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Displaying 34 of about 34 resultsThe tsunami which hit Maldives on 26 December, 2004 was a nation-wide disaster which caused severe damage to the physical infrastructure of many islands. The tsunami has set back the high levels of social progress and prosperity achieved in recent years. Total damages are estimated to be US$470 million, 62% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Of these loss…
The 2004 Floods. In April, the haor areas in the country’s northeast suffered from flash floods that destroyed a substantial portion of the boro rice crop. The main wave o f monsoon flooding started in early July, eventually affecting 36 million people (almost a quarter of the total population) living in the northwestem, northeastern and central distric…
150 Oxfam Briefing Paper:
As Pakistan faces another monsoon season and the likelihood of more disasters, the country is not prepared, asserts this paper. Many factors which have hampered the relief and reconstruction effort are still present, such as an inadequate disaster management system and a lack of emergency relief co-ordination and leaders…
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…