Global Hunger Watch: Cyclone Megh

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

WFP, UNICEF aid cyclone victims in Yemen

The United Nations warned on Monday that Tropical Cyclone Megh is “causing significant damage” to homes and livelihoods in Yemen. The storm, with high winds and heavy rains, made landfall on Socotra Island on Sunday, killing six people and causing displacement of thousands.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

Cyclones strike Yemen, thousands displaced and needing aid

The United Nations, in an update released Sunday night, says over 6,000 families have been displaced in Yemen from Tropical Cyclone Chapala. Several fatalities and over 60 injuries have been reported. Another storm, Cyclone Megh, has also just made landfall in Socotra, a Yemeni island already damaged from Cyclone Chapala.

Read the full article at Examiner.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

WFP, UNICEF aid cyclone victims in Yemen

Monday, November 9, 2015

Cyclones strike Yemen, thousands displaced and needing aid

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