Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka floods provide chance for government, Tamil Tiger...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: Sri LankaPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa has undertaken few reconciliation measures since defeating Tamil separatists. Current Sri Lanka floods provide a chance...
View ArticleBrazil: Blame game begins in wake of deadly Brazil floods
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: BrazilAs the Brazil floods continue, some blame municipalities for allowing residents to build in insecure areas, while others blame the federal government for...
View ArticleBrazil: As Brazil floods death toll rises, so does the tide of local volunteers
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: BrazilThe Brazil floods death toll shot past 600 on Sunday, but survivors are being helped by a groundswell of local support unusual for a country that sees...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan allots land to women in an effort to end a cycle of debt
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: PakistanSome 5,800 peasants in Sindh province are set to receive farmland previously designated as government-owned flood runoff. By the end of March, some...
View ArticlePakistan: One year after its worst flooding, is Pakistan ready for monsoon...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: PakistanPakistan’s record floods last year killed some 2,000 people and displaced 20 million. Many officials say the country is still not properly prepared to...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan floods: Why Islamabad is slow to implement lessons from...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: PakistanSindh Province, Pakistan - Since their small village was swept away recently by devastating floods in southern Pakistan, Younis Malkani, his wife, and...
View ArticleThailand: Thailand's worst floods in decades reach Bangkok as political...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandSome 40,000 Thai Army troops have been deployed to build flood walls, set up sandbags, and help evacuations, but citizens are beginning to express...
View ArticleCambodia: Cambodia floods bring mounting disease toll
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: CambodiaThousands of people have been left stranded in dire conditions by the heavy monsoon rains that have caused devastation around south-east AsiaThousands...
View ArticleThailand: Thailand flood defenses divide Bangkok
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandThe Sam Wa canal breach highlights a growing divide over whether Thailand's flood defenses should be used to protect the heart of Bangkok at the...
View ArticleThailand: Thailand floods: At the floodwaters' edge, entrepreneurs flourish
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandFloods in Thailand have killed 437 people and submerged the northern suburbs and towns. As floodwaters slowly make their way to the center of Bangkok,...
View ArticleThailand: Thailand floods: floating toilets, makeshift jet skis, and doggie...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandThe Thailand floods are the worst the country has seen in decades, but Thais are showing their resourcefulness.Ask people living in the flooded suburbs...
View ArticleThailand: In flooded Bangkok, a little bit of water can't stop business
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandBangkok residents, unfazed by the floods that have created water levels as high as three feet, kept their businesses and transportation open. Sitting...
View ArticleWorld: Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: Haiti, Myanmar, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Worldfrican nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so...
View ArticleThailand: Thailand's blueprint to rein in fallout from floods and drought
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ThailandHundreds died and businesses lost billion in last year's floods, caused in part by overflow from dams filled to hedge against drought. This year,...
View ArticlePhilippines: Social networks help Filipinos deal with Manila floods
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: PhilippinesManila is still at risk for more flooding, but recovery efforts are underway, and many are turning to social networking sites to update and get...
View ArticlePakistan: US outspends Islamabad on flood relief in Pakistan
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: Pakistan, United States of AmericaBut instead of helping repair US-Pakistan relations, the flood aid looks like it is feeding into old patterns of distrust...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Zimbabwe's farmers dig in to capture a deluge
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: ZimbabweWith no access to groundwater, and no help from local authorities, farmers in drought-stricken Zimbabwe have grouped together to dig ponds to capture...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia's flood clean-up brings a hazardous wrinkle:...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: Bosnia and HerzegovinaBy Kristen ChickMay's deadly floods in Bosnia did more than damage infrastructure. They also shifted land mines, which now pose a very...
View ArticlePakistan: India and Pakistan scramble to send aid to flooded Kashmir Valley
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: India, PakistanMonsoon rains have inundated towns and villages in northeast Pakistan and India-administered Kashmir, killing nearly 140 people in both...
View ArticleVanuatu: Superyachts sail to the aid of cyclone-hit Vanuatu
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: VanuatuCyclone Pam left behind devastation all along the string of some 80 islands that make up Vanuatu. Luxury yachts pitched in to help, bringing aid to...
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