Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jan/17/prepositioning-emergency-relief-work This time three years ago, in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti , you might not have had time to read an article like this. Perhaps you were busy trying to charter a plane to fly relief supplies into Port-au-Prince. Maybe you were embroiled in fraught negotiations with suppliers.... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:15:00 +0100 antiguanews en antiguanews-ad637fd71dca13cd072c61c9345fa9cb EuropeAid Science UNbodies NaturalDisasters Echo EnterpriseEurope2 FinancialServices 18.54299 -72.343102 20130117141500 http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Jakarta-paralysed-by-heavy-flooding-and-traffic-congestion-26889.html Large sections of the capital have been under water since Tuesday. Heavy rains have compounded the city's chronic traffic problem. In some places, it took six hours to move just a few kilometres. Schools are closed and official meetings are cancelled. At least 10,000 people have been displaced. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:35:00 +0100 asianews-en en asianews-en-dd78938aa70a21c662f8e580dfa54338 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20130117133500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/jan/17/prepositioning-emergency-relief-work Buying and storing supplies locally speeds up emergency assistance and saves more lives This time three years ago, in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, you might not have had time to read an article like this. Perhaps you were busy trying to charter a plane to fly relief supplies into Port-au-Prince. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:56:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-ad637fd71dca13cd072c61c9345fa9cb EuropeAid Science UNbodies NaturalDisasters Echo EnterpriseEurope2 FinancialServices 18.54299 -72.343102 20130117125600 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/regions-will-still-see-floods-landslides Source: Jakarta Post Country: Indonesia Ainur Rohmah and Markus Makur, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Flores | Headlines | Wed, January 16 2013, 8:19 AM Flash floods, strong winds and landslides are still plaguing a number of regions across the archipelago. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:28:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-b57fc0d94ed288512e54f31b510dee96 NaturalDisasters -6.971428 110.425499 20130116082800 http://www.asianewsnet.net/Floods-landslides-hit-regions-across-Indonesia--41489.html Flash floods, strong winds and landslides are still plaguing a number of regions across the archipelago. In Semarang, Central Java, the Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) declared that the city was ..... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:44:00 +0100 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-2147b58dc97b2c28f36ae72914248d02 NaturalDisasters -6.971428 110.425499 20130116044400 http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/186958421.html In the wake of Haiti's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake exactly three years ago, former U.S. President Bill Clinton issued an unusual and now infamous apology. Calling his subsidies to American rice farmers in the 1990s a mistake because it undercut rice production in Haiti, Clinton said he had.... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:32:00 +0100 antiguanews en antiguanews-975b2c2f858fbd8a85f25055a44f4371 EuropeAid PeaceKeeping RuralDevelopment Echo NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment UNbodies 18.54299 -72.343102 20130115223200 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/flood-cuts-toll-road-kills-4-banten Source: Jakarta Post Country: Indonesia Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A toll road was closed, four people reportedly died and dozens of families had to be evacuated in Banten on Thursday after days of heavy rains in the province, inundating at least four of its regencies. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:28:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-210c6b06bbb35be2fd69c47ca2eb8c87 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20130111142800 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/04/2012-year-british-weather-dangerous Record rainfall led to widespread flooding, killing nine people, ruining crops and costing the country billions "It's been the year when flooding became relevant to every part of the country. From the south-west to the north-east, every part of the country got hit," says Charles Tucker, chairman of.... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:20:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-4326d8174fc0db33709915d2ba79c96c NaturalDisasters Ecology FoodSecurityFoodAid ClimateChange Environment AlternativeEnergy 51.4879 -0.177998 20130104212000 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/united-states-offers-support-indonesians-affected-flooding-jakarta Source: US Department of State Country: Indonesia, United States of America (the) Jakarta – On January 18, following the Indonesian government’s declaration of an emergency, U.S. Ambassador Scot A. Marciel offered U.S. assistance in response to the severe flooding in and around Jakarta. The United States, through the U. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:14:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-3a46d6dc84d54eb2b25ec0b1ac241c3e NaturalDisasters Echo 38.9051 -77.0162 -6.18287 106.829 20130121091400 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-22/jakarta-flood-refugees-return-home-as-quake-in-aceh-kills-one.html Jakarta residents began to return home a week after flooding inundated houses across the Indonesian capital, while an eight-year-old girl died as a 6- magnitude earthquake struck Aceh province on Sumatra island. The number of refugees in Jakarta fell to about 33,500 from nearly 46,000 yesterday,.... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:53:00 +0100 bloomberg en bloomberg-68096e1587cf8b40c1d2b43363efcd01 NaturalDisasters 4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751 20130122095300 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/emergency-aid-indonesia-flood-survivors Source: AmeriCares Country: Indonesia Global Pre-Positioning helps partners quickly respond to disaster Hundreds of Indonesia flood survivors were quickly helped with emergency aid supported by AmeriCares Global Pre-Positioning Initiative. Launched in 2012, the initiative provides funds to help.... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:45:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-3caf4aa90f2702793bd732f033be5408 NaturalDisasters CommunicableDiseases Echo HumanitarianAid -6.18287 106.829 20130124054500