Relief And Aid Organization News

7:24 AM EST
2/3/2012 Aid agencies hike emergency appeal for MindanaoThe UN and its partners have revised upwards their emergency appeal for storm-affected Mindanao to US$39 million from the original $28.4 million.

Source:IRIN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Meteorological Disaster, Relief And Aid Organization

10:48 AM EST
1/25/2012 Simultaneous storms leave 25 deadTwo tropical storms in quick succession in Mozambique in recent days have left at least 25 dead, tens of thousands affected by flooding, and communications infrastructure damaged.

Source:IRIN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Meteorological Disaster, Weather, Report, Weather News, Relief And Aid Organization

8:39 AM EST
1/17/2012 Shelter key issue for Washi survivorsOne month after tropical storm Washi pummelled parts of the southern island of Mindanao, shelter remains the key challenge facing tens of thousands of survivors. With more than 50,000 houses damaged or destroyed, some 26,000 survivors remain in 56 overcrowded evacuation centers.

Source:IRIN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Flood, Relief And Aid Organization, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

8:02 AM EST
1/12/2012 U.S. scientists find smallest known vertebrateA team of scientists from the United States reported this week that they discovered a frog in New Guinea that is the world’s smallest known vertebrate.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Animal Science, Human Interest, Animal

6:25 PM EST
1/9/2012 Biologists say long-lost tortoise is still alive in hybrid ancestorsBiologists are jumping for joy after finding evidence that a once thought extinct tortoise has survived by mating with other species in the Galapagos Islands.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, Animal Science, Environmental Issue, Conservation, Endangered Species, Human Interest, Good

9:17 AM EST
12/28/2011 More evacuations in flood-hit MindanaoTen days after tropical storm Washi caused severe flooding on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, leaving over 1,200 dead and thousands homeless, thousands more people have been evacuated from their homes following fresh flooding, officials say.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Refugee, Disaster And Accident, Flood, Relief And Aid Organization

7:22 AM EST
12/21/2011 Chicken with H5N1 strains prompts Hong Kong to cull thousands of fowlIn what has been described as a precautionary step, authorities in Hong Kong on Wednesday slaughtered 17,000 chickens after discovery of a dead chicken with bird flu strains at a local poultry market. The government to immediately suspended the sale and import of live poultry. The ban will be effective for three weeks.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Animal Science

2:36 PM EST
12/16/2011 Disasters cost the world a record $350 billion in damages in 2011Global disasters in 2011 cost the world a record $350 billion in damages, and most of it was not covered.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Relief And Aid Organization, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics

10:24 AM EST
11/9/2011 Laser treatment turns brown eyes blueExperts however warn that the procedure may not only damage the eye, but could take sight away altogether. Brown eye pigment helps prevent problems such as glare and double vision. Zapping away the color could leave the eye with no way to control light getting in.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Health Treatment, Science And Technology, Animal Science, Lifestyle And Leisure, Beauty

12:26 PM EDT
9/27/2011 Flash floods hamper Kenyan relief effortsFlash floods in northwest Kenya are hampering the delivery of emergency relief aid to thousands of pastoralists hard hit by a severe drought there, say officials.

Source:IRIN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Flood, Relief And Aid Organization