Overall Green Flood alert in Sri Lanka from 16 Dec 2012 00:00 UTC to 18 Dec 2012 23:59 UTC

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Articles after 15 Dec 2012

World: Asia's 2012 figures and trends

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: IRIN Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines (the), Sri Lanka , Thailand, Viet Nam, World BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years.

DISASTERS: Asia’s 2012 figures and trends

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0100irinnews (en)

BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else in the world - and experts predict the trend will continue....

World: Floods deaths down but economic losses significant

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Bangladesh, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Philippines (the), World 2012 Asian Disaster Figures * BANGKOK, 11....

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