| BANGLADESH: Two years after Cyclone Sidr, survivors still seeking shelter |
 BARGUNA, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Two years after Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, many of the survivors are still homeless and at severe risk from further disasters, officials say.
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INDONESIA: Buildings on shaky ground in event of another quake, says survey |  BANGKOK, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, recently hit by a deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake, is likely to experience an even bigger quake, and buildings need to be constructed to withstand this, experts say.
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PHILIPPINES: Funding shortfall brings health, food security risks, UN warns |  BANGKOK, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The UN has warned of serious health risks and food security problems over a lack of funding to assist the Philippines after the country was hit by three major storms and typhoons.
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PAKISTAN: New schools in quake-hit areas offer improved education |  MUZZAFARABAD, 15 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Rameesha Butt, 12, remembers being trapped in her classroom as the horror of the October 2005 earthquake that killed at least 73,000 people in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Pakistan-administered Kashmir unfolded around her.
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ASIA: Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies |  BANGKOK, 13 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies, with a need for additional policies to support this.
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In Brief: Suspected AWD kills eight on Kenyan district of Lamu |  LAMU, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Eight people have died on the Kenyan district of Lamu and others have been hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), an official said.
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TAJIKISTAN: Struggling to learn in cramped, dangerous classrooms |  RUDAKI, 11 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Six months after floods hit parts of southern-central Tajikistan, damaging or destroying dozens of schools and other buildings, hundreds of students are still attending school in overcrowded and sometimes unsafe buildings, according to local teachers and officials.
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MYANMAR: Cyclone-affected fishermen still need help |  THANDAIT, 10 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Before the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, Cho Tuu, 30, never found it hard to make ends meet, but these days he struggles to feed his family.
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PHILIPPINES: Reluctant return home for flood victims |  MUNTINLUPA, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Seventy-two year-old grandmother Jovita Ramos's arthritic hands could hardly stop shaking as she stood in line for assistance.
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VIETNAM: Tropical Storm Mirinae catches country by surprise |  HANOI, 5 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Flooding is a frequent occurrence in Vietnam's central highlands so when forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Mirinae would hit on 2 November, officials and residents took the usual precautions.
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