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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsThis post-disaster needs assessment provides estimates of the damages and losses, and the costs for reconstruction and recovery following the 2009 floods in Burkina Faso.
The assessment concluded that the floods caused the following negative impacts on the areas affected: the human toll was 119,356 victims, 46 deaths, 63 injured, and 1 person not…
Haiti was heavily hit by tropical storms in late August and early September 2008. Four storms – tropical storm Fay, hurricane Gustav, hurricane Hanna and hurricane Ike – all produced heavy winds and rain in Haiti. The combined effect of wind and flooding caused the destruction of not only many infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and power lines but a…
On September 29, 2009, coming from Vietnam, Typhoon Ketsana crossed the southern part of the Lao PDR before moving into Cambodia.
While sweeping through five southern provinces, the typhoon caused incredible damage and loss, affecting more than 180,000 people, or almost 30,000 households. We also deplore 28 storm-related deaths. The suffering, damage a…
Typhoon Ketsana hit Cambodia on September 29/30, 2009, causing incredible damage and loss, affecting some 50,000 families, leaving 43 people dead and 67 severely injured. Originating in the middle of the Pacific, Typhoon Ketsana swept through the Philippines, Vietnam and the Lao PDR before it ended its destructive path in our country. The Northern…