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Disaster Relief Fund for India

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

Incessant rainfall in Assam during the last week of June resulted in heavy flooding in Brahmaputra and its tributaries. 77 people have lost their life and more than 10,00,000 people from 27 districts have been affected, several thousands of people rendered homeless and several thousands of hectares of agricultural lands inundated by flood waters causing […]

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ARMM, Habitat to give some 900 displaced families homes

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 28, 2012 Some 900 families displaced by armed conflict and typhoon “Sendong” in five provinces and two cities of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will see the first foundation of their new houses after Ramadan. This developed as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD — ARMM and the Habitat for Humanity […]

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Under water and under fire in Beijing

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 28, 2012 As the capital floods, its government carries the can FOR a capital city which, unusually, is situated neither on a coastline nor along the banks of a big river, Beijing has been under water a lot of late. In June last year violent rainstorms overwhelmed the antiquated drainage system, inundating roads and […]

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HFH Sri Lanka To Help 3,600 Internally Displaced Families Build Homes in Eastern Province

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 16, 2012 Latest Project Will Bring Number Of Houses Habitat For Humanity Has Helped Build In Sri Lanka To Over 6,800 Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka and the High Commission of India have signed an agreement to help 3,600 internally displaced families build homes in the eastern province of Sri Lanka. The agreement is […]

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Thousands evacuate in Japanese floods

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

Evacuation orders have been issued to about 260,000 people on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu as torrential rain pounded the area for a third day on Saturday. The orders were issued in four prefectures, with at least 78,000 residents in Fukuoka prefecture alone being told to leave their homes after more rivers burst their banks. Designated shelters have been set up in schools and public facilities.

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Monsoon floods kill 81 in India, force 2 million to flee

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 2nd, 2012 The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists Monday […]

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50,000 Japanese forced to evacuate by heavy rains

Published in Thursday July 12th, 2012 In News

July 12, 2012 About 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in the island of Kyushu in south-western Japan after heavy rains have caused mudslides, blocked roads and people trapped. Six people have died due to the unprecedented flooding. “Particularly in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, we are seeing the heaviest rain that (the […]

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In Pakistan 300 citizens living in dilapidated buildings get eviction notices

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 7, 2012 Terming almost 300 dilapidated buildings in the city vulnerable to any mishap during the ongoing monsoon season, the Rawal Town Municipal Administration (RTMA) on Saturday served eviction notices on their residents. A senior RTMA official told Dawn on Saturday that it was a normal practice that each year the civic body served […]

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In Australia, tenants fight public housing evictions

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is taking court action against Housing Tasmania, claiming the department is evicting people unfairly. The union says five public housing tenants have been evicted, or are about to be evicted from their properties, without formal reasons or an opportunity to appeal against the decision. It has approached Housing […]

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Afghan reconstruction will cost time and money

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The reconstruction of Afghanistan, like the continuing war there, won’t be cheap. Donors are pledging $16 billion over the next four years to rebuild the war-torn nation. The United States, whose share of the fund has yet to be determined, reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the nation this past weekend. Afghanistan is […]

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