Flood-prone Philippines braces for Typhoon Nari

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:55:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

Typhoon Nari gained strength as it swept towards the Philippines on Friday, prompting warnings of more brutal weather for tens of millions of people living in around the flood-prone capital.

Needs of people with disabilities neglected in disasters - UN survey

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:38:00 +0200trust (en)

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Most people living with disabilities are not prepared for disasters, nor are they consulted about their needs in emergencies, making them more likely to be killed or injured, according to a global survey released by the United Nations on Thursday.

Relief brings its own disasters

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:53:00 +0200asiatimes (en)

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....

Relief Brings Its Own Disasters

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:20:00 +0200ipsnews (en)

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....