The United Nations said there was a risk of cholera and pneumonia and Muzaffarabad's health director Khawaja Shabir said malaria and other diseases were already breaking out, with hospitals wrecked and many doctors dead.Hurricane in Central America
The rains, which started gently last weekend and then turned torrential, caused a trail of death and destruction. In southern Mexico, an estimated 20 people were killed, 70 rivers overran their banks, 30 bridges fell and more than 150,000 people were left homeless. In El Salvador, an estimated 71 people died and about 65,000 were left homeless by the storm.Food shortage in Malawi
The new money will be used to feed more than 100,000 people in some of the hardest hit districts, such as Nsanje and Phalombe in the south, and Mzimba and Chitipa in the north. It will also provide seed and fertilisers, so that people are able to plant next season’s crops.Darfur crisis
"The worst humanitarian crisis in the world today" -- so relief agencies and news reports refer to the catastrophe still unfolding in the westernmost Sudanese province of Darfur. With the United Nations estimating that 50,000 people have been killed and 1 million displaced, the description is apt.Other aid agencies are:
Oxfam
Médecins sans frontières
Islamic Relief
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