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Over 300 families displaced in Colombia need temporary shelter due to extreme weather. Photo: IOM
IOM Supporting Over 300 Families Displaced Due to Floods in Mocoa, Colombia
Posted on Fri. April 7, 2017
Colombia – In support of the Government of Colombia, IOM has deployed a team of experts to assess the needs of over 300 families, displaced due to recent extreme weather. Twelve temporary shelters have been set up by local authorities in Mocoa, the municipality in the southeastern part of the country severely affected by the heavy rains on 31 March, which caused the Mocoa, Sangoyaco and Mulata rivers to overflow.
The heavy rains led to an avalanche and floods, which have so far killed 306 people and left 372 people missing. In total, 28 neighborhoods in Mocoa have been affected.
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IOM reaches 10,000 displaced people and returnees with life-saving aid in one day in Aleppo. Photo: IOM
Aleppo: 10,000 Displaced People, Returnees Reached with Life-Saving Aid
Posted on Fri. April 7, 2017
Syria – On 2 April, IOM reached approximately 10,000 people with lifesaving aid in Aleppo, Syria. In cooperation with partners, IOM teams deployed in the Al-Ansari, Al-Kallaseh and Al-Mohandiseen neighbourhoods of Aleppo distributed over 7,410 core relief packages, including blankets and floor mats, to displaced people and returnees.
More than 140,000 people have been registered in the newly accessible neighborhoods of Aleppo City, but nearly 46,000 people remain displaced in the west part of the city. A United Nations (UN) population profile exercise in 53 localities, covering 7,000 individuals, found that 40 percent of the families are female headed and 18 percent have at least one family member with a disability. Due to the damages in the basic civil infrastructure and residential structure, the needs of people inside Aleppo are huge. Shelter and winterization assistance are still vital until the end of the cold season.
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