The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is part of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network; NOAA specializes in weather forecasts. In June FEWSNet posted on its Sudan page that the Nile River and its tributaries had already reached high levels (especially the Blue Nile), and that more rain predicted for Ethiopia and Eritrea’s highlands...
Category: Darfur without shelter
Seven months into the year, UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Response Plan is only 22.5% funded
That is, as of July, only 214 million of the requested 952 million US dollars has been received (1). That money is intended to help 4.6 million Sudanese this year (2). It’s been confirmed that just under 81,000 people in 2016 have been driven from their homes in Darfur this year, with another 170,000 reported...
What keeps us
Looking at pictures of families going through the smashed wood, masonry, obliterated furniture and overturned cars after a tornado has hit their homes, you know not to just look at them as people trapped in only that moment, especially if you live in or near the area or have experienced a tornado. You know deep down that something like that could...