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INDIA, 20 October 2021 - At least 27 people were killed and three missing in flooding and landslides after heavy rains lashed the coastal Indian state of Kerala. Around 8,906 people from 2,429 affected families had to evacuate in 235 relief camps provided by local authorities. Rescue efforts have continued with the Indian army, navy, [...]

PAKISTAN, 20 October 2021 - Islamic Relief Pakistan has distributed 300 tents and mats, 600 tarpaulins, mattresses, and quilts to help those affected by an earthquake in the Harnai area on October 12. Eight staff have been deployed to start the rapid needs assessment in Balochistan. The death toll on an earthquake in Pakistan has [...]

KENYA, September 20, 2021 - An estimated 2.1 Kenyans are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) level 3 due to drought conditions that have been worsening. The figure shows a 70 percent increase since early February 2021. Malnutrition rates were also reported high. Around 70 percent of water pans in Kenya have dried up [...]

SOUTH SUDAN, September 17, 2021 – According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), at least 380,000 people have been affected by flooding in Jonglei, Unity, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, and Warrap. In Warrap, there is an outbreak of measles, Rubella virus, and hepatitis E meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 [...]

SUDAN, 7 September 2021 – Over 88,000 people affected by heavy rains and flash floods in Sudan. Aj Jazirah, South and west Darfur and Gedaref are the most affected areas. As of 1st September, about 4,800 houses were destroyed and 12,780 house were damaged. Most of those affected were forced to stay with their relatives [...]

AFGHANISTAN, 6 September 2021 – More than 17,600 internally displaced person (IDPs) in Kabul need humanitarian assistance similar with Herat, Nangarhar, Balkh and Kandahar cities. Overall, 550,780 have been displaced in 2021 due to ongoing conflict. The United Nations (UN) has warned that food stocks in Afghanistan were running out by end of this month [...]