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Cyclone Thane brings a tragic beginning to the new year for residents of Cuddalore

Cyclone Thane brings a tragic beginning to the new year for residents of Cuddalore

On the morning of 30 December, Cyclone Thane battered India’s south-east coast causing thousands to flee from their homes.

Sikkim: Volunteers reaching the unreachable following quake and landslides

Sikkim: Volunteers reaching the unreachable following quake and landslides

Just four weeks ago, on 18 September, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sikkim, one of the north east states of India, close to the border with neighbouring Nepal.

Over two million people affected by fresh floods in Odisha

Over two million people affected by fresh floods in Odisha

A second wave of heavy flooding in Odisha (also known as Orissa) has affected a further 2.2 million people in the past three weeks.

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  • President: Pratibha Devisingh Patil
  • Chairman: Shri Ghulam NABI AZAD
  • Secretary General: S P AGARWAL
  • Deputy Secretary: G.K. CHANANA
  • Director Information & Dissemination: N.K. SINGH

Latest appeals

17 January 2012
India (MAAIN001)
India - Programme Update no 2
5 January 2012
India: Cyclone THANE
India - Information bulletion no 1
23 December 2011
India: Sikkim Earthquake (MDRIN008)
India - DREF Operations Update no 3
20 December 2011
India: Odisha Flood (MDRIN007)
India - DREF Update no 3
14 December 2011
India (MAAIN001)
India - Long-Term Planning Framework

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