT
Lat/Lon: 49.659/154.295
Depth: 117.4

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M 5.6, Kuril Islands

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 28/08/2007 - 02:16.

August 28, 2007 01:16:04 GMT

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M 5.1, Molucca Sea

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 22:00.

August 27, 2007 21:00:20 GMT

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LIBERIA: Floods displace hundreds in Monrovia

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 19:49.

Source: IRIN Flooding has cut off piped water to a quarter million people in the capital, Monrovia, displacing hundreds of people
and destroying or severely damaging homes.

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Quake hits Tonga archipelago - USGS

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 18:50.

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 quake hit the South Pacific archipelago of Tonga on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The USGS said the quake, very shallow at a depth of ...

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M 5.7, Tonga region

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August 27, 2007 17:12:00 GMT

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5.7 - TONGA REGION

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 18:12.

Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:12:00 GMT
Lat/Lon: -17.3296/-172.303
Depth: 10

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CHAD: Govt to pay US$600,000 as flood damage spreads

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 17:49.

Source: IRIN As officials in remote regions throughout Chad report worsening flood damage, Chad's government has
pledged to provide US$600,000 to cover initial shelter, food and medicine needs.

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BANGLADESH: Flood waters recede, but challenges remain

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 15:48.

Source: IRIN Flood waters continue to recede in monsoon-hit Bangladesh, leaving behind immense challenges in terms of
crop and infrastructure damage, and the delivery of health services and food aid.

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Floods and landslides kill 14 in southwest China

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 14:17.

Source: Reuters BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Floods and landslides in southwestern China have killed 14 people, and another six are missing, the official Xinhua agency reported on Monday.

By Sunday evening heavy ...

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Floods and landslides kill 14 in southwest China

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 14:17.

Source: Reuters BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Floods and landslides in southwestern China have killed 14 people, and another six are missing, the official Xinhua agency reported on Monday.

By Sunday evening heavy ...

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NEPAL: Strikes hampering aid deliveries to flood victims

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 27/08/2007 - 13:33.

Source: IRIN Strikes and political violence in southern Nepal have been hampering efforts by aid workers to distribute
aid to flood victims, said officials from the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) on 26 August.

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