Seasonal flooding is a perpetual challenge for the people of Cambodia, a country consistently ranked as one of the most vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters. Floods in 2013 covered almost half the country and affected nearly 1.7 million people. More than 50 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands more were left… Read more →←
Topic: Emergencies
With an enrolment of 98 girls and boys, Kings Cross Primary School on Tanna island (Vanuatu), sits nestled at the base of the giant Yasur volcano and the foothill of a mountain to the other side. Due to its location it was not surprising that one of the first scenarios for the emergency drills was a volcanic eruption. “We have to run… Read more →←
Zau Seng, 11, is a student at Nam Ya Middle School, in Moe Nyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar. Kachin has been affected by conflict since 2011, following the collapse of a 17-year ceasefire. The recent violence has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of around 100,000 civilians, half of them children. Despite ongoing… Read more →←
Baum Myaw, 12, lives with her family at a camp for displaced people near Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State, Myanmar. Kachin has been affected by conflict since 2011, following the collapse of a 17-year ceasefire. The recent violence has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of around 100,000 civilians, including children.… Read more →←
Late August’s floods in North Hamgyong, DPR Korea tore the lives and homes of thousands of families apart. Flash floods washed away entire towns, buried schools under mud and destroyed water stations. Choe Un Sim was one of the many people who saw her house washed away and thought it was the end. “My family lost everything,” she… Read more →←
Sim Hye Sun can still remember the torrential rains and the sudden warning from loudspeakers, telling everyone to leave their homes and run to higher ground. “We had to run with only the clothes we were wearing. When we returned two days later, everything was gone,” she says. Floods in North Hamyong Province, DPR Korea, have had a… Read more →←
14 year old Kim Jong Bok’s life was tragically turned upside down following heavy floods in northern DPR Korea. “She lost her parents during the floods. They’re dead,” I was told by a woman standing beside her. “11 other people from her community were killed as well,” she said sadly as Bok shyly looked to the ground.… Read more →←
Together with a UNICEF emergency response team, I visited the community of Kwang Yang Ri (village), Yonsa county, which was hard hit by floods that have affected northern DPR Korea in recent weeks. The roads had been badly damaged and we arrived just one day after access was restored. Here, we met Ri Jong Sun, an 84-year-old woman living… Read more →←
UNICEF relief teams are getting a clearer picture of the extent of the damage left behind by severe flooding in northern DPR Korea after arriving in Musan Country. “It was really shocking to see the scale of damage – it’s going to take a huge effort to help the communities recover,” said UNICEF’s Anil Pokhrel, who is part of… Read more →←
In the north of DPR Korea severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Lionrock has displaced over 100,000 people and destroyed homes, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. The impact has been devastating and UNICEF is urgently working to help those most in need. “The scale of this disaster is beyond anything experienced by… Read more →←
