<rss><channel><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba (MDRPG002) Fact Sheet No. 01</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-79VJ9G?OpenDocument</link><description>Appeal target (current): CHF 740,642 (USD 672,146 or EUR 452,390) Appeal history: This Emergency Appeal was launched on 26 November 2007 for CHF 740,642 (USD 672,146 or EUR 452,390) to assist 13,000 beneficiaries for 3 months. Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 25,000 was initially allocated....</description><pubDate>2007-12-14T16:17+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-dfc18ed29f02262250742854963eda46</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>Echo</category><category>PublicHealth</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>CARE committed to helping Papua New Guineans affected by Cyclone Guba</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SSHN-79MD3W?OpenDocument</link><description>The government of Papua New Guinea declared a state of emergency on 19 November after Cyclone Guba brought extensive flooding and storm damage to Oro and Milne Bay Provinces in the South-East of the country. It is estimated that 200 people have been killed and 145,000 people are affected.</description><pubDate>2007-12-06T10:57+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-392741b51dca06ac13fbd83188a772de</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Australia increases support for PNG flood disaster</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-79LU8Y?OpenDocument</link><description>Today I announce that Australia will provide a further $1 million in humanitarian assistance to Papua New Guinea following the damage caused by Cyclone Guba. This brings total humanitarian funding through AusAID for the relief effort to $2 million. This funding will provide additional supplies of....</description><pubDate>2007-12-06T00:57+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-47558911e11ddab6e47195ea06360880</guid></item><item><title>Australia doubles PNG cyclone aid</title><link>http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2111083.htm</link><description>Australia has doubled the amount of aid it is giving to Papua New Guinea after Cyclone Guba. Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Bob McMullan says Australia is giving $2 million for food and other aid. Twelve disaster management experts from the aid agency AusAID are also working in Papua New Guinea.</description><pubDate>2007-12-06T00:44+0100</pubDate><source>australianetwork</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>australianetwork-00fbc35eed6ccd28a72a656e6e9ba043</guid></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba Emergency Appeal No. MDRPG002 Operations Update No. 1</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SSHN-79LKHJ?OpenDocument</link><description>GLIDE no. FL-2007-00209-PNG Period covered by this Operations Update: 26 November to 4 December 2007 This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 740,642 (USD 672,146 or EUR 452,390) in cash, kind or services to support the Papua New Guinea National Society to assist 13,000 beneficiaries for three months. This Appeal was launched on 26 November 2007.</description><pubDate>2007-12-05T16:53+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-d5940891c6e688c856e58c964f05d3dd</guid><category>Echo</category><category>Environment</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>Funding not yet released for flood relief in PNG</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2110695.htm</link><description>Papua New Guinea financial officials are yet to release funds for relief efforts in PNG's Oro province, which was hit by heavy flooding caused by Cyclone Guba that claimed over 200 lives.</description><pubDate>2007-12-05T07:26+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-858f6913597d88b85ae35dc1e803f624</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>PNG: Flood relief efforts in full swing</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/s2108241.htm</link><description>The Australian relief effort to flood affected people in Papua New Guinea's Oro Province is now in full swing. More than 350 tonnes of food and supplies have been delivered to communities living in remote and isolated regions that have been badly affected by flood damage caused by cyclone Guba.</description><pubDate>2007-12-03T06:55+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-7c2af319959c5bf8ca58f03399ddd236</guid></item><item><title>Mothers' Union response in Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DPAL-79FHB9?OpenDocument</link><description>An Emergency Relief grant of £2,500 has been sent to Oro Province and Lae, PNG, to assist Mothers' Union local volunteers in a relief effort to communties devasteted by cyclone Guba. The 12,000-strong local membership have already contributed £500 and are distributing supplies of rice, salt, clothing, water containers and clothing.</description><pubDate>2007-11-30T16:03+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-6dd899e690092d5a06dbada71c843f6e</guid></item><item><title>ADF delivers aid to flood-affected PNG</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-79FHNT?OpenDocument</link><description>An Australian relief team has delivered more than 350 tonnes of humanitarian aid and supplies to flood-affected areas of Papua New Guinea. Much of the region can only be accessed by helicopter. It is estimated flooding and landslides caused by cyclone Guba are responsible for some 150 deaths, and have left up to 100,000 people homeless.</description><pubDate>2007-11-30T16:03+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-b2333f6c933953b824fb4ffc05c7b35d</guid></item><item><title>ADF delivers aid to flood-affected PNG</title><link>http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2106834.htm</link><description>An Australian relief team has delivered more than 350 tonnes of humanitarian aid and supplies to flood-affected areas of Papua New Guinea. Much of the region can only be accessed by helicopter. It is estimated flooding and landslides caused by cyclone Guba are responsible for some 150 deaths, and have left up to 100,000 people homeless.</description><pubDate>2007-11-30T13:47+0100</pubDate><source>australianetwork</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>australianetwork-36d00cf1629516b7c2b7085760861357</guid></item><item><title>Aide de la France à la Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-79E3A8?OpenDocument</link><description>Les autorités de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée ont demandé l’aide de la France pour lutter contre les dégâts occasionnés par le cyclone Guba qui a dévasté le nord-est de ce pays (province d’Oro). Sous l’action coordonnée de l’Etat, du Gouvernement et de la Province Sud de Nouvelle-Calédonie et des....</description><pubDate>2007-11-29T07:50+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-1c493eb8de55e3fa332650be71dba705</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>Security</category></item><item><title>Red Cross Red Crescent launches appeal for Papua New Guinea cyclone survivors</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-79CRQR?OpenDocument</link><description>The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an appeal for 740,642 Swiss francs (US$ 672,146 /€452,390) to assist at least 13,000 people made homeless by Cyclone Guba that smashed into the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on 10 November.</description><pubDate>2007-11-27T21:39+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-02865088de46e6715c7220165e640c7b</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Echo</category><category>Flooding</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba OCHA Situation Report No. 2</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHES-79BUGY?OpenDocument</link><description>This report is based on information from UN Agencies, the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG), and other responders and donors. SITUATION 1. Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Guba struck Papua New Guinea 12-16 November 2007, bringing torrential rains and high tides which caused severe flooding in Oro and Milne Bay provinces in the east of the country.</description><pubDate>2007-11-27T01:22+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-e5a105e42a725481373faecf1b776b07</guid><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Flooding</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Caritas sends flood relief funds for Oro, Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EMAE-79BR74?OpenDocument</link><description>Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is giving $50,000 to help feed and shelter flood victims in Oro province Papua New Guinea. The floods arising from cyclone Guba on 19 November have killed over 150 people, and affected an estimated 145,000.</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T23:21+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-ed694eb5aab492094c660f4b06a5d0e9</guid><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba OCHA Situation Report No. 1</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHES-79BN22?OpenDocument</link><description>This report is based on information from UN Agencies, the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG), and other responders and donors. SITUATION 1. Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Guba struck Papua New Guinea 12-16 November 2007, bringing torrential rains and high tides which have caused severe flooding in....</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T19:17+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-d24ad1ce220ff3bdbb2ae2f1dc5e2069</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>(MAP) Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba &amp; Oro Province (as of 22 Nov 2007) - Situation Map</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/CMAS-79BNQW?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 22 Nov 2007 Source(s): United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Cyclone; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 285k Related Documents:

With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in....</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T19:17+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-670eafb59ed61ec40e181411d7dd5f06</guid><category>EuropeAid</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba, Emergency Appeal MDRPG002</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-79BJ7C?OpenDocument</link><description>This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 740,642 (USD 672,146 or EUR 452,390) in cash, kind, or services to support the Papua New Guinea National Society (PNGRCS) to assist 13,000 beneficiaries for 3 months. CHF 25,000 (USD 22,400 OR EUR 15,260) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation.</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T15:15+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-0c8ab52a2a3a11a8f07077d970889bba</guid><category>PublicHealth</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>Emergency aid to flood-ravaged Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-79BDYX?OpenDocument</link><description>The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is rushing tents, blankets, plastic sheeting, sleeping mats, and plastic water tanks to the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby from its warehouse in Singapore. Heavy rains from Cyclone Guba have plummeted the country since November 12, causing....</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T13:14+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-97bd714838ea33fe67737d20e798e811</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba flood response gains pace</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-79AV87?OpenDocument</link><description>[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BANGKOK, 25 November 2007 (IRIN) - Humanitarian aid, including food, water, medicine and shelter is increasingly reaching more remote parts of Papua New Guinea's Oro and Milne Bay Provinces in the eastern part of the country....</description><pubDate>2007-11-26T03:11+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-e751478d1fc47341c0c912973aeae66b</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Cyclone Guba flood response gains pace</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/307249cb3aabaae793f2d7da22ce3938.htm</link><description>The PNG National Disaster Centre reports that 163 people were killed, 13,000 displaced and upwards of 1,000 homes destroyed, but the numbers are expected to rise as access to remote areas improves. Some 145,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Oro Province alone, according to the centre.</description><pubDate>2007-11-25T16:39+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-8b58fccd3ee624c0def5a444fd91709c</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>USAID provides emergency assistance to Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KARI-798S2G?OpenDocument</link><description>WASHINGTON, D.C - The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided $50,000 in emergency assistance funding to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the procurement and distribution of emergency relief supplies in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Guba.</description><pubDate>2007-11-23T21:59+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-782a6345c429cfbc50af5cb4344089fc</guid><category>Echo</category><category>Flooding</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>Cyclone Guba, Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-798HUB?OpenDocument</link><description>Tropical Cyclone Guba brought with it torrential rain over several days resulting in extensive flooding to Oro Province in Papua New Guinea. The PNG Government estimates that 150,000 people gave been affected by the flooding which has caused extensive damage to infrastructure, particularly roads and....</description><pubDate>2007-11-23T15:56+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-583f895cb2a87241370ba10961f7d452</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Death, destruction reported in remote floods</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-798EUM?OpenDocument</link><description>More than 150 people are feared dead and more than 133,000 people have been affected by the recent flooding caused by Cyclone Guba over three provinces in the Southern region of Papua New Guinea. According to official reports, Ijivitari and Sohe districts in Oro province, situated several hundred....</description><pubDate>2007-11-23T13:51+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-cd5d6695dd66bcabd710c0e3d92cb607</guid><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>Echo</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>PNG: Relief workers arrive in flood hit province</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/programs/s2099810.htm</link><description>Disaster relief workers have begun the first major assessment of what's needed in Oro Province. The remote region was hit earlier this week by Cyclone Guba, causing an estimated 200 deaths.Two Australian Airforce Hercules have arrived in PNG with relief supplies and this morning staff from Oxfam,....</description><pubDate>2007-11-23T07:55+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-19587b247a8e0db440f23f13e8cd9e49</guid></item><item><title>PNG: Relief workers on the ground in flood hit province</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/s2099781.htm</link><description>Disaster relief workers have begun the first major assessment of what's needed in Papua New Guinea's Oro Province. The remote region was hit earlier this week by Cyclone Guba, causing an estimated 200 deaths.Two Australian Airforce Hercules have arrived in PNG with relief supplies, and this morning....</description><pubDate>2007-11-23T07:55+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-b0fb00cfc2885a26ea86259d504f98b0</guid></item><item><title>Australia comes to PNG's aid after Guba</title><link>http://australianetwork.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_2098692.htm</link><description>Australian disaster relief officials are on their way to Papua New Guinea's flood-ravaged Oro province to assess the damage and emergency needs in the wake of Cyclone Guba. The first wave of relief supplies landed in Port Moresby on Thursday night with the arrival of two RAAF Hercules from Townsville.</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T22:28+0100</pubDate><source>australianetwork</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>australianetwork-ee77be0b97a9c2558839379270ab0c89</guid></item><item><title>Australian aid heading to PNG flood-ravaged areas</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2098751.htm</link><description>Australian disaster relief officials are on their way to Papua New Guinea's flood-ravaged Oro province to assess the damage and emergency needs in the wake of Cyclone Guba.</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T22:25+0100</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-2a7477964571297a6d3439f2c6a372a3</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes touchées par le cyclone tropical Guba</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-797KKT?OpenDocument</link><description>En Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, des inondations et des glissements de terrain ont fait environ 165 morts et plusieurs dizaines de disparus depuis mi-novembre, à la suite de fortes intempéries liées au passage du cyclone tropical Guba. Des centaines de maisons (pour la plupart de type traditionnel) ont....</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T17:37+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-d47978e74a6ae36bfb1a85ed8f49f2b1</guid><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Humanitarian relief for Papua New Guinea</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-797CPP?OpenDocument</link><description>Australia will provide up to $1 million in humanitarian assistance following extensive flooding to Oro Province (PNG) as a result of Cyclone Guba. The PNG Government estimates that 150,000 people have been affected by the flooding which has caused extensive damage to infrastructure, particularly....</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T11:25+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-6b44e096bf1e045b1f265673239670db</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>Australian aid worker arrives in PNG to assist the humanitarian relief effort following Cyclone Guba</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SIRU-7974XR?OpenDocument</link><description>Oxfam Australia aid worker Rebecca Vince (VIC) arrived in Port Moresby today (22 November) to assist with the humanitarian relief effort following last week's cyclone that left up to 145,000 people without adequate access to shelter, food and water as well as medicine.</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T07:17+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-143e49ffa04d4cece89d895d491ce75a</guid><category>Echo</category></item><item><title>Most recent disaster declaration: Papua New Guinea cyclone</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KARI-796SYK?OpenDocument</link><description>From November 12 to 16, 2007, high winds and heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Guba affected Oro and Milne Bay provinces in eastern Papua New Guinea. As of November 20, the cyclone and flooding had caused more than 70 deaths and displaced at least 13,000 people according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).</description><pubDate>2007-11-22T01:16+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-b12c2c96c153df67b11ca592b755347d</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Death toll rises in Papua floods</title><link>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/44D53C8B-704A-40DD-BA90-D7CDA368B7BB.htm</link><description>The rains were triggered by Cyclone Guba which has battered the region for several days. Many villages have also seen their crops destroyed and the flooding forced the shutdown of water supplies in Popondetta. Speaking from the capital, police spokesman David Terry told Al Jazeera that helicopters....</description><pubDate>2007-11-21T11:00+0100</pubDate><source>aljazeera-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>aljazeera-en-cfaa949bee892959d82feacdd4c76f59</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category></item><item><title>Disease fears after PNG floods</title><link>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CB94BCAD-6C4B-4417-AB05-12D3BF93DE1E.htm</link><description>Rains from cyclone Guba leave 70 dead and more than 50 missing, authorities say.</description><pubDate>2007-11-21T07:59+0100</pubDate><source>aljazeera-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>aljazeera-en-7f5fc4016179137b131835a3d75233e0</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: NEC meets on Oro flood disaster, declares state of emergency in the province</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-795E6L?OpenDocument</link><description>The Prime Minister said the National Executive Council met this morning to discuss the current flood disaster in the Oro Province. Sir Michael said he was saddened by the enormity of the situation in the province. "Continuous heavy rains associated with Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Guba over the last....</description><pubDate>2007-11-20T14:20+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-359b22707f4b89a8a6b71be696eb9858</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba - DREF Bulletin no. MDRPG002</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-795CU3?OpenDocument</link><description>The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief This DREF Bulletin is being issued based on the situation described....</description><pubDate>2007-11-20T12:13+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-543c63f8bad51bf46227d5f3cfa0c39c</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>Echo</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category></item><item><title>(MAP) Papua New Guinea: Cyclone Guba - Situation Map</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JOPA-795E8W?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 20 Nov 2007 Source(s): International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Cyclone; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 427k Related Documents:

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