Greece: Danuta Hübner in Greece: "In view of the huge damage caused by the...
Source: European CommissionCountry: GreeceIP/07/1268 Brussels, 31st August 2007. European regional Policy Commissioner, Danuta Hübner is flying over the Peloponnese today by helicopter in order to...
View ArticleGreece: Fire-ravaged Greece worries about new heatwave
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Greeceby Guy Jackson ATHENS, Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - Forest fires which have devastated southern Greece and claimed 63 lives in eight days died down on Friday but...
View ArticleGreece: Greece seeks EU help to recover from forest fires
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: GreeceBy Karolos Grohmann KATO SAMIKO, Greece, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Planes dropped water on smouldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European Union promised...
View ArticleGreece: Greek fires mostly under control
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: GreeceAthens_(dpa) _ The wildfires that have killed 64 people and caused a billion euros worth of damage in Greece were said to be under control Friday with only...
View ArticleGreece: Serbian Interior Ministry sends firefighting squad to Greece
Source: Government of SerbiaCountry: GreeceBelgrade, Aug 31, 2007 - Assistant Minister of Interior Predrag Maric said today that the Serbian Ministry of Interior has sent 55 firefighters and six...
View ArticleGreece: Greek fires 'a catastrophe waiting to happen': experts
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Greeceby Catherine Boitard ATHENS, Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - A combination of dangerously dried-out forests and woefully under-equipped firefighters led to the lethal...
View ArticleGreece: Greek forest fires: An update from WWF-Greece
Source: World Wide Fund For NatureCountry: GreeceThe forest fires ravaging Greece in recent weeks have been unprecedented. More than 60 people have lost their lives, thousands left homeless, and over...
View ArticleGreece: Incendies de forêt en Grèce : les hélicoptères militaires suisses et...
Source: Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationCountry: GreeceL'Armée suisse achèvera demain mardi l'engagement de trois hélicoptères de type Super Puma pour la lutte contre les feux de forêt dans...
View ArticleAlbania: Update 1: Overview of Fires in Albania for August 2007
Source: UNOSATCountry: AlbaniaThis map illustrates satellite-detected fire locations over the affected areas of Albania. These site locations represent all active fires as detected by the MODIS Aqua...
View ArticleHonduras: Hotline 3 Sept 2007: Hurricane Felix, Greece, USA, Angola
Source: Church World ServiceCountry: Angola, Greece, Honduras, Nicaragua, United States of America (the)(Extract) Hurricane Felix Hurricane Felix came ashore on Tuesday morning in northeast Nicaragua,...
View ArticleGreece: Death toll from Greek fires climbs to 66
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: GreeceATHENS, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - A fire that raged in Greece for nearly a fortnight before being extinguished this week claimed a 66th life on Wednesday after a...
View ArticleMoldova: Moldova: Commission allocates €3 M of humanitarian assistance for...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: MoldovaIP/07/1330 Brussels, 13 September 2007. Following a severe drought in Moldova, especially districts in the South, the European...
View ArticleGreece: Southeast Europe - Wildfires and Drought Fact Sheet #1(FY 2007)
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Moldova, the former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaU.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR...
View ArticleCroatia: USG Humanitarian Assistance to Southeast Europe for Wildfires &...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Moldova, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
View ArticleGreece: Aide suisse honorée par la Grèce
Source: Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationCountry: GreeceLe gouvernement grec a décerné une distinction aux participants de l'aide suisse à la lutte contre les incendies de forêts...
View ArticleBelarus: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova: Annual Appeal No. MAA67003...
Source: IFRCCountry: Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation (the), UkraineThis appeal seeks CHF 10,543,184 (USD 9,430,397 or EUR 6,389,808) to fund the planned programmes that are to be implemented in...
View ArticleBangladesh: Disasters in 2007 - floods, fires and hurricanes
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Romania, Viet NamPARIS, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - Some of the...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Heatwave DREF Operation No....
Source: IFRCCountry: Bosnia and HerzegovinaGlide no: HT-2007-000105-BIH The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation...
View ArticleMoldova: Press conference on Moldova drought
Source: UN Department of Public InformationCountry: MoldovaThe United Nations system's response to last year's drought in Moldova was a 'powerful demonstration' of what can be achieved if people and...
View ArticleMoldova: UN helps Moldova recover from drought
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Moldova135,000 people receive assistance under $8.5 million programme Five UN agencies have banded together to help Moldova recover from last year's devastating...
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