http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070306063836812C155596The severe storm that raged through Pietermaritzburg on Sunday night may have been accompanied by what seemed to be a mini-tornado in the Northdale area.2007-03-06T09:31+0100ioleniol-1338e3ebcba7f80a45b459713c41a328ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070306063325139C949034The crew of a Greek-owned ship, who were rescued off Madagascar at the weekend, are glad to be on land again.2007-03-06T06:44+0100ioleniol-d051310bfbebdf7c99ac873daad32abdTREN-SecurityMaritimeSafetyWorldhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6YZN6B?OpenDocumentWeeks of heavy rains in Mozambique have triggered flash floods along the mighty Zambezi river and its tributaries, washing away homes, bridges, livestock and crops in four central provinces. Trócaire is currently providing relief for families affected by the flood in the suburbs of Beira and has....2007-03-05T20:45+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-e2372244b11500b5e34b795143775753FoodSecurityFoodAidCommunicableDiseasesHorizontalMattersAgricultureCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6YZ4RS?OpenDocumentBy Tokiniaina Rasoloarimanana ANTANAVARIVO, Madagascar, 2 March 2007 – Voahangisoa Nirina and her husband built a house when they got married 13 years ago and have since raised a family of five children there. But six weeks ago, Cyclone Bondo destroyed everything they had. Now the family lives with 120 other people in a tent provided by UNICEF.2007-03-05T08:36+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-2a6d30bba2eea94f2ab82b16c371f926CommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesCommunicableDiseasesFloodinghttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070305064408791C557614A massive operation is expected has begun to clean up the promenade at much of Durban's Golden Mile, which lies under sand washed far ashore by giant waves powered by Cyclone Gamede.2007-03-05T08:35+0100ioleniol-f06f2e3fc53cca90ab5c1eebd4a8fbb2http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6YZ2XE?OpenDocumentMajor Developments - Tropical Cyclone Gamede in the Indian Ocean has now decreased to a tropical storm and has passed to the south of Madagascar. The current trajectory of the cyclone suggests that Mozambique is not in danger. - On Monday 5 March, the Prime Minister will present the Resettlement and....2007-03-05T04:36+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-ab4d977324eb701b669c208ec25bac7aAgriculturalProdWTSHAgricultureEchoManMadeDisastersCommunicableDiseaseOutbreaksCommunicableDiseaseCasesNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidUNbodiesAgriculturalTechnologyFoodSafetyAlternativeEnergyCommunicableDiseaseshttp://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=15868&cat=1A ZUPCO bus smashed head-on into a fuel tanker about 91 kilometres south of Harare on the Masvingo Road yesterday, killing two people and injuring 64 others in the resulting inferno.2007-03-02T22:47+0100heraldenherald-ccc28a9b8a2db82e0621bb09294e0677MaritimeSafetyWorldMaritimeSafetyEuropeEmploymentEnergyENVMarketTAXUDTransportENVhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/154a3678f534a80e00b29f734f8c41a6.htmJOHANNESBURG, 2 March (IRIN) - CONTENTS MOZAMBIQUE: More rains, floods possible ZIMBABWE: "Informal curfew" imposed, say rights workers ZIMBABWE: Favio brings no relief to drought-stricken farmers in southwest INDIAN OCEAN: Bracing for yet another cyclone ZIMBABWE: Soaring tuition fees deprive youth....2007-03-02T17:13+0100alertnetenalertnet-21baf47c1682769ac1e80537bc844f2aNaturalDisastersHorizontalMattersAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-6YVQTL?OpenDocumentANTANANARIVO, 28 February, 2007 – Since December 2006, Madagascar has been hit by two cyclones, a tropical storm, unprecedented flooding and a drought – the latter affecting 582,000 people including 7,000 children under five with acute malnutrition in the south of the country.2007-03-01T22:03+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-5be7f3478d2d2c00c042ee8c4ccac1d4NaturalDisastersFloodingFoodSecurityFoodAidAgricultureCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsUNbodieshttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/80e60dd4144b0137f8fed3cf8d5a2cbb.htmJOHANNESBURG, 26 February (IRIN) - Madagascar is bracing for yet another cyclone as "Gamede" it makes its way across the Indian Ocean. Gamede has already taken its toll in the neighbouring Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Reunion claiming two lives and injuring nine respectively.2007-03-01T14:04+0100alertnetenalertnet-c7a153bc5cb0eaae85f81db0b2f92a0aHorizontalMattersFoodSecurityFoodAidhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-6YUQLN?OpenDocumentMajor Developments The progress of Tropical Cyclone Gamede in the Indian Ocean is being monitored, although the current trajectory of the cyclone suggests that Mozambique is not currently in danger. The water levels are above alert levels in the basin of the Buzi river, as a result of Tropical....2007-02-28T21:58+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-22f4833314b3a23cabca9fc6ff46d575CommunicableDiseasesFoodSafetyAlternativeEnergyUNbodiesEducationTrainingCommunicableDiseaseOutbreaksCommunicableDiseaseEndemicsCommunicableDiseaseCaseshttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-6YUNQ5?OpenDocumentWeekly Introduction: Favio strikes Mozambique, conditions worsen in the Maize Triangle 1) Abundant to excessive rains fell across the Greater Horn during the 2006 short season. In the pastoral areas of Somalia, Kenya, southern and eastern Ethiopia, abundant rains favored the rejuvenation of pastures....2007-02-28T21:58+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-d6b8b6ab4ba0f229cb1a18d3794a1df4AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreFoodSecurityFoodAidCommunicableDiseasesCommunicableDiseaseCasesEnvironmenthttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070227143324974C589309Cyclone Gamede was making its way to the African continent, threatening further destruction in the flood-ravaged region.2007-02-27T16:00+0100ioleniol-2f26d3d08a46c2d4337e80395535e06fFoodSecurityFoodAidHorizontalMattersEchohttp://allafrica.com/stories/200702270222.htmlMadagascar is bracing for yet another cyclone as "Gamede" makes its way across the Indian Ocean. Gamede has already taken its toll in the neighbouring Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Reunion claiming two lives and injuring nine respectively.2007-02-27T15:58+0100allafricaenallafrica-65e50e29d3e6f78924d14e4dad544f99FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersHorizontalMattershttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070227143324974C589309Cyclone Gamede was making its way to the African continent, threatening further destruction in the flood-ravaged region.2007-02-27T15:54+0100StarenStar-2f26d3d08a46c2d4337e80395535e06fFoodSecurityFoodAidEchoHorizontalMattershttp://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap/070227/152726.734.htmlHeavy winds swept the French island of Reunion again Tuesday as Cyclone Gamede swerved near the coast in the Indian Ocean, and one woman was reported missing. The cyclone already caused tens of millions2007-02-27T15:18+0100apenap-eb781323b3d910b0d837358da1db6cdfFloodinghttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-6YTATG?OpenDocumentThis map presents an overview of the elevation and administrative districts of Madagascar, which is currently threatened by tropical cyclone Gamede. With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source.2007-02-27T09:16+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-9a7048b1567db06eafaa65bdc8ec7a71http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-6YTB42?OpenDocumentThis map illustrates the approximate population density (2004) for Madagascar, which is currently threatened by tropical cyclone Gamede. With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source.2007-02-27T09:16+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-182489937e5ff6cef87a28d4d3bdc809http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YZHG-6YSQ8W?OpenDocument[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 26 February 2007 (IRIN) - Madagascar is bracing for yet another cyclone as "Gamede" it makes its way across the Indian Ocean. Gamede has already taken its toll in the neighbouring Indian Ocean islands of....2007-02-26T23:11+0100reliefWebenreliefWeb-a0959350e700f55245eaf2b43f76f639HorizontalMattersFoodSecurityFoodAidhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2007-02-26-cyclone-gamede_x.htmSAINT DENIS DE LA REUNION, Reunion (AP) — A cyclone left 80,000 homes without electricity and running water and caused tens of millions of euros worth of damage on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, officials said Monday. Two people on Reunion were seriously injured in Cyclone Gamede, which hit over the weekend.2007-02-26T17:08+0100africaFMenafricaFM-a8e5386cac0e17f77b233c5353dba0f6Energyhttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070225221846283C182383Cyclone Gamede has swept past the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Reunion, causing power failures, flooding and crop damage, according to officials.2007-02-25T23:44+0100ioleniol-6fd441130670ea192f45659dc20cddb1ManMadeDisastersEnergyhttp://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20070225221846283C182383Cyclone Gamede has swept past the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Reunion, causing power failures, flooding and crop damage, according to officials.2007-02-25T23:37+0100StarenStar-6fd441130670ea192f45659dc20cddb1ManMadeDisastersEnergyhttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/&articleid=300217One person was killed on Mauritius and nine hurt in the French Indian Ocean department of Réunion when a tropical cyclone brushed the island at the weekend. The victims had ignored official bans on going out while Cyclone Gamede was in the vicinity. In the south of Réunion, a 520m-long bridge was swept away.2007-02-25T18:01+0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-e16ccbf8f8bbde7b210f408ffff3692dAgriculturalProdOliveHortAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibreManMadeDisastershttp://allafrica.com/stories/200702230331.htmlAs WFP intensifies its efforts to buy food aid to help 120,000 people caught in Mozambique's recent floods, a second tropical storm struck the Central provinces of Sofala, Inhambane and Manica on Feb 22. Another cyclone Gamede is heading for north-east Madagascar.2007-02-23T15:37+0100allafricaenallafrica-3bc2e8bdfe38d0ee04c764db00036ec0AgricultureUNbodiesFoodSecurityFoodAidEchoFoodSafetyNaturalDisastersHorizontalMattershttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2895026&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312MAPUTO, Mozambique Feb 22, 2007 (AP) — Cyclone Favio swept ashore Thursday in central Mozambique with sustained winds of 125 mph, bringing heavy rain and new misery to tens of thousands of people already forced from their homes by flooding. A second storm, Cyclone Gamede, churned in the Indian Ocean....2007-02-22T16:19+0100ABCnewsenABCnews-2cfaa7a1728bc6072110186f7dcbf74e