Food crisis could loom after Africa floods: Red Cross
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The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that a food crisis could be looming across east and west Africa due to the massive damage wrought on crops by ongoing flooding.
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U.N. relief officials warned Monday that people affected by the south Asia earthquake and tsunami may be dying of hunger and disease because wrecked roads and bad communications are blocking the distribution of supplies.
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As desperately hungry flood victims wander the streets of Gonaives searching for help, tons of food aid is piling up in a warehouse guarded by UN peacekeepers.
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The victims of the latest floods in Mozambique may take longer to put their lives back together than those caught in the devastating downpours of seven years ago, the Red Cross warned Thursday.
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North Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.
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Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods in 15 years swept the impoverished country, the United Nations has warned.
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Temporary resumption of fuel and food shipments to territory comes amid warnings of humanitarian crisis
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13 October 2004 - The United Nations food relief agency warned today that the security situation in Sudan&#39;s strife-torn Darfur region is so volatile that it is hampering the delivery and distribution of food aid to the vast population of internally
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NAIROBI, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The World Food Program (WFP) has said it was gearing up for a &quot;critical stage&#39;&#39; in delivering food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people affected by conflictin the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
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GONAIVES, Haiti -- While desperately hungry flood victims wander the streets of Gonaives searching for help, tons of food aid is stacking up in a warehouse guarded by United Nations peacekeepers.
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Floods, insecurity and war-damaged infrastructure have combined to raise the risk of cholera in Africa this year and experts say new methods are needed to fight its spread among the poorest of the poor.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- International relief continues to flow into areas affected by Sunday&#39;s tsunami. The Red Cross is shifting over 100 metric tons of emergency supplies from Kenya to Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by the tidal waves.
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Floods in southern Africa have displaced thousands of people, drowned livestock and put large numbers of children at risk from life-threatening diseases, officials said on Tuesday.
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North Korea, where floods have seriously damaged nearly one sixth of arable land, will continue to need international food aid in the long term, the United Nations said on Friday.
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More rains are expected across Africa, as flooding affects more than 1m people across 17 countries.
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The United Nations and the Red Cross appealed for 55 million dollars in emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of Pakistani flood victims, warning that an already dire situation could worsen.