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The landslides occurred last night after unseasonably heavy rains near the border with Kenya, razing hundreds of houses, the Red Cross said in a statement.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:13:00 +0200irishtimesenirishtimes-afc700cf07c8bb88b3079bbb164cd491-1.2702 36.80410.322805 32.5748http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/uganda-landslides-kill-23-people-toll-seen-rising29 Aug 2011 11:16 Source: reuters // Reuters * Landslide followed unseasonably heavy rains * Rains have caused flooding, damaged crops (Adds details, background) KAMPALA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Landslides in eastern Uganda killed at least 23 people and more victims were believed to be buried under mounds of mud, the Uganda Red Cross said on Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:24:00 +0200alertnetenalertnet-983ae28b2fe51731e4e05f5c0450cc350.33517063516943 32.5895766380979http://www.montrealgazette.com/Uganda+landslides+kill+people+toll+seen+rising/5322189/story.htmlLandslides in eastern Uganda killed at least 23 people and more victims were believed to be buried under mounds of mud, the Uganda Red Cross said on Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:43:00 +0200montrealgazetteenmontrealgazette-971d4a67dedadab487d2050ffe39e1240.322805 32.5748http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/uganda-landslides-kill-23-people-toll-seen-rising29 Aug 2011 11:16 Source: reuters // Reuters * Landslide followed unseasonably heavy rains * Rains have caused flooding, damaged crops (Adds details, background) KAMPALA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Landslides in eastern Uganda killed at least 23 people and more victims were believed to be buried under mounds of mud, the Uganda Red Cross said on Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:45:00 +0200trustentrust-983ae28b2fe51731e4e05f5c0450cc350.33517063516943 32.5895766380979http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/29/uk-uganda-landslide-idUKTRE77S1HY20110829?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsKAMPALA (Reuters) - Landslides in eastern Uganda killed at least 23 people and more victims were believed to be buried under mounds of mud, the Uganda Red Cross said Monday.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:52:00 +0200reutersenreuters-aa03594e18717c96e6935a81c95891210.33517063516943 32.5895766380979http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/29/uganda.landslides/index.html?eref=edition_africaA massive landslide swallowed homes in eastern Uganda early Monday, killing at least 23 people, the Red Cross said.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:24:00 +0200cnnencnn-6bfccef5063eb7512a8c089ab29405b20.322805 32.5748http://allafrica.com/stories/201108290547.htmlTHE National Environmental Management Authority has threatened to sue Kisumu East CDF over destruction of the ecosystem in its Sh2 million desiltation project along River Auji.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:07:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-2f3c67f76722779c278f0574a6ebd50b-0.09516 34.74733http://allafrica.com/stories/201108290159.htmlThe worst drought in the Horn of Africa in 60 years has sparked a severe food crisis in the past few months. Close to 13 million people are threatened by the famine and many died of hunger.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:03:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-506eb4db8e561377ec90d08a841d3095-1.2702 36.804135.2086 110.727http://allafrica.com/stories/201108290011.htmlClose to 13 million people are threatened by famine and many have died of hunger in the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, the number of the people facing starvation has reached 3.5 million.Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:31:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-c5e89afc446dc6ca1cccd9856b27720c-1.2702 36.8041http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2011/08/mil-110823-unnews02.htmThe United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000 new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have recently poured in, compounding a situation already fraught with high mortality from malnutrition and measles.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:05:00 +0200globalsecurityenglobalsecurity-5577cc1beccedf53e3a85b305853da872.04118 45.34419.02274 38.7468http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-08/21163170-profnet-expert-alerts-sept-11-hurricane-irene-post-gadhafi-libya-008.htmAug. 24, 2011 TOPIC ALERT Tenth Anniversary of Sept. 11 (continued, 7 experts) EXPERT ALERTS 1. DisasterWed, 24 Aug 2011 17:23:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-50e9504fcb13667c564d33305009a8d232.8711 13.18http://allafrica.com/stories/201108232193.htmlThe United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000 new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have recently poured in, compounding a situation already fraught with high mortality from malnutrition and measles.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:15:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-b5684f690101971927defbd8d85c79e92.04118 45.34419.02274 38.7468http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39360&Cr=Somalia&Cr1=The United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000 new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have recently poured in, compounding a situation already fraught with high mortality from malnutrition and measles.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:18:00 +0200un-orgenun-org-0b858d6362db788bb3a151f78fffc38f2.04118 45.34419.02274 38.7468http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2011/08/23/R032.htm[ Dinsdag 23 augustus 2011 | United Nations (UN) ] The United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000 new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have recently poured in, compounding a situation alreadyTue, 23 Aug 2011 18:20:00 +0200nieuwsbankennieuwsbank-b8d0af89f6191ed5801e63d0734b4ba22.04118 45.34419.02274 38.7468http://allafrica.com/stories/201108230209.htmlToday sees a momentous stage in the evolution of Sunday Monitor, Uganda's most independent newspaper. Readers will notice a number of changes to the paper, not the least of which is its design, which has been given a fresh, modern look.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:36:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-b7f2981d82d0e21a3db29ed1a530269a0.616667 33.15http://allafrica.com/stories/201108220430.htmlRows between Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda had been a feature of the East African Community (EAC), since its inception in 1967 to its ultimate demise in 1977, and now with the establishment of the new EAC over a decade ago, Tanzanian citizens' suspicion of the organization's whole agenda appears not to have abated.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:50:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-c31a9067a2b063741cfd48f45c681dbf51.4879 -0.177998-6.17486 35.738171-1.2702 36.80410.322805 32.5748http://www.dehai.org/archives/dehai_news_archive/0578.htmlWe should stop blaming nature for famine disaster Posted Sunday, August 21 2011 at 14:13 Our policymakers must have cringed last week when the announcement came, but the World Bank hit the nail on the head when it said that the famine gripping the Horn of Africa region was man-made.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:26:00 +0200dehaiendehai-d45b451b9cc7f3d2a1abb20f2817c07dhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201108210041.htmlOur policymakers must have cringed last week when the announcement came, but the World Bank hit the nail on the head when it said that the famine gripping the Horn of Africa region was man-made.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:34:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-b0d6ba513abab8eb56770b6d12871a8f-1.2702 36.8041http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20110822a2.htmlIf the past is anything to go by, televisions the world over will show heart-wrenching pictures of malnourished Somali babies with distended bellies; of flies feeding on their eyes; of mouths sucking at milkless breasts. Environmental experts will pontificate on the recurrent droughts in Somalia.Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:42:00 +0200japantimesenjapantimes-796c6484de45f00ad44da758448e8dac2.04118 45.3441http://allafrica.com/stories/201108190122.htmlDrought in Turkana may be severe, but in some areas people are groaning under a bumper harvest.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:19:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-70726a3381ac5ccecda6b3142a0528b9-1.2702 36.8041http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/18/c_131056757.htmOTTAWA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government announced Wednesday it will match the amount of money donated to charities giving aid to drought-ravaged east Africa in the next 30 days. Canadians have already donated 20 million Canadian dollars to major Canadian charities operating in the famine-stricken region.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:22:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1f5f2b7a17f2be5804273116a7825e1ahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201108181162.htmlThe long dry spell in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli that left thousands needing food aid has been followed by torrential rains, raising fresh fears of flooding in the area, the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness said.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:09:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-f30efecc339ed7572a5393b13795ca5a0.322805 32.5748http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90057494?From%20drought%20to%20flooding%20in%20the%20eastThe long dry spell in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli that left thousands needing food aid has been followed by torrential rains, raising fresh fears of flooding in the area, the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness said.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:14:00 +0200AHNenAHN-75cb7edd43f6f182aba61294d9d90bbfhttp://article.wn.com/view/2011/08/18/UGANDA_From_drought_to_flooding_in_the_east/The World News (WN) Network, has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to user privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for wn.com, as well as e-mail newsletters. 1. Personal Information Collection and Use We do not....Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:31:00 +0200africaFMenafricaFM-45db08716ce5c3140c22f1c1686f7c450.322805 32.5748http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=93529MBALE, 18 August 2011 (IRIN) - The long dry spell in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli that left thousands needing food aid has been followed by torrential rains, raising fresh fears of flooding in the area, the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness said.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:46:00 +0200irinnewsenirinnews-3262e5d89cd3a31c8aa0806ab19e7c5b1.02167252297322 34.1970617225523http://allafrica.com/stories/201108180120.htmlKisumu is now receiving its heaviest rains since 1959, records from the Kenya Meteorological Department show. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) yesterday said Nyanza and Turkana, which are already flooding, should expect even more heavy rains the next four days.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:54:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-51760c13b680793575d36319db4b8416-0.09516 34.74733http://english.people.com.cn/90777/90852/7572580.htmlOTTAWA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government announced Wednesday it will match the amount of money donated to charities giving aid to drought-ravaged east Africa in the next 30 days. Canadians have already donated 20 million Canadian dollars to major Canadian charities operating in the famine-stricken region.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:36:00 +0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-1f5f2b7a17f2be5804273116a7825e1ahttp://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/the-umcor-hotline-for-august-16-201116 Aug 2011 20:33 Source: member // UMCOR In Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world: HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS CONTINUES JAPAN: DISASTER RESPONSE HAS ITS OWN TIMING US: WILDFIRE RECOVERY IN WASHINGTON FAIR TRADE: GIVE KIDS A REAL TREAT HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS CONTINUES....Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:31:00 +0200trustentrust-203e327dc651e5340d3b308f2e25678f38.9051 -77.016235.6831 139.809http://allafrica.com/stories/201108171228.htmlFarmers are counting their losses following excessive rains in parts of the country in the last week.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:46:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-3bd792f4f74df4aea36b5fa2932845fa-1.2702 36.8041http://allafrica.com/stories/201108170110.htmlEight people were killed when their matatu was swept away by floods in Turkana West. Five others escape by hanging on trees along River Nowoton. Turkana West DC Patrick Mwiriria said four bodies had been recovered from the river. Among those who survived was the driver of the ill-fated matatu.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:10:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-3a6e11a6c125dde681caf3f85efdfbd154.176989633712 -4.68795820595225-1.2702 36.8041http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-08/17/content_13128341.htmThe Horn of Africa is one of the most environmentally fragile places on earth, where resilient people survive off the land amid centuries of tradition and culture. It's a stark but beautiful place, dusty on a dry day, gushing floodwaters on the rare moments when the skies open.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:49:00 +0200chinadailyenchinadaily-184e7b580a19b587e9190b98117fbd37http://allafrica.com/stories/201108160512.htmlFloods are expected to hit parts of western Kenya and Nyanza including Kisumu following rains in the highlands surrounding the lake basin. This warning comes just a day after Nine people lost their lives in Turkana when the vehicle they were traveling in was swept away by floods.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:02:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-a41bd72d741d7795b87b87e7e2256b67-0.09516 34.74733http://allafrica.com/stories/201108160002.htmlNine people drowned on Monday when their vehicle was swept away in flash floods in Turkana County.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:24:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-9e91873d5750ebbdadccaadde594ff6c-1.2702 36.8041http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-08/21081121-in-largest-airlift-of-humanitarian-relief-from-germany-to-those-affected-by-famine-in-horn-of-africa-international-medical-corps-partners-with-luftfa-008.htmLOS ANGELES , Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The German humanitarian aid agency, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen, or Wings of HelTue, 16 Aug 2011 03:25:00 +0200finanznachrichten-enenfinanznachrichten-en-b1514b711bc7d22d3b87fd1e5dd9211d52.5163 13.3276http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/in-largest-airlift-of-humanitarian-relief-from-germany-to-those-affected-by-famine-in-horn-of-africa-international-medical-corps-partners-with-luftfahrt-ohne-grenzen-and-international-relief-teams15 Aug 2011 19:33 Source: Content partner // International Medical Corps The German humanitarian aid agency, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen, or Wings of Help, is coordinating the largest airlift of humanitarian relief supplies from Germany to the Horn of Africa, where 12.4 million people are in need of emergency assistance.Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:57:00 +0200trustentrust-081ad7c4245df624090ccc9e1460353652.5163 13.3276http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/15/somalia-famine-aid-stolen-un-investigating/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia's famine victims have been stolen and are being sold at markets in the same neighborhoods where skeletal children in filthy refugee camps can't find enough to eat, an Associated Press investigation has found. The U.N.'s World Food .Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:15:00 +0200washtimesenwashtimes-0d101f43b9f29e8317d1515dffcf1c582.04118 45.3441http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/uganda-landslide-risk-as-rains-drench-eastern-districts15 Aug 2011 15:17 Source: Content partner // IRIN SOROTI, 15 August 2011 ( IRIN ) - Thousands of people are at risk from landslides in eastern Uganda following torrential rains [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=88319 ]in several districts, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS).Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:53:00 +0200trustentrust-6f35d783693b7ea7d36531be661a0bef1.60948835621323 33.4632374559081http://allafrica.com/stories/201108151272.htmlThousands of people are at risk from landslides in eastern Uganda following torrential rains in several districts, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS).Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:15:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-4289a77f17121e0c6c2dae485463ab2d0.322805 32.5748http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90057196?Landslide%20risk%20as%20rains%20drench%20eastern%20districts%20of%20UgandaThousands of people are at risk from landslides in eastern Uganda following torrential rains in several districts, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS).Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:54:00 +0200AHNenAHN-7c763592b278369703787b8e83980ced0.322805 32.5748http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=93505SOROTI, 15 August 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are at risk from landslides in eastern Uganda following torrential rains [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=88319 ]in several districts, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS).Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:33:00 +0200irinnewsenirinnews-e39952f217a2a938e41e1dc7320f20c21.60948835621323 33.4632374559081http://allafrica.com/stories/201108150215.htmlA heated debate is raging on social networking site Facebook after it came to light that an "elite" club is extracting water to irrigate its golf course from the Mbagathi River.Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:12:00 +0200allafricaenallafrica-1270a41a4391086dac4094aec530a516