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Hurricane Ike V.OSOCC discussion created on 9/5/2008 10:08 CET (GLIDE number: TC-2008-000151-BHS) Asgard alert report  IKE-08  Asgard—9/8/2008 10:00:00 PM UNOSAT Maps No entries for this file   UNOSAT    Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 9 8 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 8 6 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ReliefWeb News Hurricane Ike: Heading toward the gulf (as of 7 Sep 2008) 2 hours ago Source: LA Times  Potential Path of Hurricane Ike (as of 8 Sept 2008) 2 hours ago Source: NY Times  Haiti flooding: Rain from Hurricane Ike deepens misery left by Hanna, Gustav 3 hours ago Source: World Vision  Hurricane Ike pounds Cuba on way to Gulf 4 hours ago Source: Reuters  Hurricane Ike Public Advisory 28 4 hours ago Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  Haïti/cyclone : Cabaret ravagée par Ike 6 hours ago Source: AlterPresse  See all items... News (provided by JRC/EMM) Hurricane Ike strikes Cuba RTERadio  2008-09-08 Hurricane Ike has slammed into Cuba with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing at least 47 in Haiti. The second hurricane to strike in less than a week prompted more than 800,000 people to evacuate coastal areas of eastern Cuba. More than 9,000 foreign tourists were moved out of the resort of Varadero.  Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba, Gulf antiguanews  2008-09-08 Sep 8, 2008 6:40 AM Hurricane Ike killed at least 37 people in Haiti and ripped off rooftops in the southern Bahamas on Sunday as Cuba scrambled to get hundreds of thousands out of the path of a storm headed toward the US Gulf oil patch and possibly New Orleans.  See all items...

Floods in Nepal and India V.OSOCC discussion created on 9/3/2008 12:05 CET (GLIDE number: FL-2008-000145-IND) Asgard alert report UNOSAT Maps Flood Water Surrounding Chhatapur Town, Supaul District, Bihar State UNOSAT  5 Sep 2008 5:42:00 PM  This map illustrates satellite detected flood waters surrounding the Taluk HQ town of Chhatapur, Supaul District, Bihar State following an embankment breach on the Koshi River in Nepal on 18 August 2008. Flood water detection was made with IRS (L-4) satellite imagery recorded on 24 August 2008, and a time series of ENVISAT-ASAR (IMM) radar data recorded on 22 June, 27 July & 31 August 2008. A total of 108 village / building cluster sites identified in this map extent, including the Taluk HQ town of Chhatapur are either totally or partially submerged by Koshi River flood waters as indentified with IRS satellite imagery on 24 August 2008. Additional flood analysis from ENVISAT-ASAR radar data recorded on 31 August and 5 September confirm that this area remains severely flooded. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:24,000; Projection : UTM, Zone 45 North; Datum : WGS 1984.  Flood Waters in Sunsari & Saptari Districts, Nepal - (31 Aug 08) UNOSAT  3 Sep 2008 9:33:46 AM  This map illustrates satellite detected flood waters on 31 August 2008 for the affected Districts of Sunsari & Saptari, Nepal following a retaining wall breach on the Koshi River on 18 August 2008. Flood water detection was made using a time series of ENVISAT-ASAR (IMM) radar data recorded on 22 June, 27 July & 31 August 2008. The length of the retaining wall breach was estimated at 1,500 meters from ALOS-PALSAR radar data acquired on 24 August 2008. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1: ; Projection : UTM, Zone 45 North; Datum : WGS 1984.  See all items... Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports No entries for this file ReliefWeb News No entries for this file No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_IKE.xml)

Hurricane Hanna V.OSOCC discussion created on 9/2/2008 14:16 CET (GLIDE number: TC-2008-000147-TCA) Asgard alert report  HANNA-08  Asgard—9/7/2008 10:00:00 PM UNOSAT Maps No entries for this file   UNOSAT    Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 9 8 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 8 6 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 7 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 6 4 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 5 3 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ReliefWeb News Haiti flooding: Rain from Hurricane Ike deepens misery left by Hanna, Gustav 3 hours ago Source: World Vision  Quelque 300 000 enfants affectés par une série d'ouragans en Haïti, affirme l'UNICEF 5 hours ago Source: UN Children's Fund  Red Cross responds to Hurricane Ike 7 hours ago Source: British Red Cross  The American Red Cross sends help to flood-ravaged Haiti 7 hours ago Source: American Red Cross  USA: Damage assessment is first step to disaster recovery 7 hours ago Source: American Red Cross  Haitian town scrambles to house hurricane victims 17 hours ago Source: Agence France-Presse  See all items... News (provided by JRC/EMM) Now Hurricane havoc will hit Britain dailyexpress  2008-09-08 THE tail-end of a hurricane is set to batter Britain after a killer storm at the weekend claimed eight lives and caused millions of pounds of damage.  Hurricane Ike strikes Cuba RTERadio  2008-09-08 Hurricane Ike has slammed into Cuba with gale force winds and torrential rain after killing at least 47 in Haiti. The second hurricane to strike in less than a week prompted more than 800,000 people to evacuate coastal areas of eastern Cuba. More than 9,000 foreign tourists were moved out of the resort of Varadero.  See all items...

Hurricane Gustav V.OSOCC discussion created on 8/26/2008 17:34 CET (GLIDE number: TC-2008-000143-DOM) Asgard alert report UNOSAT Maps No entries for this file   UNOSAT    Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 9 8 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 8 6 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 7 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 6 4 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 5 3 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Hurricane Gustav OCHA Situation Report No. 4 2 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ReliefWeb News Jamaica: Most schools re-open in Portland 3 hours ago Source: Government of Jamaica  Haiti flooding: Rain from Hurricane Ike deepens misery left by Hanna, Gustav 3 hours ago Source: World Vision  Quelque 300 000 enfants affectés par une série d'ouragans en Haïti, affirme l'UNICEF 5 hours ago Source: UN Children's Fund  Red Cross responds to Hurricane Ike 7 hours ago Source: British Red Cross  The American Red Cross sends help to flood-ravaged Haiti 7 hours ago Source: American Red Cross  Rice: US not ready to lift Cuba trade embargo despite storm 16 hours ago Source: Agence France-Presse  See all items... No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_HANNA.xml)

Situation in Georgia V.OSOCC discussion created on 8/13/2008 10:33 CET (GLIDE number: ) Asgard alert report  Indonesia, (M 5.1, 8m people)  Asgard—3/16/2006 5:43:00 AM No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/TC_HANNA.xml)

Floods in Moldova, Ukraine & Romania V.OSOCC discussion created on 7/30/2008 13:26 CET (GLIDE number: FL-2008-000117-ROM) Asgard alert report  Orange flood alert in Ukraine DFO— to Locations: ... Asgard—7/22/2008 UNOSAT Maps No entries for this file   UNOSAT    Active organisations See which organisations are working in this country on ReliefWeb ReliefWeb Situation Reports Central and Eastern Europe Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2 1 Aug 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  Central and Eastern Europe Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 1 Aug 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs  ReliefWeb News Moldova: Floods EADRCC Situation Report No. 8 - Final Report 3 Sep 2008   Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation  Ukraine floods: EADRCC Situation Report No. 6 - Final Report 2 Sep 2008   Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation  ACT Appeal Ukraine: Floods in Western Ukraine - EUUK81 2 Sep 2008   Source: Action by Churches Together International  Sending money for the removal of the effects of the floods in Ukraine 2 Sep 2008   Source: Government of Poland  Moldova: Flood affected areas (as of Aug 2008) 1 Sep 2008   Source: NATO  Floods in Western Ukraine: Zakarpattia, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Regions (as of Aug 2008) 1 Sep 2008   Source: NATO  See all items... News (provided by JRC/EMM) Drought leaves 1.2 million short of drinking water in northest China province ap-en  2007-06-19   BEIJING (AP) _ The worst summer drought in 30 years in northeast China's Liaoning province has left more than 1.2 million people short of drinking water, state media reported Tuesday. Xinhua News Agency quoted the provincial flood prevention and drought control headquarters as saying nearly all....  Water level rises in South China rivers as rain lashes region peopledaily  2007-06-19   Small and mid-sized rivers in South China are seeing water levels exceed warning markers as heavy rain continues to lash the region, but larger rivers are calm, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Monday.  See all items...

2008 Hurricane Season Americas and the Caribbean V.OSOCC discussion created on 6/3/2008 14:55 CET (GLIDE number: ) Asgard alert report  Indonesia, (M 5.1, 8m people)  Asgard—3/16/2006 5:43:00 AM No news coverage for event (http://www.gdacs.org/news/FL_86.xml)

ReliefWeb News

OCHA Situation Reports

Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 33, 17 - 23 Aug 2008 43 min ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Southern Sudan: Floods OCHA Situation Report Issue #1 30 Aug - 05 Sep 2008 58 min ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Southern Sudan: Abyei displacement - OCHA Situation Report No.27; 30 Aug - 05 Sep 2008 1 hour 6 min ago   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 9 8 hours ago Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Caribbean Hurricane Season OCHA Situation Report No. 8 6 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Situation Report No. 11 on the Situation in Georgia 05 Sep 2008 6 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Situation humanitaire en RDC (Sud Kivu) - Rapport hebdomadaire du 27 août au 02 septembre 2008 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Situation humanitaire en RDC - Semaine du 29 août au 04 septembre 2008 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Somalia: Situation Report No. 35 â?? 05 Sep 2008 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Somalia: Situation Report No. 34 â?? 29 Aug 2008 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Sri Lanka: Joint UN North East Situation Monitoring Report â?? Jul 2008 5 Sep 2008   Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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