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    Tagged: Natural disaster

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Natural disasters costing Burma 3% of GDP

    Burma’s government says past three years that the number of climate-induced disasters such as floods and cyclones has increased over the past three years.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Earthquake strikes central Burma; no reports of casualties

    An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Burma on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Sagaing

    Rains create chasm in Kalewa road

    “The crack appeared this morning along the road next to the village – it’s about 600 metres in length. If the rain doesn’t stop, it may trigger a landslide.”

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    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Whirlwind wreaks havoc in Minbya

    Nearly 170 people were left homeless when a whirlwind struck Arakan State’s Minbya Township on Thursday.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Three months after landslide, Kachin villagers running out of food

    Villagers in Kachin State’s remote Kawnglanghpu Township say they’ve had not access to outside areas since a major landslide hit on 18 February.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Drought reaches Karenni State for first time in memory

    Residents of the capital Loikaw say that many are without water for the first time, as wells run dry in an area not usually prone to drought.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Further details emerge from Sagaing earthquake

    No casualties and no major damage resulted from the earthquake that struck western Sagaing Division late Wednesday evening.

    Lead Story News Politics

    World Food Programme short $40 million in Burma

    More than 600,000 people in Burma need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

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    Riverbank erosion leaves families homeless

    Families living on a roadside in Sagaing Division’s Kalewa Township after their riverbank houses were condemned say authorities have failed to provide them with alternative housing.

    Karenni Lead Story News

    Mawchi mudslide: death toll rises, rains continue

    The Karenni State government has ordered the suspension of all mining operations in Mawchi, following a deadly mudslide that claimed the lives of 28 locals.

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    Relief promised to homeless in Hakha

    President Thein Sein visited Chin State’s capital Hakha on Wednesday to pledge support for locals left homeless by recent floods and landslides.

    Farmers Lead Story Natural Disasters News Uncategorized

    Burma left to count cost of flood disaster

    Damage to livestock and farming infrastructure has compounded the strain on some 1.6 million people affected by recent monsoonal flooding and landslides.

    Irrawaddy residents abandon flood-racked towns video

    Lead Story Natural resources News Video

    Irrawaddy residents abandon flood-racked towns

    Villagers across Irrawaddy Division are abandoning their homes in droves after warnings that floodwaters would remain well over danger levels in the days ahead.

    VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma’s disaster zones video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma’s disaster zones

    Emergency flood relief aid was flown into Burma’s disaster zones over the weekend, as Burma’s president visited rural Sagaing Division where a state of emergency was declared after rains displaced tens of thousands of people.

    Breaking Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    BREAKING: Cyclone warning issued in western Burma

    Cyclone Komen is expected to cross Chittagong, Bangladesh, into northwestern Burma on Thursday evening, bringing with it wind speeds of up to 80 miles per hour and torrential rain.

    Rescue teams scramble as rains lash Burma video

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    Rescue teams scramble as rains lash Burma

    In the central Burmese township of Kawlin, volunteers are working around the clock to save villagers from swelling floodwaters.

    Villagers lug heavy items over an improvised bridge as floods destroy all roads. (PHOTO: DVB).

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakan flood destroys 170 acres of agricultural land

    Continuous heavy rain last week in Arakan State destroyed 170 acres of agricultural land, 550 houses, 5 schools, 5 monasteries and 47 bridges.

    The flooded town of Ann, located in Arakan State. (PHOTO: Tharlay Rakhine).

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Five confirmed dead, homes destroyed in Arakan floods

    At least five people have been killed as homes and bridges are washed away in the Arakan State town of Ann following fresh floods over the weekend.

    Environment Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burma one of countries most affected by climate change

    The Global Climate Risk Index 2015 lists Honduras as the country suffering most from the effects of extreme weather events in the 20-year period.

    Burma Foreign Affairs Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Burmese monk recounts Nepali earthquake experience

    DVB speaks to Sayadaw Nanujjota-Bhivamsa of the international Buddhist Meditation Centre (IBMC) near Kathmandu about the Nepalese earthquake.

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    Environment Lead Story News

    Severe floods swamp Shan border

    Five residential areas of Tachilek, on the border between Shan State and northern Thailand, were devastated by floods on Wednesday evening. Heavy rains caused nearby mountain streams to overflow and sweep through low-lying towns.

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    Environment Lead Story News Photos

    High waters in low-lying Pegu

    Each year, as Burma’s monsoon season reaches its peak, stories of inundated fields, homes and entire villages pour into the DVB newsroom. Poor drainage systems and a chronic lack of[…]

    150 homeless as whirlwind sweeps through Rangoon video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    150 homeless as whirlwind sweeps through Rangoon

    One hundred and fifty people have been made homeless in Mingalardon Township, Rangoon, after a whirlwind swept through the neighbourhood on Monday morning.

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    Labutta locals hold Cyclone Nargis remembrance service

    Activists and locals in the Irrawaddy delta town of Labutta held a multi-faith prayer on Friday in commemoration of the Cyclone Nargis tragedy which ravaged the delta on this day in 2008, leaving up to 140,000 dead and some 2 million homeless.

    Orphans of the Storm video

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    Orphans of the Storm

    “Orphans of the Storm” is a documentary by Quicksilver Media that follows the plight of children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis, which struck six years ago today.

    Environment Lead Story News

    Whirlwind wipes out homes near Inle Lake

    More than 150 homes in the area of popular tourist destination Inle Lake have been damaged or destroyed by a freak storm.

    Burma earthquake aftermath video

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    Burma earthquake aftermath

    Environment News

    Burma to start disaster warning system

    Meteorological expert used as a scapegoat by the government after Cyclone Nargis to set up warning centre in Irrawaddy division

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    Landslides kill 13 in northeast Burma’s Shan-Palaung region

    Nov 14, 2008 (DVB)-Landslides caused by heavy rains in northern Shan State’s Palaung tea growing region killed more than 10 people, at the end of October. Floods caused by continuous[…]

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