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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Bahai
Posted by melissa.winkler on August 23rd, 2011
Tamam, an IRC health manager in Chad, sent on these images of a recent sandstorm that hit Bahai -- a desert outpost where we aid refugees from Darfur. They really show the remote and extreme conditions in which IRC staff sometimes work in order to bring humanitarian aid to people who need it the most. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Africa, Chad | Tags: Bahai, photos, Darfur, Chad, humanitarian aid, Darfuri refugees |
Posted by joanne.offer on November 5th, 2008
I’m now even further north and further east in Chad – in a small village called Bahai, which is around 2km from the border with Darfur, or so I’m told. In reality, it seems that no one knows exactly where the border is. There’s no formal crossing point or line of demarcation, but general consensus implies that Darfur starts on the other side of the village’s ‘wadi’ or riverbed. more »
Posted in Health, Africa | Tags: refugees, Bahai, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Chad, water | 1 Comments
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