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KOKKO - Soe Naing was in the town of Labutta at the far end of Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta when the cyclone obliterated his village, sweeping away his wife and three daughters. full report
PAKISTAN: Preparations in Punjab for possible flooding


Monsoon woes aggravated by poor housing
AFGHANISTAN: Dust storms cause health problems in west


Drought in north hits animal husbandry, threatens livelihoods
VIETNAM: Employing improved technology against typhoons, flooding

Relief being delivered to flood victims
PHILIPPINES: "Worrying humanitarian situation" in Mindanao after fighting

Displaced villagers in Mindanao begin to return home
KYRGYZSTAN: Draft law to curb formula milk sales, boost breastfeeding

Move to keep orphans out of institutions
NEPAL: WFP calls on donors to act now

SOUTH ASIA: Regional food bank gets go-ahead
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PAKISTAN: Preparations in Punjab for possible flooding
AFGHANISTAN: UN renews call for food aid funding
KYRGYZSTAN: Draft law to curb formula milk sales, boost breastfeeding
THAILAND: Worst Mekong river flooding in 100 years
AFGHANISTAN: Drought in north hits animal husbandry, threatens livelihoods
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BISHKEK, 19 August 2008 (IRIN) - A draft law on promoting breastfeeding as a means of tackling health and nutrition problems among infants is being discussed in Kyrgyzstan.
AN GIANG, 19 August 2008 (IRIN) - Vietnam is experiencing more frequent and powerful typhoons and floods, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report 2007-2008 has said as many as 22 million Vietnamese could be displaced if sea levels rise by one metre.
JAKARTA, 18 August 2008 (IRIN) - In the Indo-Pacific area, a 5.7 million square kilometre triangle contains over one-third of all known coral species on earth, over half the world's coral reefs, over 3,000 fish species, the greatest extent of mangrove forests of any region in the world, and the spawning ground for the largest tuna fishery in the world.
PHNOM PENH, 18 August 2008 (IRIN) - Vanndy Sambath had lived next to Phnom Penh's lush Boeng Kak lake for years, peacefully growing vegetables and accommodating tourists to support his family. That all changed in 2006, when a contractor arrived and announced government-sponsored plans to fill in the lake, forcing his neighbourhood to relocate in the future.
MAIMANA (FARYAB PROVINCE), 18 August 2008 (IRIN) - A severe drought affecting northern parts of Afghanistan has dried pasturelands, reduced water sources and caused the deaths of thousands of animals, local people and officials said.
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