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Disasters Charter Activations

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The Disasters Charter has been activated twice in the last week. First for a flood and landslide in Myanmar:

Flood and landslide in Myanmar

Type of Event: Flood
Location of Event: Myanmar
Date of Charter Activation: 17/06/2010
Charter Requestor: UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UNDP
Project Management: UNITAR/UNOSAT

Description of the Event
The Northern Rakhine State in Myanmar is facing continuous rains that have flooded several areas including in Maungdaw and Buthidaung. The Government has confirmed the death of 42 people Landslides have occurred in several places (in Buthidaung) and roads and bridges have either been cut or damaged by the floods in Maungdaw and Buthidaung. Several villages are severely flooded.

Then for a flood in China:

Flood in China

Type of Event: Flood
Location of Event: China
Date of Charter Activation: 21/06/2010
Charter Requestor: China National Committee for Disaster Reduction
Project Management:

Description of the Event
Severe floods have affected several regions in Southern China for nearly a week. Hundreds of people have died and as many are missing; about one million have fled their homes. The alert remains in effect because more rain is expected.