Disasters

Disasters

29 July 2008 (IRIN) - A sense of urgency after several natural disasters has propelled Asia-Pacific nations into drawing up "concrete, practical" plans for cooperation in disaster management, a senior regional official has said.

Disasters ? Infoplease.com

The following lists are not all-inclusive. Only disasters involving great loss of life and/or property, historical interest, or unusual circumstances are listed. For additional information and later disasters, see 2008 Disasters, and Current Events: 2008. See also The Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2006.

Battling California's Wildfires

Battling California's Wildfires

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How to send help to Caribbean islands

Several South Florida-based groups are seeking donations to purchase food and building supplies to help victims of Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Gustav, Tropical Storm Hanna and Tropical Storm Fay in Haiti, which has killed more than 200 people during the past few weeks.

Rising waters threaten Hurricane Ike-ravaged Cuba

Landslides and rising waters in southeastern provincial reservoirs kept more than half a million people evacuated in Cuba Wednesday, nearly three days after Category 3 Hurricane Ike slammed into the island, leaving what officials say could be up to $4 billion in damage.