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Rising Flood Waters Threaten Communities in Zambia
Catastrophic flooding in parts of Southern and Central Zambia require emergency intervention. Communities have been trapped from access to critical healthcare and educational facilities and the floods have exposed the populations to high levels of risk to Water-borne diseases with sanitation facilities completely submerged.
Read MoreWorsening Flooding Threatens Fragile Health System in South Sudan
Many parts of South Sudan are submerged under several feet of flood waters as the rain continues to pour, with no signs of subsiding. Since mid-October, one million people across 29 counties have been displaced, as the fourth consecutive year of flooding ravages the country.
Read MoreRisk of Lake Manchar bursting its banks threatens lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Pakistan
Catastrophic floods in Pakistan, affecting over 30 million people, have killed more than 900 people in the past few weeks, and the situation continues to deteriorate. CARE International in Pakistan, and its implementing partners, are distributing relief items to affected communities including tents and tarpaulins, emergency latrine kits and everyday essentials.
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CARE providing much needed assistance to flood-affected communities in Pakistan
Catastrophic floods in Pakistan, affecting over 30 million people, have killed more than 900 people in the past few weeks, and the situation continues to deteriorate. CARE International in Pakistan, and its implementing partners, are distributing relief items to affected communities including tents and tarpaulins, emergency latrine kits and everyday essentials.
Read MoreSevere and Widespread Floods across Yemen bring more hardship to Tens of Thousands of Displaced Families
Thursday 18 August 2022 – At least 18 governorates across Yemen have seen the highest rainfall since July this year, with widespread destructive flash floods resulting in infrastructure, homes, food stock, and livestock being washed away.
Read MoreCARE reaches flood-affected families in Nepal with much needed aid
CARE Nepal plans to distribute dignity kits which include menstrual pads, bath soap, underwear, towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste, along with health and nutritional supplies, ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods, shelter kits, and meeting other pressing needs of the most vulnerable within the affected area. And with more rain on the way, the situation is expected to deteriorate in the coming day
Read MoreCARE Bangladesh is responding to one of the worse flash floods in the haors
Incessant rainfall over the past few weeks in the North-East Indian states has led to rising water levels in the North-East part of Bangladesh, causing flash floods in the region. Several places in the five districts of the region are inundated. According to the latest update by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), water is flowing above danger levels (up to 1m) in several gauge stations o
Read MoreCyclone Ana: Floods cause death, destruction, and power outage across Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi with more rains on the way
Over the past few days, tropical storm Ana has affected hundreds of thousands of people across Southern Africa. The storm caused heavy rains and flooding in Madagascar and Mozambique and left most of Zimbabwe without power over the recent days. It comes on the back of unprecedented rainfall and flooding in neighboring Zambia.
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