India: Mercury plunges to sub-zero levels; 24 people die in UP
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Jan 9, 2013, 06.29 AM ISTNEW DELHI: Kanpur and Agra shivered at a low of 1.1 and 1.0 degree below the freezing point as the mercury plunged to sub-zero levels...
View ArticleIndia: Nalanda cops donate money to buy blankets for poor
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaBy Farrukh Nadim, TNN | Jan 10, 2013, 03.46 AM ISTBIHARSHARIF: Setting an example for others to follow, the police personnel of Nalanda district on Wednesday...
View ArticleIndia: Etihad Airways distributes blankets and food among underprivileged...
Source: Emirates News Agency, Government of the United Arab EmiratesCountry: IndiaEtihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has organised a substantial blanket distribution...
View ArticleIndia: Blanket distributions in response to extreme weather across India
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaBy Stephen Ryan in New DelhiNorth India is currently experiencing its coldest weather in decades, with Uttar...
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India: India: Extreme cold weather (MDRIN010) - DREF Operation
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaCHF 57,100 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 10 January to support the...
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India: India: Extreme cold weather (as at 11 January 2013)
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaLink: India: Extreme cold weather (MDRIN010) - DREF Operation
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Philippines: Asia-Pacific region 8 - 14 January, 2013 - Natural disasters and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Australia, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands Philippines - TC Bopha (Pablo)...
View ArticleIndia: Red Cross blankets save lives across northern India
Source: Indian Red Cross SocietyCountry: IndiaExceptionally cold conditions have swept across northern India over the last three weeks, taking the lives of hundreds of people, and causing suffering to...
View ArticleIndia: Canada provides humanitarian assistance to India
Source: Canadian International Development AgencyCountry: Canada, IndiaJanuary 18, 2013OTTAWA ― The Canadian International Development Agency, working with the International Federation of Red Cross and...
View ArticleIndia: Life halts as snow pounds Himachal
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaSHIMLA: The heavy snow that pounded much of the north-western Himalayan belt on Thursday and Friday disrupted normal life and brought traffic to a standstill,...
View ArticleIndia: Snowfall takes heavy toll, Himachal struggles to restore normalcy
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Jan 24, 2013, 04.46 AM IST SHIMLA: After a spell of heavy snowfall, it has become a herculean task for the Himachal Pradesh government to ensure power supply...
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Philippines: Asia-Pacific region 22 - 28 January, 2013 - Natural disasters...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, TongaPhilippines - TC Bopha...
View ArticleIndia: 7 defy death beneath 100 ft of snow
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Feb 7, 2013, 02.40 AM ISTSHIMLA: Seven residents of Kafnu village of Kinnaur district defeated death by surviving an avalanche that buried them under 100 feet...
View ArticleIndia: No link with hundreds of villages after heavy snowfall
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaBy Suresh Sharma, TNN | Feb 7, 2013, 02.35 AM ISTMANALI: With no working communication channels, hundreds of villages in Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts have lost...
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India: India: Extreme cold weather (MDRIN010) - DREF Operation Update no 1
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaPeriod covered by this update: 10 January to 6 March 2013Summary: CHF 57,100 has been allocated from the IFRC’s...
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India: Humanitarian appeal: Changthang snowfall and livestock loss crisis
Source: Sphere IndiaCountry: IndiaThe ChangpasThe high altitude plains of Changthang, Eastern Ladakh, are home to a nomadic tribe called the Changpas. For generations, they have lived in harmony with...
View ArticleIndia: Emergency Situation due to Heavy Snowfall in Leh, Ladakh - Situation...
Source: Sphere IndiaCountry: IndiaDue to heavy snowfall in the eastern part of Leh district Livestock like sheep/goat, yak, cow, mules and ponies started dying from sheer starvation and hypothermia....
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Bangladesh: Asia-Pacific Region 21 - 27 May, 2013, Natural Disasters and...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, China, India, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Solomon IslandsBangladesh - Tropical Storm Mahasen struck southern districts...
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India: India: Extreme cold weather DREF operation n° MDRIN010 Final Report
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaPeriod covered by this update: 10 January to 10 April 2013Summary: CHF 57,100 has been allocated from the IFRC’s...
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India: India Development Operational Report Quarter 1 & 2, 2013 (MAAIN001)
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: IndiaExecutive SummaryFlash floods triggered by cloudburst in Uttarakhand caused widespread devastation in mid-June this...
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