Maldives - Coral bleaching: up to 75% destruction in last 2 years largely due to rising sea temperatures.

India - Drought. Worsening in Orissa. 3.7 million affected.

India - Floods: Following particularly heavy monsoon rains. Worst for 100 years.

India - Drought. In northwest.

India - Drought. Monsoon not sufficient to relieve long-term drought. 40 million people and 50 million cattle affected. 3rd successive year of severe drought.

Sri Lanka - Floods: In east due to heavy rainfall.

Sri Lanka - Floods: In east due to days of heavy rainfall. 100,000 families left homeless.

India - Tropical cyclone in southeast. Entire villages of mud huts collapsed in S Tamil Nadu. 30,000 evacuated in Andhra Pradesh.

Sri Lanka - Tropical cyclone O4B. 48 hours heavy rain & powerful winds. 75,000 families affected, 500,000 homeless. Tidal surges swept 100m inland. Fishing village of Pulmudai destroyed.

India - Drought. In western Orissa & Madhya Pradesh.

Sri Lanka - Floods/earthslips following heavy rains.

India - Drought: Madhya Pradesh, Orissa.

India - Drought: Gujarat & Rajasthan. Gradually deteriorating. Little relief from patchy, insufficient monsoon rains.

Sri Lanka - Floods: In east still. Communications down.

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