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Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:18:00 +0200 upi en upi-17dfb77313d280d25e92b79c13ee4648 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131015151800 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/wspa-disaster-assessment-and-needs-analysis-uttarakhand-flash-flood-june-2013 Source: Sphere India Country: India Emergency context In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Although parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and.... Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:28:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-256abb800378edda5011266db585be72 NaturalDisasters Conflict AnimalHealth Echo 28.5687 77.2168 20131015102800 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/odisha-braces-itself-floods Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: India By Denis McClean GENEVA, October 14 - The State Government of Odisha in India is now bracing itself for the possibility of additional flooding as the remains of Cyclone Phailin move inland filling rivers and reservoirs to the brim. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:20:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-bba9ebbe9956d1dbad6c0fd7622d338d NaturalDisasters CivilProtection UNbodies 46.20153 6.1666667 28.5687 77.2168 20131014222000 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/cyclone-phailin-lives-saved-india-because-uk-aid-budget-funded-good-planning Source: Tearfund Country: India Despite the force of Cyclone Phailin’s high winds, an unusually low number of people in India have been injured or killed, compared with previous similar emergencies. In 1999, a similar cyclone in Orissa, India, claimed more than 10,000 lives. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:20:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-aec2020ecfa67d171306d1ccdab73419 EuropeAid NaturalDisasters Echo 20.4807080649425 84.4123767867654 51.4879 -0.177998 20131014222000 http://www.trust.org/item/20131014164450-pxzt0/ Alert Update India Cyclone Phailin made landfall in Odisha with wind speeds of around 200 kmph Geneva, 14 October 2013 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact. Cyclone Phailin, with torrential rains and winds of up to 200 kmph, made landfall on 12 October 2013 leaving a trail of destruction in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:46:00 +0200 trust en trust-82fd1b1202888aee0732cba5b2b548b0 Environment NaturalDisasters 46.20153 6.1666667 16.5783225556221 79.543280723376 20131014194600 http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/PhailinEyeOfTheStorm/Phailin-shifts-to-Jharkhand-leaves-7-lakh-marooned-in-4-Odisha-districts/Article1-1134860.aspx Accurate predictions and the largest evacuation in the past 23 years restricted the casualties to 21, most of them caused by falling trees and collapsing walls, but Phailin left behind a trail of destruction.Full coverage Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:12:00 +0200 HindustanTimes en HindustanTimes-3af5beaae59a9d47d4b263b61de20043 NaturalDisasters 20131014191200 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/world/asia/india-cyclone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Forecasters say Cyclone Phailin could be among the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, with a storm surge as high as 10 feet. Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:39:00 +0200 nytimes en nytimes-96032892a0a6cf8ea586932aa7d5f7fc NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131012223900 http://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/15193/39-Red-alert-39-as-massive-cyclone-bears-down-on-India NNA - India issued a red alert as a massive cyclone bore down on the east coast Saturday, threatening widespread destruction and forcing the evacuation of nearly half a million people, AFP reported. Cyclone Phailin was packing gusts of up to 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) and risked.... Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:12:00 +0200 nna-en en nna-en-8814abdb0251be48b12d48edd498be73 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131012191200 http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/101881-red-alert-as-massive-cyclone-bears-down-on-india India issued a red alert as a massive cyclone bore down on the east coast Saturday, threatening widespread destruction and forcing the evacuation of nearly half a million people. Cyclone Phailin was packing gusts of up to 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) and risked being the most.... Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:36:00 +0200 naharnet-en en naharnet-en-3d37532ab8d63ca8028b19e4a7f090f3 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131012123600 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/cyclone-phailin-forces-tens-of-thousands-to-flee-northeast-india/2013/10/11/c24960e2-3294-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html?wprss=rss_world Cyclone Phailin, the most powerful storm to take aim at northeastern India since 1999, forced the evacuation of tens of thousands along the Bay of Bengal coastline as it threatened to flood escape routes, disrupt rail service and cut off power for weeks. Read full article >> Sat, 12 Oct 2013 02:48:00 +0200 WashingtonPost en WashingtonPost-23b49149f2dcbc5258afb67d2a62bdc8 NaturalDisasters AirTransport 28.5687 77.2168 20131012024800 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-11/cyclone-phailin-forces-thousands-to-flee-northeast-india.html Cyclone Phailin, the most powerful storm to take aim at India’s East Coast since 1999, forced the evacuation of thousands along the Bay of Bengal as it threatened to flood escape routes, disrupt rail services and cut off power for weeks. Phailin, which means “sapphire” in Thai, has winds of 220.... Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:10:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-7ee3a8ee423c717f9f0dff0ce0bb87eb NaturalDisasters AirTransport 20131011221000 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-11/cyclone-phailin-forces-thousands-to-flee-northeast-india.html Cyclone Phailin, the most powerful storm to take aim at northeastern India since 1999, forced the evacuation of thousands along the Bay of Bengal coast as it threatened to flood escape routes, disrupt rail services and cut off power for weeks. Phailin, which means “sapphire” in Thai, has winds of.... Fri, 11 Oct 2013 21:40:00 +0200 bloomberg en bloomberg-59d26520e7d4cb6562763d90de739c1b NaturalDisasters AirTransport 20131011214000 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2013/10/12/2003574343 India’s east coast yesterday braced for a cyclone covering half the size of the country, with tens of thousands of residents in low-lying areas fleeing their homes after authorities forecast a risk to life and extensive damage once the storm hits land. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:24:00 +0200 taipeitimes en taipeitimes-8cf44507f0e69f8617f172d1ab7b1054 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 28.5687 77.2168 20131011192400 http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1329727/indias-east-coast-braces-massive-cyclone India's east coast braced yesterday for a cyclone covering half the country, with tens of thousands of residents in low-lying areas fleeing their homes after authorities forecast a risk to life and extensive damage once the storm hits land. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:21:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-05a0819bfca7c136a11baccd7c03d4e1 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131011162100 http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/513232/20131011/cyclone-phailin-odisha-andhra-safety-tips-measures.htm The states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been put on high alert, with the impending cyclone, Phailin, growing to half the size of India. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:58:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-cace4b3f4767b7a930a73e46cd9043a8 NaturalDisasters 16.5783225556221 79.543280723376 20131011145800 http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cyclone-philian-what-you-should-and-should-not-do/20131011.htm As Odisha and Andhra Pradesh gear up for the arrival of Cyclone Phailin, here's a brief summary of what you should and should not do during a cyclone. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:32:00 +0200 rediff en rediff-6a5d21ba083e6dadc366b10553b84f65 NaturalDisasters 16.5783225556221 79.543280723376 20131011123200 http://blogs.channel4.com/liam-dutton-on-weather/india-philippines-braced-storms/5100 Both India and the Philippines are braced for storms in the coming days, with heavy rain, damaging winds and flooding likely. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:51:00 +0200 channel4 en channel4-f9730b7e2b01b2cf83f6b35f54ae7dca NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 28.5687 77.2168 20131010165100 http://www.trust.org/item/20131010100718-s75vj/ Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 19.0 N, 85.3 E. Phailin is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 175 km/h (109 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:39:00 +0200 trust en trust-51c5bc89e39a5ac41889c147f8dffd28 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131010133900 http://www.trust.org/item/20131009032933-a53wu/ Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 18.6 N, 84.9 E. Two is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 157 km/h (97 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be considerably higher. Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:28:00 +0200 trust en trust-a341482f759991d518e73e46fd36074d NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131009072800 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sustainable-development-needed-says-home-minister-Shinde-on-Uttarakhand-tragedy/articleshow/23536201.cms Need for sustainable development and coming up with new technologies for early warning systems and weather forecasts are some of the biggest lessons learnt from the recent Uttarakhand deluge, the government said Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:50:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-36e639719b98ed7ed3132f2b94776c26 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters EnterpriseEurope2 UNbodies Environment AirTransport 20131004185000 http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-01-031013.html Children are the most vulnerable when natural disasters strike, with separation from families during the chaos of relief operations well documented in floods and cyclones in South Asia and the 2004 tsunami. Yet gathering metrics that allow relief workers to identify the most vulnerable in the.... Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:53:00 +0200 asiatimes en asiatimes-6ab65f642f6da309ece72f3668613ad7 NaturalDisasters Echo 20131003105300 http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/relief-brings-its-own-disasters/ In Uttarakhand, the small Indian state in the Himalayan foothills that was a victim of flash floods that killed at least a thousand people in June this year and uprooted thousands of families, the story is told of a child who went every day to the helipad, believing his father will return when, in.... Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:20:00 +0200 ipsnews en ipsnews-e82c64db28072f805ae267158da4cd2b Echo NaturalDisasters 20131002102000 http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/natural-disasters-most-displaced-20130925 The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre has released its list of the 10 countries where natural disasters displaced the most people in 2012, and the United States is the lone developed country in the Western Hemisphere to make the list. According to the group's Global Estimates report, weather-.... Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:52:00 +0200 climate-weather en climate-weather-1a3dc1c462f4030ca80a279150750060 NaturalDisasters 34.147678 -85.684219 40.3941 -97.202103 20130926145200 http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/a-conversation-with-environmental-activist-akhil-gogoi/?partner=rss&emc=rss Natural disasters, similar to the floods that killed several thousand people in the northern state of Uttarakhand in June, could also occur in India’s northeastern states if the construction of big dams and highways goes unchecked, says Akhil Gogoi, an environmental activist. Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:32:00 +0200 nytimes en nytimes-7fe679c0d3a5273c8f17d0ee042b2f94 Environment FightagainstFraud NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20130924133200 http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/let-sanity-prevail/ As part of its non-stop campaign against Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus that began three years ago, the government, in its latest move, has decided to take “legal actions” against Dr. Yunus for the alleged crime of tax dodging. Although the NBR did not find any evidence of tax evasion by Dr. Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:27:00 +0200 thedailystarBD en thedailystarBD-268a1aeae76427c49db007537023ff6f TAXUD NaturalDisasters 20130919202700 http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/insurance-against-loss-and-damage/ AS countries start to think about the inevitable loss and damage from climate change in the future, one of the tools at their disposal is insurance to pay for the loss and damage that will occur in future from climatic shocks. Such insurance, for example for floods, cyclones and even droughts, is.... Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:03:00 +0200 thedailystarBD en thedailystarBD-042868823b586b12a9cd00d42a6a534f Environment ClimateChange FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters UNbodies 20130915200300 http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/1223465-20130916-inde-coffre-300000-dollars-retrouve-ruines-ville-inondee ARGENT - Il avait été emporté par les flots, lors des inondations qui ont frappé le pays en juin dernier... Un coffre contenant l'équivalent de quelque 300.000 dollars a été retrouvé dans les gravats de la ville de Kedarna, dans le nord de l'Inde, touchée par des inondations meurtrières en juin, a indiqué ce lundi la police. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:19:00 +0200 20minutes fr 20minutes-daaeb0ae11c2857684ee137e8e9cd5de NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20130916151900 http://www.europapress.es/epsocial/cooperacion-y-desarrollo-00331/noticia-mas-cuarta-parte-ninas-paises-afectados-catastrofes-sufren-abusos-sexuales-violencia-20131010190038.html Más de una cuarta parte de las niñas y adolescentes que viven en países en vías de desarrollo afectados por una catástrofe han sufrido abusos sexuales y violencia durante y después de la emergencia, según un informe de la organización Plan Internacional. Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:08:00 +0200 europapress es europapress-4362a644f3e941653fe2d17c7e2d0f80 GenderEquality UNbodies NaturalDisasters 20131010200800 http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20131010/54388740689/ninas-catastrofes-abusos.html Madrid. (Europa Press).- Más de una cuarta parte de las niñas y adolescentes que viven en países en vías de desarrollo afectados por una catástrofe han sufrido abusos sexuales y violencia durante y después de la emergencia, según un informe de la... Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:41:00 +0200 lavanguardia es lavanguardia-656280bdfacc8d7601108aab04b13ff8 GenderEquality UNbodies NaturalDisasters 40.4422 -3.69097 20131010194100 http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2013062804 Durante todo el año 2012 la temperatura global de la superficie de los océanos y de los continentes sobrepasó en 0,45 grados Celsius el promedio de 14,0 grados observado entre 1961-1990, destaca el estudio de la OMM, que señala al pasado año como el vigésimo séptimo que de manera consecutiva alcanzó.... Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:35:00 +0200 bolpress es bolpress-ea984bba8defbb6011ff5b3122a663a7 Ecology Environment NaturalDisasters ClimateChange UNbodies 53.924342845155 -9.36475448885647 20130919193500 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/flood-takes-death-toll-30-cries-food-and-relief-get-louder-odisha Source: Times of India Country: India Sandeep Mishra, TNN | Oct 16, 2013, 08.05 AM IST BHUBANESWAR: The flood situation, triggered by cyclone Phailin, remained grim in four Odisha districts with the state government confirming on Tuesday nine deaths in the floods. More than 1 million people have been affected. Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:55:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-41c482df7c8e26261a82a6f3b3d4094f NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131016085500 http://famagusta-gazette.com/india-cleans-up-after-hurricane-many-still-suffer-p20988-69.htm . In India, people of 647 villages continue to be marooned by floods triggered by cyclone Phailin and resultant rain. Flood situation is improving in five northern districts of the state with the water levels in the major rivers receding, according to state radio. Death toll in the cyclone and flood related incidents has gone up to 36. Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:30:00 +0200 famagusta-gazette en famagusta-gazette-4042e4e7462f2e315c61d4195f17a076 NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131017073000 http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cyclone-flood-blackout-beleaguered-odisha-seeks-delhis-help/20131017.htm Lashed by Cyclone Phailin and grappling with the resultant floods, the Odisha government on Wednesday sought immediate release of Rs 1,523 crore from the Centre to expedite relief and restoration efforts, as the death toll from the twin phenomena touched 36. Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:34:00 +0200 rediff en rediff-c76fbb48475e8edf758caab8a1ac9d1b NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131017083400 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-10/17/content_17040091.htm Recent floods caused by storms in East China have once again exposed problems amid China's rapid urbanization as officials and experts called for a stepping up in the emergency response by local governments and better urban planning. Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:18:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-a94e9707ed338bb45d8f00f98f546296 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20131017091800 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/international-medical-corps-reaches-survivors-cyclone-phailin-critical-health-services Source: International Medical Corps Country: India Margaret Aguirre Director, Global Communications 310.430.3215 MAguirre@InternationalMedicalCorps.org October 18, 2013 - Los Angeles - International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team is on the ground in India following Cyclone Phailin, a.... Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:59:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-4bc525c45110b44eeae5089510fbb5c6 Echo PublicHealth NaturalDisasters 28.5687 77.2168 20131018215900