1. Recent News on Water-related Disasters
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a.Floods and landslides in Eastern Africa [March-June]
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- OCHA, May 31, 2024,
'Eastern Africa: Heavy rains and flooding Flash Update #4 (30 May 2024)'
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b.Floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran [April]
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- IFRC, May 6, 2024,
'Afghanistan | DREF Operation Afghanistan Spring Floods 2024 (MDRAF015);'
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- OCHA, April 30, 2024,
'Pakistan: Flash Floods Flash Update No.3 (As of 30 April 2024);'
(Link)
- Iran International, April 20, 2024,
'Death Toll from Region-Wide Floods Rises To 18 In Southeast Iran'
(Link)
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c.Floods in Oman and UAE [April]
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- Al Jazeera, April 16, 2024,
'Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE;'
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d.Floods and landslides in Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul State) [April - May]
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- The Guardian, May 19, 2024,
'Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon’'
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e.Floods in Afghanistan [May]
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- OCHA, June 6, 2024,
'Afghanistan Floods: Flash Update #4 - Flooding across Northern, Northeastern & Western Regions (6 June 2024)'
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f.Floods and lahar mudslides in Mt.Marapi, Indonesia [May]
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- BBC, May 13, 2024,
'Cold lava' sweeps villages near volcano, killing 41;'
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g.A landslide in Papua New Guinea [May]
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- IFRC, June 3, 2024,
'Papua New Guinea Landslide - DREF Operation MDRPG012'
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h.Cyclone REMAL in Bangladesh and India [May]
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- UN RC and CT Bangladesh, June 9, 2024,
'Bangladesh: Cyclone Remal HCTT Humanitarian Response Plan 2024 (June – Dec 2024);'
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- The Diplomat, June 3, 2024,
'Cyclone Remal Leaves Trail of Destruction in India’s Northeast'
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