Disaster
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New Zealand rocked by a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake
Nov 13, 2016News Hour: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand on late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The shallow tremor hit just after 11:00 pm local time (1000 GMT), some 90 kilometres (57 miles) from the... -
Powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy
Oct 30, 2016News Hour: A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on early Sunday, panicking jittery residents and destroying historic buildings for the third time in just over two months. Fabrizio Curcio, head of the national civil... -
Typhoon Haima / Lawin leaves swathe of destruction in Philippines
Oct 26, 2016News Hour: Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in the Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Haima, which ravaged northern Luzon late last week. Due to excellent preparedness by local authorities and... -
Tsunami-ravaged aceh holds first disaster simulation exercise for disabled
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of people, including many survivors of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, participated in Indonesia’s first disaster risk reduction (DRR) simulation for people with disabilities on Sunday in Aceh province with the support of IOM.... -
Food security of 800,000 haitians seriously threatened after hurricane
Oct 24, 2016News Hour: Some 1,4 million Haitians require food assistance in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which wrought widespread devastation on supplies and crops across large swaths of the island nation. More than half – 800,000 people... -
Preparation pays off in Philippines as monster storm barrels through
Oct 22, 2016News Hour: A major humanitarian catastrophe has been averted in the Philippines, thanks to efficient preparedness and evacuation measures by the Philippine government and its partners. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated on Wednesday night... -
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Japan
Oct 21, 2016News Hour: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami risk. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), struck shortly... -
Distribution of Aid to Hurricane-Hit Areas is Accelerates in Haiti
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: IOM Haiti distributed non-food relief items (NFIs) to 200 households affected by Hurricane Matthew in Jeremie, Haiti, on 16 October. Each household received two plastic sheet tarpaulins and one hygiene kit, provided by USAID’s... -
WFP delivering food assistance to survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Oct 14, 2016News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting the Government of Haiti in providing emergency food assistance to 750,000 people in regions battered by powerful Hurricane Matthew. WFP’s food distributions began on 8 October in... -
Emergency kits distributes to families affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Oct 13, 2016News Hour: IOM is making available to partners 8,000 emergency kits provided by USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to assist families most affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Delivery of the kits started in...
