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Natural Disasters Resources Page

Updated March 2011

General travel health advice

Advice for relief workers and other travellers to areas affected by natural disasters

Information on the safety and security of travel to affected      areas

Country-specific travel health advice

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Regular travel health updates

Recent Natural Disasters

26 January 2012

Flooding in Western Division, Fiji

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Government of the Republic of Fiji

Relief Web Updates

9 January 2012

Flooding and landslides in Brazil (location map)

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National Civil Defense Secretariat of Brazil updates

Relief Web Updates

19 December 2011

Flooding in Philippines (location map)

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National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) Updates

Relief Web Updates

16 December 2011

Flooding in Kenya (information anad location map)

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Relief Web Updates

24 November 2011

Flooding and landslides in Colombia

Please see:

National Risk Management of Colombia

Relief Web Updates

19 October 2011

Tropical Depression in Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua (location map)

Relief Web Updates

14 October 2011

Flooding in Thailand: (location map)

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WHO Emergency and Humanitarian Action Highlights

Relief Web Updates

17 August 2011

Floods and mudslides in Pakistan (location map)

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Relief Web Updates

27 July 2011

Flooding in Bangladesh (information and location map)

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Relief Web Updates

 

Recent Clinical Updates

6 January 2012

Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi): Mimaropa, Mindanao and Visayas, Republic of the Philippines, - update

19 December 2011

Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi): Mimaropa, Mindanao and Visayas, Republic of the Philippines

16 November 2011

Flooding in Thailand - update

11 November 2011

Thailand floods – Health Protection Agency advice

24 October 2011

Earthquake: South eastern Turkey (Van, Vitlis and Hakkari Provinces)

14 October 2011

Flooding in South East Asia – Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam and the Philippines

 

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